Lanny Dean
EF5
Our chase was pretty wild, but we didn't all that much structure. Intercepted the supercell coming out of Guthrie but got caught in the hailcore and decided to ride it out in Perkins, OK. Before we found a gas station to take cover under 70mph wind starting driving golfballs into the car leaving a few dents. We found some cover and I was excited to get some video, but we were boxed in on each side and the hail and wind was driving under the awning. I still got my video camera and ducked down on the side of the car that was blocking the wind. Well what I didn't know was a big hole in the awning to drain water from the top was right there and the video camera and I got a shower. The camera broke, but I still had my HD one on the dashboard. I said screw it and ran into the gas station absolutely wet. It lasted about 8-9 minutes before it settled and it was quite a rush watching those hailstones, a few tennisballs fly horizontally past the window. After that we continued to try and get east of the storm, but gave up in Cushing and went to KFC. I will get some video up from the dashboard camera when I get home from school today.
Yes it was wild....but the best part of the night was when you guys ran me off the road after you passed Jeff Smith and I on HWY 33, up a hill on a curve in a no passing zone all with another car vehical coming! And not a severe storm withing 50 miles!!!!!!
Spotter Network is so wonderful, it tells you who is right around you!
Can we say self policing?
I sent an e-mail to you and your Dad yesterday and tried to keep this private but no response what gives?