Aug 28, 2014

Storm Chases From 2010

On June 7th, 2010 at 7:22 MDT, a storm over Scottsbluff, NE began to rotate. We were so close, and the area of rotation so large, that it was difficult to fit it into the field of view:

Just two minutes later, a tornado touches down in Scottsbluff. Although the tornado is very difficult to see, several power flashes are visible. The tornado was rated EF-1. This video runs from 7:23-7:24 MDT:
40 minutes later, as we tracked the storm to Bridgeport, NE, it becomes the darkest storm I've ever seen. This is from 8:01-8:05 PM MDT, and sunset was at 8:25:
The next day, instead of storm chasing, we took a trip through Rocky Mountain National Park. A pileus cloud is seen at 6:20:
On June 11, we saw a storm with vertical (anticyclonic) and horizontal rotation 15 miles north of Strasburg, CO. We are on Headlight Road north of 112th Ave. This is from 4:57-4:59 MDT:
On July 22nd, we saw an intense storm with a well defined shelf cloud approaching Gorney Park in Caledonia, WI. This is from 8:01-8:04 PM CDT:

Aug 2, 2014

Super Typhoon Halong


Super Typhoon Halong reached category 5 today with wind estimated at 140 knots (160 mph). Halong is currently south of Japan, and east of the Philippines. Halong will likely begin to impact Japan on Thursday, August 7.