VIDEO: ONE OF THE BEST SUPERCELL TIME LAPSES EVER

One of the best supercell time lapses ever, shot in Climax, Kansas (video)
By Michael Graham Richard, Treehugger, 27 May 2014.

Sometimes nature puts on a show that is so awe-inspiring that the best thing to do is sit back and enjoy! Even better if you have a camera with you and you are a great shot:

The Climax, Kansas Supercells by Stephen Locke from Stephen Locke on Vimeo.

The above time-lapse was shot near Climax, Kansas, on May 10th, 2014, by Stephen Locke.

Here's what the structure of a supercell thunderstorm, aka rotating thunderstorm, looks like:

Credit: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0

For the meteorological buffs, Wikipedia has a lot more details on supercells.

This supercell thunderstorm time-lapse is also very beautiful. It was shot in Texas:

Here's another supercell, this one from Wyoming:

You can find more of Locke's work at Tempest Gallery.

Via Stephen Locke, Colossal

Top image screen capture Vimeo.

[Source: Treehugger. Edited.]