Chasing Monsters: Nick Moir tracks America's wildest tornadoes to capture the images of nightmares

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Mothership , this astounding atmospheric freak show greeted us as we escaped the hail from a northern storm in Colorado. #stormchasing #storms #supercell #mothership chasing with nerdsquad @krystlejwright @skiparmstrong @ladzinski

A post shared by Nick Moir (@nampix) on May 28, 2019 at 12:17am PDT

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A different version of the white Nebraskan horse under #mammatus in early June 2018

A post shared by Nick Moir (@nampix) on May 14, 2019 at 7:45pm PDT

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Huge HP (High Precipitation) supercell with giant hail near Hamlin Texas in 2006. Hyper storm nerd @jimmydeguara bouncing around like Ernie from Sesame St on Ritalin. #stormchasing #storms #lightning

A post shared by Nick Moir (@nampix) on May 12, 2019 at 4:22pm PDT

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A little bit of gust front vorticity always gives a thrill. Tornadoes can and do occur along gust fronts but can be difficult to pick where on the huge line they will drop. Nebraska early June 2018 chasing with @krystlejwright @ladzinski @tobypike @skiparmstrong

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A slightly different version of a shot from Oct 2014 where my daughter was peeking over a wall to see massive shelf cloud enveloping Sydney. #storm #stormchasing #shelfcloud

A post shared by Nick Moir (@nampix) on May 2, 2019 at 4:09pm PDT

About Nick Moir:

Moir’s passion is capturing the dramatic environmental phenomena of Australia, from its ragged lightning and dust storms and blackening bushfires to the devastating effects of climate change.He received a World Press Photo award for coverage of the destructive 2002-03 bushfire season and Australian Press Photographer of the Year in 2002 for a series on Sydney’s severe weather.
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