Two different perspectives of the Eastern Clay County Tornadic Supercell at the time it was producing a large tornado just north of Edgar, Nebraska at 0047 UTC

(c) Dean Cosgrove.  Looking northwest from a location 3 W Ong, NE at the large tornado wrapped in rain at 0047 UTC

 

The 0.5° Base Reflectivity from the KEUX 88D site at 0047 UTC.  Annotated on the graphic is the location of Dean and Mike at the time of this nexrad image.  This is a classic hook echo image, and note the one reflectivity min. pixel which would be at the location of the tornado.  0.5° SRM data indicates a "no doubt about it" gate to gate couplet at this pixel of reflectivity min.

(c) Mike Umscheid.  Looking due west from a location 2 NE Ong, NE at mesocyclone producing the large tornado.  Hwy 74 is in the foreground.  The tornado is not visible from this perspective at 0047 UTC


After many attempts to digitally enhance some of my Edgar Supercell shots which were taken from 0053 to about 0100 UTC, I think I finally have a convincing enhancement showing the large stovepipe tornado.  The images below are of the un-enhanced exposure (left) and the digitally enhanced exposure on the right.  You make the call. . .
 



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last updated:  September 27, 2001

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