Thunderstorm by junge1

Photography • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Jan 13, 2009

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This isolated thunderstorm occured during the monsoon in Arizona. The slight annual shift to the north of the ITC (Intertropical Convergence Zone) results in the inflow of moist tropical air from the Gulf of Mexico and the Sea of Cortez into the American Southwest, primarily Arizona, New Mexico and Western Texas. This moist air is lifted by convection, resulting in numerous isolated thunderstorms like this one during our monsoon from about July through September. These thunderstorms may drop an inch of rain or more in a short period of time causing normally dry washes to run for short periods of time. This picture was taken in Southeastern Arizona in July 1986 and later scanned. Thanks to Shari (tiziezzme) for post-processing this image for me! Thank you for viewing and commenting. I will hopefully comment tomorrow again. Getting ready for a short trip, Sig...

Comments (60)

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glix70

1:06AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

Amazing capture!!! Thanks to the info about it!!! Well done!!! :)

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pixelmeister

1:21AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

Fantastic incredible shot!

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beachzz

1:35AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

Wow, that's a nasty looking sky--beautiful foto and postwork!!

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renecyberdoc

1:39AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

Amazing country,never been to the states ,got to do that. maybe under the new admin in dc all will shapen up a bit. we have to get closer again the europeans the americains,north and south,east and west all over the planet. let's stop bullshitting around,all is too precious to loose cause of greed and the fucking human nature.pardon my rude expression -bro. a5++ for this shot.

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flora-crassella

1:40AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

fantastisches Foto!!!!!! Wirklich großartig!!!!

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lyron

2:14AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

Excellent capture!!

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bmac62

2:25AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

That is a storm I'd fly around! Good looking shot. I have necountered these in a light plane but have steared well clear. Bill

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marybelgium

2:32AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

wonderful capture!

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PIERRE25

2:33AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

Impressionnant! superbe photo! fav

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artaddict2

3:43AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

Wow the contrasting colours are stunning! Very impressive shot Sig!

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jeroni

3:54AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

Beautiful composition. excellent capture

Levemark

4:12AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

Stunning!

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tetsu-pino

4:38AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

Awesome!!! Great capture!!!

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Meisiekind

4:49AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

WOW Sig - what an image! On the thumb it looked like it could be a tornado... at least F5!!! Excellent image and postwork! :)

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ledwolorz

5:00AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

Amazing photo.

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kaward

5:24AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

Such a powerful atmosphere, great shot!

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ElizaB

5:31AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

wonderful...love the vibrant contrast in colours

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auntietk

6:32AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

Oh wow. Gorgeous shot, Sig! I love this! Whatever Shari did to it only enhances the drama and the beauty of your original. Wonderful image!

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timtripp

6:33AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

fantabulosco! (is that a word?)

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DAVER2112

6:47AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

Incredible shot!! :)

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PR0XIM0

6:50AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

Amazing, super shot!

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Firesnuffer

7:29AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

Powerful photo, perfectly captured scene!

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lucindawind

8:11AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

wow very powerful sky! excellent capture!

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kgb224

8:14AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

Excellent capture my friend.

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MrsRatbag

9:03AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

Ooh, what an amazing capture of this storm! I love these!

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moonrancher

9:08AM | Tue, 13 January 2009

Nice catch! Beautiful composition and great information about the weather pattern. We saw it this summer, and it caused a lot of flooding in Texas around the time of Hurricane Ike this past fall. There's an excellent explanation of the ITCZ on Wikipedia

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