It's called a "cloud-cap" and forms when cumulonimbus fist push up into the stratosphere. They only last a few minutes before the cumulo blasts out all over the place.
There was a slow movement of upper air from left to right, with the cumulo forming a barrier the strato-air had to go around. about 5 minutes after I took this the cap was gone because the cumulonumbus burst out all over the place and started to form an anvil.
I finally saw one myself the summer after my Sophomore year in college. I was really excited to see it, until I realized it was straight ahead of me on the highway down which I was barrelling. Yeep!
*Grins* Oh, trust me. I know all about Tornados. I have a dread fascination for them. But knowledge tends to fail when you see something wild and uncontrolable that terrifies you in real life. ;)
Regardless, it was over the horizon and made landfall in east Cheyenne. I turned on the radio only to hear the NWS release a tornado warning after it had gone back up into the cloud and all gyration had stopped.
tavella: I'm reading your icon as "Lwara" (it has to be in Quenya mode, you've got the "has a vowel after it" form of "r" in there). But I don't know Quenya mode very well, so I might be misreading the "w"-letter. What does it mean?
dewhitton: I was going to ask for wallpaper permission, too... Apart from the interesting formation catch, I adore those particular tones blue to pieces.
As soon as I saw the first line of the notification e-mail that went "Laura (tavella) replied to your LiveJournal comment in which you said..." I had a "D'oh!" moment.
Even when writing in English mode going by pronounciation the best way, I think. (If I were to write this usericon now, instead of back when I first started learning, I'd probably use a long vowel carrier instead of the doubles, even though that doesn't technically change anything.)
Oh, how I would LOVE to do some lightning research around those bad boys... Y'know; send some rockets up trailing fine wire tied to an earth terminal (or "ground" terminal to us Yanks).
Hehe, playing with the camera again? I just got a Cannon Digital EOS Rebel SLR (6.3 mp) last night. So I should get some interesting shots myself now :)
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Have the best
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Regardless, it was over the horizon and made landfall in east Cheyenne. I turned on the radio only to hear the NWS release a tornado warning after it had gone back up into the cloud and all gyration had stopped.
Oh, btw... great pics, Batty!
Have the best
-=TK, tornado freak
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CYa!
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Even when writing in English mode going by pronounciation the best way, I think. (If I were to write this usericon now, instead of back when I first started learning, I'd probably use a long vowel carrier instead of the doubles, even though that doesn't technically change anything.)
At any rate: Nice.
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Take what you want to iconize. I don't mind.
Nice
Truly beautiful stuff, this.
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