The photos our storm chasers have sent us of this past week’s tornado-generating
storms have been nothing short of stunning. This latest set from photographer David
Mayhew, taken last Friday in Kansas, are so spectacular, they almost transport us to
the scene just by looking at them. David provides the following backround for each
shot:
“The 2 on Friday were in Dighton Kansas. The 1st shows a funnel spinning up over a
barn. The 2nd shows a condensation funnel that other chasers reported as touching
down.
COD2008Sun034 shows a tornado that touched down briefly (probably 15 secs) from
this high contrast rapidly rotating wall cloud also seen in 049 and 054 at Rush
Center, KS. 067 shows a dustnado spinning up to the rear of the wall cloud. A little
east from Rush Center (about 8 miles east).”
Photos courtesy of David Mayhew Photography, Chicago
Many thanks, David, for sharing these with us! They are incredible!
Tom Skilling
