Day 4, Scenic Squalls

We had a much more leisurely start to the day on Tuesday, with the forecast predicting a later start, and the potential for storms along the Mexican border.

A 2% tornado risk over West Texas and Mexico.

We had time for brunch and a bit of sightseeing in San Antonio.

The Alamo

After a leisurely morning, we drove West towards Del Rio, Texas, to get in position for the storms forming in Mexico that would have the best tornado potential of the day as they moved into West Texas.

Some brewing storms in the distance, viewed from the Pecos river.

We had to wait for the storms to get organized, so picked a scenic spot over the Pecos River to wait, a much nicer situation than our typical gas station hangout!

The impressive Pecos bridge

Unfortunately, as the day went on, the storms we were waiting for in Mexico were not looking like they would get organized in time to be chaseable during daylight. We decided to head North to put us in a better position for Wednesdays storms and catch the tail end of a few severe warned storms on the way.

Driving into a moody sunset
Some Mammatus starting to form
Driving through the storm, and some decent lightning bolts were striking around us!
The first Mammatus of the trip
The base of the storms we were catching on our drive north
Double Rainbow!
The sun setting behind the remnants of a storm
Some impressive Mammatus outside Fort Stockton, TX
One last look at some Mammatus to close out the day.

Overall, we ended up with a very pleasant day with some nice photos and recharged batteries for what promises to be another exciting chase on Wednesday.

One thought on “Day 4, Scenic Squalls

  1. Good cloud photos, Sean and I loved the double rainbow. You’ve been to some interesting places.

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