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Just before the first tornado touched down,
my truck got stuck in the slippery west Texas mud. We watched
the developing storm approach but there was nothing we could
do but sit tight and film it. |
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The tornado took on an elephant truck appearance.
As it continued moving off to the northeast, I got out of the
truck and set up my tripod. There were 60 MPH inflow winds feeding
INTO the storm at the time. |
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As the first tornado started to weaken,
a larger tornado was forming further north. |
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The large tornado took on a multiple-vortex
wedge shaped appearance. It was wider than it was tall. Luckily,
it touched down in an open field. |
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Even though the tornado was huge, because
it never hit any structures, we'll never know how strong it actually
was. A damage survey done by the National Weather Service said
that it was 3/4 of a mile wide. |
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Later that evening, tornado #3 was spotted
in the rain near the town of Sunray. |
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During the dark of night, tornado #4 crossed
the road ahead of us. We saw a bright blue power flash, then
the funnel hanging down. Once we cross the damage path, we stopped
to lend assistance to the emergency crews. Luckily there were
no injuries from this tornado. |
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