Waves of water and waves of fog complemented each other in texturing this wondrous scene that, from the comfort of a screen indoors, belies the bitter-cold conditions at the time. Northerly winds with air temperatures in the single digits (F) quickly condensed cloud material—some of it convective, as can be seen in the background—upon passing across much-warmer water. The uptake of both moisture and heat from the water, on a much-smaller scale, was the same process causing lake-effect snow bands in the lee of the Great Lakes. Just 24 hours later, this water was frozen flat to over an inch thick, amidst subzero air temperatures.
2 WSW Little Axe OK (15 Feb 21) Looking ESE
35.2291, -97.2472