Took a run into Farmville late this afternoon to pick up dinner for me and the landlady. Headed south on 258 out of Fountain into Farmville and ran into a gullywasher as I drove past the Food Lion. Had to step through ankle-deep rushing water on the side of the road in downtown FarmVille to get out of my car. The whole time I sat in the restaurant waiting for them to finish up our order I kept hoping the rain would let up. But no, it was still a tropical downpour when I headed back out, and I had to wade ankle-deep again to get to my car. Ran back out of the rain at the exact-same place I'd run into it -- as I drove past the Food Lion.
When I was almost home, I turned around and peered southeastward and saw an apparent wall cloud back in the direction of Farmville. Took a nice shot of it at 5:53 p.m. I didn't see any rotation, or really any motion of any kind. But it sure looked nice.
That's a nice shot bozart. How close was it to you and did you follow it any to check for rotation?
It appeared to be about four miles away. And I couldn't pursue, because I had hot dinners in the car for myself and an 85-year-old lady.
But I did stop the car for a minute to look at it as carefully as I could from that distance, and I didn't see any rotation or any motion of any kind. Just another pretty formation beneath the base of a vigorous updraft in ultra-humid air.
Took a run into Farmville late this afternoon to pick up dinner for me and the landlady. Headed south on 258 out of Fountain into Farmville and ran into a gullywasher as I drove past the Food Lion. Had to step through ankle-deep rushing water on the side of the road in downtown FarmVille to get out of my car. The whole time I sat in the restaurant waiting for them to finish up our order I kept hoping the rain would let up. But no, it was still a tropical downpour when I headed back out, and I had to wade ankle-deep again to get to my car. Ran back out of the rain at the exact-same place I'd run into it -- as I drove past the Food Lion.
When I was almost home, I turned around and peered southeastward and saw an apparent wall cloud back in the direction of Farmville. Took a nice shot of it at 5:53 p.m. I didn't see any rotation, or really any motion of any kind. But it sure looked nice.
My cousin lives near Farmville and posted this "tornado" pic on FB, didnt have the heart or desire to try and tell them it was a scudnado...looks good though huh
Last Edit: Sept 3, 2017 9:10:28 GMT -5 by downeastnc
That's a nice shot bozart. How close was it to you and did you follow it any to check for rotation?
It appeared to be about four miles away. And I couldn't pursue, because I had hot dinners in the car for myself and an 85-year-old lady.
But I did stop the car for a minute to look at it as carefully as I could from that distance, and I didn't see any rotation or any motion of any kind. Just another pretty formation beneath the base of a vigorous updraft in ultra-humid air.
Been a lot of that this year with some of our super humid days and storms.
My cousin lives near Farmville and posted this "tornado" pic on FB, didnt have the heart or desire to try and tell them it was a scudnado...looks good though huh
Yeah, same formation I saw. Nice wall cloud in any case. They don't have to be attached to a supercell, and there doesn't need to be rotation, for a picturesque wall cloud to form. I suspect a lot more of these take place than are ever noticed or documented.