May 18, 2010 Texas Panhandle Supercell and Tornadoes
Last Updated on Monday, 15 November 2010 16:49 Written by Roger Hill
The setup May 18th was one of a weak boundary in the Texas panhandle, with good moisture and instability filtering in as the day went on. A strong shortwave trough was forecast to arrive during late afternoon, providing increased lift and ascent for storm development. A supercell formed by late afternoon southwest of Dalhart, and tracked/developed southeast towards Dumas. This storm was a classic cyclic tornadic supercell, and also produced copious amounts of signficant hail. A very audible hail roar was quite easily heard as the storm spun and moved east of Dumas. We intercepted 4 tornadoes from the supercell. It tried several times to produce signifcant low level rotation, and at one point east of Dumas, I thought we would get a large tornado. It couldn't stay focused long enough for that to happen. Finally, as it approached Stinnett, it produced a nice stovepipe tornado.
Massive supercell west of Dumas with very large hail and pretty structure.
Another shot of the supercell with a cone funnel on the front side partially buried in rain and hail.
Close in shot of a tornado near Dumas, Texas.
Pretty structure of this cyclic tornadic supercell!
Wide shot of the supercell and a tornado in the right side of the updraft near Stinnett.
Significant tornado near Stinnett, Texas.
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