A big, bright crepuscular ray with fainter, adjoining, smaller ones, formed between towering cumulus along the dryline in northeastern Kansas. Major supercells 450 miles to the north, in the eastern Dakotas, produced violent “wedge” tornadoes this day; but they were far out of reach for me. Still, the scene and this image that preserves it have served as a spiritually inspiring metaphor for me in the years since. It was an honor to share this experience with the late, great SELS lead forecaster Bob Johns on his first storm chase.
near Mayetta KS (7 Jun 93) Looking WNWThe Ray of Hope
A big, bright crepuscular ray with fainter, adjoining, smaller ones, formed between towering cumulus along the dryline in northeastern Kansas. Major supercells 450 miles to the north, in the eastern Dakotas, produced violent “wedge” tornadoes this day; but they were far out of reach for me. Still, the scene and this image that preserves it have served as a spiritually inspiring metaphor for me in the years since. It was an honor to share this experience with the late, great SELS lead forecaster Bob Johns on his first storm chase.
near Mayetta KS (7 Jun 93) Looking WNW