17 June 2017 – S Ontario Chases
Got on three separate cells:
11 September 2013 – London, Ontario Bow Echo Segment
High-based but photogenic Bow Echo segment.
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Transit of Venus – 5 June, 2012
Next one won’t happen until 2117! The four dark smaller regions are sunspots.
8 July 2016 – Lake Huron (Ontario), Bow Echo
Lake Huron shore, north of Grand Bend, Ontario. Excellent Ontario structure!
13 June 2016 – W of Kim, Colorado
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!
12 June 2016 – Chugwater, Wyoming Supercell
Surprise! Wasn’t safe to get the DSLR out where we stopped so these are from my cell phone.
11 June 2016 – Baker, Montana Tornado
Rather unusual storm in a number of ways!
Pre-Syzygy Perigee Harvest Moon and Fun With Iridescent Altocumulus…
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
Doug and I started the day in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Read more “3 June, 2015 – E Wyoming”
2 June, 2015 – Nebraska Panhandle Chase
Good chase day in the Nebraska Panhandle! Read more “2 June, 2015 – Nebraska Panhandle Chase”
1 June 2015 Rapid City, South Dakota Supercell
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
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
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
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
This was my first attempt at photographing the aurora borealis. Read more “St. Patrick’s Day Aurora”
21 May 2014 SW Ontario Storms/Chase
This post covers a couple of events!
30 May 2012 – NW Texas Giant Hail Machine
Dodged a supercell producing giant hail SW of Childress, Texas.
29 May 2012 – Far NW Oklahoma Convection
Some vigorous updrafts.
28 May 2012 – Greensburg Kansas Well – Tornado…
Museum at the Well site commemorating the tornado that destroyed the town.
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27 May 2012 – NC Kansas – SC Nebraska
Beautiful skyscapes!
25 May 2012 – Russell, KS Chase
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”
24 May 2012 – Knuckles over Topeka
A few images taken while repositioning.
23 May 2012 – E Colorado Chase
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).
23 May 2012 – E Colorado
Nice supercell with great subtle colour and texture!
13 June 2009 – Texas Panhandle Supercell
Supercell over Pantex!
12 June 2009 – E Colorado Supercell
Even more structure.
9 June 2009 – SE Kansas chase
A day with a lot of waiting around before weak storms got going.
7 June 2009 – SE Nebraska/NW Missouri Supercells
Good chase that culminated in some chase heavy chaser convergence.
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6 June 2009 – Thedford, NE
Pretty convection over the Sandhills.
5 June, 2009 – Full Lifecycle, Goshen, Co., WY…
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”
2 June 2009 – Post, TX Shelf Cloud
Chased with John Moore.
2009 Chase Season – Some Additional Images
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…
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 – 22 May 1995 – N…
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
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
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
Joining in the current black and white processing craze! Read more “B&W Studies”
September Whale’s Mouth – London, Ontario – 5 September,…
Probably the last good chance for decent storms in 2014. Read more “September Whale’s Mouth – London, Ontario – 5 September, 2014”
2012 Weather/Chase Season – Mid-March Lightning!
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
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…
Commentary adapted from the original SUMM.
Read more “From The Vault – 27 May 2001 – People Chaser Derecho Video!”
The Meteorology behind the 24 August, 2011, SW Ontario…
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…
image courtesy of Danica Harvey. Read more “The Meteorology behind the 21 August, 2011, Goderich, ON Tornado”
Another Tribute to Al Moller
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”