My first tornado was the Mangum, OK. EF2 on May 20, 2019. I was coming from the north on Highway 283, listening to a live report on FM radio, which gave an exact play by play of the events. Just north of Mangum, I poked out of the rain, and saw a mass of junk under the southwest portion of the supercell, and realized a tornado was hiding in there. I needed only to stop and wait, ready to launch in retreat if necessary. But the tornado rumbled on across the highway and into a field where it dissipated minutes later. Only a handful of chasers or spotters were on site, as most of the others were stuck in a horrific traffic jam to our south. Minutes later, I saw some of the blackest skies I've seen as the storm moved over Granite, OK., while sirens blared.
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