May 30: Central Nebraska Storm
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Storm develops in the Sandhills of central Nebraska.
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It quickly becomes dominated by rain-cooled outflow.
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Shelf cloud forms late in the afternoon.
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An unbroken line of storms extends into northern Kansas.
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Strong straight-line winds, with an occasional gustnado, are headed for Kearney, Nebraska.
June 8: Eastern Wyoming Supercell
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Small supercell moves across the High Plains in the southeastern part of the state.
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High-based storm with signs of rotation just west of Wheatland.
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Hail begins falling from ragged underside.
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Beautiful hail storm with some stones the size of half-dollars. The sunlight provides an unusual view of hundreds of hail stones at once.
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Another storm later in the evening.
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A scenic end to the slowest season for supercells in the Great Plains in over a decade. Despite that, my close encounter with a large, intense tornado on May 24th made this an exceptional year.