Huge Supercell Photographed In Tornado Alley

By Mark Hodge @Mrhodgey

A huge supercell dominates the Texas skyline like an atomic bomb explosion

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A giant supercell pictured over the town of Lubbock, Texas

These incredible images were taken on April 11th, by photographer Darin Kuntz who has spent in his entire life in so-called Tornado Alley.

And Darin confirmed that he snapped the storm standing in his backyard in Lubbock, Texas.

He said: “While it is common to see a storm of this size here, this one stood out that day as it stayed together and continued to build and max out in altitude.

“It also all came together as the sun was going down and created a once in a life shot for me.

“Storm season is an interesting time, we spend most every day in a tornado watch - the Fujita damage scale was written and designed here in Lubbock.

Darin snapped the huge storm from over 50 miles away - yet its size meant it still dominated the skyline

“Everyone that has seen the picture says it is the greatest single storm photo they have ever seen.”

And Darin insisted that aside from being a skilled photographer, he has also been trained at identifying extreme weather.

He said: “I went through storm spotting training as a member of the fire department while in high school and continued to keep it up as well as studying some meteorology while in college.”