Several in a series of rapidly rotating but short-lived wall clouds formed in this northern part of a merged supercell pair, each low-level mesocyclone undercut by precipitation before it could produce a tornado. In this case, the occlusion downdraft cut the wall cloud nearly in half (bifurcation), though more wall clouds would form shortly. Diffused sunset light from the distance cast the background downdraft precipitation a warm bronze tone.
6 E Hasty CO (11 Jun 9) Looking WSW
38.1131, -102.851Bifurcated Wall Cloud
Several in a series of rapidly rotating but short-lived wall clouds formed in this northern part of a merged supercell pair, each low-level mesocyclone undercut by precipitation before it could produce a tornado. In this case, the occlusion downdraft cut the wall cloud nearly in half (bifurcation), though more wall clouds would form shortly. Diffused sunset light from the distance cast the background downdraft precipitation a warm bronze tone.
6 E Hasty CO (11 Jun 9) Looking WSW
38.1131, -102.851