I wanted to share with you pictures of a tornado chase this past weekend in West Texas forwarded to us by Michael Seger. Michael worked with us as an intern several years ago and and is now a meteorologist with KTEN-TV in Ardmore, Oklahoma. His trek out onto the plains of West Texas yielded some fascinating photos as you can see! Let me share some of Mike's descriptions with you:
"A friend and I went out storm chasing in West Texas on Saturday (April 21, 2007) and we ended out chasing a very large tornado. We traveled southeast down HWY 194 out of Dimmitt in an attempt to get out ahead of the Severe Storm which was moving northeast. As we kept driving, the structure of the storm became more and more visible. And it was looking good too. It wasn't much longer that we could see a cone shaped funnel dropping out of the rain free base. We then pulled off the side of the road and watched. The view was a bit hazy do to the rain/hail falling between us and the funnel, but it was amazing. After 30 minutes of terrifying the west Texas countryside, the tornado eventually roped out and vanisihed as if nothing had happened. What an experience!"
Thanks for sharing the experience with us Michael!
-Tom Skilling
Photos Courtesy: Michael Seger
