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Thunderstorms
The first five pictures were taken within two typical August
days in 1997. They were taken just outside of my house in southern
Orlando.
Full shot of approaching 'Cumulonimbus'.
Streaks of rain pour down from a thunderstorm.
Distant thunderstorms are spotted with 'Cirrus clouds' above.
A 'severe thunderstorm' comes towards the house.
Clouds and showers roll by as a severe thunderstorm leaves.
A 'gust front' precedes an oncoming thunderstorm.
An approaching 'squall line' created by Florida's east coast seabreeze.
A 'single cell' T-storm grows next to the squall line.
Another large single cell that formed six days later.
A typical Florida Seabreeze thunderstorm grows with a lake in the foreground.
A Nexrad Storm Relative Mean Radial Velocity showing a tornado in Louisiana.
An impressive close-up of the anvil from the same thunderstorm with an overshooting top.
Another
thunderstorm also from June 20, 2000 grows in the distance.
Profile of a severe thunderstorm...
On April 16, 2000, a severe thunderstorm developed in the northern
sections of Orlando and its suburbs. The storm was quite impressive
in every aspect
This severe thunderstorm was dumping golfball-sized hail at the time the picture was taken.
Another picture of the same thunderstorm.
NWS Melbourne's doppler radar showing high (purple) reflectivity suggesting large hail.
A satellite view of the storm with an overshooting top suggesting very
strong updrafts. (Coming soon)
Sunsets
All of these pictures were taken from my front door.
'Sunset' taken from nearby park.
Sunset #10 - A sunset taken off of a Californian Beach during the summer of '98. Thanks to the Herr family for the picture.
Sunset - August 29, 1999 - One of my all-time favorites!
Sunset - August 31, 1999
Sunset - September 3, 1999
Sunset
- March 29, 2000
Lightning Strikes
The following pictures was found in the internet. There are more
lightning pictures further
down this page in the The Australian Severe Weather Collection.
An amazing 'lightning bolt' that is striking a tree.
An eerie lightning bolt provides a spectacular light show.
A
lightning bolt almost hits the Space Shuttle.
Hail
Hail can be deadly and damaging... especially in extreme cases. Found in the internet...
Severe thunderstorm, in Oklahoma '82, covers ground with hail.
Largest
hailstone I've ever seen.
Fires
This is
a satellite view of the East Central Florida fires as of July 2 1998.
The fires and smoke can be clearly seen.
This
picture of the East Central Florida fires were taken a few weeks earlier
than the first. This picture looks better than the previous one,
but doesn't show the fires themselves.
Hurricanes
Many of these pictures are very large, so be patient when loading them.
They are worth the time!
This animated radar is of Hurricane Erin.
Hurricane Mitch with his 180mph winds!
Picture of Hurricane Georges at sunset with winds of 150mph in 1998.
Hurricane Georges - NEXRAD radar from Puerto Rico has Georges passes over.
Hurricane Erin - Visible satellite image taken before hitting Florida's East Coast in 1995.
Hurricane Erin - NEXRAD radar at landfall.
Hurricane Bonnie - Visible satellite image taken the day before it hit the North Carolina coast in 1998.
Hurricanes Edouard & Fran and Tropical Storm Gustav - Visible satellite image showing three storms following each other in 1996!
Hurricane Andrew - The only hurricane I've been through... Visible satellite image taken the day before hitting Miami, Florida in 1992.
Hurricane Andrew - Visible satellite image taken while crossing over South Florida.
Hurricane
Andrew - NEXRAD radar at landfall.
Space
Yes, I'm also a fan of NASA and space in general, so here are my favorite
space-related pictures. I'll be putting up some neat weather pictures
taken from the shuttle pretty soon. Thanks to NASA for most
of the pictures.
The Solar Eclipse of August, 1999. I was lucky enough to be in Europe at the time. Specifically, I was in Pisa, Italy, just a few hundred feet from the Leaning Tower. We were too far south to be in the total eclipse, but most of the sun was still gone. This picture shows the most we saw the sun covered.
A neat
view of Florida from the Shuttle.
~ STS 95- Discovery ~
View of Discovery as it launches with John Glenn on board.
Upclose view of the Shuttle as it clears the tower.
A farther view of the launch.
Discovery
comes in for a smooth landing returning the crew back safely.
~ STS 88- Endeavour ~
Endeavour lights up the sky and even itself with this close up picture.
Endeavour prepares to touchdown during NASA's tenth nighttime shuttle landing ever.
Ever wonder what the Shuttle sounds like when it flys over Orlando on
its way to landing at the Kennedy Space Center? It is a twin sonic-boom
that is loud enough to shake my house's walls... literally! I have
recorded Endeavour's
"boom" for you to hear. I know the audio isn't very loud, but
to get the full realistic effect, turn up your speakers REALLY high and
crank up that subwoofer. At the next shuttle landing, I will try
to do a little better job recording the sonic boom.
The Hart Collection
These pictures were donated to me for publication from Mrs. Donna Hart.
A beautiful 'sunset' taken overlooking a lake.
'Rainbow' taken just after a rainstorm in August, 1973.
Anvil cloud
of a thunderstorm with 'mammatus'
clouds
underneath.
The Jasiewicz Collection
The following pictures were donated from Justin Jasiewicz. They were taken from his house near Narcoossee, Florida, which was devastated by a 'tornado' during the Central Florida Tornado Outbreak on February 22-23, 1998. For more information on that famous night, please visit the National Weather Service's page on the event.
Debris left behind in front of house.
Trees limbs lay next to the house screening.
Nearby tree damage shows evidence of strong winds.
Interior damage to house ceiling.
Large
amounts of debris left by the pool.
A
frame of video that caught the F-3 tornado with lightning in the background
that passed by Winter Garden. -This was not the one that caused
damage to Justin's house. The tornado that came close to Justin's
house was a strong F-3 and further south. Thanks to WOFL FOX 35 for
this picture.
This is what NWS
Melbourne's NEXRAD looked like as the tornado passed close to my area.
A couple of tornados can be clearly seen on this Radial
Velocity picture. NEXRAD radar can detect whether a body of air
is moving towards (seen as blue and green) and away (seen as yellow and
red). When small spots of green and red are very close to each other,
that usually shows the existence of a tornado. The tornado that is
between the "MCO" and the "OSC" came within 6 miles from my house and did
damage to Justin's house. Another tornado can be seen leaving the
east coast of Florida south of Daytona Beach (DAB).
The Australian Severe Weather Collection
The following pictures were lent to me courtesy of Michael Bath, resident of Sydney, Australia. He is an amateur photographer of severe weather, and I highly suggest you take time to visit his personal site on the internet.
Lightning jumps to the ground from a thunderstorm.
Excessive hail fall creates winter-like scenery. -Photo by Adam Olive.
Lightning crashes with sunset in background.
A wet microburst blasts down from a cloud along with a lightning bolt.
Another
wet microburst with lightning from the same thunderstorm.
Extra pictures...
Three swan visit us at the lake behind our house.
This swan was not afraid of people. It stood just feet away demanding more bread.
A blue heron sits atop our screen enclosure facing the lake.
More pictures coming soon... as always.
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