Right Before the Tornado Warning

On Tues I was on highway 1-25 headed to Denver, CO and I had just passed Pueblo. I had never seen clouds this close to touching down. I didn't know they had issued a tornado warning prior to pulling over to take this photo until we got hit with hail, heavy rain and wind. I couldn't see in front of me while driving so I exited the highway and was the first car to park under a bridge for shelter. It didn't take long for a other cars to do the same. We waited the storm out and we are all lucky to be safe.

I felt like a tornado chaser and now that I think about it was a little exciting! My son was very scared and excited at the same time.

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sellinstix--offline for a week says:

Spectacular shot! I'm glad you're safe--I grew up in West Texas and we used to chase these things--until we caught one! You seem very close, and they are very unpredictable, and a little scary!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

alight says:

wow ... please stay safe *

so many tornados when i lived in texas ... one made our film set disappear..

this is an amazing photograph!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Memories Through Photographs says:

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Great capture...
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

knitboy1 says:

that's amazing.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

nicholsphotos says:

Wow!

Are you still in Colorado!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

blueskydesert says:

Deanna, I'm still here in Denver and it is so cold here.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

starmist1 says:

The speed limit sign says '75'! Where is the State Patrol when you need them! :-)

I saw your wonderful photo in this pool. Make sure it's tagged.... onlythebestare

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Calamitylaine says:

You go girl! You and Dezy are a couple of tornado chasers! So thankful you are both fine and it ended up being an exciting experience. I will mail you a warm sweater if you can't find one there in Denver. Surely you can but who wants to be cold in June? Take care!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

ClaraDon says:

That's a great shot but tornado chasing can be hazardous to your health, take care and be safe.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

desertwatercolors says:

Glad to hear you are safe. Great shots in the midst of it all!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Memories Through Photographs says:

I saw your wonderful photo in this pool. Make sure it's tagged.... onlythebestare

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Mlle Mathilde says:

Stunning !
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

r0b0r0b says:

That's awesome. Kind of looks like those squid critters in mario bros.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

True Blue. says:

That is another spooky one.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

twbphotos says:

Glad you are safe - great shot. I had a similar experience when I lived in Alabama.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Luka Skracic says:

What a great capture of raw power!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

lindabluebug says:

incredible!!!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

♡ Popotito ♡ says:

This is an absolutely great capture!!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

dees-image says:

' you both lucky and unlucky"
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

kburki says:

wow. that's very powerful shot. your living on the edge there! nice.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

asazeke670 says:

great shot. glad you are safe.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Amy & Carl says:

wow, phenomenal photo.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

scampion says:

OMG! That is an incredible photo! The clouds almost look like eagle claws coming down for a landing.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

bloomgal says:

Kewl....
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

dogwoodtree says:

Spectacular!! I would not want to be that close, but that is an awesome (and scary) formation. Glad you were all okay!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

old southern belle says:

Outrageously good photography!!!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

MonkeysMumsie says:

That is amazing!!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

jeremy.jojola says:

whoa....nice cloud...looks scary
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Eye4Design says:

That is way cool. I saw a 'small' tornado when I was 17 in SE Texas; I was in a cotton field in the middle of nowhere and had to take shelter in a ditch. I've wanted to see one again ever since. The only thing damaged was a fence ...the barbed wire was pulled apart and as thin as a hair in places.

Excellent job!

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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

basilly says:

Oh my gosh...I'd just faint and then get carried away by it, lol! That is soooooo awesome!! Fabulous but dangerous catch!
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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Kaos2 says:

Fantastic! Great capture!
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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

nannygam says:

Blueskydesert, we live near Shreveport and have seen a couple bad storms, I always look for the trailing clouds to see if I need to take cover!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

NapsWithCats says:

Now THAT is a cloud shot! Super timing and composure (and I mean composure both ways).
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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Ylwstonegirl98 says:

Woah, what a shot, that would freak me out. What a catch.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

jeff-o-matic says:

You lucky ducky, you! I've always wanted to see one!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

inspireer says:

I had no idea that a tornado could touch down at such a high elevation! Woah!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

dixiemch says:

i love tornados. This is a great pic with beautiful colors.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

ComputerHotline says:

truan says:

I think I remember that storm.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

JeramieOK says:

Awesome funnel and formation! Great shot... I bet the pressure could have broke your ear drums!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Fanny Brown Rice says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called truTV.com, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

This is amazingly beautiful.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

c0onnie says:

this is breathtaking and just downright scary.
i'm glad you guys were safe, good thinking too!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

messiahy says:

I think this picture is even scarier than the actual tornado.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

johnkermit1 says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called extreme weather, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

WOW!!!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

crystaleigh says:

Such a great shot. We had a tornado in our town(Gassville) a few months ago. Glad yall are safe!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

_minette says:

Wow. That's amazing!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

akey6973 says:

great capture!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

DarkoDonnie says:

Amazing
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

D-K-D says:

Please Tag with "FPG"
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Amaresh S K says:

stunning!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

JKmedia says:

Wonderful dramatic weather capture.
Gonna take this up as a hobby now?
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

superstar_ says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Top20Web, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

excellent catch
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Miguel Nunez Photography says:

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Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

subtitulo {em} says:

powerful :O
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

liahiro says:

Amazing photo! A fav!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Fibonacci Studio says:

wow.. look at that LCL.. that is stunning.. and you were in a very dangerous position without having equipment.. glad you're safe.

Amazing photo, though.. great job!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Scorpions and Centaurs says:

wowza - loving the shot but I bet it was a wee bit scary!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Paulinho--- says:

wa what a capture , feel it so close

You are definitely a Sky Chaser!
Please add & join
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Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

joshhikes says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called dream images - rêve, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

schromann says:

awesome.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

synderella04 says:

beautifully scarry
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

JazzyVizzal says:

Awesome, but I wouldn't want to be near it.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

pasquale senatore says:

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Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

ryanmcginnisphoto says:

Hi! I'm a storm chaser. I'd just like to do a quick PSA and mention that you should never take refuge from a tornado under a bridge or overpass. Not only will the bridge not shield you from the winds (bridges actually create a "tunnel effect", increasing windspeed), but I've actually seen roads blocked by hordes of stupid people so desperate to get under the false safety of a bridge that they parked on the road itself. This causes a bottleneck, and if a tornado does approach, you suddenly have a horde of unwilling people trapped in more or less the worst possible place -- trapped because dumb people won't let them pass.

The only thing parking under a bridge/overpass will protect you from is hail.

/The More You Know
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

d0x360 says:

Amazing shot, with my recently deceased Hyundai I would have been done for as it choked and died on the side of the road. My Acura would bring me to safety though. Thank you Honda.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

desertwatercolors says:

WOW! scary!!! Great shot!!!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

chaf.haddad says:

Great shot, I'm glad you got out OK!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

hercules71185 says:

Just FYI the bridge thing.. Is a myth. Look it up. You are a sitting duck and the videos of people under a bridge when it happens are never directly hit. If they were they would be sucked out of the bridge. Don't get yourself killed over peoples crazy unreal stories.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

carbontwelve says:

that looks amazing!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

NomNoms says:

Yes, I am glad that two people mentioned that. Though the picture is breathtaking I signed up to flicker just to mention to... please, please, please never hide under a bridge. I know it was mentioned before.... but, I have a friend who is a storm chaser and know a person who died from hiding under a bridge. Their truck was shot out from under it and they were ripped from the side of the bridge into the other side. Not harping... just adding some safety warnings.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Nolon says:

nice
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

rharlow says:

75? Seriously?
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

kd1s says:

This was back in Spring, in Providence, RI:

www.flickr.com/photos/kd1s/2608479183/sizes/m /in/photostr...

We're getting increasingly strange weather in this area lately.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

calebsearle says:

hiding under a bridge is actually the worst possible thing to do
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

dixiemch says:

Oh my holy cheese. I have know idea what that means, but that picture is awsome. Where did you take it? One day i'm just going to take a week off in the summer and go tornado chasing. It is one of my lifes goals! I won't go over the ocean, but i will go and chase tornadoes. That is just funny. Great shot!
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

Gabriel Durdos says:

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We'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

local paparazzi says:

i love the speed limit sign along with the semi
wonderful pieces to the frame
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

TannahG says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Severe Weather, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

Lewin Farms says:

From Twister (movie)

"We're going Green..."
"Greenage!"
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

Flickr Hive Mind says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Flickr Hive Mind, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

This among the top 50 most interesting >Cyclone
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

LaurentSilvani says:

beautiful
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

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