This video was taken at 45,000ft from the cockpit of an airplane looking at the storm that produced the tornado beginning in Arkansas, through Mayfield, KY, and so many other areas. Cloud tops on this storm were 47,000ft and rising

Thank you to the pilot who sent this video pic.twitter.com/0ywPpGgZXn

— NWS Louisville (@NWSLouisville) December 13, 2021

美国中西部近日发生50起龙卷风，许多地区几乎被夷为平地，酿成至少88死的严重灾情。肯塔基州路易维尔市（Louisville）国家气象局14日就在推特公布一段由飞行员在4.5万英呎（约1.3万公尺）高空拍下的影片，捕捉到了引发龙卷风的”巨无霸级”风暴云的全貌，预估云顶高度达4.7万英呎。



▲美国10日出现多起龙卷风灾情，目前至少已有88人死亡，而”巨无霸级”风暴云空拍影片曝光。（图／翻摄自路易维尔市气象局推特／@NWSLouisville）

根据《每日邮报》报导，这段影片是由一名飞行员10日经过田纳西州曼非斯（Memphis）上空时所拍下，可见庞大的风暴云层笼罩着阿肯色州、肯塔基州的部分地区，频频发生的闪电照亮了令人震慑的规模，此次风暴云顶高达4.7万英呎（约1.4万公尺），而且拍摄当时还在继续升高。

美国气象学会（AMS）认证气象播报员James Spann也在推特表示，长时间持续的”超大胞”（Supercell）雷暴可能导致扩及200多英里的龙卷风。贴文同时附上了2张在肯塔基州3.5万英呎的空拍照，可看出高耸的云层覆盖在夜晚都市灯火的上空，范围相当庞大。

Amazing shots of the top of the long lived supercell that produced a tornado most likely for over 200 miles Friday night. Photos from Kayla Coleman Photography at 35,000 feet in a passenger jet over Kentuckypic.twitter.com/AOlEN4SffH

— James Spann (@spann) December 14, 2021

Some of the worst destruction from the Kentucky tornado was centered in Mayfield, a town of nearly 10,000 people. At least 110 people were huddled inside a candle factory in the area when a tornado ripped through.https://t.co/1VRJZXLBWwpic.twitter.com/Mh3i3oEzZa

— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 11, 2021