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HAILSHAFT - MURDO, SD
7-27-2004 (s)
A weak storm intensifies as it moves east into an area of greater instability. |
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CG/RAINSHAFT - MURDO, SD
7-27-2004 (s)
A few bolts of lightning form in weak rainshaft of a developing storm to my west. |
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CG/UPDRAFT - MURDO, SD
7-27-2004 (s)
Lightning activity increases below a rapidly building updraft tower west of Murdo. |
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MULTIPLE CG'S - MURDO, SD
7-27-2004 (d)
A brief time lapse exposure captures multiple CG's below a full moon. |
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CG & MOON - MURDO, SD
7-27-2004 (d)
A rain/hailshaft is illuminated by a cloud to ground lightning strike. |
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CG & HAILSHAFT - MURDO, SD
7-27-2004 (d)
A hailshaft is briefly illuminated by a CG, all below a nearly full moon. |
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ANVIL CRAWLERS - MURDO, SD
7-27-2004 (d)
Anvil crawlers fill the sky above grain bins near Murdo, South Dakota. |
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CG & MAMMATUS - LAST CHANCE, CO
7-29-2004 (s)
Lightning and mammatus over the high plains of Colorado. |
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NIGHTTIME CG'S 1 - LIMON, CO
7-29-2004 (s)
Lightning illuminates an updraft tower over the city of Limon, Co. |
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NIGHTTIME CG'S 2 - LIMON, CO
7-29-2004 (s)
A thunderstorm over Limon, CO is illuminated by lightning. |
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MULTIPLE CG'S - LIMON, CO
7-29-2004 (s)
A multicell storm produces numerous lightning strikes in the skies above Limon. |
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SUPER BOLT - LIMON, SD
7-29-2004 (d)
A super "head bolt" connects the anvil to the ground in this view over Limon Colorado. |
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LIGHTNING - LIMON, CO
7-29-2004 (d)
Multiple CG's are captured on the east side of Limon. |
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BACKSHEARED ANVIL - LIMON, CO
7-30-2004 (s)
A small thunderstorm pulses and developes an anvil with inverted cumulus. |
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ISOLATED CELL - LAKE ANDES, SD
7-31-2004 (s)
This thunderstorm prompted a severe warning shortly after this photograph was taken. |
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SUPERCELL - YANKTON, SD
7-31-2004 (d)
A supercell thunderstorm beckons near Sioux Falls, SD. |
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SUPERCELL BASEa - HURLEY, SD
7-31-2004 (d)
Looking to the northeast at the horseshoe base of an impressive supercell. |
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SUPERCELL BASEb - HURLEY, SD
7-31-2004 (s)
Similar to previous digital photo, but scanned from a slide using Fuji Velvia 100F. |
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SUPERCELL BASEc - HURLEY, SD
7-31-2004 (d)
Looking to the northwest at the approaching circular base structure. |
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SUPERCELLd - HURLEY, SD
7-31-2004 (d)
Looking north at the approaching supercell structure near Hurley, SD. |
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SUPERCELLe - VIBORG, SD
7-31-2004 (d)
Looking north at the approaching supercell structure near Viborg, SD. |
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SUPERCELLf - VIBORG, SD
7-31-2004 (d)
Looking beneath the base of the supercell. |
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SUPERCELLg - VIBORG, SD
7-31-2004 (s)
Ragged base structure beneath the supercell. |
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SUPERCELLh - VIBORG, SD
7-31-2004 (d)
Looking to the west at the "flying saucer" style base structure. |
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SUPERCELLi - CENTERVILLE, SD
7-31-2004 (d)
Flared updraft, horseshoe base and possible tornado obscurred by rain. |
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SUPERCELLj - CENTERVILLE, SD
7-31-2004 (d)
Wider view of the updraft region on this dramatic supercell. |
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"BULB" LIGHTNINGa - CENTERVILLE, SD
7-31-2004 (s)
Impressive lightning illuminates a cloud tower near Centerville, SD. |
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"BULB" LIGHTNINGb - CENTERVILLE, SD
7-31-2004 (s)
"2 of 3" |
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"BULB" LIGHTNINGc - CENTERVILLE, SD
7-31-2004 (s)
"3 of 3" |
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DISTANT CG's - HURON, SD
8-1-2004 (d)
A departing line of severe storms produces a pretty display of lightning. |
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STORMY SUNSET - BRULE Co, SD
8-2-2004 (d)
The sun sets as a storm brews on the western horizon near Mitchell, SD. |
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MAMMATUS - BRULE Co, SD
8-2-2004 (d)
A shaft of sunlight partially illuminates a field of mammatus clouds. |
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LIGHTNING - MITCHELL, SD
8-2-2004 (d)
A pretty display of lightning enhances a colorful sunset near Mitchell, SD. |
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SUNSET CG - MITCHELL, SD
8-2-2004 (d)
A cloud to ground lightning strike brightens the sky just after sunset. |
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MEGA BOLT - MITCHELL, SD
8-2-2004 (d)
An impressive lightning bolt fills the western sky just after sunset. |
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MULTI-CG'S - MITCHELL, SD
8-2-2004 (d)
Multiple lightning strikes form beneath a newly developed thunderstorm cell. |
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