With 3 inch hail being reported ahead of me along with a verified rain-wrapped tornado, it was time to backtrack to the west and south. I headed down highway 83 but daylight was running out. I managed to get some good pictures of an incredible backsheared anvil as the sun set, and I finished the chase north of Thedford, NE with a continuous lightning show. We were able to photograph corn field damage as well as scour marks left in a plowed field. We came upon some heavy tree damage in the area I suspected the tornado passed through.
Images are below.
The first updraft ended up as an orphan anvil, however, this updraft took hold to become a long-lived tornadic supercell. The updraft base was starting to get organized. Its base is relatively rain free and there were definite signs of rotation. View is looking west from 5 miles east of Carter, SD on highway 18. Satellite Image 442 pm This image was taken at the same location and view of the previous one.