June 11, 2011 – On this day I was storm chasing with the family. No tornadoes would be seen but there was hail, dust devils and pretty cool looking storm structure. The bright, green grass below was augmented by the evening sunlight colored orange by the blowing dust and the dark, imposing clouds above.
Little farm, big storm
June 7, 2012 – Out stormchasing in Kiowa County, Colorado on this day. Saw multiple funnel clouds and a tornado. This storm cell was just barely missing the farm to the north and dwarfed the buildings below.
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Shelf cloud and hail core over suburbia
Taken not too far from my home in the north Denver metro area, this shelf cloud and the hail core beneath it was impressive. Lightning was popping with regularity and I was dismayed to see people at the dog park (bottom right) not seeking shelter.
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The core
During the early part of summer I spend a lot of time camping on the northeastern plains of Colorado. One of the benefits is that the severe weather oftentimes comes to me and such was the case on this afternoon.
Severe storms were brewing and a Tornado Warning had been issued. This storm cell passed to our northeast and had an amazing bright green hail core.
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The lonely tree
Storm chasing isn’t just about tornadoes to me. Oftentimes the best images are ones taken before or after a tornado as was the case with this picture. Taken in rural Kiowa County, Colorado, I had witnessed a rain-wrapped tornado earlier and just sat and watched Mother Nature in all her glory afterwards. The sky near the horizon had the orange of the setting sun while above the blue / green of hail in the clouds made it a bit ominous.
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Intimidating Nebraska shelf cloud
Southern Nebraska was the target for another storm chase. No tornadoes to be seen today but more often that not, it is the storm structure that can make a great image. This shelf cloud moving across the green pastures looking intimidating but was quite beautiful.
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Monstrous Oklahoma supercell
After chasing six tornadoes in southeastern Colorado, including the infamous Campo tornado, my storm chase continued toward the east and into the Oklahoma panhandle. While the threat of tornadoes had greatly diminished, the supercell thunderstorms that remained were amazing.
As the sun set this beast of a storm was giving its last breaths of life. The massive size of the storm cell is evident by the small, black dot on the horizon directly underneath it – that is a grain elevator.
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