Severe Storm Photography from Spring 2009
All photos copyrighted by Dave Chapman
| April 11: Southwest Texas Storm |
| Turbulence ahead of thunderstorm near Big Spring, Texas. |
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| April 12: North Central Texas Storm |
| Storm approaches the town of Montague as fire department spotter looks on. |
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| Grazing land awaiting spring rains. |
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| Looking due north into the approaching storm as it weakens. |
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| North Texas cattle ranch. |
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| In front of the storm. |
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| Small rainbow at leading edge of the storm. |
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| View from behind the storm at sunset. |
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| Looking east along the Red River (those are birds, not dust on the lens). |
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| April 18: Northern Oklahoma Storm |
| Strong storm develops southwest of Alva, Oklahoma. |
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| Wall cloud begins to form as storm reaches peak strength. |
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| Updraft approaches my position as baseball-size hail falls from storm. |
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| Cool outflow undercuts updraft. |
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| View from just east of Alva as golfball-size hail hammers the town. |
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| Flock of geese flees the storm. |
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| Marginal conditions lead to rapid weakening of the storm as it moves east. |
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| Farm buildings in the path of the developing squall line. |
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| April thunderstorm over rural Oklahoma. |
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| Even a garden-variety thunderstorm can produce great scenes on small country roads. |
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| Backside of storm approaching Oklahoma City in early evening. View looking south. |
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| View looking northeast. |
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| Scenic end to the first great day of chasing of the new season. |
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2009 Storm Pages:
Dave Chapman's Storm Chasing and Outdoor Photo Galleries