In May 2001, Shawn Keizer, Ed Henry, Jay Barnes, and Jeff Wear converged on the Plains for their sixth annual chase trip. At least that's what they told friends and co-workers. But we know better. Ever since the Ridge of Death became a semi-permanent feature on the Plains around 1997, storms have become rare south of I-90. We all know they were really out there to play wiffle ball and look for cows, irrigators, Sinclair Dinosaur souvenirs, and a mythical half-pig, half-human named Swaggerty.

Along the way we did happen to stumble upon some decent storms. Following are some accounts and video captures...

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This page was last updated by Jeff Wear on 3-31-04 at 0521 CST