A well-developed supercell storm tracked due south during the late afternoon and evening hours, first developing near Eads, CO. I followed this storm south to about 15 miles south-southwest of Lamar when I reached a dead-end on the unpaved roads I was on. I photographed the backside of this storm after it passed by to the southeast with some fantastic sky colors and contrast beneath the mammatus-filled anvil.

Marginally severe high-based summer storms developed along a slow-moving front across southwestern NE. Storms were most photogenic from Atwood to Colby with highly-contrasted rain/hail shafts, rain-foots, and a brief ominous looking wall cloud north of Colby.

I spent several hours around the Monument Rocks very early the morning of July 17th photographing in pre-dawn light (or non-light!). I experimented with flash-light illumination a bit. After this, I set out north to get positioned for a storm chase later on this day. See 2008 Chases section for more on this chase.

Chase Trip 2008 -- Day 9. Vince and I intercepted the western edge of a cluster of severe thunderstorms including a couple supercells. We experienced an encounter with a strong gustnado or small/weak tornado at the leading edge of a gust front just outside of Eagle Butte. Later, we followed the storm south photographing structure to sunset. We also photographed a highly electrified storm Cb after dark near Hayes.