June 1st: Southern Kansas Supercells
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Strongly rotating supercell near Turon, Kansas (west of Wichita). This was a day with numerous supercells lined up across Kansas. Storms were headed southeast under a northwest flow aloft.
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A lowering develops just west of Kingman, but then the storm
begins to weaken.
Embedded cell in next storm to the west
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Edge of supercell near Spivey, Kansas. By this time, the storm had veered right and is headed south-southeast.
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Supercell near Attica, Kansas.
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Same supercell, backside, near Hazelton, Kansas.
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A few minutes later.
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Same storm at sunset. This turned out to be a great day of storm chasing, although I am nearing the end of another chase season without seeing a fully developed tornado.
June 5th, 2001: West Texas Storm
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It may not look like much from the photo, but this landspout near Lubbock, Texas is my first good view of a tornado. I watch it from near Matador, as it moves slowly northward and disappears into the rain bands. Damage was reported as F1.
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Dying thunderstorm on the last day of my Spring 2001 storm photography trip.
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After the storm. Once again, I am reminded of the beauty of the Plains in the spring that will keep me coming back with my camera year after year.