May 12, 2004 Harper County, KS

Page finally complete today June 20, 2004

The crew:,Amos Magliocco, Scott Eubanks, Tony Laubach , David Diehl, and myself Kurt Hulst

  

This was the first cell that just blew Up. Highly rotating.


These pics were the second Cell that went to split and produce 10 tornadoes in Harper County and 1 in Barber county KS. the second picture was taken roughly 20 minutes after the first the second explosive cell was now developing almost right over head.

Tornado #1 Translucent Funnel 3 miles SE of Medicine Lodge Rated F0

Tornado #2 breif spin up as the meso was splitting again, rated F0

Tornado #3 On video and Pics.  Strength of F2. Funnel starting from the second split and on the ground

   

   

Tornadoes #4-6 On video. Rated F0's. there were some multiple vortexs. only video captured because we were driving away from them to get in better position for the Stove pipe we saw that we raced across HWY 2 it was about 1/4 of a mile or less from us. please visit this Site of tornado 6 to see more pictures of the rated F1 Stove pipe tornado. or visit stormguy.com. This funnel is the start of tornado 6 which became the one we raced acroos HWY2


Personal thanks Goes out to Amos Maglicco and Scott Eubanks for the extra chase learning and comical remarks during the chase.

Link to pics of tornadoe 7 is here the official count for tornadoes seen this day by Kurt Hulst and David Diehl are 8-9 give or take a few ;)

The F4 Hook, and very large hail that was with in the cell that produced 10 tornadoes