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MASON DIXON SEVERE - YORK CO., PA 5-2-2002 (s)
This severe storm had earlier prompted a tornado warning for the Amish country near the PA/MD border. |
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CLOSE CG - NEWARK, DE 5-13-2002 (v)
A severe warned storm is encountered during a pre plains "shakedown" chase during early May 2002. |
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SHERIFFNADO - OSBORNE COUNTY, KS 5-22-2002 (v)
A tornado warning was issued when a local sheriff mistakenly reported these scud cloud tags as a tornado. |
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SPIN UP 1 - LIPSCOMB COUNTY, TX 5-23-2002 (v)
A storm chaser points to a developing dust whirl indicating the start of a brief tornado. |
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SPIN UP 2 - LIPSCOMB COUNTY, TX 5-23-2002 (s)
A brief tornadic spin up occurs to the right of a rotating funnel cloud. |
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SPIN UP 3 - LIPSCOMB COUNTY, TX 5-23-2002 (v)
A zoomed in view of a tornadic circulation on the ground. |
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PAMPA BEAST 1 - PAMPA TX 5-23-2002 (v)
A powerful supercell near Pampa, Texas presented great photographic opportunities before and after dark |
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PAMPA BEAST 2 - PAMPA TX 5-23-2002 (v)
Nearly continuous lightning occured between the circular anvil and the vault region of this powerful supercell. |
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PAMPA BEAST 3 - PAMPA TX 5-23-2002 (v)
Lightning continues to emerge from the vault region well after nightfall. |
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PAMPA BEAST 4 - PAMPA TX 5-23-2002 (v)
Another view of the anvil and vault region being illuminated by lightning. |
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PAMPA BEAST 5 - PAMPA TX 5-23-2002 (v)
The vault region produces yet another long cloud to cloud (CC) lightning bolt. |
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PAMPA BEAST 6 - PAMPA TX 5-23-2002 (s)
Lightning behind the vault region casts an eerie purple glow to the supercell structure. |
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DEVELOPING MAMMATUS - HOBART, OK 5-24-2002 (v)
Mammatus begin to form in the eastern sky from this departing storm. |
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MAMMATUS - HOBART, OK 5-24-2002 (s)
A pretty field of mammatus fills the western sky at sunset. |
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PHOTO OP - HOBART, OK 5-24-2002 (s)
Storm chasers set up their camera equipment for a last minute photo op in the fading light. |
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PINK MAMMATUS - HOBART, OK 5-24-2002 (s)
A mammatus field continues to change its colors. These rich pink and lavender shades appeared in the fading light after sunset. |
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LITTLE LP - BRICE, TX 5-27-2002 (s)
A small LP (low precipitation cell struggles and begins to die on the western horizon. |
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SUPERCELL - CROSBYTON, TX 5-27-2002 (v)
A beautifully structured supercell forms east of Crosbyton Texas. A rotating wall cloud came close to producing a tornado around the time this image was captured. |
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CG - CROSBYTON, TX 5-27-2002 (v)
A CG (cloud to ground) lightning bolt from the anvil cuts thru this storms flattened base. |
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PRETTY STORM 1 - PECOS COUNTY, TX 5-28-2002 (v)
This storm puts on a nice display of lightning and colors during the late evening hours. |
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PRETTY STORM 2 - PECOS COUNTY, TX 5-28-2002 (s)
The last rays of sunlight illuminated the upper most part of this storm in a dazzling display of colors after sunset. |
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DUST DEVIL - TULIA, TX 5-30-2002 (v)
A large dust devil offers a great deal of entertainment on a day without storms in the Texas Panhandle. |
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SEVERE STORM - PETERSBURG, TX 6-4-2004 (v)
Lightning strikes directly below the main updraft base of this approaching HP (High Precipitation) Supercell. |
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SUPERCELL - PETERSBURG, TX - 6-4-2002 (v)
Jogging north and then east to stay ahead of the storm, this particularly menacing view of the approaching updraft loomed directly in front of us. |
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SUPERCELL 1 - LUBBOCK, TX 6-4-2002 (v)
A massive supercell forms to our west and begins to advance eastward. This photo was looking to the southwest from near Idalou. |
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SUPERCELL 2 - LUBBOCK, TX 6-4-2002 (v)
This view is looking to the northwest from Idalou at the multi-tiered storm base and shelf cloud associated with a large supercell near Lubbock, Texas. |
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SUPERCELL 3 - LUBBOCK, TX 6-4-2002 (v)
Dust plumes begin to form as outflow increases from a strengthening supercell near Lubbock, Texas. View is looking to the southwest from Idalou. |
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SUPERCELL 4 - LUBBOCK, TX 6-4-2002 (v)
Dust plumes gain momentum beneath the shelf cloud. Headlights from vehicles traveling north and south along I-27 can be seen on the horizon. |
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STORM BREAK - MT SCOTT, OK 6-5-2002 (s)
The Tempest Tour group takes a break atop beautiful Mt. Scott near Lawton, OK. |
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SUNSET 1 - HEBRON, NE 6-6-2002 (s)
Mixed clouds fill the sky and create interesting cloud shadows near the Kansas/Nebraska border at sunset. |
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SUNSET 2 - HEBRON, NE 6-6-2002 (s)
Changing cloud patterns and colors often offer great photographic opportunities right before and after sunset. |
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SUNSET 3 - HEBRON, NE 6-6-2002 (s)
Storm clouds begin to build as the sun sets. |
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HAILFOOT - ATIKINSON, NE 6-7-2002 (s)
A bright white hailfoot is being pushed outward from the storm's base by strong downdraft winds. |
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SUPERCELL - ALZADA, MT 6-8-2002 (v)
A supercell looms straight ahead along highway 212 in extreme southeast Montana. |
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NIGHTTIME LIGHTNING 1 - HETTINGER, ND 6-8-2002 (s)
A colorful display of lightning lights up some impressive cloud structure around midnight. |
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NIGHTTIME LIGHTNING 2 - HETTINGER, ND 6-8-2002 (v)
Lightning reveals some impressive cloud structure around midnight. |
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NIGHTTIME LIGHTNING 3 - HETTINGER, ND 6-8-2002 (v)
More colorful lightning in North Dakota. |
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NIGHTTIME LIGHTNING 4 - HETTINGER, ND 6-8-2002 (v)
An interesting funnel cloud is briefly backlit by a flash of lightning. |
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