Passage of a thunderstorm front on 30.08.2012 over the Elbe Valley near Bad Schandau, image 3: And now the monster is here! With a massive gust front and turbulence that a photo can hardly capture!

Passage of a thunderstorm front on 30.08.2012 over the Elbe Valley near Bad Schandau, image 3: And now the monster is here! With a massive gust front and turbulence that a photo can hardly capture! The entire formation rotated clearly counterclockwise, and the wisps of clouds rising behind the mountain on the left of the image took only a few seconds to reach the cloud base! In the far right background, the heavy rain/hail area can be seen. I believe this sight would have thrilled any "storm chaser"! Until now, I had only seen such images on TV reports from the USA! As I later learned, the same storm cell even produced a tornado over the Zittau Mountains shortly after this shot!!

Michael Edelmann 07.10.2012, 743 Views, 0 Comments * automatically translated

EXIF: Canon Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL, Date 2012:08:30 16:12:23, Exposure time: 0.010 s (1/100) (1/100), Aperture: f/8.0, ISO400, Focal length: 30.00 (30/1)