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Warren Faidley - The Cyclone Cowboy

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3 months

Today marks the 30th. anniversary of capturing the tornado image near Miami, TX that would eventually be used for the original motion picture #Twister . I shot this picture as the LP supercell painfully dropped golf-ball hail on me. On some frames, you can actually see hail

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An exploding thunderhead over Tucson, AZ is no. 56 of my Top 100 images. (Late 1980's). I've spent years and countless nights seeking out these "light bulb" storms, one of my favorite subjects to photograph. © Warren Faidley - #lightning

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3 years

Here is another shot of the LP supercell that produced the Twister Movie image. I shot this wide angle image before moving closer and capturing the tornado that ended up on the movie poster. I was hammered on the head with golfball-sized hail as I took this picture. 5/94 #twister

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1 year

Shocking! This is a single, long exposure (not stacking), from a monsoon storm south of #Tucson , circa early 1990's. Shot on Fuji Velvia 50. This is image no 54 of my Top 100. © Warren Faidley - #lightning #weather #NaturePhotography

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2 years

Major #surge destruction and water getting higher. .Naples beach area. #hurricaneian

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2 years

Ft. Meyers Beach the morning after. Copyright Warren Faidley. Use beyond social media is prohibited without licensing. #hurricaneian

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2 years

One last still image of the snowfall in #Tucson this morning. Snow drone spectacular video coming soon! © Warren Faidley - Commercial or editorial / broadcast use requires licensing. #snow #azwx

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2 years

Finally have a cell signal. Total insanity. Cyclone remote cam 1 was taken by surge. Ft. Meyers Beach is a disaster. Worked AM as S&R volunteer. Tragic scenes. Was in neck deep surge to the south. Will post footage soon. #HurricaneIan

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1 year

I don't recall a moment in storm chasing when I was so impressed by the unselfish actions of chasers during a disaster. Reed Timmer (and other chasers) transported injured residents to regional hospitals. Ryan Hall raised over $100k to help the victims. @ryanhallyall

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3 years

Remembering the 25th. anniversary of Twister. I will always be grateful to Warner Bros. for the opportunity to work with them on the film, including my poster image. I officially apologize for chuckling at the "ice-chip" hailstones during the premier in OKC. #twister #stormchaser

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2 years

Remembering May 15, 1991. I captured this large tornado as it narrowly missed hitting Laverne, OK. It was rated F3, traveled for about 12 miles and was 900 yards wide at one point. My simple and fast forecast (inset), was one of my most accurate to date. (Luck mostly😇).

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6 months

@rawsalerts A similar situation developed in outer space once.

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2 years

Surge almost topping stop signs on coast near Naples. #HurricanIan #floridawx

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1 year

@GoldingBF I think it's great to incorporate younger people into the design and research of such technology. However, there is a reason most top-of-the-line airline pilots and heart surgeons are over 40-50 years old. There are some professions where "experience" outweighs knowledge.

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1 year

Another Fuji Film #lightning image from SE Arizona that did not make my Top 100 cut. Shot in the early 90's. ©Warren Faidley -

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10 months

@TheFigen_ @REngPhoto Cool device, but I wonder how fast you sink if there is a fail.

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4 months

@LiveStormChaser Sorry to hear this. Mike has always impressed me with his no-nonsense reporting. As some of you know, I've had my issues with TWC, so he might be better off with a new provider.

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2 months

With the SW Monsoon going into full hyperdrive tomorrow (6-20), it's time to post image no. 2 of my Top 100. Nicknamed "Wildthing," I shot this on 7-31-89.' I became obsessed with finding an isolated thunderhead dropping lightning at sunset, and my patience finally hit the

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11 months

The "Dimmitt Sisters" encountered in June of 1995 comes in at photo number 35 of my Top 100. At one point, there were 4-5 landspouts and one larger tornado occurring at the same time with this supercell. I'll post the video in the future. I reported this rare event to the NWS in

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3 years

Yet another Ripsnorter Category 5 #monsoon event last night over #Tucson #Arizona . One of the best monsoons in the last 20+ years. Shot on a new #Sony #RX10 -IV. Not a bad way to break in a new back-up camera. f5.6@ 30 secs. ©Warren Faidley #azwx #lightning #photography #wxtwitter

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2 years

New high-res. scan alert. #Tornado NE of Hastings, NE. May 24, 2004. Always reminds me of the Wizard of OZ tornado. #naturephotography #cyclonecowboy

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10 months

A tornado near Gerlane, #Kansas on May 12, 2004, comes in at number 26 of my Top 100 pictures of all time. (Shot on film). Follow me to see all 100 pictures. #tornado #OurPPA #landscapephotography #NaturePhotography #tornadotours #stormtours

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1 year

Several people have asked me to post a "Top 100" photos list from the last 35+ years of #stormchasing and extreme weather #exploration / #photography . So here you go... no 100, Tornado near Simla, CO on June 4, 2015. I'll post more in a spontaneous manner. 🤠 #NaturePhotography

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3 months

My Top 100 continues with number 5. Captured near Miami, TX on May 29, 1994. I would have never imagined at the time that this image would end up as the main marketing picture for the original #Twister motion picture. The final 4 are coming soon! #Twisters #tornado #texas

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1 year

Thanks everyone for your kind comments about picture no. 56 I posted yesterday. Here is a different thunderhead over Tucson I shot during the same time period on Fuji 50. Although this image did not make my Top 100 list, I hope it's still worthy. © Warren Faidley -

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4 months

Please don't post unconfirmed wording like "the town is gone," or there is "nothing left." I'm seeing a lot of these comments on X and other sites. People often have friends and families in these towns. Confirmed damage or images are fine, but rumors are not good.

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9 months

"The Devil's Finger" comes in at number 21 on my Top 100 countdown. This is ultimate stretching of vorticity! This little demon touched down near McLean, TX in June of 1997. I also shot 35mm motion picture footage of this scene, which was the first time in history a #tornado was

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5 months

As noted, did not want to ruin the #eclipse moment, so attached my iPhone to a pole with a rubber band and did a time lapse. Nothing crazy. One of the top ten things I have ever witnessed in my life.

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3 months

BREAKING FIRE EMERGENCY..!!!!! Major wildfire west of #Ruidoso , NM..... Live webcam is about as scary as it gets...... #nmwx

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2 years

@rawsalerts All this "verification" is just another way to make money. It's going to totally drive people away to free sites. If they want to do this, they should remove all advertising on the site.

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3 months

We are down to the last three of my Top 100 pictures. No 3 was captured near Attica, KS on May 29, 2004. At the time, in the marketing world of stock photography, this would be considered as an almost perfect tornado image. I made the very wise decision to stop where I was (as

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1 year

@joshuagates @OceanGate Thanks for making a smart decision, not only for yourself, but for those considering similar adventures involving questionable creditably and /or non-certified engineering.

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1 year

Remembering the Joplin EF5 tornado today. (Photo ©Warren Faidley - )

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3 years

Hard to believe it was 33 years ago tonight that I captured the photograph that would launch my career as a full-time storm photographer. The image shows a lightning bolt striking a light pole 400 feet away. Life Magazine published the image and the rest is history.

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1 year

No. 73 of my Top 100 images. A "landspout" tornado seen near the Colorado and Kansas border in June of 2003. © Warren Faidley - #tornado #tornadotours #landscapephotography #photography #Colorado #Kansas #landspout

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3 years

Finally got a storm where I wanted it last night in #Tucson . The precipitation bomb to the right of the rain shaft, caused major tree damage at my home -- all while I was feasted upon by thousands of blood-thirsty #mosquitoes . All in all, a good night. #azwx #naturephotography

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11 months

Fantastic GOES Satellite image of the #eclipse moving across the US today. #AnnularSolarEclipse #Crescentshadows #eclipse2023

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2 years

@elonmusk LOL.... it's a prop from a movie. Just found it amazing that so many people were fooled. I was using this as an example of how people are so quick to assume anything they see on Twitter is genuine. 🤠

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2 years

Picture of the Day. (Western, Texas).

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8 months

My Top 100 pictures of all time continues with an F3 #tornado that #TomWillett and I intercepted near Laverne, OK on May 15th, 1991. We went through multiple rolls of film (as it was done back then), to make sure we had at least one sharp image, given the low light and desire to

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3 months

Ghostly tornado moves west of Altus, OK on May 23, 2024. #tornado #Oklahoma

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2 years

@AaronRigsbyOSC Hi Aaron... Here is the original image I shot near Miami, TX on May 29, 1994. The studio added the image of Bill and Helen running like crazy as the building explodes. I would have turned around and shot a few frames if I was them. 🤪

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1 year

Another Fuji Film wonder shot from the early 90's, south of #Tucson . No 40 of my Top 100 pictures. Shots like this were a "one-frame" risk in the days of film. There was no "Photoshop" to correct under-or-over exposed frames. #fuji #lightning #weather #landscapephotography

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2 years

Storm chaser recalls the day a house landed on a Kansas highway: "I was traveling east near Liberal when I hit a road block. A teenage girl with a small dog said the house was "picked up by a twister." When I departed, a woman dressed in all black was arguing about her shoes."

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3 years

Was driving out to chase when I saw a baby packrat trapped in the middle of an intersection, running back- and-forth avoiding cars. I waited until the intersection safely cleared, stopped and got out of the car. It ran right up to me. I grabbed it and let it go in a safe spot.

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1 year

Storm west of Clarendon, TX with impressive lowering. #txwx

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1 year

My Top 100... No. 78. A lone LP #supercell moves slowly across the #Texas Panhandle in May of 1995. #tornadoes #landscapephotography #NaturePhotography #PictureOfTheDay

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1 year

Lightning bolts pound the mountains east of #Tucson , Arizona. Number 63 of my Top 100. July 1997. 35mm film. #lightning #photography #landscapephotography

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10 months

A "bulber" is captured south of #Tucson #Arizona in the mid-1990's, hitting the charts at no. 28 of my Top-100 images of all time. Yes, Fuji 50 film. Likely a 30 sec. to 1 min exposure at f5.6 /f8 on a 6x45cm Mamiya format. No filters, just natural light. Make sure to follow me

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1 year

I swear.. I tried so hard not to post two of my Top 100 images on the same day, but resistance is futile when it comes to my storm picture countdown! No. 71. Shot in the mid-90's. Bolts hitting the western end of the Santa Catalina's in #Tucson . Fuji 50 film. #lightning

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1 year

Top 100 pictures continues with No. 99. Thunderhead with #lightning over #Tucson , Arizona from the late 80's - early 90's. Shot on 35mm film. #stormphotography #photography #stormchaser

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10 months

We are down to number 25 of my 100 favorite pictures. I found this rogue twister roaming the countryside near Simla, #Colorado on June 4, 2015. Two of my private tornado #expedition clients had a front row seat to an extraordinary event. Follow me for the last 24 pictures!

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1 year

Photograph no. 57 of my Top 100. A supercell storm is just out of my reach as daylight fades to sunset. The storm produced a #tornado near Wichita, KS in May of 2005. © Warren Faidley - #landscapephotography #fujifilm #twisters #stormchaser #Kansas

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1 year

Image no 65 of my Top 100. I'm often asked about the most destructive tornado damage I've ever witnessed. The answer is the Joplin, MO EF-5 tornado on May 22, 2011. The winds were so strong, "one of the hospital's towers (seen in the distance) was rotated four inches on its

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1 year

No. 93 of my Top 100. I decided to include one self-portrait, mainly because of the story behind the image. During the May 2004 outbreak, I shot #tornadoes for three days. On day two, I planned this shot in the AM, including the perspective. I was lucky to find the envisioned

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2 years

Tried unsuccessful to rescue kittens trapped under boardwalk. Surge is too high. Going back for one more try. Shit.

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5 months

@rawsalerts Spring break and a tornado? Seriously, what more could you ask for?

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3 months

WTF… came out of the hotel in Dumas, TX to head towards Clovis and found this trouble maker blocking my way west. 12:06 am. #txwx #nwsama

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1 year

After taking a break from posting my Top 100 images of all time, it's back to the countdown with number 38. The Joplin tornado in May of 2011 produced some of the most intense damage I have ever witnessed. One can only imagine the force required to wrap a heavy-duty truck frame

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5 months

Possible funnel cloud at 09:15 am on the far SE side of Tucson. On Kolb road looking south towards 22nd. St. Dissipated. #tucson #azwx #nwstucson

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9 months

Found this image in the "lost scan" pile today. Back in the day, before Photoshop, any defect in a frame was a disaster and basically ruined a shot that could potentially bring in 5-figure loot. The aircraft (light trails) going though the frame here would have "killed" this

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2 years

Nicole did not disappoint! Hit by massive, rogue, surge wave in Vero Beach just as daylight was fading. Took an hour to remove sand from body and gear. HurricaneNicole #verobeach #nicole #monsterenergy

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1 year

This room in Hobbs, NM is TOTALLY haunted. Drawers opening on their own and something made a loud noise in the bathroom like metal falling, although I could find NOTHING. Should be a fun night. © Warren Faidley - #haunted #motel #ghosthunters #ghost

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1 year

No. 94 of my Top 100. I shot this storm E. of Amarillo, #Texas a few years ago. The sunset colors & sculpted base made a great back drop for an old building. It produced some #hail and #lightning , but no #tornado . More coming soon! #landscapephotography #stormtours #tornadotours

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2 years

TWISTER ALERT! Remembering May 28, 1994. My favorite Texas Panhandle, sneak attack, #tornado chase!

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1 year

Turtle rescue off Highway 385, TX!

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2 years

@Skstormchaser @GibranMarquez7 @ratzlaff Yes, avoid all the vultures looking to capitalize off this video for free. Charge them at least $1,000 per use and for their own use only, no "partners" or 3rd. parties. Require them to place your copyright on the footage.

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1 year

No. 77 of my Top 100 images. A ghostly-white #tornado narrowly misses a farmstead in Central Oklahoma on May 3, 1999. A total of 74 #tornadoes touched down during a deadly outbreak across OK and KS in less than 21 hours. ©Warren Faidley - #twisters

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1 year

The windswept, skeletal remains of a once thriving mesocyclone are captured near Greensburg, KS on June 9, 2009. A southern-moving front undercut this storm before it could produce a tornado. No. 46 of my top 100 pictures. ©Warren Faidley -

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2 years

More snow Tucson.

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3 years

I'll be deploying this Saturday for the 2021 storm chase season. My team will meet me soon afterwards. Initial target will be E. NM into the Southern Plains. Live reports coming soon. (Image: Tornadic supercell storm over south-central KS, May 2001. © Warren Faidley).

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3 months

Mid level shear funnel cloud just SW of Wellington, TX. #wxtx #nwsama

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1 year

Photo no 52 of my Top 100. #Lightning strikes the Catalina Mountains north of #Tucson . (Mid-90's). © Warren Faidley - #landscapephotography #photography #cyclonecowboy

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4 years

Very little information coming out of the #Medford region last PM / this AM. This has to be the most negligent news reporting I have ever seen with a natural disaster. Local stations had zero information last night. Shame on you. People are begging for information. #OregonFires

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3 years

Another scan is done! This is a 115 mb (cropped) scan of lightning hitting a tree behind my house. Not too often you can work from your second story patio with a beer in your hand. The upward streamers really came out in this scan. #Lightning #cyclonecowboy #NaturePhotography

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3 years

Another new scan converted to b/w. This was shot near Greensburg, KS on June 9, 2009. The storm was getting quite dangerous until a front / boundary undercut the base. #stormphotography #weather #cyclonecowboy

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7 months

I'd hate to be a television meteorologist today in the out-looked areas. You KNOW people are going to lose their minds when the Superbowl is interrupted for warnings.

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1 year

Throwback Thursday. I just discovered this brief clip that I thought was long lost. It shows the ending stage of the 5-29-94 Miami, TX tornado. The same event that produced the #TwisterMovie photograph a little earlier. I'm glad my priority back then was still images first.

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1 year

Number 85 of my Top 100. This image illustrates the reason why photographers drive zillions of miles on a whim and a dream. It's not always the tornado of a lifetime, but rather, a chance encounter at the end of the day. W. of AMA TX 1990's. #Fuji #Velvia 50 film.

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1 year

I'm under the impression that we have reached the upper limits of warning people in advance of violent weather. Outlooks days in advance, local media coverage, social media, weather alerts on phones, watches, warnings, sirens, etc.

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5 months

Number 8 of my Top 100 takes us NE of Hastings, NE on May 24, 2004. I always wanted to capture a "Wizard of OZ" tornado. I was so mesmerized, I almost lost track of the storm/tornado as it neared. A tornado outbreak from May 21 - May 31 produced some 389 twisters. It was one of

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1 year

Top 100 pictures, No. 80. As a journalist, I'm always looking for images that tell a story. I snapped this image during search & rescue efforts in Moore, OK, following the May 20, 2013 EF5 tornado. Twenty four people survived the #tornado in this bank vault. Story link below:

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2 years

Throwback Thursday: Chilling in a low budget New Mexico motel circa 1989 after a chase. No cell phones, no laptops, no Twitter, no radar. Just maps, a beer and an old TV with 6 channels. The motel eventually burned to the ground, taking the lives of several million bugs.

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3 years

Maybe time to go volcano chasing.

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No 89 of my Top 100 storm pictures. Using colored filters over the lens produced a rainbow of electrical activity in the late 1980's. #Tucson #lightning #skittles #art #photography #cyclonecowboy #PictureOfTheDay #rainbow

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11 months

The "Brainstorm" comes in at number 36 of my top 100 images. This unexpected thunderhead popped up at twilight, so I had to climb to the roof of my home and grab a couple of quick time exposures. Mid-1990's, Fuji Velvia film. Likely a 30-60 second exp. at f5.6.

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3 years

Successful tornado intercept after a fun sprint from Hobbs to SE Colorado. Was able to capture the "Son of Campo" tornado before sunset. My wife grabbed this image as I kept an eye on radar. Thanks to my crew for some excellent work. #tornado #stormchasing #Colorado

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1 year

Orange Crush..... #Lightning seen over the #Tucson Mountains makes my top 100 list at number 45. Shot in the 1990's, the barrage of bolts filled the frame perfectly. (No filters, single exposure +/- 1 min / f5.6, #Fuji 50 film). © Warren Faidley -

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2 years

I have no idea how this toy playhouse survived Hurricane Ian, (found sitting like this), but I’m booking a room there if another hurricane ever threatens. #HurricaneIan #hurricanechaser #hurricane #cyclonecowboy

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The "Smelter Melter" comes in at number 30 of my Top 100 Images. I shot this near San Manuel, AZ in the late 90's. The "megabolt" is seen hitting a copper smelter. (Not altered, natural light from long exposure on Fuji 50 film - f5.6 @ 1 min.) 🤠 #landscapephotography #lightning

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Was editing some images for a speaking engagement next year and came across this new scan of an older image. I love the "claw" bolt grabbing the mountainside to the left. #lightning #NaturePhotography # @xWxClub @Piclogy

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Here we go! My Top 100 finishes with No 1. The shot that launched my career as an extreme weather journalist / photographer. Shot on October 16, 1988 in Tucson, AZ. The story is too long and detailed to post here, so here is a link to the text: #lightning

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10 months

New scan from my "lost files." This was one of the very last images I shot on 35mm Velvia before switching to digital cameras. I should have departed this high vantage point, as another bolt hit even closer. Hint... in the top 20. Likely a 15-20 sec. exposure at f 5.6 / 8.

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10 months

Noticed #Tucson was trending for some reason. Just happened to be scanning the "lost image files" and found this never before seen #lightning image shot near Tucson. (Marana). Another Fuji film freakazoid, likely f5.6-f8 at 30 sec to 1 min. #landscapephotography #weather

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1 year

Photo no 37 of my top 100. This was my first attempt to capture a "light bulb" thunderhead in the late 1980's. I had witnessed such events, but there were few, if any, images at the time. Although this shot did not produce what I wanted, it's color and simplicity was acceptable.

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1 year

Lightning striking a hillside south of Tucson, AZ is image number 48 of my Top 100. Shot in the mid-1990's on Fuji Film. Although the 2023 monsoon is off to a slow start, lightning and thunder will soon be filling the nighttime air. ©Warren Faidley - .

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@Stormchaser

9 months

Picture no 24 of my Top 100. I shot this on the way to meet up with the chase crew in Amarillo, TX for dinner. This is why I love the Plains. You never know how the sky will transform when storms are in the area. Follow me to see all 100 top picks! ©Warren Faidley. 🤠

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2 years

@rawsalerts I guess they are practicing for the loss later?

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1 year

Near Crossroads, NM #nmwx

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