The weather yesterday was turbulent. High temperature and lots of atmospheric instability led to an impressive storm system blowing through in the late afternoon. Owen County and Monroe County were both under tornado warnings, so I decided to stay at work until the storms passed. I’m glad I did, because as I drove home, the sky was amazing. As I was heading out of town, I noticed a patch of mammatus clouds. I tried to get a couple of shots from my car, while traffic was stopped, but they didn’t turn out very well. Luckily, the clouds held together until I got to a place where I could safely pull over.
25 May 2006, Curry Pike, Monroe County, Indiana
25 May 2006, Intersection of Ratliff Rd. and Starnes Rd., Monroe County, Indiana
A patch of mammatus clouds had begun to pull apart into elongated forms. The frothy clouds in the lower left made the sky look like a turbulent ocean, reminding me of a nineteenth-century shipwreck painting.
Sunset 25 May 2006
Eastern Sky at Sunset 25 May 2006
The sunset was reflecting off the tops of clouds in the east, and the pink glow showed through the clouds.
Belt of Venus 22 May 2006
red paper boat 