Laura: Storm on the prairie

Tribune/Sharon Springs, Kansas – On July 3, Mother Nature put on quite the show for us. We had just moved to our last field of the job. It looked like we may get some rain, but we didn’t know if it would be a slight delay or shut us down completely. The crew gave it their best shot and stayed in the field until the rain drove them out. In the end the storm won. We ended up having to wait the majority of the next day for the moisture in the grain to drop to be able to cut.

For those of you who haven’t witnessed a prairie storm or who just like weather, these photos are for you! They show the progression of how things went down. It was truly an amazing sight to watch it all unfold.  

High Plains Harvesting (Photo Credit: Laura)

The rain was still off in the distance and didn’t look to be a very deep line. (Photo Credit: Laura Haffner)


High Plains Harvesting (Photo Credit: Laura)

Then things really started brewing. (Photo Credit: Laura Haffner)

High Plains Harvesting (Photo Credit: Laura)

The rains kept getting closer and closer. It was clear that we weren’t going to miss this one! (Photo Credit: Laura Haffner)

High Plains Harvesting (Photo Credit: Laura)

Then things started to look like it could get a little ugly. (Photo Credit: Laura Haffner)

High Plains Harvesting (Photo Credit: Laura)

Go, combines. Go! They tried hard to outrun the storm, but it wasn’t meant to be. I’m pretty sure this shot is going on the wall of the office. (Photo Credit: Laura Haffner)

High Plains Harvesting (Photo Credit: Laura)

The rain was about to overtake them. In the next few minutes everyone finished dumping, the power fold bin extensions came down, and the green machines waved the white flag at edge of the field.  (Photo Credit: Laura Haffner)

High Plains Harvesting (Photo Credit: Laura)

The rain and wind started, and everyone made it safely to vehicles. It was then time to get the trucks off the dirt roads and everyone back to town. Thankfully, despite the ominous appearance, this stormed seemed to pack more rain and wind than anything else.  Besides the delay in harvest, this storm over our field had a happy ending. Otherwise, I probably wouldn’t be so excited about these weather photos.  (Photo Credit: Laura Haffner)

All Aboard Wheat Harvest™ is sponsored by High Plains Journal and John Deere. Laura can be reached at laura@allaboardharvest.com.

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