Despite obviously being somewhat high-based and outflow-dominant, this long-lived storm wasn’t ready to give up yet. A strong low/middle-level mesocyclone still drove the bulk of its updraft behind the dirt-pushing gust front and shelf cloud evident here. The storm was moving quite fast to the southeast, and keeping ahead of it on widely spaced paved roads of this part of northwest Texas was difficult, but possible. The disadvantage was infrequent stops, the previous of which was over 70 road miles back. Fortunately I was familiar with the viewing angle and foreground of this one from a few several trips here in the 1990s to early 2000s, including one where (using ladders installed back then) my kids got to explore the dissected, Permian red-shale gullies and gypsum-sprinked arroyos with me while waiting on storm development. I decided here to move somewhat east to near Vera and let the storm roll past.
4 E Benjamin TX (8 Jun 25) Looking NNW
33.5904, -99.7174