Targeted ern TX panhandle (initial target of Memphis, TX). Saw a crazy wildfire. Busted west to new convection and found lots of significant hail near Tulia, TX. A random 2x4 in a ditch served as a great opportunity pause for a "hail flight." Overnighted in Lubbock, TX.
Large MDT risk to the north, targeted area near Newton, KS. Storms struggled to get low-level mesocyclones due to lack of helicity and low-level shear. Overnighted in Wichita, KS.
Awoke in Ft. Pierre with an initial target of Martin, SD, as severe convection was forecast to move northeast out of the Sandhills. Sat at a park in Martin most of the afternoon. CI occurred just SW of Martin with an initial pseudo-supercell mode (dewpoints were only in the low 50s). Continued tracking this cell east of Martin as it acquired some weak mid-level rotation and tracked along US 18 toward Vetal. Found a nice old church in Upper Cut Meat before again scrambling east to stay ahead for structure shots. Highlight was a stop along the dam of Antelope Lake just east of Mission, SD, with high-based rotation and a lot of CGs. Stopped to take in some lightning WSW of Winner, SD, before calling it a night. Overnighted in Winner, SD.
