Severe Storm Photography from Spring 2009
All photos copyrighted by Dave Chapman
| May 13: Central Oklahoma Storm |
| Jet stream is far to the north, but I manage to get one interesting shot of mammatus near Calumet. (Gary England joked that Vortex 2 had this storm surrounded and killed it.) |
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| May 15: Southern Kansas Squall Line |
| On my way north to Wichita late in the morning, I pass a caravan of Vortex 2 vehicles headed south and wonder if my forecast was wrong. But I stick to my target and intercept this storm a half-hour west of Wichita, over Cheney Lake. |
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| Wall cloud develops then weakens as rain-cooled outflow undercuts the updraft. |
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| Kansas farm road under a mid-May thunderstorm. |
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| Very high CAPE but winds are nearly unidirectional (and weak at all levels). This generates a squall line from Illinois to Texas along an advancing cold front. Still beautiful, however. |
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| Farm scene that reminds me of 1980s camping in Kansas when I first experienced the surreal beauty of the Great Plains in the spring. |
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| Three white vans from a storm chase tour group drive towards the storm. |
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| In the cool outflow just north of Wellington, Kansas. |
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| June 1st: Northern Kansas Thunderstorm |
| Weak line of storms on a low-potential day. |
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| Storm tourists hoping June is better than May. |
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| Beginning of a new storm at dusk. |
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2009 Storm Pages:
Dave Chapman's Storm Chasing and Outdoor Photo Galleries