Storm Chasing in my Raptor

[bluc]

I finally got to get out and use my Raptor for what I got it for, catching an incredible storm at Lubbock, Texas. All in all I'm very happy with how the truck performed and drove. 2500 mile round trip and my MPG was at 17.8 when I got home which may be generous but still, going from Salina KS to Lubbock on one tank of gas is really nice. About the only issue I had was when driving on some of the rough Texas FM roads while on cruise the truck would bounce around a bit and tend to try and go where it wanted to but it was not to big of a deal. I also had the front camera fault once which nixed my cruise control which is really annoying but turning the truck off and back on fixed it, I hope this doesn't become a problem. Here is a couple pictures, I am hoping to get some more chasing the next couple weeks if Mother Nature cooperates.

 

[GCATX]

That's pretty cool. Drop your tire pressure to 32 psi. What kind of clouds are those in the 2nd pic? We saw some like that last week.

 

[CoronaRaptor]

Nice pics, thanks for sharing.

 

[Sweetlou1182]

First time I’ve seen a Raptor used for such! So cool and right outta twister

 

[bluc]

That's pretty cool. Drop your tire pressure to 32 psi. What kind of clouds are those in the 2nd pic? We saw some like that last week.

Those are mammatus clouds and are fairly common near storms, but the more vigorous the storms the more spectacular they usually appear.

 

[Jedburgh]

Great stuff. About 25 years ago, I got to know a guy, Phil Henry, who was a pretty serious stormchaser. Knew it the instant I saw his ride, then a GMC Typhoon, all loaded up. Saw your post and just now again looked him up, he's still at it. You might want to drop him a line. https://www.philhenry.com/storm_chaser.html
Good luck!

 

[smurfslayer]

I finally got to get out and use my Raptor for what I got it for, catching an incredible storm at Lubbock, Texas.

F150 Raptor. The official truck of the Apocalypse.

 

[TulsaRaptor]

Nice photos I have been using my Raptor to chase since I got it in 2018. We had a wild year in the spring of 19 with major flooding, flash flooding and lots of tornadoes here in E. OK. The Raptor was a blessing on washed out back roads.

 

[John M BUNMAN]

Beautiful pictures thanks for sharing. I look forward to seeing your next adventure

 

[MurderedOutSVT]

Thas badazz...always wanted to get that close to wicked nature and have it be so beautiful