As instinct should tell most commuters, a beautiful cloud formation such as this also signals potential danger to travelers beneath. Indeed, the storm contained severe hail, intense winds, and blinding heavy rain responsible for flooding in and near the Plainview area shortly before. This was a supercell, still rotating in middle levels despite the large load of rain and hail falling from most of what had been the main updraft region. This storm soon would take on one of the wildest shapes I’ve seen in a supercell, and that’s saying something…
11 SE South Plains TX (15 Jun 19) Looking W
34.1439, -101.159Magnificent Travel Impediment
As instinct should tell most commuters, a beautiful cloud formation such as this also signals potential danger to travelers beneath. Indeed, the storm contained severe hail, intense winds, and blinding heavy rain responsible for flooding in and near the Plainview area shortly before. This was a supercell, still rotating in middle levels despite the large load of rain and hail falling from most of what had been the main updraft region. This storm soon would take on one of the wildest shapes I’ve seen in a supercell, and that’s saying something…
11 SE South Plains TX (15 Jun 19) Looking W
34.1439, -101.159