At this brief moment, the sun's light penetrates the greatest possible amount of atmospheric fluid possible for direct viewing. This is a good thing, of course, in that all that air acts as a great filter, protecting our eyeballs from damage during one of the two times of day (sunrise being the other) when we can peer directly at our nearest star. With the sunset against a flat … [Read more...]
Hail Salad
Even small hail can shred vegetation, but the hailstones shown here were mostly innocent of the crime. In this case, much bigger hail (1–2 inches) also contributed to the deed, but floated away in a shallow street flood. Smaller hail still accumulated as the water subsided, intermingling in elm leaves that mostly had fallen already. You can find the specific tree that lost these leaves by … [Read more...]
Night of Destruction
The light of a sodium-vapor street lamp, scattered through heavy fog, silhouettes a destroyed elm tree. This scene symbolizes thousands of others like it across the region, after one of the worst ice storms in state history. Although the accumulations weren't as deep as some other events, the 2007 freezing-rain episode was enough to pull down uncounted thousands of trees and large branches … [Read more...]
Cirrus in the Dallas Sky
Thrusting 72 stories upward, the mathematically regulated, rigid and reflected angular grid of my hometown's tallest skyscraper contrasts with the fluid chaos of cirrus clouds high aloft. This remarkably deep blue, clean summertime sky was delivered to this lens and your screen courtesy of Hurricane Ike, whose remnants passed east of the Metroplex the day before. Dallas, TX (14 Sep 8) Looking … [Read more...]
Torrington Towers Glow
A wondrous rampart of eastern storms persisted through and beyond sunset, offering tones and textures to captivate any appreciative cloud enthusiast. This mass of thick cumulus congestus reflected light from both direct sunlight and hues scattered down from cloud material above (a form of alpenglow). Torrington, WY (31 May 14) Looking ESE 42.0399, -104.1803 … [Read more...]
Storm Season on the High Plains
As spring becomes summer, the peak period for thunderstorms on the High Plains brings not only the welcomed promise of beneficial rains, but a simultaneous offering of beauty and danger with every passing tempest. This view was nearly 180° opposite a deeply textured part of the shelf cloud's underbelly that was moving away, but the cores themselves moved abeam—neither closer nor farther—all while … [Read more...]
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