view to the west of developing LP storm. Traveling W on 95th St. just east of Sylvia Rd. in extreme NW Reno Co.
Positioned at Sylvia Rd. and Road U in extreme SW Rice Co. looking WSW at gorgeous LP supercell with rain free base
A look at the northern updraft vault region about 12 W of my location.
Looking SW at LP supercell, time about 6:40pm.
At same location, looking northwest at lower topped storms with flanking line
Flanking line of storms to the northwest with elongated, flat rain free base (right image about 6:50pm)
Now located at US-56 and 9th Rd about 1 SE Chase, looking southwest at rain free base. Time 7:10
developing storm to the northwest in between southwest cell and north-northwest cell. Time about 7:05
funnel begins to develop at 7:22pm about 16 NW of my location.
tornado; condensation funnel 1/2 to surface at 7:25pm (called NWS-ICT, with tornado a couple miles northwest of Chase, little did I know though at the time it was actually about 14-16 NW of Chase [it seemed much closer than actually was], so the NWS person was thoroughly confused with my report).
zoomed in; funnel cloud, possible tornado, 7:26pm
tornado; very brief condensation was visible near the surface at this time, 7:27pm
tornado begins to wrap in rain, time 7:28pm
stovepipe tornado wrapped in thin veil of precip, time ~7:29pm
view of mesocyclone associated with tornado, time ~7:31pm
tornado visible through thin precip band, time 7:32pm
tornado, time 7:33pm
tornado takes on classic v-shape condensation funnel 3/4 to surface, time ~7:35 (TOR for E. Barton County issued, 10 minutes after touchdown)
tornado occluding, RFD wrapping completely around at this time, time ~7:36
new funnel develops a couple miles south of original tornado, as original occludes, time ~7:38