A thunderstorm’s arrival; deluge showing stormwater drainage incompetence; sun again

Florida summers used to be highlighted by afternoon thunderstorms and torrential downpours that lasted a few minutes before the sun … More

A thunderstorm has light as well as dark components

Here’s a look at a coming thunderstorm from earlier this afternoon (Monday, Aug. 24, 2026), but we didn’t see a … More

I photographed and posted a photo of the “dark heart” of a Southwest Florida thunderstorm a decade ago, so today’s … More

We didn’t have a hurricane (yet) in 2026 here in Southwest Florida, but a summer thunderstorm and its associated winds … More

We suffered a severe rain/wind/lightning storm this past Friday (July 10, 2026) and it left us with a vision from … More

We’ve been back on the usual summer track of afternoon (and some morning) rainfall here in Southwest Florida and here’s … More

The photo I’m posting today isn’t as dramatic as one of my favorites that I called the “dark heart” of … More

It was a dark, rain-filled cloud that arrived over our neighborhood yesterday (Thursday, June 26, 2025) shortly after 4 p.m. … More

One of my all-time favorite photographs is the “dark heart” of a thunderstorm that I posted just about eight years … More

Here’s the latest example of clouds finding a home above the homes of my neighbors here in Naples, Fla. I … More

As the afternoon was drawing to a close on the Fourth of July 2022 here in Naples, Fla., an afternoon … More

Here’s an afternoon thunderstorm rolling into Southwest Florida! I got this shot in North Naples, Fla., on May 2, 2022, … More

A large thunderstorm front arrived across Southwest Florida tonight and I got these shots while driving near our home in … More

Although I’ve already posted a photo from the dark thunderstorm that rolled over the North Naples, Fla., area at our … More

From a “red sky” at morning to an ominous thundercloud afternoon, we saw it all here in Naples, Fla., on … More

I got these shots of the dark clouds as a thunderstorm approached from the east near our home here in … More

Here is my favorite photograph that I captured during 2019 (outside of Walt Disney World): A thunderstorm moved in over … More

A huge storm brewed up to the east of our hometown of Naples, Fla., on Sunday (July 28, 2019) and … More

I had an errand to run and as I was stopped for this red light on July 21, 2019, I … More

I’ve posted before about how an afternoon thunderstorm here in Southwest Florida can look like the film “Independence Day” as … More

After a rainy start to the week, it appears we’re going to see some better weather. We had a nice … More

The dark clouds of a late-afternoon thunderstorm here in Naples, Fla., make for a nice backdrop for the American flag … More

A blotch of dark clouds on the horizon east of our home here in Naples, Fla., made for a threatening … More

Severe weather alerts were ringing out on the late afternoon of April 19, 2019, here in Southwest Florida. Wind gusts … More