May 2nd: Texas Panhandle Squall Line
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Strong convection mid-afternoon in the eastern Texas Panhandle. High CAPE but weak shear, with a squall line likely.
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Interesting wall cloud west of Childress, but soon outflow takes over.
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Dramatic sunset south of Quanah.
May 3rd: West Texas Supercell - Kent County
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Early afternoon thundershower near Guthrie, Texas. But the real action today will be further west.
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Later in the afternoon, storms begin firing near Lubbock. I turn south in Dickens to get in position at the southern edge of deep convection.
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First tower of what will become southernmost storm.
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In front of a developing storm eight miles south of Spur, Texas.
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Very warm, moist air is feeding this high-based storm.
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Updraft base of this cell is a couple of miles from larger storm to the northwest, which had earlier formed just east of Lubbock.
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The storm strengthens as it drifts slowly eastward.
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Signs of rotation as a rainy downdraft approaches from the north.
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An interesting lowering....
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...with signs of rotation. However, no tornado forms, probably due to high LCLs and weak mid-level winds.
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Updraft soon turns into a downdraft.
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Small cloudburst.
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Smooth, laminar bands show continued rotation. By now, this is the southern end of an MCS.
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Ahead of the advancing storm at dusk.
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Overall a very good storm chase day. Also my first supercell of the year (good old reliable May).