May 30: Texas Panhandle Storm
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Late day storm near the town of Farnsworth in the northern Texas Panhandle.
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High-based, outflow-dominated thunderstorm on a hot Texas evening.
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Leading edge of the storm has a beautiful layered structure. This is caused by a wedge-like lifting of hot, humid air by a cool gust front pushing ahead of the storm.
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Wide-angle view of spectacular structure a little after sunset.
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Last shot before I get hit by cool 50 mph winds.
June 5: South Dakota Thunderstorm
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Sunset thunderstorm in South Dakota. A "death ridge" of high pressure has chased me north for the rest of the season.
June 8: Black Hills Supercell
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Thunderstorm develops early in the afternoon near Sturgis, South Dakota.
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Storm moves slowly south-southeast over the Black Hills.
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View looking west across Rapid City.
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Little rotation to the storm due to weak wind shear.
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Last view before it falls apart.
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I head east to intercept another storm in far northeast Wyoming.
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Severe thunderstorm at sunset near Sundance, Wyoming.
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Shelf cloud forms after dark.
June 9: Northern Wyoming Thunderstorm
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High-based thunderstorm in northern Wyoming ends my season. Thunderstorms were plentiful, but supercells rare.