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<br />'.; .,~~.~f7/.; ~;. ~. <br /> <br />'j <br /> <br />"j <br /> <br />"181'gel:'. ..Two separate storms wi thin the complex of storms passed Over <br />"IJd4g.~::ti.tf Air'port hailing there both times. A strong gust front <br />pU'sh~,a>'6ut from the complex and helped trigger new storms in eastern <br />Finney County. Boroe cloud base seeding was performed in extreme <br />eastern Finney; the cloud top aircraft briefly seeded as the storm <br />moved into Hodgeman County. All seeding ended by .4:20 p.m. with no <br />further etorlns affecting the target area. <br /> <br />JUNE 15th---OFERATIONAt DAY #12: By ~:20 p.m" HDT, a small NE-8W line <br />of celIe began to grow lar'ger with all planes scrambled into action; <br />the clOUd top plane Was finishing up necessary maintenance begun the <br />day before and unavailable at tirst. The line of cells lay on a line <br />from Sublette SW across Hugoton then into the Oklahoma and Texas <br />panhandles. Cloud bases were very high, around 13,000 feet m. $, 1. I <br />when eeading began at 2:36 p.m., MDt. Subsequent cloud for-Illation <br />buil t on both sides arou!!(t and near the original line then organized <br />qu~,ckly into parallel lhles oriented NE~SW. The lin€,s of cells <br />eventually merged into one l"I"ge one having numerous cells within it, <br />lMny of whioh were capable of producing h"U. <br /> <br />Seeding was performed by all airplanes along' the line in Finney, <br />Haskell, Stevens and Seward counties ior effect in ~askell and Gray <br />countieS, initially. storm movements were to the northeast around 35 - <br />40 mph. ""'hilE! the multiple lines of cells were organizing into one <br />larger line, cloud base inflows were also reorganizing. Eventually, <br />one aircraft got positioned on the south side of the line and worked <br />on the most intense portion of it---although radar showed many <br />hail-bearing oells along the south side of the line where seeding <br />could be performed. Seeding on the south side of the line follOwed <br />. through Gray County and into eastern Ford County. Overall, some severe <br />storms became embedded wi thin the line and were uns.Dle to cant inue <br />being seeded properly. The two other aircraft, working on the north <br />side of the line, mD~tly in Gray County, followed more new storm <br />growth north and northeast into eastern Finney and southeastern Lane <br /><where one of our aircraft sighted a small tornado at 5;36 p.ro. I CDT, <br />6 west and 1 north of Dighton). the cloud top plane eventually was <br />able to get to cells near eastern Finney County and Lane County tor <br />some brief seeding. All seeding emded at .5:45 p.m. in eastern Ford <br />County. . <br /> <br />-~4, <br /> <br />Curtis D. Srott <br />Project Mana8Elr, <br />Western Kansas Weather Modification <br /> <br />