USA Storm Chasing Expedition - 25 May, 2008
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Nice arrangement of cloud
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Mammatus clouds seen in the distance.
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Wall cloud seen in the distance.
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Too hard to confirm a funnel at this time.
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This is definitely on the ground, but still
can not confirm rotation.
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Nice storm.
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A funnel is really trying hard to form.
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A very slow moving storm is ahead.
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Rotation is very clear and looks striking
against the silo.
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Amazing contrast of colours.
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Rotation was quite strong.
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Funnel being formed.
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Everyone huddled together watching the
amazing sight.
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Richard happily filming away here.
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A confirmed
tornado... it swirled up the dust on the ground only for a few seconds, but
that's all your need to confirm it.
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Very weak tornado, barely EF0 winds.
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Funnel is a little more visible now.
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Might be time to re-position soon.
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Vans reversing, everyone able outrun the
very slow speed of the storm.
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Rotation is well and truly above us.
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Storm motion was around 5 miles per hour.
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You simply don't see anything like this in Australia.
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Storm speed was amazingly slow.
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Nice shot of Richard.
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Would you
drive under this?
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Looks like someone is hitting the breaks..
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George taking plenty of footage of the
storm.
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Storm is still rotating.
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Funnel re-forming.
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We have all headed East, letting the storm
catch up to us.
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Roads are still muddy from yesterday.
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Outflow boundary moving through.
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Stuart framed in shot.
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A lightning strike hit very close, moments
before this shot was taken.
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Try performing a 3 Point turn with this
behind you.
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Skies are getting darker.
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Creepy.
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Moving closer towards us.
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Stuart (from the UK) looking back at me.
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Wind is picking up.
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A land spout.
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Very nice.
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It didn't last very long.
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Lots of storm chasers on the road now.
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Me..
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One of the new Mobile Doppler Radar Trucks.
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Radar analysing the storm
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This very much looks like a tornado.
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But it is not, its a rotating wall cloud that was VERY
close to the ground.
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Not causing any damage.
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It was a strong storm, but there just was not enough wind
sheer to develop strong tornadoes.
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Shelf cloud is heading this way.
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This is part of the outflow boundary.
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Amazing to watch them pass over.
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Quite frightening to look if you don't understand what is
heading towards you.
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There is still hail associated with this storm.
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The green sky typically indicates hail.
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Storm motion has increased in speed so we need to
re-position again.
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Another 3 point turn..
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It appears the storm is taking on inflow again, and a wall
cloud is re-forming.
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But again, not enough rotation to produce anything.
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Hail core approaching.
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Photographing a few lightning shots
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Almost done for the day.
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Production crew getting some nice shots.
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