October 30

I about jump out of my skin at the 17:30 Day 2 SPC tornado outlook upgrade on October 29, as I did not think they would actually pull the trigger on a 10% hatched already!

While heading west on I-70 out of Kansas City, I see the sun poking out ahead, giving hope to a good spotting and chase day.

Radar presentation of pre-frontal storms developing over Topeka, KS. Expecting these to be tornadic, I try to position ahead of them north of Lawrence.

The updraft base and downdraft of one of the prefrontal storms as it intensifies into a supercell.

Radar presentation of one of the more organized pre-frontals now a supercell. The cold front is about to crash into it though.

Tornado Warning is issued for Atchison, KS ahead of clustering storms.

Shelf cloud develops as the cold front begins to overtake the supercell.

Looking north at the shelf cloud as the crashing cold front surges ahead of the squall line.

Radar presentation at of the squall line. Notice the thin outflow boundary parallel to it.

Looking east from under the whale's mouth at developing scud on the shelf cloud's leading-edge.

: pm radar presentation of the squall line hitting me in Tonganoxie, KS.

Underneath of the shelf cloud in Tonganoxie just before torrential downpours ensue.