I had a few shifts at both LAX and VNY airports during a stormy week in Southern California. Many California stations recorded their all-time record… [Read More]
August 15, 2008 Lightning at Los Angeles International AP (LAX)!!
Wow—the upper low south of L.A. on Thursday had enough ooomph to trigger high-based thunderstorms near the Palos Verdes Peninsula around midnight. These intensified and… [Read More]
April 4, 2008 Aircraft at LAX
More plane pics on a hazy spring day in L.A…
January 7, 2008 L.A. Skyline and snow-capped mountains
I work at LAX as weather observer once a month, and my shift this January was on a crystal-clear day following a storm which had… [Read More]
December 20, 2006 Van Nuys AP at Dawn
Beautiful Van Nuys Airport before sun-up. The San Gabriel Mountains are on the horizon to the northeast.
December 4, 2006 LAX at night, LAX at dawn
These were taken from the weather observation platform of the control tower at Los Angeles International Airport. These 14 obelisks on the east side of… [Read More]
November 22, 2006 LAX at dawn
Overnight and at dawn at LAX, looking east from the 16th floor platform on the control tower.