Headed north through outflow, out of Colorado and toward a late dinner and lodging in Kimball, Nebraska, we stopped quickly by the state line when an otherwise innocuous-looking, elevated line of “showers” started blasting tall, forked discharges like this. Even across several miles, the crack of the thunder was sharp and crisp when it reached us, gliding through the cold northwest winds to reach us. Sometimes, when the chase day seems done, the atmosphere offers alternative opportunities. This one, and more that followed, were well worth a missed hot meal, settling for gas-station food, and dealing with a grumpy motel proprietor at late check-in.
15 SSW Kimball NE (13 Jun 11) Looking WNW
41.0168, -103.6879