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_5140_JFR_small Date/Time: 2010:05:18 18:06:58
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_5142_JFR_small Date/Time: 2010:05:18 18:19:20
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.
CRW_5144_JFR_small Date/Time: 2010:05:18 18:20:42
CRW_5146_JFR_small 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_5156_JFR_small Date/Time: 2010:05:18 19:27:46
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.
CRW_5165_JFR_small Fading view of the wrapped up meso to our NE. Date/Time: 2010:05:18 20:13:40 Fading view of the wrapped up meso to our NE.
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