William Reid – Page 15

August 16, 2020 Military Cargo Plane at San Nicolas Island

Rumor has it that this is a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster. It did a few touch-and-goes along the 2-mile long runway here, and… [Read More]

August 15, 2020 Hot Local Chase

Temperatures soared in the local valleys today as onshore flow to the deserts was weak, the marine inversion was very shallow, and a hot upper… [Read More]

August 14, 2020 Sunrise at LAX and Pyrocumulus from Calabasas

A pretty and smoky sunrise and a morning shift at LAX resulted in some adequate photos. On the way home, a fire north of… [Read More]

August 9, 2020 A Canyon Hike on San Nicolas Island

All of the images below were taken during a two-hour hike into a couple of canyons just west of Nicktown on San Nicolas Island…. [Read More]

August 2, 2020 Foggy Sunrise at LAX

Fog moved in quickly at LAX as I assumed the morning weather observer shift. Smoke layers aloft to the east filtered the sunlight to… [Read More]

July 19, 2020 More Aircraft at LAX

Yes, it is fun to take pictures of the jets at LAX from the 16th-floor platform of the control tower.

July 16, 2020 Comet Neowise from Chuchupate, California

On this Thursday evening, Tom T. and I headed northwest on I-5 from Santa Clarita to Frazier Park and vicinity to shoot Comet Neowise…. [Read More]

July 14, 2020 Comet Neowise from Moorpark, California

Comet Neowise started to put on a show for viewers from Earth in the pre-dawn hours starting around July 5. But, the moon was… [Read More]

July 10, 2020 Malibu Pelicans

A nice summer day at the beach featured a feeding fest (just offshore) for a bunch of pelicans. These images were from El Matador… [Read More]

July 3, 2020 Southern Nebraska Panhandle Storms

Start: Valentine, NE Lunch: Alliance/El Ranchito Restaurant End: Kimball, NE 444 miles SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1093 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1094 SPC… [Read More]

July 2, 2020 Valentine, NE Severe Storm

July 1/bust/down day Start: Valley City, ND/lunch Dawson Grille in Dawson/end Belfield, ND/377 miles July 1 was a down day for the most part,… [Read More]

June 30, 2020 Eastern North Dakota Marginal Severe Storms

Start: Garrison, ND Brunch: Garrison/Four Seasons Restaurant End: Valley City, ND about 400 miles SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1057 SPC Mesoscale Discussion… [Read More]

June 29, 2020 Western North Dakota Severe Storms

Start: Belle Fourche, SD Lunch: Belfield, ND End: Garrison, ND about 550 miles SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1052 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1054… [Read More]

June 28, 2020 Ajax, SD Supercell

Start: Denver Lunch: Douglas, WY/Arbys End: Belle Fourche 598 miles SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1036 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1037 SPC Mesoscale Discussion… [Read More]

June 26, 2020 Palmer Divide Supercells – Colorado

Start: Ogallala, NE Lunch: Castle Rock fast food End: Denver about 480 miles Storm Reports SPC Day One/20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 1007 SPC Mesoscale… [Read More]