May 15 -- Vernon, Texas:
Mammatus from dying thunderstorm on first evening in the Plains.
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May 16 -- Woodward, Oklahoma:
After seeing only a thundershower during the day, I watch strong
convection after sunset. This view is looking nearly straight up
at a line of developing cumulus towers.
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May 20 -- Alanreed, Texas, supercell:
Approaching the storm from the east. Storm motion shifted
from ENE to SSE, which delayed my intercept (and caused some
other chasers to lose car windows to large hail).
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View towards the northwest of the approaching storm.
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A few minutes later.
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A new lowering forms just to the southeast.
A couple of minutes later, I get clipped by
the edge of the storm and some marble-size hail.
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May 24 -- Boise City, Oklahoma:
After three days of no storms, I take an
afternoon drive to watch a high-plains thunderstorm.
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Another view. Just after this, marble size hail falls.
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May 25 -- Kalgary, Texas, supercell:
Mid-afternoon convection to the northeast.
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A closer look as I approach the growing storm from the west.
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View from just west of the supercell.
At this time, baseball size hail is falling
on the left side of the picture. A farmer later
stopped to show me his broken windshield.
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May 25 -- Jayton, Texas, supercell:
A new storm forms in early evening.
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The storm develops rapidly.
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This small LP storm shows signs of rotation.
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A few minutes later.
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May 26 -- Odessa, Texas, supercell:
Storm southwest of Odessa.
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A few minutes later.
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A spectacular sight on my last day of chasing.
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