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Today was a career day that nearly doubled the tornadoes I saw back on May 12. An unbelievable day which kicked off from Denver at 5:30am. I drove into Salina and conversed with fellow chasers including Roger Hill about the day's prospects. After a Wendy's lunch, I elected to head south and meet my chasing buddy, Blake Naftel in Park City, Kansas where we chilled out at a QT Gas Station just off I-135 til storms began to go. We were quickly separated in some confusion after intercepting our first storm which never produced. Afterwards, I would go on to see over a dozen tornadoes from roughly around Argonia, Kansas east to I-35. Tornado #1 - Looking west from 2 miles south of Argonia, Kansas
Tornado #2 - Touched down to my west as I was repositioning to the north. No images. Tornado #3 - Looking west from 2 miles north of Argonia
Tornado #4 - As tornado #3 continued to churn away, the first of two satellite tornadoes developed. This one to the right of the bigger tornado.
Tornado #5 - As tornado #3 continued to churn away, the first of two satellite tornadoes developed. This one to the left as tornado #3 began to rope out.
Tornado #6 - Looking west from 1 mile east of Argonia on Hwy 160. [VIDEO]
Tornado #7 - A weak satellite tornado touches down to the left of the wedge and spins in front of the main tornado.
Tornado #8 - A narrow funnel touches down almost directly on top of Hwy 160 for a few seconds before lifting.
The Devil's Dance - Conway Springs, Kansas [VIDEO] This is the most incredible tornado event I have ever witnessed to date. The dance this storm does which produces several tornadoes over a short span of time. I was sitting due south of Conway Springs, Kansas on Hwy 160 looking north. These tornadoes went on to do damage in the Conway Springs area. I believe I was at least 4 miles south of these tornadoes. There is some debate on how to count these tornadoes and it varies from chaser-to-chaser. I counted 4 separate tornadoes and I think my video can justify my reasoning even as there was a constant area of circulation overhead during the entire course of this event. Tornado #9
Tornado #10
Tornado #11
Tornado #12
Tornado #13 - Touched down to my west as I was moving north along Hwy 81 out of Wellington.
Tornadoes #14 and #15 touched down shortly after dark as I was hanging around the Belle Plain, Kansas area near the Turnpike. No images of either of those. When the day finally came to a close, I went to enjoy a juicy burger at a truck stop in Newton, Kansas. I spent a good chunk of my dinner time uploading video and chatting to the staff about the day's events. They gave me my entire meal on the house and I thank them graciously for it. My Conway Springs tornado landed on the Weather Channel marking my very first nationally aired tornado video.
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