STORM TRACK: July 31, 1978 (Volume 1 Issue 5)

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David Hoadley and Randy Zipser Photography Log for 1978

Chase Log of significant storm photography by Zipser and Hoadley for 1978: 

DATE    ROUTE                                         PHOTOGRAPHED    P  &: CDT TIME    P:0000

5-18-78 Amarillo, Tx -Hobart, 0k -Snyder              Mangum CB; CB base NW of Hollis  P: 1845
        -Altus -Duke -Mangum -Hobart                  but poor contrast.
5-19-78 Hobart, Ok -Canadian, Tx -Sunray              Canadian CB (P:1215-1253).
        -Borger -Panhandle -Amarillo
5-23-78 Grand Island, Ne -Mankato,Ks-Washington       Manhattan CB (P:1638-1653); CB east of
        -Waterville Riley-Clay Center                 Abilene (P: Est 1955).
5-26 78 Dodge City, Ks -Amarillo, Tx  Vega            Tcu near Vega (P: 1506-1514); Hereford CB
        -Hereford -Dimmitt -Lubbock                   (P: 1737) -day of Palo Duro flood.
5-27-78 Lubbock, Tx-Levelland-Pettit-Dimmitt          CB west of Dimmitt (P: 1213-1257); flanking
        -Edmundson -Childress -Quanah                 line NW of Plainview (P: 1415-1422);
        -ChildressCB NE of Hart (P: 1547-1610).
5-30-78 Dodge City, Ks -Garden City -Hoxie            Tornadic CB NE of GCK (P:1445-2035); small
        -Hill City -Hoxie -Garden City                shear type funnels & small/brief tornadoes
                                                      (P: 1749-1944); & sheared base (P: 2035).
5-31-78 Dodge City, Ks-Wichita-Newton-Elmo            CBs NW & NE of Manhattan (P: 1509-1808)
        -Herrington -Junction City -Topeka            on day of Emmett, Kansas tornadoes.

COMMENTARY: To identify the early signs of a gust-front type squall line (with a dry front to the west), a clue may be the early and consistent development of the rain area behind or westerly of the apparent cloud base.

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