After the long and determined drive directly across hundreds of miles of the Great Plains, we watched this wall cloud and funnel develop in classical fashion. The tapered tip, here brightened by sunlight streaming through the clear slot, soon would grow groundward (through pressure drop) to greet the invisible, tornadic inflow. 10 SSW Sargent NE (9 Jun 3) Looking NW 41.4962, -99.3896 RADAR … [Read more...]
Shades of Blue
In the ubiquitous lists of the world's most beautiful natural places to see in a lifetime, Iceland's Jökulsárlón appears as often as anything. This is but a brief glimpse of why. The 3,000-foot-deep Vatnajökull sheet glacier has an arm with an even bigger mouthful of a name, Breiðamerkurjökull, dropping icebergs into the lake on a daily basis. Each berg is a unique piece of natural art, turning … [Read more...]
Jokulsarlon Ice Abstraction
Folks travel from all over our globe to visit the natural wonder of Jökulsárlón ice lagoon, with its sweeping vistas of blue and curiously shaped icebergs. Whither the macro perspective too? One can get mesmerized peering into beached glacial ice, especially in sunlight when refractions and reflections maximize and intermingle, affording exquisitely complex, abstract, distinct and sparkling … [Read more...]
Snap and Spike
The title of this page is precisely what a tornado on 9 May 2003 did to this pole on the north fringe of its track. Although the houses immediately at rear (north) suffered little or no damage; there was enough wind on this side of the stone fence to snap the pole apart several feet off the ground. The removed part blew northwestward then dropped straight down, parallel to its decapitated base. … [Read more...]
Tornado Imminent!
During the forenoon hours, we had forecast this area for best supercell and tornado potential, doubtful about reaching it in time from our Denver-area base. I'm glad we tried! As Elke and I gulped a quick meal along I-80, ignoring unsolicited advice from a very respected and experienced storm-observing colleague urging us to go south, we saw the storm erupt to our north, then arrived on site … [Read more...]
Okie Summer Sunset
Oklahoma may have more than its share of hazards, natural and man-made, but for those with an eye to the sky, the southern Plains offer countless unique and spectacular sunsets in profuse compensation. This stunner evolved through several delightful phases of light and texture over a few minutes, as seen from the rooftop observatory of the National Weather Center. Norman, OK (15 Aug 15) … [Read more...]
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