Thunder/wind-storms & damage: stock images from John Mason, Machynlleth, Mid-Wales.

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STORM SUBCATEGORIES: Thunderclouds & twisters Gust-fronts & Mammatus Damage/hazards
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 Storm-cloud images: Thunderheads, anvils
Powerful Winter thunderstorms at first light, Borth Summer evening thunderstorm over the Dyfi Valley Winter thunderstorms at first light, Borth Cumulonimbus thunderhead and fog, near Lampeter Convergence-zone thunderstorm over the Cambrian Mountains
Thunderstorm over Ireland, seen from Lleyn Peninsula Winter thunderstorms at first light, Borth Thunderstorm anvils at dusk, near Aberdyfi Cumulonimbus anvils slope up over sea-fog, Cardigan Bay Developing stormclouds on the Prescelli hills
The anvil-tops of a Mesoscale Convective System over the Midlands - from the Welsh coast at Borth!! Active convection and storm anvil, Uwch-y-coed Cumulonimbus cloud and Aberdyfi Jetty Decaying cumulonimbus clouds, Borth Beach Cumulonimbus cloud with overshooting top
Streamer of shower-clouds at dusk, Cardigan Bay Convergence zone convection in W Cambrian Mountains Decaying winter thunderstorm over Cambrian Mountains Ground-hugging thunderstorm rolls over Plynlimon
 Decaying cumulonimbus clouds, Borth Beach

 
Storm-cloud images: Cloudbursts

Developing thunderstorm near Devil's Bridge Cloudburst out to sea, Borth Thunderstorm approaching Borth thunderstorms over Cardigan Bay, summer 2008 Thunderstorm from Borth Beach
Thunderstorm breaking out over Cadair Idris Thunderstorm over Plynlimon
 Thunderstorm over Plynlimon
 Approaching heavy snow shower, N Cardigan Bay Carew Castle with a thunderstorm rapidly approaching!
Evening thunderstorm from Llyn Clywedog Evening thunderstorm over Plynlimon Evening thunderstorm over Clywedog Heavy shower and sandcastle-builder, Borth! Ground-hugging thunderstorm rolls over Plynlimon


Storm-cloud images: Twisters and pseudo-twisters!

Distant waterspout seen from Aberdyfi, 4th Feb 2008 Aberystwyth Waterspout seen from Aberdyfi Funnel-cloud, Dylife mountain road, August 2000 Funnel-cloud, Dylife mountain road, August 2000 Not a tornado! Scud rising into the base of a stormcloud near Devil's Bridge.
Twister! - funnel-cloud over the Hafren Forest Twister! - funnel-cloud over the Hafren Forest Twister! - funnel-cloud over the Hafren Forest
 Twister! - funnel-cloud over the Hafren Forest Twister! - funnel-cloud over the Hafren Forest


Storm-cloud images: Gust-fronts & Mammatus


Thunderstorm gust-front over Cardigan Bay Thunderstorm gust-front about to hit Ynyslas Thunderstorm gust-front over Ynyslas village Thunderstorm gust-front moves inland over Borth Bog Thunderstorm gust-front near Dylife
Gust-front of heavy thunderstorm, Llandinam 2004 Thunderstorm gust-front, Borth Mammatus over Dylife Mammatus and rainbow, Dylife Mammatus clouds - near Dylife
Approaching mammatus, Aberdyfi Mammatus overhead, Aberdyfi Mammatus over Aberdyfi Mammatus and cows!
 Mammatus and cows!


Storm-damage/hazard Images (including tornado damage)


Tornado damage, Bow Street, 2006 Tornado damage, Bow Street, 2006 Cyclonic debranching - Bow Street tornado, 2006 Villagers looking at damage after Bow Street tornado, 2006 Part of portakabin wrapped round swings after Bow Street tornado, 2006
Marble-sized hail, near Tywyn, January 2008 a hail-swathe, with a typically narrow path, at Glandyfi
 Rock outcrop blown to pieces by lightning strike, Aran Fawddwy Trenches and grooves blasted into ground by lightning on the Arans Bog-burst landslide caused by heavy rain near Dinas Mawddwy
Wavecrash! Aberystwyth Prom. Waves breaking over end of Prom at Aberystwyth Waves breaking over end of Prom at Aberystwyth Watery fireworks! Aberystwyth, January 2008 Waves crash over Aberystwyth Prom, March 10th 2008 storm
Storm-surge high tide - Borth, March 10th 2008 Storm-surge high tide at Borth - March 10th 2008 Burns' Day Storm, 1990, batters Borth Storm-surge causes a very high tide - Aberystwyth March 10th 2008 Violent Storm Force 11 at normally-sheltered Aberdyfi!

Panoramic/Portrait Images

Extraordinary thundercloud, Dylife, May 2003 Rapidly approaching heavy hailstorm, Tywyn Thunderstorm with two rain-cores, N Cardigan Bay Mammatus and rainbow, Dylife


Cumulonimbus anvil at dusk, Tywyn Mammatus and rainbow, Dylife Boiling thunderstorm updraught, Dylife One side of a thundercloud over Cambrian Mountains Summer evening thunderstorm over Cambrian Mountains Rapid afternoon convection near Machynlleth Convective towers developing over the Snowdon massif

Landslide caused by heavy rain on A470 W of Dinas Mawddwy Huge buoy washed up after storm at Aberystwyth Tornado damage - cyclonically debranched tree - Bow Street 2006 Hailstones make the A44 lethally slippery! Trench blasted by lightning strike on Aran Fawddwy

© ALL IMAGES COPYRIGHT JOHN S. MASON 2007: NO REPRODUCTION WITHOUT PERMISSION.

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