May 15: Vernon, Texas Thunderstorm
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Mammatus from dying thunderstorm on first evening in the Plains.
May 16: Woodward, Oklahoma Storm
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After seeing only a thundershower during the day, I watch strong convection after sunset. This view is looking nearly straight up at a line of developing cumulus towers.
May 20: Alanreed, Texas, supercell
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Approaching the storm from the east. Storm motion shifted from ENE to SSE, which delayed my intercept (and caused some other chasers to lose car windows to large hail).
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View towards the northwest of the approaching storm.
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A few minutes later.
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A new lowering forms just to the southeast. A couple of minutes later, I get clipped by the edge of the storm and some marble-size hail.
May 24: Boise City, Oklahoma
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After three days of no storms, I take an afternoon drive to watch a high-plains thunderstorm.
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Another view. Just after this, marble size hail falls.
May 25: Kalgary, Texas, supercell
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Mid-afternoon convection to the northeast.
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A closer look as I approach the growing storm from the west.
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View from just west of the supercell. At this time, baseball size hail is falling on the left side of the picture. A farmer later stopped to show me his broken windshield.
May 25: Jayton, Texas, supercell
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A new storm forms in early evening.
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The storm develops rapidly.
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This small LP storm shows signs of rotation.
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A few minutes later.
May 26: Odessa, Texas, supercell
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Storm southwest of Odessa.
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A few minutes later.
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A spectacular sight on my last day of chasing.