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 230508am02 
The storm as we approached from the east...looking very nice.  
 
Date: 05/24/08
 
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 230508am03 
We watched this wall cloud develop from nothing to the south of Dighton, Kansas.
 
Date: 05/24/08
 
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 230508am04 
In the space of 20 minutes, this storm went from looking garden variety to looking AWESOME.
 
Date: 05/24/08
 
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 230508am05 
We think this may've been tornado #1 from this storm - a brief spin up as the RFD cut into the wall cloud (video should confirm)
 
Date: 05/24/08
 
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 230508am06 
Although it looks a bit ragged here, the RFD was cutting into the wall cloud and it was beginning to rotate nicely.
 
Date: 05/24/08
 
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 230508am07 
A close-up of the RFD cutting into the wall cloud and a tail cloud streaming from the precip on the right.
 
Date: 05/24/08
 
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 230508am08 
A few minutes later, the clear slot starts to become more identifiable and the wallcloud has regained more shape.  Rotation was really starting to crank here.
 
Date: 05/24/08
 
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 230508am09 
We repositioned to the N side of Dighton.  This photo was taken as we drove north just south of Dighton as the rotation reached its peak and a large multi-vortex tornado developed.  
 
Date: 05/24/08
 
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 230508am10 
The view out the driver's side window as we moved north.  Dighton was lucky not to take a direct hit from this tornado although I understand the north western parts of town sustained some heavy damage.
 
Date: 05/24/08
 
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