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Pileus Capping Overshoot

2021-01-07 By Roger Edwards

Pileus Capping Overshoot

This distant but splendid specimen of double-layered pileus formed atop an explosively convective, overshooting flanking tower for a heavy-precipitation (HP) supercell in northeastern Oklahoma.  Behind the big tower, and above the anvil, we can see a small segment of another overshooting top.  Knuckle clouds roll under the anvil on both sides of the big tower.  This whole scene just before sunset was a delight for any love of atmospheric deep, moist convection!  Soon afterward, the simple sunset in the dry slot would become an all-time favorite, along with nearby flanking towers crowned in alpenglow.  By this time, little did we all know that the history-altering 3 May 1999 tornado outbreak was under two weeks into the future.

Norman OK (22 Apr 99) Looking ENE
35.2231, -97.3969

Filed Under: Mini Cloud Atlas, The Majestic Supercell Tagged With: clouds, convection, cumulonimbus, knuckle clouds, Norman, Oklahoma, overshoot, pileus, storms, supercells, thunderstorms, 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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