While attending the National Symposium of the Oklahoma City Tornado of May 3, stormchasers/teachers Mike Ridgeway and Don Wheeler intercepted this large "wedge" tornado just south of Graham, Texas.  The tornado was approximately 3/4 of a mile from the camera and between 1/4 and 1/8 of a mile in width.  The catch was not without sacrifice as the SKYWARN III chase vehicle sustained hail damage from golfball to occassionally egg sized hail.  Click HERE for the analysis and more photos.

Chase Vehicle SKYWARN III out ahead of government research vehicles, again!
(Photo by stormchaser Chris Novy)

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Photos

Tornado #1 Near Waurika, OK	Tornado near Fort Morgan, Colorado Photo by Mike Ridgeway
Tornado near Tabler, Oklahoma	Tornado #2 near Waurika, Oklahoma
Large tornado near Graham, Texas	Tornado near OK/KS border north of Buffalo, Oklahoma
F2 tornado over southern Duncan, Oklahoma	My first tornado...a multiple vortex near South Plains, Texas in the Texas Panhandle
Small tornado less than 100 yards away near Granite, Oklahoma.  June, 1995	Large wedge tornado east of Mangum, Oklahoma. June, 1995
Small tornado northeast of Concordia, Kansas May 30, 1999	EF0 tornado 3 miles NW of MerRouge, Louisiana. May 2, 2008