Top Storm Photos of 2009

Even though there might be a small chance for severe weather in the next week or two, I thought I'd post my favorite storm photos of 2009. I was lucky enough to capture some decent shots in 2009, especially tornadoes. And despite the crappy year that a lot of chasers have had, we've had probably our best year yet...intercepting tornadoes in every month from March until July. Here is a link to last year's top photos.

A 'firenado' back on March 6th, almost as good as the real thing up close:



April 26th, near Roll/Crawford, OK:



May 6th, 2009 in Linn County, KS a brilliant sunlit wall cloud and rainbow beneath a low-topped supercell...one that didn't even make it into the reports, but is forever etched into my mind:



May 30th, Clinton Lake Dam, KS, Lightning shot with the moon setting underneath the updraft :



June 15th, 2009 near Kinsley, KS:



June 17th, amazing structure just west of Grand Island, Nebraska (wish I were just about 2 miles further east) :



June 17th, the Aurora, Nebraska tornado as it begins to cross back north of the highway...a few miles west of Aurora:



June 20th, Princeton Kansas 'mothership' supercell which produced several, weak, brief tornadoes, but the structure stole the show:

Top 10 Storm Photos of 2008

Well, seeing little hope besides *maybe* late next week for an opportunity to chase, it's time to post my best storm photos of 2008 in no particular order.

June 5th, high risk day...taken in Pottawatomie County, Kansas:



July 2nd, surprise in Lyon/Osage County, Kansas:



July 24th, red box bust, just north of Holton, Kansas:



June 11th, moderate risk, Kanapolis State Park, Kansas:



July 29th, surprise tornado-warned, low-topped supercell near Olpe, Kansas:




May 25th, NW Barton County, Kansas:



June 11th, Near Concordia, Kansas:



April 23rd, Ottawa, Kansas:



July 2nd, Downtown Kansas City lightning:



June 3rd, NW Missouri, Amish children's reaction to an approaching storm: