Mike Hollingshead
Caught a severe warned storm sw of Columbus NE in the early afternoon. It wasn't very impressive, but around the time it got to Columbus that changed a bit. I flew east of it to the se of Columbus and went north through Schuyler NE before stopping at highway 91. It wasn't easy to beat it there since it was going nne so dang fast. I kept watching it on xm and visually to try and find the apex of the thing and park in it. The highway 91 intersection north of Schyuler looked like the spot. So I pulled over and watched it overtake me. It wound up being a little hurricane of a storm. It had some of the highest winds I've been in. I was recording a sign in the middle of the highway on the south side as it was being twisted pretty violently. I was surprised it wasn't breaking. Then a semi stops next to me at the light and stays there, just blocking my view of that sign so I couldn't keep recording it. Then a good white out hits and the back of the car starts bouncing pretty good. A couple mintues later when it lets up some that sign was now laying on the ground. I was pissed I didn't get it. Anyway, it was a fun little chase for only having to drive 220 miles on the day.