On the way to bottle-shaped (upper) Marymere Falls, in the northern Olympic Mountains, this smaller waterfall nonetheless expressed its delicate beauty in tumbling between a fallen rain-forest log and a boulder. Lush growth of ferns occurs under tall conifers that shade the stream almost constantly, year-round. The shadows make waterfall photography straightforward by forcing longer exposure … [Read more...]
North City Supercell, Twilight
Soon to be absorbed into a building line of thunderstorms on either side, an autumnal, twilight supercell made a showy grand finale while passing just north of the northwest fringe of Oklahoma City. Just a decade ago, this area was entirely rural. The storm-damage cost to the nation as a whole is increasing rapidly as development expands into areas previously traversed by severe weather like … [Read more...]
Sunrise off Virginia Beach
Curses to blessings: a night of very shallow, choppy sleep at a conference, just a few days after a truncated set of overnight shifts, turned into an unexpected opportunity to experience and photograph a sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean. "I can't sleep, and have to get up soon anyway, so...what the hell!" A mighty fine sunrise it was indeed, with a gentle surf washing at my feet and seabirds … [Read more...]
Mature Tornado and Supercell Vault
This is my favorite of many enjoyable views and shots of the Midland/Odessa tornadic supercell from 2024. It's not hard to see why: a well-developed and likely strong tornado (ultimately rated EF3), situated classically in a mesocyclone with a rear-flank/occlusion downdraft and clear slot, a low-level tail cloud back toward the forward-flank core, some texturing of the boundary layer by … [Read more...]
Indirect Route
The juxtaposition of two electric sources highlights the stark differences between them. While the half-second lightning flash contains 30,000 amperes of direct current, along a tortuously shaped plasma "wire" carved through the air by the invisible step leader, the physical wires supply only enough continual alternating current to support 15- to 30-amp outlets in the house. The pole-mounted … [Read more...]
Sunset Supercell from Weather Center
The “storm chase” on this day was as easy as it gets: up an elevator and onto the roof. Seen from fortuitous ringside, high atop the National Weather Center, this astonishing supercell cruised southeastward across Oklahoma City and eastern Norman, dumping copious amounts of large hail and bathing itself in glorious sunset hue. For all the supercells that have crossed these parts in the past few … [Read more...]
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