Here are a few photos from my chase last Saturday out near Carrington, ND. These pictures are of the first supercell and the tornado it dropped. I’ll post images of the second supercell later.
The first funnel to appear. Not sure if the circulation had reached the surface.
Zoomed in version of above.
The circulation above had weakened and a few minutes later dropped the tornado
Was worth the drive.
Some debris shows up at the base
One of my favorite pictures yet.
Here’s a link to the video I shot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NdFEGreUEY
[...] picture was taken near Carrington, North Dakota on July 16th, 2011 (chase photos here). A tornado had previously touched down with this supercell and it was cycling for another [...]