Many supercells reveal some form of band or tail extending upwind in the low levels, in the direction of the inflow. Here are some fantastic examples of these "inflow stingers": spike-like extensions of laminar cloud material forming in regions of convectively forced ascent, where the low pressure of the supercell draws bands of convergent air inward and upward. The process is loosely similar … [Read more...]
National Wetter Center
Severe-storm related topics and numerical modeling, not heavy rain and flooding, dominate much of the discussion within the National Weather Center. On this fine morning, however, the relics of a recent deluge took their rightful place at the meteorological deliberation podium. Norman OK (2 May 9) Looking SW 35.1829, -97.44 … [Read more...]
Storefront Rubble
Rubble piled in a convenience store, with the roof missing. This was on the S side of Quail Roost at the Turnpike, part of a different strip mall than the "Botanica" that suffered deep structural damage. What a mess! Parts of the roof fell into the store; while other pieces were scattered for several blocks westward and southwestward. Insulation dangled loosely here and there. All plate-glass … [Read more...]
Soft Cumuli in a Warm Breeze
Another warm winter day in the Florida Keys soothes body and spirit, the gentle breeze rustling palm fronds beneath a blend of cumuli and fractocumuli. This is where we had a delicious seafood lunch while the gulls cackled and fish jumped in the mangrove-lined channels of ocean water. That night, we would experience a cold rain and aggravating flight delays forcing an unplanned and … [Read more...]
Geese not Cooked
A ribbon stroke, with no apparent branching, cut the night sky behind a southern Oklahoma impoundment, as a pair of honking geese (lower right) stood by. We heard the geese somewhere out there, and only saw their specific location when looking at this image later. Earlier visible CG strokes, both from a separate supercell and from this elevated storm, displayed intricate forking—the signature … [Read more...]
Natural Falls, Oklahoma Ozarks
Tucked into a quiet corner of the Oklahoma Ozarks, Natural Falls is a graceful, 77-foot torrent of Spring Branch Creek into a shallow pool, framed by smaller, spring-fed cascades that pour forth from karst caves in the cliff faces. Standing in the spray, peering up at dense, lush greenery in all directions, it is easy to forget that one is in Oklahoma, albeit by only a few miles. Ever since … [Read more...]
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