I moved to Tornado alley 3 yrs ago worst decision ive ever made. I live in Tulsa Oklahoma and we just encountered pretty bad tornado weather yesterday :( so scary to have to hear sirens and house shaking.
When living in Tornado Alley you have to be prepared for anything and everything. I live in Kansas and the scariest moment of my life was when there was a tornado around 3 miles from my house and town. There weren’t any lives lost which was crazy since it came into south Wichita, but a lot of houses and buildings were destroyed.
My town was wrecked by an EF4 tornado, my home wasn't hit but, I started to have anxiety and a phobia of storms. I still do to this day. I think it was the reality that everything and everyone I love could be killed in an instant that hurt the most.
I was nearly missed by the March 2020 Nashville tornado. I had no idea there were going to be storms that night until I woke up from the siren. Sirens go off all the time so I didn’t realize I was in danger until I turned on the TV, they mentioned winds of 160 MPH and then the power went out so me and my family ran to our neighbor’s basement and it wasn’t even rainy or windy, just a lot of thunder. The terrifying part was that we lost cell service since it hit the nearest tower and I had no way of knowing if friends were okay or telling my family I was okay until we drove to an area with service the next day
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For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. romans 10:9-13 only God Jesus The Holy Spirit are perfect and when we come to Jesus we can be saved for by His blood our sins are forgiven and when we believe we are saved, i encourage you to read your Bible for it alone is God's Word for us and invite The Holy Spirit into your life for it is God's Word and Spirit that give light and life to all for Jesus is The Living Word and all who believe in Jesus are saved and have passed over from death to life. they re no longer separated from God for eternity but have life and peace with God and Jesus forevermore, instead of being condemned to the lake of fire we have life in the new heaven the new earth and the new jerusalem where there is no more death or mourning or sorrow or crying or pain or sin for Jesus bore them all on the cross taking them away forevermore and when we truly believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior we are saved in Jesus Name we pray amen come into The Kingdom of Light accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior today amen amen For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son john 3:16-18 come to know Jesus today He died on the cross for our sins and rose again, so we can live with Him forever because He loves us, by His blood He has victory over sin, death and hell amen. God Jesus The Holy Spirit love you amen God bless amen :)
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Absolutely a good idea, and it's even more important that people who live in mobile homes, 'manufactured homes', or trailers make arrangements like that, because even strong winds in a severe thunderstorm or a weak tornado can destroy those structures & injure/kill the occupants. Furthermore, this episode also makes it clear that an emergency safety plan should be sorted out before severe weather/tornado season begins, and people need to implement their plan without hesitation when there is a severe thunderstorm/tornado watch or warning. In order to be prepared to react quickly, people need to be monitoring the weather forecasts & weather updates every day, and they need to be following the weather several times a day whenever the forecast includes a chance of severe weather. Quite frankly, there is no excuse for not being aware of tornado watches & warnings. First, sirens are not the most reliable method to be warned about dangerous weather approaching. Rather, there should be a weather radio in every home (they're not terribly expensive), and there is a free NWS app that can be installed on your phone. Both the weather radio & NWS weather app provide constant updates 24/7, and both can be configured to set off an alarm when there is a watch or warning issued for your immediate area. This is great, because dangerous weather (including tornadoes) can strike at night, when you're asleep & when you're at work, you may not be able to keep an eye on the weather all the time..
Kelsey goes into protective mom mode, Chris goes into protective dad mode, Dennis goes into protective neighbor mode. This story really shows the best of people!
We drove through Greensburg once on our way from Wichita to Santa Fe. We spent a little bit of time there and found the people remarkably helpful and kind, and the town very clean. Later, we discovered it had been almost flattened in this F5 tornado and we understood that the people had had to pull together to rebuild it all. They built it better than it had been; very GREEN. I so respect them there!
Props to Chris for taking it upon himself to keep driving while bearing the elements. I’ve seen most people often stop and take cover. However, he had something that not many people did. He had a plan. He knew what to do and he used his mind to power through and help his wife.
LOL Wanna hear something funny and true. We just had our underground concrete tornado shelter installed less than a month ago. While smack dab in the process of having our privacy fence installed for our whole back yard including the shelter. We had 4, no joke 4 people stop to tell me and the workmen it was pointless! It would of been 5 but mark my word I told the men to just pay no mind and turn around and they'd keep driving by. 2 others stopped by to find out which co. did it not that I'd recommend that co. to an enemy if I had one. We live less than 3 miles outside "tornado alley" (without a basement) which is subject to change on a dime with a couple cents back. Last one close to us was less than 10 miles away. Couldn't believe people stopped by 2 weeks after the shelter was installed because they knew once the privacy fence was up they wouldn't have a chance to say s__t!
@@froey198033 Well either find a way or lose your family. Its up to them. I understand not having the money, but barrow it or get credit. If you own a home you can get financing. If you rent, contact the owner about installing it. There is no reason not to get this done.
believe me I want one but they are insanely expensive depending on the amount of land you have, I have no choice to but to get one of the boxes you anchor to the ground inside your house, and jesus they are pricey. the trailer parks have them out here, most houses have basements though a lot of the basements just caved in that night, our local churches always leave the basements unlocked so anyone can go in if they need to. I've had thoughts, since we need to redo our basement anyway, I've thought about converting two of the rooms down there into a shelter so if God forbid it hits we can stay there while we rebuild over top of it. our towns never been hit, I'm about 30 miles from where this one hit, and truthfully you'll never see more people on their porches and in their front yards as you do when storms roll in, they are on another level out here. what people don't talk about though are the earthquakes, we got rocked by a 5.3 a couple years ago, and we have them pretty much weekly at this point because of the fracking the oil companies do.
We live in Texas and when I was in kindergarten there was a tornado and we all had to hide in the bathroom and we could hear the wind whistling and pulling the roof up and we heard a tree fall and break the sign outside. I remember our teacher told us she loved us and that everything was going to be ok. It was so scary
I was asleep when a tornado hit us out of nowhere. You couldn’t see where it was, only hear the roar as it approached. Even if it was an EF1 and ripped parts off our house, I still will never forget the noise of it on top of me. I was delirious as well, since I had just woken up. It’s very terrifying and something you can ever forget
screamingminnow not funny. Mississippi does not have the bigger risk for tornadoes. Mississippi is not even in tornado alley. Kansas and Oklahoma get the worst.
You know what always bothers me? When they say "Oh we always get bad weather I wasn't worried" it just bothers me to no end. You prepare for the worst and hope for the best because if you don't you're just begging to be screwed over. I don't mean to be insensitive but I just really needed to say this.
I'm going to say something here, because this bothers me as well. It is true, however, you get used to weather. We get storms here all the time, occasional tornadoes as well, but it's infrequent. They are just storms, you have no way to predict if one will turn into a supercell and even if it does, the chances are you're not going to get a tornado out of it. I know in the past few years, the weather reporters make every, single weather "event", into a spectacle. People get keyed up about it, and then nothing really happens. After a while, you just stop believing it, and for about 20 years, the weather in many places have been milder than historical data of the area suggests.
I lived in Oklahoma for 2 1/2 -3 years About 45 mins from Moore I always took the weather seriously since I wasn’t from the area I didn’t even have a child at the time It really bothers me people don’t take it seriously especially with children ... it’s life or death Even during a severe thunderstorm where I live now in N.C. I prepare the bathroom in the hall for “just in case” situation even though the odds of a tornado here is slim but I have a toddler and won’t take the risk of ignoring it
I am not from here, and I have never seen or experienced a tornado back where I am from so I had no idea how to deal with one. I like watching this because it gives me tips on what I need to do.
Hanna Kemaw i live in the middle of tornado alley, and let me tell you, it is the scariest thing. Especially since most people (me included) don’t have a storm shelter or basement, and can’t afford one considering it’s thousands of dollars extra just to have it installed (not including building and labor). Every year when spring rolls around, we fear everyday that one pop up storm will spawn a tornado, and it normally does throughout April and May. Most of us only have to rely on closets, bathrooms or rooms under staircases. It really does soothe nerves to watch videos about situations like these..it helps
Put as many walls in between you and the outdoors if it ever happens. And the lowest level of your house. And don't die. That's all I know even though tornadoes are very possible here and do happen.
@@douglasgriffiths3534 I hope 🤞 that baby boy is ok 👌 after the tornado 🌪 Warning ⚠️. I bet that baby is all grown today in 2021 I bet he is living on his own and got married and had kids of his own I bet he will never forget about that horrible night of the tornado.
@@dpflack1744 That baby boy is still a teenager. I doubt he is married and had kids yet. Greensburg tornado happened in 2007, and he was just a few months old. (Jan Griffiths).
True fact the tornado that hit greensburg Kansas in 2007 was 1.7 miles wide, the widest part of greensburg was 1.5 miles in diameter, the tornado tore directly through the heart of town, and the town wa engulfed by the twister. Greensburg was completely wiped off the map.
Isn't this already a thing? I can't imagine a southern/Midwest school not telling kids what to do in case of a tornado. Where I live in the Northeast, we don't really get tornados, and I still remember being told to either go to the sturdy reinforced gymnasium or hide in the classroom closet in case of a freak storm. Same goes for earthquakes. I may be wrong. It just seems unbelievable that a school in the middle of Tornado Alley wouldn't touch on something so important.
Every school I've ever been to growing up has had tornado drills at least once a year and I don't live in the Midwest. They would take everyone to the hallways away from windows or doors and line us up facing the walls on our knees with our arms covering our heads.
I was working in a factory when a F3 tornado passed within a mile of the plant. Thankfully they built this facility in the 1950s and it was equipped with a fallout shelter. I just remember the line shutting down and the lady on the intercom telling everyone to go to the shelter. We weren't hit but the pressure drop really caused pain to a lot of folks. I felt the peak and my eardrums damn near splattered when it was close. You could feel its presence even if you didn't see it.
crazy storm, still talked about. I have a few pieces of furniture that survived that storm. the big well museum has a bunch of stuff from the storm. one thing they have is crazy it's a scene of the last supper, everyone's head was taken off accept for jesus.
I am from England but my mum was in greensburg during this tornado. She thought it was going to miss her and so was watching it from outside the house she was staying at. She didn't realize it took a turn until it looked like it wasn't moving.
Why in the world would your mom be in Greensburg Kansas from England on this exact day out of the entire USA let alone on a random day in May? Yeah right.
I actually have a massive amount of family that lived in and or still lives in Greensburg, and hearing these stories with video really does help to put the event into perspective. The town is now thriving and is quite beautiful, and the Big Well has never been better.
I'm happy you all survived. God bless you all. I'm praying for you all. I can't imagine how terrified you all were. My ex husband and small sin survived a tornado back in 91. My neighbors house was leveled and the next street over was pure devastation. I remember how the terror was till this day.
I couldn’t imagine the feeling of going through a tornado. I live 45 minutes north of Dayton, Ohio where the EF-4 tornado ripped through back in Memorial Day, I drove through Dayton in July and the damage was still highly visible. They’re unreal.
I live just south of Dayton and my town kept dodging bullets 1974 Xenia f5 missed town by 5 miles An f2 that hit Dayton a few years ago missed just north The memorial day outbreak All were less then 25 miles north Im waiting for the day we get hit by the tornado that will break all the records
@@vixenwolfvirtualfarms4185 It's not inevitable that your town will be hit. There's a map of the U.S.A. available online that shows every tornado track on record, and if you zoom in & look closely, you will discover a huge number of towns & cities that have never been hit by a strong or violent tornado. Also, keep in mind that only about 1% of tornadoes are EF-4 or EF-5 tornadoes. Nevertheless, it's extremely important to have an emergency safety plan, just in case, plus everyone in Tornado Alley & Dixie Alley should be following the weather forecast & updates every single day, then check the forecast & updates quite frequently on days when the forecast calls for a chance of severe weather.
Just north of Greensburg 3 EF3s followed the storm & all of the rest were wedges & the trousdale tornado was 2,2 miles wide & It was stronger than the Greensburg tornado but it was over farmland & the next day another tornado was gonna go towards Greensburg but it missed but it still effected the small areas that were hit previously & all the tornadoes that followed the Greensburg tornado were a mile wide or bigger so that's crazy!
@The Weather Channel well done. just need to get if it could happen tomorrow back on the air. that was another one of my favorite shows. i want to see the midnight terror episode of the two tornadoes that hit the home of a georgia family just at midnight
@@etheralonyx4471 More than likely not. When I was about a year and a half old, we had a close call with a tornado. I don't remember it, but my mom told me that she grabbed me and headed for the basement. The tornado missed our neighborhood by 2 miles. (Jan Griffiths).
I remember when this occurred. I grew up close to Greensburg. When we could drive through the town....it was devastating...no homes, trees stripped of there bark. Just heart rendering.
Same here. I was in middle school, living in Clay County and I remember spending a lot of time in the basement that week cuz of all the storms. Seeing pictures of the devastation later was... Really hard, to put it lightly. Puts things in perspective (or it did for me, at least.)
There's not much suspense when you can hear them talking, and if Jaden had died I feel like they would have talked to somebody else who didn't lose their kid so as not to put her through that trauma again.
Visited the Midwest from California, last month. Such nice people!! Tornadoes though? I am terrified of them. Earthquakes aren’t as frightening to me, as tornadoes.
Fredo Cuomo Each natural disaster has its own terrifying characteristics. The only real thing that matters, if you experience any of these storms or phenomenon at their steongest, you will have nothing left. They're incomparable in their own ways
Imo tornadoes are least dangerous. For one individual. The likely hood of one acre(about the size of the average house maybe bigger) is so low even in the heart of tornado alley. There are only a handful of violent tornadoes every year and very few of those are over a mile wide. And ingredients for storms can be predicted days, even up to a week in advance. If there is a big enough chance for an outbreak of violent tornadoes they(the NOAA) will almost always know days ahead of the event. On the other hand, yes, hurricanes are almost always known about weeks in advance, pleeeeeenty of time to evacuate. But storm surge speads miles across the coast and miles inland. Hurricanes can also spawn tornadoes. Earthquakes are unpredictable and cause buildings to fall and crush people.
@@edwinwx260 Hurricanes are only known a week in advanced if it’s a long tracking storm that comes off of Africa. If it spawns closer to land and then blows up in intensity right before landfall you might have a day or two of warning time.
I was honored this weekend 2-5th of April to travel to Kansas and visit Greensburg. I took many photos and it was haunting to see photos and videos after seeing some of the debris in The Big Well museum. While fascinating for me, I could feel the screams, the cries.. I wanted to cry with them. It’s wonderful to see the town built up again but also wonderful to see they won’t forget where they came from.
This made me be thankful for being in Canada. Because it’s super rare in my state. I feel bad for USA they always gotta be aware and not having a good summer. I gotta be more thankful
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I stayed in Greensburg for a month because my husband worked in the oilfield in 2014. They rebuilt the whole town green. The hotel we stayed in was powered by its own wind turbine behind it. Very nice, clean town but on the outskirts you can still see damage.
I had grandparents in Bucklin (20 miles west) so I visited Greensburg several times after the tornado. Not quite 95% of town was destroyed (closer to 75%) but it’s quite chilling coming into town from the east, passing the small parts of town that were not destroyed, and then just suddenly coming upon an empty landscape with no trees.
Smart person. I live in Iowa and it’s just a nightmare this time of year. Some of the most horrible deaths I’ve ever heard of have been here in the tornado alley.
There are so many heart wrenching stories coming from the rubble right now. I'm glad to read of the miraculous stories being shared too, because they help us hold on to hope, especially for those who are waking up with their lives changed forever. It's time like this we have to consider how it's possible for blessings to arrive under the guise of a curse, so as not to be discouraged from living. As unfortunate as it is for people to endure events like this, they can also bring out the best of humanity.
The chances aee not high, but clearly it does happen. There gave been other towns in the middle of nowhere that have been nearly or completely wiped off the map by a large, violent torbado, e.g. Pincher, Oklahoma and Manchester, South Dakota. However, unlike Greensburg, Kansas, both Pincher & Manchester were never rebuilt & the survivors from those two towns just took what they had & moved elsewhere.
@@derekbaker3279 To be fair Pitcher was near other towns and the Federal government were already moving people out since it was polluted in a superfund site
I can't imagine what that father must have felt driving his truck through those winds straight into a monster in pitch black darkness, not knowing how his wife was.
The two worst tornadoes to have affected Kansas in modern times were the ones that hit Andover, Kansas on April 26, 1991 and Greensburg, Kansas on May 4, 2007. Edit: it seems like Andover got hit by a bad tornado again. Now they seem to know what the residents of Moore, Oklahoma felt after the tornado that tore through their city on May 20, 2013. A lot of people who live in Moore regard the tornado on May 20, 2013 as a deadly second act to the deadlier and more infamous May 3, 1999 tornado. Residents of Moore were saying that they "couldn't believe it happened again" following the 2013 tornado.
Then in 2023 THIS YEAR Moore had another tornado scare. An EF3 touched down right outside our town in Cole, OK. I was immediately watching it from Texas. I was instantly nervous as I watched it on the news live.
@@MichaelLovely-mr6oh Especially. Those residents had to be having some serious flashbacks & were likely terrified. I myself was instantly thinking "Oh crap... here comes Moore 3.0." That was what I legitimately was thinking the minute I saw that walk cloud really starting to lower down. Few minutes later & bang an EF3 tornado in the ground outside Moore. I was watching it happen live on tv & live in Reed Timmer's channel as a member from San Antonio TX.
@@StormChaserMaci. I forgot to mention that Hayesville, Kansas was also struck by a tornado on May 3rd, 1999; but it isn't well-known because it is overshadowed by the more infamous tornado that tore through Moore, Oklahoma the same day. Besides; the 1999 Moore tornado was the absolute worst case scenario for meteorologists in Oklahoma City: a large, long-track, violent and destructive tornado on the ground in a major metropolitan area.
I find it shockingly frightening that this tornado was only visible in the dead of the night due to lightning flashes. Watching the footage was horrific in itself. A supercell thunderstorm as such is a bad omen in itself due to it’s high propensity for tornadogenesis but to have one in the dead of the night spawn one of the largest and most violent ones on record with only lightning flashes to visualise it is nothing short of unspeakable terror. And from what I have seen, I don't think Greensburg has ever recovered from this tornado
An EF5 at night is straight up one of the worst nightmare storm scenarios possible. You can't see It coming till there's lightning, power flashes, or it comes into town where there is some city lights. People are sleeping, people have no idea of the danger until it's too late.
@@StormChaserMaci. Hi! Sorry I didn’t reply sooner. Yes! I can imagine that a tornado forming in conditions of next to no visibility such as in the middle of the night or an HP Supercell is an unspeakable nightmare situation. I therefore cannot admire and praise individuals like you who, in the face of extreme threat to life and property, go forward and study these storms so that early warnings can be implemented. I recall seeing footage of a group of storm chasers who got word that a tornadic supercell was heading towards a town in the middle of the night and produced a tornado. Extremely concerned for the citizens of that town, they went out on a chase in the middle of the night to get a visual on the tornado and the conditions of the storm. It was a long and difficult night for the chasers/meteorologists and anyone in the town who were aware of the storm coming their way. They never did find the tornado but it was definitely there. That footage and what the men who went out after the tornado went through was very haunting for me. It is an honour for you who chases storms to reply to me. Thank you.
@@vinaymulukutla358 I'm not looking for attention, or admiration like so many chasers do now. My sole purpose is to protect & serve people including the National Weather Service themselves when severe weather strikes no matter what kind of situation.
@@StormChaserMaci. Yeah...well, when you're doing something for the greater good of humanity that can impact lives and enable others to get through a potentially catastrophic situation so that they can live another day as well as help to demystify something that fascinates others, you are bound to get admiration and attention. You may not want it or be looking for it but it invariably happens. But I get it though, in my field which is Medicine, I shy away from excessive praise and attention and I don't really like it if someone makes a big sing and dance about what I do. I just want to help and protect others from illness and disease, that's all. And yeah...storm chasing has become a bit over glamourised when the reality is very different. I wish you to stay safe out in the field and I thank you for your time.
I stopped there in 2009 on a roadtrip, not knowing what had happened. 2 years later you could still tell something had happened. It was a great little town to visit. Gotta stop there to see the well!
I remember this tornado, when we found out about it my heart just sank. I will say this, I have survived tornadoes before? But May 2013? I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Visiting my aunt in Moore Oklahoma.
Moore EF5 tornado of 2013 was hell on Earth for people living there. It left people who had previously dealt with 1999 F5 terrified. Some people actually moved away because it scared them so bad mentally. When the second EF5 hit Moore, one of the meteorologists on live tv said "This is May 3rd all over again." Those words to this day hit me hard all the way from Texas.
I can’t understand why a family living in Tornado Alley would have a big beautiful house with “everything you could want” EXCEPT an underground shelter! 😮
God please bless every family affected by tornadoes✝️ It's a tragedy to see the destruction but most of all any loss of human lives!!💔😪 I pray for the victims Everytime I see something like this, so very sad but nice when people have survived such an event.
Glad their okay. (Peak) Tornado season just ended May 31st. But we all know this story will happen over and over. Glad Kelsey and the baby were okay. GOD BLESS
I have to watch these videos at least twice a year helps me remember what Todo and I must say it has payed off I was just in a tornado January 12 2023 making the 5th tornado I have survived and the scariest of them all because I have 2 kids now. As a father I'll never forget the fear I had for the safety of my children
5th tornado yeah I doubt that. If it’s true then you have very bad luck. Or was it that you were close to 5 tornadoes but not direct hits since that is pretty impossible
I saw this on storm chasers season 1and 2. That was so scary 😨 that everyone in greensburg was going to get hit by a nighttime tornado. I wish people in greensburg have built a hospital 🏥 in greensburg.
Imagine that happening in Mayfield/Princeton 14.5 years later, or Winterset IA 15 years later, or Hedwick IA and Rolling Fork MS tornado 16 years later or even Milden IA and Elkhorn NE 17 years later. Imagine you're a mother protecting your baby. You have no basement and you are trapped in debris or you're a family going into their shelter and once they come out you have no house. People rescue you and you lose everything in those areas similar to Greensburg years earlier.
If you live in tornado alley, you should build a suit of armor into your basements foundation for every person in your family. Tornado comes, you strap in and ride out the storm. If there's a chance your basement could flood, make the escape hatch easy to pop from inside and always have a snorkel in there
conspiracies are just great stories scuba gear more like it in a metal suit. You are not moving far in that weight, especially not up if in water. If the tip of your snorkel doesnt reach air, your screwed. Just saying.
This idea is probably not terribly practical or feasible irl but I love it anyway. Using your house like some kinda of stationary protective mecha! I'm vibing with this anime flavor
I'm 30 years old from Wichita i remember i was in middle school watching that same weathermam Dave Freeman miss that guy since he retired this was a big tornado i went with some people in 2011 to go help cleanup in Joplin
I recently started running milk tanker loads between Dalhart TX and Hutchinson KS as a regular route. Passing through Greensburg, I was wondering why the Main St area looked brand new and clean. While stopped at that 54 Truckstop last night while heading back home to Clovis for a short coffee break, a couple of locals in there were talking about it and I chimed in about the condition of the town now vs. then. Definitely learn something new every day.
I visited Greensburg back in 2013. It was surreal to drive along the main road into the town, and see homes & commercial buildings to the left & right, but cutting through the middle of town was a nearly mile-wide swath of land that had absolutely nothing but green grass. Apparentlly it was a lot easier to rebuild on either side of the damage path, plus bulldoze the damaged/destroyed buildings & cover it all up with soil. It was also amazing to see the huge concrete grain storage building that was covered with large & deep pockmarks from debris blasting into it at 150mph to 200mph. It reminded me of the photos I've seen of buildings in cities that have experienced heavy urban warfare (e.g. city of Hue, Vietnam during the Tet Offensive, cities where fighting occurred during WW2, etc)! BTW, I'm not sure if it's still available, but the town of Greensburg put together a book about the disaster & how the town recovered. I think it was sold to raise money for the rebuilding process. If you visit the town again, ask about the book....it's well worth reading!
I lived in Hutchinson when this happened and I still remember how terrifying it was knowing what was going to happen and praying that they would be okay. I don’t live in Kansas anymore but sometimes I still get a sense about the weather.
I live in California we have earthquakes right here and I used to want to move to the east coast just because the vegetation but never tough about the natural disaster's like tornadoes or hurricanes.
Greensburg showed its courage in many ways. True, the ‘Green’ rebuilding project didn’t pan out so well, but dammit, they tried. They didn’t give up snd go down whining. They showed their right stuff by trying. My hats off to those people! Cheers!
The death toll would have been a lot worse if wasn't for the meteorologists, the storm chasers and the tornado siren operators who played major roles in warning the public. The tornado warning was issued about 25 minutes before the storm hit and the tornado sirens were sounded 20 minutes before the funnel reached town. Udall KS got hit with a killer nighttime tornado in 1955. This tornado was very similar to the Greensburg Tornado, except the residents of Udall had very little warning of the approaching tornado. Unfortunately 80 people lost their lives that horrible night.
I live in Goddard KS which is right next to Wichita and I did not realize that Greensburg was actually pretty close to where I live, I was in kindergarten at that time, so we were extremely lucky. I think today is 14th anniversary of the Greensburg tornado. I pray for those people who survive from that tornado.
@@Toadette- They do look exactly like that. All depends what side the sun is on. Backlit, the tornado is dark. Lit from the front, it can even be white, with super dark sky behind it. Scary sight, no matter the angle. (Jan Griffiths).
So scary. We are considering buying a home in tornado alley and I was shocked to find that even new construction homes don’t offer any storm shelters or cellars. After watching this we will have to do a lot more soul searching about whether this move is safe for our family.
It's not just tornado alley anymore. Dixie Alley has had plenty of nasty tornadoes in the past decade. Sadly down here, we're too close to the water table to have basements.
It’s crazy how these videos are just stories for us, but scary realities for others. I’m so glad they’re ok!
Well except for the 11 people that died
I moved to Tornado alley 3 yrs ago worst decision ive ever made. I live in Tulsa Oklahoma and we just encountered pretty bad tornado weather yesterday :( so scary to have to hear sirens and house shaking.
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When living in Tornado Alley you have to be prepared for anything and everything. I live in Kansas and the scariest moment of my life was when there was a tornado around 3 miles from my house and town. There weren’t any lives lost which was crazy since it came into south Wichita, but a lot of houses and buildings were destroyed.
I have a Question for you what would you do if the tornado 🌪 ever hits in your aerA I’m just wondering I hope 🤞 you have a great 👍 day god bless you
"Empty lots and debarked trees are ghostly reminders as the town rebuilds."
-Pecos Hank
I have no idea why Pecos Hank doesn’t have his own show on The Weather Channel.
@@MisplacedTexan ikr. He needs his own show!!! I'd watch from beginning to end
i'm always down for mentions of our boy hank in comment sections
dragonlover7196 - I’m a Patron of his and a huge fan! Why he isn’t world famous by now is beyond me. He’s got it all!
@@MisplacedTexan same here! been following him since 2013
I could not imagine the terror of going through a tornado.
my house was hit by a ef3 Tornado on jan 17th 2017 it was still standing there is a video of that tornado
@@AZWMKWofficialstarNinjaGeneral Sorry to hear that
My town was wrecked by an EF4 tornado, my home wasn't hit but, I started to have anxiety and a phobia of storms. I still do to this day. I think it was the reality that everything and everyone I love could be killed in an instant that hurt the most.
@@sassycrow5488 I feel terrible for you, i'm upset to hear that
I was nearly missed by the March 2020 Nashville tornado. I had no idea there were going to be storms that night until I woke up from the siren. Sirens go off all the time so I didn’t realize I was in danger until I turned on the TV, they mentioned winds of 160 MPH and then the power went out so me and my family ran to our neighbor’s basement and it wasn’t even rainy or windy, just a lot of thunder. The terrifying part was that we lost cell service since it hit the nearest tower and I had no way of knowing if friends were okay or telling my family I was okay until we drove to an area with service the next day
Not good when the weatherman tells you your time is up
I think he meant "time is up" as in time is up before you have to shelter in place
C VB r/wooosh buddy
Yeah that would probably freak me the hell out.
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It’s amazing how Greensburg reinvented themselves as a green town literally! I’m so scared of tornadoes but I can’t stop watching these shows!
If I knew the neighbor had a basement I would invite myself over, just saying
Kelly H or at least agree before hand that’s the emergency plan. My neighbor and I had that agreement until they sold their house 😩...time to go!
Absolutely a good idea, and it's even more important that people who live in mobile homes, 'manufactured homes', or trailers make arrangements like that, because even strong winds in a severe thunderstorm or a weak tornado can destroy those structures & injure/kill the occupants.
Furthermore, this episode also makes it clear that an emergency safety plan should be sorted out before severe weather/tornado season begins, and people need to implement their plan without hesitation when there is a severe thunderstorm/tornado watch or warning. In order to be prepared to react quickly, people need to be monitoring the weather forecasts & weather updates every day, and they need to be following the weather several times a day whenever the forecast includes a chance of severe weather.
Quite frankly, there is no excuse for not being aware of tornado watches & warnings. First, sirens are not the most reliable method to be warned about dangerous weather approaching. Rather, there should be a weather radio in every home (they're not terribly expensive), and there is a free NWS app that can be installed on your phone. Both the weather radio & NWS weather app provide constant updates 24/7, and both can be configured to set off an alarm when there is a watch or warning issued for your immediate area. This is great, because dangerous weather (including tornadoes) can strike at night, when you're asleep & when you're at work, you may not be able to keep an eye on the weather all the time..
I know, right? Who's going to be shy when a tornado is coming?
What would you do if the the tornado 🌪 hits in your area I’m just wondering
Plane Fan lol like a storm party. But that’s so scary that it was so close to your house! Especially after moving.
Kelsey goes into protective mom mode, Chris goes into protective dad mode, Dennis goes into protective neighbor mode. This story really shows the best of people!
And Kelsey's mom went into full retard mode. What was that clown thinking to say not to go to the neighbors basement?? absolute trash moron.
When Chris said “ she’s strong she held onto him “ man I cried tears of joy for them
We drove through Greensburg once on our way from Wichita to Santa Fe. We spent a little bit of time there and found the people remarkably helpful and kind, and the town very clean. Later, we discovered it had been almost flattened in this F5 tornado and we understood that the people had had to pull together to rebuild it all. They built it better than it had been; very GREEN. I so respect them there!
You guys need to bring this series back but with Joplin, Tuscaloosa, Moore, etc.
@@masondipperpines5009 ua-cam.com/video/mTkKfb7nlNk/v-deo.html this one focused on Xenia
Yes true
I think they already made a one with Tuscaloosa and Maybe Moore too but that could’ve been a different channel.
150 lives were lost in the Joplin tornado.
Jarrell (simply terrorizing one), El Reno ..
Props to Chris for taking it upon himself to keep driving while bearing the elements. I’ve seen most people often stop and take cover. However, he had something that not many people did. He had a plan. He knew what to do and he used his mind to power through and help his wife.
Everyone in tornado alley should have a storm shelter. Money is less important than your life or your kids lives.
LOL Wanna hear something funny and true. We just had our underground concrete tornado shelter installed less than a month ago. While smack dab in the process of having our privacy fence installed for our whole back yard including the shelter. We had 4, no joke 4 people stop to tell me and the workmen it was pointless! It would of been 5 but mark my word I told the men to just pay no mind and turn around and they'd keep driving by. 2 others stopped by to find out which co. did it not that I'd recommend that co. to an enemy if I had one. We live less than 3 miles outside "tornado alley" (without a basement) which is subject to change on a dime with a couple cents back. Last one close to us was less than 10 miles away. Couldn't believe people stopped by 2 weeks after the shelter was installed because they knew once the privacy fence was up they wouldn't have a chance to say s__t!
@@deedo1352 So they were commenting that a tornado shelter was not needed?
I agree but what about the families that can't afford a tornado shelter.
@@froey198033 Well either find a way or lose your family. Its up to them. I understand not having the money, but barrow it or get credit. If you own a home you can get financing. If you rent, contact the owner about installing it. There is no reason not to get this done.
believe me I want one but they are insanely expensive depending on the amount of land you have, I have no choice to but to get one of the boxes you anchor to the ground inside your house, and jesus they are pricey. the trailer parks have them out here, most houses have basements though a lot of the basements just caved in that night, our local churches always leave the basements unlocked so anyone can go in if they need to. I've had thoughts, since we need to redo our basement anyway, I've thought about converting two of the rooms down there into a shelter so if God forbid it hits we can stay there while we rebuild over top of it. our towns never been hit, I'm about 30 miles from where this one hit, and truthfully you'll never see more people on their porches and in their front yards as you do when storms roll in, they are on another level out here. what people don't talk about though are the earthquakes, we got rocked by a 5.3 a couple years ago, and we have them pretty much weekly at this point because of the fracking the oil companies do.
We live in Texas and when I was in kindergarten there was a tornado and we all had to hide in the bathroom and we could hear the wind whistling and pulling the roof up and we heard a tree fall and break the sign outside. I remember our teacher told us she loved us and that everything was going to be ok. It was so scary
Aww, your teacher told you kids that she loved you. That’s really special.
Wow, your teacher is very special, she understood how scary I must have been for the younger kids.
I was in a school where if there was a tornado, the entire 2nd floor hallway would get clogged while we were rushing down the stairs to the basement.
That is a very good teacher!!
Were you in that tornado that was 2 miles wide? In Tuscaloosa?
A tornado at night is.....SO DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE IT
And most people would be asleep and when they or if they here the sirens they’ll be very disoriented to think straight
I was asleep when a tornado hit us out of nowhere. You couldn’t see where it was, only hear the roar as it approached. Even if it was an EF1 and ripped parts off our house, I still will never forget the noise of it on top of me. I was delirious as well, since I had just woken up. It’s very terrifying and something you can ever forget
screamingminnow not funny. Mississippi does not have the bigger risk for tornadoes. Mississippi is not even in tornado alley. Kansas and Oklahoma get the worst.
@@TNS17 Mississippi is in an area known as Dixie Alley. So yes, it is in a tornado alley of sorts. (Jan Griffiths).
Trains ‘N Sirens mississippi is in dixie alley and dixie alley is much worse than tornado alley. have you ever heard of joplin?
Lived through this same exact tornado i was 9 years old, i was in the basement of the senior center of greensburg kansas may 4 2007
Damn i was born on 23 December, 2007
You know what always bothers me? When they say "Oh we always get bad weather I wasn't worried" it just bothers me to no end. You prepare for the worst and hope for the best because if you don't you're just begging to be screwed over. I don't mean to be insensitive but I just really needed to say this.
Random Stuff with DJ I was thinking the same when she said that. How, you are holding a baby... you prepare. Lord.
You are so right!
You are so right!
I'm going to say something here, because this bothers me as well. It is true, however, you get used to weather. We get storms here all the time, occasional tornadoes as well, but it's infrequent. They are just storms, you have no way to predict if one will turn into a supercell and even if it does, the chances are you're not going to get a tornado out of it. I know in the past few years, the weather reporters make every, single weather "event", into a spectacle. People get keyed up about it, and then nothing really happens. After a while, you just stop believing it, and for about 20 years, the weather in many places have been milder than historical data of the area suggests.
I lived in Oklahoma for 2 1/2 -3 years
About 45 mins from Moore
I always took the weather seriously since I wasn’t from the area
I didn’t even have a child at the time
It really bothers me people don’t take it seriously especially with children ... it’s life or death
Even during a severe thunderstorm where I live now in N.C. I prepare the bathroom in the hall for “just in case” situation even though the odds of a tornado here is slim but I have a toddler and won’t take the risk of ignoring it
No way! Storm Stories is back again! Good job!
RSully94 Storm Stories is coming on August 18th
I haven't seen these for 10 years since they were last on 😃😂. Maybe they will bring back classic weather channel shows.
Dalton Flandro Agreed!!! I hope so!!!!
I have seen this show in the 2000s
I am not from here, and I have never seen or experienced a tornado back where I am from so I had no idea how to deal with one. I like watching this because it gives me tips on what I need to do.
Hanna Kemaw i live in the middle of tornado alley, and let me tell you, it is the scariest thing. Especially since most people (me included) don’t have a storm shelter or basement, and can’t afford one considering it’s thousands of dollars extra just to have it installed (not including building and labor). Every year when spring rolls around, we fear everyday that one pop up storm will spawn a tornado, and it normally does throughout April and May. Most of us only have to rely on closets, bathrooms or rooms under staircases. It really does soothe nerves to watch videos about situations like these..it helps
I have a question for you have you ever seen a tornado 🌪 I’m just warning ⚠️. Stay safe out there from the covid 19 ok 👌
Evan Parker tries his best I’m from Dayton Ohio stay safe out there from the covid 19 ok 👌
Yep, knowledge is power. Read all you can, and learn. Tornadoes can happen anywhere. (Jan Griffiths).
Put as many walls in between you and the outdoors if it ever happens. And the lowest level of your house. And don't die. That's all I know even though tornadoes are very possible here and do happen.
The Greensburg tornado was the first EF5 recorded on the new Enhanced Fujita scale.
Yes it was. The EF scale had been adopted in February of that year. (Jan Griffiths).
@@douglasgriffiths3534 I hope 🤞 that baby boy is ok 👌 after the tornado 🌪
Warning ⚠️. I bet that baby is all grown today in 2021 I bet he is living on his own and got married and had kids of his own I bet he will never forget about that horrible night of the tornado.
@@dpflack1744 That baby boy is still a teenager. I doubt he is married and had kids yet. Greensburg tornado happened in 2007, and he was just a few months old. (Jan Griffiths).
@@dpflack1744 the baby would be 14 or 15
@@dpflack1744 why do you always use emoji’s in your comments
True fact the tornado that hit greensburg Kansas in 2007 was 1.7 miles wide, the widest part of greensburg was 1.5 miles in diameter, the tornado tore directly through the heart of town, and the town wa engulfed by the twister. Greensburg was completely wiped off the map.
Greensburg was literally swallowed
It is now back on the map and satellite view.
Who builds a house in the middle of Tornado Alley without a basement or Storm Shelter?
If you have the money for building your own house then you can add a good basement or storm shelter
Stupid people (jk)
A large portion of tornado Alley you could not dig very deep the water table is very high and so is the bedrock
And above-ground storm shelters are extremely expensive and our only rated to 250 miles per hour
People who have a death wish I guess
Seriously schools should have mandatory storm presentations just to get people familiar with this stuff. I guarantee many lives would be saved
I agree
I feel like school should have basements
When I was in school many moons ago they had a storm safety class as part of science and regular tornado drills
Isn't this already a thing? I can't imagine a southern/Midwest school not telling kids what to do in case of a tornado. Where I live in the Northeast, we don't really get tornados, and I still remember being told to either go to the sturdy reinforced gymnasium or hide in the classroom closet in case of a freak storm. Same goes for earthquakes.
I may be wrong. It just seems unbelievable that a school in the middle of Tornado Alley wouldn't touch on something so important.
Every school I've ever been to growing up has had tornado drills at least once a year and I don't live in the Midwest. They would take everyone to the hallways away from windows or doors and line us up facing the walls on our knees with our arms covering our heads.
I was working in a factory when a F3 tornado passed within a mile of the plant. Thankfully they built this facility in the 1950s and it was equipped with a fallout shelter. I just remember the line shutting down and the lady on the intercom telling everyone to go to the shelter. We weren't hit but the pressure drop really caused pain to a lot of folks. I felt the peak and my eardrums damn near splattered when it was close. You could feel its presence even if you didn't see it.
Man I used to watch these all the time as a kid. That intro gave me a surprising hit of nostalgia.
I also did. I remember seeing these.
crazy storm, still talked about. I have a few pieces of furniture that survived that storm. the big well museum has a bunch of stuff from the storm. one thing they have is crazy it's a scene of the last supper, everyone's head was taken off accept for jesus.
That is crazy and creepy at the same time. Makes you think if there was something else at work or was it just luck.
@@froey198033 yeah it really had me thinking.
Jill Seufert
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If you really listen to the winds it sounds like evil screams
The winds and the waves obey Him.
0:13 "Your Time Is Up" That is a very scary quote to hear.
Pray for all of the people who are surviving 👏🏻
I miss this show!!!!!!! Thanks for uploading!!!
I am from England but my mum was in greensburg during this tornado. She thought it was going to miss her and so was watching it from outside the house she was staying at. She didn't realize it took a turn until it looked like it wasn't moving.
Your mom from England was in Greensburg, Kansas of all places and it just so happened to be on that day. It begs the question: why?
Why in the world would your mom be in Greensburg Kansas from England on this exact day out of the entire USA let alone on a random day in May? Yeah right.
I actually have a massive amount of family that lived in and or still lives in Greensburg, and hearing these stories with video really does help to put the event into perspective. The town is now thriving and is quite beautiful, and the Big Well has never been better.
Love Jim Cantori and his narrative..
I'm happy you all survived. God bless you all. I'm praying for you all. I can't imagine how terrified you all were. My ex husband and small sin survived a tornado back in 91. My neighbors house was leveled and the next street over was pure devastation. I remember how the terror was till this day.
Loved storm stories. Glad to see it come back!
I couldn’t imagine the feeling of going through a tornado. I live 45 minutes north of Dayton, Ohio where the EF-4 tornado ripped through back in Memorial Day, I drove through Dayton in July and the damage was still highly visible. They’re unreal.
I now drive through Dayton in a weekly basis and the damage is still visible
I live just south of Dayton and my town kept dodging bullets
1974 Xenia f5 missed town by 5 miles
An f2 that hit Dayton a few years ago missed just north
The memorial day outbreak
All were less then 25 miles north
Im waiting for the day we get hit by the tornado that will break all the records
@@vixenwolfvirtualfarms4185 It's not inevitable that your town will be hit. There's a map of the U.S.A. available online that shows every tornado track on record, and if you zoom in & look closely, you will discover a huge number of towns & cities that have never been hit by a strong or violent tornado. Also, keep in mind that only about 1% of tornadoes are EF-4 or EF-5 tornadoes. Nevertheless, it's extremely important to have an emergency safety plan, just in case, plus everyone in Tornado Alley & Dixie Alley should be following the weather forecast & updates every single day, then check the forecast & updates quite frequently on days when the forecast calls for a chance of severe weather.
@@vixenwolfvirtualfarms4185 don't forget about the one that hit Cedarville about 4-5 years ago and the f4 that hit Xenia in the fall of 2000
There was an EF4 that tore through a small town 20 mins from here 5 years ago and you can still see some of the damage it left.
Just north of Greensburg 3 EF3s followed the storm & all of the rest were wedges & the trousdale tornado was 2,2 miles wide & It was stronger than the Greensburg tornado but it was over farmland & the next day another tornado was gonna go towards Greensburg but it missed but it still effected the small areas that were hit previously & all the tornadoes that followed the Greensburg tornado were a mile wide or bigger so that's crazy!
@The Weather Channel well done. just need to get if it could happen tomorrow back on the air. that was another one of my favorite shows. i want to see the midnight terror episode of the two tornadoes that hit the home of a georgia family just at midnight
I would love to see prospectors make a return as well
Please upload the Super Tuesday tornado outbreak episode
Their house was a “dream home” and “had everything you could ever want”. I guess the dream house should have had a basement.
Wow I got chills watching this! I can’t imagine how this mum, baby, dad and neighbours coped with this.
The baby probably doesn’t remember what happened
Jocie I agree with you 💯 percent that the baby boy will probably not remember the tornado 🌪
@@etheralonyx4471 More than likely not. When I was about a year and a half old, we had a close call with a tornado. I don't remember it, but my mom told me that she grabbed me and headed for the basement. The tornado missed our neighborhood by 2 miles. (Jan Griffiths).
@@douglasgriffiths3534 when is was like 10 months my mom took me to a baseball? Game (idk) and there was a tornado and I don’t remember anything
@@etheralonyx4471 Thank goodness we didn't remember anything, huh? (Jan Griffiths).
I'm glad that everyone is okay ❤️.it scared me when the weatherman said your time is up and when they say that you have to listen and stay safe
Me to I’m a glad that the her baby boy is ok 👌 during the tornado 🌪 warning ⚠️
I remember when this occurred. I grew up close to Greensburg. When we could drive through the town....it was devastating...no homes, trees stripped of there bark. Just heart rendering.
Same here. I was in middle school, living in Clay County and I remember spending a lot of time in the basement that week cuz of all the storms. Seeing pictures of the devastation later was... Really hard, to put it lightly. Puts things in perspective (or it did for me, at least.)
Here comes a binge watching of Storm Stories
Praise God they survived this! Incredible unbelievable power.
Stay safe out there during the Covid 19 ok 👌
That was a narrow survival. I was worried Mrs. Schroth and her son would be sucked out of the closet.
AJ Muzik spoiler alert! Thanks...
There's not much suspense when you can hear them talking, and if Jaden had died I feel like they would have talked to somebody else who didn't lose their kid so as not to put her through that trauma again.
That why I have my tornado 🌪 warning ⚠️ system on my iPhone 📱 lol 😂
@@vermontmom4232 that’s your fault for scrolling down in the comments.
I was looking for this comment because by the way they were talking I was scared the baby had passed.
When the EF5 Tornado hit Joplin, MO; Greensburg already recovered from theirs
They were 4 years apart. Greensburg probably still had work to do. Now they are a "green" town. (Jan Griffiths).
Visited the Midwest from California, last month. Such nice people!! Tornadoes though? I am terrified of them. Earthquakes aren’t as frightening to me, as tornadoes.
Fredo Cuomo Each natural disaster has its own terrifying characteristics.
The only real thing that matters, if you experience any of these storms or phenomenon at their steongest, you will have nothing left.
They're incomparable in their own ways
Imo tornadoes are least dangerous. For one individual. The likely hood of one acre(about the size of the average house maybe bigger) is so low even in the heart of tornado alley. There are only a handful of violent tornadoes every year and very few of those are over a mile wide. And ingredients for storms can be predicted days, even up to a week in advance. If there is a big enough chance for an outbreak of violent tornadoes they(the NOAA) will almost always know days ahead of the event. On the other hand, yes, hurricanes are almost always known about weeks in advance, pleeeeeenty of time to evacuate. But storm surge speads miles across the coast and miles inland. Hurricanes can also spawn tornadoes. Earthquakes are unpredictable and cause buildings to fall and crush people.
@@edwinwx260 never been in a tornado it seems 🙄
@@edwinwx260 Hurricanes are only known a week in advanced if it’s a long tracking storm that comes off of Africa. If it spawns closer to land and then blows up in intensity right before landfall you might have a day or two of warning time.
I was honored this weekend 2-5th of April to travel to Kansas and visit Greensburg. I took many photos and it was haunting to see photos and videos after seeing some of the debris in The Big Well museum. While fascinating for me, I could feel the screams, the cries.. I wanted to cry with them. It’s wonderful to see the town built up again but also wonderful to see they won’t forget where they came from.
This made me be thankful for being in Canada.
Because it’s super rare in my state.
I feel bad for USA they always gotta be aware and not having a good summer.
I gotta be more thankful
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Ok 👍 👌 🙆♂️ 🆗️ have you ever seen a tornado 🌪 before I saw a funniest cloud ☁️ spinning above my house 🏠 but. The tornado did touch the ground it was. Back in September 6 2021
I love all of the storm stories when they talk about tornadoes. And I hope that the baby Boy is ok during the tornado warning.
I stayed in Greensburg for a month because my husband worked in the oilfield in 2014. They rebuilt the whole town green. The hotel we stayed in was powered by its own wind turbine behind it. Very nice, clean town but on the outskirts you can still see damage.
I love to watch storm stories
I had grandparents in Bucklin (20 miles west) so I visited Greensburg several times after the tornado. Not quite 95% of town was destroyed (closer to 75%) but it’s quite chilling coming into town from the east, passing the small parts of town that were not destroyed, and then just suddenly coming upon an empty landscape with no trees.
Living in the Midwest come tornado season must be like living in hell itself!
I’m keeping my blue ridge mountains!!!
Smart person. I live in Iowa and it’s just a nightmare this time of year. Some of the most horrible deaths I’ve ever heard of have been here in the tornado alley.
I wish everyone knew what lovely people live in Greensburg. Thier main street was full of pride. The pizza parlor, Duckwall, bank...all gone.
There are so many heart wrenching stories coming from the rubble right now. I'm glad to read of the miraculous stories being shared too, because they help us hold on to hope, especially for those who are waking up with their lives changed forever. It's time like this we have to consider how it's possible for blessings to arrive under the guise of a curse, so as not to be discouraged from living. As unfortunate as it is for people to endure events like this, they can also bring out the best of humanity.
All new construction, both home and commercial should be required to have a storm shelter.
If you look at satellite images of greensburg you can see the empty foundations that were all that was left after the tornado it’s so eerie
What are the chances of this tornado hitting the only place in the middle of nowhere
The chances aee not high, but clearly it does happen. There gave been other towns in the middle of nowhere that have been nearly or completely wiped off the map by a large, violent torbado, e.g. Pincher, Oklahoma and Manchester, South Dakota. However, unlike Greensburg, Kansas, both Pincher & Manchester were never rebuilt & the survivors from those two towns just took what they had & moved elsewhere.
@@derekbaker3279 Picher, not Pincher.
@@derekbaker3279 To be fair Pitcher was near other towns and the Federal government were already moving people out since it was polluted in a superfund site
@@derekbaker3279 Greensburg is the county seat or they might have largely abandoned it as well.
I remember seeing this at age 9 and being scared pissless of storms for years after.
I can't imagine what that father must have felt driving his truck through those winds straight into a monster in pitch black darkness, not knowing how his wife was.
The two worst tornadoes to have affected Kansas in modern times were the ones that hit Andover, Kansas on April 26, 1991 and Greensburg, Kansas on May 4, 2007. Edit: it seems like Andover got hit by a bad tornado again. Now they seem to know what the residents of Moore, Oklahoma felt after the tornado that tore through their city on May 20, 2013. A lot of people who live in Moore regard the tornado on May 20, 2013 as a deadly second act to the deadlier and more infamous May 3, 1999 tornado. Residents of Moore were saying that they "couldn't believe it happened again" following the 2013 tornado.
@michaellovely6601 what year was this episode of when weather changed history made?
Then in 2023 THIS YEAR Moore had another tornado scare. An EF3 touched down right outside our town in Cole, OK. I was immediately watching it from Texas. I was instantly nervous as I watched it on the news live.
@@StormChaserMaci.I can't imagine the amount of fear among the residents of Cole and Moore when the tornado warning was issued.
@@MichaelLovely-mr6oh Especially. Those residents had to be having some serious flashbacks & were likely terrified. I myself was instantly thinking "Oh crap... here comes Moore 3.0." That was what I legitimately was thinking the minute I saw that walk cloud really starting to lower down. Few minutes later & bang an EF3 tornado in the ground outside Moore. I was watching it happen live on tv & live in Reed Timmer's channel as a member from San Antonio TX.
@@StormChaserMaci. I forgot to mention that Hayesville, Kansas was also struck by a tornado on May 3rd, 1999; but it isn't well-known because it is overshadowed by the more infamous tornado that tore through Moore, Oklahoma the same day. Besides; the 1999 Moore tornado was the absolute worst case scenario for meteorologists in Oklahoma City: a large, long-track, violent and destructive tornado on the ground in a major metropolitan area.
I find it shockingly frightening that this tornado was only visible in the dead of the night due to lightning flashes. Watching the footage was horrific in itself.
A supercell thunderstorm as such is a bad omen in itself due to it’s high propensity for tornadogenesis but to have one in the dead of the night spawn one of the largest and most violent ones on record with only lightning flashes to visualise it is nothing short of unspeakable terror. And from what I have seen, I don't think Greensburg has ever recovered from this tornado
An EF5 at night is straight up one of the worst nightmare storm scenarios possible. You can't see It coming till there's lightning, power flashes, or it comes into town where there is some city lights. People are sleeping, people have no idea of the danger until it's too late.
@@StormChaserMaci. Hi! Sorry I didn’t reply sooner. Yes! I can imagine that a tornado forming in conditions of next to no visibility such as in the middle of the night or an HP Supercell is an unspeakable nightmare situation.
I therefore cannot admire and praise individuals like you who, in the face of extreme threat to life and property, go forward and study these storms so that early warnings can be implemented.
I recall seeing footage of a group of storm chasers who got word that a tornadic supercell was heading towards a town in the middle of the night and produced a tornado. Extremely concerned for the citizens of that town, they went out on a chase in the middle of the night to get a visual on the tornado and the conditions of the storm. It was a long and difficult night for the chasers/meteorologists and anyone in the town who were aware of the storm coming their way.
They never did find the tornado but it was definitely there. That footage and what the men who went out after the tornado went through was very haunting for me.
It is an honour for you who chases storms to reply to me. Thank you.
@@vinaymulukutla358 I'm not looking for attention, or admiration like so many chasers do now. My sole purpose is to protect & serve people including the National Weather Service themselves when severe weather strikes no matter what kind of situation.
@@StormChaserMaci. Yeah...well, when you're doing something for the greater good of humanity that can impact lives and enable others to get through a potentially catastrophic situation so that they can live another day as well as help to demystify something that fascinates others, you are bound to get admiration and attention. You may not want it or be looking for it but it invariably happens.
But I get it though, in my field which is Medicine, I shy away from excessive praise and attention and I don't really like it if someone makes a big sing and dance about what I do. I just want to help and protect others from illness and disease, that's all.
And yeah...storm chasing has become a bit over glamourised when the reality is very different.
I wish you to stay safe out in the field and I thank you for your time.
I stopped there in 2009 on a roadtrip, not knowing what had happened. 2 years later you could still tell something had happened. It was a great little town to visit. Gotta stop there to see the well!
why did i think his name was chris cross
Did it make you jump...jump?
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its chris coss but i like this better
I couldn’t imagine being in a house during a tornado but DRIVING?! hell no.
Woah, That is intense!
More than intense. It was violent
AJ Muzik more than violent. More like bad.
Hello, Dusty (from the 1996 movie "Twister"). He said that a lot. (Jan Griffiths).
This had to be a terrifying experience for the people of Greensburg
The fact that a tornado can just turn in one direction in just a second is scary to think
I have A Question for you have you ever seen a tornado 🌪 in person I’m just wondering I hope 🤞 you have a great 👍 dAy
@@dpflack1744 you're a bot I think.
but yes it is scary to think 😖
There's another episode about this tornado as well
Yeah and it's by the weather channel too but it's not called storm stories.
Dude! That’s when you pull over! If the voice in your head says go somewhere else, you go!
I feel bad for people that had to go through this but I am glad they were brave and had hope and rebuilt.
I remember this tornado, when we found out about it my heart just sank. I will say this, I have survived tornadoes before? But May 2013? I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Visiting my aunt in Moore Oklahoma.
Moore is unlucky with tornadoes and you caught one of the strongest. Good to know you survived. I live in Moore.
Moore EF5 tornado of 2013 was hell on Earth for people living there. It left people who had previously dealt with 1999 F5 terrified. Some people actually moved away because it scared them so bad mentally. When the second EF5 hit Moore, one of the meteorologists on live tv said "This is May 3rd all over again." Those words to this day hit me hard all the way from Texas.
I can’t understand why a family living in Tornado Alley would have a big beautiful house with “everything you could want” EXCEPT an underground shelter! 😮
Costs to build a 🌪️ shelter are expensive. That's a big problem for many families living there right now.
This needs to be on dvd
These people ain't stubborn, these people are the key to keeping our feet on the ground, these peoples hearts will not fail us. God bless.
We love Jim ❤️
God please bless every family affected by tornadoes✝️ It's a tragedy to see the destruction but most of all any loss of human lives!!💔😪 I pray for the victims Everytime I see something like this, so very sad but nice when people have survived such an event.
Glad their okay. (Peak) Tornado season just ended May 31st. But we all know this story will happen over and over. Glad Kelsey and the baby were okay. GOD BLESS
I have to watch these videos at least twice a year helps me remember what Todo and I must say it has payed off I was just in a tornado January 12 2023 making the 5th tornado I have survived and the scariest of them all because I have 2 kids now. As a father I'll never forget the fear I had for the safety of my children
5th tornado yeah I doubt that. If it’s true then you have very bad luck. Or was it that you were close to 5 tornadoes but not direct hits since that is pretty impossible
I saw this on storm chasers season 1and 2. That was so scary 😨 that everyone in greensburg was going to get hit by a nighttime tornado. I wish people in greensburg have built a hospital 🏥 in greensburg.
They did build a hospital, just the tornado leveled it
Imagine that happening in Mayfield/Princeton 14.5 years later, or Winterset IA 15 years later, or Hedwick IA and Rolling Fork MS tornado 16 years later or even Milden IA and Elkhorn NE 17 years later. Imagine you're a mother protecting your baby. You have no basement and you are trapped in debris or you're a family going into their shelter and once they come out you have no house. People rescue you and you lose everything in those areas similar to Greensburg years earlier.
If you live in tornado alley, you should build a suit of armor into your basements foundation for every person in your family. Tornado comes, you strap in and ride out the storm. If there's a chance your basement could flood, make the escape hatch easy to pop from inside and always have a snorkel in there
conspiracies are just great stories scuba gear more like it in a metal suit. You are not moving far in that weight, especially not up if in water. If the tip of your snorkel doesnt reach air, your screwed. Just saying.
Flood waters could have live wires and cause electrocution
This idea is probably not terribly practical or feasible irl but I love it anyway. Using your house like some kinda of stationary protective mecha! I'm vibing with this anime flavor
I'm 30 years old from Wichita i remember i was in middle school watching that same weathermam Dave Freeman miss that guy since he retired this was a big tornado i went with some people in 2011 to go help cleanup in Joplin
I’m glad that the baby boy is ok 👌 during the tornado 🌪 warning ⚠️
I recently started running milk tanker loads between Dalhart TX and Hutchinson KS as a regular route. Passing through Greensburg, I was wondering why the Main St area looked brand new and clean. While stopped at that 54 Truckstop last night while heading back home to Clovis for a short coffee break, a couple of locals in there were talking about it and I chimed in about the condition of the town now vs. then. Definitely learn something new every day.
I visited Greensburg back in 2013. It was surreal to drive along the main road into the town, and see homes & commercial buildings to the left & right, but cutting through the middle of town was a nearly mile-wide swath of land that had absolutely nothing but green grass. Apparentlly it was a lot easier to rebuild on either side of the damage path, plus bulldoze the damaged/destroyed buildings & cover it all up with soil. It was also amazing to see the huge concrete grain storage building that was covered with large & deep pockmarks from debris blasting into it at 150mph to 200mph. It reminded me of the photos I've seen of buildings in cities that have experienced heavy urban warfare (e.g. city of Hue, Vietnam during the Tet Offensive, cities where fighting occurred during WW2, etc)! BTW, I'm not sure if it's still available, but the town of Greensburg put together a book about the disaster & how the town recovered. I think it was sold to raise money for the rebuilding process. If you visit the town again, ask about the book....it's well worth reading!
I lived in Hutchinson when this happened and I still remember how terrifying it was knowing what was going to happen and praying that they would be okay. I don’t live in Kansas anymore but sometimes I still get a sense about the weather.
Great episode
Greensburg rebuilt, but a lot of people never returned...
I live in California we have earthquakes right here and I used to want to move to the east coast just because the vegetation but never tough about the natural disaster's like tornadoes or hurricanes.
Almost 17 years since that tornado. The couples baby is 17 now if he was 9 months when the tornado hit
That tornado is eerie but it was beautiful to see how it behaved and how strong it was.
Greensburg showed its courage in many ways. True, the ‘Green’ rebuilding project didn’t pan out so well, but dammit, they tried. They didn’t give up snd go down whining. They showed their right stuff by trying. My hats off to those people! Cheers!
Sadly, eleven people died in this tornado. R.I.P.
Most of them were old people asleep or people who thought it wasn’t gonna be bad
The death toll would have been a lot worse if wasn't for the meteorologists, the storm chasers and the tornado siren operators who played major roles in warning the public. The tornado warning was issued about 25 minutes before the storm hit and the tornado sirens were sounded 20 minutes before the funnel reached town.
Udall KS got hit with a killer nighttime tornado in 1955. This tornado was very similar to the Greensburg Tornado, except the residents of Udall had very little warning of the approaching tornado. Unfortunately 80 people lost their lives that horrible night.
I live in Goddard KS which is right next to Wichita and I did not realize that Greensburg was actually pretty close to where I live, I was in kindergarten at that time, so we were extremely lucky. I think today is 14th anniversary of the Greensburg tornado. I pray for those people who survive from that tornado.
I used to watch this show religiously as a kid. When did it make a comeback?
I definitely remember this.
An EF5 tornado at night is far more dangerous.
Hope everyone made it through safely
I’m fascinated by the science behind tornadoes, but not what damage it does... I’ve kinda always wanted to experience one safely and from a distance
The safest way is to watch videos like these. Don't put yourself in potential danger. (Jan Griffiths).
Thanks for uploading!!!! Upload more if u can!!!!!
Nick Mulae or watch it on weather channel starting 8/17
I love tornados and I really want to see one in real life but of course i feel bad for the people that lost lifes of loved one lifes
I seen some
If on the dark side it looks like hell
From light side it looks like a ghostly ballerina having the dance of death
@@vixenwolfvirtualfarms4185 that's quite descriptive, I like it!
i never want to see one
@@Toadette- They do look exactly like that. All depends what side the sun is on. Backlit, the tornado is dark. Lit from the front, it can even be white, with super dark sky behind it. Scary sight, no matter the angle. (Jan Griffiths).
So scary. We are considering buying a home in tornado alley and I was shocked to find that even new construction homes don’t offer any storm shelters or cellars. After watching this we will have to do a lot more soul searching about whether this move is safe for our family.
It's not just tornado alley anymore. Dixie Alley has had plenty of nasty tornadoes in the past decade. Sadly down here, we're too close to the water table to have basements.
I already am suspicious Dixie Alley is Merging with Tornado Alley.
More like already merged
That's day of are cop on a portal during the tornado 🌪 😳 of the year of 2007 during that night 🌙 he got rainy rappt into south of macksville ks 😢❤