Storm Chaser Video of Tornado Near Sterling City, Texas

Storm chasers have shared video footage of the tornado that formed near Sterling City, Texas, on Saturday, April 19. 

If you’re on X, I highly recommend giving Reed Timmer a follow if you’re a weather nerd like me. He is constantly sharing videos from his chases across Tornado Alley and beyond. 

I spend a lot of time watching his clips because, as I alluded to earlier, I’m fascinated by weather. I’m also a total chicken who would never knowingly chase a tornado. 

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Don’t get me wrong – I'm a typical Texan, so I go outside and take a look as soon as the weather starts to get bad. However, I need to be near a shelter so I can quickly duck inside as soon as things get a little too rough. 

That said, Dr. Timmer’s Dominators are basically rolling storm shelters/research laboratories, so he and his team can roll right into the middle of a storm and collect data like never before. I can’t applaud them enough for their efforts to save lives. 

Fortunately, the tornado that formed near Sterling City was on the ground in a remote, largely unpopulated area, according to SanAngeloLive. That was one powerful looking storm that would have resulted in some serious damage had it hit a more populated area.

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