Severe Storm Photography from Spring 2007
All photos copyrighted by Dave Chapman
| May 4th: Northern Kansas Storms |
| After waiting in central Kansas ahead of a powerful storm system, I finally see strong convection north of Hays in the evening. |
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| Growing cumulus towers above a Kansas wheat field. |
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| Late start will mean only marginally severe storms before dark, with a greater threat later as the storm system intensifies. |
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| East of Stockton, Kansas. This is one of two high potential targets for storms today; the other was in southern Kansas. |
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| This storm weakens at dusk, but far more powerful storms develop after dark, one of which spawns a devastating long-track tornado in central Kansas. The tornadic storm to my north, in far northern Kansas, produces nearly continuous lightning, like a strobe light. |
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| May 5th: Central Kansas Supercell |
| Early afternoon convection on a high potential day, though the mood is somber due to news of last night's destruction, particularly of Greensburg. |
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| Developing supercell southwest of Pratt, Kansas. The storm is moving quickly north-northeast. |
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| Two wall clouds northwest of Pratt. Fast-moving tornadic supercells, especially when they take on HP (heavy precipitation) characteristics, are not an easy quarry. |
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| Last photo before the storm outraces me. |
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2007 Storm Pages:
Dave Chapman's Storm Chasing and Outdoor Photo Galleries