Mangum Oklahoma Tornado 017
by Dale Kaminski
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Mangum Oklahoma Tornado 017
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Dale Kaminski
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May 20, 2019 - Mangum Oklahoma
A long jaunt... 1200+ mile trip to see some clouds. But every second was worth it. Mother Nature wasn't going to be fickle on this day...
Had an invite to tag along with Trent Bosler and & Freddy McKinney down to chase the huge risk day down on the south west edge of Oklahoma. It paid off in dividends. 2 great people that I haven't had a chance to chase with before. Trent Bosler (with SVLMedia) & Freddy McKinney, and young and talented up and coming chaser. Both of these 2 gentlemen have refined skills on chasing storms. I went as an observer this day as I don't get this opportunity very much as I would like. To study how others do thing when it comes to storm chasing. Navigation, safety practices, and predictions. Believe me when I say I learned something about someone else's process, I did. Grateful that I got to come along and I respectfully learned from both of them. Things that I will take back and teach others that want to chase.
Late afternoon when we got to our destination. We stopped and got something to munch on @ Subway in Mangum. We had about an hour before the storm we were observing moved out the Childress Texas area and cross the border into southwest Oklahoma. We knew where we wanted to be and got to a location southwest of Mangum Oklahoma and patiently awaited out the outcome. We didn't have to wait long.
Initial reports indicate that the tornado had winds up to 212 miles per hour, making it an EF-4 or EF-5 tornado. A large debris cloud could be seen with this tornado as it moved through open fields. It caused some damage to homes and trees, but it missed the heart of the community & the chaser convergence...
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