Photo Contest #2

[vanna]

Since we all have more photos, how about another just-for-fun weather-related photo contest? Just reply to the thread with a photo by 00Z on 13 October to have your photo added to the poll. Check back the following week to vote for your favorite photo. Some things to keep in mind:

• Use your own pictures!

• Only one picture submission per person per contest.
• No Photoshop please. Leave that to the B-movie producers busy putting sharks in tornadoes and hurricanes in Chicago.
• Your reward for winning is pride (sorry, no cash) 
• The winning photo will spotlighted on our Facebook page, if you would like to opt out or remain anonymous, please let me know through a private message.
• Be nice.
• Be safe.
• If you are submitting a picture of an epic storm, do please post the date and approximate location, because we will all want to know!
  And please don't plan on voting for your own photo in the poll, that destroys the whole point (unless you were the only submission, then go ahead).

[Derek Mallia]

I will submit my second picture from the previous thread (which didn't count) for this contest! This picture was taken in SLC from the foothills. What we have here continuous thunderstorm development along the Great Salt Lake. On this day we had a mean wind flow out to the east (synoptic scale flow) along with northwesterly flow from either the convection to the northwest (outflow) or a lake breeze from the Great Salt Lake. This created a convergence zone across the western half of the Salt Lake Valley which promoted continuous convective development throughout a 1-2 hour time frame as seen below (this cloud appeared stationary for ~1 1/2 hours). Also if you look closely you can see individual rain shafts in the center of the photo! Despite SLC having less severe thunderstorm activity than most of the US, it does offer incredible views when storms do develop!

[vanna]

Just some struggling cu blocking the view of a weak storm northeast of Lubbock

[Sara Ganetis]

Here's my entry-- The calm on the Great Peconic Bay after the February Blizzard of 2013.