Texas Storm Chaser Snags Legendary Tornado Selfies Near Lubbock

June 5th brought some wild weather to northwest Texas, but while most of us were watching from a safe distance, my friend Mike Sawyers was out in it, and he snagged not one, but two tornado selfies.

Sawyers is a storm chaser, and not the kind who casually follows a thunderstorm around with their phone. He’s the real deal, radar, maps, the works. And this time? He did something that he had never done before.

Massive Storm System In Texas

This monster system hit northwest Texas hard Thursday night. Around 7:39 p.m., the National Weather Service in Lubbock issued a tornado warning, calling it a “life-threatening situation” and urging folks to take shelter immediately. That warning lasted until 8:45 p.m., but the storm didn’t clock out.

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With winds up to 80 mph and hail as big as softballs, multiple counties stayed under severe thunderstorm warnings into the night. Thankfully, Lubbock missed a direct strike, but areas nearby weren’t so lucky.

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 Tornado Selfies

Sawyers managed to snap not one but two selfies with massive wedge tornadoes barreling through the plains just outside of Lubbock. That’s right. Two tornado selfies. In decades of chasing these twisters, that's something he hadn't done until now.

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Check out these incredible shots of the two twisters that Sawyers snagged, including his selfies in the gallery below.

This Wild Weather In Texas Isn't Over

This storm is part of a persistent weather pattern stretching from the southern Plains to the Southeast. A big, powerful system is interacting with a slow-moving front, and it’s not letting up. Expect more hail, high winds, flash flooding, and maybe even more tornadoes over the weekend in Texas.

Stay weather aware, Texas!