This Guy Snapped Some Spectacular Pictures of a Tornado in Wyoming (With His Phone!)

A Wyoming resident captured some amazing images of a tornado touching down in the plains Wednesday.
The National Weather Service office in Cheyenne tweeted out a warning to residents asking them to take shelter.
“Tornado north of Laramie is still on the ground. As picturesque as it may look, we ask that you take shelter now. No picture is worth getting hurt.” the tweet read.
But that’s didn’t stop Aaron Voos from shooting breathtaking photos of the tornado on his phone, a Kyocera E6810 Duraforce Pro, as he was driving home.
“I am not normally a storm chaser,” Voos told TIME. “We live 7,200 feet over sea level so tornados are very rare. We see a lot of storms and lightning but never a tornado like that, thats for sure. Hopefully it’s the first and the last.”

Courtesy Aaron VoosAaron Voos shared images of a tornado touching down on the plains outside Laramie, Wyoming on Wednesday

Want more tornado pix? Sure. I've got plenty. This was before it moved over the Range pic.twitter.com/Jrb0EkjGRk
— Aaron Voos (@atvoos) June 7, 2018

Another one just dropped. This is a new one. Watch out to the E near Federal, Wyo!! @JessicaLebelWX pic.twitter.com/7Jp5WuJ3FW
— Aaron Voos (@atvoos) June 7, 2018

The tornado touched down near Laramie, Wyoming just before 5 p.m. and was on the ground for 45 minutes, according to the National Weather Service.
Voos said the storm was far enough from his house that his wife and ...

Source: TIME: Science - June 7, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Gina Martinez Tags: Uncategorized onetime weather Wyoming Source Type: news