Transition Setup | Central Arizona | 5 October 2021 — Jeremy Perez

Published on October 5, 2021

Firing over Verde Valley earlier than I expected. May not see best parameters taken advantage of in my target area. #azwx — Firing over Verde Valley earlier than I expected. May not see best parameters taken advantage of in my target area.

Thin shelf near Flower Pot Tank along I-17 southwest of Camp Verde. 2255Z

Back on Rt. 260 east of Camp Verde. 2312Z

Precip and funnel over the Black Hills. 2319Z

Parting view behind the gust front on Rt. 260. 2324Z

Jeremy Perez

I'm a commercial graphic artist and art director living in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. I've been photographing monsoon storms and lightning since the eighties. I started chasing severe weather on the Great Plains in 2010. I usually chase solo or with my now adult children. When chasing the Plains, targeting to document a tornado is usually the goal. I'm relieved to say that as hard as that goal is to hit, I'm also captivated by the other sights along the way—the vast horizons, small towns, lightning, storm structure and whatever else gets rolled into that hard-to-reach goal. To date, I've documented 40 tornadoes on 23 storms. Some of them were hazy, mushy views—but a few spectacles stand out and keep me coming back for more: Bowdle, Rozel, Dodge City, Chapman, Ft. Stockton x 2 & Meteor Crater. After plains season each year, the southwest monsoon will be waiting to get started and hopefully opportunities for lightning, haboobs and always hope for a rare landspout.

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