Chase Log: May 12th, 2004 -- Tornado Southwest of Sharon
The first tornado of the day started as a classic-looking, western plains, high-based tornado. Initially, a small funnel extended just below cloud base, with a small dust swirl on the ground. The dust eventually rose to meet the funnel, which slowly filled in towards the ground. This tornado last some time (perhaps 20 minutes), but moved very little. Quite a beautiful western Kansas tornado. Pictures below were taken looking southwest through west.
