Monsoon gallery

[John Farley]

The monsoon has been in full swing in the Southwest the past couple weeks, and it has provided lots of photo ops in the Santa Fe, NM area. Here are a few of my catches.

There's been lightning, of course:

http://www.johnefarley.com/lightning71508-2.JPG

http://www.johnefarley.com/lightning71508-3.JPG

And a scud bomb that, combined with intense rain just to its right (west), created the optical illusion of a massive wedge. (It WAS NOT a tornado - there was no severe weather associated with this storm, though it did cause heavy rain and minor flooding):

http://www.johnefarley.com/scud71108.JPG

There was a double rainbow:

http://www.johnefarley.com/rainbow70608.JPG

There were storms over the mountains (my favorite shot so far):

http://www.johnefarley.com/storm71608.JPG

and storms in the valley:

http://www.johnefarley.com/storm71708.JPG

I'm sure others are seeing interesting stuff, too, so let's see your pics!

[Stephen Levine]

Thank you for submitting those stunning photos.
I've been noticing radars out there.
Love how the air smells when the rains come there.

[Mike Hardiman]

Been an active few days out in Southern NM and Far West Texas...
http://www.vtphoto.com/temp/20080717/

(Raw photos...mind the dust spots).

Should be quieting down Sun-Mon with subsidence ahead of the easterly wave/inverted trough in central TX... but should see a return to activity by Tue-Wed.

Southern Arizona looks active tonight through the weekend. Multiple MCSes moved over the Gulf the past few nights... resulting in a moderate Gulf Surge today which has juiced up the Sonoran Desert lowlands. GPS PWAT values at Yuma went from 1 inch to 2 inches in 18 hours, with healthy rises at Sells and Phoenix too.

http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/products/gps/gps_pwv.html

[Gerrit Gulden]

Amazing photos guys, I wish I lived down near AZ/NM this time of year so I could take advantage of the Monsoon storms like you. My area has yet to see a decent push of that Monsoonal Moisture. We did have an Evening of thunderstorms that were previously severe on July 8th. The lightning was awesome and I wished I would have driven to a vantage point rather then sit at home and take photos. Nonetheless, I did manage to get a few awesome shots if you like Lightning photos from an Urban/Neighborhood point of view.
http://www.severeidaho.com/gallery/albums/spring2008/normal_july082Image7.jpg

http://www.severeidaho.com/gallery/albums/spring2008/normal_july08Image4.jpg

http://www.severeidaho.com/gallery/albums/spring2008/normal_july08Image7.jpg

The last Picture is of a bolt that hit pretty close. The thunder was awesome.

I do plan on chasing as soon as I can get some Monsoonal Moisture up this way. I have several vanatge points in place and cant wait to take advantage and see how the photos look.

Happy Chasing out there. The Southwest is really looking active.