Thunderstorm Image Gallery
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This thunderstorm was seen at sunset near Abilene, Texas on May 17, 1978. Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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This photo shows several lightning strokes during a nighttime thunderstorm in Norman, Oklahoma. Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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This thunderstorm was seen in 1982. There is a nice difference in color in the cloud. Courtesy of NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) |
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A severe thunderstorm in the distance over Elko, NV. Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Elko, NV |
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This thunderstorm was seen in Rockfish, NC on June 27, 2006. Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Rayleigh/ Jewell Chambers |
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A picture of a thunderstorm seen in Little Chute, WI on June 13, 2004. Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Green Bay, WI/ Brian Severa |
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This photo shows a large cloud with lightning. The thunderstorm was seen in Menomonee Falls, WI on July 3, 2001. Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Milwaukee/ Chris VenHaus |
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This photo of a thunderstorm shows lightning in the cloud. It was seen in South Milwaukee, WI on August 1, 2002. Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Milwaukee/ Brian Larmay |
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A thunderstorm on June 10, 2003 in Watertown, WI. Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Milwaukee/ Brian Larmay |
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This thunderstorm was seen over Lake Superior in 2005. Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Marquette, MI/ Don Rolfson & Bryan Mroczka |
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This photo shows the damage from a thunderstorm that passed through Kansas on May 18, 2005. Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Topeka, KS |
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This photo shows damage from a thunderstorm in Green Bay, WI on July 30, 2006. Courtesy of National Weather Service Forecast Office of Green Bay |
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