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started to fall from the sky. The three of them ran for the Garland. Trevor immediately grabbed the laptop to get the latest Doppler readings. A severe storm was heading for them. A bolt of lightning shot down from the sky landing not far from the Garland. The thunder was so loud that it sounded like the speakers on Jeremy’s computer had blown out.

  “Damn that was close. I was just standing in that spot a few seconds ago,” Trevor said. “Got to love thunderstorms!”

  “Shall we move?” Josh asked.

  Trevor looked at his laptop once more and said, “No, we have a tornado heading straight for us!”

  Jake moved over to the driver side of the Garland. A large funnel was forming, dropping down to the ground. It was heading straight for the diner. Trevor quickly jumped out of the Garland and ran into the diner to warn everybody. He ran back out of the diner and jumped back into the Garland.

  “Now, we will see how the Garland will do against it,” Trevor said, excitedly.

  The tornado passed by far enough out of the way of the diner and the gas station.

  “After it!” Trevor yelled.

  The Garland bolted out of the diner’s parking lot and headed up the road that was parallel to the path the tornado was taking.

  “Try to get in front of it!” Trevor ordered.

  Josh floored the Garland and was gaining on the tornado while trying to dodge the debris that it was throwing at them. It was starting to shift to the left, moving away from the Garland.

  “Damn it. Can we catch up with it?” Josh asked.

  “Checking the online road map. Just fields that way. We lost it,” Trevor said, as he watched the tornado move farther and farther away from them.

  “Got some real cool footage,” Jake said.

  “Did we collect any data?” Josh asked.

  Trevor checked his laptop. “Recorded winds speeds around 178 mph. Definitely an EF3 tornado.”

  “Look over there, that tree got completely uprooted,” Jake said. “I want to get a closer look.”

  They got out of the Garland and headed into the field where the tree had been uprooted. The rain had slowed down to a light drizzle. Josh and Trevor stood in front of the tree facing Jake.

  “Now this is a testament to nature’s fury,” Trevor said, fork lightning flashing behind him.

  Sunlight was starting to shine down through the clouds. To the right of them they could see a rainbow.

  “Now that’s beautiful,” Trevor said, pointing toward the rainbow.

  “No more floods,” Josh joked.

  “Maybe not. With the amount of rain we’ve had lately, roads will be flooded,” Trevor corrected him, ignoring Josh’s biblical reference.