On that same note, I was reminded again today that August can be full of hazardous aviation weather. Here were the skies over Houston at 1pm today. To the northeast was this:
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To the south was this:
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And overhead a few minutes later was this:
Edit note: The photos don't do the clouds justice, but I can guarantee you that no one was flying through any of those cells! Tops were extremely high, and there was a high probability for funnel clouds and/or waterspouts as well. Obviously, standard departure routings had to be modified!
[ 26 August 2001: Message edited by: McD ]