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The storm pictures of Chad Cowan, America - 2010
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Chad Cowan / Rex Features ( 1227440v )
June 12, 2010 - Texas Panhandle
The Icemaker - Chad Cowan's Super Storms
It looks like the end of the world, instead this once-in-a-lifetime image shows a lightning bolt crackling from a hailstorm cloud.
The jaw-dropping picture - dubbed The Icemaker - captures the storm that unleashed the world record hail stone onto South Dakota in summer.
And storm chasing photographer Chad Cowan is hoping that this highlight of last storm season will win the National Geographic Exceptional Experiences photo contest, in which it is down to the last six finalists.
His gallery of best shots taken in 2010 also offer some amazing glimpses at nature at its most powerful.
The 26-year-old, a storm fan since his early teens, follows dramatic weather across the United States and even runs tours for storm fanatics.
But even for a seasoned storm chaser the decision to drive towards this storm was a cause for apprehension.
Chad, from Kansas, explains: "Looking at the radar on my laptop, it became obvious that there was one storm that would be an absolute monster.
"I became somewhat apprehensive in driving towards this storm because I saw that the ingredients of a 'perfect storm' had come together
"We saw this cloud explode into the sky like an atom bomb, and it soon became a supercell also, south of the larger storm.
"As we approached, though, my stomach dropped as the shape of the beast became visible above the horizon.
"I had never seen anything like it and didn't speak much, only muttering single syllable words like, "epic" and "woah".
"I finally got my wits about me and decided to get out my camera. I flipped it on, checked the settings and leaned out the window and snapped my first shot of the day.
"As fate would have it, I saw a lightning flash through my viewfinder as my shutter clicked. I didn't expect t...
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