WATCH: Time lapse of enormous supercell
Art of the Storm from Nicolaus Wegner on Vimeo.
Digital Reporter
Monday, June 15, 2015, 5:21 AM - Photographer Nicolaus Wegner looks to be an old hand at storm photography, but his magnum opus is almost certainly the time lapse above.
He was travelling through the Black Hills of South Dakota when that immense super cell formed on June 1.
"I was fortunate enough to have the entire event unfold right in front of me over the course of several hours," he wrote on his Vimeo page. "Truly one of the most beautiful natural weather phenomenon I have ever witnessed."
If the timing had been slightly different, it would have been even more amazing. Here's a bolt of lightning from the supercell, which Wegner shared on his Facebook page once he decided it didn't make the cut for the time lapse video itself.
Was surprised to find this in a time lapse sequence just now. It's too far along in the first clip to make it into the...
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Supercells are thunderstorms that include rotating updrafts, also called mesocyclones. They can be very powerful, and can produce damaging tornadoes.
They are, however, not as common as other kinds of storms, though they can occasionally be seen in parts of southern Canada if the conditions are right.
As for Wegner, his other photography work is worth checking out.
WATCH BELOW: Time lapse of storm clouds rolling like waves.
