Kansas City Area
May 23, 2000

Severe Storm Initiation

This storm initiated just south-southwest of Kansas City, MO at sunset, so I got my video camera and started it rolling.

This storm showed an inflow tail almost immediately under its base (not shown-- too dark)

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The storm developed some backshear on its anvil, so I decided to pull over and shoot some video and take some stills.

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As soon as I did this, a severe thunderstorm warning was issued. By this time, it was a little too dark for the video captures to show up well, but they still show some of the evolving structure from the back side.

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The severe thunderstorm warning was upgraded to a tornado warning as the lightning flashes increased. This storm drifted away to my e-se, and another storm developed to the south of me. Also, a small LP updraft moved in from the west, displaying some interesting banding and an attempt at an RFD/horseshoe (too dark to show this, though).


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