Jerry Chapman

Iowa | Weather Enthusiast | Storm Spotter | Photographer

[Jerry Chapman @JerryChapmanWx]

Fascinating time-lapse of a shelf cloud that flew over southern Iowa on June 6th, 2026. The storm looked pretty mean, but the winds were actually surprisingly weak. #iawx #stormhour #timelapse

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Awesome whales mouth over Lacona, IA. #iawx

[Jerry Chapman @JerryChapmanWx]

Incredible shelf cloud right now over Lacona, IA. #iawx #stormhour

[Jerry Chapman @JerryChapmanWx]

Beautiful shelf cloud with nice storm structure approaching Lacona, IA. #iawx @NWSDesMoines

[Jerry Chapman @JerryChapmanWx]

@clarencewlsmith Of course. I've been wanting to get a lightning trigger for awhile, seems like the bolt hunter is the one to get.

[Jerry Chapman @JerryChapmanWx]

Incredible photos!

[Clarence Smith @clarencewlsmith]

It’s hard to imagine images like this were hidden in the gobbledygook presented on radar yesterday in Nebraska. The @_BoltHunter did not miss on my 12 year old D810.

[Jerry Chapman @JerryChapmanWx]

Near constant lightning on the tornado warned cell over Pleasantville, IA. #iawx

[Jerry Chapman @JerryChapmanWx]

Okay now, watching that closely...

[Jerry Chapman @JerryChapmanWx]

Time-Lapse of a raging wildfire near Lacona, IA on March 21st, 2026. Was pretty fascinating and scary to watch, thankfully it wasn't able to pass over Highway S23. #timelapse

[Jerry Chapman @JerryChapmanWx]

Short Time-Lapse of a tornado warned supercell near Chariton, Iowa on April 15th, 2026. Lots of cool motion in this storm. Toward the end of the timelapse it went outflow dominant and started to weaken.
#iawx #stormhour #timelapse

[Jerry Chapman @JerryChapmanWx]

Crazy storm structure on the backside of the storms over Southern Iowa this evening. #iawx

[Jerry Chapman @JerryChapmanWx]

Incredible rainbow with storm structure on the back side of the storms over Southern Iowa, earlier this evening. #iawx #stormhour

[Jerry Chapman @JerryChapmanWx]

A beautiful tornado warned storm earlier near Le Roy, IA. #iawx

[Jerry Chapman @JerryChapmanWx]

Nice lowering on the tornado warned cell near le roy, IA. #iawx

[Jerry Chapman @JerryChapmanWx]

@NickKrasz_Wx I'll link to a good video that Nick Page made about lightning photography. 4/4

https://t.co/yeaDeNMMsd

[Jerry Chapman @JerryChapmanWx]

@NickKrasz_Wx and then I focus the lens until the light is as small of a dot in my viewfinder as possible. Also make sure you use manual focus. Another thing you can do is just focus your lens before the sun goes down if you know there's supposed to be storms that night. 3/4

[Jerry Chapman @JerryChapmanWx]

Big fire is ongoing right now about one mile north of Lacona, IA. #iawx