Severe weather erupts across portions of the plains bringing large hail, strong winds, and torrential rains.
Video package covers two storms in/near the town of Franklin, Nebraska where the opening shot is of the town’s water tower with the approaching storm. Also includes shots of American flag being blow in severe winds (for Memorial Day) in part 2 of the file.
PART 1 (0:00-2:40) HAILSTORM
Video opens up with town water tower and approaching storm clouds with following two scenes of approaching storms with shelf/wall cloud. Shots taken on east side of town where large hail up to 2-inches falls. Shots include hail on the street and hail falling as a group of motor cycles take cover beneath a building awning. Shot of a biker picking up a large hailstone and transitions to shot of him holding stone. Various shots of hail measured to close to 2-inches with ruler, a lime, and a golfball.
PART 2 – PART 1 (2:40-4:03) SEVERE STORM
Opens with wide shot of traffic driving through high winds/rain with American flags blowing in the foreground. Next scene close up of American flag in the high winds. Next shot of very high winds and rain blowing through the streets of Franklin looking like a tropical storm. Shot of a truck driving through standing water with another street wind shot with a lightning flash in the background. Another shot looking down the road with American flags in the foreground with a pickup turning away from the shot. Next two shots of a truck pulled over in the heavy rain/wind. Last couple of shots of vehicles driving through the standing water in town.