News DetailTornado photos from near Drayton Valley, AB on July 29!
Posted At: July 29, 2007 @ 10:41 PM
Posted By: Reed Timmer
Related Categories: Tornadoes
Here are some photos of a tornado/funnels that touched down near Drayton Valley, AB earlier this evening (July 29), shot by local storm chasers Brandon Brown, Dale K., and Kenny A. TEXTBOOK structure!
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Nice!
very nice indeed! great photo brandon
nicc shot brandon!!!
Excellent photos Brandon!
Could you give times and location for them please?
Can't wait to see yours too Dale
Oh my.
Those are fantastic photos Dale.
Time and location also please.
If you have a site with bigger images, please let us know.
Great job guys, thanks for sharing!
That is a nice one, That whole supercell deal is amazing.
Absolutely amazing! Great chase gents.
I like dales picture, the 5th one. It's the exact same as mine but hes on a completely different side.
ty pb...ty all. time was between 6- and 8 pm or so location was near warburg , drayton valley, calmar alberta.
Wow!!
They really are beautiful photos!!!!
What kind of cameras do you guys use?
Amazing...
Anybody going to Moosomin, SK tomorrow? :)
GEM hints at 27C dewpoint & 6500j/kg cape?
Jackie i use a camera phone rofl.
Too cool! :-)
Great shots guys....wish i could get a chance to take pictures like that!!
you will amanda...you will.
Loved those pic!!! the 1st pic may look like the tornado is not on the ground but It is there can be a connection between the vortex and the ground/dust whirl.
Hi all.... Yeah I know I havn't posted in awhile. It seems I,ve been busy the past two weekends! Anyway I'm back. The weather in my region looks very interesting in my region for the next several days. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will develop in the vicinity of two boundaries one bieng a weak stationary cool front and the other some sort of surface trough... Severe wx doesn't look likely unfortunantly due to low sheer and instability.
Btw, beautiful pics Dale, Kenny, and Brandon!!!
You guys did a job well done!
Finally there is a mention in the news of the tornado in Iceland last Friday
07/30/2007 | 10:56
Tornado spotted in south Iceland
A tornado, which is a very rare sight in Iceland, was spotted on Skeidarársandur plane of sand in south Iceland of Friday. The tornado touched the ground for about five minutes and whirled up sand and dust.
Rain, hail and lighting followed the tornado, as picked up by the Icelandic Meteorological Office’s lightning sensors, Fréttabladid reports.
According to meteorologist Einar Sveinbjörnsson weather conditions that create tornados are very rare in Iceland and therefore tornados aren’t spotted often on the island, though they have been spotted on a few occasions before.
Tornados are most common in the USA’s midwestern states in spring and can cause considerable damage.
http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=16567&ew_0_a_id=286108
News item on last night's Edmonton thunderstorm
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=a87f8c8c-c993-4ddb-bb1a-50ecaa346e77&k=1394
"Apparently it was a spectacular lightning show," said Environment Canada meteorologist Lisa Coldwells.
She said the storm began at about 6 p.m. in Drayton Valley and drifted slowly into the Edmonton area at 11 p.m.
Stony Plain was hit hardest with 18.4 millimetres of rain. Downtown recorded only one millimetre.
In Edmonton, 20,000 Epcor customers were affected by 10 power outages citywide, said spokesman Tim le Riche.
That's awesome, guys! So cool that you were all able to get in on the same storm from different sides! :D
Awesome pictures! Sure looked like some crazy storms!
Looks like there are some watches in place for Alberta!!
Whoa, nice pics guys! Wish I could've been there and watched it.
yeah me to I wish I waz there to!!!
Very nice pics all !!! Grats on a successful chase !!
thx for the compliments gang...appreciate it . looks like i might go out again today.
Sure Dale. Keep us posted here if anything starts to blow up? I"ll try to check on it more today.
nothing yet...i dont think anything is gonna develope soon...red deer seems to have a bit more potential than most i think.
i just wanted to say that i loved the pictures. Brandon, Dale, and Kenny, your pictures were cool . I love the storm structure in Brandon's pictures, ( along with the tornado,) Dale's pictures had some cool contrast and backlighting, and Kenny, i love your picture of the lower- level storm features. i got a digital camera for my birthday and it also has video capacity. i like to try and take pictures of the storms in New England.
More goodies heading for Drayton Valley....