dmckemy
EF1
Left Rapid City in the morning with my initial target being O'Neill, Nebraska. Got to O'Neill just as a storm started firing up from the cu field that was over the northern section of the state, and this storm would go on to produce a tornado near Ewing. With the way the highway was oriented to the storm, I was able to stay under/inside the hook echo of the storm from O'Neill to Neligh.
The storm started showing really good signs of rotation near Inman. The meso was spinning really good and even dropped a decent funnel.
From my vantage point, I could not tell if there was a circulation on the ground, so I called it in as a funnel cloud.
After about 20 to 30 minutes, the storm's rotation near the surface began to intensify again. The photo above was taken near Ewing just a few minutes before it dropped the tornado.
The storm then dropped a tornado, and I'd say it was on the ground for at least a minute or two before it became rain wrapped. After it became rain-wrapped, I didn't see this storm drop another tornado, though it still exhibited strong rotation.
Video of tornado (below)
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The storm started showing really good signs of rotation near Inman. The meso was spinning really good and even dropped a decent funnel.
From my vantage point, I could not tell if there was a circulation on the ground, so I called it in as a funnel cloud.
After about 20 to 30 minutes, the storm's rotation near the surface began to intensify again. The photo above was taken near Ewing just a few minutes before it dropped the tornado.
The storm then dropped a tornado, and I'd say it was on the ground for at least a minute or two before it became rain wrapped. After it became rain-wrapped, I didn't see this storm drop another tornado, though it still exhibited strong rotation.
Video of tornado (below)
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