Even at 16mm on a full frame sensor, this storm was just on top of me! I could not cleanly fit everything into the lens.

A strong couplet was showing up on radar at this time and some storm chasers were brave enough to sample the hail and winds at the back of the storm. Reports indicated 55 - 60 MPH winds and hail of around 2 inches.

I hopped a little further east to keep in front of the storm. I really wanted to get some lightning shots and this was the best way to do it. This photo was a bit of a white balance/contrast accident. I hit a bunch of key unintentionally and this was the result. Cool!

The thing with vigorous low precipitation storms like these is that they are very dangerous, or simply lethal when it comes to lightning. I can't tell you how many bolts out of the blue we had while chasing. Every time I left the safety of the car, even for a few seconds, I was at risk of getting struck by a positive strike. I did not dare use my tripod, instead my window mounted clip worked perfectly and I stayed safe.

This is just one from a serious of photos. The storm was producing just awesome lightning! The biggest issue was ambient light from the still bright evening sky. The ambient light and the lightning coupled with a little artificial light really brought the farm equipment and storm to life here. All the structure is cleanly visible with a beautiful intra-cloud bolt making its way up to the storm anvil.