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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

By Mark W. Kaelin November 16, 2010, 11:26 PM PST

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Tornadoes

Tornadoes

ntWeather can be an awesome and dangerous thing and these images from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration prove it.
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ntOn April 3, 1974, Louisville was one of the hundreds of cities to be hit by a tornado. I was 12 and the memory of the destruction delivered that day is still vivid. The power revealed by those events has fueled a life-long fascination with extreme weather. The images in this gallery are mesmerizing and ominous and never cease to amaze.
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ntNote: Since I am sure someone will bring it up u2013 yes some of these images are grainy or a non-perfect resolution, but they are public domain and often have historical significance. If you want better images, they are available, but I cannot display them in a gallery like this without violating copyright laws.
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ntPhoto credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

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ntThis photo gallery was originally published in November 2010.

Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Louisville

Louisville

This is a map of the path the April 3, 1974 F4 tornado took through Louisville. I was about a mile from this path along the L&N railroad at the time. I was in the basement listening to the radio broadcast of the event. Dick Gilbert’s description of the storm from his small traffic helicopter is fantastic.

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Occluded mesocyclone tornado - 1999

Occluded mesocyclone tornado - 1999

Occluded mesocyclone tornado. Occluded means old circulation on a storm; this tornado was forming while the new circulation was beginning to form the tornadoes which preceeded the F5 Oklahoma City tornado.

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Roping tornado

Roping tornado

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

1965 Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak

1965 Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

The Dimmitt Tornado - 1995

The Dimmitt Tornado - 1995

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Multiple waterspouts off the Bahamas Islands

Multiple waterspouts off the Bahamas Islands

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Multiple cloud-to-ground and cloud-to-cloud lightning strokes

Multiple cloud-to-ground and cloud-to-cloud lightning strokes

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Dangerous

Dangerous

Lightning strikes more than 400 people in the United States each year.

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Multiple strokes

Multiple strokes

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Wall cloud with lightning

Wall cloud with lightning

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Lightning storm over Boston - 1967

Lightning storm over Boston - 1967

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Hail

Hail

Large hail collects on streets and grass during severe thunderstorm. Larger stones appear to be nearly 2 to 3 inches in diameter.

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Photo taken by James Gluba

Photo taken by James Gluba

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Pancake ice adrift on the Ross Sea - 1999

Pancake ice adrift on the Ross Sea - 1999

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

The Great Blizzard of March 12, 1888

The Great Blizzard of March 12, 1888

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Blizzard - 1966

Blizzard - 1966

Standing tall on North Dakota snow A March blizzard nearly buried utility poles. Caption jokingly read “I believe there is a train under here somewhere!”

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Rocky Mountain snow survey from NOAA aircraft

Rocky Mountain snow survey from NOAA aircraft

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Katrina eye-wall

Katrina eye-wall

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Isabel - 2003

Isabel - 2003

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Damage from Hurricane Ike

Damage from Hurricane Ike

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Flooding of farmlands and homes along the San Joaquin River - 2006

Flooding of farmlands and homes along the San Joaquin River - 2006

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The southeast floods of 1916

The southeast floods of 1916

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Sandstorm approaching Big Spring - 1931

Sandstorm approaching Big Spring - 1931

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Dust Bowl circa 1935

Dust Bowl circa 1935

Dust buried farms and equipment, killed livestock, and caused human death and misery during the height of the Dust Bowl years.

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The sun sets over Narragansett Bay, RI mid-spring - 1997

The sun sets over Narragansett Bay, RI mid-spring - 1997

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Wave cloud east of Mt. Mitchel - 1978

Wave cloud east of Mt. Mitchel - 1978

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Mauna Loa - 1982

Mauna Loa - 1982

Each day the cloud cover rolls up Mauna Loa from the Hilo area. It fills the saddle first, then reaches the observatory by late afternoon. This is a daily cycle.

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Extreme weather photos from the NOAA

Sun pillar

Sun pillar

Sun pillar below the sun, sun dog to the left of sun One hour before sunset.

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