I went up to Roan Mountain yesterday to take a look at the Rhododendron bloom. Unfortunately it was a bit of a dud this year. There were blooms but the coverage was rather sparse and I was told it just wasn't a good year. I am not having a good track record so far between the fall foliage season and this. None the less the weather was near perfect and the views were great.
I am envious of your cool weather as we bake under the death ridge. I miss it up there for sure. I did escape to the mountains for a day in NC though and it was nice to hang out at 6,000ft for a bit where it was much cooler (low 60's).
I would love to get footage like this. I am guessing the drone can handle winds far above manufacturer's specs. He is lucky it didn't get pulled into an inflow jet.
Season extended to August at Mammoth in CA:
https://ktla.com/2019/05/24/mammoth-mountain-records-snowiest-may-on-record-and-theres-a-full-week-left-in-the-month/
I am a little late in posting these but I chased the second supercell on the 13th behind the one that produced the Zebulon Tornado and encountered the edge of the hail core after taking the pics. The pics following the storm photos are of Zebulon tornado damage in the vicinity of where the NWS classified it as EF-2. Some cleanup was ongoing as the damage photos are from 2 days after the storm. These images are at facebook resolution.