TOO CLOSE TO EF4 TORNADO - Inside Debris Cloud in 4K
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- Intense, long-track, EF4 tornado between Bennington and Chapman Kansas on May 25, 2016 was on the ground for 90 minutes. I managed several close encounters with this sun lit tornado during it's life including one that was a little too close for comfort. Watch tornado video in 4K. for licensing contact hankschyma@yahoo.com
Earlier this afternoon strong instability under a stout cap set the stage for a couple isolated supercell thunderstorms somewhere in Central Kansas and by 5:30pm a storm was initiating near Salina Kansas. By 5:48 the National Weather service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for this explosive thunderstorm and at 6:30 I witnessed a long white funnel cloud under a low precipitation base. The storm took a breather for the next 45 minutes or so before suddenly dropping a large cone tornado South of Bennington Kansas in a relatively unpopulated area along the Solomon River.
The tornado grew violent immediately and maintained incredible wind speeds for up to 90 minutes. I was able to position close to this monster for a good portion of it's life and witnessed hellish scenes. Sunsetting light splashing into a debris cloud of whirling plants, dust and structure objects reached a half mile away from the powerhouse condensation funnel in all directions while turbulence waves of crops rocked like an angry sea.
This tornado received an EF4 rating by the NWS. Storm Chaser Brandon Clement also witnessed the tornado and afterward, walked the damage path to document the damage. He reported the worse vehicle damage he's ever witnessed with full sized HD pickups reduced to mangled frames and pieces spread for miles.
"A Freightliner semi was reduced to frame and wheels. 50k pound tractors were pushed across the ground, 30k pound bulldozer was rolled, railroad tracks were bent and moved. Large trees were uprooted, thrown and some found laying out in the middle of pastures hundreds of yards away."
Brandon also reported that this tornado was rated EF4 because it didn't hit any well built structures with anchor bolts. If this tornado had there is no doubt in his or my mind this tornado would have received an EF5. The EF rating scale is a based on damage so if a tornado with winds over 200 mph (EF5 speeds) doesn't hit any structures, then it doesn't receive that rating. Regardless of the rating, 25 homes were damaged or destroyed and remarkably no lives were lost.
The oceans of blowing grass are so damn mesmerizing.
Aspynn Gholson IKR
Ikr
Agreed
#art
And the lighting too, the color of the sky and grass etc is so eerie.
Scary fact for tornadoes: If Pecos Hank looks like he is staying still, it means he is coming right towards you
This is the best comment
amazing comment right here
Hank to a tornado: I am 100 meters from your location and approaching fast...start running.
@@petulantpeterturbo “You aren’t coming to me, I am coming to you”
This needs to be pinned by Hank
“This tornado smells like death”
Tornado: b-but I showered before touching the ground! 🥺
🤣
STELELEP scuse me?
STELELEP what the fxck are you on about?
Well shit that escalated quickly
Lol 😂
It’s starting to thin out
*grows to be 5x thicker*
Thats double the size of an snicker
He thicc
Went from wedge to stovepipe and back to wedge unless he got sequence off
I think he was talking about the trees lol
It's probably going towards him.I've heard that if a tornado isn't moving from your point of view then it's going towards you. You can actually tell if it's comingyou can actually tell if it's coming towards you or way by looking at an object between you and the tornado that is closer to the tornado. If you see it getting absorbed by the tornado or covered by the precipitation. Then get the hell out of Dodge
Dude, you were WAY too close!! I don't fear tornados, having grown up in Nebraska, but a healthy respect for them is essential. I'm sure it's easy to get too close when you're chasing them down, especially since they can turn on a dime and come right for you. Still, there were a few times while watching this video, that I was actively backing away from my screen because it was a little too close for comfort! LOL. I'm wondering how you manage to walk around with those balls of solid brass ya got there!
+Heather H I think those solid brass balls are in his head
Heather H Well, kinda true. He was pretty much 100 meters from dying to El Reno like the Twistex team.
balls of titanium
@@queeninnocent365 no he wasnt
Notthefather I’ve seen several different povs via cameras and his back camera shows the sub-vortex killing team twistex as you see their headlights disappear.
Also dude... arguing over the extreme details of dead people... like, really?
I think one of the best parts about your style of storm chasing... is exactly how calm you stay during ANYTHING that happens. no overdramatic yelling, no swearing (although in some instances it’d be understandable.) & just your overall demeanor.
I love watching your videos, Hank. i’m excited to see what 2019 brings. be safe & good luck, bro!
except the one time he got stuck between two tornadoes and then hit by one. But even then he was still calmer than 99% of all storm chasers lol
The closer the better, as long as I watch on the other side of the world on an iPad
Which I do
Same
Yep except I’m not on the other side of the world
Or a cell phone on TH-cam
Same... except I live in a region of a Southern Hemisphere country that also is prone to Tornaic Supercell storms. 😳
That was too close for comfort indeed.
Apart from that, I like your videos more, because you seem more aware than other chasers of what this kind of devastation of people's personal stuff means for them. I hope more of your subscribers notice this.
I've noticed that also. Too often you hear non-local storm chasers shout exuberantly about seeing debris. Like they have no fucks to give for the poor bastards whose lives were just irrevocably altered. I like Hank because he puts a sympathetic, much more human spin when discussing debris. He must be local or at least a native Midwesterner, to have that kind of quiet reverence when someones life has just been swept away.
It's just sitting there..ending someone's life, taking all of their memories and destroying their homes...
This is what makes mother nature so damn beautiful. Humanity believes that they're invincible, that nothing is above them. Love and RESPECT Mother Nature for her power, because in an Instant she can take everything you've ever loved away from you.
I hope you continue those compliments when a human does this
@@ilyte1 weather isn't sentient
@carina-nonbinary true, but my point had more to do with the beauty of weather being a result of its downsides. Then again, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Screw watching Twister (RIP Bill Paxton). I'm just going to come to your channel when I need a tornado fix.
I feel this on a personal level
Fuck pill baxton
if you mean movies id say into the storm is better
@@F59x fuck YOU
@@F59x Wow, that is rude!! Bill was a great actor, and from all accounts a nice person.
There's nothing better than finding a YT channel with such good quality videos and content, that you end up going back through older videos.
Keep up the good work Hank, but more so, stay SAFE!
if steve irwin decided to do storm chasing I would imagine him doing something like this
Steve's luck, he'd probably get hit by a flying stingray.
@Meine Entschlossenheit I did too man. I was on vacation when I heard the bad news. Almost ruined my vacation.
@Meine Entschlossenheit Oops sorry lol. Yep I agree. He was crazy fun. Huge loss!
Steve wouldnt be that calm and mellow about it.
CRIKEY, ITS A COMMON OKLAHOMA TWEESTAH! SHE'S DOING HER THING, RIPPIN UP THE FAHM LANDS! ISN'T SHE A BEAUT?!
LET'S HAVVA CLOSAH LUUK AT HER!
*Runs over and grapples the tornado*
Steve was nuts and out of control.
A round about way of saying this was some stupid reckless shit lol because that's all steve ever did
What scares me the most is how many times while binge watching your videos, I’ve thought to myself, and out loud to my husband, mostly concerning the rain wrapped ones, that “I’d never have known that was a tornado, and there’s a better then decent chance I’d have driven right into it.”
Maybe, maaaaaybe, I’d put 2 and 2 together, IF I’d heard the warnings before the point of no return. But, that is a big “if,” as more likely then not, I’d be listening to a road trip playlist, as I don’t listen to the radio ever, and I’d be literally fugged!
Tornado: *humming* Wait, are those humans? Hello humans! *Changes direction towards people*
*People run and drive away screaming*
Tornado: Why are y'all running? I just want to talk to y'all! *moves faster*
But what if Tornadoes really thought like this 🤔🤷💯
@@karidior5937 🤣
@Malcom Davis
Lol!
Us:ahhhhggggaaahh
Tornado:why are you running why are you running
Be vewwy quiet...I'm hunting mobile homes.
Wow, another great one Hank!! Your videos are without a doubt the best. Your calm, your intelligent and know what you are doing, and your not yelling the whole time like most other chasers videos. Your music and many other talents are very entertaining. I have been sharing your videos with lots of people. We love how you have such a passion for animals, and for helping others. Good on ya!! Stay safe so you can make it home to your wife after every storm!! Your one hell of a great guy Hank!!!
You're*....But agreed.
I Man You know I really wish people like you would stop pointing out and correcting stupid grammar mistakes. I'm not writing a fucking essay or being graded on my comments. YOUR being dumb.
You're*
kappa
Hahaha. Awww, did that hurt your feelings? It was a simple correction. Learn proper grammar or learn to deal with it.
I agree with what you've said wholeheartedly, and wanted to add my appreciation that upon sight of spinning winds and rattlesnakes Hank doesn't break out into a loud string of expletives as many do. Thank you Hank for keeping it professional and clean for youngster and oldster alike. :)
You’ve got some major guts. I went to school in the Midwest, from Seattle, where we get no tornados (earthquakes), and some of those amazing storms I saw in the Midwest just shook my world. Humbling as hell and fascinating beyond belief. I had never heard a tornado warning siren until I got to Minnesota, and I remember high tailin’ it to the bathroom, sitting in the tub, with my bike helmet on. No shame here (did I mention I was hugging my stuffed bear, Mick?). I’m from the PNW and I know when I’m out of my depth. The irony is, that I finally saw a funnel cloud, but not in my 5 years in the Midwest, but over a lake, right off my deck, as if it knew I would be there, in Seattle of all places. I called the news, they didn’t believe me, except for one local cable news channel, and they located the hook echo on the radar. It didn’t touch down, but still, an incredible anomaly for Seattle and I got to watch the whole event like a movie in front of me.
Pecos, you sure have a way with words..and tornado's. This is indeed very intense footage. You do, however, scare the crap out of me with your seemingly risky adventures. I know you know what you are doing, but holy shit! Good stuff!
I made a mistake here. Another satellite tornado could form instantly in all that inflow... Though unlikely I would get hit, my positioning did increase the odds and for a brief moment put my life in natures hands. We can only roll the dice so many times. Thanks Blue.
+Pecos Hank amazing footage hank you have earned a new subscriber keep it up and be safe out there.
I really prefer you're less scary videos myself.;) That's because you're awesome! Stay safe, please.
+Pecos Hank You sound so wise.
@@TheRayvin6
Other storm chasers: We’re staying back.
Pecos Hank: Hold my beer.
Your respect and consideration for the lives and suffering of others is decidedly genuine, and as such is admirable. Tornado casualties are obviously more than statistics to you. May your travels be safe ones, and may the voice of intuition always ring true and clear above the roar of the beast!!
That friggin roar is terrifying. Especially when you're in a forested area. Because you never know that the tornado is just sitting right there. And when you hear it, it's already too late.
Tornado videos from you are so exciting :')
Hmmm...check 'Freenewsau' they have lots of hour long storm chasing videos :)
Right!
wow
Tornado videos always gets my cock hard
Devin Morris same
you stay safe now
Its like he walks right into hell into death itself. Where most would cower at the sight of fear he walks right into it.
There is a difference, though, between being brave and being stupid.
you should know eh Boba Fett?
you are probably one of my favorite stormchasers you are always calm and you never yell you definitely one of the bests
Almost got boxed in like a turtle's pecker.
Haha, I'll never forget that line. 😂
6:08. That is one of the best shots I’ve seen. That’s a dirty deadly tornado. By dirty I mean she doesn’t care who’s in her way she’s going to get her way regardless. I screen shot this and it my new iMac wallpaper to replace a super cell I put on there a year ago. Mr Pecos Hank. As far as tornadoes go. Your my idol brother. I’m 49 … kinda old to have an idol but been chasing tornados in my imagination since 1979
The best part of this I think is when he zooms out and you can see the whole mesocyclone rotating, really awesome footage
Watching that in 4k on a 58" TV, makes me feel like I am watching it out of my car window. I kept waiting to get rained on or feel the wind, lol...
I was watching it on my projector screen. It actually felt like I was crew cast in twister. Lol
Damn your brave to get THAT close to a tornado
Also I have a tornado warning right now pray to god I don't get one
You still alive??
That's stupidity, not bravery.
ShibePlanet and he's talking so calmly like wtf
@@nuknuknuk111 ...
Rule #1 -. Don't Panic
Rule #2. -. Always bring a towel.
one of my biggiest fears are tornados...but I find it fascinating and horrible at the same time...I could never be brave enough to be a storm chaser...thank you Pecos Hank for getting all those footage of Tornados...I truly hope one day we can have a better warning system with more advance time to get to safety...
Cheers Art.
Exactly.
5:09 awesome camerawork. Back lit tornado, winds tearing in towards it and shots close in of the rotation at the base. Fantastic
4:01 Best tornado still ever. Classic meso formation...amazing :)
I love how you stay so calm when staring at death :D
5:43: anyone else think how beautiful that looks with the grass moving like the ocean?
I've seen a lot of storm chasing videos and, Hank, you're my favourite because you're so calm while doing it. No screaming, no swearing a lot....just chasing and ocasionally running away with a calm voice ''It's time to go.'' xD
Crazy coming back to this. I grew up in Abilene and was in high school at the time this storm came through. Chapman was our high school rival. The closest call Abilene's had in a while, and it hit Chapman just a few years after they'd taken a direct hit a few years earlier. It was a really bad deal. So coming back to this footage and remembering that day, huddled in our basement and hearing it outside and then seeing the damage firsthand from locals on Facebook really hit home that these things are for real.
"this tornado smells like death.."
Not even one second later: *continues driving like: LALALA THIS IS FINE-
Ok
You're probably the most respectable chaser I've ever seen on these types of vids. I'm sure you get a thrill from the chase and devastating splendor of nature's fury, but you're also aware of it more than most. You don't only see "great shot!" but also the lives and property in that shot, something a lot of chasers seem to miss, at least in their videos. Knowing your enemy and respecting it's abilities are the sign of a wise warrior.
Do tornadoes actually have a smell to them? And if so what's it like?
Ethan Mooney cloud farts
I wish i could but i cant smell...
Ozone (or O3) is what your smelling it's just oxygen with more oxygen attached to it.
dust and debris
You'll smell things like earth, or in urbanized areas, pine, natural gas, etc. That pine smell is the wood frames of buildings being torn up, and of course pine trees if they're common there.
Thank you for being calm... and thank you for not yelling.... Seriously.... 4 years later... :)
Damn, I was on edge being that close to that tornado, and I’m just watching a recorded video.
Your narration is so soothing the EF 5 drifted off to sleep and woke up a EF z3zzz
I have watched all of your videos like 100 times. You are so talented, brave and kind to animals and humanity. Please, please keep making these videos, and praying always for your safety! Love and respect from Texas!!
This is your best video yet Pecos Hank. I dont know why i keep rewatching this awesome Twister Encounter. This always has me on the edge of my seat. Also if u can please add some low guitar music like u have done in ur past vids they are very eerie but very cool. Keeps the atmosphere alive forever.
It was kinda neat watching the grass showing where the wind was blowing. Lotsa inflow 😎
Creeping death right there. Hope everyone in the path was alright
I just discovered your channel, these videos are truly amazing work, I’ve now been in this rabbit hole of watching your videos for 3 days now 👍✌️
Was this all the same tornado? I feel like it could be because its moving so fast, but then again every few scenes later on in the video look way different. Just curious.
Yes, it was all one tornado that lasted about 90 minutes.
Holy cow. Thanks for the reply. Amazing to say the least. Love your vids bud. Just happened across the Reno Tornado documentary last night, crazy and scary stuff. Stay safe brotha.
Brandon M.
Pecos Hank + 1 subscriber
Watching ths again but this time on the hospital TV. i figured im stuck here so why not watch Pecos Hank!
After he said something about debris….I kept wait for him to say “cows…we got cows”
Anybody else screaming at the screen for him to stop? Seriously, this video sent my anxiety into overdrive. I don't know how you do this my dude. But you've got some big ones...
"There it is destroying lives,
Destroying something"
Excellent video. I especially appreciated the informative commentary that was not intrusive, and the lack of screaming the obvious stuff, e.g. “THOSE CLOUDS ARE REALLY DARK!!” And so forth.
I love Pecos hank I enjoy watching his channel hes a awsome speaker makes his vidios so enjoyable to watch I watch everyone he puts out great footage go Hank!!!
"this tornado smells like death" wwoww!!! lol
Amazing video thanks for no yelling and crazy audio this was a pleasure to watch the Power of Mother Nature 👍🏼👍🏼
Hank, please don't get yourself killed. We all love you.
I cannot wait to see one. Seen waterspouts and hurricanes/Nor'Easters. All of my life I've wanted to see a tornado. I'm in Richmond, Va. I think we had a super weak one that tossed around some lawn chairs lol
He said that it was an EF5 But the title says EF4
So awesome..you see the winds changing direction in the field in front of you as the inflow is passing through
Like Icarus, the Greek mythological figure with his wings made of wax, flying too close to the sun, these are the modern day Icarus, drawn closer and closer to tornadoes. Their danger. Their beauty. What a wonderful life!!
Always loved that erie fog/mist that forms just sbove the grass around these powrrful ones. I assume it's a combo of moisture and dust being lifted and sucked into the storm.
I’ve always thought is crazy that something like a tree Spends 25-40 years growing or a homeowner living in a house got 50 plus years for something to take it away it literally seconds. Nature is so unpredictable it’s crazy.
Beautiful absolutely beautiful 😍 ❤ Glad you didn't get hurt. 🙏 for the people in its path.
Ef1 tornadoes move cars?
SubaruisLife123456 yup but not destroy them
EF-1 can flip a mobile home easily, so yeah, a car is a lighter object than a trailer.
your positioning towards the end of the vid reminds me of when I almost had a big oops in 2014. I was SW of the parent tornado near Laurel/Dixon, NE and was damn near eaten by a sat. tornado hauling around from the rear flank to where I was sitting. in the dark. blinded by lightning. using radar which had not updated in 15m, unknowingly. not smarrrrrrrrrt. Tornada lessons. Tessons.
-Mike D of NE
Amazing quiet guy.I love him.He doesn’t screams like some other screamers (Reed Screamer for example respect to him much too),but must be a normal work and quiet nerves.😘🥰
I love watching your videos. You capture so many interesting types of storms.
I love ur crazy windshield wipers🤣
Windshield wipers sound like a racing heartbeat...
Were you at man?? Drone school Ima guessing. One of them fancy collages should be setting you up with a top of the line drone!!!
Your the best at this. Hope your doing well.
The ability to harness this power would make us a type 1 civilization.
"This tornado smells like death"
Drives closer and closer to tornado.
Best tornado footage as usual!
Thanks for video! We are so lucky we dont have thish monster Tornado here in Scandinavia!!
People blocking the road all the time would drive me insane. I get they want good angles and all but you aren’t the only person in the world.
Every tornado video I click on is pecos hank
He got right to the point you have my respect right there buddy
4:40, I thought I was the only one that used a protein tub to cover the top hatch of the grain bin
Love your tornado videos and am fascinated by them and I have question. Does tornadoes have a smell? If so what do they smell like?
Ain’t no love in Oklahoma, just the sound of a long black train 🌪️
The sun definitely came out after this tornado left. It also definitely started out as a sunny day too.
I tell ya, That is one of the most simplest of tornados as it started out!
This is so insanely awesome. WOW
Best footage ive ever seen. Amazing!
Me: jesus christ, A TORNADO, RUN!!!
The guy in this video: fuck it, im going in
5:17 it’s so beautiful yet deadly…
3:53 a perfect cylinder shape of a tornado
commonly referred to as a stovepipe tornado
First time I’ve seen this, the 10th time I have seen a tornado the past two weeks, oh! I just got a Pecos Hank warning!😂
Storm Chaser:
“I should of known better then this” 😂🤣😂🤣
Looks like Pecan Frank got a few good shots here ...
Teacher: What is your Biggest fear?
Random Girl: Spiders
The Boy at the back: Death
Hank: Getting hit by a Satelite🔝
Pecos, so I hear that Tornadoes can change their direction very quickly. Do you know how quick they change directions? Also Awesome videos!
Fantastic footage but the most spectacular one will be lost that time the truck and driver are consumed by a shifting tornado. I would have to be heading in a different direction when I saw the funnel cloud. You are doing something very brave but I pray you are safe.
That was crazy intense bro
you are da man, hank! hopefully i run into you in the field in the future...
Chaser: “This tornado smells like death”
Chaser: **continues driving at tornado**
You should try harder to get much closer to those tornadoes your footage is amazing 🤩 best on the web .. be all you can be.. and be safe dude ! 😀
Another good video. Nice normal talk. Not easy find best positions to film.
The thumbnail are so beautiful i must say.
Don't be a afraid, dive in there! Swim in its funnel! Drink of its power! If you survive, think what you can tell the world afterwards.
IV been watching your content for awhile now , and just realized I never subscribed 💀 I'm subscribed now
Dude you are so damn lucky that you survived! for a sec, i thought you were crazy!