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Supercell Highway

My first day of storm chasing on the plains led me to northern Wyoming as a slight risk for supercells/tornadoes were issued by the NWS. While I was questioning myself as to if I should gamble and choose southern Wyoming, I headed for the area with greater risk and decided to play it up north. Little did I know that at around the same time as I saw this storm fire up, another storm in southern Wyoming would produce one of the best tornadoes of the year. However, I can't complain all that much, for both of these supercells were tornado warned at the time, and the structure on this supercell was mesmerizing. I watched this storm from birth to death, watching it track over some of the most beautiful landscapes east of Shoshone National Forest, and over an area where I saw virtually no other people/cars for nearly the whole time. This storm twisted like a top over the desert like landscapes of Northern Wyoming, and I even got my dream shot of a beautiful supercell right in position with a desolate road going right down the middle of my frame. This storm produced some decent sized hail as well, which I stayed out of for the most part. In the end, while I missed the Laramie tornado, it was a good chase day overall! Hope you enjoy!

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Uploaded on July 18, 2018
Taken on June 6, 2018