View allAll Photos Tagged ForeverChasing
June 14, 2022 - South Central Nebraska US
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Storm Chasing Video from night on Flickr Click Here
A few hours after sunset the first of the storms were entering our area from the due south southwest. I wouldn't be exaggerating if I said that this storm was gaining strength as if crept slowly ever so closer.
The amount of cloud to cloud and cloud to ground lightning was excessive. Excessive & Impressive. The video from this night says it all.
Enjoy these captures from this evening. Some of the best lightning I've caught in YEARS!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2022
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
Visit my Photostream Archive (On Flickr) of Severe Weather
May 20, 2020 - Albin Wyoming
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Watch the Video from this storm chase day on Flickr Click Here
Day 2 of chasing the plains of Wyoming. With a good chance of seeing what we came for. We had plans in place to be in position early to catch that's days first round of severe storms in Central Wyoming.
Moving west via Hwy 26 through Torrington, Lingle, Fort Laramie, Guernsey, then north on I-25 to Glendo where we would stop to watch the scudnado form and not produce.
Packed the gear up after this event and moved south to be ahead of part 2 of that afternoon and evenings cells that were to develop shortly after this first event.
After the jaunt south to Pine Bluff Wyoming we headed to Bushnell Nebraska. About 15 miles from Pine Bluff Wyoming to watch this next storm build and eventually move west into Nebraska. We didn't want to be under the base of this storm due to the hail core. So we backed off and awaited the storm to develop right at sunset!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2020
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
Visit my Photostream Archive (On Flickr) of Severe Weather
June 15, 2009 - Kearney Nebraska US
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Mid June 2009
As I was waiting for storms to fire... Nice billowing thunderheads were building..
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2009
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
July 10, 2011 - Northern Phelps County Nebraska
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Original Series ( No Edits )
Another Freak Picturesque Nebraska July Thunderstorm. A True Photographic Storm Monster. Wicked good striations, and the scuds on the bottom of the outflow line looked like teeth.
Another Classic Outflow Dominate Nebraska Thunderstorm! 2011 Month of July has simply been over the top for storm photography. This was one of my best sets for the year.
Just to note...
My old Nikon D50 had some major issues.
Internal Lens was dirty.
It had been knocked over by the wind several times.
Had some permanent internal flares.
Tons of noise in the original captures. A few are little blurry due to the 45-50+ mph outflow winds. I couldn't keep the camera steady. Every pic here was worth it though!
It took long time to rework these images....
True Storm Chasing Eye Candy!
A Nebraska Ground Scraper!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2011
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
September 15, 2022 South Central Nebraska US
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Storm Chasing Video from afternoon on Flickr Click Here
September was still hot & humid within the wide open plains of Nebraska. The drought this time of year is normal. The heat is not. Was lucky to get this lone storm that afternoon.
The winding down of the storm season is right on time. We did have a few night storms with some good lighting. But my time is limited this time of year. Was only able to get this event.
A photogenic storm was what I need & what was received that afternoon. It was the last storm that I chased for 2022.
Thanks for Watching & Supporting my Photography here on Flickr!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2022
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
June 6, 2022 - South Central Nebraska US
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Storm Chasing Video from afternoon / evening on Flickr Click Here
Just to the west of Odessa Nebraska...
This cell was really taking good shape. It was tightening with visible rotation. Plus with both storms now centering in on my location, I had to either get packed up and move to another location farther south or stay here just take in the show.
The road network isn't the best for making fast moves south due to the Interstate & Platte River less than 3 miles to my south. Next exit was about 4 miles to my west & that would have put be right under this storm.
The finial decision was easy. I was already set up & was going to stay the course til it forced me to leave.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2022
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
June 14, 2019 - Kearney Nebraska
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Watch this Epic Video from that evening on Flickr Click Here
Humid and the mosquitoes were eating me alive...
I wouldn't have to chase this evening to catch some incredible Nebraska views of this supercell that formed just to the north of Hastings Nebraska. The perfect sunlight cresting against this storm cell was perfect in every way. I knew I was in for a treat. Just a few blocks from home I set up shop!
We had a dying cell to our west creating a beautiful sunset and I would eventually get a few snaps of this. Though was pointing due east from my location on the outskirts of Kearney Nebraska. It had all of my attention. 4 Cameras in position for this event. Pointing due east I was watching these billowing thunderheads on the updraft and it was a sight to see.
I also knew then that this was going to produce come incredible lighting after dark. I was prepared and ready!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2019
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
June 20, 2020 - Riverdale Nebraska
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Watch the Video from this storm chase day on Flickr Click Here
Severe Warnings popped up for this lone cell by Oconto Nebraska with a nice TVS marker just south of the city. It was my calling to get my gear together and make a small jaunt north on Hwy 2 from Kearney Nebraska. This storm was to be in the Miller Nebraska (northwest of Kearney) area within the hour and I wasn't going to miss this show when its this close to home.
No other chasers on this storm and it was just this lone thunderstorm and me! Beautiful LP structure with clearly visible rotation on this storms' time lapse. Couldn't have asked for a better landscape setup with the pure flatness of northern part of South Central Nebraska.
Storm died out as this storm cell scooted almost directly due east it still had some luster left in her and she was showing off. Beautiful billowing thunderheads to end this chase day!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2020
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
Visit my Photostream Archive (On Flickr) of Severe Weather
March 4, 2016 - Kearney Nebraska US
Get this Print Now... Canvas, Framed, Acrylic, Art, Metal Click Here
The 2016 storm season is upon us here in the plains of South Central Nebraska. Thought I better get the cobwebs out of the lens and take a few different perspectives.
Just wanted to see if I still had in me to capture that surreal Nebraska Sunset!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2016
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
August 12, 2016 - South of Elm Creek Nebraska, US
Prints Available Click Here
Mid August of 2016, and we had our share of storms, there were some good ones. But I had fallen ill and this would be last that I would get a chance to photograph, at least for that month of 2016. Believe me when I say I was disappointed I missed several opportunities, but not this one.
Strong thunderstorms were developing from the southwest and moving almost due north northeast. The first cells were close to Elm Creek, but I would eventually follow the cells there were developing south of Kearney.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2016
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
July 10, 2020 - Northern Buffalo County Nebraska
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Watch the Video from this storm chase day on Flickr Click Here
Hot, Humid and Thunder Approaches. Nice thunderstorm cell just to the north of Broken Bow was sliding south into South Central Nebraska.
Gear packed and ready rumble, I slid north via Hwy 10, which was under construction. I didn't remember this when I left that afternoon and it would eventually push me out to the country roads of Northern Buffalo County Nebraska.
Severe warned and producing 3 inch hail. Severe winds were also a factor. It was a good photogenic storm to capture.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2020
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
August 22, 2021 - South of Arapahoe Nebraska US
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Finally a good setup for severe weather and were were on time for the event. Shortly after 4pm CDT were in the Moderate Risk area for that afternoon. Arapahoe Nebraska was our destination. Traveled a few miles south to get the best open position before the storms. Pointing the cameras due southwest, this is were they were to develop and become severe.
Towers were already forming and were were under the first cells of the day. These would become the tornadic cells just north of Alma Nebraska that late afternoon.
Always watching this process of the storm is interesting. How the clouds form before the storm into the storm... Plus they are always photographic eye candy!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2021
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
August 11, 2019 - Hwy 34 West of Haigler Nebraska
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Watch the Video from that afternoons storm chase from
August 11, 2019 on Flickr Click Here
Next stop was just to the west of Haigler Nebraska. Where there is no cell reception ... which means no radar data and no calls. Had to do this old school, which is fine by me. I didn't have smart phones and or instant data for storms before 1995. Though my partner in training was a little concerned we had it covered!
Beautiful Nebraska Supercell structure impending into our area in Southwest Nebraska. Just over the border from the Colorado state line. Creeping slowly about 14 knots per hour. We would be in position to encounter this tornado warned storm for the 3rd time this day.
Incredibly photographic structure from top to bottom on this cell. With all of our cameras focused on this event, can you say right place at the right time!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2019
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
October 12, 2023 - South Central Nebraska US
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
High Quality Prints Available...Click Here
Watch that afternoon's video on Flickr Click Here
Mid October... 2023
Final Chase Day at hand for 2023....
Warm and with SPC Active warnings that afternoon of severe weather. Stayed in the South Central Nebraska Hwy 6 Neighborhood.
Some wicked good, or should I say fantastic views of the out waves of moisture to mix in with spookiness of October. Late season supercells along the dryline were forming & I had to get underneath! You know for the view that are contained within! Oh I got my share that day.
Not to spoil the fun... No Tornado that day.. or at least I didn't see it. Came over the 2 way that the was one on the ground exactly where my cameras was pointed... however bad positing on my part. If it was there I didn't physically see it. It doesn't mean it wasn't there...
The active warning for the Tornado didn't fire off on my alarm till I was already due east of Minden Nebraska. Didn't have the best plan for attack here. I knew it was coming but where I deiced to park wasn't the best viewing position. When that alarm goes off & didn't have the best road network to navigate though the city or around the city of Minden. So I decide to stay put since it was already heading my way.
Sometimes this is a good decision, that day it wasn't. I had played this day out a little to shy & got caught with just an outflow dominate storm that afternoon after the Tornado Warning.
It was a Fun way to end the 2023 Chase Season... Can't Wait for 2024!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2023
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
June 29, 2023 - Odessa Nebraska US
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
High Quality Prints Available...Click Here
Watch the Video of that night on Flickr
This was my first opportunity to catch this frivolous night of electrical delights! (I've caught many more in 2023)
Yeah, I've caught some lightning earlier in 2023, but I actually dedicate time specifically for lighting. This was one of those nights. In fact the first one of 2023.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2023
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
July 17, 2015 - West of Mason City Nebraska
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Get this Print Now...Click Here
Was quite surprised to see storms develop out in the western part of Nebraska that day. The cold front had pushed into the state by early afternoon and severe storms were forming. Severe weather watches were posted for Dawson and Custer counties. Storms were moving at 10mph and I had plenty of time to catch up to them from Kearney.
Watching the storms they were build and moving north northeast and I didn't want to enter the base of this storm, I just wanted to get along side it to get the best pics in front of the storm. I wasn't disappointed. Even though this cell just went out of the severe warning, the front of this cell was majestic and I wasn't about to leave. Camera in hand I did my thing....
Storm warnings we up again for cells to the west of Dawson county, so I had about a 1/2 hour before I had to head back west to get into position for the next cells.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2015
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
May 3, 2012 - Kearney Nebraska US
Storms were to develop early afternoon but the dry line stalled. Late afternoon into mid evening the dry line pushed just to the west of our location.
With unusually humid conditions for this time of year in South Central Nebraska, this produced the perfect conditions for supercells to develop just to the southwest & west of Kearney Nebraska.
Rarely do we get to see the full development from nothing to a full fledged supercell and this one had fast development resulting in some of my best storm photography for 2012
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2012
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
July 22, 2023 - Kearney Nebraska
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
High Quality Prints Available...Click Here
Watch that afternoons Chase Video on Flickr Click Here
Late July 2023...
This month of storms was just down right jaw dropping. Why not continue since we didn't have any storms in May or June! Overtime for July is the way I like it!
90% of the time of year in South Central Nebraska is Hot & Humid. It is normally the beginning of our dry season. But not in 2023.
In the path of the Jet Stream that day that forced some severe thunderstorm development over south central Nebraska. We were not excepting anything super severe but a tornado or 2 is always possible this time of year.
Gear Primed & excited about the views I'm going to get for this event that day. I knew they were going to be photogenic.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
© Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography - All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
May 7, 2016 - Hwy 365 North / North of Wray Colorado
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Get this Print Now... Canvas, Framed, Acrylic, Art, Metal Click Here
It has been an excellent start to the 2016 chase Season. Bonus was, that I had the day off and no commitments except for storm chasing. I was set for an Epic Day!
I ended up with well over 700 pic from this storm chasing event, but I've skimmed it down to about 100+. Truly this will become some of my best severe weather photography to date...
I was seriously late the game on this storm. But I was never out of the game. I had now positioned myself just to the North of Wray Colorado.
Strategically, you want to be to the south east, southwest for the best light... It's all about timing, and I thought it wouldn't produce till it was well west of my location. Giving me that perfect view of the backside rotation of the storm.
In my opinion, I found a perfect view, looking due south southeast. I ended up on the northwest side of the rotation. Dangerous yes...but this will eventually give me one excellent view of this tornado and all her glory.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2016
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
Sept 11, 2019 - North of Wellfleet Nebraska
Junction: Hwy 83 & Hwy 23
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Watch Part 1 Video on Flickr Click Here
Watch Part 2 Video on Flickr Click Here
As the first supercell had now moved north towards the North Platte Area. I was in the path of the 2nd storm gaining intensity and severity.
This was a larger complex of developing storm cells and I thought it was going become outflow dominate due to the large bow on radar from the outflow.
Though I would be wrong and this would stay organized and one could say I was in for a treat. Patiently awaiting I had the perfect spot again for this end of the year footage.
I was directly in the notch of this storm. Multi lightning bolts, cloud to cloud and cloud to ground were illuminating the ski every few seconds. Clearly defined cloud structure as one can see the developing wall cloud as it approached my location.
Yes this was very dangerous but this is what I do. Most never will or ever get to see a storm like this. Not this up close and personal as I did this evening. A wicked good way to end my Storm Chasing Weather Adventures in 2019!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2019
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
June 2, 2024 - Odessa Nebraska
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Watch that evening's Approaching Shelf Cloud (on Flickr) Click Here
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Early June... 2024
Dark, swirling clouds dominate the sky, creating a dramatic, foreboding atmosphere. The light and shadow contrast enhances the sense of movement and depth within the stormy scene.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2024
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
October 21, 2024 - North Central Kansas
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Watch that afternoon's chase (on Flickr) Click Here
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Dark, ominous scud clouds fill the sky, creating a dramatic contrast with the subtle hues of a sunset on the horizon. A small funnel cloud hangs ominously, hinting at the potential for severe weather.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2024
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
August 9, 2025 - Kearney Nebraska
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Watch that nights Video on Flickr Click Here
A dramatic sky filled with ominous storm clouds hovers over a distant corn field. The lighting creates a moody atmosphere, highlighting the texture of the clouds.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2025
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
Visit my Photostream Archive (On Flickr) of Severe Weather
April 21, 2019 - Nebraska / Kansas
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
I was in route via Hwy 183 South down to catch that Easter Sunday Supercell... Before I hit the Nebraska / Kansas border, I flipped the truck around to catch the developing cells on the dry line back in my home turf, Kearney Nebraska.
I was about 100 miles to the south when I took this snap... Classic Nebraska thunderstorm structure on this with the updraft and anvil shoot off to the east... What a view... but this was just the beginning...
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2019
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
July 17, 2015 - West of Mason City Nebraska
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Get this Print Now...Click Here
Was quite surprised to see storms develop out in the western part of Nebraska that day. The cold front had pushed into the state by early afternoon and severe storms were forming. Severe weather watches were posted for Dawson and Custer counties. Storms were moving at 10mph and I had plenty of time to catch up to them from Kearney.
Watching the storms they were build and moving north northeast and I didn't want to enter the base of this storm, I just wanted to get along side it to get the best pics in front of the storm. I wasn't disappointed. Even though this cell just went out of the severe warning, the front of this cell was majestic and I wasn't about to leave. Camera in hand I did my thing....
Storm warnings we up again for cells to the west of Dawson county, so I had about a 1/2 hour before I had to head back west to get into position for the next cells.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2015
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
March 30, 2023 - Kearney Nebraska US
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Prints Available...Click Here
I've learned a few valuable lessons over the years of chasing severe weather. One of them is to be extremely cautious of the dirt & dust that is kicked up in the early storms of the season. I spend hundreds of $$$ on keeping my lens clean. I should say lenses since I have multiple cams. Meaning I don't get my cams out for the dirt. Yes its going to happen but not again on the first storms of the year... Please note that you can see the haze of the dirt flying in on the back side of the storm it was nasty.
It was good to see the return of the first storms of the season here in South Central Nebraska. This was the same system that produce all those tornadoes in Iowa, but this was the day before. (Someone messaged me & asked why I wasn't chasing Iowa) Real reason is its Way East... Ya I could have gone but I had some other responsibilities & want to save the $ for fuel for later chase dates... There will be more storms!
While the rest of the US has seen its share of severe weather this springtime 2023. Nebraska has a very limited amount of nice weather, let alone nicer temps as spring approaches. Just last week we had a winter squall come through with 6 inches of snow. So yes there was snow still on the ground in a few places as temps reached 70 here for the first time this year.
I need to get out & grasp a few snaps before the haboob swept over the city. (Dust Storm)
Officially my first of 2023, can't wait to see what's next!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2023
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
July 18, 2018 -South of the I-80 Minden Interchange, Nebraska US
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Watch the Video from this Epic Nebraska Storm Chase Day on Flickr! Click Here
Now your gonna think I'm absolutely out of my mind... but I drove into that first cell to get to this one... In storm chaser terms is called punching the core... I was more than safe. The cell had been downgraded. Yes I went through some hail and torrential rain.. but that's what I do & I do it safely. When there is a will there is a way.
The storm was dying and I had to get into position for this next incredible cell moving out of northern Buffalo County.
Now I've caught some incredible lightning this year.. so instead of say it was my best.... It was simply JAW DROPPING FREAKING INCREDIBLE AWESOME DELICIOUS lightning.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2018
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
Visit my Photostream Archive (On Flickr) of Severe Weather
June 20, 2018 - North of Axtell Nebraska US
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Even though I wasn't feeling the best, there were small chances of some small cells developing to our northwest that afternoon. It was enough to pull me out of my slump...
I always have gear ready just in case this happens.. I scooted south from Kearney and just north of Axtell Nebraska this was a brewin'
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2018
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
May 26, 2024 - South Central Nebraska
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Watch that evening's Thunderglow (on Flickr) Click Here
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Late May ... 2024
Dramatic, dark clouds dominate the sky, contrasting with a fiery orange sunset. The landscape includes a vast, open field with a lone tree and a power line in the distance.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2024
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
June 18, 2018 - East of Lowell Nebraska US
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Mid to late June in Nebraska is... in my words... a photographic storm chaser's heaven when it comes to storms. Almost every afternoon through mid evening then into the overnight, north south east or west of Kearney Nebraska we have storms that you can see clearly for hundreds of miles in any direction. Of course not all at the same time but there is plenty of eye candy this time of year.
Putting some distance between myself, a good photogenic storm and a good camera lens...The skies Nebraska offers this time of the year are truly magical. Though, there are a lot of farms and telephone poles, but if you can find the right places, there is open fields, and excellent perspectives. You can capture something special. As for example, this evening...
Folks, you see that I'm not always about chasing the Tornado. When severe weather approaches. These Nebraska Skies, they talk to me... and I never miss a good conversation...
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2018
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
Visit my Photostream Archive (On Flickr) of Severe Weather
April 24, 2016 - Kearney Nebraska US
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
15 Image Stitch...
The 2016 storm season is upon us here in the plains of South Central Nebraska. Thought I better get the cobwebs out of the lens and take a few different perspectives.
Nice set of thunderheads off to our southeast. Nice Towers forming over northern Kansas and moving into southeast Nebraska. No chasing this day. Had to work, but this was good for an after work viewing of the storms.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2016
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
May 29, 2016 - Northwest of Oconto Nebraska, US
Get this Print Now... Canvas, Framed, Acrylic, Art, Metal Click Here
Now about 30 miles north on Hwy 21 north of Lexington Nebraska. I seriously really wanted to stop several times to watch this storm develop, it had some incredible structure. But I knew not to. I would be rewarded for my patience....
This storm had significantly developed south of my location and NWS also just reissued severe thunderstorm warnings on these cells
3rd and final storm of my chase that day. Some nice gems in this set of captures! Enjoy!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2016
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
June 10, 2023 - Kearney Nebraska US
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
High Quality Prints Available...Click Here
Watch the Video of that afternoon on Flickr
2023 sure has had a strange weather pattern. Almost a whole month late to our severe weather season here in south central Nebraska. Little would I know that coming weeks I will find what I've been seeking...
This was the first severe storm with a warning to come into play. In actuality there were 2 storms. This first storm was really defined & had some good visual rotation. The storm behind it with the intense hail core would steal all of this first storm's energy....
Supercell in play... what an epic view this storm had to offer!!!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2023
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
April 16, 2015 - Newark Nebraska US
Mid April, South Central Nebraska the past few years has been slow on storm development but not 2015. We've already had more severe storms in the past 2 months than the past few years combined. All I can say is.... Awesome!
Storm was building in strength and intensity. I had positioned my self north of old location to be in the direct path of this storm. I wanted to make sure that I get the best possible captures of this incredible shelf cloud as it pushed its way to the northwest.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2015
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
June 10, 2015 - Custer County Nebraska US
Get this Print Now...
Canvas, Framed, Acrylic, Art, Metal,
Greeting Cards, Iphone Case , Galaxy Case, Throw Pillow, Duvet Cover, Tote Bag.......... for Sale Click Here
Finally a good chase day I can brag about....
A moderate risk day in South Central Nebraska, with storm forming on the western side of Dawson County & counties due south and southwest.
The first batch of severe cells were upon me as I was just south of Oconto Nebraska. Small hail, gustnados, and torrential rain accompanied these first severe cells.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2015
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
June 7, 2024 - Merna Nebraska
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Watch that Afternoon's Storm Chase (on Flickr) Click Here
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Early June... 2024
Supercell Approaches...
Dark, swirling storm clouds dominate the sky over a vast, open landscape, creating a dramatic and foreboding atmosphere. The horizon is faintly lit, providing a stark contrast to the ominous clouds above.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2024
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
June 16, 2017 - Hwy 41 West, East of Geneva Nebraska US
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Prints Available...Click Here
Talk about being disappointed. Lightning is by far my favorite thing to capture. If you have watched my video on this day on my Facebook Link, you would find about 30 images that I didn't have focused. Talk about wanting to shoot my self in the foot. It would have been some of my best captures to date.....
I did redeem myself though. The storm was still firing off a ton of cg lightning. Refocused my lens and captured these final shots of day.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2017
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
July 4, 2019 - Kearney Nebraska US
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Watch the Video from that nights lightning extravaganza
on Flickr Click Here
6th Year in a row we have had a severe thunderstorm pop in south central Nebraska late evening on the 4th of July. Thousands of strikes and the cloud to cloud lightning was simply breathtaking.
This storm crested right south of the I-80 Nebraska corridor, which is just south of Kearney. It was stationary for about an hour and then it pushed a little east before it grew and slowly moved to the southeast into North Central Kansas.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2019
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
August 30, 2020 - Merna Nebraska
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Watch the Video from that afternoon / evening on Flickr Click Here
On the Last Stormchase of the Summer. I had to make this one count. First chase in my new truck. I couldn't have asked for a better Nebraska Stormscape Scenario!
Found and open spot just to the south of Merna Nebraska. Had the perfect view and this thunderstorm was talking!
Loaded all the gear out and started my thing. This truly would become one of my best photographic outings for storms in 2020. Glad I made the effort to go. In spite I just had major surgery 3 days before!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2020
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
July 15, 2016 - South of Gibbon Nebraska, US
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
This shot was taken just to the south of the Gibbon Nebraska i-80 exit. I had finally got back in front this cell but again. It had weakened.
Strong storm cells were developing to the north of my location. A warning had been issued for northern Buffalo County. This was a nasty bugger, and It was moving southeast at a pretty good clip.
Had to get to the south of Wood River Nebraska I-80 exit to intercept....
#ForeverChasing
Like | Follow | Subscribe | #NebraskaSC @
| Facebook | YouTube | Twitter | Instagram | Twitch |
* Fine Arts America Exclusively for my High Quality Prints! *
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
© Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography - All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
June 9, 2018 - Kearney Nebraska US
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
High Quality Prints Available...Click Here
*** Remastered Series***
****
Editors Note...
Once a year a pull out a few sets from years past to start of the new year. In 2024 this year I have went back & revamped one of my favorite severe storms photo shoots of 2018
Back then I over colorized & over saturated the images. Pixelated & not my best work... Images were what I wanted but not the final product. If you want to see those to compare to these remastered images... here is your Flickr Link to that set of images...
But these are Gems of Gems.. I've even added about 50+ images in this set that I wasn't able to work on back in 2018. I even made a video with the old images to kick off the 2023 season... You can watch this right here on Flickr... Click Here ** Please remember I used the old images in this video **
Lightning is my forte... It is why I chase storms. To have an photo opportunity come up like this & traveled only 6 blocks from my home to get these pics...Gotta Luv Nebraska!
***
About that evening...
An epic night of sunset light and storm light @ twilight. Its almost every storm chasers dreams... or at least, in my own opinion, to get along side of a storm like this, as its firing away some incredible CC & CG every few seconds. What more could you ask for...
I was that Lucky Guy that evening. Just mother nature and I. Close to home after a few long storm chasing jaunts is just fine by me. She was producing and I was capturing every incredible second of this storm.. No Forking Bolt went away that evening without me getting a snap of its presence..
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2018
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
May 7, 2016 - Hwy 385 Northbound / South of Wray Colorado
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Watch the Video from this day on Flickr Click Here
Finally, after a 4 1/2 drive, I was in the severe risk, or moderate zone. @ Hwy 365 North Junction, a few miles north I pulled off to get these snaps of this developing cell that would turn into the Wray Tornado that afternoon.
I truly thought I had missed the game and I was feeling pretty depressed until I saw this.... This supercell already had rotation in it and I know from all the chases over the past 20 years of chasing... the last cell to develop will be the one to watch... even if there were other cells that day that were producing tornadoes.
We had all the right ingredients for this one to work her magic. I just had to position myself to get the best shots possible....
*** Editor Notes ***
Greetings Everyone, I haven't posted many new pics since last chase season and the 2020 Severe Weather Season is upon us. Looking for our first set of storms in the coming weeks and I'll be streaming live and of course some of the best storm photography one could ask for.
2020 Update...I've been revamping how I do things. One of those things is to go back and correct how I did my post processing of images. Several Years of over Colorizing over Saturation Adding color... etc. Yes I'm guilty of doing so and I have been going back and replacing thousands of images in hundreds of sets over these past few months here on Flickr my Fine Arts America Site.
The May 7, 2016 Colorado Tornado Event was by far one of my favorite chase days to date. I was able to capture the full genesis of a tornado. From birth to death. It was a quest of mine to do this in a photography medium. Epic severe weather structure, like once in a lifetime structure to capture. But post processing was a nightmare. The images came out well ... Defined but over colored over saturated etc.
Instead of replacing the images this will be a whole new set with a few hundred new images that I didn't post on the original set back in 2016. I've thought about re-editing these images for a long time and they are finally done. No Altercations what so ever. No Added Light, Color, Contrast.
I've brought them directly from RAW. Simply the way I should have done it in the first place!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2016
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
June 21, 2010 - Kearney Nebraska, US
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Late evening and storms were coming up due south out of North Central Kansas that evening. Not much development until it developed just south of Kearney Nebraska.
Some intense CG's with lots of crystal clear lightning! Continues Forked and Electrified Cloud to Ground lightning Strikes... It was an impressive night for storm photography!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2010
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
July 1, 2024 - South of Minden Nebraska
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Watch PART 1 of that days chase (on Flickr) Click Here
Watch PART 2 of that days chase (on Flickr) Click Here
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Dark storm clouds roll across the sky over a flat, open landscape with a cluster of trees in the distance. The foreground features fields with shades of green and yellow, a rural setting.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2024
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
June 20, 2020 - South Central Nebraska
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Watch the Video from this storm chase day on Flickr Click Here
Severe Warnings popped up for this lone cell by Oconto Nebraska with a nice TVS marker just south of the city. It was my calling to get my gear together and make a small jaunt north on Hwy 2 from Kearney Nebraska. This storm was to be in the Miller Nebraska (northwest of Kearney) area within the hour and I wasn't going to miss this show when its this close to home.
No other chasers on this storm and it was just this lone thunderstorm and me! Beautiful LP structure with clearly visible rotation on this storms' time lapse. Couldn't have asked for a better landscape setup with the pure flatness of northern part of South Central Nebraska.
Storm died out as this storm cell scooted almost directly due east it still had some luster left in her and she was showing off. Beautiful billowing thunderheads to end this chase day!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2020
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
Visit my Photostream Archive (On Flickr) of Severe Weather
September 23, 2014 - Ansley Nebraska US
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Visit my Photostream Archive (On Flickr) of Severe Weather
In September, Nebraska’s sunsets transform into breathtaking spectacles, amplified by the dramatic presence of thunderstorms and supercells. As summer’s heat begins to wane, the Great Plains remain a hotbed for dynamic weather, with warm, moist air clashing against cooler fronts to create vibrant, fiery skies. The sun dips below the horizon, painting the vast Nebraska landscape in hues of orange, pink, and purple, often intensified by towering cumulonimbus clouds. These clouds, illuminated by the fading light, glow with an ethereal quality, their edges tinged with gold as the sun’s rays refract through the atmosphere. The open plains offer an unobstructed view, making the interplay of light and storm clouds a daily masterpiece, where the sinking sun seems to set the sky ablaze against the silhouette of distant fields.
For those in rural areas, watching a September supercell at sunset is an unforgettable experience. The air grows heavy with the scent of rain, and the distant rumble of thunder provides a soundtrack to the visual spectacle. Farmers and storm chasers alike pause to witness the sky’s drama, knowing that these storms can bring both vital rain and potential destruction to the region’s corn and soybean fields. The fleeting moments when the sun’s last rays pierce through breaks in the storm clouds create a sense of timelessness, connecting the observer to the raw, untamed spirit of the Plains. In Nebraska, September sunsets paired with thunderstorms and supercells are not just weather events—they’re a vivid reminder of nature’s ability to inspire wonder and respect in equal measure.
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2014
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
August 26, 2018 - Kearney Nebraska US
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Over a month off from any type of photography or videography. I did go out a few times though my wife was super strict after I got out of the Hospital. I sure didn't want to go back... I had to sneak out... shhhh don't tell her. I'll post a few of those later... there's not many...
Now my body was on the mend, believe me when I say I was super sick. I was. The 2018 storm season was almost over... We have this little window of opportunity the last week of August till the end of September where we have that peak of severe weather. Just the opposite of spring.
I was not allowed to chase but this was close and I got some incredible snaps!!!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2018
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
June 5, 2022 - South Central Nebraska US
*** Like | Follow | Subscribe | NebraskaSC ***
Prints Available...Click Here
All Images are also available for...
stock photography & non exclusive licensing...
Storm Chasing Video from afternoon / evening on Flickr Click Here
Southwest of of Overton Nebraska...
This set of images is what I live for... Those epic moments when you finally hunted/found what your looking for. It does take a lot of patience to storm chase. The waiting, the planning, the doing. But the rewards at the end are priceless. My antlers on the wall.
Now for some storm chasers... the Holy Grail of Storm chasing is a Tornado. But not for me. It is events like this that give the full definition of Storm Chasing. It really what storm chasing Eye Candy is all about! It is the "Why" or the understanding of why I do this!
One the edge of this Nebraska Supercell I felt the AWE of Mother Nature!
Surreal!
Epic
Awesome!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2022
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
March 14, 2016 - West of Kearney Nebraska US
Get this Print Now... Canvas, Framed, Acrylic, Art, Metal Click Here
Our first non severe thunderstorms of the 2016 season.
I've been itching to get out to capture some Nebraska stormscapes. I was totally satisfied with that afternoons storm front that passed through about 6:30pm.
Not bad for my first batch of storm captures 2016!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2016
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC
March 14, 2016 - West of Kearney Nebraska US
Get this Print Now... Canvas, Framed, Acrylic, Art, Metal Click Here
Our first non severe thunderstorms of the 2016 season.
I've been itching to get out to capture some Nebraska stormscapes. I was totally satisfied with that afternoons storm front that passed through about 6:30pm.
Not bad for my first batch of storm captures 2016!
*** Please NOTE and RESPECT the Copyright ***
Copyright 2016
Dale Kaminski @ NebraskaSC Photography
All Rights Reserved
This image may not be copied, reproduced, published or distributed in any medium without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder.
#ForeverChasing
#NebraskaSC