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<br />"i ".~. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />at 6:32 p.m. with a second plane joining at 6:41 p.m. The storm <br />soon moved east-northeast out of the target area through northern <br />Wallace County. Seeding ended on it at 6:45 p.m. and all planes <br />returned to their bases. Two planes did not seed, but were canceled <br />after take-off. <br /> <br />, At 7:08 p.m. another isolated thunderstorm developed in <br />Wallace County about 15 miles NW of Sharon Springs. One aircraft, <br />_ while ~nroute back to its base from the earlier seeding effort; was <br />".diverteat6 the storm. Two other planes were scrambled at 7: l!:!p.m. <br />One aircraft began seeding the storm inNW.'l4allace at 7:,35 p.!i\. and <br />a second at 7:44 p.m. However, updrafts soon became weak and'-radar <br />intensities iowered~ithin a short time period. When seeding ended <br />at 7:45 p.m.>oUthree, plan~s we:t."e.sent t~~~...n~py ~'l Tribune to <br />await: further storm development. <br /> <br />About an hour later, the three aircraft on standby in' Tribune, <br />were scrambled to go to an area of weak thunderstorms which looked <br />likely.to intensify as' a, result of an undercutting gust front <br />moving southeast., However, the intensification did not occur and at <br />9:18 p.m. all aircraft were sent back to their respective bases. <br /> <br />~~~h <br /> <br />Program Manager, <br />Western Kansas Weather MOdification <br /> <br />