The Way Out

This view south along 335th Street

toward Minden, Iowa around 3:40 PM

on April 9, 2011 was taken from a

U-Stop convenience store and looks away

from the direction in which a tornado

outbreak would form about two hours

later. Minden is located about 1.5 miles

down the road. Exit #29 on Interstate 80

is about .20 mile the other direction. This

was our first storm initiation waiting

stop before a chase that lasted just before

10:00 PM and included the witnessing

of up to ten twisters, all but one of them

seen in the dark.