Severe Storm Photography from Spring 2004
All photos copyrighted by Dave Chapman
April 20th - April 25th:
| April 20th: Northeast of Ponca City, Oklahoma, my first photogenic storm of the season. |
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| April 21st: Late in the afternoon on the following day, north of Woodward, Oklahoma. |
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| Good rotation with strong east winds, but outflow soon takes over. |
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| Poor targeting and a difficult road system made me late for the tornado action at the southwestern end of this storm. From my vantage point, only a small brief tornado was visible (by the time I stopped for this photo, it had nearly dissipated). |
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| April 22nd: Non-rotating wall cloud west of Gainesville, Texas. |
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| April 23rd: Developing squall line north of Abilene, Texas. |
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| April 25th: Driving north from Wichita Falls, I encounter a marginally severe storm. |
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| A developing shelf cloud gives this storm an ominous look. |
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| The shelf cloud takes on a more ragged appearance as it approaches Quanah, Texas. |
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| Cool gusty winds as the storm blows through town. |
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| Rear of the storm at sunset. This is one of several days in 2004 that result in very scenic photos from marginally severe storms. |
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2004 Storm Pages:
Dave Chapman's Storm Chasing and Outdoor Photo Galleries