Insane Photos of Wild and Terrifying Weather

Everywhere you go, always take the weather with you. Some stormchasers take this idea a bit too far by following around enormous, wild weather patterns, and the result is some gorgeous yet terrifying photos.

Lighting Up the Light House

Moses Berdy loves hanging out at Folly Beach in Charleston, South Carolina. On one trip to Morris Island Lighthouse, though, the weather turned on him, leading to an incredible picture that’s nonetheless a little frightening considering just how close that lightning came to the beachfront.

Sudden Downpour

This incredibly ominous photo comes as a storm washes over Miami, Florida. The intense change in weather comes as a result of air currents wafting large oceanic clouds onto this coastal city.

I Left My Umbrella in San Francisco

Here, we see the heavens open on San Francisco, as rain descends in a torrential downpour. The storm also brings thunder and lightning; dangers that tall cities always need to be prepared for.

A ‘Photogenic’ Cloud

Taken near Montagnana in northern Italy, this photo shows the formation of what photographer Marko Korosec describes as “a massive mesocyclone with also a short-lived large cone funnel cloud .” Korosec found this particular cyclone to be particularly “photogenic”

as he followed it, taking pictures.