![Double tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells – 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. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d1/d9/0001d9d1_medium.jpeg)
Double tornadoes, lightning storms and rotating supercells – 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 – 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. Here: a hailstorm rolls over fields, on July 22, 2014, in South Dakota. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![A severe thunderstorm which released large hailstones, October 1, 2014, in Wyoming. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d2/d9/0001d9d2_medium.jpeg)
A severe thunderstorm which released large hailstones, October 1, 2014, in Wyoming. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![Lightning strikes in a black thunderstorm over wind turbines, on September 22, 2014, in Kansas. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d3/d9/0001d9d3_medium.jpeg)
Lightning strikes in a black thunderstorm over wind turbines, on September 22, 2014, in Kansas. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![A thunderstorm rolls over farmland, on October 1, 2014, in Kansas. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d4/d9/0001d9d4_medium.jpeg)
A thunderstorm rolls over farmland, on October 1, 2014, in Kansas. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![A shelf cloud advances over a field of wheat, on September 22, 2014, in Colorado. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d5/d9/0001d9d5_medium.jpeg)
A shelf cloud advances over a field of wheat, on September 22, 2014, in Colorado. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![A supercell advances over the priaires in the east of the state, on September 22, 2014, in Colorado. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d6/d9/0001d9d6_medium.jpeg)
A supercell advances over the priaires in the east of the state, on September 22, 2014, in Colorado. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![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. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d7/d9/0001d9d7_medium.jpeg)
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. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![A tornadic supercell over farmlands, on JULY 18, 2014, in Kansas. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d8/d9/0001d9d8_medium.jpeg)
A tornadic supercell over farmlands, on JULY 18, 2014, in Kansas. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![A tornado begins to dissipate and starts to resemble a rope, on June 18, 2014, in Woonsocket, South Dakota. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d9/d9/0001d9d9_medium.jpeg)
A tornado begins to dissipate and starts to resemble a rope, on June 18, 2014, in Woonsocket, South Dakota. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![Lightning strikes during a storm over saguaro cactus, on August 14, 2014, in Arizona. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/da/d9/0001d9da_medium.jpeg)
Lightning strikes during a storm over saguaro cactus, on August 14, 2014, in Arizona. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![Bolts of lightning hits the city, on August 14, 2014, in Arizona. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/db/d9/0001d9db_medium.jpeg)
Bolts of lightning hits the city, on August 14, 2014, in Arizona. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![Lightning strikes during an intense thunderstorm that caused flash flooding, on August 14, 2014, in Arizona. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/dc/d9/0001d9dc_medium.jpeg)
Lightning strikes during an intense thunderstorm that caused flash flooding, on August 14, 2014, in Arizona. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![Two rainbows emerge from a black storm above the mountains, on August 19, 2014, in Kingman, Arizona. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/dd/d9/0001d9dd_medium.jpeg)
Two rainbows emerge from a black storm above the mountains, on August 19, 2014, in Kingman, Arizona. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![An EF3 tornado – which is a classification just shy of violent – hits the area, on June 17, 2014, in Montana. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/de/d9/0001d9de_medium.jpeg)
An EF3 tornado – which is a classification just shy of violent – hits the area, on June 17, 2014, in Montana. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![Two tornadoes of EF4 intensity – the second most violent classification – are pictured wreaking havoc and destruction, on June 16, 2014, in Pilger, Nebraska. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/df/d9/0001d9df_medium.jpeg)
Two tornadoes of EF4 intensity – the second most violent classification – are pictured wreaking havoc and destruction, on June 16, 2014, in Pilger, Nebraska. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![Two violent EF4 tornadoes leave destruction in their wake, on June 16, 2014, in Pilger, Nebraska. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/e0/d9/0001d9e0_medium.jpeg)
Two violent EF4 tornadoes leave destruction in their wake, on June 16, 2014, in Pilger, Nebraska. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![Lightning strikes in the sky during a supercell thunderstorm, on May 20, 2014, in Colorado. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/e1/d9/0001d9e1_medium.jpeg)
Lightning strikes in the sky during a supercell thunderstorm, on May 20, 2014, in Colorado. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![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. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/e2/d9/0001d9e2_medium.jpeg)
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. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![An EF2 tornado causes significant damage to the town, on May 10, 2014, in Orrick, Missouri. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/e3/d9/0001d9e3_medium.jpeg)
An EF2 tornado causes significant damage to the town, on May 10, 2014, in Orrick, Missouri. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![A supercell with the potential to turn into a tornado produces lightning and baseball sized hail, on April 1, 2014, in Throckmorton, Texas. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/e4/d9/0001d9e4_medium.jpeg)
A supercell with the potential to turn into a tornado produces lightning and baseball sized hail, on April 1, 2014, in Throckmorton, Texas. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![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. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/e5/d9/0001d9e5_medium.jpeg)
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. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
![A lightning storm during a thunderstorm, on April 26, 2014, in Childress, Texas. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/e6/d9/0001d9e6_medium.jpeg)
A lightning storm during a thunderstorm, on April 26, 2014, in Childress, Texas. (Photo by Roger Hill/Barcroft Media)
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