The Most Insane Tornado Chase Ever - Live As It Happened - 4/26/24
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Tune in as we track a dangerous severe weather outbreak in the Midwest!
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TIMESTAMPS:
1:12:30
1:25:55
1:34:55 Dominator intercept
1:35:25
2:03:50 MONSTER WEDGE
2:43:00 Massive scary dark tornado
2:51:20 Twins!
3:37:50 Giant wedge
4:11:00
4:25:20 this footage is insane
4:56:50
5:05:45
*unclear how many tornados we saw today
Thanks 👍🏻🌪️🌪️🌪️
😂 I think you covered it all lol
Omg thank you for this!
Hello Paige! I’m new to this channel & just subbed 🥰 I presume you’re on his team...I just wanted to thank you for doing this as I know full well how much y’all are sacrificing & risking your lives for the greater good of mankind ! 💞🌎
I’m in Emergency Management & got a degree in it recently as my kids grew up , left home & I went back to school. I’d already been volunteering intermittently when their dad had them & weekends when they’d be at summer camp, friends etc doing “Disaster Response & Recovery.” I even got Certified with a National Program called CERT (Certified Emergency Response Team) which you may or may not be aware of but every County’s EMS and local EOC SHOUkD be & shouldn’t be letting their Schild, colleges & community know about it and regularly offering the free courses ! If you ever find an EOc Director, LEO, Fire Marshall who DOESNT know about it or doesn’t think it’s needed, then he need some to resign or she and someone else assume that position ! It’s a Federal Volunteer Program in which the Volunteers get trained, tested & vetted via. Federal background check with an ID given along with a Dosater kit, hard hat, vest with reflective stripes for working near traffic or at night etc. Anginen can train and long as they’ve been Certified (easy weekend training is all it requires with just a couple of hours each day in class) The Test requires recalling and physical walking around a building for downed live wires, knowing how to tell where and how to shut off water, when, the power box, marking outside of front door for 1st Responders coming behind you you make it there before them (as is evident by just liking online videos & seeing Noone in Theben ground near dozens of homes completely demolished & only one or 2 emergency vehicles, fire truck, ambulance etc . With a few people on the ground in that area (also evident in yesterday’s tornados of online footage) of your doing “Search & Recovery” immediately following a storm so it there’s a dead body of an animal or person ( Hopefully not ! 😔) etc. downed live wires etc. you mark the front door with a wide permanent Marker with specific symbols that EMS are also trained to know before entering .
I led a Team in Smith’s Stationb, Alabama (South Of Atlanta near Opelika a few years ago) after 2 F4s merged then killed 11 people as it made its path in that neighborhood on that road down the incline of the hill bouncing across the street to one house, missing the next, then leveling the next leaving only an empty ungrounded pool ! Where they leveled a mobile home as it was an unrestricted neighborhood in a rural area. It was horrific for us so can’t imagine what it was like for the victims & who lost loved ones. I’ve also flown over Hurricane Andrew in Miami in 92 and responded to another’s F5 in Hurricane Michael in the Panhandle Of Florida that was downplayed on media & later upgraded to a Cat 5 among other disasters throughout the SouthEast.
My heart goes out to all affected from this outbreak that occurred yesterday as from what I witnessed online from the few non news (don’t support news since they censor it including twitter AND UA-cam of individual uploads (try searching for the hundreds of uploads from peoples phones who took video and uploaded...all you’ll see - 🤔mostly if you CAN find individual social accounts of disasters 🤨)
When we had to do a weekly upload of natural disasters in one of my courses we couldn’t find one video on yt of the 400,000 displaced from a massive landslide in Madagascar, Africa!!! Just the Disney movie! That was back in 2019 too!!! I see it’s gotten even worse to find ! There should actually be MORE vids, pics to see as it’s progressively gotten worse !
Anyway on the positive note, you have a new sub & tell your Viewers that now with YT for some reason...unless you click “ALL” on the notification bell...you won’t get ANY! AND you have to go L👀K & ensure you’re still SUBBED cause they’ll keep unsubbing you when you’re not aware ! Not cool but that’s what theyre doing ! 🙆♀️
Also, start doing what Ryan Hall Y’all is doing and put up a Venmo link, Paypal, cash up Link on your YT Studio Account so itlll Ben located under the description of each video under “More” so people can DONATE anytime if not a member k? 🤑
You can also (if not already) become a nonprofit for about $100 and if you wanna use my template you don’t need an Attorney! They do have default generic forms on your State’s “Division of Corporations” website where it’s usually filed though but to ensure the Govt doesn’t try keep it if someone passes or the “Registered Agent” (Owner) you have a family member on your “Board of Director’s” is crucial & tweak your own “Articles of Incorporation” you can do it later but they’ll charge a revision fee but it’s only like $25.
I hope that helps & feel free to contact me for anything & idk if you have a team to do “Response & Recovery” cause as the money comes in you’ll want to prove to your viewers as well as the State the moneys going toward your victims to help them .
What I didn’t like about Ryan was after one time of donations coming in while live & receiving over $100,000 before he filed for his 501-C-3 (nonprofit) he had as his title on his YT vid something like (“we made $100,000 to donate to victims “ & did a video showing what they bought & did ) but went back and edited title to say “I gave $100,000 to victims” 😲when HE didn’t! 🤬 WE did! It was OUR hard earned money donated so didn’t like or appreciate THAT! Especially after googling how much he makes and his net worth!!! Of course with non profits you can keep up to 20% for your overhead so that covers your salary, gas, food, expenses from office supplies, and anyone’s in salary you hire or hourly for that matter BUT when it’s people DONATING that money it’s not cool for EGO to get in the way and forget who supports you OR pat yourself on the back as if it came out of his own pocket! NOT Cool!
TY again for your work and sharing ❣️Please be safe 🙏🏻🌎💞
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I love how recognizable the dominator is lol
You have amazing skill detecting where the storms will appear. I appreciate your concern for those in the path of the storms, your wisdom in discerning when to bailout, and NO foul language. Thank you. Fascinating presentation.
Lots of prayers to all of the people who lost a loved one or everything they own during this string of tornadoes. So glad you are safe.
Freddy, one of the most notable observations I made while you chased this tornado was how safe you drove. With anxiety and adrenaline, some drivers or chasers will do things that are dangerous. I appreciate how cautious you are. Good work! Awesome intercept! Seeing the damage as you drove behind it made my heart hurt for everyone that suffered damage. It really brings a picture of how brutal a tornado can be. Beautiful, but so scary at the same time.
Cautious ? Dude is literally driving, looking at the laptop, adjusting camera, hahaha,
Thanks for chasing and streaming this. It was the most exciting livestream chase I’ve ever seen. Praying for all the lives affected by these violent tornadoes.
Lived in Waverly my whole life. You took the perfect path of roads to intercept. Most incredible thing I've ever seen with my 2 eyes
Were there homes damaged in Waverly? I grew up in Lincoln, and recognize that area well from taking that entrance/exit to I-80 my whole life. That area isn't populated but just a little farther east obviously you get into Waverly. Hope everybody is okay.
Should have been by Waterloo, Ne heading to Elkhorn, Ne. To Bennington,Ne.
Always enjoy your streams as you seem to have some real skill in anticipating where things are and aren't going to happen. Added plus:. No hysterical screaming!
You are an absolute legend & hero to save that family and their dog today!!! You were soo calm & collected!! Thank you good sir!!
Do you have a timestamp for this? Freddy is so awesome!!!😎
Did this happen in this stream? I didn’t see that or somehow missed that
@@user-kr911 It was the may 2nd stream, but he took it down to protect the family's privacy.
Dude , I've never seen someone play pinball with so many tornadoes as you did , and man you was racking up the points today , your Dad must be proud of you ...
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Historic livestream of a historic event - thank you Freddy and modsquad for all you did this day, 100% made a difference in raising awareness and doing best to keep the public safe and aware. INCREDIBLE
I don’t know why this came into my feed but all I can say is Holy S!!!!!!! ttttt! I am a 70:year old Grandmother and I was absolutely mesmerized! Plus I really thought you were going to die! But you were amazing! Your Dad must have taught you all of this???
Well done Son! Stay safe always.
You did an amazing job. I don't know how you manage to stay so cool and capture this stunning footage while driving in the rain, with a tornado coming at you and navigating these rural roads all at the same time. Best tornado footage I have ever seen. You were born for this.
Some of the footage composition is really great - the angles and way you capture close ups. That last multi vortex tornado was terrifying..
This coverage and documentation is superb. I’m glad you are safe. I intended to watch a few minutes; 4 hours later … lol. You didn’t talk too much or too little, stayed what I’d deem as professional (complimentary) and not too risky yet capturing some of the best footage I’ve ever seen. Congratulations & Thank you. 👏🏻🇺🇸
Well said!
Wow ...I have driven in a tornado over a bridge during Hurricane Katrina because it was coming right my house on the Intracoastal...I could never describe it...I moved back to NY after that lol
But this OMG you have mad storm chasing skills.
You stayed calm and we needed to see this and better understand the plight of people who constantly live in a Tornado zone.
I hope people listened to you and took cover.
Be careful in the future.
Thank you for sharing this
wow insane
Wow I don't blame you for moving! Thank you for the super thanks!
I would have loved to see footage of that! I was addicted to Hurricane Katrina footage for several years. Glad you and your family are safe.
Bro!!! This is now the new gold standard for how to follow, document and commentate on a tornado! If you continue to stay true to this new bar that you just set , the skies the limit! . . . Just don’t get sucked up into that sky 🌪️😉
"The wages of sin is death.." Do you have the free gift of God? Which is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord? Sin destroys, it corrupts, it is pleasurable for a season, but leads to death. The Bible says, "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God." We cannot earn heaven. "There is none righteous no not one." Have you ever lied? Stolen? Used God's name in vain? Dishonored your parents? Lusted? Put other things over God? These are some of God's ten commandments. We are guilty of breaking God's laws. The place we would go is to hell. But praise God! He has made a way for us! God sent us His Son Jesus, fully God and fully man, to die on the cross for our sins, and He rose again three days later! We broke God's law, but Jesus paid our fine! That's why He said, "It is finished." Right before He died! Our debt has been paid! Now we must turn to Him in repentance and trust in Jesus! Turn from your own way that leads to destruction, and follow the Saviour! He loves you more than anyone ever could. He will never leave you.
You realize people have been doing this very thing for years & years, right? This isn't reinventing the wheel.
@sarahm4681 come on, take that somewhere else. Mother Nature is mother nature, it's not a punishment, it's part of life. Why is it the hyper religious pick amd choose when to be dramatic? When a child dies, it's God's plan, when a tornado happens, it's God's wrath. Why aren't both of them or does wrath for a child leave a bad taste in your mouth?
@@msprissmiss Sounds like one of those street preachers in Manhattan. They just want to say their thing, and are not interested whatsoever in hearing what other have to say. Save your breath. Remember this person also doesn't believe is lots of other Gods - that makes them non-believers. They only believe in their one but not others. Most people just believe in one less god than them.
hat’s some high praise! Do you think the way they captured the tornado’s intensity could be improved further? I wonder what kind of gear they used to get such clear footage.
I have lived in Lincoln my whole life. This storm had by far the worst tornadic activity I've ever seen in Nebraska in my 25 years. Very scary... but the stormchaser footage was AMAZING to see!!
Rewatching this and still can't believe this happened yesterday. Insane live footage.
That has to be the best footage ever, no yelling and screaming 😆. Sending prayers to all those affected by this monster.
His overly repetitive comments and stating the obvious was annoying
I agree with you. When I hear screaming, yelling and swearing w/the F Bomb, it's a MUST that I turn the channel. Don't need anyone else's drama, and fake drama at that.
The tornado a little after 1 hour was so photogenic. It was a beautiful tornado. Thanks for keeping everyone informed and we appreciate you!❤😊
1:15
This is the craziest footage I’ve ever seen. Watching in disbelief from Australia
You tornado chasers are like the fire men of bad weather. You all and fire men RACE to danger while the rest of us run AWAY or HIDE from tornadoes and RUN from fires! You all are brave..in a crazy kinda way! Love these videos to keep the rest of us informed! I have never lived in an actual tornado. but about a decade ago in the midwest a tornado touched down too close for comfort at a major highway intersection and i drove thru the aftermath on my way to work and was horrified of all the damage...shocked me to my core that this tornado could have ripped thru my neighborhood...Yeah..worst thing of living in the midwest is these bad twisties! STAY SAFE YOU ALL!!
Was following along today and good lord that was some of the most heart racing television I’ve watched in years. Maybe even since they were hunting down the Boston Marathon bomber. I couldn’t look away when I saw how massive that wedge was.
One of, if not the most photogenic tornadoes I’ve seen around 1 hour 17 minutes. Nicely done!
Omg that first tornado you saw, that was insane that monster was POWERFUL 🌪️🌪️🌪️⛈️🌧️💨🌬️ awesome footage dude! Stay safe out there bro.
Just now watching this. Late arrival. But wow!! That was an incredible chase. I’m glad you are safe. I watched on several other channels as there tornadoes touched down, just sick. I’m still praying for all those that last loved ones, and,or, love all or most of their earthly possessions. I know how that is, been through it. God bless you Fred, and your dad, and all who chase. Please stay safe in the coming days. May God be with you all.🙏🙏🙏🙏♥️
You already have the most incredible methodology, knowledge, cajones, and the best composure Ive seen from any of the chasers. Stick with it and, especially with this much heart and empathy, you'll be playing 1st fiddle. Congrats on the chase.
2:03:52 I seen the birth of this one drop down at 243rd st in Waterloo. It started out looking like a bunch of walking twigs. It quickly widened, mostly transparent but had a lot of square shaped, chunky debris in it. It was coated with rain on the west side for about six minutes and then when it came out of the cloak of rain it was mean. It became a dark wide wedge that headed over to Elkhorn. I was 1 mile away from it in my old car before it fattened up. I couldn't believe how fast it moved. I was too afraid to watch radar, Navigate, _and_ film the growing tornado. So I hung way back when I seen its rapid growth. That was the first time I've ever seen a live tornado in front of me, I've only seen live feeds from storm chasers and other videos.
I feel like square shaped debris means it's a reallllllly strong tornado. 😳
First time I've ever watched a Storm Chaser. Excellent footage...good work...be careful brother. God bless
First time visiting your channel, UA-cam recommended it. Probably because I watch Hank's channel. Gotta say, this was an incredible stream. Just Wow. You got a new sub.
i live in Modale iowa ty we made it to the basement
❤ So glad this stream helped you and your family keep safe
I stopped here because the title caught my eye.. I thought I’d see a little twister, but man oh man!!!! I was hooked immediately and watched the entire video!!!
Your true concern for the homes and people affected is amazing. You are a kind soul and you have a new sub for sure! And your dad, too! Thanks for what you do to keep people safe and aware!!!! ❤
Freddy today was such an exceptional day. You were consistently on those naders all day. Really enjoyed your stream, keep up the good work.
Definitely subbed and got my notifications on!
Absolutely insane what's been going on on this stream. I've never seen an outbreak like that live before!
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Yep, that's Nebraska all right. This reminds me of the 1975 5-tornado swarm that ran right through Omaha and had a lot to do with the fact that my family moved to Florida just months later.
That famous tornado was an F-5 that went right smack through the center of town, near the Aksarben racetrack, Nebraska Furniture Mart, and Creighton Prep High School. Tore a swatch of destruction right through the heart of the city.
I'm so sick of the tornadoes in Texas that I'm going to Idaho lol
Florida that's more safe😂
This was absolutely the most insane chase I have ever experienced as well, and I got no where near as close as you. I never expected Friday to manifest that way, I knew there would be tornadoes, not like this. I chased Thursday, Friday and Saturday of that outbreak sequence. I saw a tornado everyday. Friday, I am fairly sure I saw at least 5 tornadoes, Lincoln, what I believe was another tornado just after Lincoln, Elkhorn, the cone tornado just before Minden Iowa, and of coarse the Minden Iowa tornado. I am still processing everything.
1:15:27 have yall seen the video from the train conductors in that train? Crazy!
1:17:01 THANK YOU for turning the wipers off! Everyone else leaves them on and it drives me nuts!
I'm so thankful for people that do storm-chasing. but I honestly want them to stay safe
thank you for the great footage and and thank you for the clean language !! its a pleasure to watch and follow!! GOD BLESS YOU!!! STAY SAFE!!
DITTO!!!!
Yes!! My daycare kiddos love watching storm chaser videos! I love when I come across videos that aren’t full of cursing!
I'm glad I got to see something like this live for once
I have followed you for awhile Freddy and I appreciate all you do. That decision to go to Lincoln today was great call buddy get rested we got day 2 tmrw. Im in Beatrice NE so if you need anything or place to stay lmk. stay safe
Amazing footage of so many tornadoes and excellent commentary. Being from PA, tornadoes are not nearly as prevalent. You are to be admired!
4:24:22 ... Police block the road. Storm chasers say, "Hold my beer" 😂 Great video 👍🏻
Were you alone? You need to have a navigator with you. Their is no way you can do this safely by yourself. We need you to be safe when doing this.
He’s a professional, been doing this for years, he’ll be okay.
@HowdieLagnua I'm sure that's what the Twistex team thought as well, my friend
@@MichaelBrandon10things happen
@jasonskinner9064 that they do. There's still things one can do to lessen the number of things that can happen
Kindly know he doesn’t need a “navigator” he is more professional than you
I was born and raised in NYC. Occasionally get the urge to go into the rural life, but then I see stuff like this and I'm good staying put.😅
I was in elkhorn and saw that wedge tornado come through, it ended up being a mile wide. It was gigantic and terrifying.
Yes it was
Wish i wasnt working i woulda loved to follow you on this stream! Some amazing tornados! Prayers to anyone affected.
Amazing stream Freddy only missed the last hour WOW what an amazing and terrifying storm to watch unfold live it was insane! A big reminder that Mother Nature sure is beautiful but also deadly well done Freddy for some of the best footage Iv ever seen and a big thank you and well done mod squad you guys had a busy night too ❤
❤ xo Curly!
The best storm chase I’ve ever watched! Not just because of the footage, but also because you were so enjoyable to listen to. Very informative and professional and you took precautions when you needed to and didn’t do anything stupid. Congratulations fellow! Great job!
I used to drive thru this part of NE when I lived in CO and would drive home to NW Iowa, and I always noticed there always seemed to be so much tornado damage to trees in the area. And, my cousin lives in Omaha, so I also noticed how often they h ad tornado scares.
I started watching when you were chasing the Nebraska ones, not expecting you to end up swinging by my town. Earling resident here.
Ended the stream in Manning, where my veterinarian is.
This was crazy to watch.
I was in the basement of my dorm building in Lincoln yesterday. I started watching this stream bc I knew there would be a live stream. Some friends were around me and we were all watching and all I could think was. “This is happening right outside in Lincoln right now.” So unbelievable, and it gives apocalyptic vibes. 1:16:00 in the vid.
Which dorm? Abel? Harper-Schramm-Smith? Those tunnels between dorms would be impregnable during a tornado. Probably one of the safest places in the state to be during a storm, other than the underground bunkers at Offutt Air Force Base. Lincoln native and UNL grad now exile to Texas.
Awesome job! My dad and I watched you live for hours yesterday.
The rotation of that tornado was unbelievable and the sounds very awesome. Thanks for sharing!
Gotta be the wildest stream ever
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That was absolutely insane!! My heart was pounding all the way up here in Alaska
You're one of the best storm chasers out there. I still can't believe you got all this footage of this insane day
Wow. Just like being there, without the added panic and risk of dying. Thanks for taking us along!
That first tornado was so classic.
You passed me at 18:16 in your stream, I went north and saw twins just north of Ulysses
Oh my gosh I’m a mom who lives where ya get tornados and your video was making me crazy with worry for your safet6 lol. I was thinking Lord please protect all these storm chasers cause you guys are insane getting so close to them. I know I am dry greatful you are trying to get warnings out faster to protect the public but please, please put your safety first, This was one of the best chases I’ve watched.
Definitely not the worst tornado of all time. Back in the early 70s in Clay Center, Kansas we had 28 tornadoes that night and seven were on the ground incredible destruction and lives lost. I was eight years old. We lost everything.
I've never seen such amazing coverage!! You seem genuinely concerned about all the people affected 💜
What the name of your dads channel?
The opening scene of driving down that straight country road instantly made me think of the scene in the movie Twister where a house lands in the road & the storm chasers drive right through it, bathroom & everything 😅
I missed this sleeping and just watched it back. Jesus i was this crazy 😮😮
@Madiyt. Couldn't take my eyes off it. So many different variations of tornadoes too. What a wild day. I just hope that everyone affected is safe and no severe damage was caused. Some of those looked crazy violent.
Smo osmo🤷🤷
You are really good at this!! Glad you are safe - thank you for the video
This is the night none of us will forget
crapping in my pants just looking at this, can't imagine being there. Takes enormous balls to do that
wow amazing footage saw some of it posted on a tv station yesterday and decided to watch the full video. Glad you are okay. Wondering if there is a way to make the map a pinch smaller so less of lower right screen is blocked? I was laughing a little when the newscaster said he wanted you to drive slower. Yeah right buddy drive slower into danger. Not faster away from it. Thank you for what you do.
Freddie excellent job filming and chasing these beasts. Amazing driving and attitude
wow,Thank you for being brave enough to film us this.
I used to chase tornados did for 5 years back in the 90s don't do it anymore but still get the thrill and adrenaline run just from watching the videos living in Omaha Nebraska.. Originally from Oklahoma.....
Today is June 27. I found you chase intense. Just what this 65 year old lady needed. But I am most proud of is that when the stuff got really dangerous for other, you said OH GOD. I dont know you, but its so good to hear from a young man your age. GOD bless you with safe wind and trails.
Amazing coverage! I really appreciated and enjoyed how you handled things.
Killer Chase Freddy, you called it! "This is our area of interest guys!" then boom there it is! I was in AWE, watching that monster you zeroed in on crossing the interstate. MUCH RESPECT!
Sure was a crazy storm thanks for covering.
Absolutely amazing! I enjoyed riding along and learning about these storms. Thank you
You did such a good job live streaming this!! Thank you
you got awesome driving skills !
blown away by the number of people just driving right by it in the distance when he was parked on the overpass around 1 hr 15min in...
I was thinking the same thing!!! 🤷♀️🤦♀️
Watched live, epic chase man
I enjoyed his whole video, the most amazing day of storm chasing and I didn't even get car sick! That is some crazy navigation! Thanks for taking me along!
Thank you very much, sir.
I’d be crapping my pants, but here you are, cool as a cucumber. Thank you for all that you do!!!!
Dude!!! Complete and utter respect!!!
Best stream coverage I've seen yet!!!
By far the best footage of chasing I've ever seen.
this might be one of the most photogenic tornadoes ive ever seen. crazy you caught it live
Question. I am from California, and when I was in my twenties I drove cross country. I was by myself in Kansas out on the plains, and saw a weird looking cloud that went all the way to the ground off in the distance. In my mind, tornadoes had a funnel shape, but this one was like a wide column, so I didn't worry too much. I also thought, "You're just paranoid because you're in Kansas and the Wizard of Oz tornado was in Kansas." But then it started raining hard, so I turned the radio on and got the emergency alert and they said, "This is a monster. Get in your basements and take shelter." They also said do get out of the car if you are driving and get in a ditch, and I thought, "No way am I getting out of my car! My car is my only protection" I decided to get up under the next overpass, but no overpass came because I was out in the middle of nowhere with miles between exits. Then it started hailing like crazy. There was only a truck way ahead of me on the freeway, I started crying. I had no idea what to do. Then suddenly there was just brown all around me and I couldn't see anything. I was scared I would drive into the truck ahead if it stopped, because I couldn't see a thing. And my car was shaking. Then suddenly, it was over, and my car was facing the wrong direction on the road, like almost in the median. I straightened out and was able to drive, but my car was overheating for some reason. I have never been so scared. I was shaking like crazy. Of course there was an exit (after miles of nothing) like 1/4 mile up. I got off, shaking and crying, and pulled into a gas station. There were a whole bunch of people sheltering in the gas station, and they told me, "Don't go east, there's a tornado." I said I knew because I was coming from east.
Now I always watch these tornado chasing video, because I still don't really know what I experienced. Was I on the edge of the tornado? In the tornado? Do tornados always put that much dirt into the air to cause nearly zero visibility? And is it common for a tornado not to have a funnel shape? In this video it's a clear funnel shape, a classic twister. What I experienced did not look like that. Experts...?
Edit: I do see at 2:47:00 that tornado looks more like what I experienced.
You were the only chaser who went down what we know locally as old Hwy 59. There was terrible damage to homes and livestock buildings.
Live in the country in Ceresco. You can stop out here anytime!! Your video was super OUTSTANDING!!! I heard of you watching Ryan Hall Y'all.
I never saw such a intense tornado hunt....absolutely amazing🥳 greetings from germany
Thank you for being brave and showing this monster of a tornado! Respect!
As a person who doesn’t live near tornadoes, my one and only experience was in 2012 when an EF3 tornado jumped over my house. Even in the lowest central part of our house, me and my family could hear the roar.
I live in the Appalachian region.
So, I've chased for more than 10 years professionally, and my greatest 2 chases were the F-5s of moore Ok in 13 and Joplin MO in 2011.... you sir, are NUTS 😆 🤣 😂 I mean, great videos (when you have good upload service) But without a Navi, or a sat uplink to your dopplar / Nexrad, you are risking everything. So, 1) my hat is off to you for taking the risk to help people see just how powerful these get, and 2 helping give advance warning. You staying connected to people that know you, and letting them know where you are is essential. And for that, I applaud you. Great work... high risk for incredible reward.
This is so nutty. These are all roads I travel on daily.
I really don't think anyone dominates a tornado..and its important to note that a very large tornado can be an F1 & a thin tornado can be an F5. You cant go by looks. All the tormados were F3. The imagery you captured was awesome, no doubt about it, and youre a very safe driver for these circumstances, so props. Ive studied these since I was a kid, I was obsessed with them & learned a lot. I recognize your excitement & enthusiasm but just a note: maybe explain the jargon you use and what it means and how its applied so newbiez can follow you better. The Shelby tornado footage was amazing but remember, youngsters are going to want to copy you so just calling them violent all the time and how dangerous each one is wont cut it. Theyll think, "but youre doing it." They dont realize you have to read radar, be prepared if it shifts in your direction, which if its an F4 or 5 it would be on you in a minute, how to react if the tornado decides not to follow the direction of the storm, however rare that is, and practicing all safety precaustions. I think this would help a lot but all and all youve got some natural talent to navigate through these and itll be interestinv to see how far youve come on 10 years. Keep up the good work & please be safe because F5s can be predicted but not always and you can still be surprised so try to be prepared for it.
I’ve lived in Cali my entire life. Idk why I’m so fascinated with tornadoes
I'm so relieved you found a gas station. 😄
Dude, this was absolutely wild. I wouldn't do it, but it's good that somebody did! Thanks for your diligent work.