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12 Spectacular Photos of Tornadoes, Supercells and Lightning Taken in USA

Slovenia-based photographer Marko Korošec won the National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest in 2014 for his stunning photograph of a giant supercell in Colorado. These photographs have all been taken in May and June 2015 in USA’s Tornado Alley and surrounding states.

 

An ominous supercell in Rapid City, South Dakota

An ominous supercell in Rapid City, South Dakota

 

A supercell mushrooms against a blood orange sunset in Bledsoe, Texas

A supercell mushrooms against a blood orange sunset in Bledsoe, Texas

 

Cloud-to-ground lightning cracks through the sky in Dalhart, Texas

Cloud-to-ground lightning cracks through the sky in Dalhart, Texas

 

An elephant trunk tornado on the move in Milnesand, New Mexico

An elephant trunk tornado on the move in Milnesand, New Mexico

 

Mammatus clouds streak across the sky in Plains, Kansas

Mammatus clouds streak across the sky in Plains, Kansas.

 

A powerful cone tornado in Canadian, Texas

A powerful cone tornado in Canadian, Texas

 

A supercell and tornado sweep across a fresh blue sky in Lamar, Colorado

Double trouble: A supercell and tornado sweep across a fresh blue sky in Lamar, Colorado

 

A huge mothership supercell in Gordon, Texas

A huge mothership supercell in Gordon, Texas

 

A menacing mothership supercell in Lamar, Colorado

A menacing mothership supercell in Lamar, Colorado

 

Whale's mouth clouds engulf the sky in Dalhart, Texas

Whale’s mouth clouds engulf the sky in Dalhart, Texas

 

Lightning rips through the sky in Dalhart, Texas

Lightning rips through the sky in Dalhart, Texas

 

Purple lightning strikes down on a corn field in New Mexico

Purple lightning strikes down on a corn field in New Mexico
You can see more of Marko’s stunning photography on his website, markokorosec
All Pictures: Marko Korosec / Barcroft USA

via telegraph