One supercell formed in the immediate lee of the Front Range, over Denver, then headed eastward across the Plains, growing and adding new cells as it went. By this time, about a hundred miles to the east, it had grown into a photogenic, outflow-dominant complex of storms with the supercell embedded, moving eastward at least 50 mph. We had very little time to stay at this spot and appreciate the striking structure before jumping on I-70 and hurtling eastward, barely gaining distance on it at legal highway speeds. Along the way, the supercell unloaded 78-mph winds near Burlington CO. We let the storm finally catch us in Goodland, KS…
1 WNW Seibert CO (14 Jun 14) Looking W
39.3016, -102.8835Seibert Supercell: Prelude to Destruction
One supercell formed in the immediate lee of the Front Range, over Denver, then headed eastward across the Plains, growing and adding new cells as it went. By this time, about a hundred miles to the east, it had grown into a photogenic, outflow-dominant complex of storms with the supercell embedded, moving eastward at least 50 mph. We had very little time to stay at this spot and appreciate the striking structure before jumping on I-70 and hurtling eastward, barely gaining distance on it at legal highway speeds. Along the way, the supercell unloaded 78-mph winds near Burlington CO. We let the storm finally catch us in Goodland, KS…
1 WNW Seibert CO (14 Jun 14) Looking W
39.3016, -102.8835