Dripping Springs resident shares experience as a stormchaser

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]evere weather was once the stuff of nightmares when Dripping Springs resident Ryan Hearne was growing up.

Such was the case one night in 2010 when a hail-producing storm forced him to the confines of his mother’s closet.

But intrigue about the magnitude of the storm made him overcome his fear – and his future was formed.