MULTI-COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL STORM OBSERVATORY

Monday October 06, 2008     

Chase 2002

MESO regrouped in Kansas City, MO for the first half (Alpha) of Chase 2002. The second half (Beta) commenced ten days later in Wichita, KS and consisted of a slightly smaller group.



ALPHA CHASE TEAM:
  • Nancy Bose (Verbank, NY)
  • Allan Detrich (Fremont, OH)
  • John Griswold (Highland Heights, KY)
  • Chris Howell (Ypsilanti, MI)
  • Josh Jans (St. Clair, MN)
  • Brian McNoldy (Fort Collins, CO)
    		• BETA CHASE TEAM:
  • Nancy Bose (Verbank, NY)
  • Lisa Dutton (Toledo, OH)
  • Josh Jans (St. Clair, MN)
  • Brian McNoldy (Fort Collins, CO)
  • Mark Morris (Lafayette, IN)
    		• REMOTE DATA ASSISTANTS:
  • Chris Howell (Ypsilanti, MI)
  • Rob Lattery
  • Chris Merrill (Chicago, IL)
  • Bill Tabor (Austin, TX)

    • The Alpha fleet consisted of two vehicles: a Toyota Tercel and a Dodge Grand Caravan. The Beta fleet consisted of three vehicles: a Pontiac Grand Prix, a Toyota Tercel, and a Jeep Cherokee.

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    5/10: Vivid lightning display northeast of Kansas City, MO.
    5/11: Curtain of scud along the rear-flank downdowndraft of a severe thunderstorm near Ellsworth, KS.
    5/11: Thin funnel cloud on the Ellsworth/Rice County line at the intersection of Rts 4 and 14 in central KS.

    5/12: MESO meets Steve Miller and Shane Adams in a gas station in Denton, TX waiting for convection to initiate.
    5/12: Amy Scott, a friendly waitress and new friend of MESO's at Clark's Outpost Restaurant in Tioga, TX.
    5/15: Sunset viewed through a heavy rain/hail shaft from our position 12 miles west of Coats, KS in east central Kiowa County.

    5/15: Brilliant bolt flashing through the rainshaft of the storm west of Coats.
    5/15: Looking north at the same storm as in previous photo, but after about 2 hours, has developed a well-defined mesocyclone.
    5/15: Lightning through the middle and upper portions of the mesocyclone highlight the storm.

    5/15: Another view of the circular structure throughout the rotating storm courtesy of frequent intracloud lightning.
    5/16: Lightning in a strong storm viewed from 6 miles west of Arnett, OK.
    5/19: Making the best of a large ridge over the Plains, the MESO Equestrian Team is formed (Chris, Brian, Grizz, and Nancy) in Maize, KS.


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