Had a rare storm chase near where I live, Las Cruces, NM. While eastern New Mexico is in the western edge of 'tornado alley', it's a little less frequent to have supercells in my part of the state. This beautiful storm, shown below as photographed by my friend Jillian Bornak, became tornado warned and produced >1" sized hail. I caught up to the storm near sunset, and encountered enough hail on the road that it was like driving through snow.
I always keep my eye on the weather this time of year for the short live 'fall season'. This time of year we can get setups that mimic the conditions of spring. Hopefully, this will hold me over till 2011.
