Incredibly Dramatic Tropical and Winter Storm Photos
Whether it's a hurricane in the Caribbean, a tornado in the Great Plains or a snowstorm in the mountains, tropical and winter storms are the stuff of legends.
Incredible Storms
![Tropical and Winter Storm Photos](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/tropical-and-winter-storm-photos/hSK4i7qu3G8-DWCQxCaaHv__NeU=/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/1b/a9/1ba9640bb1f84a2fbd3164091bd10fe2.jpeg)
Whether it's a hurricane in the Caribbean, a tornado in the Great Plains or a snowstorm in the mountains, tropical and winter storms are the stuff of legends — so much so that ancient mythology and various religions are filled with weather gods that people have prayed to for centuries.
Some people have become so fascinated with storms that they've made a career out of traveling to various parts of the world to chase them and try to understand them better. While not all of us have the courage to embark on that journey, these incredible photos of storms allow us to witness some of the unworldly shapes these weather patterns take.
Dark Storm Racing Over the Countryside
![Beautifully structured thunderstorm in Bulgarian Plains](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/beautifully-structured-thunderstorm-in-bulgarian-plains/DTnZ5SkzZwyBdB5QqiFZtnoDzAg=/70x0:1184x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/35/c2/35c214fc014e4fefa145e1c4b2a14e57.jpeg)
Location: Bulgaria
Shelf Cloud Over New Mexico
![Tree Versus Storm](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/tree-versus-storm/EfvfV7LoNE2cWHm9i_lvLxPdOzM=/122x0:1188x800/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/c3/2b/c32b6cdf3b1c4b91b36ac59d585f9e3f.jpeg)
Location: New Mexico
Dark Clouds and Swaying Palm Trees
![Thick dark black heavy storm clouds covered summer sunset sky horizon.](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/thick-dark-black-heavy-storm-clouds-covered-summer-sunset-sky-horizon/w3Tn9JoTclF0mA3FlieKOWIkjFg=/71x0:1185x835/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/f9/75/f9757603591843628f2bf284590cc208.jpeg)
Location: Florida
Watching the Storm Roll In
![man looking at the sea and storm clouds](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/man-looking-at-the-sea-and-storm-clouds/7bYiOxt9ApMwkgoqLQrFf_hB2YY=/50x0:1184x850/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/bc/8f/bc8fc9bb5ce94ca69869c69ece7e23e2.jpeg)
Location: United Kingdom
Turbulent Seas
![Rough Seas](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/rough-seas/bDiPdF170l4EpI9nmnM1ubCGyuo=/0x0:1182x887/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/0a/87/0a87bc51bb6f431897b6c9c52682139d.jpeg)
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Serious Lighting Storm
![Hailstone Lightning Storm](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/hailstone-lightning-storm/zp3zGEXIjGURXWCBAc3QMmQQwas=/70x0:1184x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/a3/2c/a32cd7990a1b4c11b8446c61e3957f1d.jpeg)
Location: Slovenia
Watching the Storms From the Plains
![Young man storm chaser watching a severe thunderstorm in the wheat field](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/young-man-storm-chaser-watching-a-severe-thunderstorm-in-the-wheat-field/Q29p1MwCPyt0bVtXQxjHXidnoWo=/69x0:1185x837/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/de/31/de319ae77ae447a28ed655c97b8d5f6d.jpeg)
Location: Unknown
Lighting Strikes Over the City
![Lightning strike from a thunderstorm](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/lightning-strike-from-a-thunderstorm/tmiJ9KkfGUSdPWDBr7fWSaJXDQk=/70x0:1184x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/78/47/784795fd24184141a49d89c992eba187.jpeg)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Blizzard-Covered Cars
![Looking down a road full of snow covered cars](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/looking-down-a-road-full-of-snow-covered-cars/lrxGrjw65t7YQdeopg9srabK8S0=/70x0:1184x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/02/90/02903d9738ca4a7e81d959031ea64899.jpeg)
Location: New York, New York
Tornado in the Fields
![Tornado and supercell thunderstorm](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/tornado-and-supercell-thunderstorm/nqVyb1E_j9r_7Jj-1_gTUChzlM8=/70x0:1184x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/57/04/5704d0b5abf54cb59face4b0851336ee.jpeg)
Location: McCook, Nebraska
Storm Chasing in the Plains
![Storm Chasing in the Plains](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/storm-chasing-in-the-plains/g079tmHafMdK3Fz_Tvq4jsn-tSU=/0x283:1182x1170/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/84/02/840245ecb77742ea92d3023718f626be.png)
Location: Salina, Kansas
Walking in the Snowstorm
![Snowstorm and women](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/snowstorm-and-women/R7RXRoMO8kkEuXzb-CQGm2Jn-1A=/70x0:1184x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/b9/2e/b92e14c926984984b35e1045aec3b2cf.jpeg)
Location: Japan
Over the Baltic Sea
![Over the Baltic Sea](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/over-the-baltic-sea/qxhF47l4ykYo47L3KqtdNOdz-o8=/93x0:1397x978/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/7b/6e/7b6ece11307d43f39e6de11e020872ff.png)
Location: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Umbrella Mishap
![Man on stormy beach turkey](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/man-on-stormy-beach-turkey/qzXmgjSNmVBgQy4ZRtNG5XdxiKI=/69x0:1185x837/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/c3/0d/c30d028ad9c84b82bb3d351187f606cb.jpeg)
Location: Turkey
Storm at Dusk
![Golden Reflections Seattle](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/golden-reflections-seattle/PWJZ3wabe6k5MI0T4kQ8jxRTJA4=/0x108:837x736/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/6a/6c/6a6c858259374e8da58c6ff1d00e1f46.jpeg)
Location: Seattle, Washington
Sister Funnel Clouds
![Twin funnels clouds from a pair of landspout tornadoes](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/twin-funnels-clouds-from-a-pair-of-landspout-tornadoes/FqWft22RLtTNxPPuoR7x-lh9c9M=/171x0:1194x768/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/fb/15/fb15e7d22e6a4a0aa7e4c43e455b9a51.jpeg)
Location: St. Francis, Kansas
Rainbow in the Clouds
![Storm and rainbow over Monument Valley](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/storm-and-rainbow-over-monument-valley/F7sXRsmvrhQsE_Dj0aqB0oAfMw0=/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/87/77/877799fb6ea843528e12875e79f4178a.jpeg)
Location: Monument Valley, Arizona
Rapidly Rotating Classic Supercell
![](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/img/cAYPs5AZffoL7Mm7kizXHfNF7zE=/88x173:1482x1218/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/18/29/18293eeafa0d4be795cdaea194e26896.png)
Location: Buffalo, Oklahoma
Not-So-Distant Storm
![](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/img/DJb_0XGS-52-YAzoy9tZmOR61rI=/74x0:1400x994/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/3b/88/3b88b896cef7404e9437260ccf53dcb5.png)
Location: Trutnov, Czechia
Desert Skies
![](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/img/n-F0zsqTVSNw-_wLjdh2DutSkLU=/116x0:1423x980/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/67/8b/678b62062bbf4f239d54341533767f60.png)
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Colorful Clouds In Kansas
![Supercell thunderstorm with dramatic storm clouds](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/supercell-thunderstorm-with-dramatic-storm-clouds/uRFYwxYqLf5pYmimf4PHTEY50cY=/70x0:1184x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/a2/43/a2431112e81144a3802c389cd680a4e9.jpeg)
Location: Kansas
Storm Surge
![Nazareth](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/nazareth/GwmE4_eM6kmk_IHlma8Vrc101jI=/70x0:1184x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/3b/65/3b65d92fadaf444f9b4c4461fda6cc4b.jpeg)
Location: Nazareth, Portugal
End of the Storm
![Lone tree below colorful mammatus clouds at the back of a severe thunderstorm](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/lone-tree-below-colorful-mammatus-clouds-at-the-back-of-a-severe-thunderstorm/n9Q5xkAal1opypTKNpiGb4NcIco=/70x0:1184x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/e6/75/e675d20196184d07ab0b0daa9a92ca8f.jpeg)
Location: Great Plains, Nebraska
Stormy Safari
![Stormy Safari](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/stormy-safari/NpMroWULjmEZJkDs7jUY423nQGY=/0x202:1176x1084/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/2a/83/2a83c0c9871141c687146fca3d5b7eb0.png)
Location: Maasai, Kenya
Summer Tornado
![tornado behind palm trees on a stormy summer morning](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/tornado-behind-palm-trees-on-a-stormy-summer-morning/sNkBzDWw1UYDrUqxXbpCYw4Rg9Q=/70x0:1184x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/e8/4d/e84d314266ab46cfab732e3f63b89403.jpeg)
Location: Florida
Snowy in the Big Apple
![New York City Manhattan Midtown street under the snow](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/new-york-city-manhattan-midtown-street-under-the-snow/Sln9eSi8quepDChP_huYXmTMZ4I=/69x0:1185x837/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/21/8e/218e4893eadb4011afe7443174ab71eb.jpeg)
Location: New York, New York
Purple Lightning
![Purple Lightning](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/purple-lightning/G6Bu9xhM2JMmyB6ZS_v9xRrgwYY=/23x0:1325x976/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/8d/77/8d7702da0fc94567a306a6012739ef40.png)
Location: The Netherlands
Sunset Storm
![Dark, turbulent, stormy sky at sunset in South Dakota](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/dark-turbulent-stormy-sky-at-sunset-in-south-dakota/98P0vc2jPkzX85zt250Qc5GXQDo=/70x0:1184x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/5f/92/5f92dbbe7b79479ba46559e97089de4a.jpeg)
Location: South Dakota
Farm Life
![farm life](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/farm-life/aiTStN-c4lZspqZ7iEe5BIXqJuI=/82x178:1427x1187/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/86/2f/862f6abb7d6945f1965cd96755a7858c.png)
Location: Australia
Storm at the Cliffs
![Travelling at the edge of the water](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/travelling-at-the-edge-of-the-water/ZA62af2hL-CFUdLZUL-z3ywqyak=/109x0:1188x809/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/98/02/98025e44a9554828bb7ad2857e594237.jpeg)
Location: Spain
Waves Crashing
![Waves Crashing](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/waves-crashing/km0THh_zLCIgaXfOG-LQnGwgaA0=/0x227:1188x1118/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/d2/26/d22604d16857406f90fdf852fe06b63b.png)
Location: Le Conquet, France
City Storm
![Aventura High Rise Buildings with Dark Sky](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/aventura-high-rise-buildings-with-dark-sky/qGOnvpXGxJqOnljbgcRnlkkouQ8=/70x0:1184x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/2f/f5/2ff5fa3fbe2c470fb57308b236fb5f47.jpeg)
Location: Aventura, Florida
Dramatic Storm Clouds Over Neighborhood
![Dramatic storm clouds over residential neighborhood.](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/dramatic-storm-clouds-over-residential-neighborhood/NSf2YbXfuZfiZgpJCEwfNgEl5-U=/93x0:1187x820/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/15/95/1595ab8edc5149f8870e657eedd935df.jpeg)
Location: Colorado
Twister Behind Houses
![Landscape](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/landscape/KxxfAtO_RyR1OkSrOp8fovLiWKw=/74x0:1184x833/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/7f/61/7f61dc1a03f04bdca1770fb988edb940.jpeg)
Location: Sweden
Winter Storm in Dallas of All Places
![Dallas Winter Storm 2021](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/dallas-winter-storm-2021/vsT5-XVhUJnZOJGr58GXktCazxU=/70x0:1184x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/6e/fa/6efa9e4a8ae845e6b3418df5b0a3cf5e.jpeg)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Icicles and Snowstorm
![Icicles and Snowstorm](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/icicles-and-snowstorm/WS6mS0bUHdbn4G86mEatyjW51Sc=/139x0:1254x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/5b/2c/5b2cf0a0518b41f5bb63193fa188f1ba.jpeg)
Location: Unknown
Aerial View Of Rainfall
![Rain Falls On South Florida](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/rain-falls-on-south-florida/SdekeWVzdJ6yZsQo-p1DjZ54JHo=/70x0:1184x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/7a/85/7a8588bdf43a43bfb70f89dda805a8f2.jpeg)
Location: Florida
Rough Waters Through the Porthole
![Man at the porthole window of a vessel in a rough sea](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/man-at-the-porthole-window-of-a-vessel-in-a-rough-sea/vdlFeIAKiHKKK8m5DHCbDo6C0qg=/70x0:1184x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/c1/60/c1606aa0dfc74dc687db5c23d10681ed.jpeg)
Location: Norway