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I put way too much trust in the 12Z models for my
initial target of far western NE. Even with the stubborn stratus I
thought clearing would evolve...which it did much later than was
progged. I aborted Scottsbluff and headed back to LBF and saw this
guy way off to the southwest. Not wanting to bust, I shot south to
MCK to check it out. |
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I could clearly see a lack of precip in the FFD which
revealed these well-developed mammatus overhead...a true LP! |
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Here is the left split to the northwest of McCook, NE
which produced golfball size hail. Note the decent inflow band to
its SE. The hodos were predominantly straight lined which allowed
this guy to stick around for a while. |
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To
my SE was this classic supercell which I headed after later on. Check out
an earlier view here. |
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To the south, a
new LP was organizing. |
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Here's the right
mover with a healthy updraft base. Instead of moving south for
better contrast, I stuck it out here. |
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Classic RFD
erosion produced this horseshoe appearance. |
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Left mover
advancing northeast. |
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Mammatus catching the setting sun over the
peaceful NE countryside. |
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Classic
overturning convection with the supercell to the SE. |
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Unfortunately, dust hampered the view of
the RFB of this classic supercell to the SE. I chose not to get
around it due to fading daylight. |
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A wall cloud did organize here underneath a
convective mound, but no rotation was seen. |
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The old LP right mover caught up with me
and gave me a close look at its base. |
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Nothing of great interest here as it began
to dissipate. |
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The progression of the storms was from LP
to classic to HP from west to east this evening due to the moist axis
residing east of the area. Here is a developing supercell that later
acquired a TVS northeast of McCook. These are just some of the CGs I caught with 5 second exposures. Upon reviewing the video, these were all staccato discharges. |
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Dual CGs with a clear slot working
in right before a TVS popped up. At the motel this night, I was
a little more relieved to see a supercell running south of my initial
target of Scottsbluff...but this was after
10pm! |
