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Small, Ragged, Rotating

2019-04-07 By Roger Edwards

Small, Ragged, Rotating (wall cloud)

A high-based supercell, with skeletal yet sharp texturing, seemed more fitting over the central High Plains than the red-dirt flatlands just northwest of the Oklahoma City metro. The wall cloud at left, though narrow and scuddy, rotated steadily. This caused concern that it might produce a tornado were the circulation to tighten up any further. Instead, a surge of outflow kicked past and under the low-level mesocyclone, causing a gustnado. Diving southeastward, the storm eventually would recover to produce a small, true tornado near Piedmont.

2 S Loyal OK (29 May 12) Looking NE
35.9512, -98.1211


Filed Under: Wall Cloud Wall Tagged With: clouds, convection, landscapes, Loyal, Oklahoma, storms, supercells, 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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