The Big One

714 6

Comments


Ed Flanders

Very cool

Tina Hurd

Amazing photo & capture!

Ryan Wunsch

Lisa, it did not have a tornado that I know of. At this point in the storm it had become outflow dominant and was a squall line. Tornado's can form on those storms, but are much less likely to than a rotating supercell which this one started off as while in Alberta.

Lisa Johnson

That is a scary cloud! Did it have a tornado?

Paul Smith

Wow, that is amazing. Such power in nature.

Description
Large shelf cloud in Saskatchewan. I had flown home from work early and was on route from Saskatoon to Leader. I knew there was a storm in Alberta, I checked the radar but thought I'd miss it. That changed about an hour later, the storms had formed a fast moving squall line and now well into Saskatchewan. A little while later, through the smoke in the air, I could see it approaching, and drove off the highway to find something in the foreground. This Canola field had to do. Taken 30 kms East of Kindersley Saskatchewan, at 8:40 pm, July 17 2014. The next day I read reports of 137 km/h winds and a lot of damage in the area.
Taken By
Ryan Wunsch
Taken On
July 17, 2014
Tagged
saskatchewan canada storm thunderstorm canola wind weather clouds sky
Assignments
Saskatchewan
  • Focal: 21
  • Shutter speed: 0.3 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 7.1
  • ISO: 200

Other Photos by Ryan