Very intense high precipitation supercell storm moves south in the Nebraska Sand Hills south of Valentine, July 13, 2009. Very low, long and fat inflow cloud stretches east of the storm. Winds gusted upwards of 60+ mph into this storm. Tornado warning with the storm mentioned baseball size hail and winds in excess of 100 mph, a rare warning text indeed. As intense of a storm as it was, it only produced one short-lived small tornado. Traffic heading north up highway 83 would be driving right into the storm’s forward flank downdraft, which contained large hail and intense rain.
The vertical wave wall was just crazy, but then you my also had that really funky curling wall/base up there. It’s like a backwards inflow band(not literally). Often you’ll see a mid-level band going the other way, from away from the storm to the south (left) and then going into the storm around the northeast side. This was backwards. But really what that would be(I think) is more or less the “elevated base” to the real convection above. All the rfd and cool sinking action would be behind that, which was plowing forward and helping lift the stabilizing lower levels.. making that wild wall/wave. Maybe like if an elevated storm had a big wall cloud, lol.
Shelf cloud moves over a storm chaser producing what they term the “whales mouth” in southeast Nebraska August 9, 2009.
Stars trail above a storm complex over Omaha Nebraska as an airplane detours around, summer 2010.
Very intense high precipitation supercell storm moves south in the Nebraska Sand Hills south of Valentine, July 13, 2009. Very low, long and fat inflow cloud stretches east of the storm. Winds gusted upwards of 60+ mph into this storm. Tornado warning with the storm mentioned baseball size hail and winds in excess of 100 mph, a rare warning text indeed. As intense of a storm as it was, it only produced one short-lived small tornado. Traffic heading north up highway 83 would be driving right into the storm’s forward flank downdraft, which contained large hail and intense rain.
Very tall fire devil spins away behind a flock of snow geese during a controlled burn at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge in northwest Missouri.
Fog storm overtakes the Badlands of South Dakota June 18, 2008. Colliding outflow from morning storms creates a vertical wall of clouds, which rapidly engulf the badlands terrain with high winds and near zero visibility. Within a couple minutes of being overtaken, the sky clears.
Rare mid-latitude noctilucent clouds over western Iowa July 14, 2009.
Lightning rises up from the north Omaha TV towers September 29, 2008.
Massive supercell storm produces a tornado near Hill City, Kansas June 9, 2005. To the right of the tornado is a large inflow cloud in the shape of an alligator head, a very unique feature.
Circumzenithal arc shines brightly above the sun and sun dogs along the Missouri River in eastern Nebraska on a bitter January day.
Tornado kicks up debris near Ft. Dodge Iowa June 11, 2004.
Arctic air combines with river steam and a corn milling plant’s steam to produce light pillars over Blair Nebraska, thanks to ice crystals floating in the air from the steam sources. A setting moon adds to the scene, creating a light pillar of its own.
Lightning strikes western Iowa June 20, 2010. Several long exposure photos stacked.
Mammatus off severe storms in northeast South Dakota, May 22, 2010.
Amazing supercell storm during twilight nears a York Nebraska truck stop on I80 as it spits out lightning, June 17, 2009. Only a half or so earlier this storm was producing a long-lived large tornado near Aurora Nebraska.
Low fog blankets the valleys in the Loess Hills of western Iowa, September 9, 2008. Moisture laden crops frequently produce thick ground fog on cool mornings with light winds in this region.
Vivid sunset under severe storm in central Nebraska August 17, 2005.
Intense mammatus form over eastern Nebraska August 21, 2007 behind a line of storms.
Striated supercell passes just north of Grand Island Nebraska May 10, 2005 producing large hail and lightning during twilight.
Defined fogbow shines ahead of a car in some crop fog over a field in western Iowa. The only way to see such fogbows is to walk out 50-100 feet into your headlights and look away from the vehicile. This could not be seen from inside the car itself. At the center it appears as though there is a car out there facing you with its headlights, but it’s simply your own headlights reflecting back at you. Often there is a glory in that center location. Stars shine brightly above as this kind of fog is quite shallow, though can be quite dense at the same time.
Severe storm races southeast in southwest Nebraska June 10, 2006 producing high winds and small hail.
A temperature inversion creates a sun mirage over a foggy eastern Nebraska landscape.
Funnel cloud dips down in central Iowa June 21, 2009.
Very intense high precipitation supercell storm moves south in the Nebraska Sand Hills south of Valentine, July 13, 2009. Winds gusted upwards of 60 mph into this storm. Tornado warning with the storm mentioned baseball size hail and winds in excess of 100 mph. As intense of a storm as it was it only produced one short-lived small tornado.
Long-lived supercell produces an EF4 tornado that tracks across northeast South Dakota, just missing the town of Bowdle, May 22, 2010.
Lightning strikes the ground after sunset in eastern Nebraska.
Storm produces frequently lightning in northern South Dakota, June 16, 2010. Several longer exposures stacked.
Supercell storm moves across eastern Colorado June 2, 2005.
Slow moving tornadic supercell speeds up and gusts out as a fast moving shelf cloud July 12, 2004 near Bartlett Nebraska.
Long-lived supercell moves across northeast Nebraska May 28, 2004, allmost following highway 12 from Niobrara down to Sioux City perfectly.
Long-lived supercell moves across northeast Nebraska May 28, 2004, allmost following highway 12 from Niobrara down to Sioux City perfectly. People in South Sioux City seemed a little frightened by the sight.
Base of a supercell storm moves into Kadoka South Dakota July 13, 2009, producing intense and frequent cloud to ground lightning.
Very intense high precipitation supercell storm moves south in the Nebraska Sand Hills south of Valentine, July 13, 2009. Very low, long and fat inflow cloud stretches east of the storm. Winds gusted upwards of 60+ mph into this storm. Tornado warning with the storm mentioned baseball size hail and winds in excess of 100 mph, a rare warning text indeed. As intense of a storm as it was, it only produced one short-lived small tornado. Traffic heading north up highway 83 would be driving right into the storm’s forward flank downdraft, which contained large hail and intense rain.
Very intense high precipitation supercell storm moves south in the Nebraska Sand Hills south of Valentine, July 13, 2009. Very low, long and fat inflow cloud stretches east of the storm. Winds gusted upwards of 60+ mph into this storm. Tornado warning with the storm mentioned baseball size hail and winds in excess of 100 mph, a rare warning text indeed. As intense of a storm as it was, it only produced one short-lived small tornado. Traffic heading north up highway 83 would be driving right into the storm’s forward flank downdraft, which contained large hail and intense rain.
Geese fly by a sun pillar at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge near Mound City Missouri.
Lightning strikes western Iowa north of Omaha Nebraska during twilight June 9, 2008. City lights and a power plant’s lights create a red-orange color to the rain during a longer exposure. Moon light helps light up the puffy clouds.
Monday, September 19, 2011
These shots are amazing!
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Awesome! Informative subtext too.
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