A photograph shows a massive, brightly colored supercell thunderstorm cloud.
On May 18, 2021, a Facebook page run by meteorology enthusiasts called Great Lakes Weather & Climate shared a stunning photograph of a massive, iridescent storm cloud. The photograph was taken in west Texas by photographer Laura Rowe and shows a supercell thunderstorm illuminated by the setting sum. Rowe also posted her picture on Twitter: storm chasin in West Texas pic.twitter.com/sFjNdHGFYP - laura rowe (@lauralouu30) May 17, 2021 Rowe said she took the shot on the evening of May 16, 2021, between Earth, Texas, and Littlefield, Texas. 'We were between the sunset & the storm, so that cast an amazing light on the storm,' she wrote. WRAL meteorologist Mike Moss shared Rowe's picture, praising it as a 'real photographic work of art,' alongside another picture of a supercell thunderstorm, also taken in Texas: Here's how the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration describes supercells: Supercells are storms - usually, but not necessarily, thunderstorms - that contain updrafts that rotate about a vertical axis. This rotation is derived from shear in the environmental wind field (that is, a change in wind direction and / or speed with height) surrounding the storm as it begins to grow. Supercells often produce damaging wind, large hail, and tornadoes, and most strong to violent tornadoes are associated with supercells.
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