The group was happy after seeing a tornado in open country – the best kind.

I chased with Canadian friends May 13 in Texas, and we caught a beautiful tornado at Guthrie. It was a rarity these days – because we were the only storm chasers on it.

I chased with Mark Robinson, Jaclyn Whittal, Michel Millaire, Matt Grinter and Brad and Dayna Rousseau. We targeted the Lubbock area and ended up moving a little east to intercept a small line of storms. The southern one surprised us by producing a classic tornado despite a relatively weak storm that was nothing special on radar.

Roll over each image to see the caption, or click on one to see a slide show with larger photos.