I got out of work and came home to eat a small bite. I then went out the door and headed east to stay a head of the squall line that was coming across the lake. I dropped south from I-96 to Nashville, MI, on M-66. I caught the shelf cloud near Vermontville.
I proceeded a few miles east to catch I-69 south. I stopped and let the storm over take me. I would have to say there were sustained winds of at least 40mph, with gusts up to 50 at times.
I saw the next wave of storms starting to move east from IA/IL on radar and thought I might as well try for a lake lightning photo opt. I took I-69 south to I-94 west. I stopped just west of Kalamazoo and got some coffee at McDonalds. I witnessed an amazing sunset here as well.
This is when I also ran into Ben Holcomb, and the LaForce Duo (Father and Son) at Culvers just up the road. We sat and chatted for a few while Ben was uploading video to GRR Channel 8 News. I t was good to finally meet the LaForce’s
From here I checked the radar once again and determined that I was going to make a go at capturing some lightning, since I had so few shots this year. I found a public access beach just west of Stevensville, MI south of Benton Harbor.
The following shots are the end result. I was very pleased with what I was blessed to see and capture on “film”.
Below is the image gallery with the full set of pictures from the day:
