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Dryland Rainstorm

2025-08-13 By Roger Edwards

Dryland Rainstorm
A heavy-precipitation, left-moving supercell had crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico, delivering severe wind, hail and flooding rains before merging with growing convection along an old outflow boundary to its east.  That resulted in a short-lived but intense little storm complex, sending heavy torrents as temporary waterfalls across the stony countryside near the Pecos High Bridge, and down the side of the canyon.  Indeed, the heavy rainstorm was still underway and unavoidably splattering drops on the lens filter, even with a tube cover attached.  Nonetheless, I decided to include this shot, as that effect further emphasizes the overall wetness of the scene, which is unusual for this typically parched area of southwest Texas.  Water runoff was fast and strong, contributing to a rising level shortly downstream at Lake Amistad in ensuing days.  

11 WNW Comstock TX (2 May 25) Looking N
29.7062, -101.3532

Filed Under: Floods, Gallery of Outflow, Water Works Tagged With: bridges, clouds, Comstock, convection, floods, geology, highways, Hill Country, landscapes, outflow, Pecos River, rain, rivers, Texas, thunderstorms, waterfalls, waterscapes, weather

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Welcome to SkyPix, an online photo book of clouds, weather and water by Roger Edwards. As in a printed coffee-table book, every image has its own page with a unique story. After all, meaningful photography is much more than just picture-taking; it is visually rendering a moment in place and time from a perspective like none other. As a scientist and an artist, I hope my deep passion for the power and splendor of our skies and waters shines through in these pages. If you are a cloud and weather aficionado, outdoor enthusiast, outdoor or nature photographer, art lover, or anyone who craves learning, enjoy...

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