Severe Storm Photography from Spring 2006
All photos copyrighted by Dave Chapman
| May 23: Southern Nebraska Squall Line |
| Shallow moisture and advancing cold front: perfect ingredients for a weak squall line. I intercept the southern end fifteen miles southwest of Grand Island. |
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| Strong downdrafts make this storm outflow-dominated. |
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| A little later a new downdraft resembles a wall cloud. |
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| But soon the cold gust front reaches me, with the only threat being dime-size hail. Supercells require a balance between cool outflowing air and warm, humid inflowing air. Today outflow wins out. |
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| Gustnado races east across the road ahead of me. This is the leading edge of cool air rushing outward from the storm. |
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| As I continue driving south, another dusty gustnado crosses the road. |
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| Just north of Hastings, a shelf cloud advances over a picturesque farm. |
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| Backside of the squall line. Some stormy scenes made this chase worthwhile, but I'm looking forward to the eventual return of deep Gulf moisture to the Plains (absent since March). |
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