With their silhouetted, textured forms, fractocumulus and ragged, strongly sheared cumulus layered this splendid central Kansas sunset of brilliantly painted cirrus. It had been an otherwise rather nondescript chase day, but soon before entering Hutchinson for a late dinner, this kiss of color from the west soothed my mind and saved the trip from being a waste. Even on a “bust” day, one usually can salvage a moment or two of redemption and fulfillment somewhere, if the awareness is there at the time, and objectives beforehand include more broadly encompassing experiences than “just” a supercell or tornado. I hadn’t scanned this slide until 2020, but am so grateful to have rediscovered the scene, and in turn, this moment.
2 NE Partridge KS (17 May 97) Looking WNW
37.9847, -98.0686Scud Silhouetting Sunset Sky
With their silhouetted, textured forms, fractocumulus and ragged, strongly sheared cumulus layered this splendid central Kansas sunset of brilliantly painted cirrus. It had been an otherwise rather nondescript chase day, but soon before entering Hutchinson for a late dinner, this kiss of color from the west soothed my mind and saved the trip from being a waste. Even on a “bust” day, one usually can salvage a moment or two of redemption and fulfillment somewhere, if the awareness is there at the time, and objectives beforehand include more broadly encompassing experiences than “just” a supercell or tornado. I hadn’t scanned this slide until 2020, but am so grateful to have rediscovered the scene, and in turn, this moment.
2 NE Partridge KS (17 May 97) Looking WNW
37.9847, -98.0686