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Get ready for summer with these stunning storm photos

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A wall of dust and light under a layer of clouds like an undercurrent beneath a storm in July 2012.

A wall of dust and light is seen under a layer of clouds in July 2012.

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A colour version of the haboob thunderstorm hitting Phoenix in July 2011. A SUNNY beach is the last place you would find storm chaser Mike Olbinski holidaying - as he chases ferocious hurricanes and tornados across America. The 39-year-old photographer spends almost all of his free-time capturing extreme weather formations, including explosive lightning storms and vast supercells. These powerful images are among the best he has snapped over the last four years in states including Arizona, Kansas and Texas. PHOTOGRAPH BY Mike Olbinski / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

A haboob thunderstorm hits Phoenix, Arizona in July 2011.

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The infamous boneyard seen against a summer monsoon sky in Tucson, Arizona in July 2012.

The infamous boneyard seen against a summer monsoon sky in Tucson, Arizona in July 2012.

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A supercell formation hangs over Texas skies in June 2013.

A supercell formation hangs over Texas skies in June 2013.

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The remains of the epic storm in northwest of Booker, Texas in June 2013.

The remains of the epic storm in northwest of Booker, Texas in June 2013.

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A lonesome dust storm hovers over the fields in Arizona in October 2010.

A lonesome dust storm hovers over the fields in Arizona in October 2010.

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A storm sends down hundreds of bolts over two hours out near Buckeye, Arizona in August 2013.

A storm sends down hundreds of bolts over two hours out near Buckeye, Arizona in August 2013.

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Parallel lightning strikes crash down amongst the mountains west of Gisela, Arizona along the Beeline HIghway in July 2012.

Parallel lightning strikes crash down amongst the mountains west of Gisela, Arizona along the Beeline HIghway in July 2012.

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Lightning strikes in the desert near the Four Peaks mountain range and Saguaro Lake in July 2012.

Lightning strikes in the Arizona desert near the Four Peaks mountain range and Saguaro Lake in July 2012.

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An unusual lightning strikes the Arizona plains on October 2010.

Unusual lightning strikes the Arizona plains on October 2010.

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The sunset is seen behind the turbulent weather in Oklahoma as seen from an airplane in May 2011.

The sunset is seen behind the turbulent weather in Oklahoma as seen from an airplane in May 2011.

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Lightning strikes out from a thunderstorm located SW of highway 85 between Gila Bend and Ajo, Arizona in October 2010.

Lightning strikes out from a thunderstorm located southwest of highway 85 between Gila Bend and Ajo, Arizona in October 2010.

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A picturesque supercell formation in the northwest of Booker, Texas from June 2013.

A picturesque supercell forms in the northwest of Booker, Texas in June 2013.

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ARIZONA - JULY 2013: Lightning strikes south of Camp Verde just after sunset in July 2013. A SUNNY beach is the last place you would find storm chaser Mike Olbinski holidaying - as he chases ferocious hurricanes and tornados across America. The 39-year-old photographer spends almost all of his free-time capturing extreme weather formations, including explosive lightning storms and vast supercells. These powerful images are among the best he has snapped over the last four years in states including Arizona, Kansas and Texas. PHOTOGRAPH BY Mike Olbinski / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

Lightning strikes south of Camp Verde, Arizona just after sunset in July 2013.

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Light trails from passing cars pictured with heavy lightning in the distance, taken along highway 77 near Mammoth, Arizona in July 2012.

Light trails from passing cars pictured with heavy lightning in the distance, taken along highway 77 near Mammoth, Arizona in July 2012.

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a supercell formation in northwest of Booker, Texas from June 2013.

A supercell forms in northwest of Booker, Texas from June 2013.

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***EXCLUSIVE*** CASA GRANDE - JULY 2013: Heavy lightning strikes hit the ground just south of Casa Grande, including Arizona City and the Tohono O'odham Nation in July 2013. This image is made up of about 30 separate photographs all stacked to show the amount of lightning that can hit in the same general area over about 26 minutes. A SUNNY beach is the last place you would find storm chaser Mike Olbinski holidaying - as he chases ferocious hurricanes and tornados across America. The 39-year-old photographer spends almost all of his free-time capturing extreme weather formations, including explosive lightning storms and vast supercells. These powerful images are among the best he has snapped over the last four years in states including Arizona, Kansas and Texas. PHOTOGRAPH BY Mike Olbinski / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

Heavy lightning strikes hit the ground just south of Casa Grande, including Arizona City and the Tohono O'odham Nation in July 2013.

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***EXCLUSIVE*** CENTRAL PLAINS - AUGUST 2013: A magnificent capture of an approaching thunderstorm with a strong hail core in August 2013. A SUNNY beach is the last place you would find storm chaser Mike Olbinski holidaying - as he chases ferocious hurricanes and tornados across America. The 39-year-old photographer spends almost all of his free-time capturing extreme weather formations, including explosive lightning storms and vast supercells. These powerful images are among the best he has snapped over the last four years in states including Arizona, Kansas and Texas. PHOTOGRAPH BY Mike Olbinski / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

A thunderstorm with a strong hail core approaches the Central Plains in August 2013.

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***EXCLUSIVE*** CASA GRANDE - JULY 2013: Lightning strikes hit just south of Casa Grande as the sun sets creating a mammatus spread out into the upper skies in July 2013. A SUNNY beach is the last place you would find storm chaser Mike Olbinski holidaying - as he chases ferocious hurricanes and tornados across America. The 39-year-old photographer spends almost all of his free-time capturing extreme weather formations, including explosive lightning storms and vast supercells. These powerful images are among the best he has snapped over the last four years in states including Arizona, Kansas and Texas. PHOTOGRAPH BY Mike Olbinski / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

Lightning strikes hit just south of Casa Grande, Arizona, as the sun sets creating a mammatus spread out into the upper skies in July 2013.

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***EXCLUSIVE*** PHOENIX - AUGUST 2013: A thunderstorm rolls through the clear skies of Phoenix in July 2011. A SUNNY beach is the last place you would find storm chaser Mike Olbinski holidaying - as he chases ferocious hurricanes and tornados across America. The 39-year-old photographer spends almost all of his free-time capturing extreme weather formations, including explosive lightning storms and vast supercells. These powerful images are among the best he has snapped over the last four years in states including Arizona, Kansas and Texas. PHOTOGRAPH BY Mike Olbinski / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

A thunderstorm rolls through the clear skies of Phoenix, Arizona in July 2011.

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***EXCLUSIVE*** CASA GRANDE - JULY 2013: A magnificent capture of lightning strikes with lightning storm eruption just south of Casa Grande in July 2013. A SUNNY beach is the last place you would find storm chaser Mike Olbinski holidaying - as he chases ferocious hurricanes and tornados across America. The 39-year-old photographer spends almost all of his free-time capturing extreme weather formations, including explosive lightning storms and vast supercells. These powerful images are among the best he has snapped over the last four years in states including Arizona, Kansas and Texas. PHOTOGRAPH BY Mike Olbinski / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

A lightning storm erupts just south of Casa Grande, Arizona in July 2013.

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***EXCLUSIVE*** TEXAS - JUNE 2013: A heavy curtain of mammatus hangs over the Texas panhandle in June 2013 as a lightning strike weaves its way through the bubbles in the sky. A SUNNY beach is the last place you would find storm chaser Mike Olbinski holidaying - as he chases ferocious hurricanes and tornados across America. The 39-year-old photographer spends almost all of his free-time capturing extreme weather formations, including explosive lightning storms and vast supercells. These powerful images are among the best he has snapped over the last four years in states including Arizona, Kansas and Texas. PHOTOGRAPH BY Mike Olbinski / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

A heavy curtain of mammatus hangs over the Texas panhandle in June 2013 as a lightning strike weaves its way through the bubbles in the sky.

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A massive lightning strike explodes over the town of Casa Grande in August 2011.

A massive lightning strike explodes over the town of Casa Grande, Arizona in August 2011.

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***EXCLUSIVE*** UNSPECIFIED - JUNE 2012: A lightning bolt strikes at sunset as monsoon storm begins to die out, in June 2012. A SUNNY beach is the last place you would find storm chaser Mike Olbinski holidaying - as he chases ferocious hurricanes and tornados across America. The 39-year-old photographer spends almost all of his free-time capturing extreme weather formations, including explosive lightning storms and vast supercells. These powerful images are among the best he has snapped over the last four years in states including Arizona, Kansas and Texas. PHOTOGRAPH BY Mike Olbinski / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

A lightning bolt strikes at sunset as a monsoon storm begins to die out in June 2012.

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***EXCLUSIVE*** TUCSON - JULY 2012: A lightning bolt strikes in the middle of Tucson city during the summer monsoons in July 2012. A SUNNY beach is the last place you would find storm chaser Mike Olbinski holidaying - as he chases ferocious hurricanes and tornados across America. The 39-year-old photographer spends almost all of his free-time capturing extreme weather formations, including explosive lightning storms and vast supercells. These powerful images are among the best he has snapped over the last four years in states including Arizona, Kansas and Texas. PHOTOGRAPH BY Mike Olbinski / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

A lightning bolt strikes in the middle of Tucson, Arizona during the summer monsoons in July 2012.

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***EXCLUSIVE*** BOISE CITY - JUNE 2013: A spellbound supercell formation pictured on the plains of the Oklahoma Panhandle near Boise City in June 2013. A SUNNY beach is the last place you would find storm chaser Mike Olbinski holidaying - as he chases ferocious hurricanes and tornados across America. The 39-year-old photographer spends almost all of his free-time capturing extreme weather formations, including explosive lightning storms and vast supercells. These powerful images are among the best he has snapped over the last four years in states including Arizona, Kansas and Texas. PHOTOGRAPH BY Mike Olbinski / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

A spellbound supercell formation pictured on the plains of the Oklahoma Panhandle near Boise City in June 2013.

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***EXCLUSIVE*** CASA GRANDE - JULY 2013: Heavy Lightning strikes down just to the south of Casa Grande in July 2013. A SUNNY beach is the last place you would find storm chaser Mike Olbinski holidaying - as he chases ferocious hurricanes and tornados across America. The 39-year-old photographer spends almost all of his free-time capturing extreme weather formations, including explosive lightning storms and vast supercells. These powerful images are among the best he has snapped over the last four years in states including Arizona, Kansas and Texas. PHOTOGRAPH BY Mike Olbinski / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

Heavy lightning strikes down just to the south of Casa Grande, Arizona in July 2013.

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***EXCLUSIVE*** CASA GRANDE - AUGUST 2012: A dazzling capture of a strong microburst or downdraft, coupled with an approaching wall of dust in north of Casa Grande in August 2012. A SUNNY beach is the last place you would find storm chaser Mike Olbinski holidaying - as he chases ferocious hurricanes and tornados across America. The 39-year-old photographer spends almost all of his free-time capturing extreme weather formations, including explosive lightning storms and vast supercells. These powerful images are among the best he has snapped over the last four years in states including Arizona, Kansas and Texas. PHOTOGRAPH BY Mike Olbinski / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

A dazzling capture of a strong microburst or downdraft pairs with an approaching wall of dust north of Casa Grande, Arizona in August 2012.

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 2012: A magnificent series of lightning strikes captured in a spam of 20 seconds just after a thunderstorm in Arizona, September 2012. A SUNNY beach is the last place you would find storm chaser Mike Olbinski holidaying - as he chases ferocious hurricanes and tornados across America. The 39-year-old photographer spends almost all of his free-time capturing extreme weather formations, including explosive lightning storms and vast supercells. These powerful images are among the best he has snapped over the last four years in states including Arizona, Kansas and Texas. PHOTOGRAPH BY Mike Olbinski / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

A magnificent series of lightning strikes are captured in a span of 20 seconds just after a thunderstorm in Arizona in September 2012.

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***EXCLUSIVE*** TEXAS - JUNE 2013: The leading edge of the Booker, Texas supercell seen after it started gusting out and lost rotation, in June 2013. A SUNNY beach is the last place you would find storm chaser Mike Olbinski holidaying - as he chases ferocious hurricanes and tornados across America. The 39-year-old photographer spends almost all of his free-time capturing extreme weather formations, including explosive lightning storms and vast supercells. These powerful images are among the best he has snapped over the last four years in states including Arizona, Kansas and Texas. PHOTOGRAPH BY Mike Olbinski / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W www.barcroftusa.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W www.barcroftindia.com

The leading edge of the Booker, Texas supercell is seen after it started gusting out and lost rotation in June 2013.