Chapman Tornado June 11, 2008

Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Southern Plains; Fire Weather Threat in the Southwest U.S.

Thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy to excessive rainfall and isolated flooding over portions of the Southern Plains today and Saturday. Dry conditions, combined with gusty winds and low relative humidities will continue to support an elevated to critical fire weather threat in the Desert Southwest into to early next week. Read More >

June 11th , 2008

Track of Tornado Damage

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Below are a few damage photos taken by the survey team in Chapman.

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The following is a brief Doppler Radar review from KTWX (the Topeka NWS Radar) of the parent supercell thunderstorm that produced the Chapman tornado. The images on the left show the reflectivity and Storm Relative Motion (SRM) before the tornado moved through Chapman, and the images on the right are the same radar images a couple of minutes after the tornado moved through Chapman. Note the high (purple) reflectivities in the 'hook' after the tornado moved through Chapman. This is debris that the radar was able to detect, a few thousand feet in the air.

Below is a picture taken by Scott Blair. The photo was taken from near I-70 at mile marker 290. The tornado is seen as a large stovepipe in the center of the image and was roughly 3 miles WSW of his location.

Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Southern Plains; Fire Weather Threat in the Southwest U.S.

Chapman Tornado June 11, 2008 - NWS Topeka, KS

Chapman Tornado

June 11th , 2008

Track of Tornado Damage