On June 3, we started the day in Garden City, KS and decided to target the north, central part of the state. Although it was a riskier target area (there was a strong stable layer in place just above the surface that would likely prevent storms from forming), the air above was highly unstable with modest wind shear. This decision to head east was not the most promising from a storm perspective, but it put us in nice position to visit Fort Riley the following day. In the end, no storms fired (which wasn't a surprise), and we spent the day in Junction City, KS.
On June 4, we visited Fort Riley first thing in the morning. Their weather team was composed of mostly Airmen and a few civilians. They had a fairly large team, although many of its members were on deployment. They focused on protecting the bases' assets and personnel and also were responsible for briefing pilots on weather conditions before they took flight. Although base contact with the local National Weather Service is somewhat limited, they do follow NWS discussion boards closely during severe weather. After the visit, we decided to head further east, again hoping storms would be able to break through the stable layer and fire near the KS/MO border as a small shortwave trough moved through. Again, nothing fired in the local area as any storm initiation stayed well to our east towards central and eastern Missouri. With the forecast showing benign weather in the area, we made the decision to start a long drive further west towards the general area of the Texas Panhandle. We'll be staying in Wichita for the night...
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| Visiting Fort Riley. |
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| Stopped for sushi in Topeka, KS...probably not the best idea, although so far, our stomachs are handling it alright. |
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| Krispy Kreme just outside of Kansas City. |
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