The powerful tornado crossed a field, before heavily damaging the farmstead of Al and Mary Kosel, who live near Campbell. We told you their story Saturday night. You can see property torn into pieces, picked up, and scattered everywhere.
Andy Gabrielson works for an online service that allows people to watch storms as they happen. He's been chasing storms for years. Still, Gabrielson got so close; debris from the twister pounded his vehicle. His adrenaline rush quickly changed.
It starts; the swirling cloud drops a perfect funnel to the ground.
"Sort of a moment when you hang on the edge when you see the funnel form-up. You wait for the condensation funnel, or the debris to know that it's on the ground."
Storm Chaser Andy Gabrielson makes a quick call to alert authorities.
"First thing I thought was to report it. I reported it right away.”
With the warning called in, Gabrielson drives closer to the tornado as it crosses the road. Here, Gabrielson guesses the tornado is just 30 yards away.
"In my vehicle, it actually shattered a couple of the windows. 16:21:50 and that was from a structure it hit earlier near the river."
He says he's logged more than 60-thousand miles chasing storms this year and tornados like this one are worth it, but when the twister advances on a farm-house, he's now watching a potential killer.
"It's one of those things were I felt comfortable and I felt safe because I knew exactly what I needed to do if the situation turned worse for me. I was also close to the house, so I could render aid if need be."
