This USED to be a tornado-warned supercell. Just our luck -- as soon as we got to the updraft, it literally began to dissipate. It appears as though it was no longer able to ingest surface-based, unstable parcels, likely because of the cooler nature of the outflow air (from morning convection) which it began ingesting.
File: IMG_0851a.JPG File size: 98KB Image Serial Number: 108-0851 Camera Model: Canon EOS 20D Camera serial number: 0720401497 Firmware: Firmware 1.1.0 Owner: Jeff Snyder Date/Time: 2005:06:09 17:36:18 Shutter speed: 1/200 sec Aperture: 29 Exposure mode: Tv Flash: Off Metering mode: Evaluative Drive mode: Single frame shooting ISO: 1600 Lens: 28 to 75mm Focal length: 47mm AF mode: One-shot AF Image size: 900 x 700 Rotation: none Image quality: Fine White balance: Auto Color space: sRGB Saturation: High Sharpness: High Contrast: High Picture Effect: Normal Sharpness level: 0 Tone: Normal Color profile: IEC 61966-2.1 Default RGB colour space - sRGB Custom Functions: CFn 8: ISO expansion: On User comments: "This USED to be a tornado-warned supercell. Just our luck -- as soon as we got to the updraft, it literally began to dissipate. It appears as though it was no longer able to ingest surface-based, unstable parcels, likely because of the cooler nature of the outflow air (from morning convection) which it began ingesting."
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