Chapman Tornado June 11, 2008

Active Weather for the West, Warming in the East

The potential for heavy snow at higher elevations in the western U.S. will continue for many spots through the weekend. In the meantime, the eastern half of the continental U.S. will transition to above normal temperatures ahead of a pair of cold fronts next week that will bring readings back to closer to normal as we approach Thanksgiving Day. 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.

Active Weather for the West, Warming in the East

Chapman Tornado June 11, 2008 - NWS Topeka, KS

Chapman Tornado

June 11th , 2008

Track of Tornado Damage