Path To The Supercell
by Ed Sweeney
Title
Path To The Supercell
Artist
Ed Sweeney
Medium
Photograph - Digital
Description
A previously tornadic supercell thunderstorm north of Stroud, Oklahoma on May 19, 2013. Supercell thunderstorms are defined as thunderstorms with a persistent, rotating updraft. About 1-2 hours earlier, this supercell thunderstorm produced an EF3 tornado known as the "Luther-Carney" tornado, which had a 20 mile path from 3 miles northwest of Luther to Carney to 2 miles southeast of Tryon in Logan & Lincoln Counties (well northeast of Oklahoma City) in Oklahoma. The rain-free cloud base as well as the cauliflower-like appearance of the clouds on the right portion of the image are evidence of the updraft region of the supercell. The bubble-wrap like clouds near the top-left portion of the image are mammatus clouds along the back side portion of the anvil and are commonly associated with supercell thunderstorms.
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October 23rd, 2013
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