Our Denver Station sent us this eerie scene from the recent bad weather afflicting the Mile High City. The wall cloud looks like the alien craft in Independence Day.
This is not a wall cloud. It's the base of the supercell's rotating updraft, or mesocyclone. the wall cloud would be an appendage hanging from this updraft base, and would display persistent rotation and upward motion.
That's a GREAT shot! "And that is why I fly SWA, they will get you there no matter who or what is trying to take over the airways! " I betcha the pilot was asking the "Alien" ship from "Independance Day" to move it, we gotta schedule to keep!
All kidding aside, that is one heckava shot. Kudos to whoever thought to grab their camera or phone.
awesome, awesome pic...yep, that turned out to be a pretty rough storm...glad my son wasn't flying in/out of DEN that day!!! The hubby flies thru there tomorrow, though...
Thanks again for the amazing pic...everything about it is just great!!!
btw, Paul should recognize this version of the "mothership," it's in his neck of the woods!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sockless_blonde/4154379427/in/set-72157622800275695/