![]() ![]() At full maturity it reached a height over a mile high and it traveled an astonishing two hundred plus miles southwest across the Arizona desert, not dying until after it crossed into California. An absolutely magical day of storm chasing!Ĭoming in at number 3 is “A Giant Dusty Kiss” and the single most incredible haboob we have ever seen!!! This dust storm on 7.9.18 was a true monster, among the top two largest dust storms to ever hit Arizona since keeping records and one we will never forget. Never in our wildest dreams did we think we would see something like this when we made the choice that day to go to the canyon. This rainbow lasted for almost 30 minutes and the best part. We chose to find a good rock to sit on and stayed there to take our photos. Since it was still raining steadily, our next obstacle was not to slip on the very wet edge of a precipice that plunged hundreds of feet below us. one of the single most beautiful sights we have ever laid eyes on. We got back out to see if there might be a rainbow and this was what we were greeted with. Eventually a small break opened to the west near sunset and light poured through the rain-filled sky. in fact it was down right frightening! There were about twenty other people standing near me and that was everyone’s cue to take immediate cover. Clearly, it wasn't a direct hit but it did simultaneously set off my lightning trigger, pull some of my hair straight in the air and burn it and send a jolt of electricity through my body. In other words, one we couldn't see because it was obscured by trees. At one point I (Tina) got a good shock from one that came from an approaching storm to our south. Lightning is the most obvious risk and we saw plenty on this day. and it was at the Grand Canyon no less! Storm chasing at the Grand Canyon is risky business for many reasons, several of which we experienced on this day near the end of Arizona's monsoon season, 9.2.16. This was the single most incredible rainbow we have ever seen. never give up when storm chasing - ever!Ĭoming in at number 4 is “Once In A Lifetime”. It turned out to be the most spectacular display of mammatus clouds we have ever witnessed and we went from almost crying to feeling elated! Turned out, all the effort to get to the central plains was well worth it in the end. It went through every color of the rainbow from the cool blue tones in this photos to lighting up in vivid shades of yellow, red and pink as the sun broke through and began to set. perfect! This mammatus display lasted nearly three hours and didn't end until the sun went down. We frantically began looking for some sort of foreground and came to these windmills. They were starting to fill the sky and looked beautiful with gorgeous structure, like giant bubbles. We decided to see if we could salvage the day and caught up to them. Feeling tired and defeated we almost gave up and then we saw a few mammatus clouds forming out in the distance. We caught up to the back side of the storms but just couldn't get to the other side as they were moving so fast. to miss all the big action and tornadoes. This was a high risk day so we drove through most of the night with only a short stop to rest and arrived in Oklahoma just in time. Incredibly, the day before this was taken we were all the way out in Yosemite National Park in California. This photo of mammatus clouds was taken 5.18.17 in Weatherford, Oklahoma. This still ranks as one of our favorite chase days and just goes to show, the storm doesn't have to be massive in scale to be incredible!Ĭoming in at number 5 is “Bubbles and Windmills”. From structure, to color, to lightning and even a faint rainbow, the "Little Storm That Could" had everything. It was a tiny storm but it sure packed in a lot of beauty. We watched from inception and since it stayed almost completely stationary, we were able to see it's entire life cycle. As sunset neared this little storm began to form right in front of us. instead of constantly driving between storms, we get to just sit and really enjoy the storms. We found ourselves in a small, protected pocket and never once got rained on. We found a storm, set up on it and then proceeded to sit in that same spot for the next three hours as multiple storms built, literally in every direction. The landscapes out there are vast and beautiful. Taken 7-7-17 during monsoon season, we found ourselves chasing in northwest Arizona. Coming in at number 10 is "The Little Storm That Could". ![]()
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