A new, more significant updraft emerges south of Pampa. Go south or southeast?
Pampa-Lefors, TX Supercell Summary & Images (part 2) | |
So, I departed Pampa after the hail ended, but
I wasn't entirely sure whether to go southeast or due south. I saw
the new big updraft base to my immediate south/southwest and had a
strong feeling that would be supercellular very soon... and move
straight southeast or even south-southeast. I also weighed in the
possibility that photography light might be better being due south
or even southwest of the primary updraft. I was on Highway 273 just
south of Pampa and decided to take Highway 70 south...instead of
Highway 273 southeast to Lefors. Here are a few images of the early
stages of the updraft base about to really ramp up and take on
supercellular characteristics... at around 6:20pm... about 5 miles
south of Pampa just east of Highway 70:
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