Meteorological mystery solved

...at least, in regard to where this photo and other repeatedly downloaded and emailed images like it came from.




"Some of the worlds most circulated photos. These are likely the most circulated storm photos. They have been (and still are) very mysterious to large numbers of people. No one knows where they came from or any story behind them (this sentence isn't saying I don't and they aren't mine, as some have missunderstood it... they ARE mine)." -- Mike Hollingshead