Nearby thunderstorm towers (behind the view) shadowed a thick, nearly symmetric, mound-shaped, towering cumulus formation, silhouetted against the background of another storm’s higher cloud mass, for an interesting, high-contrast effect. The storm behind us evolved into a respectable supercell. This was one of those grand afternoons afield when fascinating features periodically pockmarked the sky in multiple directions. Even with a slowly rotating storm commanding attention in one sector of the sky, keeping one’s head on a swivel still pays, both for safety’s and appreciation’s sakes.
2 NNE Elkader KS (18 May 18) Looking ENE
38.8225, -100.8538Silhouetted Towering Cumulus
Nearby thunderstorm towers (behind the view) shadowed a thick, nearly symmetric, mound-shaped, towering cumulus formation, silhouetted against the background of another storm’s higher cloud mass, for an interesting, high-contrast effect. The storm behind us evolved into a respectable supercell. This was one of those grand afternoons afield when fascinating features periodically pockmarked the sky in multiple directions. Even with a slowly rotating storm commanding attention in one sector of the sky, keeping one’s head on a swivel still pays, both for safety’s and appreciation’s sakes.
2 NNE Elkader KS (18 May 18) Looking ENE
38.8225, -100.8538