The midwest has some of the most extreme weather in the US and these are the photos to prove it

Mike Hollingshead/Extreme Instability Storm chasing photographer Mike Hollingshead makes a living following America's worst storms, from snarling tornadoes chewing up Kansas farmland to supercell thunderstorms in the Dakotas. A Nebraska-native, Hollingshead used to watch the Midwest's extreme weather from hills that overlooked his town. After seeing some "crazy storm photos" on the internet, Hollingshead drove to Iowa, where he lucked into a tornado on his first day. Fifteen years later, Hollingshead is still chasing storms, often into danger. "Most storm chasers don't put themselves in the path [of the storm] ... but I like the view there...