CRW_5118_JFR_small
Early stages of supercell updraft a few miles NNW of Channing TX.
Date/Time: 2010:05:18 17:15:10
Early stages of supercell updraft a few miles NNW of Channing TX.
CRW_5120_JFR_small
Initial stages of lowering base and wall cloud formation.
Date/Time: 2010:05:18 17:22:16
Initial stages of lowering base and wall cloud formation.
CRW_5126_JFR_small
Ragged, rotating wall cloud to our WNW.
Date/Time: 2010:05:18 17:38:14
Ragged, rotating wall cloud to our WNW.
CRW_5128_JFR
Concentrated lowering with rather strong rotation, as evidenced by the curvature in the cloud tags.
Date/Time: 2010:05:18 17:43:18
Concentrated lowering with rather strong rotation, as evidenced by the curvature in the cloud tags.
CRW_5129_JFR_small
Tight rotation continues to our NNW.
Date/Time: 2010:05:18 17:44:34
Tight rotation continues to our NNW.
CRW_5131_JFR_small
The rest of the updraft base and mesocyclone to our N-NNE.
Date/Time: 2010:05:18 17:45:26
The rest of the updraft base and mesocyclone to our N-NNE.
CRW_5132_JFR_small
Strong cloud motion very close to the ground. This may have been a weak tornado, though weak ground kept us from having a ready source of dust.
Date/Time: 2010:05:18 17:45:48
Strong cloud motion very close to the ground. This may have been a weak tornado, though weak ground kept us from having a ready source of dust.
CRW_5134_JFR_small
The tight rotation took on a more laminar appearance, with what appeared to be a brief funnel.
Date/Time: 2010:05:18 17:48:18
The tight rotation took on a more laminar appearance, with what appeared to be a brief funnel.
CRW_5135_JFR_small
After losing patience and attempting to reposition, the deeply occluded updraft (now wrapped in some rain) finally produced a weak tornado. I believe Roger has a picture that is more of a zoomed image showing dust poofs beneath the funnel.
Date/Time: 2010:05:18 17:53:28
After losing patience and attempting to reposition, the deeply occluded updraft (now wrapped in some rain) finally produced a weak tornado. I believe Roger has a picture that is more of a zoomed image showing dust poofs beneath the funnel.
CRW_5137_JFR_small
Last vestiges of the funnel/tornado.
Date/Time: 2010:05:18 17:55:10
Last vestiges of the funnel/tornado.
CRW_5141_JFR_small
Large mesocyclone and wall cloud looking N from FM 722 to the SW of Dumas.
Date/Time: 2010:05:18 18:19:00
Large mesocyclone and wall cloud looking N from FM 722 to the SW of Dumas.
CRW_5143_JFR_small
Suspicious lowering with substantial rotation. We're not sure if this was a tornado buried in there, but the evidence we have certainly does not refute the possibility of a tornado.
Date/Time: 2010:05:18 18:19:56
Suspicious lowering with substantial rotation. We're not sure if this was a tornado buried in there, but the evidence we have certainly does not refute the possibility of a tornado.
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Entire rotating updraft viewed to the W from near hwy 152 on FM 1913 a few miles WNW of Stinnett.
Date/Time: 2010:05:18 19:08:00
Entire rotating updraft viewed to the W from near hwy 152 on FM 1913 a few miles WNW of Stinnett.
CRW_5147_JFR_small
Nice cloud curvature all the way into the anvil.
Date/Time: 2010:05:18 19:09:10
Nice cloud curvature all the way into the anvil.
CRW_5152_JFR_small
Mesocyclone approaches our location on FM 1060 a little N of hwy 152, a few miles NW of Stinnett.
Date/Time: 2010:05:18 19:20:38
Mesocyclone approaches our location on FM 1060 a little N of hwy 152, a few miles NW of Stinnett.
CRW_5153_JFR_small
Strong rotation begins to develop in the low levels.
Date/Time: 2010:05:18 19:21:32
Strong rotation begins to develop in the low levels.
CRW_5155_JFR_small
Strong rotation in the cloud base with wrapping hook echo, viewed to the W-NW.
Date/Time: 2010:05:18 19:24:58
Strong rotation in the cloud base with wrapping hook echo, viewed to the W-NW.
CRW_5158_JFR_small
We spent ~20 minutes repositioning to a few miles N of Stinnett, during which time a brief tornado formed but was blocked from our view by traffic and the town. Here, we allowed the S side of the meso and wrapping rain/hail to pass overhead, when a small
Date/Time: 2010:05:18 20:07:48
We spent ~20 minutes repositioning to a few miles N of Stinnett, during which time a brief tornado formed but was blocked from our view by traffic and the town. Here, we allowed the S side of the meso and wrapping rain/hail to pass overhead, when a small funnel was observed above us on the edge of the gust front. This shot shows the descending hail curtains to our SE.
CRW_5161_JFR_small
Cloud base rotation was noted as the rain/hail wrapped feature passed us. The lower area behind the rain was persistent and rotating rapidly - there may have been a tornado embedded in this circulation, but we couldn't confirm due to no road options in t
Date/Time: 2010:05:18 20:11:38
Cloud base rotation was noted as the rain/hail wrapped feature passed us. The lower area behind the rain was persistent and rotating rapidly - there may have been a tornado embedded in this circulation, but we couldn't confirm due to no road options in the Canadian River valley.
