Chase Day 18 Reports and Pictures

[Arron]

What a day! Started out from Wall, SD and had a target area somewhere around central Nebraska. After checking data on the move we could see the moisture surging up near to Thedford with backing surface winds. A lot of waiting was needed today and finally at around 7:30 pm the first tops broke the cap near to Broken Bow. Headed straight south east and punched the core across the top. Some big hailstones were taken, really hard ones too and we were greeted with a simply stunning LP supercell moving at a snails pace. Got a great view on top of a hill for about 20 minutes then jogged east where we got some amazing lightning shots with the skinny updraught The cell to our north west then became tornado warned so off we went. Ended up sat between the two cells with a great light show to finish the night. Made our way down to Kearney ready for what looks to be a great set up tomorrow for some tubes!

 

 

Stich time!

 

 

Handheld lightning shots

 

 

[John Hanrahan]

Fantastic chase day. Hard work but paid off in the end.  Had some fun with hail and 2 close calls with lightning also which other have video of.  Few pics from me that dont do the supercell justuce before I head to bed.

[Tom Lynch]

Can only add to what John and Arron have posted . an amazing supercell an amazing day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tom

 

 

 

[RichB]

Stunning pictures guys.

[Snowangel-MK]

Wow !!  Amazing shots there guys 

[Nick F]

Stunning LP structure shots! Made more dramatic by getting the lightning in too.

[Cloud]

Awesome!

[Sprites]

L.P. storms are my fav.....always fascinate me with the updraught so sculptured and obvious, a real beauty you caught there..

Im not keen on that music in the video though, id have to smash the car radio up!

Edited May 27, 2013 by Sprites

[Dorsetbred]

Dont think you can beat a good LP Supercell for photographic pleasure

[craig1uk]

Wow, looks like a great day, great pics guys  

[icbinb]

Incredible pictures! Not jealous at all....

[lewisosd]

What a beut!

[DanN]

I didn't think the structure in South Dakota would be beaten anytime soon, certainly not in Nebraska either. But...wow :-)

[jimbo36]

Some pics from Uncle Jimbo

Edited May 27, 2013 by jimbo36

[jimbo36]

Short vid of our gunshot thunder.....quite a few pairs of underwear needed changing :-)

 

 

[NL]

Stunning photographs people, incredible how far that lightning is jumping out of that fantastically structured cell. I'm sure a tornado would have been the cherry but I'd take that structure any day..!

[Cookie]

Speechless 

[lorenzo]

The Best collection of pics I have seen on this site, spectacular.

[Boro Snow]

amazing well done guys

[weather geek]

Preety amazing shots there

[jimbo36]

Slo mo vid of the lightning from that evening. Slo mo caught my eye as some CG's appear to strike field in front of us but not at the time. Any ideas?

 

Edited August 30, 2013 by jimbo36

[jimbo36]

Best i stick to facebook, these forums are becoming pointless, no-one reads them

[Tom Lynch]

Best i stick to facebook, these forums are becoming pointless, no-one reads them

Oh yes we do  Thin boy

[pottyprof]

Certainly do Jim....  Late but viewed...

[Sprites]

great video....think those "close" strikes are do to reflections in the lens or how the frame rate captures the image, it seems common on videos of lightning strikes can appear much closer than they really are.

http://stormhighway.com/videoghost.php

Edited September 18, 2013 by Sprites