Thunderstorms were brewing to the west. Also to the west is DFW International Airport. If you look in the top center of the photo, you’ll see a tiny spec. It’s a jumbo jet departing DFW rising high and running fast from the approaching storm. Click on it for a larger version.
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February 5—just last Tuesday—severe thunderstorms developed in North Texas, the same storms that would move toward the east while spawning a multitude of tornadoes. All that destruction began here, began just west of the DFW metroplex, and as it lurked eastward it grew more powerful, more deadly. But for us,…
February 12, 2008
In "al-Zill"
I mentioned already yesterday's savage winds. Despite my flippancy, the storm made for quite an afternoon. The strongest wind gust in the DFW area was about 62 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour). Sustained winds hovered near there early in the day but finally calmed as night approached. It's…
February 25, 2007
In "Nature Photos"
You must go see these photographs of red pandas. I've always thought these raccoon cousins were terribly fascinating and cute; the images prove it! I don't think anything from China is safe now. First it was the various vegetable products that killed and sickened pets before finding their way into…
June 2, 2007
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