Chase Day 20 - Discussion Slight risk CO,NB,KS,OK + many others

[chionomaniac]

Went to bed and missed the Salina tube. Looked impressive by all accounts. Neil you would have been able to keep in your virtual chair.

 

Any way today is another day and the team are well positioned for later.

 

Just had a quick look and positioning today I would go for Sayre, OK.

Edited May 29, 2013 by chionomaniac

[pottyprof]

Just come across this article about the EF4 in Bennington, Kansas.  Apparently it just sat there....

 

 

 

How a large, violent tornado stood still for nearly an hour (Bennington, Kansas)

By Jason Samenow, Published: May 30, 2013 at 4:22 pmE-mail the writer

The large, violent tornado that touched down near Bennington, Kansas Tuesday  hardly moved over the course of an hour â€“ astonishing meteorologists and storm chasers used to twisters plowing ahead at swift forward speeds.

“I have never seen such a stationary tornado, especially not for so long and for such a violent tornado,†said Joshua Wurman, a meteorologist at the Center for Severe Weather Research. “The tornado is moving less than 2 mph for a while, and changes direction, dwelling over the same areas for a long time.â€

 

 

 

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/05/30/how-a-violent-tornado-stood-still-bennington-kansas/