May 1, 2008

Got out of school around 4:15, and immediately jumped on I-35 and blasted north towards Oklahoma City. Around the time we got to Ardmore, we noticed this suspicious looking cloud on the horizon, but the haze prevented us from knowing anything else about it. As we got closer, it became clear that this was going to be a great chase afternoon on a beautiful supercell. While this never dropped any tornadoes , it produced a few small funnels from time to time, and it had some big hail with it. Sorry for the shakiness of the camera… Going through Oklahoma City slowed us down, so most of the video we were hauling down the highway, and it was hard to hold the camera steady. This was easily one of the most gorgeous storms I have ever seen.