Severe Storm Photography from Spring 2006
All photos copyrighted by Dave Chapman
| April 18: Northwest Missouri Squall Line |
| Several past frustrations in Missouri have taught me to avoid that hilly, forested state, but since I'm already in northeast Kansas, I decide to wander across the state line. View looking south on a hot, humid afternoon. |
|
|
| Strong cap will keep storms from forming south of the front until dusk, so I stay north of the front in light easterly winds. |
|
|
| Even north of the front, convection holds off until late afternoon, and then develops slowly. In early evening the dryline sweeps over me and I enjoy the spectacle of strong convection from the rear. |
|
|
| Proof that falling behind a squall line (intentional in this case, since I didn't want to chase into central Missouri) isn't necessarily a bad thing. The rapid upward motion of this cauliflower-shaped cloud was breathtaking. |
|
|
| A well-developed squall line at sunset. |
|
|
| April 23: Southwest Kansas Thunderstorm |
| It's only a short drive to intercept this high-based storm on a hot day near Dodge City. |
|
|
| The buffalo are curious. |
|
|
| Daytime lightning photos are pure luck unless you're taking video, but if you take enough photos of storms with frequent CGs (cloud-to-ground lightning strikes), sooner or later something good is going to happen. |
|
|
| Looking west from three miles south of Bucklin, Kansas. |
|
|
| Ragged lowering as shelf cloud develops. |
|
|
| Turbulent skies under a high-based thunderstorm. |
|
|
| Southern end of squall line at dusk. |
|
|
| April 28: Central Texas Thunderstorms |
| Mid-afternoon, in front of a large upper low approaching from New Mexico, I watch a storm weaken east of Guthrie. Light surface winds and marginal CAPE create poor prospects. |
|
|
| Thunderstorms die out near Seymour, so I head south to better CAPE south of Abilene. |
|
|
| Under a shelf cloud as dusk approaches. |
|
|
2006 Storm Pages:
Dave Chapman's Storm Chasing and Outdoor Photo Galleries