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Storm chaser Dr. Reed Timmer reports frequent lightning flashing from Minneapolis, Kansas, on May 18 as he prepares to intercept a tornadic supercell storm developing in the region.
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00:00This is a tornado-worn storm that is about to go nuts. The rotation is
00:04tightening up right now as it is approaching Highway 81. There's a ton of
00:08lightning as well. Lightning frequency is going nuts with this. It has a very
00:12large updraft base. There you can see one of those lightning strikes. Flanking line
00:16as well feeding up and there is a wall cloud right here as well. A rotating
00:20wall cloud that is likely going to produce a tornado very shortly, any
00:24minute with this storm. This is going to be a long track tornado producing supercell.
00:28This is an environment that is perfect for long track violent tornadoes. We've
00:33got big instability, very strong wind shear, and this storm is also going to
00:38have the longest residence time inside of that prime environment for tornado
00:42potential. You can even see some of that spider lightning coming out of the updraft
00:46with this storm. We have a very large updraft base here. That is the core right
00:50here. It has a forward flank downdraft as well. This is the updraft. This is a
00:54supercell storm. Tornadic supercell storm about to drop one here with that wall
01:00cloud right behind me. Big lightning coming down as well. We are in full
01:04tornado intercept mode today and we are about to head west here to intercept
01:09this tornado this live stream. Dominate that like button.
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