USA Storm Chasing Expedition - 13 May, 2009
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Ready everyone?
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Someone was being creative.
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Current fuel prices are not too bad.
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Storm is growing.
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We had to drive around 220 miles to catch up to it.
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It had multiple rain wrapped tornadoes that are very hard to see.
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Last tour member standing on the hill. Lightning getting close.
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Inside Van1 at night.
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Storm is travelling around 70mph.
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Frequent lightning strikes.
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Hurricane Force winds on their way.
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Mark filming, before the high winds hit.
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Standby for the strike.
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Very Loud. (about 500metres away)
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Another one.
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Very high winds.
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This is the storm we started to chase, but it all combined into a
massive big mess.
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This is the storm we ended up chasing. This
radar scan shows the reports of Tornadoes.. RED boxes indicate active
tornado warnings.
(Major damage and fatalities in Kirksville, MO)