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A nice supercell just south of Buffalo MN. I was on MN25 looking north. It had some pretty good rotation and a beautiful emerald green core. I heard this thing was throwing down some huge hail, so I didn't want to get too close!



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After getting a few shots, I went up to Buffalo on 25, got by the lake and saw the monster shelf from the big storm coming up from the south too quickly.



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In the evening I parked near the airport near home and waited for the second line to come through, A very nice looking shelf rolled in and it was pretty green too, but I never saw any hail.


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Hi, Michael -- we were driving north between the "shelves" and managed to avoid the hail as well. I heard they were baseball sized!! :eek:

:eek: is right! I bet you were driving a little faster than your usual pace when you heard that was heading towards you! ;)

Actually, my wife was driving while I kept an eye on the radar on my iPhone. She always drives faster than my usual pace. ;)

Hmmm, sounds like a good storm chasing team there! :D

Great pics guys. Brings back memories. We only get what Minnesotans would call a respectable thunderstorm once every couple of years.