The title here could be a double meaning, but one of them literally was true. This sensational supercell rotated most intensely right over Torrington, dropping severe hail and heavy rain, before weakening east of town. The aviation identifier there is TOR, which coincidentally also is the abbreviation for “tornado warning” in meteorology. Fortunately for TOR, no TOR was needed, and no tornado spun up, despite a couple of briefly concerning episodes of tightening cloud-base rotation. Instead, I simply could appreciate the beauty of the storm beyond this flowery field.
1 ESE Torrington WY (5 Jul 19) Looking WNW
42.0545 -104.1497Turning over Torrington
The title here could be a double meaning, but one of them literally was true. This sensational supercell rotated most intensely right over Torrington, dropping severe hail and heavy rain, before weakening east of town. The aviation identifier there is TOR, which coincidentally also is the abbreviation for “tornado warning” in meteorology. Fortunately for TOR, no TOR was needed, and no tornado spun up, despite a couple of briefly concerning episodes of tightening cloud-base rotation. Instead, I simply could appreciate the beauty of the storm beyond this flowery field.
1 ESE Torrington WY (5 Jul 19) Looking WNW
42.0545 -104.1497