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This is a part of the same supercell thunderstorm I photographed here, but taken several miles east: [link]

This picture was taken in western Oklahoma, somewhat under the band of warm, moist air flowing into the the heart of the storm. I parked on the side of the road and scampered into the adjacent wheat field. In this picture you can see how the air is beginning to wrap counter clockwise into the area where the wall cloud has formed and where the moist air is spiraling upward. The column of rain that you see is caused by the moist air spiraling upward and condensing into droplets and/or hail and then falling back to the surface. You cannot see the lowering wall cloud since it is on the other side of the column of rain, but a picture of the actual wall cloud will be coming soon!

©Copyright Kyle Wright. You may NOT use, replicate, manipulate, or modify this image without my permission. All Rights Reserved.

Description
This is a part of the same supercell thunderstorm I photographed here, but taken several miles east: [link]

This picture was taken in western Oklahoma, somewhat under the band of warm, moist air flowing into the the heart of the storm. I parked on the side of the road and scampered into the adjacent wheat field. In this picture you can see how the air is beginning to wrap counter clockwise into the area where the wall cloud has formed and where the moist air is spiraling upward. The column of rain that you see is caused by the moist air spiraling upward and condensing into droplets and/or hail and then falling back to the surface. You cannot see the lowering wall cloud since it is on the other side of the column of rain, but a picture of the actual wall cloud will be coming soon!

©Copyright Kyle Wright. You may NOT use, replicate, manipulate, or modify this image without my permission. All Rights Reserved.