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8/20/09

Skywatch - Big ol' storm!


'Backside of possibly tornadic storm'

This was taken at sunset last night, 1/2 a mile up the road from home. We were under a tornado watch, and this was the backside of a huge storm heading East to scare others! A spectacular sight but impossible to capture the full scale, even with my 10-22mm wide angle lense. We could also clearly observe the rotation within the storm, in addition to some wicked lightening.

I submitted this to our KOCO channel 5 TV station and apparently it was featured during their morning news show, I'm hoping it may appear tonight so I get to see it. UPDATE: Yay it was on again!

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To see more wonderful skies from around the world or to join in, go to the Skywatch site.

36 comments:

  1. Gill - That British WomanAugust 20, 2009 at 1:40 PM

    we have taken very similar photos...that's so strange!!!

    Gill in Canada

    By the way the photo is stunning!!

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  2. EG CameraGirlAugust 20, 2009 at 1:44 PM

    Congratulations for being featured on TV. How cool! And it is a great photo.

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  3. ErinAugust 20, 2009 at 1:53 PM

    hey sarah...awesome capture of the storm cloud formation.
    have a fab weekend.

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  4. EricAugust 20, 2009 at 2:09 PM

    Absolutly Stunning sky here, great colors, well done!!

    Have a nice SWF

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  5. Photo CacheAugust 20, 2009 at 2:44 PM

    whoa, that's magnificent. they would be crazy not to feature this wonderful image. hats off.

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  6. Joe ToddAugust 20, 2009 at 2:51 PM

    A really different and beautiful sky. Always have that camera handy

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  7. SherriAugust 20, 2009 at 3:11 PM

    What a stunning picture! It looks like the 2 clouds are colliding!

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  8. LynnAugust 20, 2009 at 3:11 PM

    That is awesome. I'm loving this weather. We never get this much rain in August.

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  9. BarbAugust 20, 2009 at 3:14 PM

    WOW! Sarah - you must have been frightened. This sky looks beautiful but also ominous.

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  10. Rob RipmaAugust 20, 2009 at 3:17 PM

    Looks like quite a storm. Great shot!

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  11. CindyAugust 20, 2009 at 4:14 PM

    I used to live in the Texas Panhandle. I loved and feared those skies.

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  12. Sylvia KAugust 20, 2009 at 4:15 PM

    That is fantastic! What a sky, colors and you shot catches it all!

    Have a great weekend!

    Sylvia

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  13. SunnyAugust 20, 2009 at 4:59 PM

    What an awesome picture. Just the thought of a tornado sends shivers down my spine. I've been in a few hurricanes but tornados really scare me!
    Keep safe.
    Sunny :)

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  14. GaelynAugust 20, 2009 at 5:02 PM

    OMG! Wow & Wow! This is most amazing. I can feel the power building and energy from that potential storm somewhere. Excellent capture. Think about creating your own panoramas to get even more vast space covered.

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  15. Kathy WAugust 20, 2009 at 6:02 PM

    Sarah great shot. Glad we didn't get the bad storms here. I think we just got thunderstorms. I bet you'll be glad we tornado weather is over. =)

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  16. LVAugust 20, 2009 at 7:30 PM

    What a beautiful picture of the weather coming in. It too looks rather frightening.

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  17. NancyAugust 20, 2009 at 7:50 PM

    Wow! That is some cloud. Glad it wasn't a tornado!

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  18. Yogi♪♪♪August 20, 2009 at 9:17 PM

    SPECTACULAR! Great shot Sarah!!

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  19. CathyAugust 20, 2009 at 9:32 PM

    Oh man! What awesome clouds!

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  20. KatrinaAugust 20, 2009 at 11:38 PM

    Fantastic photo Sarah!

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  21. Tammie LeeAugust 21, 2009 at 12:33 AM

    So cool that your wonderful photo was honored on the news! It is quite the amazing sky!
    spirithelpers

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  22. Janice / Dancing with SunflowersAugust 21, 2009 at 2:26 AM

    Amazing capture. You'd never see anything like that back here in the UK! Stunning colours and light too.
    Janice.

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  23. AnonymousAugust 21, 2009 at 4:05 AM

    A truly awesome (in the real sense) photograph that conveys the magnitude and power of the weather systems that visit your part of the world.

    As seen on TV, love it.

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  24. SandyCarlsonAugust 21, 2009 at 4:59 AM

    Good for you. That photo deserves a wide audience. Hope all is well and safe out there.

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  25. karenAugust 21, 2009 at 7:38 AM

    wow, this is the most amazing photo!!! Quite a terrifying sight, and well done for having your photo featured on TV, too!

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  26. ArijaAugust 21, 2009 at 7:49 AM

    WOW! This is an absolutely fabulous shot!!!

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  27. PatAugust 21, 2009 at 8:26 AM

    That is a scary looking cloud, fearfully beautiful!

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  28. DarylAugust 21, 2009 at 8:48 AM

    WHOA! Now that's a cinematic sky or as Husband says 'Spielberg sky'

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  29. pammoAugust 21, 2009 at 9:11 AM

    Gorge.Ous. Love love this photo as you know! I might have seen it on Rick Mitchell if we watched the news, but I'm much happier now that I've quit watching TV news. ESpecially local tv news. Mybad. Anyway, yay for skinned knees and tornadoes that do not actually develop! I call that a "Ghostbusters" sky based on that scene toward the end of Ghostbusters where the whole sky is boiling and green and rotating.

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  30. AnonymousAugust 21, 2009 at 9:32 AM

    Amazing photo! I live in Arkansas and used to think that we had bad storms. Then we lived in OK for a couple of years and I realized that I "didn't know nuthin'" about storms.

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  31. johnAugust 21, 2009 at 9:58 AM

    Awesome display of nature's power and beauty.

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  32. Jo, a retired teacherAugust 21, 2009 at 9:59 AM

    Amazing picture. I'm glad it didn't turn out to be as destructive as it could have been.

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  33. Light and VoicesAugust 21, 2009 at 6:36 PM

    225 days of rain...oh my goodness. That is a lot of rain.
    jfm

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  34. VickieAugust 21, 2009 at 7:44 PM

    Scary gorgeous. We get weird storms here that roll in over the mountains. I need to get some pics of those.

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  35. KayAugust 22, 2009 at 9:23 PM

    That is so gorgeous but so SCARY looking.

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  36. BarbaraAugust 23, 2009 at 3:57 PM

    That's great being featured on the TV but it is an excellent photo.

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