VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cng9yc21HRA
After a drive south on Highway 81 the day before, I figured it was time to head north. A warm front which extended from Southern Kansas to Northwest Oklahoma was going to be the focus for late afternoon thunderstorm development. I drove north of Enid and sat at a favorite turn out, the road to Kremlin. From about 4:30 to 5 pm, I watched towering cumulus steadily organize until it was clear we had young storms. I continued north and crossed into Kansas at Caldwell, and then worked northwest to just east of Anthony.
From a few miles east of Anthony, I observed a supercell storm to the west, send off a left split which had a large hail threat. For about 20 minutes after the storm had split, the right mover displayed some very nice structure.
A downburst is visible near the end of the time lapse video I have put together. That downburst signaled the start of rapid weakening. Other storms in the area were less interesting and I started home after making sure there wasn’t another play in the neighborhood.