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Supercell 1 - Harding County, SD
5-20-2005 (d)
Looking NW at a supercell in northwestern, SD |
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Supercell 2 - Harding County, SD
5-20-2005 (d)
Looking NW at a developing supercell near Buffalo, SD |
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Supercell 3 - Harding County, SD
5-20-2005 (d)
Looking north as the base structure comes into view. |
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Supercell 4 - Harding County, SD
5-20-2005 (d)
Looking north at mid-level clouds rotating around a bell shaped updraft. |
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Supercell 5 - Harding County, SD
5-20-2005 (d)
Bell-shaped updraft weakens beneath a supercell to our north.. |
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Virga - Peetz Plateau, CO
5-22-2005 (d)
Storms form above a windmill farm near Peetz, CO. |
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Stormy Sunset 1 - Sterling, CO
5-22-2005 (d)
Weak storms form overhead as the sun sets. |
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Stormy Sunset 2 - Sterling, CO
5-22-2005 (d)
Virga is set aglow by the setting sun. |
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Updraft Base - Karval, CO
5-23-2005 (d)
The high base of a supercell approaches from the west. |
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Storm Colors - Lamar, CO
5-23-2005 (d)
A blaze of color illuminates a storm base at sunset. |
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CG Lightning 1 - Lamar, CO
5-23-2005 (d)
Time-lapse of cloud to ground lightning bolts south of Lamar, CO. |
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CG Lightning 2 - Lamar, CO
5-23-2005 (d)
Nicely "branched" lightning bolts over Lamar, CO. |
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Gust Front 1 - Akron, CO
5-24-2005 (d)
A supercell approaches from the northwest. |
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CG Lightning 2 - Lamar, CO
5-23-2005 (d)
Looking north at an approaching gust front. |
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CG Lightning 3 - Lamar, CO
5-23-2005 (d)
Looking north as a gust front gets closer. |
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Bright Rainbow - Atwood, CO
5-24-2005 (d)
A brilliant rainbow appears to our southeast. |
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Stormy Farmstead - Roy, NM
5-25-2005 (d)
Storm clouds gather above an abandoned farmstead. |
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Supercell Vault - Mills, NM
5-25-2005 (d)
Looking south at a supercell "vault" region. |
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Weakening Storm - Mills, NM
5-25-2005 (d)
The updraft region of a storm to our north begins to shrivel. |
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Updraft Tower - Clovis, NM
5-25-2005 (d)
A severe storm comes into view to our southeast. |
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Severe Storm - Capulin, NM
5-29-2005 (d)
A severe storm moves in from the southwest. |
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Supercell - Trinidad, CO
5-30-2005 (d)
The base of a high plains supercell begins to lower. |
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CG - Trinidad, CO
5-30-2005 (d)
A lightning bolt follows the path of the heaviest rain shaft. |
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Funnel Cloud - Branson, CO
5-30-2005 (d)
A small funnel cloud develops below a high based storm. |
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Tornado 1 - DesMoines, NM
5-30-2005 (d)
A developing tornado to our west extends towards the ground. |
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Tornado 2 - DesMoines, NM
5-30-2005 (d)
A wide-angle view of the supercell structure above the tornado. |
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Tornado 3 - DesMoines, NM
5-30-2005 (d)
A closer view of a funnel cloud and clear slot area. |
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Tornado 4 - DesMoines, NM
5-30-2005 (d)
Tornado contrasted by a bright area of clouds in the background. |
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Rainbow - DesMoines, NM
5-30-2005 (d)
A rainbow makes a brief appearance beneath a severe storm. |
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Distant Lightning - Seneca, NM
5-30-2005 (d)
Distant storms put on a nice light show after sunset. |
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Shrouded Tornado 1 - Amherst, TX
5-31-2005 (d)
A possible tornado enveloped in dust and rain. |
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Shrouded Tornado 2 - Amherst, TX
5-31-2005 (d)
A closer view of a large cone-shaped lowering below the storm base. |
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Shrouded Tornado 3 - Amherst, TX
5-31-2005 (d)
A poor contrast view of a possible tornado extending to near ground level. |
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Severe Storm - Wolfforth, TX
5-31-2005 (d)
Light reflecting off the fields illuminates the cloud base of an approaching storm. |
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Convection - Ropesville, TX
5-31-2005 (d)
The setting sun illuminates convective towers in shades of red. |
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Sculpted Supercell 1 - Arriba, CO
6-2-2005 (d)
A multi-tiered structure of a supercell fills the western horizon. |
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Sculpted Supercell 2 - Arriba, CO
6-2-2005 (d)
A beautifully scuplted supercell moves ever closer. |
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Beaver's Tail - Arriba, CO
6-2-2005 (d)
A beaver's tail cloud streams into the storm's base from the NE. |
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Supercell's Approach - Arriba, CO
6-2-2005 (d)
A southwestward view the approaching rain and hail core. |
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Supercell's Core - Arriba, CO
6-2-2005 (d)
A supercell's core rapidly approaches from the west. |
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Tornado 1 - Severy, KS
6-4-2005 (v)
A slender tornado descends to the ground near Severy, KS |
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Tornado 2 - Severy, KS
6-4-2005 (v)
An elephant trunk tornado reaches the gound to our west. |
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Tornado 3 - Severy, KS
6-4-2005 (v)
A "snaky" tornado enters the rope stage. |
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Shelf Fingers 1 - Howes, SD
6-6-2005 (d)
A menacing shelf cloud reveals a series of "scuddy" inflow fingers. |
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Shelf Fingers 2 - Howes, SD
6-6-2005 (d)
Looking north at an approaching tiered shelf cloud with inflow fingers below. |
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Shelf Fingers 3 - Howes, SD
6-6-2005 (d)
The "clawed" look of a shelf cloud approaching from the west. |
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Tiered Shelf Cloud - Howes, SD
6-6-2005 (d)
Looking north at a rapidly approaching shelf cloud and guest front. |
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Layered Shelf Cloud - Howes, SD
6-6-2005 (d)
A menacing shelf cloud looms ever closer to our north. |
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Pretty Shelf Cloud - Howes, SD
6-6-2005 (d)
A pretty shelf cloud view to our WNW. |
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Supercell 1 - Wanblee, SD
6-7-2005 (d)
A long inflow cloud streams into the base of a beautiful rotating storm. |
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Supercell 2 - Wanblee, SD
6-7-2005 (d)
A closer view reveals some interesting base structure. |
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Tornado 1 - Wanblee, SD
6-7-2005 (d)
A cone shaped funnel decends. Notice smoke being ingested from the right (NW). |
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Tornado 2 - Wanblee, SD
6-7-2005 (d)
The decending cone tapering to a needle point. |
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Tornadic Supercell - Wanblee, SD
6-7-2005 (d)
A wider view of the supercell structure with the tornado below. |
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Wall Cloud - Wanblee, SD
6-7-2005 (d)
A cone-shaped tornado lifts back up into the wall cloud. |
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Needle Tornado 1 - Wanblee, SD
6-7-2005 (d)
A slender needle-shaped funnel extends below the Supercell's base. |
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Needle Tornado 2 - Wanblee, SD
6-7-2005 (d)
A needle shaped tornado reaches the ground near the Dakota Badlands. |
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Radar Image 1 Wanblee, SD
6-07-05 (v)
Radar Image prior to tornado. |
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Radar Image 2 Wanblee, SD
6-07-05 (v)
Radar Image soon after tornado dissapated. |
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Weatherscape - Badlands, SD
6-7-2005 (d)
A departing supercell moves northeast over the Badlands Ntl. Park, SD. |
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Mammatus 1 - Pine Ridge, SD
6-7-2005 (d)
A mammatus field is set aglow by the setting sun. |
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Mammatus 2 - Pine Ridge, SD
6-7-2005 (d)
The days last light offers a palette of colors above the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. |
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Tornadic Storm - Hays, KS
6-9-2005 (d)
A tornadic supercell moves northeast across Ellis County, Kansas. |
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Shelf Cloud 1 - Stratford, TX
6-10-2005 (d)
A shelf cloud looms above the western sky. |
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Shelf Cloud 2 - Stratford, TX
6-10-2005 (d)
Looking southward at at an approaching shelf cloud. |
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Shelf Cloud 3 - Stratford, TX
6-10-2005 (d)
Looking westward at an approaching shelf cloud. |
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Shelf Cloud 4 - Stratford, TX
6-10-2005 (d)
Looking south at the laminar structure of an approaching shelf cloud. |
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Shelf Cloud 5 - Stratford, TX
6-10-2005 (d)
Looking west at the laminar structure of an approaching shelf cloud. |
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Wall Cloud - Wayside, TX
6-11-2005 (d)
A large wall cloud approaches from the west. |
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Wall Cloud 1- Vigo Park, TX
6-11-2005 (d)
A wall cloud appears to reach ground level to our northwest. |
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Wall Cloud 2- Vigo Park, TX
6-11-2005 (d)
Looking north at a turbulent wall cloud on a tornado warned storm. |
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Wall Cloud 3- Vigo Park, TX
6-11-2005 (d)
A ground hugging wall cloud is visible near the horizon to our north. |
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Tornado - Wayside, TX
6-11-2005 (v)
A brief elephant trunk tornado forms to our west. |
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Supercell - Vigo Park, TX
6-11-2005 (d)
A long-lived supercell continues to produce a large wall cloud. |
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Tornado Forms - Vigo Park, TX
6-11-2005 (d)
A tornado begins to form directly to our west. |
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Tornado 1 - Vigo Park, TX
6-11-2005 (d)
A cone-shaped tornado reaches the ground near Vigo Park, TX. |
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Tornado 2 - Vigo Park, TX
6-11-2005 (d)
A ragged elephant-trunk tornado briefly makes ground contact. |
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Tornado 3 - Vigo Park, TX
6-11-2005 (v)
The tornado briefly transistions to a stovepipe shape. |
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Tornado 4 - Vigo Park, TX
6-11-2005 (v)
A power flash becomes visible beneath the tornado. |
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Lowered Base 1 - Vigo Park, TX
6-11-2005 (d)
The large base of a supercell hugs the ground to our north. |
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Lowered Base 2 - Vigo Park, TX
6-11-2005 (d)
Two possible tornadoes hang below a massive ground hugging wall cloud to our north. |
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Lowered Base 3 - Vigo Park, TX
6-11-2005 (d)
A large clear slot cuts in from the west above a broad rotating wall cloud. |
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Lightning Fire - Rotan, TX
6-12-2005 (d)
A lightning induced grass fire in Stonewall County, TX. |
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Cb/Cg 1 - Hamlin, TX
6-12-2005 (d)
A weakening supercell offers a nice display of lightning after sunset. |
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Cb/Cg 2 - Hamlin, TX
6-12-2005 (d)
Looking south at a rear flank lightning bolt near Hamlin, TX. |
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Gust Front - Springfield, MO
6-13-2005 (d)
A shelf cloud and gust front moves in from the northwest. |
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Lightning 1- Northview, MO
6-13-2005 (d)
A severe storm near Springfield produces a display of CG's. |
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Lightning 2 - Northview, MO
6-13-2005 (d)
Lightning reflected onto a wet roadway near Springfield, MO. |
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