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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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” […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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), […]
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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) – […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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