I would have to highly disagree with you. She is a great talker, and very calm, but the tornado coverage was very amateur. She was constantly getting the tornado track wrong, and warning the wrong areas.
I’ve been on a tornado coverage binge lately, but it’s been mostly tornado alley videos. Tonight, I thought ‘hey, I’ll see if they have coverage of the 2020 Nashville one’, but what I wasn’t prepared for was to relive all the terrifying emotions I felt that night all over again. It’s different when you actually experienced the fear and witnessed the destruction vs watching some tornado in a field in Oklahoma. I remember watching this live and frantically calling all my East Nashville friends to make sure they were okay. We had all JUST been at Rosemary’s getting after work cocktails but thankfully, we decided to head home after I got a warning notification on my weather app. The storm hit 20 minutes later. I can’t begin to imagine what could’ve happened to us if we had stayed. We went down the next day to help clear up debris at the cafe I worked at that had been hit and it was so insanely surreal. I felt like I was in a movie. The destruction was so much worse than I thought. I’ve never felt fear like I did that night and I hope I never do again. The biggest of kudos to Bree, Lelan, and Henry who helped saved lives that night and continue to be absolute badasses. Moral of the story: listen to your local meteorologists and always always always be weather aware!
Excellent point whitney. I'm so sorry you experienced this Tornado that night. Omg!!! 😢😢😢 I live in Cincinnati and always go back to rewatch this live stream. It's heartbreaking 😢😢😢 Tornadoes are no Joke. Nashville has been recovering from this storm for 3 years now.
1:32:11 to 1:33:01: the sound of the civil defense emergency tornado warning sirens going off in Downtown Nashville, due to the Tornado Warning for Davidson County including Nashville.
What gets me, even more than seeing the hook already forming before it was warned, the same hook I pointed out to my friend from our dorm basement, is the fact that not even a minute after the warning hit they were putting a track starting from the airport (one of the first places badly hit) and not even a minute after that they had power flashes ON SCREEN. Two minutes. From warning to what would later be confirmed tornado damage. That's how unpredictable these storms are still, after decades of research. Two. Minutes.
The average lead time is only 8-15 minutes on average for tornadoes that are moving 30-40mph.. That is not good enough. This storm was racing at 50mph...that means you had less than 6 minutes if you were watching...not good and deadly. This is why research is so important!
@@waynebeckham3807 Lead time for warnings are even lower for weaker tornadoes, because the NWS Birmingham, especially, tried too hard to keep the False Alarm Rate down.
I have to say- I like how she’s explaining things. I think the little mini meteorological lessons ease some anxiety and help people understand why they’re issuing the warnings. Plus, she’s super collected and calm, even when a tornado is going right past the station.
@@michael61985As a matter of fact, when he was having an on air panic attack, she was trying to get info out and tell people where the track was going to warn people
next time somebody complains about your tv show being cut in because of a tornado emergency set your priorities straight tornadoes arent nothing to mess with your tv show can wait lives are more important than a tv show
I remember getting off a closing shift, picking up my now wife and going to my great grandmothers to visit for the night. First thing i saw on the big TV was this broadcast when i walked in, thought it would storm a little but never knew what was to come. This sucker tore through my grandmothers house in Mt Juliet across from West Wilson, i had gone to both the elementary and middle school. This night was truly unreal
Every now and then I rewatch this stream over and over again. Coming from someone who watches Ryan Hall, Y'all's livestreams, I gotta say, Bree saved many lives on that night. Unlike other local news stations that would have taken this tornado lightly, she took this tornado extremely serious all while making viewers understand the severity of the storm. Shame on our NWS for not issuing a tornado emergency that night. I had RadarOmega on my pc and was just getting used to it and as the tornado was moving through Hermitage, I was very concerned on how strong it was. The structure of the cell was what you could consider borderline perfect for spotting tornadoes. Bree deserves a lot of credit for saving numerous lives that night.
I gotta say, Bree did a phenomenal job covering this “very real Tornado Emergency “. I’d just returned from my Aunts funeral in NC that evening. I was so tired, & slept right through the entire storm. I was in The Icon in The Gulch area, & had no idea we were under such a severe threat. I believe News-channel 5 Had the most comprehensive, concise, & controlled Coverage than the other 3 local affiliates combined.
If I had to choose a person to go through this with, it would be her. She’s very calming. The reporter sounds like reed timmer. He increases my anxiety.
Hard to believe this was 2 years ago right? I was asleep on this night too. And lemme tell ya a thunder boom woke me up. And I got curious and turned on this station and boom large tornado in eastern nashville. I live in a county right next to davidson too.
Exactly, I was in 8th grade at the time and I told myself to not sleep that night because after I left school the day before, that air just felt muggy especially into the evening. Did not feel normal for the beginning of March.
Speaking of which, News 2 meteorologist Danielle Breezy was saying some explicit stuff while the mic was on, directed at Lelan and Bree. She said the F-word so many times it wasn’t funny.
19:00 "The earth is round... I don't need to tell you that". I'm over here like "GET EMM! FUCKIN GET EM!!!!!" But bless those who lose their lives in this storm... Nature is fucking wild.
I lived on Bobby Ave in the Dalewood area back then. The ironic part is I am a major weather nerd and had tracked this storm during the earlier part of the day and given up after a awhile because it had quietened down. Well imagine my surprise when I was at the store grabbing some beers and got the tornado warning on my phone. I pulled up the radar and sped back home. It was so quiet, dead calm, but I stood on our front stoop and looked towards five points a few miles south and I saw green flashes of lightning through the hail core and blue power flashes from the ground happening simultaneously. I woke my dad up and told him to get in the basement. His ornery ass decides to turn on the news instead 😅 Suffice to say, I’ll never forget it. If you can take ethereal, surreal, eerie, and terrifying and roll them all together that’s what it felt like watching this beast churn straight through town.
What is it with our parents? I can remember the 1965 tornado outbreak in Minneapolis/St. Paul. We lost power early on, and my dad took our transistor radio out on the back step IN THE MIDDLE OF CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING because he thought he could get better AM reception (he couldn't). It's a shock as a kid to learn that your father might be an idiot!
30,000 ft is not very tall for a supercell! But this is early March so maybe high for that time of year in that area! I have seen supercells reach 70,000 ft in my area! They become very scary at that height, lots of lightning and flooding is a sure thing with supercells that tall!
During the May 6, 1965 tornado outbreak in the Twin Cities, the weather service estimated the supercells reached 90,000 feet. At the height of the storm, the lightning was so continuous you could've read a book by it. I can remember later storms that were so tall that--an hour after sunset--the tops were still lit by the sun.
Bree did great, as always. Henry almost went off the deep end lol, and needs to learn when to let someone else report instead of acting like his coverage is the only one that matters at the time.
I'll repeat what I stated on another TH-cam channel. Looking back at numerous comments over the past couple of years, I find it disheartening that some have labeled WSMV as a failure. In my opinion, FOX17 Nashville was the least impressive, while NewsChannel 5 was decent, ranking second in coverage. WKRN comes in at third place, mainly due to a moment where they tracked the tornado heading north instead of east. WSMV, on the other hand, stood out for accurate coverage during a challenging time. I experienced the events firsthand, and I must commend WSMV for their impeccable reporting. The advice to remain calm and seek shelter resonates with me; turning up the TV volume can be nerve-wracking, but it helps ensure safety. Regarding NewsChannel 5's coverage, the first portion of their video captures the tornado exceptionally well. However, the context for the second part of the video is crucial. It's incorrect to state that the tornado directly hit the news station; it was at least half a mile north. Despite taking a power hit, the station's generators kicked in, keeping them on air at reduced capacity. I can attest to these events personally. I was homeless at the time, living under the Jefferson Street Bridge next to the food stamp office. The tornado hit the food stamp office, Riverfront Apartments, and the bridge. Our tent, along with most belongings, was lost, and my husband and I narrowly escaped being thrown into the Cumberland River. Can you imagine debris flying directly over your head and nearly hitting you? No? However, that's exactly what happened. There were people in our camp crying for help because debris hit them, or they were trapped in their tents. Once we got out from what was left our tent, my husband and two other guys from our camp, went over to the part of the Riverfront Apartments that were hit. There were residents who were trapped on the upper floors. People from the IMT Germantown apartments also came over to assist as best they could. Fire and Rescue responded within a matter at least 5 minutes following the tornado, along police. By the way, there were security guards on the clock at the old food stamp office when the tornado hit. All of them survived. The rest of that night and into the next day was unforgettable, with no sleep for almost 42 hours. I had been up at 6:00 a.m. on March 2. I didn't get to sleep until around 11:00 p.m. on March 3. Despite the ordeal, we survived an EF-3 tornado under the bridge, though I wouldn't recommend it. Now with a permanent roof over our heads in Hermitage, thanks to the Salvation Army, I'm grateful for increased weather awareness. For those interested, I recommend downloading WSMV's First Alert weather app, rated No. 1 in Middle Tennessee by Weather Rate since March 3, 2020. Additionally, for tracking storms, the RadarOmega app and desktop program is one of the best for tracking storms in your area. For only $8.99, you can try it out today! Have a desktop computer? Add the Alpha Tier for an additional $11.99 per month, and get more features available only for Alpha subscribers. You can also use the app on your phone when you're on the go. It's RadarOmega.
When they had the skynet on and said if that was lightning or power flashes those where definitely power flashes and I live in crossville I saw the storm that night and saw power flashes north of crossville that night
FOUND A FOUR YEAR OLD BROADCAST DURING A LIVE STORM EVENT!!! Where are you guys during this monstrosity of a weather pattern? Nobody in Nashville is live 04/1/23! Guess the weather is an April fools prank!
I felt so vindicated this night,at least when I got up the next day and saw what happened...Nashville never figured out it wasnt"blessed"they way many citizen in the city are claiming.as a matter of fact,2 years later and many of you heathens haven't figured out you got some punishment that night...I'll finish it off for you pretty soon so you'll understand then.
Bree is one of the most professional meterologists I've ever seen. Her work on this night was remarkable.
At the 1:34:47 the tornado is on the ground if you stop the video you can see the tornado on the ground
I would have to highly disagree with you. She is a great talker, and very calm, but the tornado coverage was very amateur. She was constantly getting the tornado track wrong, and warning the wrong areas.
Thanks to her advice, very few people walked out the window that night.
IKR! She was remaining calm and composed like a good weather woman should.
Henry called the actual tornado like a trained chaser / spotter! Earned my respect!
I’ve been on a tornado coverage binge lately, but it’s been mostly tornado alley videos. Tonight, I thought ‘hey, I’ll see if they have coverage of the 2020 Nashville one’, but what I wasn’t prepared for was to relive all the terrifying emotions I felt that night all over again. It’s different when you actually experienced the fear and witnessed the destruction vs watching some tornado in a field in Oklahoma. I remember watching this live and frantically calling all my East Nashville friends to make sure they were okay. We had all JUST been at Rosemary’s getting after work cocktails but thankfully, we decided to head home after I got a warning notification on my weather app. The storm hit 20 minutes later. I can’t begin to imagine what could’ve happened to us if we had stayed. We went down the next day to help clear up debris at the cafe I worked at that had been hit and it was so insanely surreal. I felt like I was in a movie. The destruction was so much worse than I thought. I’ve never felt fear like I did that night and I hope I never do again. The biggest of kudos to Bree, Lelan, and Henry who helped saved lives that night and continue to be absolute badasses.
Moral of the story: listen to your local meteorologists and always always always be weather aware!
Excellent point whitney. I'm so sorry you experienced this Tornado that night. Omg!!! 😢😢😢 I live in Cincinnati and always go back to rewatch this live stream. It's heartbreaking 😢😢😢 Tornadoes are no Joke. Nashville has been recovering from this storm for 3 years now.
1:32:11 to 1:33:01: the sound of the civil defense emergency tornado warning sirens going off in Downtown Nashville, due to the Tornado Warning for Davidson County including Nashville.
What gets me, even more than seeing the hook already forming before it was warned, the same hook I pointed out to my friend from our dorm basement, is the fact that not even a minute after the warning hit they were putting a track starting from the airport (one of the first places badly hit) and not even a minute after that they had power flashes ON SCREEN.
Two minutes. From warning to what would later be confirmed tornado damage. That's how unpredictable these storms are still, after decades of research.
Two. Minutes.
The average lead time is only 8-15 minutes on average for tornadoes that are moving 30-40mph.. That is not good enough. This storm was racing at 50mph...that means you had less than 6 minutes if you were watching...not good and deadly. This is why research is so important!
@@waynebeckham3807 Lead time for warnings are even lower for weaker tornadoes, because the NWS Birmingham, especially, tried too hard to keep the False Alarm Rate down.
I have to say- I like how she’s explaining things. I think the little mini meteorological lessons ease some anxiety and help people understand why they’re issuing the warnings. Plus, she’s super collected and calm, even when a tornado is going right past the station.
She cared more about outdated info than actually paying attention to what was on tower cam she didn't even know what power flashes were
She does that every time - we love her.
@@michael61985yes she did - she said she was more concerned about the power flashes. She also deferred to Henry and let him do first hand observations
@@michael61985As a matter of fact, when he was having an on air panic attack, she was trying to get info out and tell people where the track was going to warn people
She kept trying to say Dan.....we need to let them know where it is. She was so calm
When it was hitting the studio? If so she understood cuz he couldn't hear her
next time somebody complains about your tv show being
cut in because of a tornado emergency set your priorities
straight tornadoes arent nothing to mess with your tv show
can wait lives are more important than a tv show
My father complained about the coverage at first, then things got bad and he stopped.
Woah, what’s up with your Space bar?
It’s all over the place.
I remember getting off a closing shift, picking up my now wife and going to my great grandmothers to visit for the night. First thing i saw on the big TV was this broadcast when i walked in, thought it would storm a little but never knew what was to come. This sucker tore through my grandmothers house in Mt Juliet across from West Wilson, i had gone to both the elementary and middle school. This night was truly unreal
It's amazing that this TV station got hit twice! April 16, 1998 and March 3, 2020. It's amazing how history repeats itself.
Every now and then I rewatch this stream over and over again. Coming from someone who watches Ryan Hall, Y'all's livestreams, I gotta say, Bree saved many lives on that night. Unlike other local news stations that would have taken this tornado lightly, she took this tornado extremely serious all while making viewers understand the severity of the storm. Shame on our NWS for not issuing a tornado emergency that night. I had RadarOmega on my pc and was just getting used to it and as the tornado was moving through Hermitage, I was very concerned on how strong it was. The structure of the cell was what you could consider borderline perfect for spotting tornadoes. Bree deserves a lot of credit for saving numerous lives that night.
Ryan Hall, Y'all is amazing! I follow him too!
@@elizabethklompstra2346 me 2!
Me too🎉
This video live stream gives me chills everytime I watch it especially with the Tornado sirens in the beginning!!!
I gotta say, Bree did a phenomenal job covering this “very real Tornado Emergency “. I’d just returned from my Aunts funeral in NC that evening. I was so tired, & slept right through the entire storm. I was in The Icon in The Gulch area, & had no idea we were under such a severe threat. I believe News-channel 5 Had the most comprehensive, concise, & controlled Coverage than the other 3 local affiliates combined.
If I had to choose a person to go through this with, it would be her. She’s very calming. The reporter sounds like reed timmer. He increases my anxiety.
Reed Timmer is the best. Love his energy. He is accurate and vivid while also having high energy. Probably the best meteorologist of all time.
@@youtubegm8256 No he's not. He shouts at the top of his lungs and he runs stop signs and red lights when he's chasing.
Reed Timmer is even worse than he is.
watched this a couple-three times...
when they go to the tower cam at 1:32...and the sirens are going off.
makes the hair on my neck stand up...
Hard to believe this was 2 years ago right? I was asleep on this night too. And lemme tell ya a thunder boom woke me up. And I got curious and turned on this station and boom large tornado in eastern nashville. I live in a county right next to davidson too.
Exactly, I was in 8th grade at the time and I told myself to not sleep that night because after I left school the day before, that air just felt muggy especially into the evening. Did not feel normal for the beginning of March.
@@hispeedshii Thats called a Dew Point. The higher the moisture and heat the higher chance for storms to kick up fast.
This is why Channel 5 will always be my favorite station. They’re cool, calm and collective during storm coverage, unlike News 2.
Speaking of which, News 2 meteorologist Danielle Breezy was saying some explicit stuff while the mic was on, directed at Lelan and Bree. She said the F-word so many times it wasn’t funny.
What about The Weather Channel?
@@rileysmith9843 wow really? I'll have to watch it. At one time I loved channel 2 but that was when Lisa Patton was there
@@peachxtaehyung Another TH-cam channel recorded it:
th-cam.com/video/xLIAqZL6FqU/w-d-xo.html
Here you go.
@@rileysmith9843 ah ok thank you!
At the 1:34:47 the tornado is on the ground if you stop the video you can see the tornado on the ground and that 1:35:06 you can see the a cone funnel
I was in downtown Nashville just two hours before this happened, I had no idea about the tornado until I woke up
19:00 "The earth is round... I don't need to tell you that". I'm over here like "GET EMM! FUCKIN GET EM!!!!!" But bless those who lose their lives in this storm... Nature is fucking wild.
Dan has no chill, constantly plugging himself and everyone with him instead of letting Bree talk lmao.
I lived in Donelson and I slept through the entire thing it was insane the damage 10 minutes in a radius around where I lived.
Any coverage from January 29-30, 2013?
This was a scary night indeed this thing sure blew up fast as it headed from west TN to Nashville
I lived on Bobby Ave in the Dalewood area back then. The ironic part is I am a major weather nerd and had tracked this storm during the earlier part of the day and given up after a awhile because it had quietened down.
Well imagine my surprise when I was at the store grabbing some beers and got the tornado warning on my phone. I pulled up the radar and sped back home.
It was so quiet, dead calm, but I stood on our front stoop and looked towards five points a few miles south and I saw green flashes of lightning through the hail core and blue power flashes from the ground happening simultaneously.
I woke my dad up and told him to get in the basement. His ornery ass decides to turn on the news instead 😅 Suffice to say, I’ll never forget it. If you can take ethereal, surreal, eerie, and terrifying and roll them all together that’s what it felt like watching this beast churn straight through town.
What is it with our parents? I can remember the 1965 tornado outbreak in Minneapolis/St. Paul. We lost power early on, and my dad took our transistor radio out on the back step IN THE MIDDLE OF CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING because he thought he could get better AM reception (he couldn't). It's a shock as a kid to learn that your father might be an idiot!
She is phenomenal!
30,000 ft is not very tall for a supercell! But this is early March so maybe high for that time of year in that area! I have seen supercells reach 70,000 ft in my area! They become very scary at that height, lots of lightning and flooding is a sure thing with supercells that tall!
30KFT was decently high for the area and for the time of year, especially for the environment. It's insane how rooted that supercell was.
During the May 6, 1965 tornado outbreak in the Twin Cities, the weather service estimated the supercells reached 90,000 feet. At the height of the storm, the lightning was so continuous you could've read a book by it. I can remember later storms that were so tall that--an hour after sunset--the tops were still lit by the sun.
Bree did great, as always. Henry almost went off the deep end lol, and needs to learn when to let someone else report instead of acting like his coverage is the only one that matters at the time.
I'll repeat what I stated on another TH-cam channel.
Looking back at numerous comments over the past couple of years, I find it disheartening that some have labeled WSMV as a failure. In my opinion, FOX17 Nashville was the least impressive, while NewsChannel 5 was decent, ranking second in coverage. WKRN comes in at third place, mainly due to a moment where they tracked the tornado heading north instead of east. WSMV, on the other hand, stood out for accurate coverage during a challenging time. I experienced the events firsthand, and I must commend WSMV for their impeccable reporting. The advice to remain calm and seek shelter resonates with me; turning up the TV volume can be nerve-wracking, but it helps ensure safety.
Regarding NewsChannel 5's coverage, the first portion of their video captures the tornado exceptionally well. However, the context for the second part of the video is crucial. It's incorrect to state that the tornado directly hit the news station; it was at least half a mile north. Despite taking a power hit, the station's generators kicked in, keeping them on air at reduced capacity.
I can attest to these events personally. I was homeless at the time, living under the Jefferson Street Bridge next to the food stamp office. The tornado hit the food stamp office, Riverfront Apartments, and the bridge. Our tent, along with most belongings, was lost, and my husband and I narrowly escaped being thrown into the Cumberland River. Can you imagine debris flying directly over your head and nearly hitting you? No? However, that's exactly what happened.
There were people in our camp crying for help because debris hit them, or they were trapped in their tents. Once we got out from what was left our tent, my husband and two other guys from our camp, went over to the part of the Riverfront Apartments that were hit. There were residents who were trapped on the upper floors. People from the IMT Germantown apartments also came over to assist as best they could. Fire and Rescue responded within a matter at least 5 minutes following the tornado, along police. By the way, there were security guards on the clock at the old food stamp office when the tornado hit. All of them survived.
The rest of that night and into the next day was unforgettable, with no sleep for almost 42 hours. I had been up at 6:00 a.m. on March 2. I didn't get to sleep until around 11:00 p.m. on March 3.
Despite the ordeal, we survived an EF-3 tornado under the bridge, though I wouldn't recommend it. Now with a permanent roof over our heads in Hermitage, thanks to the Salvation Army, I'm grateful for increased weather awareness. For those interested, I recommend downloading WSMV's First Alert weather app, rated No. 1 in Middle Tennessee by Weather Rate since March 3, 2020.
Additionally, for tracking storms, the RadarOmega app and desktop program is one of the best for tracking storms in your area. For only $8.99, you can try it out today! Have a desktop computer? Add the Alpha Tier for an additional $11.99 per month, and get more features available only for Alpha subscribers. You can also use the app on your phone when you're on the go. It's RadarOmega.
Was watching this live..unreal stuff
was experiencing this tear through my street
unreal stuff
When they had the skynet on and said if that was lightning or power flashes those where definitely power flashes and I live in crossville I saw the storm that night and saw power flashes north of crossville that night
FOUND A FOUR YEAR OLD BROADCAST DURING A LIVE STORM EVENT!!!
Where are you guys during this monstrosity of a weather pattern?
Nobody in Nashville is live 04/1/23! Guess the weather is an April fools prank!
The station wasn’t directly hit.
channel 5's tower cam is about a quarter mile or so away from the station.
At the 1:34:47 the tornado is on the ground if you stop the video you can see the tornado on the ground
1:36:04 Should have added “WTVF Nashville” to make it a valid station ID.
I've got chills
Whos the chief meteorologist
The woman's name is Bree/Bri Smith I think.
I was in the hills detention facility and it went right over us we was out of power for over 2 weeks so fuck bologna sandwhiches XD
The guy that just kept talking over and over was very annoying
Wow
ef3
As someone in the path of this the coverage sucked
How? In what way?
I felt so vindicated this night,at least when I got up the next day and saw what happened...Nashville never figured out it wasnt"blessed"they way many citizen in the city are claiming.as a matter of fact,2 years later and many of you heathens haven't figured out you got some punishment that night...I'll finish it off for you pretty soon so you'll understand then.
The worst tornado coverage I've seen by a so called metrologist that woman don't have a clue definitely not a storn tracker
Bro she was calm as hell the hell you talking about?
Hes a moron
Bre was calm and very informative.
@@JohnWick-vh2qyif you have a tornado on sky you show that not the stupid radar
@@terrytrabell2359she was terrible during this storm system she stares at a computer screen to l9mg apparently