Following the passage of a strong gust front, the turbulent textures of a “whale’s mouth” formation offer the moving illusion of a rolling boil, a perspective made even more striking when the formation brackets a volcanic mountain in the High Plains of northeastern New Mexico, giving the eruptive appearance a geological foundation. Even though a superficial glance makes it appear the cloud emanates from the oxymoronically named Little Grande, in fact it “erupted” from a cluster of thunderstorms behind the view and moved overhead, then above and past the mountain.
10 NW Grenville NM (30 Jul 17) Looking SE
36.666, -103.7855Outflow Eruption
Following the passage of a strong gust front, the turbulent textures of a “whale’s mouth” formation offer the moving illusion of a rolling boil, a perspective made even more striking when the formation brackets a volcanic mountain in the High Plains of northeastern New Mexico, giving the eruptive appearance a geological foundation. Even though a superficial glance makes it appear the cloud emanates from the oxymoronically named Little Grande, in fact it “erupted” from a cluster of thunderstorms behind the view and moved overhead, then above and past the mountain.
10 NW Grenville NM (30 Jul 17) Looking SE
36.666, -103.7855