Tornado photo from tonight and a great rainbow!

[MuseRider]

Both pictures taken from my farm by one of my neighbors.

[salinen]

1. Wow!

Wicked Witch of the West type twister.

[MuseRider]

2. A real beauty!

Nothing touched down but he told me there were several of these.

[burrowowl]

3. Both are nice

but the tornedo one really nice!

[JohnnyRingo]

4. How did you take that tonado pic while running full speed.....

....in the other direction ?
At least, that's what I would've been doing.

[MuseRider]

8. My neighbor

took it, I did the tornado at the farm with no shelter thing the other night, I got home before this baby showed up. He is a professional photographer and a life long Kansan so as in the tradition of life long Kansans we hunt for these things. There was never an alert because they were not touching down (weather service said they saw no rotation in that particular wall cloud?).

[RhodaGrits]

5. gasp - those are amazing pics. thx.

[zeemike]

6. That tornado looks almost unreal

Like a painting that Van Gogh would paint, or Salvador Dali

[HFishbine]

7. Amazing!

Fabulous photos.

[Misunderestimator]

9. Dang... I have NEVER seen a tornado at that angle...

[MuseRider]

18. LOVE the eyes! n/t

[NuckinFutz]

37. me either...and I don't think I want to.........n/t

[mwdem]

10. Found them! Great pictures!!

Where do you live, pray tell? I, unfortunately, live in southern Johnson County, but prowl the Flint Hills every chance I get.

[MuseRider]

11. I live in Topeka

the pictures are from my farm in Wakarusa about 10 miles south of my home. The Flint Hills are spectacular, I love them the best after the spring burn, that neon green they get. I just sent my last son to UMKC, we should try to meet sometime since I will most likely be travelling to KC a lot.

[mwdem]

12. Just let me know when you're out this way.

My daughter's future in-laws live in Topeka, so I've been out that way a couple of times. Nice town, loved the capitol building. Glad you're okay after this late storm.

[MuseRider]

13. We can make some plans!

Topeka is OK. So you just got scary clouds tonight? I love when the wind picks up and things start to feel stormy with the distant thunder. I could be happy with that but occasionally you have to get the bad stuff too.

[mwdem]

14. I think we've been lucky so far,

we've only had a problem with basement flooding once in awhile, but that's taken care of. Everything else misses us - ususally north of K.C. These storms lately have been coming close. Keep in touch & let me know when you'll be out this way (like we're so far apart!)

[Beware the Beast Man]

15. That's the best tornado pic I've seen!

Great!

[MuseRider]

17. I have one of his

from a tornado in a flatter area, on the ground and it is a big one. A beautiful black and white that I bought at an auction. He does some great stuff, he had some in National Geographic, mostly reptile photos. He caught this one just right, look for it on a postcard, that is where he makes most of his money with his photos.

[1monster]

16. Do you see the baby's face in the bottom of the tornado picture?

:wow:

[MuseRider]

19. ?????

I might if I really try to make it look like a baby's face. Where are you looking?

[stranger_with_candy]

21. i think i see it

look to the right of the funnel about half way up

[1monster]

22. There is a second smaller funnel tilting toward the center from the left

in the bottom third of the photo. At the bottom of the funnel are the baby's nostrils. On either side of the funnel are the baby's eyes... No mouth is visible, but the clouds form the illusion of a nearly sleeping baby.

[stranger_with_candy]

20. those are

amazing pictures

[atommom]

23. What a beautiful twister! I love storms, as long as they don't kill me. ;)

[SoCalDem]

24. Sell that tornado piccie.. It's Beautiful !!!

It's downright "Wizard of Oz-ian"...


Were you in Topeka during the "big one" in 1968?? That was a Doozie..My friend was staying with me and we saw her house get flattened (on tv).. She came for the weekend, and ended up staying almost a month..

[MuseRider]

26. Yes I was. F5 and about 13 smaller ones!

I stood outside at 17th and Fairlawn and watched that one flatten the town. My parents took off to see if it hit the business and when I got home I had no idea where my family was, it was very scary. Do you remember the video of the cars traveling down I 470 right in front of it? One of those cars had my friend in it. He was terrified.

My friend will most likely sell this, he makes a bundle off of postcard sales.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

25. WO!

I'm glad you're ok! Great pics! :beer:

[MuseRider]

27. I love Kansas.

This is one of the reasons. I was safe at home 10 miles north. We never got a warning.

[medeak]

28. omg

beautiful photos Muse...how the heck does one sleep at night tho?

[MuseRider]

Weather radio

and you hope you get the alert. Usually it drives you crazy but sometimes it misses.

[Shananigans]

29. Wow...that's beautiful.

nice job!

[catzies]

30. Here's a double rainbow last month. Miami, over Dad's roof

on a Saturday morning about 8:00 after an early rain.

[MuseRider]

31. Great picture!

Doubles are so cool. Did you take it?

[catzies]

34. Yup. Didn't notice it was a double until I uploaded photo after my trip

I didn't even notice it when I took the picture! :silly:

[MuseRider]

35. Funny how

that is the way it works out sometimes. It is a good picture.

[Zomby Woof]

32. fearsome and beautiful

Nature has a way of demanding your respect even when you give it freely.

Sublime beyone words!

[President Jesus]

33. mkae sure you governor asks for $10 billion to deal with the aftermath.

Oh that's right, his last name isn't Bush. Nevermind.

[MuseRider]

36. LOL!

It never touched down, perhaps I can get a couple hundred outta Bush* for the hail dents on my truck?