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Updraft base (view to the WSW) from near Jericho, TX along I-40 in the eastern TX Panhandle.
Date/Time: 2010:04:22 17:14:48
Updraft base (view to the WSW) from near Jericho, TX along I-40 in the eastern TX Panhandle.
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Early stages of the first tornado we observed (funnel cloud to the left), with newer rotating wall cloud forming to the right.
Date/Time: 2010:04:22 17:27:20
Early stages of the first tornado we observed (funnel cloud to the left), with newer rotating wall cloud forming to the right.
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Well-formed funnel cloud, and new mesocyclone to the right. Images are blurred thanks to leaving my tripod at home...plus it was tough to stay still in the cool temperatures and wind!
Date/Time: 2010:04:22 17:27:54
Well-formed funnel cloud, and new mesocyclone to the right. Images are blurred thanks to leaving my tripod at home...plus it was tough to stay still in the cool temperatures and wind!
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Two tornadoes at once. The weak tornado on the left finally showed condensation close to the ground with a small debris swirl. To the right, the next tornado was beginning to develop. The lack of the tripod killed me here!
Date/Time: 2010:04:22 17:28:56
Two tornadoes at once. The weak tornado on the left finally showed condensation close to the ground with a small debris swirl. To the right, the next tornado was beginning to develop. The lack of the tripod killed me here!
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The second tornado is now maturing to our west. We made a mistake trying to get too close to this tornado a few minutes later, and paid for it with baseball hail and a broken windshield.
Date/Time: 2010:04:22 17:31:06
The second tornado is now maturing to our west. We made a mistake trying to get too close to this tornado a few minutes later, and paid for it with baseball hail and a broken windshield.
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After the chaos of having the weakening (second) Jericho tornado pass a few hundred yards to our south as we got overtaken by baseball hail, we repositioned to the north of Alanreed on FM 291 to view the rain-wrapped mesocyclone.
Date/Time: 2010:04:22 18:02:42
After the chaos of having the weakening (second) Jericho tornado pass a few hundred yards to our south as we got overtaken by baseball hail, we repositioned to the north of Alanreed on FM 291 to view the rain-wrapped mesocyclone.
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This was our last view of the Jericho supercell.
Date/Time: 2010:04:22 18:05:20
This was our last view of the Jericho supercell.
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A storm SW of our first supercell became the new target (not sure if this storm produced the nice tornado that we couldn't see near Goodnight around 5:30 pm). The large rotating wall cloud had a menacing look, but didn't produce any tornadoes while we ha
Date/Time: 2010:04:22 18:20:04
A storm SW of our first supercell became the new target (not sure if this storm produced the nice tornado that we couldn't see near Goodnight around 5:30 pm). The large rotating wall cloud had a menacing look, but didn't produce any tornadoes while we had the nice contrast.
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Long tail cloud feeding into the mesocyclone from the east (view to the N).
Date/Time: 2010:04:22 18:22:24
Long tail cloud feeding into the mesocyclone from the east (view to the N).
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We repositioned to the same area NNW of Alanreed on FM 291 (sound familiar?) and let this new tornado approach.
Date/Time: 2010:04:22 18:43:14
We repositioned to the same area NNW of Alanreed on FM 291 (sound familiar?) and let this new tornado approach.
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Wide angle view of the small funnel/tornado (in the rain to the left), and a newer rotating wall cloud to the right (view to the WSW).
Date/Time: 2010:04:22 18:44:30
Wide angle view of the small funnel/tornado (in the rain to the left), and a newer rotating wall cloud to the right (view to the WSW).
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Ryan and Bryan admiring the mesocyclone and tornado off to the left.
Date/Time: 2010:04:22 18:46:42
Ryan and Bryan admiring the mesocyclone and tornado off to the left.
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Tornado emerges from the rain.
Date/Time: 2010:04:22 18:47:26
Tornado emerges from the rain.
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Another tornado begins to form within the wall cloud to the right of the where the prior tornado dissipated.
Date/Time: 2010:04:22 18:50:18
Another tornado begins to form within the wall cloud to the right of the where the prior tornado dissipated.
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Tornado develops condensation to the ground as it rotated from left to right around the larger mesocyclone.
Date/Time: 2010:04:22 18:51:04
Tornado develops condensation to the ground as it rotated from left to right around the larger mesocyclone.
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"Normal" view of the multi-vortex tornado within a mile of our location, to our NW.
Date/Time: 2010:04:22 18:53:04
"Normal" view of the multi-vortex tornado within a mile of our location, to our NW.
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Wide angle view of the multi-vortex tornado just before we escaped south to stay out of the wrapping precipitation. Poor visibility and merging storms effectively ended our chase right here. Two supercells and four tornadoes - not a bad start to our 201
Date/Time: 2010:04:22 18:53:26
Wide angle view of the multi-vortex tornado just before we escaped south to stay out of the wrapping precipitation. Poor visibility and merging storms effectively ended our chase right here. Two supercells and four tornadoes - not a bad start to our 2010 season!
