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2018-2019 Lightning Gallery

"A Pondering Sunset" - Cool, pastel colors are illuminated with this bolt at sunset, over Founatin Hills.

  • "A Pondering Sunset" - Cool, pastel colors are illuminated with this bolt at sunset, over Founatin Hills.
  • "So Positive" - A powerful, positive discharge out of a monsoon thunderstorm, can really gets your attention.
  • "Fountain Hills Showtime" - Sunset lightning, is always my favorite type of lightning to capture. So many colors are illuminated in the evening sky, and the bolts always stand-out. This image was captured in Fountain Hills, Arizona.
  • "Sunset Double Trouble" - A beautiful double strike, over the city of Fountain Hills, Arizona.
  • "May's magic Bolt" - Arizona has experienced some crazy spring weather this year. The temperatures have been much cooler, and several thunderstorms have passed through the deserts in the afternoon hours. A very pleasant surprise! Phoenix, USA.
  • "Mother Nature's Gift" - A Mother's Day treat for me, from Mother Nature herself. A thunderstorm rolled in over the desert on Mother's Day! Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA.
  • "It Almost Was" - I was hoping that this thunderstorm, over Wickenburg, would development more, but this was the only bolt it threw.
  • "New River Blue" - Lightning strikes,along the mountain ridge, just after sunset, in New River, Arizona.
  • "Let's Split" - When lightning makes your hair stand-on-end, you know it's time to split. This image was captured in Tonto National Forest, in Arizona.
  • "Sunset Streamer" - Another powerful monsoon thunderstorm, puts on a lovely display, over Wickenburg, Arizona.
  • "Wrapped & Trapped" - Multiple lightning strikes, wrapped in heavy rain, over the Superstition Mountains, in Arizona.
  • "For Susan" - This image, from Tonto National Forest, is dedicated to my late friend, Susan. She was a tremendous photographer, friend, and storm chaser, in Arizona.
  • "In My Dreams" - Heavy rain and lightning, in Tonto National Forest. I dream of these type of monsoon images.
  • " Dream Storm" - The desert within Tonto National Forest, is my favorite place to catch monsoon lightning bolts.
  • "A Long Stretch" - A very unusual lightning strike, over the desert town of Wickenburg, Arizona.
  • "The Illuminator" - The clouds become illuminated from lightning strikes over the desert, near the town of Maricopa.
  • "Out Of Maricopa" - A thunderstorm brings heavy wind, rain and dust, as it travels across the desert, near the town of Maricopa, in Arizona.
  • "Getting Out In Front" - A giant Saguaro cactus is silhouetted by multiple lighting strikes. This monsoon storm rolled slowly over Wickenburg, Arizona.
  • "Hilltop Beauties" - Two bolts strike simultaneously, over the town of Wickenburg, in Arizona.
  • "Heating Up" - A strong, powerful lightning strike, rocks the mountains near Castle Hot Springs. If you look carefully, you can see small stepped-leaders at the base of the cloud.
  • "Strormy Dream" - A happy accident. I re-position my camera, while the shutter was still open. It ended-up looking very dream-like.
  • "Entertwined" - Two bolts appear to be tangled-up over Fountain Hills.
  • "Cloud Party"-A beautiful thunderstorm over Apache Junction, as viewed from Fountain Hills, Arizona.
  • "Star Strikes" -A beautiful thunderstorm over Apache Junction, as viewed from Fountain Hills, Arizona.
  • "Secret Sky Scibble" - The last flash from a dying thunderstorm, gives the appearance of ancient secret writing in the night sky.
  • "The Guiding Light" - A beautiful thunderstorm over Apache Junction, as viewed from Fountain Hills, Arizona.
  • "Rain Hide-Out" - Lightning plays, hide & seek, inside a massive rain-shaft, in Tonto National Forest.
  • "Over The Top" - A wonderful lightning display at sunset, in Fountain Hills, Arizona.
  • "Oh My!" - The first monsoon storm of the season. Lightning strikes the mountains west of Rock Springs, Arizona.
  • "Rock Springs Rocks" - An Alien shape lightning bolt, strikes over the I-17 Freeway, in Rock Springs, Arizona.
  • "Glow Bolts" - Multiple bolts rattle the night sky, over Cave Creek, Arizona.
  • "Right At Ya" - Lightning does strange, and interesting things, over the desert in Buckeye, Arizona.
  • "Buckeye Shelfie" - A shelf cloud forms over the desert, and produces massive lightning strikes, near Buckeye, Arizona.
  • "Buckeye Busted" - The storm clouds become illuminated from multiple lightning strikes, over Buckeye, Arizona.
  • "Sunset Soul Searching" - A brilliant sunset display of lightning and colors, over the desert of New River, Arizona.
  • "Night Party" - A single lightning bolt illuminates the sky and clouds, over New River, Arizona.
  • "About Time" - After waiting many hours for a storm to brew, it finally shows-off with a magnificent lightning strike. This image was captured in New River, Arizona.
  • "Secret Strike" - Intracloud lightning over the Sonoran Desert, at Apache Wash Trail-head, in Arizona.
  • "Castle Hot Strike" - A split bolt over Castle Hot Springs.
  • "White Lightning & Moonshine" - A lucky catch of lightning, and a rising full moon, over the Arizona desert, north of Phoenix.
  • "To the Point" - An interestingly shaped lightning bolt, strikes an ancient, extinct volcano, in North Phoenix.
  • "Hot Spot" - A monsoon lightning strike connects with a mountain in Cave Creek, and quickly starts a wildfire. Luckily, the rain extinguished the fire.
  • "Strike & Flight" - A single lightning bolt with an airplane illuminate the sky and clouds, over New River, Arizona.
  • "Fall Strike" - A cloud-to ground strike over the desert at Apache Wash Trail. This strike is a rare occurrence for October, in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
  • "Apache Sunset Strike" - A large cloud-to-ground lightning strike, cracks the sky at sunset, in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
  • "A Striking Sunset" - Lightning was in all directions during this rare Fall storm, in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
  • "Apache Crawler" - A Fall desert surprise, when a rare thunderstorm moves across the valley. This image was captured at Apache Wash Trail, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
  • "A Cracking Sky" - An epic monsoon thunderstorm, rolled in over the North Phoenix area, on a very hot summer night.
  • "Making It In" - Low hanging storm clouds, send out massive lightning bolts over Phoenix.
  • "Low Clouds & Bolts" - Low hanging storm clouds, send out massive lightning bolts over Phoenix.
  • 'Stars & Storms" - There is nothing better than seeing stars with storms, in the Arizona desert.
  • "Triple Play" - Three striking lightning bolts, ignite the Arizona sky at once.
  • "Bolts Top & Bottom" - A marvelous thunderstorm over Wilcox, Arizona. This storm threw lightning bolts from it's top and bottom.
  • "Branching Out" - A positive lightning strike shows-off it's many step leader branches, over Wilcox, Arizona.
  • "A Southern Airstrike" - A lightning bolt shoots out into the night sky, over Tucson, Arizona.
  • "Atomic Thunderstorm" - An incredible thunderstorm, over Wilcox, Arizona. It gave the appearance of an Atomic bomb explosion. It produce a shelf cloud, and fired-off magnificent lightning strikes for hours into the night.
  • "Positive Thinking" - A stunning, positive polarity lightning strike, over Wilcox, Arizona. This thunderstorm was massive, and an awesome site to witness.
  • "Phoenix Long Shot" - As the monsoon ends, it sends out a few bolts over South Mountain, in Phoenix, Arizona.

Lightning

"New River Rain Dance"-A massive, monsoon lightning strike, over New River, Arizona.

  • "New River Rain Dance"-A massive, monsoon lightning strike, over New River, Arizona.
  • 'Twist And Shout"-Multiple, twisted lightning bolts, strike over the desert, in Arizona.
  • "So Twisted"-A twisted lightning bolt, strikes over a Saguaro cactus, in the Sonoran Desert.
  • "All Over"- A passing monsoon storm begins to die as the sun sets.
  • "Hazy Moon Strike"-A hazy moon rises over the McDowell Mountains, as a lightning bolt greets it's arrival.
  • "The Bright One"-A blinding bolt, lights-up the skies over New River, Arizona.
  • "Still Going Strong"- As soon as I think a storm is dying, it just keeps on going.
  • "Traffic Jam"- Heavy street and sky traffic on a Labor Day weekend.
  • 'Skipping Town"-Frequent lightning strikes over Carefree, Arizona, as a thunderstorm rolls through town.
  • "Oh Yeah!"-A log, diagonal strike over Black Mountain, in Carefree, Arizona.
  • "Traffic Stopper"-Heavy traffic in the sky, and on the ground, as a monsoon storm passes through on Labor Day.
  • "Cloud Holder"-A lightning bolt appears to be holding up the clouds and sky, over Carefree, Arizona.
  • "A Haunted Bolt"-A scary appearing lightning bolt, strikes down over the mountains of New River, Arizona.
  • "The Lightning Show"- Intracloud lightning show, from a storm that's over 60 miles away.
  • "Lightning Over Camp Verde"- A distant thunderstorm puts on quite a show during a full moon.
  • "The Dark Rain Core"- A late afternoon monsoon thunderstorm forms over Tonto National Park.
  • "So Positive"-A wonderful, positive cloud-to-ground strike in the afternoon, over Tonto National Forest.
  • "Too Skinny"-A late afternoon thunderstorm puts on a great show in Tonto National Forest.
  • "Storm Spirit"- Non-stop lightning strikes over the desert, east of Phoenix.
  • "Blow-Out"- Heavy rain and lightning strikes over Tonto National Forest.
  • "The Big One"- A large, positive strke hits beyond the distant mountains.
  • "Going South"-Distant lightning strikes over south Phoenix, as a monsoon storm travels southward over the desert.
  • "Storm Over The Ridge"-Multiple storms swarm the Phoenix area, and I had to escape to Tom Thumb's Hiking Trail to get out of the rain.
  • "Daytime Nightmare"-An afternoon thunderstorm, soon turns violent as it causes major damage in the Phoenix area.
  • "The Hide-Out"-A low hanging shelf cloud, sends out numerous lightning bolts, over Sunset Point.
  • "So Low"- An amazing, severe monsoon thunderstorm sends out multiple lightning strikes, over the mountains at Sunset Point.
  • "Low Hanger"-Lightning slides in and out of the clouds as the storm moves over Sunset Point.
  • "Such A Squiggle"-Crazy intracloud lightning, over Scottsdale, Arizona. The monsoon season, brings many interesting thunderstorms to the valley.
  • "Got Ya!"-An amazing, severe monsoon thunderstorm sends out multiple lightning strikes, over the mountains at Sunset Point.
  • "Shy Spiral"-A powerful monsoon storm, passes over Scottsdale, and decorates the evening sky with multiple intracloud lightning strikes.
  • "A Rainbow Forming"- An interesting little cell, forms over Scottsdale at sunset.
  • "Yikes!"- A bolt falss too close for comfort, in New River.
  • "Sugar Loaf Mountain Strike"- A massive lightning bolt strikes along the road to Four Peaks.
  • "Sugar Loaf Strike 2"- A fun afternoon of dodging lightning bolts along the road to the Four Peaks Wilderness Area.
  • "Almost Blown Away"- A lightning strike shoots through the wind along Cave Creek Road in Phoenix, Arizona.
  • "Windy Sunset Strike"-The monsoon wind kicked up to 60mph while I was trying my hardest to hold on to my tripod.
  • "Time to Fly"- A lightning bolt strikes a bit too close for comfort over Cave Creek, Arizona.
  • "Windy Strike Too"- The wind was blowing incredibly hard as I held on tight to my camera to capture some images.
  • "Big Strike On 101"- A massive bolt fires along the mountains of Carefree, Arizona.
  • "A Good Catch"- An afternoon lightning strike out by Carefree, Arizona.
  • "Stick Man Lightning"- A funny shaped lightning bolt looking like a stick-man bounces along the desert
  • "Light In The Darkness"- Lightning illuminates the darkness of the desert.
  • "Desert Silhouettes"-The desert is silhouetted as lightning strikes in the distance.
  • "Dusty Strikes"- A massive lightning strike during a dust storm over Scottsdale, Arizona.
  • "Dusty Together"- A major dust storm brings heavy lightning over Scottsdale, Arizona.
  • "Killer Raindrops"- Raindrops collect on my camera lens during an intense monsoon thunderstorm.
  • "A Show For You"- A dazzling lightning display begins across Tonto National Forest.
  • "So Alone"- A single cloud-to-ground lightning bolt illuminates a lone Saguaro, in Tonto National Forest.
  • "Saguaro Split"- Twilight lightning over Tonto National Forest.
  • "The Crazy One"- Lightning spreads out across the desert sky on a very crazy night.
  • "Superstition Duel"- Dueling lightning bolts battle over The Superstition Mountains, in Tonto National Forest.
  • "Along The Ridge"- Lightning strikes hard along a ridge in Tonto National Forest.
  • "In God's Hand"- An overhead lightning strike nearly knocks me off my feet while shooting a distant storm.
  • "God's Desert Gift"- I was fortunate enough to capture lightning with a rainbow over the Arizona desert.
  • "So Pretty In Pink"- There is nothing better than lightning at sunset in the Arizona desert.
  • "Four Peaks Glory"- A beautiful double strike at sunset in front of Four Peaks Mountain.
  • "B-Line Surprise"- A cloud to ground lightning bolt lands in front of Four Peaks Mountain.
  • "Thor's Party"- Heavy lightning and rain fall in front of Four Peaks Mountain.
  • "Follow The Rain Shaft"- A massive rain shafts creates a beautiful path for a lightning strike in the Sonoran desert.
  • "Hidden Treasures"- Lightning hides within a massive rain shaft at sunset.
  • "Rain Dancer"- A lightning bolt appears to be dancing in the desert rain.
  • "Sky Dumping"-Lightning and rain in front of Four Peaks Mountain in Tonto National Forest.
  • "Just Getting Started"- An afternoon monsoon storm is just getting started as rain and lightning fall over the desert.
  • "Lucky Sunset Strike"- A lucky capture of lightning in the desert at sunset.
  • "The Power's On"- A thunderstorm wages war over Four Peaks Mountain.
  • "Dream Storm" - The desert within Tonto National Forest, is my favorite place to catch monsoon lightning bolts.
  • "Four Peaks Power Glow"- A distant storm illuminates Four Peaks.
  • "Touchdown In Tempe"- A thunderstorm packs a punch as it moves through Tempe, Arizona.
  • "Moonlight Storm"- Rain, wind & lightning are frequent visitors in Arizona during our summer monsoon season.
  • "Distant Dust Strike"- A rare sight of lightning with a dust storm and shelf cloud at night over Phoenix, Arizona.
  • "Dirty Dancing"- Lightning, rain, and a dust storm with a massive shelf cloud. Who could ask for more!
  • "Lightning and Dust"- Lightning bolts appear to be dancing in and out of a fast moving dust storm.
  • "Pink Sunset Strike"- Pink skies and lightning over West Phoenix.
  • "Sunset Sky Bolt"- A colorful sky with colorful lightning during the monsoon season in Arizona.
  • "Split Strike"- A giant lightning bolt strikes during a micro burst over Phoenix, Arizona.
  • "Camelback Wishbone"- A large micro burst with lightning wrecks havoc over Phoenix.
  • "Two Bolts And The Moon"- Two bolts strike in front of the Supermoon rising..
  • "Super Moon With Lightning"- A lucky shot of lightning an the rising full Supermoon.
  • "Moon Strike"- Lightning and the Supermoon on the horizon.
  • "Uptown Magic"- A thunderstorm swiftly moves through uptown Phoenix at sunset.
  • "End Of The Show"- The last bit of energy is displayed before this small cell collapses over Phoenix.
  • "Bring It On"- A short lived monsoon cell gives it it's all before quickly dying out.
  • "Rain Drop Strike"- Sometimes a rain drop will fall on your lens in the most interesting place.
  • "It's Alive"- A distant monsoon thunderstorm light's-up the desert sky.
  • "Sky Alert"- Cloud-to-cloud lightning is displayed over Fountain Hills, Arizona.
  • "Summer Bingo"- An early evening lightning strike in front of Papago Buttes.
  • "Afternoon Delight"- Lightning arrives over Scottsdale early in the afternoon.
  • "So Close"- A large bolt splits it's path over Scottsdale, Arizona.
  • "Just Insane"- An intense thunderstorm pounds New River, Arizona.
  • "Road Kill"- Lightning strikes over Cave Creek Road.
  • "New River Bound"- Lightning strikes form creative designs in the skies over New River.
  • "Heavy Night Traffic"- Lightning hits close to Cave Creek Road during a heavy Arizona monsoon thunderstorm.
  • "Sky Sprit"- A brilliant bolt wakes-up the desert below.
  • "Desert Duet"- Duel lightning bolts strike over the mountains of Carefree, Arizona.
  • "Nervous Sky"- Double bolts strike over the mountains of Carefree, Arizona.
  • "Moonlight Drive"- A lonely desert road is lit by moonlight and lightning flashes.
  • "Cactus Light Show"- Lightning illuminates the desert over Carefree, Arizona.
  • "Carefree Sky"- Heavy rain and lightning bring life to the Arizona desert.
  • "May Night Crawlers"- A unusual May thunderstorm sends crawlers across the McDowell Mountains.
  • "Power Trip"- There is nothing more exciting than an electrical storm over power lines.
  • "Camelback Duo"- Double bolts of lightning strike during a Fall afternoon in Scottsdale.
  • "Camelback Edge"- A large bolt crashes down on the edge of Camelback Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona.
  • "Cloud Dancer"- A falls behind Camelback Mountain.single lightning bolt
  • "Superstition Silhouette"- Lightning silhouettes the Superstition Mountains, in Tonto National Forest.
  • "Sunset Strike Point"- A lightning bolt strikes a mountain at sunset in Carefree, Arizona.
  • "Show Stopper"- After a long wait the final strike arrives over Piestewa Peak Mountain.
  • "Buckeye Storm"- A major thunderstorm moves in from Buckeye, Arizona.
  • "Purple Rain"- Lightning becomes visible through the rain shafts off SR87 in Arizona.
  • "Time To Go"- Lightning and cars are passing by on a very hot July night.
  • "Cave Creek Crossing"-Lightning illuminates Cave Creek Road, in Phoenix, AZ.
  • "Backyard Madness"- An amazing light show as seen from the safety of my own back porch.
  • "Crazy Stuff"- A non-stop lighting fest over west Phoenix.
  • "Fall Sunset Lightning"- A fall lightning surprise at sunset over the desert valley.
  • "Hello Norbert"- Hurricane Norbert pays the desert a brief visit.
  • "The Last Stand"- The monsoon's last stand at the season's end.
  • "Headed West"- Lightning moves quickly through Echo Canyon in Paradise Valley, Arizona..
  • "Better Than Nothing"- Lightning fires in the distance over the west valley.
  • "Fountain Bolt"- A monsoon storm forms at sunset over a fountain.
  • "First Storm"- The first storm of the monsoon season passes over the McDowell Mountains.
  • "On the Way Home"- Lightning decorates the sky on the road to Wickenburg.
  • "In My Face"- A surprise crawler shoots directly overhead.
  • "October Surprise"- Purple lightning on an October night awakens the sky, over Scottsdale, Arizona.
  • "Blue Night"- An amazing display of lightning as a small cell quickly develops over Carefree, Arizona.
  • "Double Twist"-Double lightning bolts over Carefree, Arizona.
  • "So Much Sky"- Lightning lights-up the desert sky over Carefree, Arizona.
  • "New River Rain"- A large monsoon cell brings on a light-show over New River, Arizona.
  • "A Long Reach"- Amazing cloud-to-cloud lightning strikes in Carefree, Arizona.
  • "Sidewinder"- A bending lightning bolt shows-off over the desert near Carefree.
  • "Saguaro Surprise"- Lightning surrounds the Saguaros in Cave Creek, Arizona.
  • "Scottsdale Quad"- Four lightning bolts at once over Scottsdale, Arizona.
  • "Straight Shot"- A strong bolt hits a home in Paradise Valley.
  • "Dusk Strike in Casa Grande"- Lightning strikes at dusk in Casa Grande, Arizona.
  • "Casa Grande Sunset Strike"- A monsoon storm heads straight into Casa Grande, Arizona.
  • "The Devil's Strike"- Lightning erupts over ASU's, Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.
  • "A Night Stretch"- A monsoon cell puts on quite a display over the desert, North of Carefree.
  • "B-Line Magic"- Two storms compete off the Beeline Hwy.
  • "The Lightning Duel"- Dueling storms across the desert off of the Beeline Hwy.
  • "Beeline Highway Dancers"- A lovely bolt graces the evening sky at sunset off the Beeline Hwy.
  • "Saguaro Strike"- Lightning surprises Saguaros off SR87 in Arizona.
  • "Charge Too"- A film image of massive monsoon lightning strikes over Scottsdale, Arizona.
  • "Charge"- A small thunderstorm passs through Scottsdale, Arizona.
  • "Two Travelers"-Two lightning bolts travel together over Scottsdale, Arizona.
  • " Night Gliders"- Dancing lightning bolts glide across the mountains of New River, Arizona.
  • "Many Branches"- A large bolt spreads out many branches over Scottsdale, Arizona.
  • "Dead Center"- A single lightning bolt strikes dead center between two mountains.
  • "City Lights"- A film image of a major lightning display over downtown Phoenix.
  • "Carefree Lightning"- This is a film image of a monsoon storm as it passes over Carefree, Arizona.
  • "Close To Home"- A film image of a monsoon storm passing right over my house. I didn't have to travel too far to catch this beauty.
  • "Tatum Sunset Strike"- A film image of an amazing bolt at sunset over Carefree, Arizona.
  • "Power Hungry Too" -A film image of a spectacular lightning display at a power station in Scottsdale, Arizona.
  • "Power Hungry"- A film image of a spectacular lightning display over a power station in Scottsdale, Arizona.
  • "Three Way"- Three massive lightning strikes over Carefree, Arizona.
  • "Wild Sky"- A severe thunderstorm with scud clouds prances through Carefree.

Stormy Weather

"Portrait of a Thunderstorm" - A portrait of a monsoon thunderstorm, over the desert near Phoenix, Arizona.

  • "Portrait of a Thunderstorm" - A portrait of a monsoon thunderstorm, over the desert near Phoenix, Arizona.
  • "Double The Beauty" - A glorious sight of a double, full rainbow, over the desert near Wild Horse Pass Casino. Arizona, USA.
  • "Blue Thunder" - A powerful thunderhead builds in the afternoon, over Phoenix, Arizona, USA. The afternoon light turns the clouds a beautiful shade of blue.
  • "The Impending Doom" - A heavy down-burst crawls it's way through Tonto National Forest, in Arizona, USA.
  • "The Beast Comes" - A heavy down-burst crawls it's way through Tonto National Forest, in Arizona, USA.
  • "A Cave Creek Shelf Cloud" - A shelf cloud forms over the desert, and then all it's power is unleashed. This image was captured at Apache Wash Trail-head, in Cave Creek, Arizona.
  • "Desert Drenching" - A huge rain and hail shaft develop of the Apache Wash Trail, in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
  • "Wicked Rain" - A huge rain and hail shaft develop of the Apache Wash Trail, in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
  • "Salt River Sun Dog" - A beautiful Sundog forms over the desert on a cold and cloudy afternoon at the Salt River. The sun, and ice crystals in the atmosphere have to align perfectly to create this stunning halo around the sun.
  • "Cloud Flyer" - A bright bolt shoots out of the top of a distant thunderhead at sunset. New River, Arizona, USA.
  • "An Alien Sky" - An alien looking sky forms over the desert near Cave Creek, Arizona, USA.
  • "Fleeting Rain"- A monsoon thunderstorm briefly dumps rain, over the Sonoran Desert, in Cave Creek, Arizona, USA.
  • "Storm Front" - An ominous storm front moves in at night, over Tonto National Forest, Arizona, USA.
  • "Cloud Dynamics" - A strong thunderstorm moves across the high desert, near Sunset Point, Arizona, USA.
  • "The Black Canyon Beast" - A heavy monsoon thunderstorm explodes over Black Canyon City, Arizona, USA.
  • "The Rain Bloom" - A small cell begins to bloom and shed it's rain over Cave Creek, Arizona.
  • "High Desert Microburst" - A mini micro-burst drops sheets of rain, over the mountains at Sunset Point, Arizona.
  • "Stormy Sunset Rays" - The sun sets behind a thunderstorm and shows-off it's beautiful rays of light, over the desert, in New River.
  • "The Big Tease"-A thunderstorm develops over The Verde Valley, but it's only teasing me. It quickly dies out.
  • "Such A Teaser"-A thunderstorm develops over The Verde Valley, but it's only teasing, because it quickly collapses, after releasing all it's rain.
  • "Waiting On The Storm"- Waiting for a monsoon cell to develop over Carefree, Arizona.
  • "Rain & Light"- Monsoon storms develop & die out quickly over the West Valley.
  • "It's Coming Soon"-A monsoon cell approaches on the horizon. Soon, wind, rain, dust and hail will prevail.
  • "Mighty Mammatus"- Large mammatus clouds form over the desert as a thunderstorm builds nearby.
  • "Rain & Power"- A monsoon rainshaft develops over power lines, in the Sonoran Desert.
  • "Storm Gliders"- A summer monsoon storm is on the move, over the Western edge of Phoenix, Arizona.
  • "Sunset Anvil"- A thunderstorm forms over South Mountain, and anvil's out at sunset.
  • "The Winds Of Change"- A massive thunderstorm erupts over the mountains in Phoenix, Arizona.
  • "Rain On The Move"- Heavy rain falls across Scottsdale, as a thunderstorm grows over the city.
  • "Nae River Shelf Cloud"- A monsoon shelf cloud forms over the mountains in New River, Arizona.
  • "Colorful Thunderheads"- Sunset colors decorate the thunderheads over Phoenix.
  • "The Monk Storm"- A severe thunderstorm rolls over The Praying Monk, on Camelback Mountain, in Phoenix, Arizona.
  • "Phoenix Sunset Rain"- Rain showers move across downtown Phoenix, during the summer monsoon.
  • "City Wind & Rain"- Heavy wind & rain blow across downtown Phoenix.
  • "Birth of a Summer Storm"- A strong monsoon thunderstorm, develops over I-17, north of Phoenix.
  • "High Desert Storm"- A monsoon storm quickly forms over the high desert of Arizona.
  • "Oh My!"- A large shelf cloud develops over Sunset Point.
  • "And So It Begins"- Heavy rain falls across the mounatians at Sunset Point.
  • "Dueling Rain Shafts"- Two separate thunderstorms begin to merge together, over Sunset Point.
  • "Relief is Coming"- Rain finally brings relief to the desert, in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve.
  • "The Choosen One"- The sun's rays shine over an old Saguaro cactus, in the Sonoran Desert.
  • "Desert Rain Sunset Colors"- Rain shafts over the Valley at sunset.
  • "Big Rain, Little Lightning"- A strong monsoon storm rolls over downtown Phoenix, releasing very few lightning bolts.
  • "Tom Thumb's Thunderstorm"- A long day of chasing many storms, ends at Tom Thumb's trailhead, in Scottsdale.
  • "It Never Ends"- Storm, after storm, continue to develop over the deserts around Phoenix.
  • "Sonoran Rainbow"- A rainbow forms over the desert, as light rain begins to fall.
  • "Storm Passing"- The ending of a storm. Clouds pass overhead in Tonto National Forest.
  • "Shades Of Blue"- Wonderful shades of blue are created from a large rain shaft moving westward, over the desert.
  • "Pink Mammatus"- As the sun sets, it's glow awakens the mammatus clouds.
  • "Shelf Cloud Forming"-A shelf cloud forms over the Phoenix Mountain Preserve.
  • "Cave Creek Monster"-A giant rain cell drops buckets, over Cave Creek, Arizona.
  • "Thunderhead At Sunset"-The sun sets on a beautiful thunderhead over Fountain Hills, Arizona.
  • "Tonto Rain Bombs"-Distant rain bombs fall across Tonto National Forest.
  • "Backyard Thunderheads"- A magnificent monsoon thunderhead forms at sunset in the Arizona sky.
  • "Monsoon Moon Clouds"-The August full moon rises next to building thunderheads in the Arizona sky.
  • "Four Peaks Light"- Dark monsoon clouds bring shadows over Four Peaks Mountain.
  • "Cloud Burst Over Mummy Mountain"-A small, but powerful storm cell, drops buckets of rain over North Scottsdale, and Mummy Mountain.
  • "July Hail Monster"-A massive hail storm forms over the desert in Phoenix, Arizona.
  • "Four Peaks Rainbow"- A monsoon thunderstorm passes over the Four Peaks mountain range, leaving a gorgeous rainbow behind.
  • "Desert Bomb 2"- A monsoon cell develops quickly, and drops a bombshell of rain over Tonto National Forest.
  • "Evening Calm"-The evening over Echo Canyon remains calm before a monsoon storm rolls in.
  • "May Craziness"-A quick moving thunderstorm, with an amazing shelf cloud, rolls through Phoenix in early May.
  • "Just Pasing Through"- A quick moving thunderstorm passes through Phoenix.
  • "Desert Storm at Sunset"- Thunderstorms form at sunset over Four Peaks Mountain.
  • "Storm Along the Beeline"- Storm clouds build at sunset along the Beeline Highway.
  • "Phoenician Rainbow"- A beautiful rainbow forms over The Phoenician Resort in Phoenix, Arizona.
  • "Wow Cloud"- Sun-rays fill the sky before the storms arrives.
  • "Winter Sky Drama"- Large, winter mammatus clouds bring a surprise winter thunderstorm into the Arizona desert.
  • "Distant Downpour"- Massive rain shafts fall over Cave Creek, Arizona.
  • "Sky Of Color"- A sky of color is created, as sunlight reflects on the building thunderheads, over the East Valley.
  • "Atomic Rain Bomb"- A distant thunderstorm with heavy rain, appears like an Atomic Bomb over Phoenix.
  • "Funnel Surprise"- A rare funnel cloud forms in the desert, north of Phoenix.
  • "A Winter Rainbow"- A rare winter ground rainbow passes over Carefree, Arizona.
  • "The Big Tease"- Thunderheads build over Phoenix, but they are only teasing us, for they will soon die-out.
  • "Cloud Blooms"-Thunderheads build over Phoenix during an unusual October storm.
  • "Heaven's Light Passing"-The evening sun-rays pass through a towering thunderhead.
  • "The Storm Above"- A strong fall thunderstorm develops above me in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve.
  • "Winter Sky Drama"- A fun winter evening of chasing storms across the desert.
  • "Piestewa Peak Storm"- A spring thunderstorm brings much needed rain to the desert.
  • "Summer Rain Dance"- Rain dances over Phoenix on a hot summer night.
  • "It's Coming Down"- A rare desert funnel cloud tries to reach the ground North of Rio Verde.
  • "Backyard Rainbow"- A beautiful double rainbow forms at sunset after a brief rain shower.
  • "Sky Rainbow"- A beautiful cloud rainbow shows-off after a brief storm.
  • "Desert Ridge Thunderstorms"-Thunderheads begin to build with the hope of bringing rain again to the desert.
  • "Pink Cave Creek Clouds"- A colorful monsoon shelf cloud forms at sunset over Cave Creek, Arizona.
  • "Funnel Surprise"- A surprise sighting of a rare funnel cloud forming over the desert.
  • "A Camel's Rainbow"- A lovely rainbow forms in front of Camelback Mountain in Paradise Valley, Arizona.
  • "God's Evening Light"- Sun-rays burst through a passing monsoon storm.
  • "Papago Thunderstorm"- Magnificent thunderheads build over Papago Mountain in Phoenix.
  • "Remembering Rain"- Monsoon showers finally arrive over Phoenix.
  • "Winter Storm View"- Snow covers the top of Four Peaks Mountain as a cold winter storm rolls across the desert.
  • "Cloud Shadows"- Sunlight plays with the fog over the Bradshaw Mountains in Black Canyon City.
  • "Heaven's Light"- Sun-rays drape across Four Peaks on an early April morning.
  • "Dancing Desert Rays"- Sun-rays dance across the desert at McDowell Mountain Regional Park.
  • "Rain Up North"- A spring storm brings heavy rain to the mountains North of Rio Verde, Arizona.
  • "Phoenix Rain Storm"- A short-lived rain storm pounds the south-side of Phoenix.
  • "Camelback Mountain At Sunset"- Colorful monsoon clouds float over Camelback Mountain in Paradise Valley, Arizona..
  • "Storm Clouds Over Mummy Mountain"- Monsoon storm clouds grace the top of Mummy Mountain in Paradise Valley, AZ.
  • "Sunset Micro Burst"- A monsoon micro burst at sunset forms over Phoenix.
  • "Rain From The Rim"- A strong storm moves down from the mountains and enters the desert.
  • "Rain Along The Beeline"- A strong thunderstorm travels down the Beeline Hwy.
  • "Rain Shaft Over Fountain Hills"- A small monsoon cell delivers a brilliant rain shaft over Fountain Hills, Arizona.
  • "Camelback Sky Rainbow"- A glorious evening rainbow forms in the desert sky, over Phoenix.
  • "A Stormy Desert Sky"- After a funnel cloud passes over the desert, heavy rain falls over the McDowell Mountains.
  • "Storm Circle"- After a funnel cloud passes over the desert, dramatic cloud formations indicate that more is still to come.
  • "Storm Looming"- A monsoon cell descends over the Arizona desert.
  • "Desert Mammatus Clouds"- Mammatus clouds form over the Southwestern desert.
  • "There's A Storm Out There"- A massive thunderhead looms on the desert horizon.
  • "Approaching Doom"- A classic monsoon hail storm torments all in it's path.
  • "Last Of The Monsoon Rain"-The Arizona monsoon comes to an end, with rain showers in The Four Peaks Wilderness Area.
  • "At the End of the Day"- Light-rays shine across the desert floor at the end of the day.
  • "A Winter Shelf Cloud"- An unusual surprise for February when a severe thunderstorm forms over Scottsdale.
  • "Desert Thundersnow""- A winter storm drops snow over the McDowell Mountains.
  • "Cool Sky"- A rare winter storm exits the valley, leaving snow and beautiful cloud formations behind.

Dust Storms (Haboob)

"Mummy's Sandy Blanket"- July 5th, 2 011, a massive dust storm rolls in over Phoenix.

  • "Mummy's Sandy Blanket"- July 5th, 2 011, a massive dust storm rolls in over Phoenix.
  • "On the Run"-7/5/2011-A giant haboob appears to swallow Camelback Mountain.
  • "Dirty Mayhem"-7/5/2011-This dust monster comes rolling right through Echo Canyon, and right towards me!
  • "Alien Clouds"-Dust storms, or "Haboobs", are common during the monsoon season.
  • "South Mountain Haboob"- A small haboob rolls in over South Mountain. A larger one will soon follow.
  • "Another Dusty Evening"- Another dust storm rolls over the desert, as it moves towards Phoenix.
  • "Norbert Haboob"-A dust storm, descends across North Scottsdale.
  • An early evening dust storm blankets Scottsdale.
  • "Sunset Haboob"-The beauty of a dust storm at sunset.
  • "Dust Roll"-A giant dust wall, covers South Mountain, as it makes it way into the Valley.
  • "Dust Alert"-A monsoon dust storm passes over a golf course.
  • "Dirty Exit"-A dust storm exits the Valley, as it heads into Cave Creek.
  • "Dusty Trails"-A view of a dust storm at night, as it heads directly into Fountain Hills.
  • "Dust In The Wind"-A dust storm slowly grinds it's way over Sky Harbor Airport, before entering Phoenix.
  • "July Dust"- A film image of a large dust storm, haboob, creeps over downtown Phoenix on a hot July evening.

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