A day ripe for severe weather back in 1998. These leaning towering Cu indicate favorable wind shear conditions.
Explosive thunderstorm development underway in the Virginia Piedmont in June, 1999.
CG's strike adjacent to the chase vehicle as we race away from the storm near Paducah TX.
Highly spiked 2.5" hailstones that fell in May 2000.
A menacing shelf cloud from a severe thunderstorm, May 1994 in Southwest VA.
A second shot of a close-striking CG in Cottle County TX, June 2001.
Hail to the size of golfballs begins to cover the ground in Pulaski County VA.
A pileous cloud caps the explosive updraft as a severe thunderstorm builds over Franklin County VA in June of 1999.
Mammatus at sunset after an active tornado day in May, 1998.
A rainbow highlights mammatus clouds on the backside of a severe thunderstorm in 2001 over Blacksburg VA.
An almost wall cloud look to this shelf cloud from a severe thunderstorm. This storm produced 70 mph winds and 1" hail in 1994.
An aerial view of a mature squall line over Dodge City KS. Taken from a plane on the way to the Great Plains, June 1990.
Circa 1988...a beautiful sky and tornado-warned wall cloud near Amarillo TX in early July. This storm was accompanied by hail to 2.5" and continuous CG's.
A developing tornado in Ness County KS, May 1992. Debris was seen on the ground, but dry air prevented full formation of a condensation funnel.
Actually, a video capture from the 2004 chase...but I wanted to include it as lightning streaks out of a very low wall cloud in an HP supercell near Ashton Nebraska.
Tornado touchdown near Concordia Kansas. Precipitation constantly obscured the view of this storm, providing a dimly lit background for the entire life of the tornado.
East of Lubbock Texas: wind-driven dust from a thunderstorm's outflow obscures the view for drivers. Driving into dust such as this is like driving in a tan/brown colored fog. Venturing outside of an automobile ensures and instant covering of grit...especially if you are soaked from sweat due to faulty A/C in your car...
Years later, still trying to figure this one out. Remnants of a funnel, wrapped in scud, trail behind a storm that has become outflow-dominant. This funnel continued to rotate for some 10 minutes after an RFD occlusion spawned a new lowering to the east...almost taking on the appearance of a roll cloud that has become detached from the storm. Near Lubbock TX, June 2000.
Not a late-evening photo...just shot through tinted glass. Clear slot and lowering funnel in Floyd County Texas as tornado warnings were underway. June 2000.
A developing wall cloud after an RFD occlusion east of Lubbock TX. Looking SE.
The base of an LP supercell in southeastern Colorado. Note the spiral bands surrounding the cloud base. Very little precipitation fell from this storm, but scattered hailstones to the size of golfballs dotted the ground after passage.