Tag: storm

July 28, 2015 at 5:43 pm

A Lightning Storm Captured in Super Slow Motion

A Lightning Storm Captured in Super Slow Motion

Walt Lyons and his daughter captured this incredible lightning storm with a high-speed camera as they chased it from Rapid City to Wall, South Dakota.

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July 5, 2015 at 7:44 am

Picture of the Day: Mammatus Clouds Over Wrigley Field

Picture of the Day: Mammatus Clouds Over Wrigley Field

The Chicago skies put on a show as the Cubs hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers for a game on June 22, 2015 at Wrigley Field.

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June 24, 2015 at 5:23 pm

Storm Chaser Captures One of the “Most Beautiful Weather Phenomenons” He’s Ever Seen

Storm Chaser Captures One of the "Most Beautiful Weather Phenomenons" He's Ever Seen

Photographer Nicolaus Wegner captures an incredible stationary supercell over the Black Hills of South Dakota near Rapid City on June 1, 2015.

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April 15, 2015 at 6:48 pm

Guy Captures Crazy Close-Up Footage After Getting Caught in Tornado’s Path

Guy Captures Crazy Close-Up Footage After Getting Caught in Tornado's Path

On 9 April 2015 a powerful EF-4 tornado barrelled through northern Illinois. Sam Smith, a businessman from North Carolina, was travelling from Minnesota to Indianapolis when he got caught in the tornado’s path. Smith says he had never experienced this type of weather so wasn’t sure what the safest course of action was. He…

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April 5, 2015 at 5:58 pm

Picture of the Day: A Lonely Rain Cloud Somewhere in the Pacific

Picture of the Day: A Lonely Rain Cloud Somewhere in the Pacific

Photograph by Barto on Flickr In this aerial photo taken from the window seat of an airplane, we see a lonely rain cloud somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. The photo was recently used in a NASA article that discusses “increased rainfall in the tropics caused by more frequent storms“. Barto on Flickr via…

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April 1, 2015 at 4:47 pm

Astronauts Capture Terrifying Photos of Super Typhoon Maysak from Space

Astronauts Capture Terrifying Photos of Super Typhoon Maysak from Space

After ravaging Micronesia a few days ago, Maysak has intensified into a super typhoon and is expected to threaten the Philippines this weekend. Earlier this week Super Typhoon Maysak intensified into the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 160 mph (257 km/h). According to Weather.com, Maysak has killed at least…

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February 18, 2015 at 10:42 am

Looping Gifs of Supercell Thunderstorms

Looping Gifs of Supercell Thunderstorms

Mike Hollingshead of Extreme Instability has released an amazing series of 17 HD looping storm gifs at an amazing 1920×1080 resolution. You can check out the full gallery here but be warned, some of the gifs may take a moment to load, with some as large as 20-30 MB. Hollingshead has a tutorial on…

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October 30, 2014 at 11:25 am

7 Minutes of Jaw-Dropping Storm Footage

7 Minutes of Jaw-Dropping Storm Footage

To create Stormscapes 2, Nicolaus Wegner spent May – September of 2014 capturing all types of severe weather in Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Colorado. For storm prints from the video, check out light ALIVE photography. Song – “Leader” by MODE Gear: Canon 5dm2 and 6d | 16-35m2 | 14mm Rokinon | 70-200…

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October 26, 2014 at 4:19 pm

Picture of the Day: Oklahoma Supercell

Picture of the Day: Oklahoma Supercell

Photograph by Minerva Studio Seen here is an intimidating storm cloud near Panhandle, Oklahoma. The imposing cloud’s grandeur is enhanced by the broad expanse of flat land, the so-called ‘Great Plains‘ region of the United States. Most of Oklahoma lies in an area known as Tornado Alley, characterized by frequent interaction between cold and…

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October 22, 2014 at 10:37 am

You Know It’s Windy When Waterfalls are Being Blown Upwards

You Know It's Windy When Waterfalls are Being Blown Upwards

On 21 October 2014, storm force winds battered northern England’s Derbyshire Peak District, near Hayfield. The River Kinder is observed being stopped in its tracks as it is blown back up onto Kinder Scout Plateau at the point where it would normally cascade 80 ft down the Kinder Downfall.

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