Lightning Shots

These are some of my lightning shots taken from various chases over the past years.   All of these shots were taken with a camcorder on a tripod.

These are some shots from a tornadic thunderstorm that was dying just south of Fergus, Ontario on April 16, 1998.  No tornado was reported or seen.  These shots were taken during a 10 minute period around 8:15pm.  The last shot was taken in Chillicothe, Missouri on May 22, 1998.

These are some lightning shots that I recorded southeast of Wichita, Kansas on May 13, 1997.  This was the first severe thunderstorm that I forecasted and drove to intercept.  I dropped softball size hail in some areas (thankfully not on or near me).  The reason for the lightning shots only is I do not chase at night (except for these types of shots) as it is very easy to get disoriented and lost in heavy rain/hail and put you and others in danger. These are some assorted lightning shots taken from various angles.

This is a complete lightning shot from start to finish over a period of 1 second captured from my video.  Increments are approx. 0.105 secs.  Taken during the above Wichita, Kansas chase.

These are 3 shots taken southwest of Salina, Kansas 3 days later during a severe storm outbreak.  I had thought I had the camcorder off but was surprised that it was not. Taken over 3 tenths of a second.

All Photos are copyrighted 1998 by Dave Patrick and are used on this site because they are mine.  Any use other than authorized by them is against the law.  If you wish to contact me regarding use of these photos, please e-mail me.