Target: North Central Kansas              < June 19 | June 21 > 

June 20, 2010

Target: North Central Kansas

Starting from Hays, KS, Bill Gargan, Dennis Cavanaugh, and I drove northwestward to North Platte, Nebraska. Again, we found ourselves too far west and had to back track back to north central Kansas. We positioned ourselves appropriately to intercept any storms which were expected to initiate. By the time the I reached the storms they had bowed out into a strong line segment. I raced out in front of the segment and positioned myself just a few miles southwest of Randall, KS. There I sampled a strong burst of 70 mph wind associated with the leading edge of  the bow, which broke numerous 6 to 8 inch trees. Figuring the chase was pretty much over for the day, Bill, Dennis and I left and stayed in Hays, KS for another night. The next day was to be a high plains chase day, so we wanted to get into a good position for the next day's chase.

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