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| Visibility was poor through much
of the event. This view is looking Northwest from the Old Brick Church.
The town of Gentry is about 3 miles away. The humidity was oppressive
and winds were fairly calm. Lightning was evident in the dark area
near the horizon but this storm was not as electrified as many I have seen.
(6:38 p.m. CDT) |
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| The mesocyclone structure becomes evident
in this shot. (6:40 CDT) |
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| In a matter of minutes the thunderstorm base
becomes more evident and begins to show more structure. (6:42 p.m.
CDT) |
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| I am assuming that this is a funnel cloud descending
from the thunderstorm base. I thought for sure that it was going
to descend clear to the ground but it never did. This funnel is over
Highway 169 which is in the middle distance of this shot about 1 mile away.
(6:43 p.m. CDT) |
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| As the storm moved around to my north even more
structure was revealed. (6:49 P.M. CDT) |
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| I turned the contrast up on this photo to reveal
what may be the F1 tornado, or at least the debris cloud, that was
on the ground for quite some time in Worth county. I cannot say for
sure that this true. (6:51 p.m. CDT) |
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| A shelf cloud moves into Albany. I
had driven back into Albany by this time and the cells that were south
of the tornadic cell began to move into Albany. This photo as well
as the one below were taken at the Hundley Whaley Research Farm on Albany's
west side. (7:16 p.m. CDT) |
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| A fisheye lens view of the shelf cloud as it
passes over. (7:17 p.m. CDT) |
