{"id":32739,"date":"2021-05-13T00:00:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T08:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/?p=32739"},"modified":"2021-11-07T20:46:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T04:46:10","slug":"may-13-2021-wheeler-to-winona-kansas-supercell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stormbruiser.com\/chase\/2021\/05\/13\/may-13-2021-wheeler-to-winona-kansas-supercell\/","title":{"rendered":"May 13, 2021 Wheeler to Winona, Kansas supercell"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Start: \u00a0Shamrock, TX\/Lunch: \u00a0Liberal Subway\/End: \u00a0Oakley, KS\/556 miles<\/p>\n

Storm Reports<\/a><\/p>\n

SPC Day One\/20Z<\/a><\/p>\n

SPC Mesoscale Discussion 605<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0SPC Mesoscale Discussion 606<\/a><\/p>\n

SPC Mesoscale Discussion 607<\/a><\/p>\n

Time lapse video of the chase by Chris Gullikson<\/a><\/p>\n

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This chase day wound up being very good in northwest Kansas despite the low-end dew points (upper 40s) and SPC’s ho-hum marginal severe risk outlook. \u00a0We scooted up from Shamrock to Benkelman, with convection beginning to our west. \u00a0This was high-based with a few rain blobs falling out. \u00a0Given the upper flow from the WNW, rotating storms were expected to head to the SSE, and that is what transpired. \u00a0Southerly surface winds meant that there was plenty of turning with height as cells moved almost directly into the low-level flow.<\/p>\n

I had Richard and Chris drag us south and west to a spot near Wheeler, Kansas. \u00a0From here, we had a good view of the organizing storm base to the northwest. \u00a0Nearby Route 27 to Goodland was perfect for staying just ahead of the action area, which soon sported a big clear slot. \u00a0There was plenty of rotation in the storm base, but it was just a little too high to provide much of a tornado chance. \u00a0 There was even a swath of dusty inflow feeding this thing.<\/p>\n

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