This tornado was wound very tightly and went into the clouds above it. It was much different than the first one as this one formed a funnel all the way into the cloud above it. Its tube was shinny about half way up, somewhat like you were looking through a spinning glass of water. Right above this tornado the video tape caught the edge of the storm cloud with a sunny area just to the northeast of it. My camera panned up to the cell above this tornado for an instance and one can clearly see the tornado tube break through the lower clouds and continure on into the storm cloud leaning slightly to the left. This was a classic tornado, but very brief and short lived.


Within 4 minutes they both dissipated. I was glad to see that happen. I started my car and moved on.

Back on the chase now I headed towards Yuma, Colorado. The winds were crazy all around me. In front of me, at my sides, behind me were all very strong down drafts with small f0 gustnadoes hiding inside of them. At one point the visibility became near zero and I knew by the dirt's varied directions there was a tornado or gustnado some place near me. It was like a dust storm, but the dirt's was going several directions including upwards. I lost sight of the road for a moment, my car rocked violently and then, off to the south 100 yards or so and just ahead of me, I could see what was causing the dirt storm.

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