SkyPix

A digital photographic storybook of clouds, weather and water by Roger Edwards.

Rain Foot Scud Lift

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Wandering southward off the Raton Mesa with early storms, on what would become a legendary structure day (but not from this convection), I noticed a remarkable tracing of the flow from cloud to ground and back to cloud again.  The absolutely classic rain foot at right surged a plume of cold outflow southward then upward in a great big toroid.  That curvy-rising outflow air was cooler and moister … [Read more...]

Colorado Curvature

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With area storms being high-based and merging into others in a previously broken line, outflow was destined to surge ahead, and this fabulous structure wouldn't (and didn't) last long.  Nonetheless, for a precarious yet precious several minutes, a high-based supercell on the High Plains of northeast Colorado put on a dazzling show of cloud structure and golden-hour coloration.  It was a blessing … [Read more...]

Blue Hour at Nara Visa

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Remnants of an early twilight supercell northeast of town rolled southeast, merging into a larger aggregation of cells, but keeping a dominant cloud and electrical structure for awhile yet.  In this short time exposure, the main storm continued to shift away, but blasted a contorted flash across its midsection that appeared to possess an abstract expressionist's idea of head, arms and legs.  The … [Read more...]

Ocean Silhouette: Hawaiian Palms

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In an Aloha State golden hour, the low sun reflects off countless gentle Pacific ripples, silhouetting in shimmering sepia this grove of palms that rises from a stark, craggy, volcanic seashore of a'a lava.  I came to this spot not even knowing of the palms, looking merely for a high vantage for a sunset that turned out nice, but not quite the unique composition this offered.  The lesson:  … [Read more...]

Continued Westward Retreat

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Shriveling wall cloud, shrinking tornado, and a mesocyclone with an expiration time measured in double-digit seconds:  all retreated further westward from the Union City area, sparing the town from any path of destruction on this strange supercellular night.  Very soon, this tornado would undergo a contorted rope-out over open land. 2 NNE Minco OK (19 May 24) Looking NW 35.3393, -97.9337 … [Read more...]

Golden Rain

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This is why it's called the "golden hour."  That last window of time before sunset, and before a distant yet still-unseen thunderstorm shadowed the entire scene, yielded a cool, gold rain on the back side of what had been a long-lasting storm and its newly joined larger complex.  As seen from less than half a mile down the same road, the front side was quite remarkable too! 1 ESE Vera TX (8 Jun … [Read more...]