More Storms Across Eastern Nebraska

After sleeping in a bit this morning, I was up and on the road around 10 am. The prospects for severe storms seemed real today, but the tornado threat was very marginal due to much less wind shear in the atmosphere. I decided to bag on another day of storm chasing and opted for a drive through the sandhills. I ended up at Calamus Reservoir, near Burwell, NE. A coworker goes there to fish quite often and I've never been there. It was a beautiful lake, about 8 miles long, nestled in the gently rolling sand hills. Actually, it was very picturesque. I wanted to do a little swimming but couldn't find the beach. So, I stopped on the shoreline, set up a lawn chair, and just laid in the sun for awhile and listened to my Ipod. It was a nice warm day, but not hot, with puffy cumulus clouds all around. After a couple of hours, I decided to head for home. Soon though, the cumulus clouds started to build, and it was quickly apparent that I'd be chasing thunderstorms all the way home. They were huge and were producing small hail and gusty winds. I was about 40 miles behind them the entire afternoon so had a good show the whole way. It was a good day, especially after the successful chase yesterday.