Case Study A Tornadic Thunderstorm Near Dodge City, KS on May 7 2002 Stanley Lau Metr 503 -- Lab 8
500 mb chart on May 7, 12Z Trough over the West Coast Favorable for Storm Development East to the Trough
500 mb Chart on May 8, 00Z Trough moves Eastward Geostrophic Wind Flows Northeastward over the Great Plains
Surface Chart focused on the Great Plains Low over NE Colorado Cold Front extends southwestward from the low Dryline extends S from the low
Sounding of KOUN at 00Z CAPE: 4892 J/Kg CINH: -42J/Kg
Sounding of KTOP at 00Z Curved Hodograph
Visible Satellite Image 1 A Supercell Develops over the Southeast Kansas at 2145 Z
Visible Satellite Image 2 The Supercell continues to develop at 2315Z over Kansas.
Radar Reflectivity 1 2235Z The cell located northeast of Dodge CIty
Radar Reflectivity 2 Half Hour Later The Cell continues to progress to northeast