Brief Report:
Wednesday I ended my second longest tornado drought with two tornadoes in Northern Missouri. The first was a large cone that I only caught a distant glimpse of as I entered Kirksville, MO. The second was a large rain-wrapped tornado that must have lasted 25-minutes or more. On the NW side of town I setup shop and filmed the HP supercell and tornado for 15-minutes. I can’t remember the last time I got to sit in one spot and watch a tornado for 15-minutes. What a fantastic way to end a tornado drought. Although I did miss out on all the “near death” experiences that many chasers had with this tornado…maybe next time.

The tornado appeared to be heading straight for my location most of the time I was filming it. When the tornado was about two miles out it appeared to make a slight right turn that kept it to the south. At the same time it became completely obscured by rain so I bailed out to the north just to be sure. The damage path ended up being ¾ of a mile south of my original filming location. The damage path was impassable and pretty much ended the chase.