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May 28 pics...
Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 6:40 pm
by pawlee
a short while while ago we had two very strong cells slide through Macon county (Central IL) prompting severe tstorm warnings with golf ball sized hail observed to my west. i only came to find about these cells when Jami awoke me as they were entering the county line so although i didn't have time to run either one down (they split around the city of Decatur), i did snap off a few pics from where i could see. here in Decatur we did get some brief pea sized hail which i was fortunate to report however points N, W and E were the one's to see the worst of the storms. to the best of my knowledge, tornado warnings were issued in counties N however i have yet to hear of observations. if anyone here from points N can offer comment, please do! enjoy the pics! p
rain shaft
this is not a tornado... sure looks like it!
add a rainbow for good measure!
Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 6:43 pm
by Guest
Nice picks pawlee.....
Thanks for sharing them.............
Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 6:56 pm
by therock1811
Nice pics Pawlee!
Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 8:38 pm
by weatherlover427
Very sweet pics and dramatic too!
Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 9:29 pm
by Stormsfury
Looks like in that first picture, there might have been a hail shaft as well ... very impressive and compact thunderstorm cells...
Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 11:35 pm
by weatherwunder
Nice pics, thanks for sharing with us!
Posted: Thu May 29, 2003 6:03 am
by pawlee
Stormsfury wrote:Looks like in that first picture, there might have been a hail shaft as well ... very impressive and compact thunderstorm cells...
you are very correct my friend for once this area of precip arrived, so too did some pea sized hail that although was nothing to get excited about, did pitter patter against the window glass. the two storm cells to move through my county were very compact and since they formed well in advance of the cold front as well as had very little moisture to work with, they had a very unique structure which is somewhat uncommon in this region. these storms were akin to those of a dryer climate like the S Plains making them gems for Central IL wx watching. in other news, got a message this AM from NWSILX advising us that we could see a similiar setup on friday to what we did yesterday only this time around having a bit more moisture to work with. will be interesting once again to see how this next event pans out! p
Posted: Thu May 29, 2003 8:27 am
by TexasStooge
Neat pics!
Thanx for sharing!
Posted: Thu May 29, 2003 2:42 pm
by Rainband
Very nice pictures!!!!
