{"id":2688,"date":"2025-04-30T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/?p=2688"},"modified":"2026-02-20T23:13:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T23:13:39","slug":"30-april-2025-buffalo-texas-usa-supercell-lightning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/2025\/04\/30\/30-april-2025-buffalo-texas-usa-supercell-lightning\/","title":{"rendered":"30 April 2025 | Buffalo, Texas, USA | Supercell &amp; Lightning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls poster=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2026-02-20-at-4.12.52-PM.png\" src=\"https:\/\/stream.mux.com\/LT6302tt02bO5Q4e25cC496UA7w9rZP01XRcz6Qkzg02MG00.m3u8\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The setup this day led me south of DFW, trying to pick something out amid and ahead of early, ongoing convection. It was mostly an exercise in transiting one town to the next, looking for a vantage through the trees to pick out something other than featureless, drizzly, scuddy skies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What did show up at intervals was mostly mushy, semi-shelfy gust fronts. That doesn&#8217;t mean there wasn&#8217;t any scenery to take in and photograph, and I did my best with what revealed itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/?attachment_id=2689\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7592_1280px-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7592_1280px-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7592_1280px-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7592_1280px-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7592_1280px.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Loose shelf north of Dew, Texas \u2014\u00a02135Z.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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\/?attachment_id=2690\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"2690\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7606_1280px-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7606_1280px-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7606_1280px-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7606_1280px-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7606_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\/?attachment_id=2691\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2691\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7622_1280px-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7622_1280px-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7622_1280px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7622_1280px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7622_1280px.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">At least a semblance of a rain free base near Donie \u2014\u00a02248-2255Z.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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\/?attachment_id=2693\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"2693\" src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7642_1280px-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7642_1280px-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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src=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7676_1280px-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7676_1280px-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7676_1280px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7676_1280px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/ceruleanarc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img20250430-_5__7676_1280px.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Field decorations seemed worth a try near Flo \u2014 0011-0012Z.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the sun went down, I finally let things blow by before grabbing some anvil crawler scenes east of Marquez (0316-0337Z).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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It was mostly an exercise in transiting one town to the next, looking for a vantage through the trees to pick out something other than featureless, drizzly, scuddy skies. 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