Back in the 70’s and 80’s I was a storm chaser for Channel 9 in Oklahoma City. I was younger and maybe thought I was bullet proof, But I had one thing going for me. I had worked in the oilfield for many years and knew the back roads like the back of my hand and could manage the find routes that would keep me out of the path of the storm and at a safe distance. I spent little time on the main highways with all the traffic and was mostly on the section line roads.
The section line roads were something I got familiar with when I lived in Western Kansas. With very few exceptions there would be a dirt road every mile both E/W and N/S.
Having grown up in NW Florida that was a new experience. I loved the area despite the fact that most people did not. I did get tired of the constant wind tho. People would often say there was nothing between you and the North Pole but a barb wire fence.