The June 14, 2013 West Point, Nebraska Supercell
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On June 14, 2013, a volatile atmospheric environment across Northeast Nebraska gave rise to a massive, long-lived supercell near West Point. According to the National Weather Service Omaha, this storm developed in an area of high instability and strong directional shear, resulting in a classic "mothership" structure with a broad, rotating mesocyclone.
This specific event was characterized by its intense low-level organization and a persistent wall cloud that tracked across Cuming County. While the storm produced several reports of large hail and damaging straight-line winds, it is most remembered by the meteorological community for its textbook visual structure and the high-velocity inflow jets that fed the updraft for several hours.
The Archive: Captured by Caleb Elliott, this footage provides a detailed structural analysis of the West Point storm. The record highlights the rapid rotation within the mesocyclone and the laminar "striations" that are a hallmark of intense supercell development. This intercept remains a vital part of the Vortex Media structural archive.