An early-afternoon supercell in central Oklahoma in late summer…why not? If the conditions are right—in this case, barely enough shear, barely enough buoyancy, and a boundary for lift—the atmosphere can do this, without regard for the calendar. This was one of several supercells in the area on this day, and perhaps my shortest and most unusual storm chase logistically: in mid-August, just about 8 miles from home, after getting off work at 8 a.m. and having lunch, and before going to sleep for the day so I could work another overnight shift. Every storm has its own structural fingerprint, which of course changes over time, but uniquely identifies it from others. In this supercell it was the shallow, shoebox-shaped wall cloud and elongated , banana-shaped tail cloud extending under the vault and into the forward-flank precip core.
1 SE Noble OK (14 Aug 18) Looking WNW
35.1178, -97.3783August Supercell in Oklahoma
An early-afternoon supercell in central Oklahoma in late summer…why not? If the conditions are right—in this case, barely enough shear, barely enough buoyancy, and a boundary for lift—the atmosphere can do this, without regard for the calendar. This was one of several supercells in the area on this day, and perhaps my shortest and most unusual storm chase logistically: in mid-August, just about 8 miles from home, after getting off work at 8 a.m. and having lunch, and before going to sleep for the day so I could work another overnight shift. Every storm has its own structural fingerprint, which of course changes over time, but uniquely identifies it from others. In this supercell it was the shallow, shoebox-shaped wall cloud and elongated , banana-shaped tail cloud extending under the vault and into the forward-flank precip core.
1 SE Noble OK (14 Aug 18) Looking WNW
35.1178, -97.3783