*Times mentioned in this entry are all in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)* Today's severe weather threat was all the way in WI/MN, and we avoided chasing there for 2 reasons. First, the terrain is very poor for chasing with the hills and trees. Second, we would have been well out of position for the next day. That being said, one of the guests suggested we stay in northern SD so we would have a good view of the Northern Lights tonight. Bill reserved rooms in Lemmon, SD, just 96 miles west of where we stayed last night. We arrived at our hotel around 2 PM, and we all met for our celebratory steak dinner at 6:30 PM. As a side note, it is tradition in the storm chaser community to enjoy a steak dinner after having a successful tornado intercept. Pretty neat, huh? Anyway, we met in the lobby at 10:45 PM to view the Northern Lights. We drove 6 miles east out of Lemmon and watched the spectacular show. For about 5-10 minutes, there was a burst that lit up the sky. It was phenomenal!! One of the guests, Alex, has given me permission to use his photos.
*Times mentioned in this entry are all in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)* Today's severe weather threat was all the way in WI/MN, and we avoided chasing there for 2 reasons. First, the terrain is very poor for chasing with the hills and trees. Second, we would have been well out of position for the next day. That being said, one of the guests suggested we stay in northern SD so we would have a good view of the Northern Lights tonight. Bill reserved rooms in Lemmon, SD, just 96 miles west of where we stayed last night. We arrived at our hotel around 2 PM, and we all met for our celebratory steak dinner at 6:30 PM. As a side note, it is tradition in the storm chaser community to enjoy a steak dinner after having a successful tornado intercept. Pretty neat, huh? Anyway, we met in the lobby at 10:45 PM to view the Northern Lights. We drove 6 miles east out of Lemmon and watched the spectacular show. For about 5-10 minutes, there was a burst that lit up the sky. It was phenomenal!! One of the guests, Alex, has given me permission to use his photos.
Phenomenal pictures, Justin. Thanks for sharing!
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