Severe Storm Photography from Spring 2006
All photos copyrighted by Dave Chapman
| May 2nd: Texas Panhandle Squall Line |
| Strong convection mid-afternoon in the eastern Texas Panhandle. High CAPE but weak shear, with a squall line likely. |
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| Interesting wall cloud west of Childress, but soon outflow takes over. |
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| Dramatic sunset south of Quanah. |
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| May 3rd: West Texas Supercell - Kent County |
| Early afternoon thundershower near Guthrie, Texas. But the real action today will be further west. |
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| Later in the afternoon, storms begin firing near Lubbock. I turn south in Dickens to get in position at the southern edge of deep convection. |
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| First tower of what will become southernmost storm. |
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| In front of a developing storm eight miles south of Spur, Texas. |
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| Very warm, moist air is feeding this high-based storm. |
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| Updraft base of this cell is a couple of miles from larger storm to the northwest, which had earlier formed just east of Lubbock. |
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| The storm strengthens as it drifts slowly eastward. |
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| Signs of rotation as a rainy downdraft approaches from the north. |
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| An interesting lowering.... |
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| ...with signs of rotation. However, no tornado forms, probably due to high LCLs and weak mid-level winds. |
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| Updraft soon turns into a downdraft. |
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| Small cloudburst. |
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| Smooth, laminar bands show continued rotation. By now, this is the southern end of an MCS. |
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| Ahead of the advancing storm at dusk. |
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| Overall a very good storm chase day. Also my first supercell of the year (good old reliable May). |
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