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stormdoctor > Miscellany photo
stormdoctor > Lightning on the PlateauThese CGs occurred within seconds of each other. To my eye, I only saw one strike. I was pleased when the photo showed the sights that I had missed. These white bolts are unusual: usually the light tends toward the purples and oranges. The branching is highly visible since this was in the significantly dry air of the New Mexico plains. This 16 second exposure was taken on May 26, 2003 with f/8.
stormdoctor > Virga SunsetVirga in the foreground compliments this red sunset in the Texas Panhandle. May 26, 2002.
stormdoctor > Roll and ShelfStunning blue turquoise and whites appeared as this high precipitation, previously-tornadic, cell near Vernon, Texas, in May, 2002. The upper cloud deck is a shelf cloud and the lower is called a roll cloud.
stormdoctor > Roll Cloud RainThe blues in this photo do not begin to do justice to the deep blues visible in person. What I really like about this photo is how the storm produced torrential rain fall which fell through the roll cloud in the foreground. May, 2002.
stormdoctor > Sun ShowerThe sun is visible through this rain curtain during the dissipation of a tornadic thunderstorm. May, 2002.
stormdoctor > Heavenly PlateauCrepuscular rays poke through orographically generated thunderstorms near Capulin Volcano National Monument in New Mexico May, 2003.
stormdoctor > Classic SupercellMy first New Mexico chase ever! This is near Clovis, New Mexico on May 24, 2003. This "classic" supercell was a diamond in the rough: it formed unexpectedly along the high terrain and moved out into very worked-over air in front of it. While LCLs that day were very high, this storm really got its act together and put down a beautiful wall cloud with scud inflow from the front flank downdraft. Rotational shear was not optimal that day, and thus no tornado formed. Nevertheless it was a spectacular view on stunning terrain.
stormdoctor > Tuquoise SkyBrush dots the landscape and plateaus south of Ft. Stockton, Texas. For those who have never been, this is a stunning area near the Mexican border. The striking turquoise sky was in fact a massive hail storm that dumped 2" deep hail the size of golfballs (and simultaneously deluged the plain leading to flash floods as well). It was a precarious chase situation, but one that was beautiful to watch unfold. May 25, 2003.
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