Storm chasing dashcam: Tornado crossing the highway! Laramie, Wyoming

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  • 6/6/2018 I documented a highly visible and photogenic tornado from beginning to end
    © 2018 James Hammett NOT FOR BROADCAST - Contact me to license www.stormdig.com/about
    0:30 condensation funnel fully forms
    1:36 parked
    4:15 parked & tornado crossing highway
    6:23 cloud-to-ground lightning (right)
    7:49 debris from RFD (left)
    7:58 RFD strikes car
    8:55 developing anticyclonic tornado strikes car
    This tornado formed 8 miles north of Laramie, WY on June 6, 2018 and is shown here crossing U.S. Route 30, the historic Lincoln Highway. It rapidly intensified, tearing up grass and dirt as it traveled over mainly open fields. The tornado followed the contour of the land up and over the Laramie mountain range for over 45 minutes before dissipating. It was rated an EF-3 by the National Weather Service.
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  • @stepitup25
    @stepitup25 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5756

    Me: “What are you doing driving toward a tornado, are you crazy?!?”
    Also me: “Yes, get closer please. I wanna see.”

  • @Emily-ll6iz
    @Emily-ll6iz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11568

    I like how people just keep driving by like they don't even care 😂

    • @RealMatthewMorgan
      @RealMatthewMorgan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +469

      It’s like slowing down to drive over a tiny bump on like a bridge. You don’t want to get inside the tornado.

    • @lilnikki3401
      @lilnikki3401 2 ปีที่แล้ว +917

      Im sure they care, theyd rather just not stop lol

    • @cyba9774
      @cyba9774 2 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Yes wth

    • @palidonyx8043
      @palidonyx8043 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1366

      Oh, yeah! We see tornadoes on the daily! Also, fun fact: if a tornado ever appears to not be moving, its actually coming straight for you!!

    • @oaxacachaka
      @oaxacachaka 2 ปีที่แล้ว +156

      Probably texting

  • @jimdente9501
    @jimdente9501 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    One of the best tornado videos I've ever seen. Clear, no moving camera, no hysterical screaming. Thanks

    • @Proma1956
      @Proma1956 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Согласен 👍

  • @jinks908
    @jinks908 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    I love how many of these super photogenic tornadoes have such a relatively small radius of impact. The fact that you can park just outside this little cell and experience such peace and quiet while simultaneously looking at complete chaos at the foot of that tornado as it moves. Incredible feat of nature.

  • @AussieBleuu
    @AussieBleuu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8368

    aw that's nice of him, he even stopped to let the tornado pass by. what a nice guy

  • @davidj8658
    @davidj8658 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2181

    And he didn’t feel the need to yell and talk through the entire thing, well done, thank you, stunning.

    • @2dheethbar
      @2dheethbar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Some of Peco Hank's tornado vids are good like that, though his commentary is in a quiet voice sometimes. Like he's reading a story to a child.

    • @kanyegraduation
      @kanyegraduation 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@2dheethbar yoo hes the goat

    • @DC-pp8xf
      @DC-pp8xf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maybe he’s by himself. No need to talk or yell.

    • @ianrice1778
      @ianrice1778 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@DC-pp8xf I was just going to say Pecos hank has amazing videos with commentary.

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      @Politics_is_PUBLIC_TOILET 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @nena200able
    @nena200able ปีที่แล้ว +172

    It's crazy how something so violent can appear to be so peaceful from just a bit of a distance

    • @emma._.482
      @emma._.482 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Gif!

    • @EmilyTienne
      @EmilyTienne หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This is like the most picturesque tornado ever (if that’s the correct word). It’s both scary and beautiful.

    • @user-ul2dh8ed9q
      @user-ul2dh8ed9q หลายเดือนก่อน

      Мир, он и есть безумный. Жестокое (по отношению к людям) часто бывает прекрасным!

    • @2E0VPF
      @2E0VPF หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I knew a girl like that.

    • @EmilyTienne
      @EmilyTienne หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@2E0VPF 😂

  • @e.erin.
    @e.erin. ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is the most outstanding footage of a tornado I have ever seen.

  • @f4ptr989
    @f4ptr989 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3212

    Damn that is literally some of the absolute best footage of a tornado I have ever seen.

    • @aaronostopchuk7675
      @aaronostopchuk7675 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      There’s much better out there

    • @vixceous
      @vixceous 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Right??? Like why aren't they all this way? People need to try harder.

    • @vixceous
      @vixceous 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@aaronostopchuk7675 really??? Link?

    • @masacross8551
      @masacross8551 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@aaronostopchuk7675
      Post a link

    • @miks_w8945
      @miks_w8945 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@aaronostopchuk7675 link

  • @pepijnish
    @pepijnish 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2183

    That's the most peaceful tornado I've ever seen. Wow.

    • @lockergr
      @lockergr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      I agree! Very hospitable.

    • @jaypettey9851
      @jaypettey9851 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@lockergr very respectful 🎯😂

    • @arnzebarn6831
      @arnzebarn6831 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Do you know a game called Minecraft? Because there is something called peaceful mode because i think THEY ARE ON PEACEFUL MODE..

    • @nguyentuyenn211
      @nguyentuyenn211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      in case you are far from it

    • @123JWJWJW
      @123JWJWJW 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      If you are far from it. I'm guessing that the more brown it turns the more destruction it's making.

  • @xtremenortherner
    @xtremenortherner 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    That 1st shot of the meso-cloud is simply awe-inspiring..., most videos just show the tornado, but you captured the whole scenario; impressive! I'm from Ol' New England so we rarely get such storms..., except the 2011 Springfield, Ma EF-3..., some incredible videos of that one on-line.

  • @nagets_amyloidosis
    @nagets_amyloidosis ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Хоть видос и зарубежный, так еще и давний, хочу сказать : парень молодец, что так близко подъехал к торнадо. Своими глазами, я увидел нечто, что никогда не видел в реальной жизни. Респект ему, что не побоялся снять для зрителей такое. У него аж стекло начало трескаться от близкого торнадо).

    • @eraykoca679
      @eraykoca679 ปีที่แล้ว

      Water not broke glass

  • @CodyBPyrotechnics
    @CodyBPyrotechnics 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5091

    A clear windshield? No screaming? HD footage? No rain? Talk about a jackpot tornado video

    • @williamdavidson3964
      @williamdavidson3964 2 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      Man you really are American 🇺🇸 😎

    • @stevenkent6298
      @stevenkent6298 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Codybbbbbbbb yoooo crazy to find you in the comments of a random video keep up the great videos

    • @daveellis5100
      @daveellis5100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      Also, shot horizontally:)

    • @proyectitos4T23
      @proyectitos4T23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I hope you don’t die

    • @thevasic
      @thevasic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@daveellis5100 and not shaky cam!

  • @kardrey100
    @kardrey100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2254

    This has to be the most self-aware tornado. I always imagined they were wild and out of control.

    • @ss-hc7tb
      @ss-hc7tb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +209

      SELF AWARE LMAOO

    • @bruhmoment6411
      @bruhmoment6411 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@ss-hc7tb
      yes

    • @andrewford80
      @andrewford80 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      How do you mean, self aware?

    • @ocearbhaill3894
      @ocearbhaill3894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      They are, they just don’t appear to be from distance.

    • @kennethlatorre5269
      @kennethlatorre5269 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@andrewford80
      Figure of speech. Metaphor. Pick one and that’s what they meant.

  • @heavyjersey
    @heavyjersey 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    No screaming or yelling in the background. Wonderful view

  • @tamlynn786
    @tamlynn786 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I like how at the end you calmly turned around and drove away as if you hadn’t just see this giant freak of nature. 😅 All in a days work.

  • @joespice785
    @joespice785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2436

    I love how so many people just casually drove right past it on the highway.

    • @supremeseal8972
      @supremeseal8972 3 ปีที่แล้ว +340

      "Ah crap I'm late for work"

    • @salsasoul4112
      @salsasoul4112 3 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      Exactly. I said the same. Lol! They're just like, Oh please. That's just fancy wind. LMFA😂 Fearless! 👀 👍🏾

    • @Mili-bedili
      @Mili-bedili 3 ปีที่แล้ว +170

      I notice people doing that in a lot of tornado videos. I'm guessing it's a mixture of them being used to seeing tornadoes and also understanding that they should keep moving so as to not cause a backup

    • @_vincentvangrowing_5469
      @_vincentvangrowing_5469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      They be speeding that’s for damn sure, and we can’t blame them.

    • @josephinenegare6043
      @josephinenegare6043 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Noway

  • @RazorFishGaming
    @RazorFishGaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1768

    Full development, no rain, clear shot What an incredible shot!

    • @boohycheeks
      @boohycheeks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      How does it feel to be verified?

    • @Simplyjohn777
      @Simplyjohn777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      2nd

    • @henzk
      @henzk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's truly scary!

    • @henzk
      @henzk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      also, what are you doing here?

    • @mumandfamily3726
      @mumandfamily3726 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes this is true

  • @carlosagudelo1931
    @carlosagudelo1931 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That is absolutely beautiful and terrifying at the same time! Thank you soo much for sharing!

  • @danielbaetens1587
    @danielbaetens1587 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    James hammett that is one of the best tornado footages I've seen the Supercell structure was amazing the tornado is extremely photogenic excellent catch

  • @domwings4329
    @domwings4329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +360

    Best tornado video I’ve ever seen. Perfect clarity, everything so calm. No rain or hail no distractions

    • @Slacker_eepy
      @Slacker_eepy ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Things change when you get closer, of course.

    • @xaongi3288
      @xaongi3288 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yeah some ppl are brave enough to pass by

    • @user-kq8od9sy4h
      @user-kq8od9sy4h 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😦🤯

  • @ileenroychoudhury3110
    @ileenroychoudhury3110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1727

    Tornado : "Oh now the highway is clear, I must cross it"

    • @marthapumayauri840
      @marthapumayauri840 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Está eiei

    • @ahamham4532
      @ahamham4532 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Proverbs 1:7
      The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

    • @brandyleeayers2265
      @brandyleeayers2265 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Ultimate Latin Warrior c

    • @lettybz4866
      @lettybz4866 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's so that 😂(excuse, I'm not english speaking)

    • @lesliegailey4239
      @lesliegailey4239 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      For the bank and the same boat as you can come to me and you can come to my house and

  • @sandrainthesky1011
    @sandrainthesky1011 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Marvelous video! Plus I know those dash-cams make everything look far away so you were pretty damned close! Well done ;)

  • @coffeelink943
    @coffeelink943 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I love how everyone was driving by as if it’s normal

  • @siennacrippen
    @siennacrippen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2147

    I’ve always been so scared of tornadoes but they’re so fascinating to look at like this !!

  • @jakehudson6992
    @jakehudson6992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    I like how he didn't talk all the way through it and just watched in aw, incredible video. Thankyou

    • @e.erin.
      @e.erin. ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes. Rare. Most people love to hear themselves talk, and so that’s what they do.

    • @user-jx8eg2oz1g
      @user-jx8eg2oz1g 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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  • @joeymc2183
    @joeymc2183 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I can see why people do what you do. Stunning absolutely stunning.

  • @Discerning_Viewer
    @Discerning_Viewer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    holy crap, dude -- if I didn't know you were filming a live event ... the colors, movement ... it looks like one stunning piece of CGI work, like, award winning!

  • @ozzie607
    @ozzie607 2 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    Midwesterners when they see a tornado: "Oh that's cool. Anyway."

  • @williampapadopoulos8145
    @williampapadopoulos8145 2 ปีที่แล้ว +399

    All the other cars on the road: Ehhhh, we can outrun that thing! It’s just like beating the train at the crossing! LOL

    • @adam9595
      @adam9595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Well tornadoes on average go 10-20 miles per hour. At most it can go 60 or 70. So cars can definitely outrun it

    • @serafinamoy9947
      @serafinamoy9947 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@adam9595 aaaaaaaà

    • @serafinamoy9947
      @serafinamoy9947 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@adam9595 àagfai

    • @serafinamoy9947
      @serafinamoy9947 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@adam9595 a

    • @ctg5679
      @ctg5679 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@adam9595 there’s actually been video footage of a tornado going more than 90 mph
      Edit: also if you get caught even close to a tornado good luck getting out of its wind currents as you are trying to escape

  • @ccb.8603
    @ccb.8603 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    2023 I think storms are so powerful i love it thank you for this the fact it moved across the street so gracefully 😢

  • @PsychologicalApparition
    @PsychologicalApparition 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m mesmerized by the colour change as it fills with dirt n debris

  • @RebeccaStout
    @RebeccaStout 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8576

    I have never seen anything so spectacular in my life. Thank you thank you thank you

  • @FirstStateFishing
    @FirstStateFishing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1500

    This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen

    • @BRODY-ON-HEIGHT
      @BRODY-ON-HEIGHT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same facts to the max

    • @MrPivorad
      @MrPivorad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You're Goddamn right!

    • @kushpaladin
      @kushpaladin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      god i hate it when youtubers comment something of very little value and expect likes and more subscribers. scumbag.

    • @jasminerichmond5522
      @jasminerichmond5522 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      U think its cool it ain't if u in one

    • @smoothgamer6814
      @smoothgamer6814 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kushpaladin he actually works for the subscribers he has I’ve been subbed to him for a while because he is constantly working

  • @scottcol23
    @scottcol23 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful footage

  • @china-trip
    @china-trip 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My best friend, Loved this video. Looking forward to see more. Awesome... Full watched.

  • @aplainjaneproduction8285
    @aplainjaneproduction8285 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1989

    The people who drive by it like no big deal, insane!

    • @klaudi1052
      @klaudi1052 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Iiiikikikk
      Loijh

    • @joeb3805
      @joeb3805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Did it for the gram

    • @April-cv4yp
      @April-cv4yp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I was thinking the same thing lol

    • @shreyaskrishna6038
      @shreyaskrishna6038 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      If that's the route to his home is he has to go...what other choice he has. Perhaps he could have waited may be..

    • @shreyaskrishna6038
      @shreyaskrishna6038 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Also there is some kind of a morbid curiosity I think

  • @luthiervandros
    @luthiervandros 2 ปีที่แล้ว +563

    Love the color change of the funnel when it starts hoovering up the ground.

    • @legendofzelda2324
      @legendofzelda2324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I appreciate your comment. Been on a 3 hour tornado binge, this video def shows the color change the best so far

    • @luthiervandros
      @luthiervandros 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@legendofzelda2324 best username ever

    • @youreworthyourweightinavoc7189
      @youreworthyourweightinavoc7189 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yeah, it's like when you order a latte in a glass and then stir the coffee through the milk, watching the milk turn a creamy brown

    • @karinsomer6952
      @karinsomer6952 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@youreworthyourweightinavoc7189 damn it! that's exactly what i came here to say! :D

    • @rosecloudheaven5953
      @rosecloudheaven5953 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@youreworthyourweightinavoc7189 omg I was thinking like the tornado looked like it was drinking coffee lol 😂

  • @tA_aT287
    @tA_aT287 ปีที่แล้ว

    single most photogenic tornado i've personally ever come across. Love it.

  • @leonidesrivera9812
    @leonidesrivera9812 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No biggie Just another day in tornado alley 😂🌪️ ⛈️🛣️🚙🛣️🚗. AMAZING footage!

  • @sapphirerain70
    @sapphirerain70 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Took my breath away! I never saw a tornado this up close, extremely beautiful.I was completely memorized. Thank you so much for taking me along for the ride! WOW ❤️🦋

    • @tranthikimha1080
      @tranthikimha1080 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello 🐥🐤🐣🦋🐛🦋🦋🦋🦋

  • @kakashi6298
    @kakashi6298 2 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    Cars: I will just keep driving until I make it to my destination
    TORNADO: Am I nOT sCaRy To YoU

  • @antek8888
    @antek8888 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Scary As Hell

  • @mariofierro2208
    @mariofierro2208 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for the GREAT footage.

  • @jbod-8387
    @jbod-8387 2 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    The way that cloud looked in the beginning, I was almost expecting a city sized spaceship to come our of it. Wow

    • @Timothybolok
      @Timothybolok 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Its like a small city if u try measuring the tornado with the clouds

    • @josephharrison1625
      @josephharrison1625 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nerd

  • @austinw.1703
    @austinw.1703 2 ปีที่แล้ว +497

    The eerie green hue that the clouds have before and during a tornado haunts me. I've only been in a few but that's a feature I've noticed every time. Puts a knot in my stomach.

    • @alexarias5717
      @alexarias5717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Holy hell why is it green??

    • @src0241
      @src0241 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      I agree!! When I lived in KS many years ago I had been through a few myself. That color always makes me feel uneasy. Worst one was 2000 or 2001, was driving to get back home and sirens started; looked up and there is that greenish and purplish color. I was 3miles away if not closer when I saw the tornado. Still clear as day in my mind. Never want to be that close again.

    • @theresaq8321
      @theresaq8321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      ditto here...in Metro Detroit. Haven't had one for many years, a Gustnado most recently that twisted tree tops and fucked up cars, but the real deal that happened: the sky was a sick green on the way. Scary as hell.

    • @moonzestate
      @moonzestate 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Where can I see that eerie green hue?

    • @Iforgorlegday
      @Iforgorlegday 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because the clouds are intense that's the reason they look green.

  • @lupitaparamo8928
    @lupitaparamo8928 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Aw that,s nice of him, he even stopped to let the tornado pass by . What a nice guy

  • @canature9128
    @canature9128 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome, scary, and breathtaking!! Happy travels and stay safe

  • @ninetailsk1210
    @ninetailsk1210 3 ปีที่แล้ว +560

    Tip to anybody who has never seen a tornado before,
    If the tornado looks like it’s staying in place, it means it’s going in your direction

    • @dragonfye1
      @dragonfye1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Ooh 😲, thanks for the tip...here in Vermont we VERY rarely have tornadoes, even then they’re not very strong. But I’m very interested in them non the less.

    • @ninetailsk1210
      @ninetailsk1210 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      dragonriderfye1 np

    • @letmesummarize1176
      @letmesummarize1176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Damn this scared me 😅 thx

    • @Wrestling316
      @Wrestling316 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Holy hell, thanks man, never new this. I’m from New York, so I’ve never really seen Tornadoes before

    • @weo-mum-mum
      @weo-mum-mum 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Good to know. We don't get them often in my neck of the woods, but we do get them and I didn't know that.

  • @icephoenix2099
    @icephoenix2099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2415

    This is nothing compared to what our fathers went through everyday to school !

    • @MegaSockenschuss
      @MegaSockenschuss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +183

      @James Lough Don't forget the deep snow/burning sun and the fact that they always went uphill. Always!

    • @meowmewo1767
      @meowmewo1767 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@MegaSockenschuss Reall

    • @violethaye6987
      @violethaye6987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      @James Lough hell they even had to hike up mount Everest and cross the pacific too!

    • @kelseylewallen5022
      @kelseylewallen5022 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Uphill both ways 🤣🤣

    • @ernesto3251
      @ernesto3251 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @James Lough everyday

  • @dfilly6357
    @dfilly6357 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love that the fact that this guy didn't ruin the video for us he kept it quiet so we can all watch in disbelief there was no cursing or no foul language or no oh my gods it was just quiet and beautiful

  • @klk1900
    @klk1900 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This is one of the most beautiful tornadoes. It’s clearly extremely powerful or the sculpting is something else! The sharp edges.

  • @kaseferguson
    @kaseferguson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +870

    This is what I like to call a “clean tornado” it’s such a perfect funnel and not rain-wrapped so it’s very cool and easy to see

    • @sophief3677
      @sophief3677 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      who asked?

    • @Janae2000
      @Janae2000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      @@sophief3677 who hurt you? Calm down Sophie.

    • @kaseferguson
      @kaseferguson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@sophief3677 what are you, 6?

    • @allaboutmanie9629
      @allaboutmanie9629 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      This is not cool it’s scary 🤣🤣

    • @somebodywhoskates7171
      @somebodywhoskates7171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@allaboutmanie9629 it’s cooo while it’s in the country. When it’s in the city that’s a while differnt story though. But it is crazy that nature can produce something like this

  • @Josephinaspantgar
    @Josephinaspantgar ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Aww what a nice guy he’s waiting so that the tornado comes to him and be friends such an sweet guys

  • @jonhaas02
    @jonhaas02 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done - seeing a tornado is on my bucket list

  • @holden6104
    @holden6104 2 ปีที่แล้ว +587

    Insane that there's literally blue sky visible at the same time. Gorgeous shot, you deserve the hits.

    • @Politics_is_PUBLIC_TOILET
      @Politics_is_PUBLIC_TOILET 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/epa6WxEw1Xk/w-d-xo.html
      th-cam.com/video/du3Heh3Iu2s/w-d-xo.html
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      th-cam.com/video/wJBBlntDtEU/w-d-xo.html

    • @extrm161
      @extrm161 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/PTc1YRqs160/w-d-xo.html .

    • @sifra289
      @sifra289 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Xd

    • @sifra289
      @sifra289 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Xd

    • @travisdonaldstanley6420
      @travisdonaldstanley6420 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Big Sky Country

  • @sandalwoodnghts8453
    @sandalwoodnghts8453 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    Awesome and terrifying in equal measure. This is the best footage i've ever seen. No endless talking, no dramatic music. Just the power of nature. From a UK perspective it seems unreal. Nice one!

  • @grocerygoat06
    @grocerygoat06 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Awesome video, James! Great job.

  • @mylittlezoo584
    @mylittlezoo584 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, this video is truly spectacular. Amazing footage!! So peaceful, graceful even 🤩

    • @athiya681
      @athiya681 ปีที่แล้ว

      ❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊

  • @queeniebmee4978
    @queeniebmee4978 2 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    they're so terrifyingly beautiful...to stand before the awesome power of it...i couldn't imagine it. storm on my friend, storm on.

  • @dragonfye1
    @dragonfye1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +337

    That is some STUNNING tornado footage you have here! The lighting is good, it’s not ‘Rain- Wrapped’, the Color is AWESOME. just WOW.

    • @charlesjohnson756
      @charlesjohnson756 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Exactly almost unreal how defined it is.

    • @Unknown-rk9qm
      @Unknown-rk9qm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And its outside residental area!

    • @ahamham4532
      @ahamham4532 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Proverbs 1:7
      The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

    • @klusimo4543
      @klusimo4543 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @Aham Ham go somewhere else with that crap

    • @Unknown-rk9qm
      @Unknown-rk9qm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ahamham4532 Srsly, whats wrong with you

  • @BLKBRDD
    @BLKBRDD หลายเดือนก่อน

    3:45 That is one of the most beautiful tornados ever captured on video. It's so perfectly shaped and lit on all sides by the ambient light 👌.

  • @surajk5102
    @surajk5102 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What a beautiful scenery 😍 i love that darkness... Look at the sky, cloud ... Just feel it! Amazing!

  • @user-hp3qw1nh4o
    @user-hp3qw1nh4o 2 ปีที่แล้ว +901

    HOW CAN SOMEONE NOT BE SCARED OF BEING THAT CLOSE TO A TORNADO!?

    • @krane15
      @krane15 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      Miles away actually.

    • @raditan5042
      @raditan5042 2 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      Because this person is a trained professional who knows exactly what they are doing

    • @catsinwonderland7473
      @catsinwonderland7473 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Not sure all I know is that I'd be shitting myself

    • @skyflow_kreative_imaging
      @skyflow_kreative_imaging 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      th-cam.com/video/bjb7QtMEBUg/w-d-xo.html
      Imagine being THIS close...... Reed Timmer must be tired carrying around those balls of steel all day!

    • @skyflow_kreative_imaging
      @skyflow_kreative_imaging 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Living_a_spoonie_life - Reed Timmer is definitely not dead. Where on Earth did you read that he was?

  • @VSTwisted
    @VSTwisted 3 ปีที่แล้ว +839

    I love how the entire population of Laramie drove by the tornado.

    • @jonathanholstein612
      @jonathanholstein612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Probably used to it. Probably better driving around to make sure you avoid the tornado so that it doesn’t come to your house.

    • @carmichaelmoritz8662
      @carmichaelmoritz8662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      could be cgi animation .

    • @lilab.stevenson7609
      @lilab.stevenson7609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      That's What I Call ignorant whether they're your use to it or not no one can ever predict how that tornadoes going to turn.

    • @hhhhhhyh9242
      @hhhhhhyh9242 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      styy an gyyt hghfgf ggfg

    • @hongluanguyen4740
      @hongluanguyen4740 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lilab.stevenson7609 có ưu yuuhhg hình lp

  • @johnlindsey5621
    @johnlindsey5621 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Definitely one of the best tornado videos I’ve ever seen! Thanks!

  • @trace6402
    @trace6402 3 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    Stark contrast from the tornadoes I've seen footage of in the south. This seemed so calm even when close. No strong wind feeding the updraft, no rain wrap, no satellite tornadoes. Seemed surreal compared to horrifying.

    • @collinpugh9219
      @collinpugh9219 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      this is a normal wyoming tornado. the dry air makes for an amazing tornadic experience. I saw plenty of clear af tornadoes working the missile field. it is almost surreal to see it though

    • @sumswaggaming
      @sumswaggaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@collinpugh9219 we dont get them much at all in the nw part of the state, gotta make it down there sometime and find one of these things.

    • @tofullplaylist3786
      @tofullplaylist3786 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/epa6WxEw1Xk/w-d-xo.html
      th-cam.com/video/du3Heh3Iu2s/w-d-xo.html
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      th-cam.com/video/oHrElX5iMPU/w-d-xo.html
      th-cam.com/video/MhHOMU-IhHA/w-d-xo.html
      th-cam.com/video/wJBBlntDtEU/w-d-xo.html

  • @klaasvanstrien989
    @klaasvanstrien989 2 ปีที่แล้ว +405

    It's so eerily quiet, giving an even being feeling of how far and thus how monstrously big that thing must be..

    • @scottluther2091
      @scottluther2091 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He had the windows up and he was far away from it!

    • @rachthehorsestesters3788
      @rachthehorsestesters3788 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is quite eerily slow but seems to pick up quick

    • @cat-wq2sk
      @cat-wq2sk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That's what she said

    • @klaasvanstrien989
      @klaasvanstrien989 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cat-wq2sk Ha ha ha! I didn't think of that one :)

    • @extrm161
      @extrm161 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/PTc1YRqs160/w-d-xo.html .

  • @REPbourky
    @REPbourky ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really nice footage 🌪

  • @ronaldcarlson8572
    @ronaldcarlson8572 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, I was surprised to see one car drive by you as if he was out for a drive without a care in the world.

  • @bezoznaught5261
    @bezoznaught5261 3 ปีที่แล้ว +463

    I still think it seems impossible that the wind in the sky can get so jacked up that it turns into a funnel of destruction on the ground

    • @taliarose2593
      @taliarose2593 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yea

    • @Kia-jm1gk
      @Kia-jm1gk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fr

    • @maxi15
      @maxi15 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If there is a thunderstorm that is able to produce hail, then it is able to produce a tornado.

    • @nunyabiznez6381
      @nunyabiznez6381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Seems that way until you're in one. Anyways that's how I got my boat. Of course it was a bugger getting it off my roof.

    • @some.meatball5217
      @some.meatball5217 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@maxi15 who ever told you that is a moron lmao. Hail is nothing that precedes a tornado nor is a shit ton of wind. A tornado is formed from the clashing of air temps and gravitational pull and wind directions and more. Lol you think hail means there’s going to be a tornado lmao

  • @AnisaAkeya
    @AnisaAkeya 3 ปีที่แล้ว +310

    It started off so neat, then turned into a massive dial of dirt.

    • @sugacakes721
      @sugacakes721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      WHAT AHHHHHHHHHHH

    • @AdamsBrew78
      @AdamsBrew78 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It lost strength having to carry all that dirt, kind of like dirt clogs up a drain. Maybe that’s the key to killing tornados - throw dirt at the problem. :P

    • @bjbetti
      @bjbetti 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AdamsBrew78 lol

    • @kellieheckert4443
      @kellieheckert4443 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's all the stuff it's sucking off the ground. Cars, buildings, fences, dirt, hopefully not animals and people, but that happens, too.

    • @valleferrer8508
      @valleferrer8508 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@kellieheckert4443 Thankfully, the description says the tornado formed in open fields. I don't think any houses/people got harmed.

  • @debrakleid5752
    @debrakleid5752 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That’s a beautiful tornado from a distance. Absolutely amazing. I hope no one was hurt or killed from this tornado. We have had a couple in the city I live in including an EF4 tornado that destroyed a lot of homes and a condo tower was badly damaged. It’s surprising me how many people are driving towards that tornado. I don’t think I would.

    • @Warsaw_Pact
      @Warsaw_Pact 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No one was hurt, but some steaks were burned, and an F-250 was flattened by the roof of a house

  • @rubynapier8957
    @rubynapier8957 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i know this may sound crazy, but i’ve always wanted to see one in real life, one like this one. although they are so dangerous, they are so beautiful.

  • @priv1leged
    @priv1leged 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    movies: "there is a tornado, run for your life!"
    youtube: "monetization time, baby!"

  • @brycebennett7059
    @brycebennett7059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    I live in Laramie. Saw this bad bitch in person. One of the most perfect systems to come through. No injuries or deaths. No major damage unless you saw the garage it hit. Beautiful video of it!

  • @leosilvertown465
    @leosilvertown465 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m scared of tornados but this is actually really cool😁

  • @Alguien2027
    @Alguien2027 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thats scary but at the same time incredible

  • @MarkHahn
    @MarkHahn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    That is actually a very beautiful shot. It couldn't be more perfect! I lived in WY for 27 years and have NEVER seen anything like this. Craziness!

    • @ArthurTrader
      @ArthurTrader 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Везунчик! Кто-то явно погиб из-за такого или потерял дом.

    • @Wyoboy7220
      @Wyoboy7220 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nobody died and almost no damage. I live in Laramie and watched it that day. Tore up a barn that's it.

    • @matguimond92
      @matguimond92 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      here in Manitoba had one of the only F5s in Canadian History and it touched down in the middle of nowhere out in Elie. Nobody was hurt and was the last tornado rated with the Fujita scale until they started using the new scale.

  • @1scubas2
    @1scubas2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Gotta love Wyoming, that massive Tornado caused like $17.50 worth of damage lol

    • @tooakki
      @tooakki 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lol

    • @thephoenix6237
      @thephoenix6237 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well now what about that one thing that it destroyed? Did you hear about that? It was every bit of 30 to 40. Not specifically anything just numbers. It destroyed numbers. It took the number 3 and the number 4 and it took them from us!!! It was the dragon!!! It made 0 watch!!! We gotta alert the guards!!!

    • @amandandovela
      @amandandovela 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahahaha

  • @leicastro5849
    @leicastro5849 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love how the tornado turns white into a dust tornado 😮😮

  • @RicksTrips
    @RicksTrips ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing! Everyone else is moving away from the tornado and he's moving towards it!

  • @okaynevermind5130
    @okaynevermind5130 2 ปีที่แล้ว +590

    If a tornado seems to be "still" it's moving towards you.

    • @yaoiforlifewheresmycomrade524
      @yaoiforlifewheresmycomrade524 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Looking for this comment

    • @camrocker2205
      @camrocker2205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@yaoiforlifewheresmycomrade524 same!

    • @thebiz2678
      @thebiz2678 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      I see this comment on every single tornado video lmao

    • @sypheur27
      @sypheur27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I actually have friends at school who didnt know this until i told them

    • @trashcompactorYT
      @trashcompactorYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This rule only applies to the uninitiated. No need to tell a professional storm chaser, who likely has radar onboard to know whether or not this is actually the case.

  • @naiyahjanae4164
    @naiyahjanae4164 3 ปีที่แล้ว +719

    Am i the only person who's totally afraid of tornadoes but continously watch tornado movies and videos? lol

    • @blahblahblahblah3295
      @blahblahblahblah3295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same here

    • @fatimalara3074
      @fatimalara3074 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yea lol😅

    • @obaykadour8680
      @obaykadour8680 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +1

    • @arielsmadhaus1819
      @arielsmadhaus1819 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Me too, and I live in tornado central in Florida. Had one nearly hit my house a couple years back, and I was home alone with my 5 month old. Let me tell you, I have never been shaken to the core like that before that day

    • @quandaledinglenut4
      @quandaledinglenut4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same hehe

  • @timcrnkovic8991
    @timcrnkovic8991 ปีที่แล้ว

    These high-plains tornadoes with no precip whatsoever, very low cloud base (because of the elevation of the ground) and soil-filled debris clouds almost look like big dust devils. Also, when he passed the "blizzard gate" on the highway at 3:20, that was quite the incongruous sight.

  • @kaylanibaker8564
    @kaylanibaker8564 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The fact that he went close to the tornado and was so calm

  • @daveolden181
    @daveolden181 2 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    Wow. I love extreme weather and have never seen a tornado in person....this footage kept me glued to my widescreen TV from start to finish watching the drama unfold. Fantastic!

    • @janieallen8403
      @janieallen8403 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hi

    • @kahbronne7834
      @kahbronne7834 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was watching this video on my HD LCD display on my 2020 Lamborghini Aventador SVJ

    • @weenie3663
      @weenie3663 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kahbronne7834 doubt it.

    • @kahbronne7834
      @kahbronne7834 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@weenie3663 you obviously are unable to identify sarcasm aren’t you?

    • @weenie3663
      @weenie3663 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kahbronne7834 lol yes don’t get mad buddy.

  • @DUNDERBERGET
    @DUNDERBERGET 2 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    It looks just unreal. I cant even imagine what it would like to be to see it in real life!

    • @pauldailey4477
      @pauldailey4477 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Maybe it is unreal Petter Blomqvist. Who knows? They did add some extra "parked" cars which helps convert some skeptics. Last I heard they were trying to convince us that a tornado can have a swath of destruction thousands of yards wide. BTW: Did you see the film or just the fake news?

    • @wheatbread2002
      @wheatbread2002 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😆

    • @megmoellman306
      @megmoellman306 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi

    • @sosfi
      @sosfi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🤣😫😫😫😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😨😨😨😨😨

    • @bessiegonzalez217
      @bessiegonzalez217 ปีที่แล้ว

      I share your idea,

  • @dominikbedekovic6940
    @dominikbedekovic6940 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That isn't scary that's just BEAUTIFUL

  • @contessa.adella
    @contessa.adella ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the rare few that actually pull stuff right up the funnel to the cloud base.

  • @reverendv8900
    @reverendv8900 2 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    That is the most graceful tornado I've ever seen coming out of the USA. So clean and quiet.

    • @user-fw2su8lh8u
      @user-fw2su8lh8u 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😮😮😨😰😱😇

  • @MrKittles1123
    @MrKittles1123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Pretty gorgeous footage! It was cool to see such a clear transition in color as it picked up more dirt and dust.

  • @cathyhill64
    @cathyhill64 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is absolutely amazing! Peaceful even! What I can't understand, or figure out, is what is the noise that sounds like an air compressor? The hazard lights I hear, but the other I've not heard before. I must thank you for sharing such a phenomenal experience with us! It's the absolute BEST!!

  • @wings4078
    @wings4078 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks James !! No comments , no headbanging utube music……thanks

  • @sophsvlogsxx
    @sophsvlogsxx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +472

    All the other cars: *stops and turns around* Him:Eh I lived a good live

    • @lolhdhehdyz
      @lolhdhehdyz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      th-cam.com/video/Is-SCcJoQwY/w-d-xo.html

    • @tnayeem4034
      @tnayeem4034 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/mRUWKKufgYU/w-d-xo.html

    • @rawtoast1
      @rawtoast1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Life**

    • @takasmaka820
      @takasmaka820 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Not really 6:16

    • @z_kid7950
      @z_kid7950 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol

  • @mxnubeats1548
    @mxnubeats1548 2 ปีที่แล้ว +524

    The only thing that looks terrifying to me is that the sky is cut in two sides, a kinda clear one and a grey almost black one it's so terrifying

    • @elhopper3735
      @elhopper3735 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This happens a lot in Texas and let me tell you, it’s definitely unnerving to say the least

    • @_Useful_channel_
      @_Useful_channel_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *ОГО ! У а меня тоже кошки и ещё есть стая крыс, заходите в гости посмотреть)))*

    • @alexanderthegreat9663
      @alexanderthegreat9663 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Clouds in 3D…stunning

    • @thephoenix6237
      @thephoenix6237 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What if it's the dragon on one side and like another dragon on that same side??? Better look out Samantha. They hate women named Samantha.
      Hey, do you have a minute? I uhh. . . I kinda feel bad for Samantha. . . Ya know I mean she's got that exam next week and her cousin is back on Skooma. . . Now she's got a full blown scales for skin two winged fire emitting from the esophagus dragon that specifically wants her and no one else all up in the sky and making people nervous. . . I just feel she needs our support right now, Jillary.
      *chihuahua looks concerned and kinda shaky*
      I mean. . . Oh I was hoping you'd say that! Come on let's go tell the others we should just throw her outside and let the dragon have her so we can go back to sleep I just, 7 hours was not enough I'm glad we can both agree this is just too much for us to handle right?
      *chihuahua makes scoffing noises and shakes in excitement*
      I totally accept that. And you're right. She's the reason we cant trust Carol anymore! Let's get this dragon it's sacrifice so we can go to sleep!

    • @mxnubeats1548
      @mxnubeats1548 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thephoenix6237 okay

  • @IrfaanGaming528
    @IrfaanGaming528 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that is so scary. but it is so cool. 🌪🌪🌪🌪🌪 1:39. That emergency alert sound is really scary with the tornado around

  • @BlacKnignt
    @BlacKnignt หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As someone from the UK who has never seen any sort of substantial tornado ever, this just looks uncanny

  • @wtafwasthat
    @wtafwasthat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    What a beautiful tornado! One of the most photogenic I've ever seen! Had to be amazing in person.

    • @annasomlo2282
      @annasomlo2282 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      “Photogenic tornado” 😂

    • @wtafwasthat
      @wtafwasthat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@annasomlo2282 You know it, some tornados are heavily rain-wrapped & next to impossible to see. This one is beautiful. I'm obviously not taking away from the violence of a tornado, but when you think of what a tornado should look like this is it imo.

    • @annasomlo2282
      @annasomlo2282 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@wtafwasthat I also love them aesthetically wise and love watching them. Its my dream to experience it and this is the best video of a tornado ive ever seen. It was just funny to read photogenic tornado :D

    • @barbarahenry9231
      @barbarahenry9231 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is

    • @michaelgregor1640
      @michaelgregor1640 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was in Laramie when it happened. Slept through it, unfortunately.

  • @IcyTheNarcissistSlayer
    @IcyTheNarcissistSlayer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    People: driving by with leisure.
    Tornado: *am I a JOKE to you!?*