August 22nd took me first north of Cheyenne, then east of Cheyenne for two pretty supercells. Both storms produced hail to golfball size. The storm east of Cheyenne gave me quite a scare. As I was standing outside the van under power lines, a bolt of lightning hit a power pole about 50 feet away from me. The shock wave from this almost knocked me down and I certainly could feel the electric discharge.
August 23rd took me south of the Palmer Divide, initially near Simla, then farther south to north of Ordway. Both supercells were classic Colorado hailers, producing golfball sized hail. The storm north of Ordway produced hail up to 6" or more deep! Quite a sight!
Roger
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