May 8, 2009

Arbuckle Mountain, Oklahoma Supercells

by Sam Barricklow

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	The Arbuckles were covered by a carpet of bright yellow wild flowers.
	Another view
	Looking north toward I-35
	Storms finally form after a long wait. Looking west from the northern scenic overlook on top of the Arbuckles
	Looking west at the south side of the storm towers. Note that inflow bands are forming, indicating a strong updraft, and suggesting that the updraft may be rotating.
	Looking west as the inflow bands expand and thicken as the storm strengthens
	Strong inflow bands feeding into the updraft
	Looking west from a point north of Ardmore at the rotating updraft as the storm goes through a reorganization phase
	Looking west from a point north of Ardmore at the rotating updraft as the storm goes through a reorganization phase
	Sam Barricklow, Brian Morganti and Tim Marshall