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Ribs Aloft

2024-07-05 By Roger Edwards

Ribs Aloft

Two striking supercells can occupy different parts of the sky at the same time!  In this case, an older storm was being absorbed into this one’s forward flank (off view at right, but here’s a look).  This one already was producing a large amount of outflow, but managed t maintain enough surface-based inflow in its notch to the north to keep pounding along after the storm merger.  Meanwhile, the anvil area above sported multiple rib-like structures—formed by ducting waves moving outward from the updraft area—that added to its growing visual spectacle.  The storm also was moving hard right toward the southeast, compelling me to leave this spot soon to (barely!) have time to get through Broken Bow and stay ahead of it.

2 WSW Broken Bow NE (7 Jun 24) Looking W
41.389, -99.684

Filed Under: The Majestic Supercell Tagged With: Broken Bow, clouds, convection, Great Plains, landscapes, Nebraska, storms, supercells, 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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