Day 32 (Thurs 29th May) - HIGH RISK Discussion

[MAF]

Whoooa that was close Paul, bet you guys are still a bit shaken. i know your resons for chasing are to see great extreme weather, but i bet you questioned why you are there for a few seconds this morning :o

Keep safe guys.

[Ross B]

Brilliant account and pics mate :o

I still wish i was there though...

[Greyowl]

Glad to hear you are all safe if a little shaken. You will have to build a TIV Paul for the next chase session.

[PB22]

Blimey, what can one say! At least you are all safe, which is the main thing. What an experience - you sure won't forget that in a hurry.

[Paul Sherman]

Yes

Todays Chase was a strange one where all the cells were High Precipitation, the first Cone Tornado which knocked the train over was only viewable from behind it, or in the RFD Area, luckily (Or Unluckily for Kearney) it struck the South of Town so our East route was not blocked to follow the Cyclic Supercell, it had already dropped 3 Tornadoes before we got in behind it, we then had to follow it East down I80 Where it dropped another 2 Tornadoes near Grand Island, after that it looked like Crap on radar so with it 5 miles behind us to the South West we gassed up and got some food at the Arbys. In the time it took us to do that the radar scan had gone from crap to Hook Echo and F3/F4 Tornado literally above our heads, all the lights went out at the Gas Station and I was stupidly fillig up the Tyre pressure, when I looked up there was the Tornado above the Gas Station canopy, I just got into the car and drove it side on just to the right of the Canopy, that got ripped off early, on my video footage the whole thing lasted 6 minutes, some pieces of House were battering the car and then the Hail came, complete nightmare but it wont stop me coming back.

Paul S

Glad to hear you are all safe if a little shaken. You will have to build a TIV Paul for the next chase session.

I wonder if I can buy TIV 1 At a knock down price :o

[Greyowl]

Yes

Paul S

I wonder if I can buy TIV 1 At a knock down price

It will probably end up on E Bay. :o

[johnholmes]

good news to hear you are all safe and as others have said it will be a long time before you forget that experience

everyone looking forward to 3pm and it should boost the people watching numbers by a few!

[dogs32]

incredible...wow you were in THAT gas station!!!

glad your still here!

frightening

[The PIT]

Scary

Now we all wanted you to see Tornado's here but we really didn't except you to try film the inside of one.

Glad you all safe.

[AudMun]

Wow, hell of a story to tell the kids when you get back.

Real glad you're all okay after your adventure. It may sound strange but God I wish I had been there! (sigh)

Stewart

[MAF]

MD 1093 updated for Tornado Watch #392

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md1093.html

[kar999]

Mr Sherman to the Hertz car rental man when returning the car…..

“Oh I hadn’t noticed that little scuff mark on the car. I can’t think how that happened.…. I’m sure it’ll T-cut out.”

Seriously though… glad you guys are safe. That’s the most important thing.

(Wall Mart sell upholstery cleaner and a boil wash should sort out your smalls.) :o

Edited May 30, 2008 by kar999

[Joneseye]

Wow! What a day - glad you are all ok!

[multi cellular thunderstorm]

Amazing stuff!

Good to hear you're all OK. What an experience that must have been!

Looking forward to the vid later :o

[AudMun]

Links from news stations about the tornado

Articles

http://www.kearneyhub.com/site/news.cfm?ne...60767&rfi=6

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,360362,00.html

Videos

http://hubvideo.kearneyhub.com/?p=183

http://hubvideo.kearneyhub.com/?p=182

[pottyprof]

Typical!! You take your eyes of the job for 2 minutes and all hell breaks loose... LOL!!

Seriously guys.. So glad you are all ok..

I know Paul said he was hoping to get near a decent nado to get some cool footage.... Dont think the plan was to virtually climb inside one tho.. :lol

Bet that was an experience and a half..

[Rustynailer]

Thats about as close as you can get.

"Netweather storm chase, gets you closer to the action"

Thanks for surviving to tell the tale

[Gorky]

I was watching last night and I'd really hoped you'd dropped down to KS after the cell went through Kearney. It looked horrendous on radar not long later and I couldn't see it ramping back up the way it did. I'd certainly have abandoned that cell The storm behind was also tornado warned but looked terrible, and then over the course of maybe 2 radar frames, the rear storm and the mess which was left of the old storm congealed into one big blob of a hook echo and started spinning violently. I couldn't see any way back for that cell but it proved me wrong. I'd say it was a good call to stick with it given it produced again, but bad call on being right in the path You are supposed to be chasing these storms, not the other way round!

I've seen a few images of the Kansas tornadoes and there were some beauties down there also, but you were not alone as 6 chasers got hit by a tornado near Beloit, KS late in the evening. Just some minor injuries there as it was not a strong one, but seemed like a bad day for the insurance companies all around! HP Supercells on High Risk days is always a bit hairy I guess.

[SnowBear]

Glad to hear ya all safe and well!

Don't think you meant to be that accurate Paul, not content with watching from a distance eh? lol

(New slogan compy in the offing? )

N-W Chasers: Reaches the parts others cant reach

[Paul Sherman]

We are on the Move shortly towards the Slight Risk in Eastern Kansas, our last chase day, but over the next fews hours check out "Channel 8 klkn.com or klkn.tv as the ITV Cameraman has been on doing an interview and also I got interviewed just after the Tornado hit yesterday and a brief moment of glory for me is on there, we have videoed it from the Hotel room so if you cant find it later we will upload, Nicks Youtube footage will be up shortly as well.

Paul S

[Paul]

Not you're only moment of glory mate, you were featured on the piece Michael Fish did for the BBC too!

[John Hanrahan]

Just catching up now. Amazing Pics lads. Glad yere OK.

[Roger J Smith]

Given the dramatic events of yesterday, I thought it might be a good idea to record the official damage reports in the outbreak across e NE and n/c to ne KS ... all times are CDT and you need to add five hours to get the appropriate GMT (e.g., 7:34 pm, the obs close to the gas station in question, would translate to May 30 0034z) ...

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE

758 AM CDT FRI MAY 30 2008

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...

..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....

..REMARKS..

0319 PM HAIL 7 SW LEXINGTON 40.71N 99.84W

05/29/2008 E1.75 INCH DAWSON NE TRAINED SPOTTER

0428 PM HAIL 2 N JOHNSON LAKE 40.71N 99.85W

05/29/2008 E1.75 INCH DAWSON NE TRAINED SPOTTER

0448 PM HAIL ELM CREEK 40.72N 99.38W

05/29/2008 E1.75 INCH BUFFALO NE TRAINED SPOTTER

0450 PM TORNADO 7 S OVERTON 40.64N 99.54W

05/29/2008 PHELPS NE STORM CHASER

BRIEF TOUCHDOWN

0459 PM HAIL ARAPAHOE 40.31N 99.90W

05/29/2008 E2.75 INCH FURNAS NE LAW ENFORCEMENT

0503 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E ODESSA 40.70N 99.24W

05/29/2008 BUFFALO NE BROADCAST MEDIA

75 TO 80 RAILROAD CARS DERAILED

0503 PM TORNADO 4 S ELM CREEK 40.66N 99.38W

05/29/2008 PHELPS NE STORM CHASER

0505 PM HAIL ODESSA 40.70N 99.26W

05/29/2008 E1.75 INCH BUFFALO NE TRAINED SPOTTER

0512 PM HAIL 5 W ELWOOD 40.59N 99.96W

05/29/2008 E2.00 INCH GOSPER NE TRAINED SPOTTER

0517 PM HAIL ELM CREEK 40.72N 99.38W

05/29/2008 M1.75 INCH BUFFALO NE LAW ENFORCEMENT

0519 PM HAIL 1 W ELWOOD 40.59N 99.88W

05/29/2008 E1.75 INCH GOSPER NE LAW ENFORCEMENT

0520 PM TORNADO 14 N HOLDREGE 40.64N 99.38W

05/29/2008 PHELPS NE EMERGENCY MNGR

WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF HOUSE...DAMAGE TO AN EMPTY GRAIN

BIN...TREE LIMBS DOWN

0520 PM TORNADO 2 W KEARNEY 40.70N 99.12W

05/29/2008 BUFFALO NE LAW ENFORCEMENT

0520 PM TORNADO 3 S ODESSA 40.66N 99.26W

05/29/2008 PHELPS NE LAW ENFORCEMENT

TORANDO REPORTED NEAR INTERSECTION OF UNION AND 747 ROAD

BY THE NEBRASKA STATE PATROL.

0522 PM TORNADO 3 SW KEARNEY 40.67N 99.13W

05/29/2008 BUFFALO NE LAW ENFORCEMENT

POWER FLASHES0525 PM TSTM WND DMG KEARNEY 40.70N 99.08W

05/29/2008 BUFFALO NE BROADCAST MEDIA

ROOF TORN FROM 4 PLEX MANY TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN

THROUGHOUT THE CITY

0525 PM FUNNEL CLOUD ELM CREEK 40.72N 99.38W

05/29/2008 BUFFALO NE STORM CHASER

STRONG ROTATION

0525 PM TORNADO KEARNEY 40.70N 99.08W

05/29/2008 BUFFALO NE STORM CHASER

POWER FLASHES IN THE CITY OF KEARNEY

0525 PM TSTM WND DMG KEARNEY 40.70N 99.08W

05/29/2008 BUFFALO NE BROADCAST MEDIA

WEST SIDE OF EXHIBITION BUILDING DESTROYED

0535 PM TORNADO 3 N KEARNEY 40.74N 99.08W

05/29/2008 BUFFALO NE STORM CHASER

POWER LINES DOWN

0536 PM TORNADO 5 SW KEARNEY 40.65N 99.15W

05/29/2008 KEARNEY NE LAW ENFORCEMENT

TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF

20TH AND VICTOR ROAD BY THE NEBRASKA STATE PATROL.

0541 PM TORNADO 7 SW OVERTON 40.67N 99.63W

05/29/2008 PHELPS NE TRAINED SPOTTER

0546 PM HAIL 10 N DAMAR 39.46N 99.58W

05/29/2008 E1.00 INCH ROOKS KS TRAINED SPOTTER

0550 PM HAIL 10 N DAMAR 39.46N 99.58W

05/29/2008 E1.00 INCH ROOKS KS LAW ENFORCEMENT

QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED

0600 PM HAIL 4 N WOOD RIVER 40.88N 98.60W

05/29/2008 E1.75 INCH HALL NE EMERGENCY MNGR

0602 PM HAIL 6 W WOOD RIVER 40.82N 98.71W

05/29/2008 E1.00 INCH HALL NE AMATEUR RADIO

0610 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 8 N STOCKTON 39.55N 99.27W

05/29/2008 ROOKS KS LAW ENFORCEMENT

0610 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N DAMAR 39.39N 99.58W

05/29/2008 ROOKS KS STORM CHASER

2-3 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN

0622 PM TORNADO 8 S CAIRO 40.89N 98.61W

05/29/2008 HALL NE TRAINED SPOTTER

HUSKER HWY AND HWY 11

0625 PM TORNADO 5 W GRAND ISLAND 40.92N 98.46W

05/29/2008 HALL NE EMERGENCY MNGR

TORNADO ON GROUND AT STOLLEY PARK ROAD AND 110 ROAD

0627 PM TSTM WND GST WOOD RIVER 40.82N 98.60W

05/29/2008 E80.00 MPH HALL NE TRAINED SPOTTER

0630 PM HAIL 7 E GLADE 39.68N 99.18W

05/29/2008 E1.00 INCH PHILLIPS KS CO-OP OBSERVER

0631 PM HAIL 7 N STOCKTON 39.54N 99.27W

05/29/2008 E2.75 INCH ROOKS KS EMERGENCY MNGR

COVERING GROUND

0636 PM TORNADO WOODSTON 39.45N 99.10W

05/29/2008 ROOKS KS LAW ENFORCEMENT

ONE HOUSE DAMAGED...TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN

0640 PM TORNADO 1 N WOODSTON 39.47N 99.10W

05/29/2008 ROOKS KS EMERGENCY MNGR

HOUSE DESTROYED

0650 PM TORNADO 2 W PALCO 39.25N 99.60W

05/29/2008 ROOKS KS EMERGENCY MNGR

DEBRIS CLOUD

0700 PM TSTM WND GST GILTNER 40.77N 98.15W

05/29/2008 E65.00 MPH HAMILTON NE EMERGENCY MNGR

0700 PM TORNADO 3 W AURORA 40.87N 98.06W

05/29/2008 HAMILTON NE EMERGENCY MNGR

0702 PM TSTM WND GST PALCO 39.25N 99.56W

05/29/2008 E80.00 MPH ROOKS KS EMERGENCY MNGR

0702 PM HAIL PALCO 39.25N 99.56W

05/29/2008 E1.00 INCH ROOKS KS EMERGENCY MNGR

0713 PM TORNADO 3 S AURORA 40.82N 98.00W

05/29/2008 HAMILTON NE STORM CHASER

DAMAGE TO TWO GAS STATIONS

0717 PM TORNADO 2 NW PLAINVILLE 39.25N 99.33W

05/29/2008 ROOKS KS STORM CHASER

0732 PM TSTM WND GST YORK 40.87N 97.60W

05/29/2008 E60.00 MPH YORK NE NWS EMPLOYEE

0732 PM HAIL YORK 40.87N 97.60W

05/29/2008 E1.00 INCH YORK NE NWS EMPLOYEE

0734 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S HAMPTON 40.84N 97.89W

05/29/2008 HAMILTON NE PUBLIC

8 SEMIS BLOWN OVER. DEBRIS SCATTERED ALONG I80. LARGE

UTILITY HIGH VOLTAGE LINES SNAPPED. HORSE TRAILER FLIPPED

OVER

0734 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NW YORK 40.89N 97.62W

05/29/2008 M77.00 MPH YORK NE AMATEUR RADIO

0818 PM TORNADO 2 SW CAWKER CITY 39.49N 98.46W

05/29/2008 MITCHELL KS STORM CHASER

0818 PM TORNADO 2 SW CAWKER CITY 39.49N 98.46W

05/29/2008 MITCHELL KS STORM CHASER

LARGE TORNADO

0821 PM TORNADO 5 S DOWNS 39.43N 98.55W

05/29/2008 OSBORNE KS LAW ENFORCEMENT

0830 PM TORNADO 6 SSW GLEN ELDER 39.42N 98.35W

05/29/2008 MITCHELL KS STORM CHASER

0836 PM HAIL SMITH CENTER 39.78N 98.78W

05/29/2008 E1.50 INCH SMITH KS CO-OP OBSERVER

HAIL FELL BETWEEN 836 PM AND 841 PM

0845 PM TORNADO 2 SW GLEN ELDER 39.48N 98.33W

05/29/2008 MITCHELL KS TRAINED SPOTTER

MULTIPLE TORNADOES BEING REPORTED

0845 PM TORNADO 2 SW GLEN ELDER 39.48N 98.33W

05/29/2008 MITCHELL KS STORM CHASER

LARGE MULTIPLE VORTEX

0858 PM TORNADO 1 E GLEN ELDER 39.50N 98.29W

05/29/2008 MITCHELL KS NWS EMPLOYEE

15-20 POWER POLES DOWN...LARGE TORNADO REPORTED ON THE

GROUND.

0905 PM TORNADO 3 S JEWELL 39.63N 98.15W

05/29/2008 JEWELL KS TRAINED SPOTTER

LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND

0910 PM HAIL DAMAR 39.32N 99.58W

05/29/2008 M1.00 INCH ROOKS KS CO-OP OBSERVER

PEA TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL SOME TREE LIMBS DOWN

0912 PM TORNADO JEWELL 39.67N 98.15W

05/29/2008 JEWELL KS LAW ENFORCEMENT

MAJOR DAMAGE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CITY OF JEWELL.

POWER OUT WITH EMERGENCY PERSONNEL IN ROUTE

0912 PM TORNADO JEWELL 39.67N 98.15W

05/29/2008 JEWELL KS LAW ENFORCEMENT

MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN JEWELL. WATER TOWER IS GONE

ALONG WITH MULTIPLE BUSINESSES COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A

HOUSE 2.5 MILES SOUTH OF JEWELL ALSO DESTROYED.

0913 PM TORNADO JEWELL 39.67N 98.15W

05/29/2008 JEWELL KS CO-OP OBSERVER

POWER IS OUT ACROSS TOWN...POWER POLES AND LINES DOWN

EVERYWHERE. TREE LIMBS 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER REPORTED

DOWN. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE REPORTED.

0930 PM HAIL SHICKLEY 40.42N 97.72W

05/29/2008 M1.00 INCH FILLMORE NE EMERGENCY MNGR

50 MPH WINDS

1006 PM TSTM WND GST EXETER 40.64N 97.45W

05/29/2008 E60.00 MPH FILLMORE NE EMERGENCY MNGR

VERY HEAVY RAIN ALSO REPORTED

1010 PM TSTM WND GST FAIRMONT 40.64N 97.58W

05/29/2008 E60.00 MPH FILLMORE NE EMERGENCY MNGR

60 MPH WINDS

1015 PM TSTM WND GST BURR OAK 39.87N 98.30W

05/29/2008 E60.00 MPH JEWELL KS CO-OP OBSERVER

1021 PM TORNADO 2 WNW HUBBELL 40.02N 97.53W

05/29/2008 THAYER NE TRAINED SPOTTER

LARGE TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND

1022 PM TORNADO HUBBELL 40.01N 97.50W

05/29/2008 THAYER NE LAW ENFORCEMENT

SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AT GRAIN ELEVATOR

1030 PM TORNADO 5 S GILEAD 40.07N 97.42W

05/29/2008 THAYER NE LAW ENFORCEMENT

HOUSE COMPLETELY DESTROYED

1127 PM HEAVY RAIN N CHESTER 40.14N 97.72W

05/29/2008 M2.95 INCH THAYER NE TRAINED SPOTTER

2.95 INCHES OF RAIN THIS EVENING.

&&

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KING