THE MOBERLY, MISSOURI, TORNADO OF 4 JULY 1995

Tornadic storms that occurred over northeastern Kansas and northern Mi ssouri on 4 July 1995 are examined by combining the latest in National Weather Service technology with more routine datasets. The analysis p rovides an insightful description of the meteorological setting and ev olution that led to the severe weather on this day. Strong thunderstor ms first formed where an outflow boundary intersected a cold front, th en new activity was triggered along the outflow boundary itself. It wa s found that small-scale outflow interactions may have played an impor tant role in changing the nature of the convection already under way a nd were associated with the two most damaging tornadoes of the day. Th e case is also used to showcase how several new ''modernization'' data sets can be used together in a quickly accessible manner to provide a valuable and precise overview of a rapidly evolving meteorological eve nt.