Now a lone supercell, what had been a “Tail-end Charlie” broke south-southeastward away from its formative convective mass and shrunk gradually—though still a sizable storm at this point—and began taking on progressively more-laminar form as the inflow layer slowly stabilized. In this messy, intermediate stage, the storm effused a dark, forlorn and foreboding form, dominating the western skyline with its silhouette, pushing dust on the left and rain on the right. What was left of its wall cloud became enshrouded in precipitation, as the storm churned rightward of the northwest flow aloft, soon to flicker with lightning illuminating wild cloud layers.
7 S Punkin Center CO (4 Aug 20) Looking W
38.7503, -103.7005Twilight Right Mover
Now a lone supercell, what had been a “Tail-end Charlie” broke south-southeastward away from its formative convective mass and shrunk gradually—though still a sizable storm at this point—and began taking on progressively more-laminar form as the inflow layer slowly stabilized. In this messy, intermediate stage, the storm effused a dark, forlorn and foreboding form, dominating the western skyline with its silhouette, pushing dust on the left and rain on the right. What was left of its wall cloud became enshrouded in precipitation, as the storm churned rightward of the northwest flow aloft, soon to flicker with lightning illuminating wild cloud layers.
7 S Punkin Center CO (4 Aug 20) Looking W
38.7503, -103.7005