There to my right, south of hi-way 34 was another twister. It was less than a half of mile from me at the time I took this photo and about one and a half miles east of Otis.  My car was being pushed around from the winds, first the front of the car was pushed to the left, then it was being pulled to the right. To the north of hi-way 34 the visibility was zero from the edge of the road to the north. From the winds around me I am sure there was another tornado or gustnado behind me. Notice how this tornado bent to the left as it went up into the very low clouds. It was incredible to watch the rotation at such a close distance. As you look at the next 3 photos notice how the dust is woven tightly around the base of the tornado.

This short lived tornado was on the ground for about 4 minutes before dissipating.
As I continued on to Yuma the clouds began to break up and the threat of tornadoes seemed to be over.

The last reports I heard about this storm were that it continued to cause wind damage as it moved into Nebraska.

Weather Radio Frequencies.

From this storm I learned how uninformed people are to the threat of tornadoes. Most people do not understand the potential for a tornado in a storm like this one and most people do not know how to recognize dangerous clouds. This storm could have easily hurt someone seriously. People need to take charge of their own safety and protect themselves from the possibility of serious injury from a storm such as this. I hope these pictures serve as a lesson to anyone who has the ability to warn the public of a possible dangerous situation. Don't take rotating clouds lightly. Don't take ground rotation beneath them lightly. These are all warning signs of the possibility of a serious situation. Remember an f1, whether a gustnado or tornado can have wind speed of 112 mph.  If my family was in the path of any of these tornados, or gustnadoes, they would have been in the basement and that is where your family should be also. Why risk your families safety?
Storms can and do catch people by surprise. A surprise storm like this one can happen again and that is why spotters are so important. Their training should prepare them to recognize a possible dangerous situation, even when Doppler radar cannot. With all the great technology weather experts have, a storm spotter is still the best safety net today. We need to understand that the weather instruments used by the experts cannot replace the local storm spotters eyes. Check in your community to see if you can train to become a storm spotter for your area. You could save a life someday just by using your eyes. Even when you have great officials in your community as we do here, you should still take responsibility for your own families safety and not rely on the opinions of others alone