For this week's featured photo, I went into the archives and found a photo from my days as a graduate student at University of Miami. This photo was taken along the Rickenbacker Causeway which connects Virginia Key and Key Biscayne to the mainland in Miami. I do not recall much that was specific about this thunderstorm from September 19, 2012, just that it was very photogenic. There were a few "appendages" on the bottom of the shelf cloud, but they were most likely scud clouds and probably not funnel clouds.
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms occur on a near daily basis across South Florida from April through October. While they are rarely severe, they often produce abundant lightning and torrential rainfall. A few more photos of this thunderstorm can be found below.
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| The top of the storm casts shadows on the higher clouds as the sun sets in the west. |
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| Note the sun setting behind the rain shaft. |
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| Looking back towards the Rickenbacker Causeway and the mainland. |
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| Another photo of the storm, taken once I got home to my 8th floor apartment in Coral Gables. |
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