6/20/2013 - Linton, ND Supercell

This day featured a fairly easy target, with an instability tongue nosing into a triple point in south-central North Dakota. We spent an hour or so in the Herried, SD park waiting for convection to fire. Luckily, when it did, we only had to drive five minutes north! We watched the incipient tower grow to a nice looking supercell that transitioned into an elongated storm with several circulation centers. Eventually, the storm sent cold outflow south, reducing tornado potential. We followed the storm for hours and ended up with a nice synopsis of how convection struggles to remain organized in an environment with lackluster winds in the low-to-mid levels. If those winds had been just 10 or so knots stronger in that cloud bearing level, I suspect this could have been a heck of a tornado event.

If you have the desire to be swallowed by mosquitoes, this is a great spot.

The only distinct funnel we found this day -- though there were lots and lots of scud bomb nader look-alikes.

A lapse of the many scenes we caught.