Kansas

An “LP sup” (low precipitation supercell) near Moscow KS. She was spinning like a top but they rarely produce tornadoes so you sit back and enjoy the show.

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

It is difficult to find the right words for what we were allowed to experience that day in Kansas. In the end it was “just” a tornado, a maximum of pure vertical vorticity materialized in a condensed cloud funnel. For us it was much more – it was Mother Nature in her perfect form, an exclusive moment, pure fascination and the highlight of our tour so far.

Mesmerizing sky near Ulysses, Kansas

The majestic Leoti supercell in western Kansas.

This supercell displayed its dangerous beauty in the light of the setting sun. The blue sky was visible on the left while the anvil spread out above it at a height of around 15 km.

Within 5 seconds of setting up, I managed to capture this from a fast moving severe storm in Kansas.

We started chasing it in Kansas, ending up in Nebraska with every stage of this storm being more beautiful than the last

Another superb impact under this LP supercell observed in the Plains, during the blue hour.

Probably one of the best days of our stay in the United States, from an initially linear thunderstorm system, a tornadic supercell was born among the most photogenic and impressive we have observed.

The first of two supercells chased east of Goodland, Kansas.

It was a more traditional chase of shoot, scoot, shoot some more, scoot some more… a bit more exciting and I think I still have dirt in my ears and pie hole.

Mammatus clouds formed on the underside of the anvil, beautifully illuminated by the setting sun.

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!

A beautiful supercell in western Kansas back in May 2016.

Tornadic supercell in Leoti, Kansas

Another lightning strike among dozens of others under an exceptional and memorable LP supercell in central Kansas

A tornadic supercell that was characterized by the production of a large number of vortices and by a particularly rapid and turbulent evolution

Severe storms rolled across Kansas one evening…

Beautiful lightning show at sunset near Brewster.

After spending the night in Liberal, in southern Kansas on the border with Oklahoma, we decided on the basis of the forecast models to move at least 100 miles further southwest, between Guymon and Boise City, in the Oklahoma Panhandle, from here we have several road options in in case the thunderstorms developed even further north, in Colorado.

So much voltage in the one frame! The right hand bolt is actually hitting a pump jack!

Tornadic sculpted supercell with an extremely spectacular evolution, characterized by a strong rotation of the mesocyclone even in the medium levels.

Magnificent sunset and some spectacular lightning strikes.