I wasn't comparing them like that-lol but both seem to be missing steep ml llase rates, and that is usually the one key missing ingredient in sne setups that fail.
Yes, one of the most memorable ever, really. tremendous shear - weak/mid cape - terrible ml lapse rates/ml cape. SPC was at least a moderate hatch if not high risk? it was wild. Very little happened
I've seen some "regular" E TX/LA storms that easily rival the best I have seen in NE. If you enjoy snow and highest end severe, IA/NE life probably the best call