June

Sunset supercell above Bezdrev by Lukas Gallo
Beautiful supercell above the Bezdrev lake at sunset

Mammatus clouds at Lake Red Rock by Mark De Bruin
Beautiful mammatus clouds display at Lake Red Rock, Iowa

The queen of the waterspout outbreaks by Francesco Gennari
I’ve seen many waterspouts over the years, but this outbreak in Gabicce Monte, Italy, was the most powerful, intense and beautiful I’ve ever witnessed. What a show!

The most photogenic supercell by Gregor Vojščak
The most photogenic supercell of 2019. Probably the most photogenic supercell we chased this year

Storm and a badass horse in Kansas by Anna Gottlieb
This was one beautiful badass horse. It was more interested in the storm chasers lined up along the fence than the huge supercell looming behind it! We made tracks as the gust front hit, hoping the horse found some shelter

Strong thunderstorm with a shelf cloud by Andreas Feichtmeier
Thunderstorm with a nice shelf cloud in southern Germany.

Pentecost storm near Gruiten by Aaron Sperschneider
The devastating Pentecost storm that swept over North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in 2014. The storm was described as one of the most violent in decades by the German weather service.

Intra-cloud lightning in the south of France by Axel Guibourg
Storms from a free atmosphere have developed in the south of France. The electrical activity was mainly in the form of intra-cloud lightning.

Mesmerizing gust front at sunset by Aaron Sperschneider
Shortly after a strong thunderstorm cell passed over our location near Fulda (Hessen, Germany), a second, weaker thunderstorm formed.

The Vega Texas day by Laura Hedien
The Vega Texas supercell dropping some serious lightning bolts.

Mammatus clouds illuminated by the setting sun by Aaron Sperschneider
These cloud bumps are called mammatus clouds. They look particularly impressive when illuminated by the setting sun.

Supercell over Rapid City in South Dakota by Maurizio Signani
Amazing supercell over Rapid City, South Dakota

Isolated cell with extranuclear lightning by Vianney Rudent
Impressive spectacle with with extranuclear lightning off Sainte Maxime.

Cumulonimbus by Jean-Mickaël Digbo
Epic thunderstorm in the south of Vercors, France

Laminar structures on a storm east of Munich by Michi Hutter
After moving towards Eastern Bavaria, the lightning activity quickly increased and beautiful laminar structures formed on this shelf cloud near Dorfen.

Impressive wall cloud under a severe supercell by Axel Guibourg
During a stormy evening near the Massif Central, with numerous supercells and large hail, an impressive wall cloud approached my position. This storm generated large hail up to 7 centimetres.

Tornadic supercell near Novska by Gregor Vojščak
New cycling stage of a tornadic supercell we chased near the town of Novska in Croatia

Sunset lightning bolt in Kansas by Anna Gottlieb
The colors in this storm were out of this world! I’ve never seen such a deeply hued hail core or such bright purples in the lightning. Add in some foreground & a bit of sunset & boom!

Beautiful supercell over Konice in B&W by Filip Petržílek
B&W picture from a joint trip with Martin V. (EF5_STORM) to Moravia.

Thunderstorm approaching Narbonne by Dorian Dziadula
High-based thunderstorm with branching impacts, approaching the city of Narbonne.

Excellent lightning storm near Balko by Laura Hedien
What a fun day this was… every day was fun! Seemed to be an excellent lightning storm year and I am so thankful and grateful.