Andy Wehrle
EF5
These are some images from my "backyard chase" on May 23, 2004. I have seen the "storm spotter's guide" images and all, but I have little experience identifying supercell features in the field. Could a more experienced chaser help me identify what I was looking at here?
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http://www.angeltowns2.com/members/sphs/im...rms/052304C.jpg
Here I am looking roughly southwest as the storm approaches me. I am mainly interested in the feature at left. Is it a flanking line or some kind of inflow band?
http://www.angeltowns2.com/members/sphs/im...rms/052304D.jpg
This ragged, roughly cone-shaped lowering made my heart skip a few beats, but it did not appear to be rotating, altough it did persist for quite some time. A spotter had reported a funnel cloud with the storm earlier, although it still only had a severe thunderstorm warning on it.
http://www.angeltowns2.com/members/sphs/im...rms/052304G.jpg
This is looking east at the backside of the storm after it passed.
http://www.angeltowns2.com/members/sphs/im...rms/052304A.jpg
This is before the storm developed, again looking roughly southwest as towering cumlus punches up through the cap. I am curious about the sort of pileus-cloud feature on top of the cumulus congestus cloud and what its presence might mean.
As this storm moved overhead I recieved 3/4" diameter hail. It would later produce 1.5" diameter hail and a brief (1 minute) F0 tornado touchdown.
Note: If the links don't work (they might take you to the AngelTowns homepage, as it is finiky about remote linking), just copy and paste the URL into your browser's address line and hit "go".
http://www.angeltowns2.com/members/sphs/im...rms/052304C.jpg
Here I am looking roughly southwest as the storm approaches me. I am mainly interested in the feature at left. Is it a flanking line or some kind of inflow band?
http://www.angeltowns2.com/members/sphs/im...rms/052304D.jpg
This ragged, roughly cone-shaped lowering made my heart skip a few beats, but it did not appear to be rotating, altough it did persist for quite some time. A spotter had reported a funnel cloud with the storm earlier, although it still only had a severe thunderstorm warning on it.
http://www.angeltowns2.com/members/sphs/im...rms/052304G.jpg
This is looking east at the backside of the storm after it passed.
http://www.angeltowns2.com/members/sphs/im...rms/052304A.jpg
This is before the storm developed, again looking roughly southwest as towering cumlus punches up through the cap. I am curious about the sort of pileus-cloud feature on top of the cumulus congestus cloud and what its presence might mean.
As this storm moved overhead I recieved 3/4" diameter hail. It would later produce 1.5" diameter hail and a brief (1 minute) F0 tornado touchdown.