[Lorraine Evans]

The 2006 chase season was one filled with mixed fortunes for the teams as the weather patterns did not always cooperate with their plans. Needless to say though, each team made the most of their time in the Plains and sent back some fantastic images from their time chasing. This thread captures just a handful of those memorable pictures that encapsulate why our teams travel thousands of miles in pursuit of such awe inspiring meteorological sights and remind us of just how beautiful nature can be.

The first chase team to arrive on April 30th were  Matt Hatton, Paul Sherman, Ozzie and Peter Holmes. Throughout their trip they managed to photograph some incredible storms

© Paul Sherman 2006

Claremont tornado, Texas captured by Paul Sherman on May 3rd 2006

 © Ozzie

Impressive anvil crawlers taken over Brownwood, Texas on May 5th 2006

© Matt Hatton

Matt captured this 'mothership' supercell on May 3rd 2006- SW Oklahoma

Paul Knightley and team had a slower start to their chase vacation but things soon picked up and they saw som great storms

© Paul Knightley

Pretty storm captured over NE Colorado on May 21st 2006

© Paul Knightey

Storm near Medicine Lodge, Kansas on May 29th 2006

Lorraine Evans and Gareth Poile chased with Dave Ewoldt for 9 days. They saw some amazing lightning displays and impressve structure

© Lorraine Evans

Anvil Crawler intersecting rainbow - 29th May 2006 NW Oklahoma

© Lorraine Evans

Supercell near Hill City, Kansas - 26th May 2006

Brian Hamilton and the New Zealand team had a successful chase and also captured some impressive lightning

© Simon Williams

Lightning shot over NW Oklahoma - 29th May 2006

 

© Simon Williams

Texax Panhandle daytime lightning shot

 

James Banham and team were one of the few teams to see a tornado during the 2006 season

© James Banham