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Spectacular sunset storm cloud

Posted Aug09, 2007 at 09:40 PM

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Photo taken by Karena Clinton looking east from Southeast Roanoke.

Keith and Karena Clinton were enraptured by the same scene I was as the sun neared the horizon after this ridiculously hot summer day. A huge cumulonimbus cloud, standing all to itself, filled the eastern sky, lit in beautiful shades of red and orange by the setting sun. We were looking on the back end of a storm near Smith Mountain Lake. The day's heat created extreme updrafts that, at least in this spot and a few others, were able to blast through the cap of warm air aloft keeping most rising clouds from becoming storms. Karena Clinton shot many photos of this storm. For a little change of pace from the obsession with the heat, I've linked several below for you viewing pleasure.You will notice by the cloud shape that each photo labeled as No. 1 was shot at nearly the same time (these are not in chronological order and mine are shot from a variety of locations from downtown toward South Roanoke.)

Clinton photo 1

Clinton photo 2

My photo 1

My photo 2

My photo 3

One more thing: During all this focus on our local heat, I haven't had much chance to consider a rare event: A significant tornado that caused major damage in the New York City burough of Brooklyn. Here's a link to a local report on that event.

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[August 11, 2007 7:18 AM]

Jp

Excellent photos! Thanks for sharing them.

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