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Panhandle Swirl

2023-12-13 By Roger Edwards

Panhandle Swirl

A severe and imposing supercell offered hail as big as tennis balls within the core, and stacked-plate structure seen from the inflow, while it churned from the north side of Amarillo east-northeastward past our location.  The High Plains annually offers such stunning storm formations for beholding by the eyes of appreciative observers.  Make no mistake, however, this is not a welcomed sight to any farmer or rancher in the area, because the hail, wind and tornado damage these can cause often outweighs their beneficial rainfall.  At least this one was nontornadic on our watch.

14 NE Amarillo TX (18 May 23) Looking NW
35.3528, -101.6429

Filed Under: The Majestic Supercell, Wall Cloud Wall Tagged With: Amarillo, clouds, convection, Great Plains, landscapes, storms, supercells, Texas, Texas Panhandle, thunderstorms, wall clouds, 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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