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Quite understandable on not responding. I was near you some of yesterday. I started in Ackerman after a police officer there gave me permission to set up behind the hospital since it had a good view to the W and SW. I was going to just sit there and wait on the storm from Yazoo City. My patience ran out and I decided to meet it half way around Ethel or Kosciusko. By the time I got there the storm had really started losing steam and I saw another good hook down to my south heading to Louisville (I think we know how that turned out) so I made a mad dash down Hwy 9 to it. First and (I say) last time I ever punch a core trying to get to a tornado. That was not good for the nerves trying to make sure I didn't over drive and come out right in it's path. I ended up near the Wal-Mart there and watched it from a gas station with some chasers from CA. It was still obscured in rain for most of my viewing time since I was looking south from the edge of the core but it was close enough for me to hear the roar. I was then going to hit Hwy 14 and shoot across to Macon to set up on it again on 45ALT. but as soon as I did that the next storm just to its south went tornado warned and no sooner than I got out of town I looked up and that one was heading right at me. I was stuck there on the highway trying to decide if I just sit there and hope it misses me or try to outrun it through the hail core. After I remembered what I saw on I-40 while stuck in traffic outside Mayflower, AR, the day before I decided the hail core didn't sound too bad. I ended up finding a north running road just after getting in the core and took it so on that second storm I was less than a mile from the southern edge of the hook and the eastern edge of the hook. I have no doubts that country road has not seen many Dodge Rams going as fast as I was down that road trying to get north of of the circulation. After that I called it a day and headed back to the house. I didn't have a solid route to get me ahead of any more storms and the family was freaking out because the news kept saying a tornado near Starkville (evidently, Brooksville is near Starkville for TWC). They were nervous so I shut things down. After reading the latest from the SPC I am starting to get the bug to go out again today on something near the GT area. I work right by GTR airport so I have access to go south and east pretty easily.
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