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HELP THE TORNADO VICTIMS IN MOORE, OK

crelliott0302 — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:57:50 +0000

Want to do your part to help the victims of Monday’s tornadoes? For the next 30 days, 20% of each fine art print sale will be donated to the victims in Moore and Shawnee, OK. All you have to do is find the print(s) you want to purchase. With each print sold you will be [...]

Lightning Storms near home – May 8th, 2013

crelliott0302 — Thu, 09 May 2013 08:01:29 +0000

Decided against chasing the marginal/iffy/almost nill tornado threat in southwestern Kansas today. Forecast models indicated thunderstorms with hail and lightning near my house this evening so the decision to stick around was a pretty easy one. All of these images were taken within 20 miles of my home. Feel free to share this gallery on [...]

Historical May Snowstorm in Kansas City, MO.

crelliott0302 — Sat, 04 May 2013 05:57:06 +0000

Have you ever seen accumulating snow in Missouri? In May? We should all be out chasing severe storms, enjoying the nice weather, and even mowing our lawns! Not building snowmen and cranking the furnaces. This snowstorm event that plunged the spring time temps to near freezing broke and set all new records in the meteorology [...]

Potential for Severe weather ramps up in April

crelliott0302 — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:27:32 +0000

The potential for severe weather and storm chasing is on the increase as early as next week. Hopefully, for storm chasers, the threat of severe weather will increase since the probability is somewhat low as of right now. Southwesterly flow, which is good for supercell thunderstorms, will also be present although certainty of lifting mechanisms, [...]

April Fools – Texas Tornado.

crelliott0302 — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:00:53 +0000

A very small probability of tornadoes in Texas on April Fool’s day and even with dewpoints only in the 40′s to start with, the boundary that the storm was riding on still managed to produce this beast. No body was hurt, however, a barn was destroyed. Anyway, here is the video from Leslie Richardson. Nice [...]

Kickstarter – Aerial Storm Chasing Video

crelliott0302 — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:51:28 +0000

First off, I shot this yesterday as a small, low-topped thunderstorm tried it’s best to make some lightning. Next, I have added a new backer reward. Pledge $5 towards “Up There”, the aerial storm chasing video project on Kickstarter.com, and get a signed 5×7 print. This reward for contributors is limited to the first 1200 [...]

March 28….one year ago.

crelliott0302 — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:34:00 +0000

Spring has yet to “Sprung” in tornado alley. In fact, the last few model runs have shown at least two more snow storms yet to come! Some might not like that this winter has hung around for as long as it has. I, on the contrary, seem to recall many years where winter over stayed [...]

“Up There” – An aerial storm chasing documentation.

crelliott0302 — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 02:23:04 +0000

Click the and help fund this project. If you are looking for something new, unique, and extraordinary, then feel free to check out “Up There”. An observational documentary revolving around chasing tornadoes, supercells, and severe weather in an airplane. Wx-Pilot.com has a perfect safety record and is the best and only fixed wing aerial storm [...]

FREE Aerial Storm Chase Desktop background….

crelliott0302 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 04:42:48 +0000

Hey everyone, I have decided to give a few of my images out for your use for FREE!!!! Yep, you heard it right. FREE. This image will be full 1920×1080 HD resolution. This FREE background image is of the Russell, KS supercell thunderstorm on May 25th, 2012 in its early stages. Feel free to share [...]

More lightning images to be shared

crelliott0302 — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:23:20 +0000

I found some lightning images that I don’t think I have shared before. This one is from September 25, 2012. One of the last lightning and thunder events I saw in 2012 that had amazing lightning under high based, slow moving thunderstorms. I was able to spend long periods of time right in front of [...]

2013 is going to be interesting.

crelliott0302 — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 03:20:21 +0000

Several amazing phenomenon have already taken place early on this year including a blazing meteorite in Russia. Meteorites actually make contact with the ground. Then, immediately after that, an asteroid passed extremely close to Earth. Severe weather, including tornadoes and blizzards, have been hitting portions of the U.S. in succession. And it’s only the beginning [...]

Nero Trigger Review

crelliott0302 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:29:44 +0000

Nero Trigger Review (www.nerotrigger.com) Looking for a great lightning trigger for your storm photography? What is the Nero Trigger? Nero Trigger is allows you to remotely fire your camera or speed-light automatically in a number of interesting methods. From lightning and lasers to gun shots and popping balloons. The possibilities of this device are limited only by your [...]

October Tornado?

crelliott0302 — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:06:47 +0000

Even thought its October, don’t dismiss the possibilities of a severe weather event happening. Time to get that old noisy weather radio back out and make sure you have fresh batteries installed. Why? There is a very high likelyhood that severe thunderstorms, including tornadoes, damaging wind, and hail, will threaten parts of the plains [...]

Early season winter storm and winter storm names???

crelliott0302 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:40:16 +0000

An area of cold air is making its way from west Canada and is causing rapidly falling temperatures from Montana to the norther plains today. The snow has already begun to fall in the mountainous regions of Montana in the aftermath of a strong upper level disturbance. As this disturbance moves away from the Rocky [...]

Vote for me in the BorrowLenses.com photo contest!!!!

crelliott0302 — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:08:39 +0000

Link to vote for my photography: http://bit.ly/Nqogaq . Please, keep in mind that you can vote only one time per day. So, if you like what I do and want to show some support, take a moment and cast your vote for me!!!! This is the image that I entered. You can also purchase this image [...]

September 17, 2012 – Landspout in Kansas…Thin as a pencil?

crelliott0302 — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:35:47 +0000

As the cold front that brought colder temps to the midwest area moved through, a complex of thunderstorms erupted just to the west of Topeka, KS. At 3:20pm a landspout was reported bey law enforcement and confirmed by the NWS 3 miles SE the town of Dover, KS which is southwest of Topeka. So what [...]

Severe Weather in Missouri and Storm Damage in Bolivar, MO….

crelliott0302 — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 07:46:55 +0000

Missouri finally got the results of the cold front passage. Temps are crisp and cool around Kansas City and surrounding areas tonight. I attempted to chase the squall line and shelf clouds around the Ozarks, however, with the storm speeds and terrain I arrived a day late and a dollar short. More beneficial rain fell [...]

Lightning Safety (what not to do during a thunderstorm).

crelliott0302 — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 06:25:29 +0000

Last night northwest Missouri was happy to be greeted by some severe thunderstorms that dumped flooding rains, strong winds, and some extremely persistent and dangerous cloud to ground lightning. I was busy shooting a time-lapse west of my home town of the storm as it rolled its way towards my parish. I have been watching [...]

Hurricane Isaac, Drought Busting Rain, and a Blue Moon.

crelliott0302 — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 03:14:38 +0000

Okay, so Isaac is no longer a hurricane. More of a remnant tropical depression. However, he sure made a fair effort in moving his way up to the middle of the nation. Flooding rains, thunderstorms, and even a few confirmed tornadoes have been occurring with what is left of this tropical system. Although the rain [...]

Tropical Storm or Hurricane Isaac?

crelliott0302 — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 07:37:11 +0000

Tropical storm Isaac is moving in the Atlantic right now, forecast to make landfall west of the Florida mainland and east of Texas as a category 1 hurricane. Whether this will happen depends on a lot of things that, currently do not appear to be happening. However, some of the affects will start being felt [...]