Great Weather Photos: Lightning, Waterspouts, Hurricanes And More

Florida waterspout. Photo by Frank Abbott.  

As I sometimes do, I scrolled around looking for great weather photos taken in recent days.

As always, I was not disappointed.

The first photo in this post is an incredibly beautiful, impeccably composed photo of a large waterspout off the coast off Pensacola, Florida on Monday.

It was taken by photographer Frank Abbott.

Stunning!

The second photo is of the same giant waterspout, taken from a closer vantage point. This photo was taken by Jon Worley.

Another view of the Florida waterspout. Photo by Jon Worley.  

Looks like the people in the foreground are pretty much in awe of it.

The third photo in this post is a close up satellite view of the eye of Hurricane Eduoard, which was spinning in the central Atlantic Ocean yesterday when the photo was taken.

It's no threat to land, which is a good thing, because it looks mighty powerful in this photo.

The last image in this post is a close lightning strike in the southeastern California desert, taken by Will Wilkens.  (You might have to scroll down a bit to see it.

The storm was part of the initial push of moisture from what was Hurricane Odile. The remnants of the hurricane are expected to cause severe flooding and torrential downpours in the Desert Southwest today and tomorrow.    

A close lightning strike in the California desert yesterday.