From our overnight stay in Dumas, we headed SE to Shamrock to grab some lunch and position for storms expected to develop along the dryline in the eastern Texas Panhandle. Sure enough, storms developed mid-afternoon to our west and we intercepted a supercell mesocyclone/ rotating wall cloud which then dropped a tornado near McLean, TX, although we saw it in the distance, wet dirt tracks held us back from getting closer to get good photos and video of it.
We then blasted NE once off the dirt track to follow this supercell which then went on to drop a wedge tornado over Wheeler, TX.
https://youtu.be/qJaXV4urv58
We left this storm then dropped SE into western Oklahoma - where we intercepted another supercell near Erick, moving up from the SW. We had to core punch to storm on the I-40 east, pummelled by golf ball and a few soft ball size hail stones, cars and lorries were hiding under bridges, which made it treacherous. We came off the interstate near Elk City, OK and went south of town where came out the rain and hail and we were greeted by wedge tornado which we stopped just short of, though got hit by strong RFD briefly. Unfortunately, there were a few fatalities in Elk City from this tornado. So a close shave for us.
http://content.bitsontherun.com/previews/41sv5ql1-ALJ3XQCI
Followed this tornado warned supercell NE for a bit before deciding to leave it at Clinton, OK. Dropped south along the western side of another supercell moving up from the SW to watch the lightning which was ramping up as the light faded. Then blasted SE to our overnight stay in Lawton, south/central Oklahoma to stay overnight. Watched a squall line along the cold front roll through Lawton, which produced a good lightning show.
A hard and frustrating day, particularly not getting close to the McLean tornado, core puching 3 inch hail, and a close shave with a wedge tornado, but we saw 3 tornadoes and some amazing lightning.
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