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Lightning season begins  Florida flash! Finally, there was a great lightning show on June 22, from Cocoa Beach to Satellite Beach. See the pictures, or see all the 2009 chase reports.  Texas fireworks: Colorful storms and beautiful lightning ruled a Texas panhandle chase on May 12 ... see the pictures from May 12, or see all the 2009 chase photos.
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DISPATCHES 14 JUNE 2009 Storms on the air: I talked with Court Lewis on "American Variety Radio" about storm chasing. It aired on the radio today and will be available online for a few weeks. 5 JUNE 2009  Night-blooming cereus Weird nature: Around the neighborhood, the night-blooming cereus are making a spectactular show. Of course, the show is only at night, and for each bloom, it's only ONE night. I just have a couple of cuttings, but they have a few buds, and this photo shows how gorgeous they are when they bloom. It's hard to believe this stringy cactus can be so glamorous. I posted photos from a gorgeous May 26 shelf cloud that swept over Brevard County toward the ocean. We've already had some nice storms, though I haven't found a lightning storm worth pursuing yet. The chasers in the Plains saw a dramatic tornado today, with an amazing shot of a tube-within-a-tube. It would have been nice to see, but my chase vacation is over, and I'm glad Vortex 2 finally got a good storm for their research project. See the video. blog index |
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 Portrait of Chris and Gracie by Lorene Prell of the Black Dog Gallery Thanks for dropping in! My name is Chris Kridler. I'm a journalist whose work includes articles and criticism, and I write fiction, poetry and other creative stuff, as well as take photographs and video. I live on the edge of Florida's Lightning Alley, and I love to chase the mighty thunderstorms of the Plains. For more info and credits, see my bio. |