Pokin' The Bear

In the Dalhart, Texas area on Monday evening, May 16, 2016, this massive HP supercell was fast approaching. Our only major east option was US Highway 54, which in its northeasterly route would lead us right into the path of the storm. Above, the camera looks east as we are ready to turn left onto US Highway 54 (seen at far right in distance) at 6:01 pm CDT.

Now on US Highway 54 moments later and about 2 miles northeast of Dalhart. The supercell is about to cross our path at this point.

Closer yet at 6:05 pm. The decision had to be made quickly to get out of harm's way, so a short distance after this image was captured we turned east (right) on Highway 3212, then south on Highway 807. Note the opaque rain and hail core at far left of the image. Nikon D7200 DSLR camera.