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tornado near Mt. Whitney #15304 08/20/04 10:16 PM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 53 Rochester, MN Shawn Trueman Member
Shawn Trueman Member Joined: May 2003 Posts: 53 Rochester, MN	Group, I've been anxious to have the message board back. Here is a link to information about a tornado that was sighted in early July at Rockwell Pass, in Sequoia National Park near Mt. Whitney: http://tornado.sfsu.edu/RockwellPassTornado/index.html Shawn Trueman Coon Rapids, MN

Re: tornado near Mt. Whitney #15305 08/21/04 12:37 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered	Wow! That is an amazing picture. Thanks for posting. Here is a direct link to the first picture: <img src='http://tornado.sfsu.edu/RockwellPassTornado/Funnel.jpg' border='0'> <a href="http://tornado.sfsu.edu/RockwellPassTornado/index.html" target=_new>Click here to view the site.</a>

Re: tornado near Mt. Whitney #15306 12/18/04 11:26 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 20 long beach, ca talusdancer Member
talusdancer Member Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 20 long beach, ca	This is driving me nuts, I'v crossed over this pass into Wrght Lakes many times and have never seen it named. Now if we are calling it for Bob R that's Ok by me, if not where did it come from?

Re: tornado near Mt. Whitney #15307 12/19/04 01:17 AM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,448 Likes: 11 Ridgecrest, CA Richard P. Member
Richard P. Member Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,448 Likes: 11 Ridgecrest, CA	Have a look at Secor's book. It's been Rockwell Pass for quite a while. If you ever get to have a conversation with Bob, he'll tell you how his philosophy on naming things contrasts with Secor's. Photos: http://piotrowski.smugmug.com SpotCasting: https://maps.findmespot.com/s/9DDZ#history/assets

Re: tornado near Mt. Whitney #15308 12/19/04 07:12 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 20 long beach, ca talusdancer Member
talusdancer Member Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 20 long beach, ca	Richard; you'v got me tearing my Secor apart and I still can't find a Rockwell Pass! '92 edition of P P & T.

Re: tornado near Mt. Whitney #15309 12/19/04 09:25 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,448 Likes: 11 Ridgecrest, CA Richard P. Member
Richard P. Member Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,448 Likes: 11 Ridgecrest, CA	Page 43 of the second edition (1999). Photos: http://piotrowski.smugmug.com SpotCasting: https://maps.findmespot.com/s/9DDZ#history/assets

Re: tornado near Mt. Whitney #15310 12/19/04 10:10 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 20 long beach, ca talusdancer Member
talusdancer Member Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 20 long beach, ca	Thanks, will pass on my Christmas book list to my wife; Merry Christmas everyone.

Re: tornado near Mt. Whitney #15311 12/20/04 03:43 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,448 Likes: 11 Ridgecrest, CA Richard P. Member
Richard P. Member Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,448 Likes: 11 Ridgecrest, CA	You might want to hold off. Bob told me the third edition is supposed to be released in 2005. Photos: http://piotrowski.smugmug.com SpotCasting: https://maps.findmespot.com/s/9DDZ#history/assets

Re: tornado near Mt. Whitney #15312 12/20/04 04:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 785 deceased Kashcraft Member
Kashcraft Member Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 785 deceased	According to Bob R., Secors 3rd addition (2005), is set to be released in the Spring of 2006. I was having some conversation with him about the old information in my 1992 version.

Re: tornado near Mt. Whitney #15313 12/21/04 02:02 AM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 107 Santa Barbara & Mammoth Lakes Snow Nymph Member
Snow Nymph Member Joined: May 2003 Posts: 107 Santa Barbara & Mammoth Lakes	A few more photos from that trip: http://community.webshots.com/album/168275615yYZFxp http://www.snow-nymph.com

Re: tornado near Mt. Whitney #15314 12/26/04 03:26 AM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 7 etdoug Member
etdoug Member Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 7	truly a ***** of nature! what were the weather conditions before you saw it and what direction did it travel?

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