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5 June – Goshen Co Tornadoes – Full Life…

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17 June 2017 – S Ontario Chases

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Got on three separate cells:

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11 September 2013 – London, Ontario Bow Echo Segment

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High-based but photogenic Bow Echo segment.

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Transit of Venus – 5 June, 2012

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Next one won’t happen until 2117!  The four dark smaller regions are sunspots.

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8 July 2016 – Lake Huron (Ontario), Bow Echo

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Lake Huron shore, north of Grand Bend, Ontario.  Excellent Ontario structure!

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22 June 2016 – Manilus, Illinois Tornado

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Excellent chase day!

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14 June 2016 – E of Lubbock, Texas

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What a chase!

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13 June 2016 – W of Kim, Colorado

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Left Goodland, Kansas at 9:00 am, as we got as far as  about 20 -25 miles W of Kim, Colorado, but unfortunately were 15 minutes late and 15 miles short of the tornado.  We did see a lot of scud, though.  Hey, that’s chasing!

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12 June 2016 – Chugwater, Wyoming Supercell

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Surprise!  Wasn’t safe to get the DSLR out where we stopped so these are from my cell phone.

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11 June 2016 – Baker, Montana Tornado

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Rather unusual storm in a number of ways!

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Pre-Syzygy Perigee Harvest Moon and Fun With Iridescent Altocumulus…

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Scouted out a nice high spot to catch the Harvest Moon Rise on the Perigee.  Read more “Pre-Syzygy Perigee Harvest Moon and Fun With Iridescent Altocumulus – 27 September, 2015” →

3 June, 2015 – E Wyoming

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Doug and I started the day in Cheyenne, Wyoming.  Read more “3 June, 2015 – E Wyoming” →

2 June, 2015 – Nebraska Panhandle Chase

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Good chase day in the Nebraska Panhandle! Read more “2 June, 2015 – Nebraska Panhandle Chase” →

1 June 2015 Rapid City, South Dakota Supercell

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Started the day in Denver.  Realized there wouldn’t be a lot of time to forecast, and would have to hit the road early!  Read more “1 June 2015 Rapid City, South Dakota Supercell” →

28 May 2015 – Far NW Texas Panhandle

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Doug and I started in Amarillo, with potential targets south near and south of Lubbock and further north in far W Kansas.  Read more “28 May 2015 – Far NW Texas Panhandle” →

26 May 2015 Breckenridge, Texas Supercell

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One of my favorite things to happen on a chase is to make a forecast, drive to the target area, and then observe the storm form.  That’s what happened with teh chase on 26 May, 2015! Read more “26 May 2015 Breckenridge, Texas Supercell” →

23 May, 2015 – SE Colorado

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Doug and I started the day in Burlington, Colorado where the very nice Best Western was practically FULL of stormchasers.  Read more “23 May, 2015 – SE Colorado” →

St. Patrick’s Day Aurora

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This was my first attempt at photographing the aurora borealis.  Read more “St. Patrick’s Day Aurora” →

21 May 2014 SW Ontario Storms/Chase

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This post covers a couple of events!

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30 May 2012 – NW Texas Giant Hail Machine

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Dodged a supercell producing giant hail SW of Childress, Texas.

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29 May 2012 – Far NW Oklahoma Convection

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Some vigorous updrafts.

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28 May 2012 – Greensburg Kansas Well – Tornado…

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Museum at the Well site commemorating the tornado that destroyed the town.

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27 May 2012 – NC Kansas – SC Nebraska

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Beautiful skyscapes!

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25 May 2012 – Russell, KS Chase

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Started the day in Lawrence, Kansas, after visiting with John’s 88-year-old father (who is a Professor Emeritus at KU, and was a field-leading radar researcher and engineer). Initially, Friday look like a down day, with no chasing anticipated even the day before. Read more “25 May 2012 – Russell, KS Chase” →

25 May 2012 – More Russell, KS Images

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Unusual rope-out!

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24 May 2012 – Knuckles over Topeka

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A few images taken while repositioning.

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23 May 2012 – E Colorado Chase

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Preliminary summary to get the images out there – will update with more details as time permits, Chased with John and Kathy Valequez / Linda Kitchen (the ORIGINAL Twister Sisters).

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23 May 2012 – E Colorado

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Nice supercell with great subtle colour and texture!

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22 May 2012 – Far NE New Mexico /…

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Nice little cell.

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21 May 2012 – NW Texas Panhandle Chase

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20 May, 2012 Annular Solar Eclipse

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13 June 2009 – Texas Panhandle Supercell

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Supercell over Pantex!

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12 June 2009 – E Colorado Supercell

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Even more structure.

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11 June 2009 – Pueblo, CO – Lamar, CO

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More Structure!

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10 June Johnson City, KS – Liberal, KS Structure

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Great structure day!

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9 June 2009 – SE Kansas chase

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A day with a lot of waiting around before weak storms got going.

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7 June 2009 – SE Nebraska/NW Missouri Supercells

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Good chase that culminated in some chase heavy chaser convergence.

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6 June 2009 – Thedford, NE

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Pretty convection over the Sandhills.

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5 June, 2009 – Full Lifecycle, Goshen, Co., WY…

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Series of images from about ten minutes before the first brief tornado and then the complete life-cycle of the 25 minute second tornado.  Read more “5 June, 2009 – Full Lifecycle, Goshen, Co., WY Tornadoes” →

4 June 2009 – Eastern Colorado Structure!

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Fun Chase!

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3 June, 2009 – Capulin Volcano/Raton Mesa Convection

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From 2009:

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2 June 2009 – Post, TX Shelf Cloud

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Chased with John Moore.

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2009 Chase Season – Some Additional Images

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Wanted to share a few more of the 2009 Chase Season images – some offering slightly different interpretations of earlier scenes, and some ones I missed posting in the in field.  Read more “2009 Chase Season – Some Additional Images” →

From The Vault – 31 May 1992 – Tornadogenesis…

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As I referenced it in the the Al Moller tribute below here is a little more from that day. Read more “From The Vault – 31 May 1992 – Tornadogenesis Failure” →

From The Vault – 11 May 1992 – My…

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Scanned in low res. Read more “From The Vault – 11 May 1992 – My First Tornado” →

From The Vault – 22 May 1995 – N…

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Scanned slide from 22 May 1995 Read more “From The Vault – 22 May 1995 – N of Liberal, KS” →

From The Vault – 1996 TX Panhandle Light Show

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From a set of old lo-res slide scans I had done some years back.  I should get some more done. Read more “From The Vault – 1996 TX Panhandle Light Show” →

26 May 1994 – Fort Stockton, TX, Supercell Video

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Digitized the low-8 video tapes and edited down to the chase highlights. Read more “26 May 1994 – Fort Stockton, TX, Supercell Video” →

B&W Studies

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Joining in the current black and white processing craze! Read more “B&W Studies” →

Partial Solar Eclipse at Sunset – London, Ontario –…

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September Whale’s Mouth – London, Ontario – 5 September,…

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Probably the last good chance for decent storms in 2014. Read more “September Whale’s Mouth – London, Ontario – 5 September, 2014” →

Some July Lightning!

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2012 Weather/Chase Season – Mid-March Lightning!

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Got to test my new 35mm prime on the Canon 5D Mark II on a storm!   Read more “2012 Weather/Chase Season – Mid-March Lightning!” →

2012 Weather/Chase Season – Birds In Transit

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Well preparations for this years chase expedition continue – the lens change-outs are almost complete (will discuss in further detail when everything is done/resolved), but here are some test shots to share… Read more “2012 Weather/Chase Season – Birds In Transit” →

From The Vault – 27 May 2001 – People…

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Commentary adapted from the original SUMM.

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The Meteorology behind the 24 August, 2011, SW Ontario…

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The 24 August, 2011 event shared both similarities and differences with the 21 August, 2011 event. Read more “The Meteorology behind the 24 August, 2011, SW Ontario Tornadic Event” →

The Meteorology behind the 21 August, 2011, Goderich, ON…

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image courtesy of Danica Harvey. Read more “The Meteorology behind the 21 August, 2011, Goderich, ON Tornado” →

Another Tribute to Al Moller

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A few times in ones life one meets a person who can be described as a true guiding force. For me, Al Moller is one of those. Read more “Another Tribute to Al Moller” →

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