March 27: Southwest Texas Storm
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Waiting for storms to develop in southwest Texas on an early spring afternoon.
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Weak line of thunderstorms approaches Highway 62 north of Seminole, Texas.
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Storm over Seagraves, about sixty miles southwest of Lubbock.
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Minimal CAPE today with strong northeast winds at the surface under a very strong jet stream from the southwest.
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Always on the lookout for interesting rural scenes, especially on marginal days when supercells aren't likely.
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A few miles south of Seagraves, looking southwest at a small lowering underneath a ragged updraft base. Blowing dust obscures the view.
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Back north again to stay ahead of the storm's core.
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Storm reaches peak strength just east of Seagraves.
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Strong winds stir up dirt from freshly plowed fields.
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Gustnadoes form at leading edge of gust front, beneath a forming shelf cloud.
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Landspout tornado forms about a hundred yard to my west, just north of Highway 83.
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Dust is pulled up from a freshly plowed field.
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Zoomed in view.
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A larger funnel forms just to my north.
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Close-up view of this weak, slow-moving vortex.
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Just before it dissipates.
April 3: Central Texas Storm
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Line of thunderstorms develops south of Ft. Worth.
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Underside of shelf cloud as the storm weakens.
April 6: North Texas Storm
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Supercell forms in north central Texas, but then turns south and heads into the Dallas metro area during rush hour. I head north to avoid getting stuck in the path of baseball-size hail.