April 23: Southwest Oklahoma Storm
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Deep convection develops southwest of Childress, Texas.
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Storm over a wheat field in southwest Oklahoma.
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Without rich moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, storms tend to be high-based.
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Nevertheless, some peaceful farm scenes in rural Oklahoma.
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Near Altus, Oklahoma.
April 27: Red River Storm
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Strong storm develops north of Paris, Texas, on a day when high-end supercells hit central Arkansas.
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I avoid chasing further east, into the hills and forests of Arkansas, and instead watch a squall line develop at dusk near McAlester, Oklahoma.
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View from my motel.
May 11: Southern Nebraska Wedge Tornado
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Pam and I intercept a large tornado hidden in an HP Supercell in southern Nebraska (3 miles ENE of Cordova at 5:06 pm).
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Wedge tornado a little to our west. When we see a power flash about a mile away, it seems like a good time to head south (3 miles due east of Cordova at 5:08 pm).
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Contrast-enhanced view.
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A view of the weakening storm west of Lincoln, Nebraska.
May 20: Denver Thunderstorm
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Storm becoming outflow-dominated over the high plains east of Denver.