Henryville IN/New Pekin IN storm footage

[Steve LaBelle]

The part that irks me about this thread is my pre-chase forecast was to target your same target area... But ended up second guessing myself and going too far north. A learning experience for sure!

Despite a lesser quality camera, this was an awesome catch and you did a very good job staying composed and steady.

You were also in quite an optimal position. Congratulations!

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Thanks Tim. I did get lucky because like you, I was tempted to go more north toward Indianapolis. The squall line and a few individual cells there were already quite impressive but my instincts told me to stay the course at the SE Indiana/Kentucky border. The New Pekin area from which I'm filming is actually quite wooded and was really the first and only open area I came across on SR-60.

 

[Steve Dedman]

Possible novice question...

At 6:00 or so...to the left of the tornado...is that a visible RFD? Or is that precip?

Outstanding video!

 

[Steve LaBelle]

Possible novice question...

At 6:00 or so...to the left of the tornado...is that a visible RFD? Or is that precip?

Outstanding video!

I wondered this myself. I'm pretty sure it's a rain/hail curtain because towards the end of the video, you see the tornado just disappear as that curtain shrouds it. The tornado traveled another 10-20 miles beyond this point. I then got pelted with near tennis ball sized hail immediately after I stopped filming.