June 2022
Central Virginia Northwest Flow Supercells
Gold Hill
June 12, 2022: The "Gold Hill" supercell. A long-tracked, discrete, and low precipitation storm that started in Charlottesville, VA and tracked 100 miles to the southeast.
The storm cycled a dozen times in its life, including ~4 cycles that produced low level wall clouds and tornado warnings.
This was a quintessential "Charlottesville magic" supercell.
June 12, 2022. Gold Hill, Virginia
June 12, 2022. Amelia Court House, Virginia
Wilderness
June 11, 2022: The "Wilderness" supercell. A long-tracked, discrete, and low precipitation storm that started in Culpeper, VA and tracked 80 miles to the southeast through Fredericksburg.
Although never tornado warned, this storm presented impressive mesocyclone structure and rapid rotation in low level wall clouds at several points.
June 11, 2022. Wall cloud and mesocyclone striations over the Wilderness battlefield.
Mesocyclone structure over Fredericksburg
An occlusion near Culpeper, VA produced a funnel cloud despite negligible low-level shear.
Scottsville
June 13, 2022: The "Scottsville" supercell. A small but photogenic stationary supercell in a high CAPE thermodynamic environment.
