Challenges of safe storm observing are many! Running out ahead of a big, dark, deep, spiraling supercell to get a fuller look at its structure, on a hazy day, is a tough balance to reach in that narrow and fuzzy gap between being too close to see the depth of the storm and too far for the same purpose. That’s especially compounded on the edge of the Hill Country, where terrain and thickets of short trees complicate viewing. So we pulled off abruptly here, not in an optimal spot, but in one that worked, and outside traffic. Unfortunately, the storm sporadically flung cloud-to-ground lightning in our direction, meaning limited chances to get a shot before having to duck back into the vehicle. Before doing so, however, this wild barber-pole structure above multiple tail clouds made the effort all well worthwhile. Soon, we would see the same storm from the south as it started to narrow and turn back east, in deference to a younger supercell.
4 NW Voca TX (12 Jun 23) Looking WNW
31.0346, -99.2354