JULY 1, 2019 MINNESOTA: LONG-LIVED TORNADO WARNED STORM AND SEVERAL FUNNELS
Beautiful tornado warned storm near Clarks Grove, Minnesota. Well defined inflow (beaver) tail into the storm at the base of the updraft.
Wall cloud better defined on the storm just east of Clarks Grove, Minnesota. Lots of rotation and rising motion into the wall cloud at this point. I thought it was going to produce a tornado right in front of us.
Another shot of the merry-go-round portion of the wall cloud and solid inflow as noted by the tail on the right. If you watch the video, you can really see the strong rotation.
Funnel cloud forming on the left side of the wall cloud just east of Clarks Grove, Minnesota.
Nice clear slot punching in on the left side of the wall cloud as the downdraft and inflow combination was becoming better aligned. This is a classic look before a storm produces a tornado, which it did a short while later in Hollandale.
Another funnel tightening up nearly right overhead near Hollandale, Minnesota.
Yet another funnel cloud forming near Lansing, Minnesota. This was around 5 miles south of my hometown of Blooming Prairie. Notice the well defined clear slot on the back edge of the wall cloud on the left…textbook.
Another funnel cloud (right in the middle of the photo) looking to the east from near Lansing, Minnesota.
Looking directly up at the storm updraft towering to the heavens.
Wall cloud and inflow tail still going strong as the supercell continues to cycle near Waltham, Minnesota.
Last wall cloud of the day before we bailed and headed home. This was east of Sargeant, Minnesota.
