Pictures of the Week:
May 6, 2008: Spectacular LP Supercell!
This was one of the prettiest LP supercells I have seen in a long, long time. We caught this little guy north of Amherst, TX. With the sun setting behind it, it made some beautiful crepuscular rays (aka sun rays). All it needed was a little tornado under it!
May 24, 2007: Riding off into the sunset!
This might be one of the last pictures of DOW3 chasing in the plains as she is being retired. This photo almost makes DOW3 look good and is a nice ending as she rides off in the sunset!
June 6, 2007: The beginning of a Derecho!
Here is the storm that produced a tornado near Allen, SD, this picture was taken 1-2 hours after the tornado, when the storm was transitioning into a Derecho. Note the inflow notch and the circular straiations in the center and lower portions of the photo. The DOW confirmed many spin-ups along this boundary.
May 23, 2007: TIV getting ready for a bath!
TIV sitting in front of a HP supercell in NW Texas Panhandle. This storm went on to produce a tornado east of the road we were on, but there was no way for TIV to intercept it.
July 28, 2007: Warped World
I took this picture while I was in Germany working on a convective initiation project. A group of old motorcycles pulled up and got some ice cream and I saw this shiny helmet that a biker left on his bike. So I took the picture of me taking the picture, I like the way the sides curve around, giving it a very photoshoped look.
March 28, 2007: Dueling Tornadoes
Two large tornadoes near Grant, Nebraska on March 28, 2007, very reminiscent of the Palm Sunday Outbreak in April 11, 1965.
March 3, 2007: Lunar Eclipse
I took this picture just west of downtown Denver. I left on short notice so this was the best I could do with a location. I wish the power lines weren't in it, but a nice shot anyway. When the moon rose, it was only at 30% eclipse, leaving a very small window to work with!
January 29, 2007: Snow Footprint
This picture happens pretty regularly during the winter months, but what is interesting about this one is the fact that you can see the cities "digging out" of the snow. This is probably due to many factors; plowing of the streets and parking lots and the asphalt roads absorbing more sunlight (before snow) and melting the snow faster. You can also see the Platte River, running through northeastern CO and central NE, and I-70 in central KS.
November 30, 2006: Snowstorm
Not quite the intensity of the Christmas Blizzard, but a nice dry snow.
December 19-20, 2006: Blizzard
What a storm this was! This will go down as one of my favorites as far as weather systems go. We got exactly 2 feet of snow at my house here in Denver, totally paralyzing the city (Even shut down postal service). It will take some hard work to get these cars out! The snow completely drifted over them. Many of the streets turned into side walks because the real side walks had too much snow on them. It was a very strange site, to say the least!
November 18, 2006: Snowstorm
City and Capital building here in Denver, CO on 11/18/2006. Looks like the city is ready for the Holidays!
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