This was a very interesting day. The Hanston tornado would remain on the ground for about 30 minutes first touching down just southeast of town. We managed to intercept the tornado anyhow. Bob Davies-Jones, Bill Gargan and Dave Gold were in Probe 1 this day. Funnel appears just southeast of Hanston.
Funnel is thin but reaches for terra firma.
We race east to catch up to the tornado passing a sherrif's deputy on the way. This is a classic multiple-vortex tornado. The tornado about 25 minutes later at night. April 19, 1996. Bill Gargan leaves Norman, OK for his forecast area two days in advance for this event.