No convection had appeared in the sky an hour before, yet a fast-developing, fast-moving squall line rushed forth with blasts of lightning, embedded mesocirculations, and even severe hail. The atmosphere can evolve speedily! At the very spot where nearly six years before, I had shot a classically structured, discrete supercell, on this evening I faced a furiously chaotic and growing band of storms that would cause a great deal of severe weather in the southern Plains.
Wellington TX (26 Feb 23) Looking WSW
34.8478, -100.2288