May 17th: Northeast New Mexico Storm
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Outflow from storm along stationary front near Clayton, New Mexico, begins to develop a shelf cloud. After being hit by cool northerly winds, I head south for Amarillo.
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As I near the Texas state line, I come across several rapidly developing cumulus towers, apparently triggered by outflow from the Clayton storm.
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This dramatic view of the Texas prairie is just a few minutes later, as I begin my dash between several exploding towers to get ahead of the developing HP supercell.
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An hour later, an HP monster is just west of Channing, Texas. Strong rotation with inflow of 40 mph.
May 20th:
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Strong convection near Ada, Oklahoma. Unfortunately, chasing these would mean venturing into the hills and forests of southeast Oklahoma.
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Outflow-dominated thunderstorm near Minco, Oklahoma (southwest of Oklahoma City).
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Meanwhile, storms near Ada have intensified.