Pecos Hank

Last Night Recap & Next Thursday

Added 2023-02-27 18:58:53 +0000 UTC

Things panned out as expected yesterday with a mostly QLCS (Linear storm mode) tornado event. QLCS tornadoes are often weak and non-photogenic compared to supercell tornadoes.

RATHER THAN BITE on the early weird tornado warnings, Mike Castles, Mr. Ed and I patiently waited south, hoping for the off chance discreet supercell.

After 6PM it was pretty obvious our supercell wasn't going to happen, so I hit up the swiftly approaching linear storms.

Around 6:40pm decent lightning activity revealed a silhouetted surge of dust propagating east north-east. I suspect this is a downdraft blast of outflow in dryer conditions being lifted back up to the cloud base like a mini haboob. Not a tornado, but a kinky place for QLCS tornado potential.

A tornado warning was issued and a power flash was soon observed, but not captured. Here's the scene seconds later...

AND THEN...

In the flashes, it appeared a well condensed tube was on the ground for a minute or so. So what do guys think? Should we tally this a burrito? In the next few flashes it appears an RFD looking bulge of rain swallowed our funnel cloud...

I don't think we saw a tornado. What I think we're seeing is the surging silhouetted darker dust (in the first shot) in front of the brighter / whiter waterfall downdraft. Bwah Bwah Bwah.

NEXT THURSDAY...