After driving up from southern Oklahoma, we were treated to a BEAST of a supercell which had inflow winds of 70mph (110km/h) which snapped power poles and unroofed houses.
Date: 05/10/08
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A photo of the struture as we race east to stay out of the hail.
Date: 05/09/08
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Looking into the notch of the HP.
Date: 05/09/08
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Large hail was starting to fall at this stage. You can see it splashing into the water in the foreground.
Date: 05/09/08
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Fingers of scud in the background were rotating nicely and it looked like it was going to produce but it didn't. Hail was up to golf ball sized now. We were now just E of Jetmore, Kansas.
Date: 05/09/08
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Another shot of the structure!! Inflow was gusting well over 50mph by this stage.
Date: 05/09/08
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We eventually dropped south and east (through the still evident paths of the May 4 and May 5 2007 tornadoes from around the Greensburg - St John area). Dust can be seen racing on the inflow into the storm here.
Date: 05/09/08
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More inflow dust.
Date: 05/09/08
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The cell was now just a totally crazy HP beast with another cell bearing down on it from the NW and a line out to the west.
Date: 05/09/08
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The inflow and the structure were still awesome at this stage as the light faded.