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Last Night Recap & Next Thursday
🕑 Added 2023-02-27 18:58:53 +0000 UTCThings panned out as expected yesterday with a mostly QLCS (Linear storm mode) tornado event. QLCS tornadoes are often weak and non-photogenic compared to supercell tornadoes.
RATHER THAN BITE on the early weird tornado warnings, Mike Castles, Mr. Ed and I patiently waited south, hoping for the off chance discreet supercell.
After 6PM it was pretty obvious our supercell wasn't going to happen, so I hit up the swiftly approaching linear storms.
Around 6:40pm decent lightning activity revealed a silhouetted surge of dust propagating east north-east. I suspect this is a downdraft blast of outflow in dryer conditions being lifted back up to the cloud base like a mini haboob. Not a tornado, but a kinky place for QLCS tornado potential.
A tornado warning was issued and a power flash was soon observed, but not captured. Here's the scene seconds later...
AND THEN...
In the flashes, it appeared a well condensed tube was on the ground for a minute or so. So what do guys think? Should we tally this a burrito? In the next few flashes it appears an RFD looking bulge of rain swallowed our funnel cloud...
I don't think we saw a tornado. What I think we're seeing is the surging silhouetted darker dust (in the first shot) in front of the brighter / whiter waterfall downdraft. Bwah Bwah Bwah.
NEXT THURSDAY...
To be continued...
Thanks everyone!
Comments
vvstvincent
Was it near Hollis if so the weather service confirmed the cone in the rain
Janine Moss
My untrained hopeful eyes would have said tornado. I'm still glad you got out though. And meeting Mr. Ed makes the day!
