[Park 1 of 2] After spending most of the afternoon in dense warm-sector dust, just enough settled right before sunset to finally witness one of several supercells that formed along or just ahead of the dryline. Then, while moving east and north to catch up to the fast-moving storm, a layer of low, scuddy stratocumulus clouds quickly developed and covered the view. Standing at one of the last roadside viewing opportunities before the highway plunges into Palo Duro Canyon, I could see brightening yellow through the stratocumulus and in the storm’s direction, telling a language of sunset splendor unseen but by a pilot, perhaps. Then…suddenly and unexpectedly, thin spot in low clouds to the south grew wide and open and moved overhead, revealing this dazzling display of sundown-lit storm color. This remarkable viewing window would last just long enough for reddening… [Go to Part 2.]
6 ESE Wayside TX (22 Apr 22) Looking NNW
34.7744, -101.4422