As the small hail started hitting town, I hopped into the car and headed out of town, towards the inbound storm. I out ran the rain for a few minutes. This cloud prompted a tornado warning, but a tornado was never confirmed. The hail in some areas was up to 1.5", but I didn't see any of it :). The first pic is a single image, the second image is a multi-photo stitch from a few minutes later as the storm slid by and as the rain started over me again.
Rob, that is one scary cloud! Would that be considered a classic anvil cloud? Nice catch and I am glad there was no tornado.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on July 21, 2009 at 11:02 AM
Very dramatic images Rob. These two shots really help me understand what a classic wall cloud looks like. I'm not sure how this cloud structure got its "wall" designation but if I ever see one I'll sure know what I'm looking at. Thanks for sharing these.
Posted by Daniel Loomis on July 21, 2009 at 11:22 AM
Reminds me of storms in Oklahoma. Very ominous. I am glad no tornado came down out of it.
Just be careful as you go out chasing tornados! We would hate lose a gifted and faithful contributor to this forum.
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