Best Radar Images of 2008

[Steve Miller TX]

I've seen some pretty impressive radar images this season, but failed to save alot of them. However, one that I did save that I thought was impressive was a tornadic supercell with screaming eagle signature and one big, curly hook that "embraced" Belton, Texas back on April 25th. I look forward to seeing some more!

http://texastailchaser.com/blogger/uploaded_images/2326z-734209.png

[Jeff Snyder]

I'm a fan of this one, with it's awesome flying eagle reflectivity FFD structure, classic hook, and nice RFD gust front fineline:
http://www.tornadocentral.com/now/4-23-08_MAF_BR1_textbook_supercell.png

[Erik Burns]

I remember seeing that one Steve.
Well I didn't get any screen shots of any of the amazing radar display. I would have to say the one storm that stands out in my mind the most ( I know somebody will have the screen shot to this one) Is the April 09 Breckenridge Tx supercell.. Beautiful flying eagle radar presentation on that storm! Wish I had the screen shot for it.

[Jason Boggs]

Flying eagle radar image in the Big Bend area of TX earlier this year.
http://img37.picoodle.com/img/img37/4/7/15/f_copyofradarm_a2d4b33.jpg

[Danny Neal]

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o124/ILSvrWxTorChsr/tornadowarningep.png

Nice hook echo heading right for my house on June 7th, 2008.....producing the wedges at this time

[Jim Saueressig]

Jackson TN - Feb 05, 2008

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2322/2509018307_8fac90cefe_o.jpg

Near Corpus March 06, 2008

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/2672864479_c6ceff7a84.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kansashorizons/2672864479/sizes/o/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3175/2673684570_d0b51ac78b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kansashorizons/2673684570/sizes/o/)

Atlanta after the Dome

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3286/2673684236_3ee6eba3a3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kansashorizons/2673684236/sizes/o/)

May 22, 2008 Windsor CO

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3066/2514970060_56c3877d5d.jpg

[APritchard]

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o124/ILSvrWxTorChsr/tornadowarningep.png

Nice hook echo heading right for my house on June 7th, 2008.....producing the wedges at this time

Haha, nice to see my spotter network icon next to the hook on that one. I hadn't seen many radar images from that day, not even in real time. I was going visually with no radar data on that one... it IS possible!

My favorite is this one from April 7 2008 I believe... mainly because of the string of chasers who were late for the storm's hook echo development.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/2673715664_9f35ba900e.jpg

[Matthew Fischer]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v508/FishF5/Radar%20Images/wow.png

Just south of Glen Elder, KS. At the current time the storm was producing EF 1 to 2 damage! This storm produced and EF3 tornado up to the north east in Jewell, KS.

[Danny Neal]

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o124/ILSvrWxTorChsr/sup1.png



http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o124/ILSvrWxTorChsr/SCwarnings.png

Here are a few more I found I had saved, one was from Arkansas when those tornadoes hit the Little Rock area and then there is the one from the March 15 outbreak

[Darrin Rasberry]

Parkersburg. Unfortunately I don't have an image not already on Wikipedia.

The supe trains from May 22/23rd also produced incredible radar images.

[MatthewCarman]

Tornadic Suppercell from last year in WI. This was the day SPC had a high risk across the great lakes area and WI had alot of tornadoes reported. I think it is the same day Tony Lubauch saw monster hail in WI around baseball size.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a58/Teemster/Radar%20Images/thmtttmmm.png

Radar loop of strong storms over the Atlantic Ocean with possible water spouts:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a58/Teemster/Radar%20Images/southplains_loopBowwater2.gif

The tornadic suppercell that formed south of Omaha and traveled east across southern Iowa and then made a northeast turn and had a flying v look before it disintigrated in Jasper County:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a58/Teemster/GRLevel3%20Radar%20Images/6408IA1103.png

[Bart_Comstock]

Here are a few of the above storm....

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a71/Bart_Comstock/wow-1.png
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a71/Bart_Comstock/wow.png
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a71/Bart_Comstock/wow1.png

and here are a few random storms from this year...

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a71/Bart_Comstock/kdyx_20080409_222000.png
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a71/Bart_Comstock/kfws_20080417_235602.png
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a71/Bart_Comstock/kiwx_20080605_0044_wow.png
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a71/Bart_Comstock/monstercelloverossage0331082.png

[Ben Holcomb]

http://www.benholcomb.com/stormtrack/clinton_hook.jpg

February 5, 2008 near Clinton, AR

[Gary Stofer]

Biggest blanket warning I've seen
I think the IND office just got tired of issuing warnings :P
This is from 01-29-2008 around 8:06 pm
http://www.wrathofnature.com/images/blanket.jpg

[Willoughby Owen]

From April 7
http://www.iforce.co.nz/i/d138229c23b2251adb3567f862bbc26a.PNG

Got a few more on my laptop...

[Verne Carlson]

http://www.stormchaserco.com/20080522_WXWORX_WindsorCO_sm.jpg

May 22, 2008 wedge tornado heading towards Windsor, CO

[Bob Schafer]

Anomalous propagation, I-70 vehicle traffic and GRL3 "create" hydrometeors and mesocyclone markers W of KGLD June 2:

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff98/LibrariesDB/080602.jpg

[Jim Saueressig]

Anomalous propagation, I-70 vehicle traffic and GRL3 "create" hydrometeors and mesocyclone markers W of KGLD June 2:

That's an odd one picking up traffic. It made me remember this one but I have no idea what caused it: (July 05, 2007)

[Dennis Sherrod]

That's an odd one picking up traffic. It made me remember this one but I have no idea what caused it: (July 05, 2007)

Jim,
Strane images.
It appears to be a radar image of giant crop circles. (aliens)

[Heidi Farrar]

Manhattan, KS:

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w226/thefurmouse/61108manhattanksreflect.png

BV1
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w226/thefurmouse/61108manhattanksbv1.png


DC Metro Bow-echo BV1
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w226/thefurmouse/dcmetrobv.png


May 23rd, Greensburg 200 knts TVS
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w226/thefurmouse/Greensburg200knts52308.png

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w226/thefurmouse/Greensburg_200knts_52308_srv1.jpg


I'm hoping to see some additional GR3 images from the 123-mile Feb. 5th monster. I lost internet connection (and ultimately power) at my house when the storm was entering Stone Co., AR, so anything after Stone Co. would be of particular interest. (I did see Ben H's image from Clinton, so thanks for that.)

[Adam Lucio]

Hard to believe this thing was in South Carolina! 3-15-08
http://a212.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/103/l_9e9993d9822abac56453bbc7ea0163ab.png

[cdcollura]

Good day all...

http://www.sky-chaser.com/data/misc/belrad08.jpg

Above: The Beloit Kansas storm on May 29th looked pretty cool too ;-)

[Mark Blue]

I don't think I saw this image posted, but it's of the tornado that hit Stuttgart, AR on the night of May 10, 2008. I was listening to the live broadcast on SevereStudios.com that night and it was scary to listen to it all develop.

[Bart_Comstock]

Anomalous propagation, I-70 vehicle traffic and GRL3 "create" hydrometeors and mesocyclone markers W of KGLD June 2:

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff98/LibrariesDB/080602.jpg

This truly is a sign that chaser convergences are getting out of hand when they start to show up on radar, lol. What, were to many people standing on top of their cars with tripods and getting in the radar beam? :P

(and yes before someone takes me as serious I know that isnt what happened or caused this.)

[John Farley]

3 hooks at once in west-central IL on May 30:

http://www.johnefarley.com/20080530_225343_black_ILX.png

[Dean Baron]

Hurricane Dolly this morning (7/23/08) at 11:48 this morning just before she made landfall.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b251/dean681/hurricanedolly2.png

[Jim Tang]

May 23 images

Quinter #1
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii4/20070809SVR/20080523/GLDradar-16.gif

Quinter #2
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii4/20070809SVR/20080523/GLDradar-26.gif

Supercell Party
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii4/20070809SVR/20080523/DDCradar-43.gif


May 24 OK

Probably producing the "Pig Farm" tornado (the southern storm)
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii4/20070809SVR/20080524/VNXradar-17.gif

Nice hook and flying eagle...I think it was producing an EF2 at this time
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii4/20070809SVR/20080524/VNXradar-28.gif

After another cycle
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii4/20070809SVR/20080524/VNXradar-32.gif


May 25

Hugo cell before it spawned the deadly EF3
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii4/20070809SVR/20080525/MPXradar-20.gif

Parkersburg cell further east, near Fairbank
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii4/20070809SVR/20080525/ARXradar-9.gif



Don't know if it's okay to link to a personal website here (if not feel free to delete the link mods), but more radar and satellite loops from this year can be found here (scroll down):
http://wxmann.50webs.com/archives.html
(website still under construction)

[Tim Shriver]

I've seen some pretty impressive radar images this season, but failed to save alot of them. However, one that I did save that I thought was impressive was a tornadic supercell with screaming eagle signature and one big, curly hook that "embraced" Belton, Texas back on April 25th. I look forward to seeing some more!

http://texastailchaser.com/blogger/uploaded_images/2326z-734209.png

Not meaning to be a pain, but can we limit the size of these images?
Its messing up the main webpage..

Thanks,

Tim

[Randy Denzer]

This was my 2nd best radar capture of the year. A tornado was reported on the ground by law enforcement. I was stuck at work on duty. I had my wife take cover as I watched in horror as this cell went over my house. As I took this screen capture, the phones at my house went dead and were not back up for about 10 minutes. A little nerve racking to say the least. Only a little hail in my neighborhood!

The dot in the center is my house....

[Michael Towers]

Got lucky to get this grab of Quinter #2, Sprint was kind enough to drop my connection while I was outside filming and thus preserved this image on GR3. Tornado in progress and approaching I-70.

1658

[Christopher E. Kincaid]

Here is my favorite. It certainly is not the most impressive hook, but it sure made a nice tornado.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2358/2699139713_1bd68cec38_o.jpg

In fact this was going down during the above volume scan:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/2627137100_db3d5d981e_o.jpg

[Darrin Rasberry]

This was my 2nd best radar capture of the year. A tornado was reported on the ground by law enforcement. I was stuck at work on duty. I had my wife take cover as I watched in horror as this cell went over my house. As I took this screen capture, the phones at my house went dead and were not back up for about 10 minutes. A little nerve racking to say the least. Only a little hail in my neighborhood!

The dot in the center is my house....

You must live where my brother does (S of Grand Ave Pkwy exit). I nowcasted this one with him on his cell and his wife screaming at him to get under the mattress. He was reporting bear's cage rotation and cursing himself for not knowing where the videocamera was. Must be in the blood.

[Jarrod Cook]

Here is my favorite. It certainly is not the most impressive hook, but it sure made a nice tornado.

In fact this was going down during the above volume scan:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/2627137100_db3d5d981e_o.jpg

I'm pretty sure that is not a tornado.

[Randy Denzer]

You must live where my brother does (S of Grand Ave Pkwy exit). I nowcasted this one with him on his cell and his wife screaming at him to get under the mattress. He was reporting bear's cage rotation and cursing himself for not knowing where the videocamera was. Must be in the blood.


Darrin,
We live up the road from Grand Ave. Parkway in Round Rock. I was working at a fire station by 35 and Parmer when this cell was approaching. Pflugerville was hit pretty hard by straight line winds and we were listening to the FD channels to the reports coming in fromthe cell. My wife was NOT happy when I told her that I was not joking and to get her and her kids into the closet under the stairs NOW!
It's one thing to be chasing and get excited about seeing a cell like this coming versus seeing one coming at your OWN house. I was sure this cell was producing and after a bunch of praying, we had no damgae at all. Just a VERY upset wife when she emerged from under a mattress under the stairs!!


Randy

[Christopher E. Kincaid]

I'm pretty sure that is not a tornado.

LOL... I know... I just love that picture.

Is this better? It's from the same storm.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3012/2626323181_5531f63551_o.jpg

Another radar shot... I call it the rubber chicken signature... lol

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2699139579_7756dfa995_o.jpg

[Jay Cazel]

These to radar grabs are from 5/30/2008 up in north central Kansas. I think the town of Courtland got hit that night, there where a few chasers on this storm as you can see by spotternet, just can't remember who they were.

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa149/jaycazel/Storms2.png

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa149/jaycazel/Storms3.png

[Nick Parker]

Little Rock Sup - - 4/03/08 7:50 P.M.

[jeremy wilson]

Someone mentioned earlier the Breckinridge storm but I haven't seen any radar grabs from it. Myself and Jay Brock were right next to the rain wrapped multi-vortex monster and I would love to see someones radar grabs if they got em.

[Chad Cowan]

Here are a bunch I've saved this year, anyone that can guess the date of the top one shall win a prize (internet forum respect :))

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/5919/capturedm8.jpg



June 7th, 30 miles south of Chicago:
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/191/chiks3.jpg



April 4th, tornado hits Little Rock NWS office and radar site, tornado being sampled about 200 feet above the ground in these images:
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7774/lzkqw8.jpg

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/3254/lzk2np6.jpg



March 30th, grabs from online streaming coverage out of OKC:
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7762/okcyq6.jpg http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8758/okc2gu4.jpg



February 5th, Super Tuesday Outbreak:
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/8011/jacksontnhx7.jpg

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/5162/nashville1vw8.jpg http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/8440/nashville2qs3.jpg



January 8th, near Raleigh, MS:
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/3704/08cfh9.jpg http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/291/08asx3.jpg



January 7th, beautiful vault and debris return moving into Springfield, MO:
http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/995/sgf1pq6.jpg http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/7932/sgf3da5.jpg
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2296/sgf2md8.jpg

[Willoughby Owen]

Got too close for comfort with this wedge on May 22,
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/2004/wedgewofoberlinksry5.jpg

Dighton on May 23
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/4656/dightonzm4.jpg

Probably scared *a few* folk, May 26
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6340/gbvn6.jpg

[Tony Lyza]

Well, after sorting through 20 some pages of images...

Heidi asked for images from the long-tracker in Stone County...

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/020508radar11.png

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/020508radar12.png

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/020508radar13.png


Castalian Springs, TN, 2/5/08:
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/020508radar29.png

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/020508radar28.png


May 23rd, S of Mullinville, KS:

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/052308radar10.png

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/052308radar11.png


May 23rd, S of Macksville, KS:
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/052308radar20.png

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/052308radar21.png

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/052308radar22.png

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/052308radar23.png

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/052308radar24.png


http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/052308radar25.png

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/052308radar26.png


Coupletpalooza (May 23rd):
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/052308radar28.png

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/052308radar29.png


Cunningham, KS, May 23rd:
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/052308radar37.png

(I have a set of 39 grabs from May 23rd; if you're looking for it, odds are that I have it. Message me if you need one.)

Parkersburg, IA, May 25th:
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/052508radar2.png

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/052508radar3.png

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/052508radar6.png


Kearney, NE, May 29th:
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/052908radar3.png


Chapman, KS, June 11th:
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/061108radar17.png

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/061108radar18.png

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/061108radar19.png


Manhattan, KS, June 11th:

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/061108radar24.png

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/tornadotony/061108radar25.png

[Sam Sagnella]

GGOLLLLLYYYY! Some of those are just SICK; the first image of the one south of Macksville is just insane, as are the Couplet-a-palooza grabs. Sheesh.

[Paul Knightley]

Amazing imagery - this is a very cheeky question (and perhaps might be answered if I went back through all the pages!), but did anyone keep images of the Pratt storm, May 26th?

[Kory Hartman]

3/30/08 - Twins west of OKC:
http://www.severestudios.com/system/files/images/2008_03_30_OKC.png


4/17/08 - Tornadic storm cell west of Fort Worth

http://www.severestudios.com/system/files/images/2008_04_17_texas.png


I know we had better ones, but can't seem to find them...

[Jim Tang]

Amazing imagery - this is a very cheeky question (and perhaps might be answered if I went back through all the pages!), but did anyone keep images of the Pratt storm, May 26th?

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii4/20070809SVR/20080526/ICTradar-7.gif

[David Schuttler]

4/23 stuck on I-20
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3009/2442364997_b6eba357a9_o.jpg

Earlier same day
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2238/2443193382_845b686be3.jpg

[Paul Knightley]

Jim T - many thanks for the image above (the Pratt storm) - apologies for not thanking you sooner!

[Scott Lincoln]

That's an odd one picking up traffic. It made me remember this one but I have no idea what caused it: (July 05, 2007)

Similar pattern was evident on one of the local tv radars here in central Iowa in last year I believe. Rumor has it that it was caused by a competitor's radar being set on an incorrect frequency.