Category: weather pics

Rare “roll cloud” appears in the Memphis sky

May 26, 2015

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Erik Proseus

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clouds, roll cloud, weather pics

So I was driving into work this morning and saw this… A roll cloud! It extended north/south as far as I could see and was moving east across the city. I kept an eye on it before it disappeared over the eastern horizon. These pics have gotten a fair bit of attention on our Facebook,…
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Pics of the “apocalypse” cloud that crossed Memphis – Friday, June 28

June 29, 2013

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Erik Proseus

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outflow boundary, shelf cloud, weather pics

A couple of weeks ago, we published a “primer” on outflow boundaries. I hope you read it and learned something (if not, you can find it here), because yesterday morning the grand-daddy of outflow boundaries strafed the Memphis metro as it headed south ahead of severe storms that moved through in it’s wake. Though it…
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Fog envelopes downtown Memphis on a frosty morning

November 8, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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fog, weather 101, weather pics

Downtown Memphis was treated to a somewhat rare sight early this morning, especially if one had a vantage point from above. A thick cloud of fog formed over the Mississippi River and drifted over downtown streets! Photos taken by Jonathan May (Twitter: @jmay11) from the 29th floor balcony of One Commerce Square downtown (shown below)…
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GOES-14 comes out of hibernation to produce stunning satellite imagery

September 24, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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education, GOES, satellite, weather pics

I wanted to share the image below for a couple of reasons. If you aren’t familiar with it, this is a “full disk” satellite image. GOES (or geo-synchronous orbiting satellites) orbit the Earth in one spot (hence their orbits are synchronized with the rotation of the Earth) at an altitude of 22,500 miles. They not only take…
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Cloud pics from this morning’s weather system

September 21, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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clouds, weather pics

MWN meteorologist Erik Proseus took the pics below of some fascinating clouds that occurred behind an outflow boundary that moved through the area this morning. The waves in the clouds were likely formed as the outflow disturbed the wind flow in a stable atmospheric layer, creating some very interesting patterns in the sky! Following these…
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Well-documented pair of gravity waves move over the Memphis metro

August 9, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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gravity wave, weather pics

A set of gravity waves (click link for a description of gravity waves) trained over the Memphis area between 7:00-8:00 this morning. The waves were visible on radar imagery as well as visually – as a pair of linear cloud features that moved quickly by from north to south at about 1,000 feet. Below is a short…
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Lone thunderstorm visible for miles

June 8, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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thunderstorms, weather pics

A lone thunderstorm captured just before sunset from miles away (8:05pm CDT) A couple of lone thunderstorms developed in the early evening hours south of Tunica and were visible from miles away as skies around them were mainly clear. The photo above, taken from the north side of Bartlett just after 8pm CDT, shows the…
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Mississippi River flooding pics

March 17, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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flooding, river, weather pics

The Mississippi River at Memphis went above flood stage of 34.0′ early Tuesday morning, March 15, and has continued to slowly rise. The pictures below were taken by MemphisWeather.net in the Memphis downtown area on the afternoon of March 17, with the river at 35.1 feet. Click any image for a larger version. The forecast…
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After the rain… a beautiful sunset as clouds depart

November 13, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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sunset, weather pics

A brief post to share some sunset photos I took around 5:00 this evening. A welcome rain brought roughly a quarter-inch of precipitation to the region this morning with cloudy skies behind the cold front this afternoon. Temperatures fell from near 60 this morning to near 50 by late in the afternoon. Clouds began clearing…
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Quick-hitting front blows through Shelby and Tipton counties

August 10, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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gust front, weather pics

Photos taken of the gust front / thunderstorm outflow as it quickly approached from the northwest, then engulfed the north Bartlett area. Right on its heels, a pretty good thunderstorm with 30-40 mph wind and heavy rain moved overhead. Over .25″ of rain was measured in just 15 minutes with the storm. You can also…
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Still frames of a nearby lightning strike

July 25, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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derecho, lightning, weather pics

These still photos were part of a short video taken with my digital camera as the June 12th summer storms (derecho) approached the northeastern Memphis suburb of Bartlett. I happened to get a very close lightning strike just before I shut the camera off and extracted these individual frames from it. The time elapsed from…
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Gust front passage in northern Shelby County – July 15, 2009 – 7:50pm

July 15, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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weather pics

Just a few pics I snapped as the gust front (shelf cloud) was moving south into northern Shelby County and then passing overhead. The temp dropped from 91.0 at 7:45 to 84.5 at 8:00pm. Dewpoint dropped from 76.4 to 71.1 (drier, cooler outflow air from the storms to the north) and the wind gusted to…
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Pyrocumulus in northern Shelby Co.

July 1, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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clouds, weather pics

A very interesting occurrence took place late this afternoon over northern Shelby County. A large fire (of unknown origin) produced enough heat and smoke to create pyrocumulus clouds above the fire. The first picture was taken from many miles away (I-40 and Jackson Ave.) looking north-northeast. The next 3 pictures were taken in sequence over…
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Beautiful sunset to end a very nice day

June 29, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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weather pics

It’s been a really nice summer day here in the Mid-South. Though temps were still quite warm (high of 93 at Memphis Int’l), the humidity bottomed out near 25% as dewpoints sunk to 50! It was a dry heat. 😉 The day ended with a gorgeous sunset as cirrus clouds streaked the western sky. A…
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Few storms to end a HOT day

June 23, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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heat, weather pics

These pictures are what you would see if you were the MWN weather station looking east-southeast (top), south (center), and west (bottom) – click them to enlarge the pics. A few storms popped up in the evening hours along the very weak cold front that was passing through. The center picture shows the outflow of…
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New cloud type?

June 16, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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clouds, weather pics

An Iowa woman’s photo from 2006 have scientists and others debating whether a new cloud type has been discovered. There currently are only three main cloud types: cumulus, stratus, and cirrus. One group is working with the Royal Meteorological Society to prepare a case for the World Meteorological Organization to get them classified as a…
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Weather pics of the day

June 11, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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weather pics

Snapped these pics on my way into work this morning as clouds were breaking up from the early morning storms. The sun was just starting to peek through. They were both taken looking east around 7:45am near Memphis International. Comments?
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Tornadoes near Denver, CO – June 7, 2009

June 8, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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tornado, weather pics

As reported by 7NEWS/TheDenverChannel.com out of Denver, as many as 5 tornadoes touched down in Colorado on Sunday afternoon, June 7, two in metro Denver. A slideshow of viewer-submitted photos can be found here. The area around Aurora seemed to take the biggest hit with damage reported at the Southlands Mall. The NWS storm damage…
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Thunderstorms in the distance to end the day

June 2, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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weather pics

After storms started the day in the area (see previous blog post), this is the view to the east from northern Shelby County as the sun sets on the day. The storm is dissipating with a top near 30,000 feet. -More rain and t’storms expected tomorrow, with potentially heavy rain overnight Wednesday. Rain is also…
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T’storms greet morning commuters

June 2, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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weather pics

Picture taken from northern Shelby County of storms towards downtown Memphis. Keep an eye on StormView Radar today.
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