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Shocking Northeastern New Mexico

2023-09-08 By Roger Edwards

Shocking Northeastern New Mexico

Soon after sunset, a single, elevated storm drifted southeastward over outflow and tossed a few could-to-ground strikes about the High Plains of northeastern New Mexico.   Even without the supercell-supporting flow and cold air aloft (steep lapse rates) of springtime, summer monsoonal moisture and related thunderstorms can offer quite the electrical show across the Land of Enchantment, on either side of the southern Rockies.

4 SW Clayton NM (2 Aug 20) Looking NNW
36.4248, -103.2467

Filed Under: Daytime Lightning Tagged With: Clayton, clouds, convection, Great Plains, landscapes, lightning, New Mexico, storms, sunsets, thunderstorms, twilight, 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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