Enjoyed yet another day in the eastern Colorado Plains viewing high-based supercells that developed off the Palmer Divide and, thereafter, rolled onto the Plains.
Friday didn't have nearly the same level of instability as Thursday, but it still provided some very picturesque scenes. We left
La Junta after lunch and targeted the area north of
Yoder, CO. Heck, even by the time we left La Junta, we could see some "cu" begin to form along the Front Range. We ventured north on sr-71 to Punkin Center, and then northwest (via dirt road) to an area between
Punkin Center and Simia. We intercepted a developing supercell just south of Simia and followed this storm all the way to
Eads, CO, where we called it an evening and traversed a couple more storms (including some hail) on the way to Colorado Springs. One of the more interesting things today was the crazy amount of nats that inhabited our clothes, cars, food, etc along sr-94 east of Punkin Center as we stopped to take some time lapse video. I was videotaping and taking some pics while my brother was on the phone and eating a subway sandwich. I suddenly noticed that my arm was covered with tons of tiny bugs -- gnats! They were everywhere, including in the car -- I mean, the inside was covered by these nasty things. I began yelling "bugs! gnats!" and my brother promptly threw his subway into the Colorado grass! We jumped in the vehicle -- which didn't help considering the inside was now covered with the damn things. Ugh! Anyway, if anyone is hungry, there is a sandwich along sr-94 ... I'd go back and get it, but I don't like tomatoes. Also, we Pricelined the Marriott in Colorado Springs for $49 -- when we arrived, they only had one-bed-king rooms left. My brother worked his magic and we got an extra room for free! Two rooms at the Marriott for $49. Ha! Anyway, below are a few pics of the supercell(s) and a time lapse of the day's activities.
Supercell east of Punkin Center.
Near Wild Horse, CO. 
Wraps up briefly -- then outflow would always undercut it. 
Another supercell we traversed on the way back to Colorado Springs. At one point, there were a set of 5 storms -- in string-of-pearls fashion -- from east to west across the Colorado Plains.
Time-lapse video of the day's action. A higher resolution video is available for download here.
Supercell east of Punkin Center.
Near Wild Horse, CO. 
Wraps up briefly -- then outflow would always undercut it. 
Another supercell we traversed on the way back to Colorado Springs. At one point, there were a set of 5 storms -- in string-of-pearls fashion -- from east to west across the Colorado Plains.
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