Mother Nature’s wrath took a shocking and stunning turn in Simla, Colorado, on June 4, unleashing a powerful thunderstorm over the small town.
Storm chaser and photographer Kelly DeLay followed the weather chaos, and captured a photo of the mighty supercell that appears to show the storm spawning two tornadoes at once, reports Mashable.
Weather reports from the day of the storm show four separate tornadoes originating from the massive cloud. DeLay was out chasing these twisters when he snapped the eerily majestic shot above. He later posted the photo to his Instagram, calling the experience “the storm of a lifetime.”
The photo shows what is possibly two tornadoes – or a tornado and a landspout funnel – springing from opposite sides of the supercell, a stark contrast to the bright sky that frames the storm.
Landspouts are smaller tornados created outside a storm’s mesocyclone – a supercell storm’s large area of rotation. These types of tornadoes are often weaker and can be found during less severe storms.
“This was a beautiful storm, very large and powerful obviously. When I chase storms, I like to stay back for the most part so I can see structure. I am interested in the whole picture not just if it produces a tornado.
“Because of the road network, I chose to come up from the back side of the storm, which put me into the hail, BUT what a view! There is nickel to golfball-sized hail in every shot I took.
“From the moment I was on the storm, the cone tornado was on the ground, I chased up a dirt road that turned to mud. I was on the storm and close for about 30 minutes, then had to turn back because the road was so bad.”
Kelly DeLay
Stunning Colorado Storm Photo Appears to Show Two Tornadoes Sprouting from One Thunderstorm
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Supercell thunderstorm in Simla, Colorado
by Kelly DeLay
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Stunning Colorado Storm Photo Appears to Show Two Tornadoes Sprouting from One Thunderstorm
by Kelli Bender
http://www.people.com/article/two-tornado-photo-thunderstorm-colorado
Mother Nature’s wrath took a shocking and stunning turn in Simla, Colorado, on June 4, unleashing a powerful thunderstorm over the small town.
Storm chaser and photographer Kelly DeLay followed the weather chaos, and captured a photo of the mighty supercell that appears to show the storm spawning two tornadoes at once, reports Mashable.
Weather reports from the day of the storm show four separate tornadoes originating from the massive cloud. DeLay was out chasing these twisters when he snapped the eerily majestic shot above. He later posted the photo to his Instagram, calling the experience “the storm of a lifetime.”
The photo shows what is possibly two tornadoes – or a tornado and a landspout funnel – springing from opposite sides of the supercell, a stark contrast to the bright sky that frames the storm.
Landspouts are smaller tornados created outside a storm’s mesocyclone – a supercell storm’s large area of rotation. These types of tornadoes are often weaker and can be found during less severe storms.
‘Image of a lifetime’ shows twin tornadoes spawned from a single supercell
by Pete Thomas
http://www.grindtv.com/random/image-of-a-lifetime-shows-twin-tornadoes-spawned-from-a-single-supercell/#Mt1pmzD5R8UgEyd8.97
“This was a beautiful storm, very large and powerful obviously. When I chase storms, I like to stay back for the most part so I can see structure. I am interested in the whole picture not just if it produces a tornado.
“Because of the road network, I chose to come up from the back side of the storm, which put me into the hail, BUT what a view! There is nickel to golfball-sized hail in every shot I took.
“From the moment I was on the storm, the cone tornado was on the ground, I chased up a dirt road that turned to mud. I was on the storm and close for about 30 minutes, then had to turn back because the road was so bad.”