No, this won't be the last Arnett tornado for ever and ever, but it was the final one from this supercell, even though the storm itself would spin northeastward for another couple hours before dissipating near the Kansas border. Why it stopped after this is rather mysterious, since it was moving into progressively greater moisture, stronger low-level shear and similar buoyancy. The storm became … [Read more...]
Rain Foot Scud Lift
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
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
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
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
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...]
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