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June 30, 2022 Chris Kridler

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I caught one of the last night-blooming cereus gloriously unfolding its petals in this time-lapse on Florida's Space Coast. Almost every year, I try to capture a time-lapse of these magnificent flowers. Each giant blossom of these cactus vines blooms for just one night. Video (c) 2025 by Chris Kridler, ChrisKridler.com. Music licensed from Pond5.

Petal Power: Night-blooming cereus flower time-lapse 2025

Update May 29, 2025, from the Land of Oz on our multistate chase and Manter, Kansas, tornado on Wednesday, May 28! #stormchasing with Alethea Kontis Author #funnelvision #ozorbust #lookup #kswx #landofoz

Storm chasing update May 29 - tornado time in Kansas!

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May 27 storm chasing update - from Stonehenge?

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Storm chasing update - May 25 tornadic Texas storms!

#Lightning, Strong City, OK on 5/24 #shorts #stormchasing

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May 24 storm chasing update from Oklahoma!

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Storm chasing update May 23 - on the amazing May 22 Texas supercell!

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Storm chase update from the Oklahoma grunge with Chris & Alethea, May 19, 2025

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Cow joins the chase #shorts #stormchasing with @AletheaKontis

A quick lightning crawler slowed down in a GoPro clip, shot on Florida's Space Coast on May 8, 2025. #flwx #shorts #lightning

Slow-mo Florida lightning bolt, 8 May 2025 #shorts

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