Yesterday's twister

[billeyler]

Tornadoes are REALLY rare in this part of the state.  This one is about 35 miles north of Albuquerque near I-25 as it goes up what's called "La Bajada ," a steep incline from 5,500 feet to 7,000 feet, up from Albuquerque level to the Santa Fe area cooler climate.

This didn't do any damage, but traffic was halted on the freeway for an hour until this and two other reported tornadoes would have dissipated.

Comments

[wooddragon.livejournal.com]

I saw the Wizard of Oz when I was 5 or 6, and ever since then, I've had tornado nightmares. Those things scare the CRAP out of me! Still, I've never seen one in person. It would've been cool...

So thanks for the pic!

[billeyler.livejournal.com]

It sure would have been interesting...I'm sure the folks on the freeway didn't even dream that something like that would be just a mile or so off the road when they were leaving Santa Fe.