July 14

2:37 pm radar of the severe and tornado-warned MCS marching along the Kansas Turnpike.

Radar reflectivity and velocity presentation of the tornadic segment near Lawrence, KS.

Huge anvil blow off looking to the south.

Radar Omega radar presentation of the storm showing the startling wind reports coming in.

Distant edge of the shelf cloud becomes visible to the southwest.

Shelf cloud approaches.

Wider view of the shelf looking due west.

3: pm radar presentation.

Shelf cloud structure becomes more apparent.

Gnarly scud clouds to the north as new severe storms pop up to the north.

Crisp shelf cloud on the leading edge of the worst part of the storm as it approaches the city.

Storm to the north continues to grow.

Northern edge of the shelf cloud passes overhead.

Dramatic bowing shelf cloud with deep green core and blowing dust as the storm engulfs KCK.

3: pm radar of both the destructive MCS and severe pop-ups.

One of the monster positive lightning bolts pumping out of the heart of the beast.

Large dust plumes from Kansas City being picked up by severe outflow winds to my south.

Fighting high wind and heavy rain to reposition he bike to a position that its mounted action camera would be able to film at a good angle for as long as possible.

Core of the storm passing south just across I-29 before the core lunges north and impacts us.

Power flash in a neighborhood across the interstate.

Mature bow-echo charging on through the KC Metro.

Heavy wind and rain whips through the trees near the church the I was allowed to shelter and film.

Mighty anvil-crawling lightning discharge leaps across the sky after the storm in the stratiform precipitation.

I come across 3-4 inched tree limbs downed on my bike ride home.

KEAX Reflectivity radar data of the destructive Kansas City bow-echo on July 14.

KEAX Velocity radar data of the destructive Kansas City bow-echo on July 14.

Extraordinary number of close-proximity power outages in neighboring Wyandotte County, KS/KCK, showing the intensity of the system. Johnson County was also hit especially hard.