As some of the other commenters have pointed out, remember that the tornado is often significantly wider than the funnel you see. Even with "just" RFD you could be in danger. Don't El Reno yourselves.
What's crazy is this tornado had winds over 215 mph (about 50 ft off the ground) and swept some homes away, but was rated EF-3. To me, this tornado was clearly an EF-5 (or at least high-end EF4).
+Jordan Martirossian just a heads up, EF scale is based on damage rather than wind speed. EF-3 damage was the highest found, so thats why they rated it. Homes need to make that "well-constructed" criterea, as well as be swept away to reach the higher ratings, and of course there are other means to validate a higher ranking. Not to say that the tornado wasnt stronger than EF-3, but that's what the damage team found, who was actually there on site
Jordan Martirossian the 2011 el reno f5 tornado had wind speeds recorded at 280mph and it ripped out a well anchored 1.9 million pound oil derrick out of the ground and rolled it 3 times and threw a 20000 pound oil tanker truck 1 mile. I think the high winds are on the ground because very heavy objects are being picked up. the sulphur tornado was an f5 but didn't hit many structures like the 2013 el reno tornado with even higher wind speeds than the 2011 el reno tornado at 296 mph. I think you are right this is a very strong tornado.
To me, I think that when people see a huge tornado do damage, it would obviously be assumed that this was "unprecedented". This was the most important tornado that survivors have witnessed, so they'd assume it to be the worst. If a tornado has EF-5 wind speeds, and blows over a mailpost, then that tornado would be classified as an EF-0. For example, if that tornado was harboring EF-4/5 wind speeds, and it blows away the top half of well constructed homes and lifts cars, then it would be considered EF-3. It depends on if they were in the direct path or how much damage according to the Enhanced Fujita Scale was dealt.
Watching from afar as his crew bumbled and stumbled around the truck as the tornado was bearing down on them was so cringe he'll end up getting killed or getting somebody killed eventually.
@@StunningShay --- Me? If I need an adventure, I'll pay for a lap dance. That's about all my heart can take these days...Lol. In any case, be well, Shay (beautiful name).
Good video right here, but I must say, if you have someone else with you, then be careful. If they are scared then you gotta stay back, but if you're alone, then go for it! Just do not put others in danger.
Exactly. You have to be respectful of others with you. If someone is scared, you do not have the right to risk there life, because you are ok risking yours.
oklahoma has had 2 huge tornadoes in 3 years. the 2013 el reno tornado was 2.6 miles wide (world record) with wind speeds at 296 mph and the sulphur 2016 tornado was 1.8 miles wide with wind speeds recorded at 216 mph.
This would be the last time I rode with Scott. He didn't even care about his wingman. This was NOT RFD. You can clearly see the rotation. If houses and power lines are dropping around you... Just wow...
@@qso3566 They didn't die, or even get hurt. Therefore they were just fine. His excitement got him in the heat of the moment. We have all made irresponsible decisions while not listening to one of our friends that told us not to do so at one time or another in the past, so don't sit there and judge him for doing so when you have made poor decisions yourself.
@@trendmassacre8423 Every driver on an intentional storm chase, especially those with passengers, has an obligation to use extra caution and common sense when chasing. It is NOT comparable to everyday driving situations where people make an error in judgment or decisions. Try and ignorantly justify it all you want, but the fact is that he took unnecessary chances with no regard for his passengers. I am not the only poster who knows this is true, yet you targeted me?? Take your rude and false judgment and shove off.
I agree. But lets leave the vaginas out of this mk? That being said, its the truth. EL Reno proved that. They can grow instantly and make irrational turns and swallow you up. Unless i was in the dominator, there's only so close id get
@@trendmassacre8423 oh i definitely agree. Didnt mean to imply its invincible. Just meant that would be the only way id even consider the idea. They never got into that tornado, so I've always assumed they had wind speeds on hand or given to them. Roll cage, helmets , 5 point harness, id guess youd have a good shot at survival. Dragsters and nascar's survive high impacts. BUT, thats a heavy vehicle. You get it moving and the force involved with the stop, whatever it may be, would probably rattle your insides loose. Not to mention the debris coming at you. Bullet proof glass and armor- i wonder how it would hold up from stuff like 2x4s going 300mph. Ill put it this way- lets just leave it a mystery lol
It also depends on the structural integrity of the house. A house can be totally swept clean off the foundation and the tornado rated fairly low if the house wasn’t properly anchored to the foundation. This is very generalized but typically a well constructed house that was properly anchored to the foundation and is swept clean then the tornado may be rated EF-5. There is a lot of details in the EF scale. Tornadoes are the reason I learned that Tons of homes are not properly anchored to the foundation. It always blows my mind when you see pictures of a homes fountain and the bolts that held the house down are only a few inches tall but bent almost sideways. The amount of power in violent tornadoes is unreal.
@@JohnsonTv Hank Schyma was also taking about this tornado in one of his video , which actually got an EF3 Just because it hovered over flat plains and only touched isolated settlements like that lone farmhouse .
Why in the hell would you zoom all the way out 3:27???? You got this great footage of these people deploying these pods with the tornado bearing down on them and for some inconceivable reason you choose to zoom all the way back so we can barely even see their headlights of their vehicle. What sense does that make??
not a real camera operator... those of us who have operated for decades tend to see things through the camera all the time... it takes awhile to develop...and you tend not to talk... you can tell here this person is more into talking and watching than operating the camera
@@LockedOnWestVirginia Ahhh look, someone's looking for attention. The least you could do is make your comment relative to the conversation. You're home t'wasn't destroyed??? And neither was this guy with the video camera. So what is your point? That's a rhetorical question btw, we all know damn well you don't have a point, short of hoping some people will give you attention. That way you can feel relevant. And there's a word for that. Pathetic. t'wasn't? What a douche. lol
I wanna know how Tim is still alive....they were extremely close to getting caught up and their buddy was wayyy up ahead. You know that thing had to have hit him 100%. Absolutely insane.
Yeah what the hell?😳 the truck came and i was like damn. Then i saw the car and just threw my hands up. Just came out like they were leaving the mall or something
@@faheded1455 ill give you guys this- chasers who qualify as experienced do know what they are doing. As much as can be known. Like the passenger, i don't blame him for being nervous. If you havent been in those situations, i imagine it can be very stressful with the unknown. Then on the flip side, experienced chasers know what they can do, so nervous from that as well. But chasers are different. Like the driver was. Being in them and having experience with them, its just like anything else- you get better and calmer and more knowledgeable about the situation. Of course random stuff can happen and you cant predict everything. A plane could fall out of the sky and land on me. Ive been driving for 18 years, and a car could come at me head on. But i dont live that way. Live wisely and use your experience, but live! Dont exist around what ifs
Mother of God, guys. That was insanely close and super ballsy. Excellent video, but I'm begging you to play it safer. You're all too cool to have anything happen to you.
This is 1 of the craziest videos I've seen on tornados and I watch a ton. Y'all have balls of steel! Keep doing it but be safe guys. Y'all got extremely close there a few times! Badass
BaseHunters : they literally shake hands with tornadoes and play tag with them. Me: at the first peep or hint of a "tornado watch", im either in a storm shelter, a bathtub, or a frickin ditch......lol
Crazy video guys! At 5:50 in...you were likely in the outer circulation with the condensation funnel moving past you. This is exactly what happened to me and my chase partner on May 31, 2013 with the El Reno tornado! It blew out our rear window. Here's the video: kfor.com/2013/05/31/emily-sutton-photographer-kevin-josefy-have-very-close-call-with-el-reno-tornado/ We thought it was RFD...but after looking at post analysis, it was definitely the outer circulation of the tornado. TIM WAS SO CLOSE!
+Emily Sutton Thanks, Emily. I think we were in the outer circulation as well. We were pretty close when that roof came off, and I'm not sure what power lines are rated for, but they snapped like twigs. I definitely think we need to play it safer with wedge tornadoes.
Scott? You have nerves of steel. And so does Tim Marshall. Glad to see the pods are still being deployed. That surprised me, and I keep coming back to this video. Excellent work Basehunters!
This was the 2nd incredible tornado that storm dropped. The EF4 wennywood multivortex tornado first and then the storm cycled and dropped that mile wide monster.
TIM MARSHALL?!!?! Dude I had no idea that guy had such balls of steel! What a boss indeed. Especially knowing how scary it actually gets when you're that close.
You might be thinking of tim samaras who was a very famous storm chaser who died. I could be wrong though, I don't know a whole lot about tim marshall.
Vinicius Passos Coutinho He was deploying pods. Theyre these little things filled with sensor that they try to place directly in the path of the tornado. If it goes over the pod, the pos then can collect a multitude of data that can be difficult to get without actually being inside the tornado. Its crazy hard to tell whats actually going on inside the tornado science-wise, so thats what theyre attempting to do.
Dude if you’re worried about a windshield this isn’t the line of work for you. If you’re gonna chase tornadoes you will lose windshields. You also need to listen to your partner a little more.. if he says you’re driving into it, you need to stop and asses the situation unless the tornado is heading in your direction.. with tornadoes double and triple checking data is key.. if he thinks you’re driving into it you need to stop and check the data with your eyes. Look at the clouds and check your surroundings.. driving into rfd in a rain wrapped tornado is the quickest way to find yourself inside a tornado. I don’t know how much knowledge you have or what line of work you’re in but if you’re that close to Tim you had better be damn good at what you do cause he’s literally seconds ahead of these tornadoes and he’s got the understanding, knowledge and team to do so.. trust me you don’t want to be close to him or the intercept vehicles. Be safe out there.
Not sure which was worse, the constant worrying over the windshield or ignoring the warning from your friend. Neither of you seemed very prepared. If you're afraid of losing your windshield, don't drive right up to the Tornado. If one or both of your are scared don't get so close to the storm. You have a 'zoom' on your camera. use that and keep a safe distance. If the tornado decides it wants to turn and you're right up on it then you're up shit creek without a paddle. Stay safe.
It would be nice if the commentary was cut by 75% on some of these videos. Of course it is exciting to you guys but keep it to yourself. We don't need to hear your every thought.
Arch Stanton I know right. They think of tornado is beautiful awesome magnificent, that the peoples who homes are being destroyed right on top of them are not thinking that. I hate the commentary these guys have
The commentary on this video wasn't too bad. It is pretty bad on their hurricane Michael video though. Bad commentary is inevitable if you don't chase solo.
Once again, a great video ... almost like being there. Better than the edited, syndicated shows because only the storm is focused on with no other annoying distractions. Stay safe, stay alive, keep 'em coming.
Can you say Adrenaline? Sir, that was without a doubt one of the best Chaser/Close Encounter videos that I've had the pleasure to watch, just wish I could've been there with you. You are both well collected and professional as I did not here the first profane or derogatory word and also were focused and not yelling and screaming in a chaotic rant which shows that you are both collected and professional, even when faced with the threat of great bodily harm. My opinion doesn't count for much but I just thought that I would chime in on the great job y'all did. Thanks for sharing.
After tragically losing some of their own fellow stormchasers to tornadoes, you wold think they would have learned to respect Mother Nature's most impressive and terrifying force, but I guess not.
@@modernforever1528 There are inherent risks in his work but he tries not to take unnecessary ones. He has to be close and in the path to deploy and chances are excellent one day his work will kill him. The Twistex team was struck by a mostly invisible, unpredictable tornado. This was a hard to see, rain wrapped, violent tornado. You can say he was too close and maybe he was. But he does this to better understand tornados and protect everyone.
MASSIVE !!! WOW !! It's amazing how far away it is and I can still hear the turbine suction sound from it. Nice footage guys !! That's as big as the "Moore Monster EF-5 May 20,2013".
I love these storm chasers. One of these days the law of averages catches up with you, then Darwin's Law of Natural selection kicks in and a roof lands on your ass!! Please make sure to post that video.
Lol Pecos hank himself said that this tornado had winds over 200 mph but it still gained an ef3 rating This tornado definitely has an ef5 rating in our hearts and in windspeed fr
Seems like lots of guys have picked up the torch Samaras and Co. left behind. That's good to see. I know Sean Casey said he'd be working with Wurman and others this coming year with a project similar to twistex.
Let me put this out there- seems like the term 'rfd' gets used way too often to describe events around a tornado. If a funnel is approaching you, how are you getting hit with REAR flanking downdrafts? Isnt rfd where the air pulled in is spilled out on the backside? In front or to the sides wouldnt it be an inflow jet? Everybody is always just saying "oh its just rfd" well how is that the case when you're not at its rear?
As some of the other commenters have pointed out, remember that the tornado is often significantly wider than the funnel you see. Even with "just" RFD you could be in danger. Don't El Reno yourselves.
What's crazy is this tornado had winds over 215 mph (about 50 ft off the ground) and swept some homes away, but was rated EF-3. To me, this tornado was clearly an EF-5 (or at least high-end EF4).
Exactly
+Jordan Martirossian just a heads up, EF scale is based on damage rather than wind speed. EF-3 damage was the highest found, so thats why they rated it. Homes need to make that "well-constructed" criterea, as well as be swept away to reach the higher ratings, and of course there are other means to validate a higher ranking. Not to say that the tornado wasnt stronger than EF-3, but that's what the damage team found, who was actually there on site
Jordan Martirossian the 2011 el reno f5 tornado had wind speeds recorded at 280mph and it ripped out a well anchored 1.9 million pound oil derrick out of the ground and rolled it 3 times and threw a 20000 pound oil tanker truck 1 mile. I think the high winds are on the ground because very heavy objects are being picked up. the sulphur tornado was an f5 but didn't hit many structures like the 2013 el reno tornado with even higher wind speeds than the 2011 el reno tornado at 296 mph. I think you are right this is a very strong tornado.
This one definitely had that rising motion you often see on twisters that got an EF-5 rating.
To me, I think that when people see a huge tornado do damage, it would obviously be assumed that this was "unprecedented". This was the most important tornado that survivors have witnessed, so they'd assume it to be the worst. If a tornado has EF-5 wind speeds, and blows over a mailpost, then that tornado would be classified as an EF-0. For example, if that tornado was harboring EF-4/5 wind speeds, and it blows away the top half of well constructed homes and lifts cars, then it would be considered EF-3. It depends on if they were in the direct path or how much damage according to the Enhanced Fujita Scale was dealt.
Tim Marshal's intercept was incredibly dangerous, but god is my hat off to him.
Watching from afar as his crew bumbled and stumbled around the truck as the tornado was bearing down on them was so cringe he'll end up getting killed or getting somebody killed eventually.
6:08 "It's RFD...It's takin' the lines down...That's all it's doin'." --- People will say anything when they think they're about to die.
Alan G. I guess he didnt hear or see the yelling about the house going and its top half being completely blown off right in front of him
There was another car behind "Tim" holy balls😱
RFD my ass. They were in the bear's cage within the outerbands of the circulation.
Right lmao
@@StunningShay --- Me? If I need an adventure, I'll pay for a lap dance. That's about all my heart can take these days...Lol.
In any case, be well, Shay (beautiful name).
Something about hearing the severe weather alert radio broadcast sound always makes me terrified and excited.
Me too! I love and fear storms.
Same, whenever i hear the alarm go off though, it makes me terrifyed.
yeah...i chased on the may 3 1999 storm....there a whole lot more fear than excitement i can tell you.
Chat-Mort I don't like it
I love that sound, until I see jim cantore from the weather channel
Good video right here, but I must say, if you have someone else with you, then be careful. If they are scared then you gotta stay back, but if you're alone, then go for it! Just do not put others in danger.
G.Phillips, sounds like dude was channeling his mom!😅
Exactly. You have to be respectful of others with you. If someone is scared, you do not have the right to risk there life, because you are ok risking yours.
Why would you go on a tornado chase if you didn't want to go on a tornado chase?
@@michaelgarcia2050 that’s exactly what I was thinking
oklahoma has had 2 huge tornadoes in 3 years. the 2013 el reno tornado was 2.6 miles wide (world record) with wind speeds at 296 mph and the sulphur 2016 tornado was 1.8 miles wide with wind speeds recorded at 216 mph.
David Simon is the second one you're referring to the tornado in THIS video? Wow.
@ᥴꪮꪮ ᥴꪮꪮ kꪖᥴꫝꪮꪮ ꪑikꫀ niners シ looks like you predicted (sortof) Easter Sunday 2020.
It was that big?
3 big tornadoes in 5 years* you forgot about 2011 el Reno
@@sethcourtemanche5738 no, it was only 1 mile wide, the commenter has no idea what he’s talking about…
This would be the last time I rode with Scott. He didn't even care about his wingman. This was NOT RFD. You can clearly see the rotation. If houses and power lines are dropping around you... Just wow...
Correct! This is an example of an irresponsible chase and someone who had zero respect for his wingman.
@@qso3566 They didn't die, or even get hurt. Therefore they were just fine. His excitement got him in the heat of the moment. We have all made irresponsible decisions while not listening to one of our friends that told us not to do so at one time or another in the past, so don't sit there and judge him for doing so when you have made poor decisions yourself.
@@trendmassacre8423 Every driver on an intentional storm chase, especially those with passengers, has an obligation to use extra caution and common sense when chasing. It is NOT comparable to everyday driving situations where people make an error in judgment or decisions. Try and ignorantly justify it all you want, but the fact is that he took unnecessary chances with no regard for his passengers. I am not the only poster who knows this is true, yet you targeted me?? Take your rude and false judgment and shove off.
You need to listen to your wig man. You were in the outter ban Scott. Remember theres others in your car. Their life too. Their choice too.
I agree. But lets leave the vaginas out of this mk? That being said, its the truth. EL Reno proved that. They can grow instantly and make irrational turns and swallow you up. Unless i was in the dominator, there's only so close id get
He was going in reverse bro. He did nothing wrong.
get a partner that's not such a Mary.
@@noahkb80 Even if you were in the dominator, or even the TIV, the El Reno tornado would have shredded both those :-(
@@trendmassacre8423 oh i definitely agree. Didnt mean to imply its invincible. Just meant that would be the only way id even consider the idea. They never got into that tornado, so I've always assumed they had wind speeds on hand or given to them. Roll cage, helmets , 5 point harness, id guess youd have a good shot at survival. Dragsters and nascar's survive high impacts. BUT, thats a heavy vehicle. You get it moving and the force involved with the stop, whatever it may be, would probably rattle your insides loose. Not to mention the debris coming at you. Bullet proof glass and armor- i wonder how it would hold up from stuff like 2x4s going 300mph. Ill put it this way- lets just leave it a mystery lol
Tim has balls. In fact he deployed them into the tornado.
Tim Who ?
jonathan lavezzi Tim Marshall. Using pod deployments and whatnot. He’s kinda picking up where Samaras left off.
The sheer weight of Tim’s balls held his truck down.
The winds were over 200 MPH in this storm. Therefore, if this tornado did EF5 damage the tornado would have been EF5 instead of EF3.
Terrell Gott I think it hit a couple houses, but they weren't directly in its path so they only sustained EF-3 damage. Therefore, you're right.
It also depends on the structural integrity of the house. A house can be totally swept clean off the foundation and the tornado rated fairly low if the house wasn’t properly anchored to the foundation. This is very generalized but typically a well constructed house that was properly anchored to the foundation and is swept clean then the tornado may be rated EF-5. There is a lot of details in the EF scale. Tornadoes are the reason I learned that Tons of homes are not properly anchored to the foundation. It always blows my mind when you see pictures of a homes fountain and the bolts that held the house down are only a few inches tall but bent almost sideways. The amount of power in violent tornadoes is unreal.
The South side of the tornado is the strong side
@@JohnsonTv Hank Schyma was also taking about this tornado in one of his video , which actually got an EF3 Just because it hovered over flat plains and only touched isolated settlements like that lone farmhouse .
@BOS37631Only Mulhall 1999 was probably 2x the size of this one
Yeah, that wasn’t RFD. Y’all were right in the outer wall of the funnel.
Why in the hell would you zoom all the way out 3:27???? You got this great footage of these people deploying these pods with the tornado bearing down on them and for some inconceivable reason you choose to zoom all the way back so we can barely even see their headlights of their vehicle. What sense does that make??
not a real camera operator... those of us who have operated for decades tend to see things through the camera all the time... it takes awhile to develop...and you tend not to talk... you can tell here this person is more into talking and watching than operating the camera
"Wow look how close he is". I wish I could, but...
He tripped and fell off the Sears Tower.
You shut your ever loving mouth!! You weren't there!! You're home t'wasnt destroyed! I am much more macho, than thou, obviously. *Smug Face*
@@LockedOnWestVirginia Ahhh look, someone's looking for attention. The least you could do is make your comment relative to the conversation. You're home t'wasn't destroyed??? And neither was this guy with the video camera. So what is your point? That's a rhetorical question btw, we all know damn well you don't have a point, short of hoping some people will give you attention. That way you can feel relevant. And there's a word for that. Pathetic.
t'wasn't? What a douche. lol
My eyes got progressively wider and wider after 5:20. That was extremely close.
I wanna know how Tim is still alive....they were extremely close to getting caught up and their buddy was wayyy up ahead. You know that thing had to have hit him 100%. Absolutely insane.
Pupils wider'n backhoe tires.
I'm more interested in that car at 6:30, it literally drives out of the tornado, how the heck did they do that? i wanna see video from that car!
NikeTiger can't find any either. That's storm researcher Tim Marshall btw. Couldn't find anything yet
Yeah what the hell?😳 the truck came and i was like damn. Then i saw the car and just threw my hands up. Just came out like they were leaving the mall or something
it drove inside the rain core surrounding the tornado. The tornado was hidden inside the rain core and like chang said that was rfd
@@faheded1455 ill give you guys this- chasers who qualify as experienced do know what they are doing. As much as can be known. Like the passenger, i don't blame him for being nervous. If you havent been in those situations, i imagine it can be very stressful with the unknown. Then on the flip side, experienced chasers know what they can do, so nervous from that as well. But chasers are different. Like the driver was. Being in them and having experience with them, its just like anything else- you get better and calmer and more knowledgeable about the situation. Of course random stuff can happen and you cant predict everything. A plane could fall out of the sky and land on me. Ive been driving for 18 years, and a car could come at me head on. But i dont live that way. Live wisely and use your experience, but live! Dont exist around what ifs
He wasn't actually in it. He was on the outside
Am i only one who feels peacefull when the sky is dark and cloudy?
Mother of God, guys. That was insanely close and super ballsy. Excellent video, but I'm begging you to play it safer. You're all too cool to have anything happen to you.
tim marshal. that's tim marshal. he's deploying. that's time marshal. that's tim. that's tim marshal. he's deploying. that's tim marshal.
Yeah usually when you see powerlines coming down around you it is time to Book from the area
Indeed, do 'book'. 😎
Wow. Watching Pecos Hank's video he ran into (Not literally) the guy deploying.
That was brilliant commentary.
I have a feeling one day you guys will be the subject of one of Skip Talbot's "Analysis of a Storm Chase Tragedy" videos.
8:10 Maybe turn your hazards on instead of just sitting in the live lane of traffic.
Ive watched so many Tornado vids..from 5:30 to 6:35 my favorite. Big balls
This is 1 of the craziest videos I've seen on tornados and I watch a ton. Y'all have balls of steel! Keep doing it but be safe guys. Y'all got extremely close there a few times! Badass
I'm thinking if you can see that Tim dude you're too close.
Great shots of the storm guys.I watched every second of this video.
You guys sound as chill as some high school pals playing video games. Lol.
Oklahoma tornadoes are the best -- or the worst -- whatever way you want to look at it.
BaseHunters : they literally shake hands with tornadoes and play tag with them.
Me: at the first peep or hint of a "tornado watch", im either in a storm shelter, a bathtub, or a frickin ditch......lol
Thank God you didn't say continue....
ahahaha
they left Micheal out in a field somewhere so he wasn't as stressed this time.
Crazy video guys! At 5:50 in...you were likely in the outer circulation with the condensation funnel moving past you. This is exactly what happened to me and my chase partner on May 31, 2013 with the El Reno tornado! It blew out our rear window.
Here's the video: kfor.com/2013/05/31/emily-sutton-photographer-kevin-josefy-have-very-close-call-with-el-reno-tornado/
We thought it was RFD...but after looking at post analysis, it was definitely the outer circulation of the tornado. TIM WAS SO CLOSE!
+Emily Sutton Thanks, Emily. I think we were in the outer circulation as well. We were pretty close when that roof came off, and I'm not sure what power lines are rated for, but they snapped like twigs. I definitely think we need to play it safer with wedge tornadoes.
You guys have gotten some awesome footage yhese past few days!
+Wendy Christophe No kidding, great job this season guys
Scott? You have nerves of steel. And so does Tim Marshall. Glad to see the pods are still being deployed. That surprised me, and I keep coming back to this video. Excellent work Basehunters!
pods give me nightmares regarding what happened with Tim Samaras, His son Paul Samaras and his colleague Carl Young at the El Reno Oklahoma tragedy.
5:46 - 6:36 I'm a little disturbed by how calm they sound. I understand they're experienced storm chasers, but still...
This was the 2nd incredible tornado that storm dropped. The EF4 wennywood multivortex tornado first and then the storm cycled and dropped that mile wide monster.
TIM MARSHALL?!!?! Dude I had no idea that guy had such balls of steel! What a boss indeed. Especially knowing how scary it actually gets when you're that close.
LIKE A BAWWS 😎😎😎
what is that deploy thing they were talking about?
You might be thinking of tim samaras who was a very famous storm chaser who died. I could be wrong though, I don't know a whole lot about tim marshall.
Vinicius Passos Coutinho He was deploying pods. Theyre these little things filled with sensor that they try to place directly in the path of the tornado. If it goes over the pod, the pos then can collect a multitude of data that can be difficult to get without actually being inside the tornado. Its crazy hard to tell whats actually going on inside the tornado science-wise, so thats what theyre attempting to do.
Impressive video!
Absolutely amazing and dramatic video from the outer bands of a huge tornado. WOW
"don't freak out dude.." YEAH OKAY DUDE!! Damn, amazing shots guys.
How did you survive El Reno....
Beautiful as always! You guys are aggressive on these storms for sure! Please be careful!
Start of video - “ah c’mon man this is BHC, get closer!”
Later in the video - “HOLY F*CK not that close”
6:42 & 6:49 -- Who's operating the DOW radar trucks ?
I know this is 2 years too late, but those DOWs belonged to the national weather service. I got passed by one during this storm when i lived in Davis.
Dude if you’re worried about a windshield this isn’t the line of work for you. If you’re gonna chase tornadoes you will lose windshields. You also need to listen to your partner a little more.. if he says you’re driving into it, you need to stop and asses the situation unless the tornado is heading in your direction.. with tornadoes double and triple checking data is key.. if he thinks you’re driving into it you need to stop and check the data with your eyes. Look at the clouds and check your surroundings.. driving into rfd in a rain wrapped tornado is the quickest way to find yourself inside a tornado. I don’t know how much knowledge you have or what line of work you’re in but if you’re that close to Tim you had better be damn good at what you do cause he’s literally seconds ahead of these tornadoes and he’s got the understanding, knowledge and team to do so.. trust me you don’t want to be close to him or the intercept vehicles. Be safe out there.
Storm chasers are either super chilled or out of their mind screaming lol
You guys rock. I don't live in Tornado Alley right now, but have family and friends who do. I value your work and appreciate the risk you take.
At 6:12 you guys were about to be sucked away..not cool at all! Glad you guys survived this time! Way too risky!
Not sure which was worse, the constant worrying over the windshield or ignoring the warning from your friend. Neither of you seemed very prepared. If you're afraid of losing your windshield, don't drive right up to the Tornado. If one or both of your are scared don't get so close to the storm. You have a 'zoom' on your camera. use that and keep a safe distance. If the tornado decides it wants to turn and you're right up on it then you're up shit creek without a paddle. Stay safe.
5:55 Death was on that man's mind.
oh, man you guys were right in the notch!!
It would be nice if the commentary was cut by 75% on some of these videos. Of course it is exciting to you guys but keep it to yourself. We don't need to hear your every thought.
Edwin Jones shit yeah. Pecos Hank is the shit. Probably my favorite videos to check out.
Arch Stanton I know right. They think of tornado is beautiful awesome magnificent, that the peoples who homes are being destroyed right on top of them are not thinking that. I hate the commentary these guys have
The commentary on this video wasn't too bad. It is pretty bad on their hurricane Michael video though. Bad commentary is inevitable if you don't chase solo.
Fantastic video. Gee. Much better understanding of this phenomena than evening news.
That's a Mile-Wide Tornado
Hi latoya👋
Once again, a great video ... almost like being there. Better than the edited, syndicated shows because only the storm is focused on with no other annoying distractions. Stay safe, stay alive, keep 'em coming.
The storm doesn't know you're a highly-decorated expert. I thought we already learned that in 2013.
Thanks. 👍
Can you say Adrenaline? Sir, that was without a doubt one of the best Chaser/Close Encounter videos that I've had the pleasure to watch, just wish I could've been there with you. You are both well collected and professional as I did not here the first profane or derogatory word and also were focused and not yelling and screaming in a chaotic rant which shows that you are both collected and professional, even when faced with the threat of great bodily harm. My opinion doesn't count for much but I just thought that I would chime in on the great job y'all did. Thanks for sharing.
You kids be safe out there!
1:14 it's Pecos hank (i think)
Yup,in the car he rented, while the TIV(RIP) was being repaired, after some idiot,got a little too close and personal
After tragically losing some of their own fellow stormchasers to tornadoes, you wold think they would have learned to respect Mother Nature's most impressive and terrifying force, but I guess not.
they do it to protect citizens, Tim Marshall knows what he's doing. YOU have some freaking respect
@@modernforever1528 There are inherent risks in his work but he tries not to take unnecessary ones. He has to be close and in the path to deploy and chances are excellent one day his work will kill him. The Twistex team was struck by a mostly invisible, unpredictable tornado. This was a hard to see, rain wrapped, violent tornado. You can say he was too close and maybe he was. But he does this to better understand tornados and protect everyone.
Who really wants to be that close to a tornado? I wouldn't!!! Extremely dangerous!!!
4:00......ZOOM IN!
Holy poop! You guys are just nailing it. Stay Safe out there!
amazing footage
Great video!
MASSIVE !!! WOW !! It's amazing how far away it is and I can still hear the turbine suction sound from it. Nice footage guys !! That's as big as the "Moore Monster EF-5 May 20,2013".
0:04 if I could see this outside of my house, I would want it to last forever, it is so beautiful
That tornado is actually an EF-4 maybe an EF-5. Winds probably in excess of 200Mph.
But since it didn't hit anything, they rate it lower. Doesn't make much sense.
F scale and ef scale are two different things.
When the power lines started to go I got really nervous and I was just watching the video. To actually be in that situation must have been scary.
AWESOME VID!!😊
Awesome work guys!! Be safe!!
Dude that's sick footage! I'd ride with you anytime scott. That's awesome I may shit my pants but hey, it happens to the best of us lol
"oh my windshield", it is the least of your worries.
What an insane chase! WoW!
Tim Marshall THE MAN THE MYTH THE LEGEND
Awesome video and tornado! Wide as heck too.
I wanna know where the car behind Tim’s truck materialized from, they had to have literally driven through the tornado
Right!? I noticed that too.
Man's getting to work
You are certifiable. I would have died of a heart attack.
>RFD
Yeah, and it's not the bear's cage, it's just the...puppy's pen. Yeah.
Amazing footage!
I love these storm chasers. One of these days the law of averages catches up with you, then Darwin's Law of Natural selection kicks in and a roof lands on your ass!! Please make sure to post that video.
Nice shot of the powerlines coming down.
Damn this thing was scary, so big, yet almost invisible. It was just hiding in plan sight because of the rain wrapping!
Awesome footage though!
5:20 - in a tornado: holy shit just got real, that was like a great scene in a (would be) realistic tornado movie. The heart beat is real.
C'mon, cameraman!!! Stay zoomed on the action;TIM MARSHALLLLLLLLLLL!!!!
Lol Pecos hank himself said that this tornado had winds over 200 mph but it still gained an ef3 rating
This tornado definitely has an ef5 rating in our hearts and in windspeed fr
Thank you for being calm
you and vortex 2 got almost too close, crazy
Seems like lots of guys have picked up the torch Samaras and Co. left behind. That's good to see. I know Sean Casey said he'd be working with Wurman and others this coming year with a project similar to twistex.
2:12 look closely at this car
Idk why he's telling his buddy to shut up when he's obviously worried cause they were practically in it...
You guys are always entertaining
my god i love seeing the footage glad i ran in to your Channel one day i will get footage my self of this ^^
3:22 “Tim and the Tornado.” Sounds like a children’s book! Lol
How can that be an EF3?!? It looks too big! I mean, I know size doesn't matter, but that looks like _at least_ an EF4.
Let me put this out there- seems like the term 'rfd' gets used way too often to describe events around a tornado. If a funnel is approaching you, how are you getting hit with REAR flanking downdrafts? Isnt rfd where the air pulled in is spilled out on the backside? In front or to the sides wouldnt it be an inflow jet? Everybody is always just saying "oh its just rfd" well how is that the case when you're not at its rear?
love what you guys do
scott! scott! scott!!!!!! SCOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTT!!
Good job
Awesome footage even in heavy rain rapped tornado.
Way to go Tim!!!!