STORM TRACK: May 31, 1982 (Volume 5 Issue 4)

"Chase '82" is well underway, judging by telephone reports ST has received from its reporters-in-the-field. The 2nd week of May has been dynamite for Oklahoma and Texas chasers: 50+ tornadoes in the Texas panhandle and western Oklahoma, moving slowly northeastward (15 MPH) in excellent light!! (Aah, the misery for we who must wait our turn and bear up against such accounts from those who have already seen and filmed and filed away a lifetime of memories).

ST has received several favorable responses on its Commentary in the last issue. I hasten to add that, while it is close to what, was intended, such a statement can be rewritten many times and still not quite hit the mark. It speaks only for myself. While some may share these views, each chaser comes to the tornado on his or her own terms. Each challenge, each testing, each vision and encounter is a very personal one, and ST only tries to touch some kindred sentiments, not exclude or limit anyone's experience.