Underneath some striking supercell structure, the Phillips tornado’s condensation funnel evolved swiftly from a stubby bump to this contorted form resembling the painful end of a scorpion. The small debris cloud beneath the “stinger” confirmed its status as full tornado. Although this vortex wasn’t very long-lived, it would have made a fine finale for a productive storm-observing day, just on its own merit. Instead, the succeeding vortex near Aurora stole the thunder (pun intended).
5 ESE Phillips NE (17 Jun 9) Looking W
40.8729, -98.1325