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Panhandle Power

2015-07-16 By Roger Edwards

Panhandlie Power

After peaking in width, the Canadian (TX) tornado gradually narrowed but still presented a stout appearance at this stage.  Tornado size does not necessarily offer any insight into intensity.  In fact, assuming the mass flux through the vortex changes little or none, a tornado can strengthen as it narrows, due to conservation of angular momentum.  Because this tornado occurred mostly over scrubby, open country and mainly affected a cluster of oilfield equipment, true intensity changes along its path likely will never be known.  Soon a loop vortex would spin up in the sky almost overhead, while this tornado still churned along.

2 NNE Canadian TX (27 May 15) Looking WNW
35.9443, -100.3707

RADAR

Filed Under: Tornadoes Tagged With: Canadian, clouds, Great Plains, storms, supercells, Texas, Texas Panhandle, thunderstorms, tornado, weather

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Welcome to SkyPix, an online photo book of clouds, weather and water by Roger Edwards. As in a printed coffee-table book, every image has its own page with a unique story. After all, meaningful photography is much more than just picture-taking; it is visually rendering a moment in place and time from a perspective like none other. As a scientist and an artist, I hope my deep passion for the power and splendor of our skies and waters shines through in these pages. If you are a cloud and weather aficionado, outdoor enthusiast, outdoor or nature photographer, art lover, or anyone who craves learning, enjoy...

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