Severe Storm Photography from Spring 2007
All photos copyrighted by Dave Chapman
| June 2nd: Texas Panhandle Supercell |
| An isolated storm develops near Hereford, southwest of Amarillo, and drifts south. I intercept it early in the evening near Dimmitt. |
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| Under weak northwest flow with light southerly surface winds, the storm produces heavy rain. |
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| Farm about to get swallowed in a downpour. |
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| No structure or rotation at this point. I drive south on dirt roads to stay even with the storm. No other chasers in sight, but that's about to change. |
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| After getting a couple of miles ahead of the storm, I cut west to a paved road. I emerge in the middle of a crowd of chasers. |
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| Outflow-dominant, but still a pretty storm on a day with low potential. |
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| Another wall cloud forms just ahead of the core of heavy rain and large hail, but is soon blown out by the advancing rain-cooled gust front. |
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| Final storm of the season for me. |
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| June 3rd: Lake Meredith, Texas, Thunderstorm |
| View from my campground as the season ends early this year. With the jet stream parked over the Dakotas and Canada, it's time to go home. |
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2007 Storm Pages:
Dave Chapman's Storm Chasing and Outdoor Photo Galleries