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Well, this week has been really quiet. The models are suggesting a possible chase next week. Until then, all we can ask is that you donate to the American Red Cross to help victims of the tornado outbreak that killed more than 300 people last week. The link to donate is 2 posts below this, along with statistics and videos from that horrific outbreak.

Welp, day started out pretty good. We got on the first storm as the wall cloud was rotating near Waxahachie, Texas. This thing was rotating like no tomorrow. As the TIV blew past us, we decided to drop south to get out of the rain. As we did, the wall cloud passed over head, and produced several (although I’m not counting them) quick spin-ups in Ennis, Texas. We followed the storm east when we ran in to Kris Hair. We’ve been having data problems since about Ennis, and asked Kris if he could help us out. We followed Kris and pulled in to a min-gas station near Gun Barrel City. As we watched the wall cloud cross over the lake, it dropped a huge waterspout tornado on the lake. After it lifted/got rain wrapped we raced in to town to get a better view. We pulled in to what I think was a school/church parking lot, where I spotted a elephant trunk tornado as it roped out. After that it was severely rotating wall cloud after wall cloud after wall cloud. We decided to call it due to trees and it was getting late. We headed home with 2 tornado’s under out belts.

Please donate to the American Red Cross to help out the tornado victims – http://wxlink.me/1j

Statistics (Preliminary)
(Updated as of 4/29 5:10PM CST)
#of Tornado Reports: 211
#of Wind Reports: 402
#of Hail Reports: 193
#of Deaths: 318 (Continuing to rise)

If you’ve been following our Twitter or Facebook page today, you’ve been hearing about the destruction and death that happened in the east today. Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and Tennessee were hit with tornado’s. Preliminary reports coming in so far is 80+ dead. That toll WILL be higher in the morning. This is a historical day. Below I’ll be linking to pictures and videos as I find them.

Here is video of the #tornado that went through Cullman AL – http://youtu.be/19c9eCmVnPY
More video from Tuscaloosa AL #tornado – http://vimeo.com/22970879
Amazing video, but please, do not ever do this if a #tornado is coming to you – http://youtu.be/5ohIVzIZLuQ
Towercam video from Tuscaloosa #tornado – http://youtu.be/J9Oszy_dGJY
More video from John Brown of the #Tornado in Tuscaloosa http://youtu.be/NjVW0Du2ZIo
Amazing pictures posted on @stevemillerok’s blog of today’s tornado outbreak. http://bit.ly/lLQ9K3
Video from Phil Campbell, AL http://youtu.be/HZfAzwKAryU from Adam Lucio
Vddeo of a mile wide wedge #tornado moving through #Birmingham – http://youtu.be/kxWRS-aFBW8
MUST WATCH video shot MINUTES after the deadly Tuscaloosa #tornado ripped through the town. http://bit.ly/iBR66O
Amazing Aerial video of Tuscaloosa – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6giQ3csbUg&feature=youtu.be

Here is the HD video of a waterspout we got today near Gun Barrel City, Texas. We also caught a Elephant Trunk, but unfortunately didn’t get video of it

Today could be a dangerous and deadly day in points of N/NE Texas and Arkansas today. The SPC has issued a rare 30% tornado risk for today. We will be out chasing, but please pay attention to the weather today and take warnings seriously.

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Erik and I chased in south eastern Oklahoma yesterday. We pulled in to Tushka, Oklahoma after a very large wedge tornado went trough the town. We pulled up at a house that had been completely destroyed by the large tornado. Police and EMS workers were on the scene and asked if we would help in Search and Rescue. They had 2 people pulled out of the rubble, sadly 1 had died, the other was in critical condition. After about an hour of searching we came across the body of the missing person.

Our hearts and prayers go out to the people effected by yesterday strong storms.