We get some crazy weather up here in the Texas panhandle from time to time. Since it's so flat here, you can see the storms coming for miles:
But since it is so flat, the winds across the plains can get a little insane at times. Chicago's got nothing on Amarillo as far as being "The Windy City." But as such, we'll get a mud storm every so often, and, about once a year or so, we'll get one of these:
The dust storms are just a part of life around here, but they do have a great side effect. All the dust in the atmosphere can create an amazing palette of colors in the sky during that day's sunset. The sunset below was after a particularly windy day in the are:
Panorama stitched together of 7 shots. A huge thunderstorm developing over the desert. Look a the mountain peak on the right hand side. It's 8800 feet tall and you're seeing about 6000 feet of the mountain in the shot.
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But since it is so flat, the winds across the plains can get a little insane at times. Chicago's got nothing on Amarillo as far as being "The Windy City." But as such, we'll get a mud storm every so often, and, about once a year or so, we'll get one of these:
The dust storms are just a part of life around here, but they do have a great side effect. All the dust in the atmosphere can create an amazing palette of colors in the sky during that day's sunset. The sunset below was after a particularly windy day in the are:
Taken during a surprise spring snowstorm last April, which followed a day with temps in the high 70's
@indyost Those skys are amazing, I love the black & white one.
Spring rain/snow, Golden, Colorado
torrential downpour at the women's marathon during the Olympics