UTM Photo of the Month — July 2009 Jun 29, 2009 | 2:11 pm CDT

Rare dual dust jets amidst massive inflow to supercell thunderstorm
It is not uncommon to observe a dust inflow jet feeding into a mature supercell thunderstorm on the High Plains. It is rare, however, to see two mirror-image dust jets feeding into the same updraft as shown here. The surface inflow into this storm was immense, [...]

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Chase Trip 2009 Concludes Jun 24, 2009 | 9:57 pm CDT

It was another successful chase trip, but not without some significant disappointments.  The highlight storm of the trip was the Baca County, CO - Morton County, KS Supercell of June 13th.  This storm landed me some of my best images of the year, including a “shot of the year” candidate — a rare image of [...]

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Day 13 (June 23): Southeast WY/Southwest NE Panhandle Storms Jun 24, 2009 | 9:18 am CDT

From a tornado perspective, my target area failed. From a unique chase/photography experience, it was a success. I chased WEST of I-25… yes, you heard me right. A supercell formed north of Laramie and just sat there developing on the southwest flank. I said to hell with waiting on it, I’ll just drive to it. [...]

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Day 12 (June 22): North Dakota Supercells Jun 24, 2009 | 9:11 am CDT

I photographed several severe storms/supercells from northeast of Dickinson to Mandan to Wishek, North Dakota.  Below are a few images from this chase:

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I lied. I’m staying in Kimball, NE Jun 23, 2009 | 10:10 pm CDT

I don’t feel like driving in any more rain, LOL.

Mike Umscheid Photography
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mesomike@gmail.com

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