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Kansas Tornadic Supercells May 7th, 2002 Austin Cross San Francisco State University Department of Geosciences Austin Cross San Francisco State University.

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1 Kansas Tornadic Supercells May 7th, 2002 Austin Cross San Francisco State University Department of Geosciences Austin Cross San Francisco State University Department of Geosciences

2 500mb Chart for Mar. 7, 12Z

3 500mb Chart for Mar. 8, 00Z Ideal conditions set up - a low in the Great Plains - air drawn in from Gulf - perpendicular winds aloft

4 KOUN Sounding for 00Z CAPE: 4161 J/kg CIN: -1 J/kg Curved hodograph 6km Shear of 49 3km Helicity of 272

5 KTOP Sounding for 00Z Curved hodograph Large amount of CIN 6km Shear of 69 3km Helicity of 690

6 Surface Analysis for 22Z

7 GOES Visible Image for 2145Z Anvil visible

8 GOES Visible Image for 2315Z Storm has expanded and Moved eastward

9 Radar Image for 2235Z Dodge City

10 Radar Image for 2305Z Dodge City


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