A supercell thunderstorm develops over southeast Colorado and literally sits still for nearly two hours dropping copious amounts of hail, reported up to 2-inches in diameter, and prompting several hours of severe thunderstorm warnings as the storm sat and dumped for nearly two hours.
Scenes 1-3 open as storm chaser approaches the severe-warned storm on US-160 just west of Pritchett. Shots of blinding dust shot from POV.
Scenes 4-5 are establishing shots of the storm a few miles north of Pritchett with vivid lightning strikes in both scenes.
Scene 6 includes high winds and rain with Pritchett city limits sign in the foreground.
Scene 7 is a shot of a ragged cloud over the town as the storm unleashes the hail to the north.
Scene 8 is a shot of a truck driving through Pritchett in the rain.
Scenes 9-15 are shots of hail falling several miles north of Pritchett. Hail up to golfball size falling in the nearby field looking like missiles coming down. Other shots of hail covering the ground as storm rages on.
Scene 16 is POV shot as storm ends with hail covering the roads and having to drive it previous ruts to move.
Scene 17 is shot of local sheriff coming up the hail covered road north of Pritchett.
Scene 18 is a shot of a vehicle on the hail covered road.
Scenes 19-22 include shot of hail covering the road like heavy snow.
Scene 23 includes a ruler stuck in the hail measuring it to a depth of 3-inches.
Secene 24-27 include shots of hail measured up to golfball size, hail against ruler, compared with golfball, held in hand.
Scene 28 is a shot of chaser holding golfball hail with the animated radar image in the background.
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