
Here we see two
supercell
thunderstorms located to the west of the photographer. The northern cell
put out a
gust front
which resulted in the roll cloud over western Hamilton County.
While gust fronts are usually associated with linear systems such as
squall
lines and
bow echoes,
this case shows how supercells can produce gust fronts as well. However,
outflow displaced this far from a supercell will usually cause it to weaken and
lose its rotation. Accordingly, this storm weakened and lost its supercell
characteristics shortly after this radar image was taken..