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Images from Marathon County Storm 30 July 2002
- posted 30 July 2002 - updated 9 Aug 2002
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18:11 CDT - Mammatus clouds before the storm. Note the small apparently conical shaped distention that could be mistaken for a funnel cloud.
Location: Knowlton, view is to the northeast.
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18:51 CDT - telephoto view of a vertical distention from leading edge of the gust front. This formation was unique since it was appearing to reach to the ground
Location: 3 miles west of Stratford looking to the northwest.
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18:55 CDT - Right side of shelf cloud from leading edge of the gust front.
Location: 3 miles west of Stratford looking to the north.
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18:57 CDT - Wide angle view of the same shelf cloud. "Note the distention in the center just behind the shelf. This was NOT a wall cloud, but I believe it was responsible for the report of a tornado two miles east of Stratford about seven minutes later."
- K9DB
Location: 3 miles west of Stratford looking to the west.
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| Same image as above right but with contrast enhanced by increasing the mid-tone dynamic range. Red, green, and blue images were processed seperately, then recombined using Paint Shop Pro 7. |  |
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18:57 CDT - Cloud distention again looking suspiciously like a wall cloud but lacking rotation and its location is on the leading edge of the front.
Location: 3 miles west of Stratford looking to the southwest.
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18:59 CDT - Left side of shelf cloud from leading edge of the gust front. This protrusion was conical in shape only a few seconds earlier and may have been responsible for the funnel report.
Location: 3 miles west of Stratford looking to the southwest.
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20:06 CDT - Brilliant rainbow on the backside of the storm. Note the shadow seemingly pointing to the lower right. This is called an anti-nodal crepuscular ray and it points to a place in the sky directly opposite the sun.
Location: 5 miles east of Stratford looking to the east.
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20:31 CDT - After the storm a building cumulus is illuminated by the sunset. Note the mammatus clouds on the underside of the anvil. Rib Mountain and the W9BCC repeater are on the horizon.
Location: Intersection of County Highways C and O looking to the north across the Eau Pleine Reservoir.
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Click on thumbnails for 640x480 pixel images. All images taken with a Sony Mavica by K9DB.
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30 July 2002
