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Storm Chaser Mike Prendergast Followed Tornado's Path To Big Rig Crash With Injuries: ‘I Grabbed His Hand And Just Talked To Him'

"I pulled up and there was a tractor trailer there just smashed up against the median," Prendergast explained.

May 5, 2021

Storm chaser Mike Prendergast was following the path of what turned out to be an EF-2 tornado in Ellis County when he came across a tense scene on I-35E near Waxahachie Monday night, May 3.

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“I pulled up and there was a tractor trailer there just smashed up against the median,” Prendergast explained.

The tornado had rolled across the interstate.

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