Aftermath of huge tornado outbreak from Kansas to Texas

Friday, May 19, 2017
A huge tornado outbreak rippled across Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas leaving their devastating trails behind.

ABC13's meterologist David Tillman shows just how scary storm chasing can really be.
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Many people have either seen or heard of storm chasers.

Whenever a major storm hits, like a tornado, videos of these storm specialists doing their job can be found all over the news.

While tornadoes are typically clearly visible, sometimes they're not.
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Tornadoes can hide in heavy rainstorms and become hard to see, which makes these storms and storm chasing very dangerous.
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