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Tell us your scariest storm chasing experiences here!
Did the experience make you change anything about your chasing activities?
Did the experience make you change anything about your chasing activities?
Scariest storm chasing experiences!
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Nothing too dramatic but have had a few white-knuckle moments trying not to get munched by the rear-flank core/"Bear's cage" of fast-moving HP supercells on dicey gravel back roads, most recently in southwest Iowa on April 26 of this year. I did eventually get out of it and got on a better storm (one that actually produced visible tornadoes), but the experience flustered me a bit and affected my decision-making for the rest of the day, and I ended up behind the area of interest without a good view of the tornadoes.
Not necessarily changed anything per se but a good reminder to always keep situational awareness and have escape routes that don't cross the path of a potentially tornadic region. Otherwise you could end up like the guys that are the subjects of this video by Skip Talbot.
Not necessarily changed anything per se but a good reminder to always keep situational awareness and have escape routes that don't cross the path of a potentially tornadic region. Otherwise you could end up like the guys that are the subjects of this video by Skip Talbot.