I could see the dust cloud forming at the ground from several miles away. As I got closer the funnel began to move down and become more visible. It's not the big storms that I'd like to chase, but hey, capturing this from a big rig moving at 65 mph is pretty remarkable. I know I should have stopped, but the lightning was pretty bad in the area and I value my life… plus, I only stop the truck to load, unload, for fuel and bathroom breaks! So much for being a dedicated storm chaser!
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Todd Fitchette
ToddFitchette
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- Taken on July 26, 2011
- New Mexico, US
- Fujifilm FinePix S2940/Walmart
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Sandy/Scarlett Images ♥ Finally back! 22 months ago | reply
Holy cow - you shot this from your rig at 65 mph? Remarkable is right!!! Love storm shots and this is great Todd!!!
ToddFitchette 22 months ago | reply
Believe me… I wanted to stop and shoot some photos, but the lightning was so bad that I didn't want to get out of the truck.
ToddFitchette 21 months ago | reply
Oh, and BTW: That was shot WIDE ANGLE while driving by… the base of the tornado was not very far off the road.
Steve Landavazo 12 months ago | reply
Wow! I haven't seen this pic yet! Amazing you were there!!!!