The skies come alive: A year in storm chasing

The skies come alive: A year in storm chasing

Jan 2, 2015

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** THROCKMORTON, TX - APRIL 1: A supercell with the potential to turn into a tornado produces lightning and baseball sized hail, on April 1, 2014, in Throckmorton, Texas. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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 in a supercell in Throckmorton, Texas, on April 1, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** CHILDRESS, TEXAS - APRIL 26: A lightning storm during a thunderstorm, on April 26, 2014, in Childress, Texas. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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 in Childress, Texas, on April 26, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** HENRIETTA, TX - MAY 07: The structure of a severe thunderstorm can be plainly seen. The spaceship look is because the storm is strongly rotating and potentially tornadic, on May 7, 2014, in Henrietta, Texas. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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 severe thunderstorm builds in Henrietta, Texas, on May 7, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** ORRICK, MO - MAY 10: An EF2 tornado causes significant damage to the town, on May 10, 2014, in Orrick, Missouri. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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

An EF2 tornado builds over Orrick, Mo., on May 10, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** BURLINGTON, COLORADO - MAY 20: Lightning strikes in the sky during a supercell thunderstorm, on May 20, 2014, in Colorado. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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 in a supercell in Burlington, Colo., on May 20, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** PILGER, NE - JUNE 16: Two violent EF4 tornadoes leave destruction in their wake, on June 16, 2014, in Pilger, Nebraska. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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

Twin EF4 tornadoes strike Pilger, Neb., on June 16, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** PILGER, NE - JUNE 16: Two tornadoes of EF4 intensity - the second most violent classification - are pictured wreaking havoc and destruction, on June 16, 2014, in Pilger, Nebraska. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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

EF4 tornadoes wreak havoc in Pilger, Neb., on June 16, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** CAPITAL, MT - JUNE 17: An EF3 tornado - which is a classification just shy of violent - hits the area, on June 17, 2014, in Montana. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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

An EF3 tornado strikes in Capital, Mont., on June 17, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** SD - JUNE 18: Two tornados - one weak and the other an EF3 - hit the centre of the state on a day where a dozen tornadoes struck the area, on June 18, 2014, in South Dakota. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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 weak tornado and an EF3 tornado hit the central South Dakota on June 18, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** WOONSOCKET, SD - JUNE 18: A tornado begins to dissipate and starts to resemble a rope, on June 18, 2014, in Woonsocket South Dakota. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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 tornado begins to dissipate over Woonsocket, S.D., on June 18, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** KANSAS - JULY 18: A tornadic supercell over farmlands, on JULY 18, 2014, in Kansas. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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 tornadic supercell builds over farmland in Kansas on July 18, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** SD - JULY 22: A tornadic storm strikes lightning over the prairies as hail the size of baseballs fall from the cloud, on July 22, 2014, in South Dakota. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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 in a hail storm in South Dakota on July 22, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** BLACK HILLS, SD - JULY 22: A hailstorm rolls over fields, on July 22, 2014, in South Dakota. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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 hailstorm rolls over South Dakota on July 22, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** AZ - AUGUST 14: Lightning strikes during an intense thunderstorm that caused flash flooding, on August 14, 2014, in Arizona. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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 severe storms tackles Arizona on Aug. 14, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** GILA BEND, AZ - AUGUST 14: Lightning strikes during a storm over saguaro cactus, on August 14, 2014, in Arizona. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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 over a saguaro cactus in Gila Bend, Ariz., on Aug. 14, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** TUCSON, AZ - AUGUST 14: Bolts of lightning hits the city, on August 14, 2014, in Arizona. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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 lights up Tucson, Ariz., on Aug. 14, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** KINGMAN, AZ - AUGUST 19: Two rainbows emerge from a black storm above the mountains, on August 19, 2014, in Kingman, Arizona. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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

Two rainbows emerge from a storm in Kingman, Ariz., on Aug. 19, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** CO - SEPTEMBER 22: A supercell advances over the priaires in the east of the state, on September 22, 2014, in Colorado. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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 supercell advances over eastern Colorado on Sept. 22, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** KS - SEPTEMBER 22: Lightning strikes in a black thunderstorm over wind turbines, on September 22, 2014, in Kansas. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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 storm strikes over wind turbines in Kansas on Sept. 22, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** CO - SEPTEMBER 22: A shelf cloud advances over a field of wheat, on September 22, 2014, in Colorado. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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 shelf cloud covers a wheat field in Colorado on Sept. 22, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** KS - OCTOBER 1: A thunderstorm rolls over farmland, on October 1, 2014, in KANSAS. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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 over Kansas farmland on Oct. 1, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** EUREKA, KS - OCTOBER 1: A severe thunderstorm which released large hailstones, October 1, 2014, in Wyoming. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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 severe thunderstorm strikes over Eureka, Kan., on Oct. 1, 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** BIG HORN, WY - DECEMBER: Sunrise over the Big Horn mountains, December, 2014, in Wyoming. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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

Sun rises over Big Horn, Wyo., in December 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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***EXCLUSIVE*** ***VIDEO AVAILABLE*** CO - DECEMBER: The sky turns pink and orange during a cold sunrise, in December, 2014, in Colorado. DOUBLE tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells ñ this is what it's like to chase storms for a year. These dramatic images show apocalyptic weather throughout 2014 from a lightning storm to a pair of rainbows. Roger Hill, 57, has been chasing storms in the United States for thirty years and runs a tour operation with his wife Caryn. His favourite photograph of the year was also one of the most difficult to get ñ as two violent tornadoes tore through Pilger, Nebraska on June 16. The spiraling winds killed a five-year-old girl and injured at least 19 others, and as Roger tried to get the perfect shot debris began to rain down on his car. PHOTOGRAPH BY Roger Hill / 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 sun rises in Colorado in December 2014. Roger Hill / Barcroft Media

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