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Prelude to an October Tornado

2015-04-22 By Roger Edwards

Prelude to an October Tornado

Yes, the date is right; this was in the fall!  Striking, banded supercell structure is on display in this slide, with a long tail cloud extending off to the right.  The lack of precipitation in this storm was remarkable, with visibility through the entire base to the other side.  Can you pick out the spot at left where the tornado is about to develop?  The innocuous-looking little wall cloud at lower left actually was rotating rapidly.

5 WSW Dover OK (4 Oct 98) Looking WSW
35.9712, -97.9946

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Filed Under: The Majestic Supercell Tagged With: clouds, convection, Dover, Oklahoma, 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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