Storms Final Breath

While the tornado risk was much better for northern Pennsylvania on this day, I decided to stay closer to home hoping that I would get lucky enough for a good storm or two to form just east of the mountain range out here. While I didn't see any of the tornadoes Pennsylvania had, I couldn't be happier with what I got. A small cell formed over Three Springs, Pennsylvania, and slowly matured as it made its way eastward towards my location. By the time it made its way over the mountains, it became severe warned and a mean looking meso began to form. I made my way just south of Newville as this storm became even stronger, and by the time I found a good vantage point, it had matured into a mean looking supercell. I watched it spin over the amish farmland, and after about half an hour or so, it weakened and died out. Another cell fired up behind the now dead supercell, and this storm had beautiful tilted updraft towers with lightning popping out like crazy. I sat there, my hand on my shutter as I waited for bolts to pop out. The storm began to die quickly and bolts only popped out about every minute. I started losing hope that I wouldn't get any lightning once again, however, this storm was nice enough to wave a final goodbye as it popped out a beautiful cg strike from out of the rain just for me, and low and behold, I managed to snag it. Overall, this day was great, and it felt like I was out on the plains for a little while. Anyways, hope you enjoy!

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