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Steamnadoes In Cookstown (No Images)

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« on: September 17, 2009, 12:28:06 pm »

Seen an absolutely spectacular sight this morning around 11.00. I was driving towards Cookstown, on the outskirts, when I observed, in a field, a fantastic bank of brilliant fog. The hot sun turned the fog into what looked like steam. It morphed into a huge vertical intense white wall about 15-20ft high with awesome rapid rising and twisting motions, at a speed which was stupendous. I'm certain I saw a cluster of very fast twisting steamnadoes within that wall, a sight which blew me away. Couldn't get any images as I was on a busy road, but my goodness, what a photo opp!!!. Very similar in appearance to the steamnado/devils which Mike Hollingshead has captured from Nebraska.
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« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2009, 02:38:39 pm »

That sounds absolutely fasinating Martin, a shame you were on such a busy Hwy. Personally, I've never heard of a Steamnado but I can picture it in my mind. I've experienced first hand dust devils on the dry lake beds in the US desert southwest. We use to ride dirt bikes when I was much younger and use to ride through the middle of them, they would sometimes tower 500' in height. I'll have to look at steamnado on the internet. Thanks
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« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2009, 04:09:55 pm »

They were amazing, there's not much about them on the internet, although these images from Mike Hollingshead are similar to what I saw...

http://www.extremeinstability.com/08-8-29b.htm

The only difference was that there where more in Cookstown, all in a line with flickering/twisting motions, with bright white colours. The entire motion of the parent fog bank was like an upside-down waterfall. I will never look at fog the same way again. It would be worth going out before sunrise with the camera and watching for them. Which I might do.

Those dust devils sound great, I seen several brilliant examples during one hot Summer several years ago but none since. I will be more observant from now on. Cheers
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« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2009, 06:34:10 pm »

Wow!  Shocked  Now that's given me something to look out for!  Wink
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