https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/f5-tornado-chronology2/https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sapulpa-and-iron-post-1.pngsapulpa and iron postThe left image shows multiple homes that have been swept away in Sapulpa. On the right are two obliterated homes at Iron Post. The tornado reached its peak intensity near Iron Post. Credit: The Daily Oklahoman https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/waco-austin-ave.pngwaco austin aveThis is the site of the five story office building that collapsed at the intersection of Austin Ave and 5th St. 61 people died when this entire block was wiped out. This picture was taken after extensive cleanup had already taken place and most of the debris had been removed. Credit: Baylor Universityhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/waco-franklin-ave.jpgwaco franklin aveA view of the devastation along Franklin Ave. Streets throughout downtown were filled with debris. Credit: Waco Herald-Tribunehttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sunfield-aerial1.pngsunfield aerial1An aerial view of the devastation in Sunfield. The entire community was virtually wiped off the map. Credit: The Southern Illinoisan https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/hesston-and-goessel.jpghesston and goesselThis fascinating series of images shows the original tornado (marked with an "H") weakening and becoming absorbed in the new, strengthening tornado (marked with a "G") Credit: Nancy Franzenhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wichita-falls-1964.jpgwichita falls 1964This spectacular image of the tornado entering Wichita Falls was captured by a local news tower cam. Credit: KAUZ-TVhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pittsfield-tornado.jpgpittsfield tornadoThe devastation in the village of Pittsfield two days after the tornado. Source: Associated Presshttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tanner.jpgTannerSome of the extreme damage southwest of Harvest, probably from the second tornado. This is likely Smith Vasser Rd near Engineer Ct. These homes were likely not anchored, so this damage is probably more in the F4 range. Source: NOAAhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bridge-creek-moore-damage2.jpgBridge Creek-Moore damage2Aerial view of the destruction in Moore. Credit: Doug Crowleyhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bridge-creek-moore-damage7.pngBridge Creek-Moore damage4Aerial view of the incredible devastation in Midwest City. Hundreds of homes were annihilated. Credit: Bob Webster2022-01-08T19:38:29+00:00weekly0.6https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/greatstorms3/2021-09-21T06:04:04+00:00weekly0.6https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/greatstorms/2021-09-19T07:14:08+00:00weekly0.6https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/f5-tornado-chronology3/https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/chapman.jpgchapmanThis was the very well built farmhouse that was utterly obliterated by the Chapman tornado. Normally, an EF5 tornado would carry the debris some distance away, but this home was so well constructed that the tornado may have been EF5 anyway. Credit: NOAAhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/rochelle.jpgrochelleAerial view of some of the extreme damage in Rochelle. Credit: NOAAhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ringgold-cherokee-valley.jpgringgold cherokee valleyAerial view of some of the incredible damage in the Cherokee Valley area north of Ringgold. These were well-built homes that simply disintegrated. Note a couple of the slabs do have intact bushes around them but the two on the left have major scouring with no debris remaining, which is indicative of EF5 level damage. Credit: NOAAhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/bridgeport-home.jpgbridgeport homeNot only was this home in Bridgeport swept away, this set of concrete stairs was ripped from the foundation and left on the slab. Yet none of the homes around it suffered damage anywhere near this extreme. Credit: NOAAhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/manchester-damage.jpgmanchester damageSome of the most extreme damage in Manchester; some homes were simply annihilated. However, this home likely wasn't well anchored. Credit: NOAAhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/spencer-tornado-damage.jpgspencer tornado damageAn aerial view of some of the incredible devastation in Spencer. Some of the homes in this picture have been swept away. Credit: Argus Leaderhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/union-city.jpgunion cityThis spectacular image was taken by meteorologists from the National Severe Storms Laboratory, who were studying the tornado as it was in progress. This was one of the first significant research expeditions to actually "chase" tornadoes in the field and study them while they were on the ground. Credit: NOAAhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/midway-palm-sunday.jpgmidway palm sundayThis spectacular image taken by Paul Huffman for the Elkhart Truth has become one of the most iconic tornado images in history. It shows the tornado split into two massive funnels as it crossed US 33 into the Midway Trailer Park, which was devastated. There were two distinct damage paths where the two funnels tracked. Credit: NOAAhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fremont-damage.jpgfremont damageHomes throughout Fremont just vanished. However, most of them were frail and not anchored to their foundations. The writing you see indicates where homes used to be. Credit: NOAAhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190523_164009-e1558651636322.jpgwalcott tornadoThis home near Walcott all but vanished. Credit: Thomas Grazulis2021-03-28T19:15:10+00:00weekly0.6https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/greatstorms2/2020-11-15T07:16:35+00:00weekly0.6https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/f5-tornado-chronology1/https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/woodward-damage.pngwoodward damageThis large home in Woodward completely vanished, the debris carried well away from the site. The site of another vaporized home is visible on the far right of the picture. Several homes were swept away in this area. Credit: NOAAhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/higgins-alamo-theatre.jpghiggins alamo theatreThis was all that remained of the Alamo Theatre in Higgins, which was built of brick and reinforced with steel girders, which you see in the foreground. Credit: University of North Texas https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/capron-damage1.pngcapron damage1A view of the devastation along Broadway Street on the east side of Capron. Credit: Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribunehttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/oberlin-damage.pngoberlin damageThis farmhouse vanished south of Oberlin. Five people died here. Credit: The Decatur (IL) Heraldhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/crowell-damage2.pngcrowell damage2In the foreground was all that remained of the First Baptist Church, obliterated by the tornado. In the background is the wrecked courthouse. Its beautiful Greco-Roman architecture was never restored. Credit: The Tampa Tribunehttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/tupelo-damage1.jpgtupelo damage1A view of the devastation in the Crosstown section west of downtown. The large building in the foreground has simply vanished. Credit: The Commercial Appeal Collectionhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/platt-ranch-1927-storm-cellar.jpgplatt ranch 1927 storm cellarThis is the storm cellar that sheltered the Platt family. It appears to be partially caved in on the left. The remnants of the vanished farm is behind it. A galvanized iron ventilator was apparently sucked out of the cellar and carried away. Credit: Teresa Chapmanhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/platt-ranch-1927-car.jpgplatt ranch 1927 carAmidst the broken tree branches is the obliterated remnants of a car on Platt Ranch near the beginning of the track, likely thrown a considerable distance. Credit: Teresa Chapmanhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/clyde-boxcar.jpgclyde boxcarLarge boxcars were thrown like toys. Credit: Charles C. Chaney https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/rocksprings-damage3.jpgrocksprings damage3The ruins of the large hotel, built of stone and mortar. Notice the surrounding area is empty. There were once buildings there but they were destroyed in the tornado. The rubble had been removed by the time this picture was taken. Note the shredded and debarked trees in the background. Credit: Kerrville Daily Times 2020-03-10T05:50:30+00:00weekly0.6https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/deadliest-disasters/2025-08-24T08:21:05+00:00weekly0.6https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/about-me/https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/graduation3a.jpggrad pic2019-06-01T19:27:46+00:00weekly0.6https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/f5list/2019-05-30T06:22:17+00:00weekly0.6https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/2015/08/31/hurricane-katrina-10-years-later/https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sandy-damage.jpgSandy damageThe hard lessons from Katrina prepared us for the havoc unleashed by Sandy. Source: Daily Mail (UK)https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/levees.jpgleveesThis graphic shows how the storm surge caused the levees and floodwalls in New Orleans to fail. Source: Tulane Universityhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/new-orleans-flooding-betsy.jpgBetsy floodingThis spectacular aerial view of the Lower Ninth Ward after Betsy bears a chilling resemblance to the aftermath of Katrina. Source: Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Libraryhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/new-orleans-flooding-1947-hurricane.jpgNew Orleans flooding 1947 hurricaneMoissant Airport was underwater after the 1947 hurricane. Source: US Army Corps of Engineershttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/new-orleans-1915-hurricane.jpgNew Orleans 1915 hurricaneWind damage from the 1915 hurricane was severe. https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/new-orleans-flooding-1909-hurricane.jpgNew Orleans flooding 1909 hurricaneThe Bruning Grocery store near the shore of Lake Pontchartrain inundated by four feet of water following the 1909 hurricane. Source: New Orleans Daily Picayune https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1812-hurricane-track.png1812 hurricane trackA modern reconstruction of the track of the 1812 hurricane based on historical observations. Source: Mock et. al. (2010) https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dunbar.jpgdunbarExplorer and astronomer William Dunbar made revolutionary observations during the hurricanes of 1779 and 1780 in New Orleans. https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/new_orleans_plan_1728.jpgNew_orleans_plan_1728A map of the original French settlement at New Orleans, centered on the modern-day French Quarter. Source: US Census Bureauhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/katrina-flooding.jpgKatrina floodingIncredible aerial shot of the flooding in New Orleans after Katrina. Source: US Coast Guard2017-10-04T05:05:52+00:00monthlyhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/2015/04/22/tambora200/https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pinatubo-sunset2.jpgPinatubo sunset2Another Pinatubo sunset, this one was taken in Hawaii in the summer of 1991. Long after the sun had gone, the sky turned an intense red that lingered long after the usual twilight. This exact same phenomena was reported in Europe and the US after Tambora. Source: Richard Fleethttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tambora3.jpgTambora3The Tambora caldera as it looks today. The caldera was formed by the massive 1815 eruption. https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pinatubo-sunset.jpgPinatubo sunsetSunset in Hong Kong nine months after the Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines, giving us a glimpse at how the skies over Europe and North America may have looked after the Tambora eruption. Source: Wikipediahttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/chichester-canal.jpegChichester CanalThe eerie color of the sunset in this painting of the Chichester Canal in England by J.M.W Turner is believed to have been inspired by the atmospheric phenomena occurring across Europe and North America during the summer of 1816.https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1816-temps.png1816 tempsTemperature anomalies for the summer of 1816 in Europe. Source: NOAAhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pinatubo-pyroclastic-flow.jpgPinatubo pyroclastic flowThe pyroclastic flow from the Mt. Pinatubo eruption in 1991. The Tambora eruption was 14.5 times more powerful. Source: PBShttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tambora2.jpgTambora2A contemporary etching of the eruption. https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tambora.jpgTamboraTambora today. Source: Smithsonian Institution2017-10-03T19:49:11+00:00monthlyhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/2015/08/24/meteorologys-magic-8-ball/https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/weather-map.jpgweather mapThe US Weather Bureau, the precursor to the National Weather Service, was founded in 1870 and began regularly producing weather maps, which debuted in the 1860's. They were part of the wave of scientific innovations in the field of meteorology that took place in the latter half of the 19th Century. Credit: NWShttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/storm.jpgstormBefore modern meteorology, people had to live with the fear that they could be struck with terrible devastation virtually without warning. https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/saxby.jpgsaxbyStephen Saxby's prediction of the hurricane that hit New England in 1869 earned him much acclaim but they were based on flawed astrological principles. Credit: Albert County Museumhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/farmers.jpgfarmers almanacThe Farmers' Almanac was first published in 1792, with articles and predictions for 1793. Credit: Old Farmers' Almanac2015-08-25T04:30:51+00:00monthlyhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/2014/11/15/1989-huntsville-tornado-25-years-ago-today/https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/huntsville-tornado.jpgHuntsville tornadoA view of the rain-wrapped tornado as it crossed Airport Road. Source: Huntsville Rewoundhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/huntsville3.jpgHuntsville3Aerial view of the damage. Source: NWS Huntsvillehttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/huntsville2.jpgHuntsville2Some homes were nearly swept away. Source: "Miller's Mail" personal bloghttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/huntsville1.jpgWaterford SquareFlattened apartments at the Waterford Square complex.2015-08-12T22:11:33+00:00monthlyhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/2014/11/19/brrr/https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cold-map.pngcold mapA map of near-surface temperatures at 8 am Eastern Time Tuesday morning. Source: WeatherBell2015-08-12T22:10:55+00:00monthlyhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/2015/01/01/2014-year-in-weather/https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sc-snow.jpgSouth Carolina snowSnow in Lexington, South Carolina on November 1. This was a continuation of the southern snow event that began on Halloween night. Source: social mediahttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/california-flooding.jpgCalifornia floodingWidespread flooding in California was brought on by the Pacific "Pineapple Express" in December. Source: APhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/new-york-snow.jpgNew York snowIncredible photo of a neighborhood in western New York buried by feet of lake effect snow. Source: social mediahttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/arizona-flooding.pngArizona floodingHistoric flooding shut down interstates and flooded homes in the Phoenix area. Source: social mediahttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/louisville-ms-tornado-damage.jpgLouisville MS tornado damageAn obliterated home in Louisville. Source: NOAAhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/detroit-flooding.jpgDetroit floodingSeveral motorists were stranded by major flooding in the Detroit area. Portions of I-75 were shut down due to floodwaters up to five feet deep. Source: Detroit Newshttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/arthur-flooding2.jpgArthur floodingCoastal flooding in Rodanthe, North Carolina on Hatteras Island, one of the communities hardest hit by Arthur. Source: United States Coast Guardhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/nebraska-double-tornado.jpgNebraska double tornadoIncredible shot of the Pilger twin tornadoes taken by a storm chaser.https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/vilonia-tornado-damage.jpgVilonia tornado damageDevastating damage to the Parkwood Meadows subdivision in Vilonia. Source: NOAAhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/augusta-national-ice.jpgaugusta national iceFamous Magnolia Lane at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia covered in snow, sleet, and ice. The club lost numerous trees, including the famous Eisenhower Tree. Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution2015-08-12T22:10:04+00:00monthlyhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/2015/03/16/six-weeks-of-chaos/https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/chicago-snow.jpgchicago snowThe February 1 storm buried Chicago in over a foot and a half of snow. https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/kentucky-snowstorm.jpgkentucky snowstormThe historic March snowstorm buried Kentucky freeways and stranded hundreds of motorists for hours. Source: WBKRhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/huntsville-snow.jpghuntsville snowThe February 25 snowstorm produced near-whiteout conditions and heavy snow accumulations across northern Alabama, north-central Mississippi, and northern Georgia. Source: al.comhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/boston-snow.jpgBoston snowBuried cars in Boston's Charlestown neighborhood after the late January blizzard. Source: Chicago Sun-Times2015-08-12T22:08:35+00:00monthlyhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/2015/04/27/dixie-alley/https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/smithfield-damage.jpgSmithfield damageHomes in the Smithfield neighborhood on the north side of Birmingham vanished during the 1977 F5 tornado. Source: NOAAhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/mcdonald-chapel-stacy-hollow-tornado-1956.jpgMcDonald Chapel-Stacy Hollow tornado 1956Total destruction in the Stacy Hollow neighborhood near McDonald Chapel after the April 15, 1956 tornado. Source: NOAAhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/albertville-tornado.pngalbertville tornadoDevastation in Albertville, Alabama after an F4 tornado struck the town during the Dixie outbreak of April 24, 1908. This tornado killed 35 people and 324 died during the outbreak, which took place almost entirely within Dixie Alley. An outbreak on the Plains the previous day produced an F5 in Nebraska. Source: NOAAhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/tornado-alleys.jpgtornado alleysClimatological tornado alleys across the United States. Research has identified at least four significant hot zones of tornado activity. Source: University of Akron2015-08-12T22:06:41+00:00monthlyhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/2015/06/16/what-el-nino-means-for-the-atlantic-hurricane-season/https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/el-nino-and-tcs21.pngel nino and tcs2https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/el-nino-and-tcs11.pngel nino and tcs1https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/el-nino-and-tcs3.pngel nino and tcs3https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1989-011-6708.jpgFlora damage in HaitiDamage in Haiti from Hurricane Flora. Flora was the worst hurricane in Haiti's history and the sixth deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record. It occurred with a +1.2 Pacific Ocean temperature anomaly. Source: HistoryMiamihttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/el-nino-and-tcs2.pngel nino and tcs2https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/el-nino-and-tcs1.pngel nino and tcs1https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/betsy-flooding.jpgBetsy floodingHurricane Betsy, in an eerie foreshadowing of Katrina, left large portions of New Orleans underwater. Betsy struck near the peak of a strong El Nino, with +1.7 deg C ocean temperature anomalies present in the Pacific. Source: University of Texashttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/el-nino-2015.pngel nino 2015Evolution of the present El Nino pattern. This chart shows changes in Pacific Ocean temperature anomalies over the past year, with longitude along the x axis and time on the y axis. Source: NOAA2015-08-12T22:05:29+00:00monthlyhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/2015/06/24/anatomy-of-a-heat-wave/https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/west-heat-wave.jpgwest heat waveThe west is about to really heat up as a high pressure moves north and sets up an intense heat wave. Source: The Weather Channel https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sfc-june-24.gifsfc june 24Surface chart from this afternoon, showing the high pressure in place over both the southeast and Arizona. The cluster of "lows" stamped over the west are in most cases computer errors. Source: WPChttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/maxt1_conus.pngMaxT1_conusToday's high temperatures, showing the heat spread across the southeast and southwest, as well as the plains of Kansas. Source: NOAAhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/heat.jpgheat2015-08-12T22:04:39+00:00monthlyhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/2015/07/08/what-is-the-sea-breeze/https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/land-breeze2.gifland breeze2See how the clouds in this image look as if they're being blocked from coming near the coast? That is the result of a land breeze forming a https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/lake-breeze.pnglake breezeA radar image of a lake breeze event over the Chicago metro area. The lake breeze front is clearly visible as the blue line along with its attendant thunderstorms. This event was aided by a large-scale cold front and outflow from previous thunderstorms. Source: NWS Chicago https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/land-breeze.jpgland breezeSchematic showing the land breeze circulation and the development of the land breeze front. Source: NOAAhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sea-breeze.jpgsea breezeSchematic showing the sea breeze circulation and the development of the sea breeze front. Source: NOAAhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sea-breeze-tstorms.jpgsea breeze tstormsThe black arrows point to developing sea breeze thunderstorms. On two of them, you can clearly see a line of small clouds adjacent to the thunderstorms that mark the location of the sea breeze front. Source: University of Wisconsin2015-08-12T22:03:36+00:00monthlyhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/2015/07/25/natures-light-show-the-science-of-lightning/https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/lightning4.jpgLightning4Credit: William Curstingerhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/positive_strike11.jpgpositive_strike1Diagram showing a typical example of a positive lighting strike. https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/lightning-animation.giflightning animationAn animation showing how traditional cloud-to-ground lightning forms. Source: Science Joy Wagonhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/lightning3.jpgLightning3Another incredible shot of a positive lightning strike. Source: Kara Swanson/National Geographichttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/positive_strike1.jpgpositive_strike1Diagram showing a typical example of a positive lighting strike. https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/al-moller-lightning.jpgAl Moller lightningThis spectacular image taken by the late meteorologist Al Moller in 1976 is an excellent example of a positive lightning strike. https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/strike3.gifstrike3https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/strike2.gifstrike2https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/strike1.gifstrike1Credit: National Weather Servicehttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/lightning2.jpglightning2In this graphic, you can see how the most common forms of lightning develop and how the charges are distributed. Source: University of Alaska-Fairbanks2015-08-12T22:02:36+00:00monthlyhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/2015/08/04/great-balls-of-fire-the-mystery-of-ball-lightning/https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ball-lightning2.jpgball lightning2Numerous spectacular tales of ball lightning entering buildings and other structures and causing all sorts of mayhem have been reported. In many of these cases, where the truth ends and the legend begins is murky. However ball lightning has been positively observed passing through the cabin of a plane. https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ball-lightning-spectrograph.pngball lightning spectrographA spectrograph showing the mineral composition of ball lightning based on data from the Chinese team. Credit: Olli Niemintalohttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ball-lightning1-e1438722610335.pngball lightning1This spectacular image is believed to be the first time ball lightning was ever captured on film. It was taken in Japan in 1988. Credit: Warren Faidley et. al., Weatherstock.com **Reduced quality, rights restricted**https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ball-lightning.jpgball lightningA rare image of ball lightning taken in the Netherlands. Credit: Joe Thomissen2015-08-12T22:01:14+00:00monthlyhttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/2015/08/12/heat-bursts/https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/downburst.gifdownburstThis animation shows a traditional "wet" downburst, which is far more visible and gives a good depiction of how powerful these events are. Source: NWShttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/heat-burst.jpgheat burstA graphical depiction of how a heat burst occurs. Source: MeteorologyNewshttps://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/wichita-heat-burst.pngWichita heat burstTemperature graph from the Wichita heat burst of 2011. This was a more prolonged event than the one that hit Sioux Falls three years earlier. https://ericsweatherlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sioux-falls-heat-burst.jpgSioux Falls heat burstTemperature and dewpoint graph from the dramatic heat burst in Sioux Falls in 2008. 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