6-5-2008 Brown County Tornadoes - NW of Hiawatha, KS

We saw the first tornado touch down at 7:27pm, near Morrill, KS. Storms were racing NE at close to 60mph, and it was near impossible to get a shot while on the move, so we stopped, started to set up cameras, and then we noticed a tornado snuck up behind us, and by the time we were back in the truck it was too late, and we took a direct hit. Thank God it was a very weak tornado!

Here's a photo John snapped just moments before it hit us looking to our south. You can see the swirl directly on the road behind us. I will post a larger image on my site later, you can see really well. This makes 3 tornadoes in 2 days, 2 of them being close calls, and were still alive. NO COMPLAINTS!!!

I was hoping someone at Severe Studios would have a copy of the video as the tornado spun off in the field after it ran us over. I think we're streaming at the time, and thought I hit the "record" button, but it didn't record, probably due to me freaking out!