STEPHEN LOCKE STORM VLOG: KIRK, CO SUPERCELL

[@PecosHank]

Watching this made me feel like I was there. Beautiful job Stephen!

[@TEMPESTGALLERY]

Your movies have a real sense of presence as well Hank!

[@EthanBWeather]

Both of you are great weather photographers/videographers, inspirational to us aspiring nature videographers!

[@andie_pants]

I totally just read that in your voice.

[@OnlyZunkin]

The high plains and the high desert have the most beautiful structured storms. I live in New Mexico and although we only get maybe a dozen or so proper super cells over the state in a given season they tend to be low precipitation and quite photogenic. Although they are never super cells the summer monsoon produces some beautiful isolated storms with brilliant cloud to ground lightning displays over some amazing landscapes. My favorite is when you get a lone towering cell that forms about five to twenty miles away at night with an otherwise clear sky and you are far enough back that the base doesn't obscure your view of the side of the storm and the anvil. I've seen storms blossom over the mountains seemingly out of thin air in under half an hour. The best ones will practically strobe with clear air and CG lightning. I remember watching one almost two decades ago when I was night hiking under the moonlight up in the Sandia foothills when a lone storm practically exploded into the otherwise clear sky. There was a full moon that night which beautifully lit up the storm structure enough to make out the knuckles at the top of the freshly forming cumulonimbus. Once it really got going it was producing a lightning strike about every five to ten seconds, but what really set this beautiful storm apart was how the lightning would arc down the sides and crawl up along the anvil. I must have seen a hundred or more anvil crawlers that night. It was nearly stationary and strobing with lightning for a good 45 minutes or so at it's peak intensity. I will never forget that moon and star lit storm over the mountains. Sadly, it's been a couple of years since I've seen a truly God tier lightning show where all the conditions line up perfectly. For some reason the last handful of monsoon seasons have been dominated with periods of strangely overcast and muddy skies that can last for many days at a time. It keeps the temperatures and convective activity down. We still get the storms but they tend to be less violent, less isolated and less photogenic. Sometimes during these overcast periods it just rained lightly for hours at a time which is very abnormal weather for midsummer in the high desert. I remember as a kid we never had these long periods of overcast in the summer unless the remnants of a tropical system drifted over the area.

[@cathyleegrantham-schreifel7269]

Since I am terrified of storms, I held my breath through this entire video. I still can't breathe. OMG I envy you!

[@acof1867]

THAT WAS AWESOME! WOW!!! Amazing, thank you Stephen for an awesome video. That was sooo cool!! Glad you stay safe ❤️

[@heartlandlight6862]

A lesson in beauty.

[@andys8483]

Great job,...as always! Luv the structure of these storms with the eerie blue/green colouring at their core. This vlog vid would be fab in VR i'm sure!

[@asteroid42531mckenna]

Stephen this vlog is awesome!, I'm loving these behind the chase scenes, vlogs, time lapse combos, they bring me rite into the scene, feel like I'm there with you guys, going to watch this again later tonight. I'm sure that structure has made the season now, it looked beautiful over the field. Looking forward to the next one and thanks for inspiring us over here in N. Ireland to keep chasing storms and enjoying nature.

[@craigcurlee6428]

Could not agree more Martin.

[@TEMPESTGALLERY]

Thanks so much for this review Martin. You have described exactly what I am trying to do!

[@acof1867]

Martin says it all for us. You definitely get the feeling and the effect of being right there with you. I'm like pumped up, I want to see more now.

[@maxiei]

Amazing pictures!

[@TEMPESTGALLERY]

Thank you maxiei!!!

[@pbapete300]

Great concept.

[@TEMPESTGALLERY]

Thank you pbapete300!

[@wishingstarman9340]

Lmao nice just hanging out with You guy it's a blast!!

[@John-vh9hl]

great video!

[@TEMPESTGALLERY]

Thank you Tyrine Sun Walk!

[@tweeker85jf]

excellent vlog Stephen, we are getting messy setups too, finally got some structure last week here in N.Ireland , glad you got some great structure, the inflow looked crazy there. keep them coming. fantastic

[@TEMPESTGALLERY]

Thank you John Fagan!!!!

[@OnlyZunkin]

Great video as always. I'm sorry to hear it's been a lackluster season. I haven't had much luck this year either, but I'm just a complete amateur when it comes to this stuff.

[@craigcurlee6428]

Beautiful storm! Seems like Colorado always gives great structure. We have had more tornado outbreaks in Winter than in Spring, not to mention it has been an HP mess this Spring. Last time this happened, we had a very active Hurricane season. I hope you and Tuesday are doing great!

[@TEMPESTGALLERY]

Thank you craig curlee!!!

[@mexa_t6534]

craig curlee I have a question, when isn't tornado season?

[@civicsimohd]

amazing video .. i want to ask which kind of filter do you use for timelapse ?

[@blex5579]

funny, i heard they predicted this would be a `good` season for tornados...give it some time i guess.. great footage! your choice of music and the general style of your vids is top notch stuff, btw- best on youtube by a mile! stay safe! from germany

[@TEMPESTGALLERY]

Thank you bernard k!!!!

[@blex5579]

man,i`m not even kidding- your `artsy`vid with the clouds upside down is exactly taht: PURE ART! keep it up mate!

[@ExtremwetterDeutschland]

Great Vlog Stephen! You inspired me to do chase Vlogs my self here in Germany. Keep up the great work man!

[@TEMPESTGALLERY]

Thank you Extreme Weather Germany. Good luck vlogging!

[@blex5579]

hab dir mal ein abo dagelassen- wir sind zwar nicht america, aber bei uns geht ja auch was... ;)

[@ExtremwetterDeutschland]

Danke dir bernard! Hoffe ich kann noch einiges zeigen dieses Jahr ;)

[@csellers4109]

I've seen a lot of wall clouds /shelf clouds. These giant circular cloud structures are very interesting to me...thank you for the great views and the time lapse. Do you ever do any IR filter time lapse of lightning/ storms?

[@TEMPESTGALLERY]

Thank you C Sellers. No IF filters yet!

[@erivandesousamartinsmartin1181]

Canal top sobre nuvens temporal

[@vivekantoni2134]

How to overcome fear of Thunderstorm sound :(

[@АлексейСуханов-х7з]

HA SUPER SHIT!!! - ISNT IT? GOD IS MINE