Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:40:19 -0500
Pampa hailstorm
Pampa-Lefors, TX Supercell Summary & Images (part 1) | | |
Pampa hailstorm. After a hearty lunch in Amarillo and a
brief visit to Palo Duro Canyon S.P., I began my chase by heading
north back into eastern Amarillo then east on I-40 to Conway. I was
most interested in a cluster of towering cumulus to my north about
20 to 30 miles away. These towers festered for awhile as I watched
from a truck stop at Conway along I-40 and Highway 207. An echo
soon became apparent on radar tied to the healthiest looking updraft
tower to my north-northeast, so I drove north toward Panhandle.
This was the birth of the initial hailstorm that went on to affect
Pampa. I followed the storm northeast on Highway 60 toward Pampa,
experiencing some pea size hail along the way from Kings Mill to the
southwestern portion of Pampa. I decided to head north just a
little bit on the west side of town on Ranch 282 and found a place
to observe the onslaught of hail near the intersection of Ranch 282
and Highway 152. The hail lasted 5 to 7 minutes around 5:45pm or so
and covered the ground for a brief period of time with the hail only
as large as penny to nickel size at the largest.
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