Alta Vista, KS Tornadoes and Insane Cloud Motion – 8/15/2019

A massive supercell developed across northeast Kansas late Thursday afternoon and moved south of Manhattan, Kansas and produced several tornadoes just before and after dark.

Alta Vista is about 25 miles south of Manhattan, Kansas
Shot Description

Scenes 1-4: Tornado just after dark about 6 miles northeast of Alta Vista, KS, illuminated well in lightning flashes.

Scene 5: Large funnel just south of Manhattan before it crossed I-70 prior to the tornadoes in first scenes.

Scene 6: Large rotating wall cloud north of Alta Vista.

Scene 7: 2x speed timelapse of motion of dissipating wall cloud.

Scene 8: Wide shot of supercell north of Alta Vista.

Scene 9-10: Large wall cloud shots north of Alta Vista.

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