*Before I dive into this discussion, I want to make a clarification from the episode itself. I had said at the 2:03 mark “documenting this beauty would prove to be a loss.” What I meant to say was “further documenting this beauty would prove to be a loss.” Sorry for any confusion with that part of the episode.* This was definitely a chase that would prove a big challenge with one major fail found at the end. I will come back to that in a bit. I remember heading towards Andrews and despite it being early, my travel did not inspire confidence. First, there was sunlight and a clearing but then, as I was within an hour of my target starting point, it was completely overcast. This told me that the cap was setting in. About 15 minutes from where I would start, the skies started to clear and it renewed my hope. Once filled up with gas, I waited in one particular spot just north of Andrews, Texas. There were two big challenges to this part of Texas that made me stay in the spot that I chose. One is the lack of a more diverse road network and two, cell service. I got three miles north of town and service got shotty so I had to backtrack about a mile to the spot I would end up at. It definitely had a great west, north, northwest and southwest view but straight south was not the case. About an hour goes by and, finally, I see some cumulus clouds developing over in New Mexico. Keep in mind, a straight shot to the border, from my location, was about 34 miles. Though, the developments I could see were a bit further southwest into the state. While storm chasing is largely about taking chances, it felt way too soon to be taking this kind of chance. Not long after these cumulus formed into a storm would there be a severe thunderstorm warning for Jal, New Mexico. Though some storm chasers would find themselves in the storm and getting pounded by hail, from what I could see, it was no larger than quarter size. While this storm was doing its thing, I would begin filming the developments to my south, which would find their way straight to Odessa, Texas. Simultaneously, it would not be much time and the storm from Jal would begin to look its most tempting. It was moving straight for Frankel City, Texas and given that was much closer, the chance felt worth taking. Once in position, this storm would begin to be a painful tease. She kept looking like she wanted to hook and produce a tornado but that tease would just keep teasing. In fairness, she was moving very slow but the different behaviors were enough to drive any storm chaser insane. Wildly enough, there was never once a tornado warning issued with this storm! Finally, she moved on to my north but with limited cell service, the challenging road networks, and signs that she was not trying to do much to improve, I still took a chance. Though, finding a road to get caught up to her with ease would prove more challenging than I originally thought. This would prove annoying when trying to capture any photo or video at any given opportunity. At one point, I did find a good intercept position but there was just not a lot to see visually. Once out of the path of this storm, I decided to finally call it a day. There was not a lot to this storm or any of the other incoming storms, by this time. I mean, they were impressive on radar but that’s about as far as that would go. Perhaps the best treat of the night came when a Taco Truck Warning was issued! Despite getting rained on, I managed to find the taco truck: Taqueria Rio Verde Truck, located in Andrews. They do not endorse this content but I definitely endorse their delicious food. If you ever find yourself in this part of Texas, you really need to stop by and try them out. I know it is a place I would be willing to make a special trip for as it’s only around 2.5 hours from my house. See you in the next episode.