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Lightning hits Sears Tower
Chicago, IL
7/20/2006 - 1.0MB
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Lightning at dusk
Clarksburg, WV
6/22/2004 - 584KB
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Storm destroys sign
Carolina Beach, NC
8/31/2006 - 1.5MB
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Hurricane destroys sign
Port Arthur, TX
9/24/2005 - 2.2MB
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'Vintage' Chase Video Clips
Some classic chase video (from our days before professional video cameras) shows its age, but still captures the thrill of being on the open road in pursuit of the violent skies. The following clips are in RealVideo format. Click on the link to view the associated video clip, which will open in a small popup window.
View more clips at the Storm Highway Video Center page.
 Large Hail near Ralls, Texas - May 27, 2002
1.6 MB - Increasingly larger hailstones begin crashing to the ground as we stop to reassess the tornadic Crosbyton, Texas supercell. When we start seeing baseball-sized stones bouncing in the highway median, we decide to quickly turn around and head back west.
 Wall Cloud on Crosbyton, Texas supercell - May 27, 2002
363 KB - Time-lapse view of the Crosbyton storm's wall cloud as tornadogenesis seems imminent.
 Ground-to-cloud tower lightning discharges - May 30, 2001
1.4 MB - Two upward-moving lightning bolts simultaneously stream off of towers in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. |
 Ground-to-cloud tower lightning discharges - May 30, 2001 (2)
1.3 MB - Another duo of upward-moving lightning bolts simultaneously stream off of towers in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
 Kentucky Tornado Watch - November 10, 2002
488 KB - Heading west on Interstate 64 near Lexington, Kentucky on a High Risk day as a tornado watch issuance comes over the radio.
 Rapidly exploding Cb near Ralls, Texas - May 27, 2002
1.3 MB - Without the need for time-lapse enhancements, a zoomed view of the Crosbyton, Texas tornadic supercell as it takes shape in front of us shows the astounding speed of vertical development.
 Dime to Nickel-Sized Hail near Childress, Texas - May 24, 2002
1.0 MB - Just a few hours before the brief Vernon, Texas tornado, we punched through the developing storms north of Childress.
 SWIFT team briefing in Elk City, Oklahoma - May 26, 2002
478 KB - Greg McLaughlin explains the day's strategy to the team before leaving Elk City.
 Downburst from hail shaft on Crosbyton, Texas storm - May 27, 2002
314 KB - To the disappointment of a crowd of chasers watching nearby, the Crosbyton storm collapses. Time-lapse view.
 Turbulence in small convective cell near Texoma Lake, Oklahoma - May 28, 2002
297 KB - Time-lapse view of the base of a tiny cell in southern Oklahoma that shows an unconfirmable hint of rotation.
 Driving through rural Texas - May 26, 2002
219 KB - Greg McLaughlin comments on the situation in the sky as we roll through rural northern Texas on the way to our target area.
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