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2006 Chase Images

Shelf Cloud - Petersburg, TX

5-03-06 (d)

Looking SW at the leading edge of a severe-warned storm.

Wall Cloud - Gaines County, TX

5-05-06 (d)

A tornado-warned storm begins to form a large wall cloud.

Supercell 1 - Dawson County, TX

5-05-06 (d)

Looking west at a beautiful supercell in the Texas Panhandle.

Supercell 2 - Dawson County, TX

5-05-06 (d)

Looking west at a beautiful supercell in the Texas Panhandle.

Supercell 3 - Dawson County, TX

5-05-06 (d)

The leading edge of a supercell approaches from the southwest.

Supercell 4 - Dawson County, TX

5-05-06 (d)

A beautiful supercell reveals its structure just to our west.

Dusty Tornado 1 - Patricia, TX

5-05-06 (v)

A dusty anti-cyclonic tornado develops just 100 yards to our north!

Dusty Tornado 2 - Patricia, TX

5-05-06 (v)

The dusty anti-cyclonic whirl increases in size as it drifts off to the NE.

Departing Supercell 1 - Martin County, TX

5-05-06 (d)

The twisting updraft tower of this supercell is clearly visible.

Departing Supercell 2 - Martin County, TX

5-05-06 (d)

Looking ENE as the supercell drifts off to our east.

Departing Supercell 3 - Martin County, TX

5-05-06 (d)

The beautiful cloud towers are set ablaze by the setting sun.

Departing Supercell 4 - Martin County, TX

5-05-06 (d)

A final splash of color illuminates the supercell to our east.

LP Storm - Spartenberg, TX

5-7-06 (d)

A once severe-warned storm rapidly shrinks to our north.

Thunderstorm 1 - Midland, TX

5-07-06 (d)

A briefly severe thunderstorm forms in the late evening.

Thunderstorm 2 - Midland, TX

5-07-06 (d)

Late evening colors paint a storm over the Permian Basin.

Severe Storm 1 - Dodge City, KS

5-08-06 (d)

A wall cloud briefly develops on a tornado-warned storm to our north.

Severe Storm 2 - Dodge City, KS

5-08-2006 (d)

Looking north as the storm moves eastward.

Windmills - Hansford County, TX

5-09-06 (d)

An approaching line of storms contrasts the windmills to our west.

Old Trestle Bridge - Hollis, OK

5-12-06 (d)

A nice bridge to cross the Red River on a day with no storms.

Tornado Damage - Childress, TX

5-13-06 (d)

Tornado debris from the Childress high school.

Convection - Haskell, TX

5-13-06 (d)

Convective cloud tower reflects in flooded field.

Great Sand Dunes - Alamoso, CO

5-17-06 (d)

A great place to visit when there are no severe storms to chase.

Royal Gorge Bridge - Colorado

5-18-06 (d)

Another scenic wonder on a day with no storms to chase.

Thunderstorm - Lusk, WY

5-21-06 (s)

Cloud to ground (CG) lightning near Lusk, Wyoming.

Gathering Storm - Lusk, WY

5-21-06 (d)

Storm clouds gather above our group of storm chasers.

Tornado 1 - Meadow Grove, NE

5-23-06 (d)

A forward flank tornado develops along the gust front to our south.

Tornado 2 - Pilger, NE

5-23-06 (d)

Another forward flank tornado forms along the gust front after sunset.

Sunset - Southern Wisconsin

5-24-06 (d)

A pretty scene is left in the wake of a line of severe storms.

Cumulonimbus 1 - Springfield, MO

5-25-06 (d)

A beautifully illuminated thunderstorm fills the southern Missouri sky.

Cumulonimbus 2 - Springfield, MO

5-25-06 (d)

A beautifully illuminated thunderstorm fills the southern Missouri sky.

Cumulonimbus 3 - Springfield, MO

5-25-06 (d)

A beautifully illuminated thunderstorm fills the southern Missouri sky.

Cumulonimbus 4 - Springfield, MO

5-25-06 (d)

A beautifully illuminated thunderstorm fills the southern Missouri sky.

Cumulonimbus 5 - Springfield, MO

5-25-06 (d)

The setting sun illuminates the thunderstorm in a blaze of color.

Cumulonimbus 6 - Springfield, MO

5-25-06 (d)

The setting sun illuminates the thunderstorm in a blaze of color.

Storm Front - Hemingford, NE

5-28-06 (d)

First look at approaching line of storms on the western horizon.

Shelf Cloud 1 - Hemingford, NE

5-28-06 (d)

Looking north as the shelf cloud moves in from the west.

Shelf Cloud 2 - Hemingford, NE

5-28-06 (d)

Looking south as the shelf cloud moves in from the west.

Haboob 1 - Hemingford, NE

5-28-06 (d)

The start of the haboob (dust storm) as a storm intensifies to our south.

Haboob 2 - Hemingford, NE

5-28-06 (d)

Dust is lifted by the storms strong outflow to our SW.

Haboob 3 - Hemingford, NE

5-28-06 (d)

A large dust cloud moves rapidly in our direction from the SW.

Haboob 4 - Hemingford, NE

5-28-06 (d)

The dust cloud grows larger as it races to the northeast.

Haboob 5 - Hemingford, NE

5-28-06 (d)

Looking west as the dustly outflow begins to stretch northwestward.

Haboob 6 - Hemingford, NE

5-28-06 (d)

Looking southeast as we reposition a bit further north.

Haboob 7 - Hemingford, NE

5-28-06 (d)

Looking southwest as the wall of dust goes vertical.

Haboob 8 - Hemingford, NE

6-28-06 (d)

One last look at the ominous wall of dust (notice the trees).

Lightning - Blackwell, OK

5-29-06 (s)

Intense nighttime lightning activity near Blackwell, OK.

The Tin Man - Lavern, OK

5-30-06 (d)

Hoping the Tin Man can see a good storm on the horizon.

Supercell/CG1 - Sayre, OK

5-30-06 (d)

The base of a supercell in Roger Mills County, OK

Supercell/CG2 - Sayre, OK

5-30-06 (d)

Looking southwest at the base of a supercell.

Lightning 1 - Sayre, OK

5-30-06 (d)

Cloud to ground (CG) lightning activity to our west.

Lightning 2 - Sayre, OK

5-30-06 (d)

Cloud to ground (CG) lightning arcs earthward to our west.

Lightning 3 - Sayre, OK

5-30-06 (d)

Cloud to ground (CG) lightning continues to our west.

Base Structure - Seibert, CO

5-31-06 (d)

Lowered base structure of a supercell to our west.

Chasing - Eastern CO

5-31-06 (d)

Staying ahead of the storm in the eastern plains of Colorado.

Storm Clouds - Model, CO

6-1-06 (d)

Storm clouds gather beyond an old ghost town.

Windmill - Clayton, New Mexico

6-2-06 (d)

Storms strengthen as they move over the eastern plains of NM.

Gathering Storm - Clayton, NM

6-2-06 (d)

A storm gets better organized over the high plains of eastern NM.

Wall of Water - Clayton, NM

6-2-06 (d)

An intense rainshaft pushes north just south of Clayton, NM.

Old Outhouse - Mt Dora, NM

6-2-06 (d)

Convective towers perculate over the high plains of eastern NM.

Anvil Crawler - Clayton, NM

6-2-06 (s)

Cloud to cloud (CC) lightning fills the nighttime sky east of Clayton, NM.

Supercell - Custer County, MT

6-8-06 (d)

A supercell moves north over remote eastern Montana.

Supercell Base - Custer County, MT

6-8-06 (d)

The base of a supercell forms rapidly overhead.

Wet Microburst - Iowa

6-9-06 (d)

An intense wet microburst plunges to the ground near LeMars, IA.

Base Structure - Brush, CO

6-11-06 (d)

Looking north at the laminar base structure of a developing supercell.

Full Rainbow - Hoyt, CO

6-12-06 (d)

A full arch and partial double rainbow appear on the eastern horizon.

Mammatus - Keota, CO.

6-12-06 (d)

A mammatus field to the east is accented by the setting sun.

Painted Sky - Grover, CO.

6-12-06 (d)

The setting sun paints a colorful scene east of Grover, CO.

Setting Sun - Grover, CO.

6-12-06 (d)

A lonely road leads the way towards a colorful sunset.

Cumulonimbus - Eastern, WY

6-13-06 (d)

A mid-afternoon convective tower forms near Four Corners, WY.

Rainbow - Red Shirt, SD

6-13-06 (d)

A rainshaft produces a rainbow to the southeast of Red Shirt, SD.

Hailshaft - Badlands, SD

6-13-06 (d)

A hailshaft forms from an isolated storm over the Dakota Badlands.

Isolated Storm 1 - Badlands, SD

6-13-06 (d)

An isolated storm drifts east over the beautiful Dakota Badlands.

Isolated Storm 2 - Badlands, SD

6-13-06 (d)

Beautiful anvil structure is revealed as this isolated storm drifts eastward.

Isolated Storm 3 - Badlands, SD

6-13-06 (d)

The entire storm structure of this isolated storm is visible in the eastern sky.

Isolated Storm 4 - Badlands, SD

6-13-06 (d)

Colorful sunset illuminated cloud structure on the eastern horizon.

Isolated Storm 5 - Badlands, SD

6-13-06 (d)

A final splash of color paints the eastern sky.

Shelf Cloud 1 - Miles City, MT

6-14-06 (d)

A shelf cloud rapidly fills the northeastern sky.

Shelf Cloud 2 - Miles City, MT

6-14-06 (d)

A shelf cloud continues its advance to the southeast.

Stormy Sky - Custer County, MT

6-14-06 (d)

Storm clouds rush southward over the western horizon.

Shelf Cloud - Fallon County, MT

6-14-06 (d)

A storm rolls in over the eastern plains of Montana.

Light Show - Lemmon, SD

6-14-06 (s)

Distant lightning and smoke from earlier CG hit.

Wall Cloud - South Central ND

6-15-06 (d)

A strong storm begins to form a wall cloud to our north.

Sudden Storm - South Central ND

6-14-06 (d)

Staying ahead of a fast moving and intensifying storm.

Updraft Tower - Northwest Iowa

6-16-06 (d)

An imbedded storm cell reveals an updraft tower over an Iowa cornfield.

 

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