We have been getting lots of thunderstorm warnings recently and certainly they have been all around us with their distant rumbling and even their high winds and rains, but nothing directly up until now. The skies they produce however can be quite amazing as they roil past us. It’s worth noting that I haven’t made any adjustments to the colour of these photos; this is just as the camera (and I) saw those clouds.
The sunset reflects off the white cumulus features of these water-laden clouds …
… spreading an almost eerie glow throughout the whole area …
… that briefly intensified as more towering cumulonimbus clouds moved in. An oddly beautiful sight, but one to be respected.
Radelnder uHu has posted an amazing set of photographs of a thunderstorm cell passing overhead and also discusses his concerns about the serious weather changes he has noted. The title translates to “Severe Weather Season.” Please click on the link above for the rest of the post.
After entering the Northwest Territories, we encountered very high temperatures (certainly for this area in mid-August) and then a huge rain storm with pancake-size raindrops, sustained fork lightning and high winds. It was quite a display.
Entering the storm.
I tried to get a picture of a lightening fork, but missed on all my attempts.
Storm dispersal.
My understanding is that the prairies and southern Northwest Territories are going to get a series of hot days followed by these intense storms, some of which may contain hail or may become tornadoes. Fingers crossed, we skip those.
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