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May 11, we targeted northwest Kansas and were suckered by storms that screamed north over the cold front into Nebraska. We were behind the game the whole time. Mark Robinson checked his anemometer as we thought about what to do. Digital images.

We gave up and went south, seeing pretty storms line up around Garden City. We didn't get to the big tornado of the day, but we did see some nice lightning. Digital images.

More lightning north of Garden City redeemed an otherwise mediocre chase day. Digital images.