{"id":2525,"date":"2025-04-23T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/?p=2525"},"modified":"2026-02-04T01:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T01:26:08","slug":"23-april-2025-oklahoma-texas-panhandles-structure-lightning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/2025\/04\/23\/23-april-2025-oklahoma-texas-panhandles-structure-lightning\/","title":{"rendered":"23 April 2025 | Oklahoma &amp; Texas Panhandles | Structure &amp; Lightning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The setup on the 23rd was on the weaker side but still held out hope for supercells. A surface low was positioned at far southeast Colorado with a dryline stretching down the western panhandles beneath 25kts of WSW 500mb flow. Across the panhandles, MLCAPE reached 1500-2000 j\/kg with effective shear around 30 kts by late afternoon and rising to 40 kts after sunset as the low level jet strengthened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls poster=\"https:\/\/image.mux.com\/OCDpsHZD021tj9yOCQdGifSC1mF2WQL3v2RLPRGkWBTg\/thumbnail.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/stream.mux.com\/OCDpsHZD021tj9yOCQdGifSC1mF2WQL3v2RLPRGkWBTg.m3u8\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After hustling north from Fort Stockton that morning, I caught up with a cell north of Gruver. It danced on the threshold of multicell and marginal supercell as it slowly drifted northeast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/2025\/04\/23\/23-april-2025-oklahoma-texas-panhandles-structure-lightning\/img20250423-_5__3312_1280px\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2526\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3312_1280px-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3312_1280px-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3312_1280px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3312_1280px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3312_1280px.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/2025\/04\/23\/23-april-2025-oklahoma-texas-panhandles-structure-lightning\/img20250423-_5__3315_1280px\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2527\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3315_1280px-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3315_1280px-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3315_1280px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3315_1280px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3315_1280px.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Storm base north of Gruver, TX \u2014 2315-2326Z.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After grabbing some moody shots with a concrete grain elevator, I spotted an excellent broadcast tower just a little bit down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/2025\/04\/23\/23-april-2025-oklahoma-texas-panhandles-structure-lightning\/img20250423-_5__3321_1280px\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2528\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3321_1280px-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3321_1280px-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3321_1280px-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3321_1280px-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3321_1280px.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/2025\/04\/23\/23-april-2025-oklahoma-texas-panhandles-structure-lightning\/img20250423-_5__3326-pano_1280px\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"2529\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3326-Pano_1280px-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3326-Pano_1280px-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3326-Pano_1280px-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3326-Pano_1280px-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3326-Pano_1280px.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Grain elevator and broadcast tower north of Gruver \u2014 2343-2347Z.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After about an hour of leisurely following it, I wound up with an elevated view along the Hackleberry Creek river valley. About this time, the storm started to look like a weak RFD was trying to take hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/2025\/04\/23\/23-april-2025-oklahoma-texas-panhandles-structure-lightning\/img20250423-_5__3380_1280px\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3380_1280px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3380_1280px.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3380_1280px-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3380_1280px-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3380_1280px-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">RFD attempting to sneak over Hackleberry Creek \u2014 0020Z.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls poster=\"https:\/\/image.mux.com\/5lhAO4FxAIx0002m1ih01Gb01RMYX9QbmbcNyCL8EAKQb0100\/thumbnail.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/stream.mux.com\/5lhAO4FxAIx0002m1ih01Gb01RMYX9QbmbcNyCL8EAKQb0100.m3u8\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It kept trying with whispers of RFD until it was over Hardesty, Oklahoma, when it finally managed to curl fully into the base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/2025\/04\/23\/23-april-2025-oklahoma-texas-panhandles-structure-lightning\/img20250423-_5__3417_1280px\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2531\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3417_1280px-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3417_1280px-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3417_1280px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3417_1280px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3417_1280px.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/2025\/04\/23\/23-april-2025-oklahoma-texas-panhandles-structure-lightning\/img20250423-_5__3433_1280px\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" data-id=\"2532\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3433_1280px-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3433_1280px-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3433_1280px-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3433_1280px-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3433_1280px.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">RFD still trying with occasional lowerings south of Hardesty, Oklahoma \u2014 0032-0045Z<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/2025\/04\/23\/23-april-2025-oklahoma-texas-panhandles-structure-lightning\/img20250423-_5__3456_1280px\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3456_1280px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3456_1280px.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3456_1280px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3456_1280px-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3456_1280px-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">RFD finally curling into the base \u2014 0053Z.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I followed it for another 20 minutes before letting it drift off and dissipate. Back to the west, new cells had gone up and were setting up a beautiful sunset lightning display. No CG strikes, like whatsoever, but the anvil crawlers were great, especially since they were originating in a small but cohesive supercell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/2025\/04\/23\/23-april-2025-oklahoma-texas-panhandles-structure-lightning\/img20250423-_5__3483_1280px\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2534\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3483_1280px-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3483_1280px-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3483_1280px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3483_1280px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3483_1280px.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/2025\/04\/23\/23-april-2025-oklahoma-texas-panhandles-structure-lightning\/img20250423-_5__3557_1280px\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2535\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3557_1280px-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3557_1280px-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3557_1280px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3557_1280px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3557_1280px.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Original storm dying out north of Hardesty \u2014 0117Z and then sunset lightning flickering to the west \u2014 0139Z.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/2025\/04\/23\/23-april-2025-oklahoma-texas-panhandles-structure-lightning\/img20250423-_5__3806_1280px\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3806_1280px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3806_1280px.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3806_1280px-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3806_1280px-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3806_1280px-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Small but coherent supercell over Guyman, Oklahoma \u2014 0150Z.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/2025\/04\/23\/23-april-2025-oklahoma-texas-panhandles-structure-lightning\/img20250423-_5__3917_1280px\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2537\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3917_1280px-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3917_1280px-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3917_1280px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3917_1280px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3917_1280px.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/2025\/04\/23\/23-april-2025-oklahoma-texas-panhandles-structure-lightning\/img20250423-_5__3942_1280px\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2538\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3942_1280px-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3942_1280px-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3942_1280px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3942_1280px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__3942_1280px.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/2025\/04\/23\/23-april-2025-oklahoma-texas-panhandles-structure-lightning\/img20250423-_5__4035_1280px\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"2539\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__4035_1280px-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__4035_1280px-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__4035_1280px-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__4035_1280px-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__4035_1280px.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">0157-0205Z<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/2025\/04\/23\/23-april-2025-oklahoma-texas-panhandles-structure-lightning\/img20250423-_5__4080_1280px\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__4080_1280px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__4080_1280px.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__4080_1280px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__4080_1280px-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__4080_1280px-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dwindling away over Hooker, Oklahoma \u2014 0232Z.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the storms weakened and moved off, a larger convective complex was ongoing in central and northern Kansas. I set up the camera for some time lapse shots to the north and later discovered a couple frames with sprites. The foreground storms are around 30 miles away but the sprites are coming from the more distant storms that ranged from 150-250 miles away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/2025\/04\/23\/23-april-2025-oklahoma-texas-panhandles-structure-lightning\/img20250423-_5__4291-edit_1280px\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"2541\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__4291-Edit_1280px-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__4291-Edit_1280px-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__4291-Edit_1280px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__4291-Edit_1280px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__4291-Edit_1280px.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/2025\/04\/23\/23-april-2025-oklahoma-texas-panhandles-structure-lightning\/img20250423-_5__4328-edit_1280px\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2542\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__4328-Edit_1280px-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__4328-Edit_1280px-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__4328-Edit_1280px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__4328-Edit_1280px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250423-_5__4328-Edit_1280px.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Sprites far to the north, somewhere over Kansas \u2014 0436\u20130446Z.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The setup on the 23rd was on the weaker side but still held out hope for supercells. A surface low was positioned at far southeast Colorado with a dryline stretching down the western panhandles beneath 25kts of WSW 500mb flow. Across the panhandles, MLCAPE reached 1500-2000 j\/kg with effective shear around 30 kts by late [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7,43,50,40,6,4],"class_list":["post-2525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-storm-chase","tag-lightning","tag-oklahoma","tag-storm-chasing","tag-storms","tag-supercell","tag-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2525"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2545,"href":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525\/revisions\/2545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}