Friday, September 29, 2006
Weather Events of September 29, 2006
And here I thought I was not going to find anything to do today. Turns out I was wrong.
I went out to Holland State Park, more or less on a whim, as I thought weather conditions looked right for water spout activity. Mother Nature did not disappoint. As events unfolded I ended up participating in the SkyWarn weather net.
Here are some photos that I took as events occurred. These photos were featured on WXMI Fox 17 news Friday evening. Enjoy!:
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(Click on any of the photos to see full size images)
UPDATE: Here a link to another image caught on the Spy Glass Condos Webcam.
Brief photo descriptions:
1. Nice cloud formation, just offshore that had some cyclonic action (counter-clockwise rotation)to it.
2. Another photo of the same cloud formation, just offshore that had some cyclonic action to it.
3. Taken from North side of the Holland channel and looking south...2 water spouts...one just to the right of Hollands "Big Red" Lighthouse and in the distance...cleary on the water and the second funnel to the right ot the first. Though the second funnel does not appear to be touching the surface if you look at the surface you can see the disturbance on the water underneath it.
4. Same as above but zoomed out some.
5. Zoomed in close up of first water spout to the right of "Big Red" clearly showing the waterspout in contact with the water surface.
6. Zoomed in close up of second water spout to the right of "Big Red". Again, if you look at the waters surface underneath the funnel, you can see the disturbance (spray) from the waterspout.
