It’s a very flat area in the Western Kimberley so you can see for two, three or four hundred kilometres away on a good day. Basically you’ve just got to look at the sky. “I monitor radar images from the Bureau, but I don’t rely fully on forecasts. He says you develop a bit of an instinct for what’s on the way. Taylor’s main interest is capturing storm activity on camera and video, keeping a close eye on information from the Bureau of Meteorology for signs of an approaching storm, especially those with electrical activity. People from right across the area, from as far as Exmouth and Karratha to Kununurra, all share their storm images and stories on the page.” A storm brewing at Willare in WA's Kimberley. He’s not alone-the Facebook group he established, more than five years ago has more than 4000 followers who share his passion for wild weather. Not many people get up in the morning hoping for a stormy day, but for Taylor-founder of the North West Storm Chasers group-there’s nothing more breathtaking than the sight of a massive thunderhead climbing high into the vast Kimberley skyline. “But I’ve got my fingers crossed we might get a few large storms in the next week or so.” “In the past week or two it has quietened down a lot,” he says. Checking the weather forecast after recent storms, Broome local James Taylor is contemplating what the next few days might bring.
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