Remember safety first, but sometimes weather can develop in the blink of an eye supplying amazing photographic opportunities. Images depict both the subtle and extreme power of weather and climate, including images of extreme drought, floods, thunderstorms, tornadoes as well as snowscapes and landscapes. 

First place: Snow Express by Conrad Stenftenagel, Saint Anthony, IN

Second place: Proton arc over Lake Superior by Ken William, Clio, MI

Third place: With a Bang by Bob Larson, Prescott, AZ

Honorable mention: Raindrops on a leaf by Alana Peterson, Maple Lake, MN

Honorable mention: Fire in the Sky over Glacier National Park by Sashikanth Chintla, North Brunswick, NJ