After gracing the southernmost Great Plains skies with great storm structure and even a rain-wrapped, cigar-shaped tornado, the “Patricia” supercell bathed its southwest flank in the warming glows of the setting sun. Meanwhile, the opposite part of the supercell, 180 degrees behind this view, streamed complex textures and colors for many miles downshear, followed by less texture but more color.
7 NNW Lenorah TX (5 May 6) Looking WNW
32.397, -101.889
Towering Texas Sunset
After gracing the southernmost Great Plains skies with great storm structure and even a rain-wrapped, cigar-shaped tornado, the “Patricia” supercell bathed its southwest flank in the warming glows of the setting sun. Meanwhile, the opposite part of the supercell, 180 degrees behind this view, streamed complex textures and colors for many miles downshear, followed by less texture but more color.
7 NNW Lenorah TX (5 May 6) Looking WNW
32.397, -101.889