| UTM Photo of the Month — July 2009 |
Jun 29, 2009 | 2:11 pm CDT |
Rare dual dust jets amidst massive inflow to supercell thunderstorm
It is not uncommon to observe a dust inflow jet feeding into a mature supercell thunderstorm on the High Plains. It is rare, however, to see two mirror-image dust jets feeding into the same updraft as shown here. The surface inflow into this storm was immense, [...]
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| Chase Trip 2009 Concludes |
Jun 24, 2009 | 9:57 pm CDT |
It was another successful chase trip, but not without some significant disappointments. The highlight storm of the trip was the Baca County, CO - Morton County, KS Supercell of June 13th. This storm landed me some of my best images of the year, including a “shot of the year” candidate — a rare image of [...]
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| Day 13 (June 23): Southeast WY/Southwest NE Panhandle Storms |
Jun 24, 2009 | 9:18 am CDT |
From a tornado perspective, my target area failed. From a unique chase/photography experience, it was a success. I chased WEST of I-25… yes, you heard me right. A supercell formed north of Laramie and just sat there developing on the southwest flank. I said to hell with waiting on it, I’ll just drive to it. [...]
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| Day 12 (June 22): North Dakota Supercells |
Jun 24, 2009 | 9:11 am CDT |
I photographed several severe storms/supercells from northeast of Dickinson to Mandan to Wishek, North Dakota. Below are a few images from this chase:
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| I lied. I’m staying in Kimball, NE |
Jun 23, 2009 | 10:10 pm CDT |
I don’t feel like driving in any more rain, LOL.
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Mike Umscheid Photography
http://gallery.underthemeso.com
mesomike@gmail.com
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