USA Storm Chasing Expedition - 23 May, 2008
MAJOR TORNADO OUTBREAK
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Fixing the vans.
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Fixing the hinge that got ripped off after
the 150+ Km/h winds.
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Mallet anyone?
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A bit of body damage from the door slamming
back.
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Looking for the items that got sucked out
of the vans yesterday.
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Looking...
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Aha... We found the map, 1 x Tape, 1 x Pair
of Glasses and The GPS.
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Today's Probabilities...
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The Supercell is well established.
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The TIV, (With Sean poking his head out)
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Off they go..
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A piece of farm equipment dominates the
shot.
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Highway patrol on the lookout for funnels..
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Traffic Chaos... People scared of the
Baseball Sized Hail.
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I have just spotted a Wedge Tornado.
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There it is!
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My God!
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Scary black thing.
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The rotation was amazing.
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Debris, can easily be seen flying around
the base.
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Its heading East of our location.
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|Notice the shape is shifting.
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Now on the other side.
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Starting to die.
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Getting Weaker. Fire Crews on the standby.
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Nearly dead.
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Actually, not quite yet.
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Cone is silent.
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And it pops itself back down on the
highway.
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Tornado reforms on the other side of the
road.
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A thinner funnel this time.
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Still very scary.
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Funnel off the ground.
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In a different position watching for
lightning.
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BANG!
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The storm eventually got to us and a bolt
hit the buildings behind us..
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A bolt in the distance.
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Rain was preventing us from getting a clear
shot.
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A night time tornado and straight line
winds rip the Semi Trailers off the road.
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Rescue services all on scene.
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What's left of a B-Double Semi.
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A total of 4 Semi's and 1 truck were
overturned.
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A scary night, and a very close call
indeed.
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We got a little too close for comfort..
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