By Tom Gillespie @TomGillespie1

Awe-inspiring skyscapes show extreme weather ripping through tornado alley and surrounding US states

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Lightning Strikes: Marko captures the incredible moment a bolt of lightening hits the ground

Menacing supercells and sky-shattering lightning dominate the images, which were captured by Slovenian storm chaser Marko Korosec.

Thrill seeker: Lightning rips through the sky in Dalhart, Texas

The adrenaline junkie, who has possessed an interest in extreme weather since primary school, started photographing storms more than 15 years ago.

Weather Explosion: A supercell mushrooms against a blood orange sunset

Throughout May this year he travelled through towns such as Dalhart, Bledsoe, and Gordon in Texas, where he shot a cloud-to-ground lightning strike, and supercells mushrooming in the sky.

Man vs Weather: A powerful cone tornado

His daring exploits also saw him sweep through Kansas, Colorado, South Dakota, and New Mexico, snapping breathtaking cloud formations and potentially fatal tornadoes.

I've got thrills: Cloud-to-ground lightning cracks through the sky
Whale's mouth clouds engulf the sky in one of the extreme weather photographs
Out of this world: A huge mothership supercell
Shades of Grey: A striated supercell takes over the sky
Mammatus clouds streak across the sky: Marko snaps breathtaking cloud formations and potentially fatal tornadoes
Black skies: Marko's daring exploits saw him sweep through Kansas, Colorado, South Dakota, and New Mexico
Double trouble: A supercell and tornado sweep across a fresh blue sky
The power of nature: A menacing mothership supercell
Twist and shout: An Elephant trunk tornado on the move