Pancake-stacked supercell in Nebraska stuns stormchasers and scientists alike
The Nebraska supercell of May 27 in all its glory. By Ian Livingston Ian Livingston Email Bio Follow May 30 at 12:30 PM The slew of storm systems has been relentless in recent weeks. They’ve caused mass flooding and record-breaking waves of tornadoes.
For exhausted storm chasers who caught the stunner of a plated supercell in Nebraska this past Monday, the wait was well worth it. “[I]ncredible chase for us that lasted around 10 hours, with a weak tornado, and then increasingly great structure,” tweeted storm chaser Mike Olbinski. He concluded the sentiment with a short but effective follow-up: “A day to remember.”
Nebraska supercell with a Texas Tech radar truck scanning it as part of the TORUS research project. In a chat with Alex Schueth, a participating scientist on the project, I learned a bit more. The armlike appendage extending from one side of the base of the storm has been theorized to deliver a zone of spin directly to the storm’s spinning heart, known as the mesocyclone. Data gathered Monday may have offered observations of such a process.
He explained that while scientists have believed air in the tail flows into the storm, previous tools to measure it were not scientifically conclusive. In this case, the National Severe Storms Laboratory was able to deliver sensors directly into the feature. — Matt Flournoy May 28, 2019 Other observing platforms also collected data from the storm, including a P3 Hurricane Hunter aircraft flying above. Once analyzed, this storm may yield improved understanding of how these mother ships form.More imagery Time lapse from a very picturesque storm in Imperial, NE on Monday. The structure of this storm is the best I have ever seen. @StormHour @spann #NEwx pic.twitter.
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