SkyPix

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

Nebraska Arcus: East

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An earlier, fast-moving supercell sent out an intense, multi-county-scale gust front, reinforced by assorted mainly elevated storms that formed in the warm-advection area atop the cold pool.   While that ended the chase day early, it graced us with the opportunity for some good times with friends out on the Great Plains while enjoying some blasts of cool outflow, and of course this splendid shelf … [Read more...]

Ducks and Snow

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Another peaceful winter scene graced the duck pond on the OU campus.  Between 12 and 14 inches of snow blanketed the shoreline.  Despite the chilled waters, the ducks seemed quite pleased to be there, instead of trudging through that thick blanket of icy white powder ashore.  This was one of three "footer" snow events in Norman in the late '80s, with none in the ensuing 35 years.  Norman OK (Jan … [Read more...]

Pray for Rain

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A common and oft-justified sentiment in southwestern Oklahoma, this sign manifest authentic desperation following the drought of 2012, which lasted through wintertime and into spring 2013 here.   Alas, this high-based storm's heavy-precip core would miss this spot and the city of Altus, just to the south, leaving a narrow swath of mud and puddles amidst the otherwise still-parched landscape.  … [Read more...]

Barely Tornadic Bowl

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After its impressive debut (especially for a high-based storm that hadn't threatened to produce for a long time beforehand), this surprise tornado continued to churn along at slow forward speeds across the high tablelands of northeastern New Mexico, for more than 10 minutes.  Very faint, occasional wisps of rotating dust occasionally rose off the ground during this final stage, when a … [Read more...]

Dynamic Beachfront

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Wild, remote beaches of the Olympic National Park's seacoast invite amazement and respect at the power of the ocean to effect change through its relentless action.  In some indefinite number of years, these rocks will be pounded down to sand, the log moved up and down the coast and carved into fragments of driftwood, destinations unclear and likely widespread. 2 NNW La Push WA (22 Aug 16) … [Read more...]

Old Duke Wall Cloud

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The young wall cloud quickly aged as precipitation from the rear of the hook began wrapping into the adjoining occlusion-downdraft surge, shooting stable air into a western and southern crescent of this circulation's inflow and eroding the wall cloud. In fact, a more ancient occlusion—manifest as a rain-wrapped wall cloud farther west (background), outlasted its successor.  A mesocyclone never … [Read more...]