The following digital images were taken of a Classic Supercell which originated in south central Gaines county and continued a path across southwestern Dawson county through northwestern to southeastern Martin County Texas on May 5th, 2006. The first image is near the Gaines/Dawson county line on SH 115 looking northwest at developing updraft circulation and small inflow band. The storm is moving from left to right on photo. The second image was captured just west of the townsite of Patricia, TX on SH 115 looking NWN at sculptured updraft intake region, lowering Wall Cloud, and main Rain/Hail Core.
The third image is just west of Patricia looking north at eastern center of updraft circulation and lowered Wall Cloud being undercut by intensifying RFD.
The fourth image, very up close, is of eastern dissected rotating updraft intake area and Wall Cloud with Fractus Scud Clouds in foreground and intense "sculpturing" RFD. 
The fifth image is approximate "golf ball"size hail blown off of updraft intake area by strongly sheared winds aloft. 
The sixth image is viewed from north on SH 828, just east of Patricia, after relocating to the east, looking south at well developed Wall Cloud and Tornado, partially rain wrapped , storm is moving from right to left on photo. This Wall Cloud may be a second generated lowered updraft from previous images of occluding original updraft region. Another image of Tornado as it intensifies. The NWS in Midland rated the Tornado as F0, F1, and F2 during it's brief lifespan on ground. 
Traveling back down SH 349 toward Midland the next two images were captured which, first, show the asymmetrically 
downwind tilted Storm Tower and, lastly, an image of Mammatus Clouds beneath the anvil, as viewed from the southwest, nearing dusk.
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