Newcastle/Norman, OK Supercell, 6 May 2001

What a storm, and I didn't have to go far from home this time - only 10-15 miles and I was right near its base. The storm formed near Tuttle and moved east-southeast, colliding with another storm over Noble and southern parts of Norman to create one strong supercell that continued southeastward, slowly weakening as it moved into Pottawatomie County.

  1. LP Supercell---View is to the south from SH 9 in the southern city limits of Newcastle. At this time, the LP storm in the image is east of Blanchard.
  2. HP Supercell, Weak Wall Cloud---The main storm in the area produces a small wall cloud. View is to the northwest.
  3. Broader View
  4. Bigger Wall Cloud---A few minutes later, a larger wall cloud develops from the main storm as it gets a bit closer to us, on a collision course with the LP storm to its south.
  5. Bigger Wall Cloud, Part 2---Same wall cloud, the lighting is a little different.
  6. Scud---Small strange-looking scud cloud that formed between the two storms. View is to the east.
  7. LP Wall Cloud---A small wall cloud develops out of the LP storm to my south.
  8. More Wall Clouds---Now southeast of Norman on Post Oak Rd., looking west. The wall cloud at top center is about 2 miles away. The next 4 images are from various points southeast of this location at various wall clouds and wall cloud-like features. This storm definitely produced a lot of those.
  9. Pic 9
  10. Pic 10---It's pretty close in this one, probably about a mile or so to our west.
  11. Pic 11---Now at 118th and Etowah Rd., looking west.
  12. Occluded Meso---Location: about 2 miles north of SH 39 on 180th, looking northwest. The weak mesocyclone in the center has totally occluded out.
  13. Updraft Base---Now in Pottawatomie Co. on SH 39, looking north. The storm has weakened a bit and become outflow-dominant, but that didn't mean that it was no longer picturesque.
  14. Inflow Striations---Note the striations (top) tailing into the storm's main updraft, which is at the lower right.
  15. Triple Beaver Tails---This was the first time I'd ever seen such a thing; 3 beaver tails stacked one on top of the other. Chances are, this won't be the last time I ever see a similar feature, but it all looks cool nonetheless.
  16. Croaker---By now, the storm has gone almost completely outflow dominant, and the old wall cloud and beaver tail has taken on a more shelf-like appearance. This was about the time I decided to get away from the throng of chasers and head south to try and catch another storm near Durant.