After the dissipation of the US-12 supercell, we were left stormless but for a distant area of darkness to our ENE in which radar imagery showed a big, likely heavy-precip supercell. With that being the only reachable option at the time, and a very good east road in front of us, we caught up to this beauty sooner than expected. Though the encounter was brief, we enjoyed immensely the spectacle it offered across the green fields of a geographic mouthful: northeast South Dakota. At this stop, I loved the way the curvature of the road complemented that of the supercell’s sweeping, Saturnian cloud form. Soon thereafter, this storm entered an awkwardly positioned set of roads, as well as the state of Minnesota. Meanwhile, still with some daylight remaining, newer and friendlier storms beckoned to the south.
4 NW Twin Brooks SD (17 Jun 12) Looking NNE
45.2473, -96.8427Saturnian Supercell, Northeast South Dakota
After the dissipation of the US-12 supercell, we were left stormless but for a distant area of darkness to our ENE in which radar imagery showed a big, likely heavy-precip supercell. With that being the only reachable option at the time, and a very good east road in front of us, we caught up to this beauty sooner than expected. Though the encounter was brief, we enjoyed immensely the spectacle it offered across the green fields of a geographic mouthful: northeast South Dakota. At this stop, I loved the way the curvature of the road complemented that of the supercell’s sweeping, Saturnian cloud form. Soon thereafter, this storm entered an awkwardly positioned set of roads, as well as the state of Minnesota. Meanwhile, still with some daylight remaining, newer and friendlier storms beckoned to the south.
4 NW Twin Brooks SD (17 Jun 12) Looking NNE
45.2473, -96.8427