In the U.S., people drove from as far away as Arizona, Tennessee, Indiana, New York, Florida, North Carolina and Massachusetts. Thanks to all of you who made the last ST picnic most memorable. Lots of incredible chaser video was shown including music videos created by R.J. Evans, Kinney Adams, and Bill Reid. Here is the 2001 ST picnic group shot. Chasers overflowed from the living room onto the patio and out into the lawn.
Chasers pack living room to watch hours and hours of tornado videos.
A number of chasers have filmed tornadoes at Northfield, MN and yesterday, Kevin Walters saw four tornadoes within a few miles of his house in Iowa. He was 68. Roger grew up on a farm near Fargo, ND and was always fascinated with storms even as a kid. His excitement and passion for photographing storms were displayed at the ST picnic last year. I surveyed the tornado damage today from the May 4 storm in southern Dallas-Fort Worth.