He's listening to weather bulletins on both AM radio and his scanners. He's also watching the rapidly darkening western sky. The AM radio is a constant crackle of static from lightning that has been invisible so far. Passing through Newkirk, Okla., the tornado-casual townspeople are seemingly oblivious to the approaching apocalypse. They are doing their gardening, loading pickup trucks, sitting on their front stoops and porches.
Cars coming the other way have their lights on.
All blue sky has disappeared. There is still no lightning. A mile north of Geuda Springs, on a slight hill in the middle of four wheat fields, the Escort and the motor home stop at Oxford Road and 110th Street. Bose is shooting her ancient video camera. The nature show is spectacular.