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I passed on my original target of Pierre due to a
potent inversion and mid-level support being further upstream. So I
headed west and watched this guy evolve northwest of
Howes which would eventually display a weak beaver's tail via the FFD (1, 2). |
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Semi-decent structure unfolded despite the large
dewpoint depressions. |
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A
nice rainfoot developed with time. Adequate speed shear helped with
the creation of a steady-state updraft despite a light westerly sfc flow. |
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I
set my water bottle on the warm hood and voila! |
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Still in the same
spot as the core passes directly over me with 1-1.25"
hailstones. |
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Just another
afternoon summer storm for the locals. |
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Well small hail
may be typical, but this guy later dropped 2.5" hail that smashed Faith
quite hard. Some supercell characteristics are seen here looking to
the west about 15 miles S of Faith. Sfc winds were still
westerly, though the storm environmental winds were likely much
different. |
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Another
view |
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It maintained this structure for at least
15 minutes before dumping over Faith. |
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More hailers later
on SW of Eagle Butte. I headed back to Pierre and saw convection
begin popping to the east, but it didn't organize until later in the evening. Attempted lightning shots at night along the MO River were thwarted by a swarm of hell bent mosquitos! |
