+Ian de Vries haha that's a crack up , but you might not have seen the early show, you cant help but like the guy even if his video's sucked which of course they don't there great but you cant help but like pecos after seeing the early show it was the classic tornado video of all time and I don't think I could ever forget it.
To be fair, he also had radar eyes on the circulation and knew nearly exact boundaries. Most drivers driving into RFD have neither of those advantages. They drive through the rain, and either a) right into the circulation, getting tossed, or b) hit the clearing and the tornado is *right in front of them*. Either end is probably fatal. So yeah, lacking the tools and experience, "Don't drive into an RFD" is still plenty sound advice.
His more modern videos seem to be safer positioning. He seems to be in less problematic spots but also it has been an off time for tornados the last couple years so hopefully that is not the reason. :)
Grew up on Okla-Tex border [ Red river ]. I've seen a number of tornados, some closer than others. As a tornado and severe storm video junkie, I have to say Pecos Hank, your vids are as good as they get. You know what I mean when I say, may your vehicle never fail you when you need it the most!
Pecos Hank Some chasers seem to have quirky personalities. I guess chasing violent weather you might be different from the average person. But who wants average? You have great instincts, a steady hand, and some of the best dialogue of any videos. Couple that with your concern for animals, and your love of gas station food and it's little wonder why you are the man
Meeting hank would be cool but at the same time I wouldn't want to see him in my town. "Oh look its Pecos hank the storm chaser! Wait SHIT THATS HANK THE STORM CHASER-"
I love the way you care for the animals, from snakes to turtles to stinkbugs. You are truly a loving person, as well as the best storm chaser on TH-cam.
Steven Reed Correct. Tornadoes hum a melody depending on their mode. This is about the same as humans listening to music while working out. It’s all to get the adrenaline going
My sister was in this tornado. She was at a camp in Oklahoma and I was in Texas as soon as they got there a tornado watch was issued then a tornado warning. My dad was there and all of her friends and her friends dads everyone survived it almost hit there camp but missed it. They are so lucky and I am so happy to still have my dad and my sister ❤️
I simply love that fact that you include the aftermath information especially when it involves more weather like this, because it's too easy for us to think that once the main event is over, that's it. But as you indicated, it wasn't it, and sometimes, more weather follows, especially when it's hot enough to produce anymore tornadoes and HP Supercells. Great job on providing that information for us, and it certainly gives me more to pray for. It's kinda like that song says "It ain't over 'til it's over."
Thank you so much. I love watching, (ur listening). I know one thing. There are some things I'm glad I can't see and some things I wish I could. It's all good, though, because I look forward to the One Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, whom I will see all in due time. Does He appear in those storms? I sometimes think He does.
Well, first off, I hope you didn't think I was ignoring your comment. I just came across it. Secondly, thank you for asking! I'm doing very well and truly blessed! It's good to be alive. @@clementeric5363
I love how you show radar and describe what different structures of the storm means. People don't realize how dangerous RFD: REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFTS ARE!!! ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE WRAPPING BACK INTO A TORNADO ADDING FUEL TOO THE FIRE...
Living in OKC I can say what a beautiful video. Whenever they say dry line it is time to be weather aware. Val and Amy are great storm chasers locally but this video is on another level. Especially liked the part where you knew the exact second to start backing up, quickly.
This is an amazing video. I also love how you showed and explained the rain-wrapped tornado phenomenon (and the blinding RFD). This is one of the reasons for the high fatality count in Joplin 2011.
Man, the Bridge Creek/Moore Oklahoma area can never catch a break. Every year that area seems to get hit with a huge tornado. Whether the 1999 Supertornado or that 2013 El Reno monster, there is no end.
@@se777en73120 *Technically* El Reno was EF3 because of the damage. I'm not a fan of it. I like the old F scale. But, yes, El Reno should've definitely been upgraded to EF5.
It's around 5:30 on August 9th here in Raleigh, North Carolina and I'm watching " Massive Mile Wide Tornado Bares Down On Oklahoma City" and me and my dog, Bella (a small American Staffordshire Terrier) are hanging out in our motor home. The sky outside is almost black and the wind is whipping the trees around. You, Hank are talking about going over a little hill to get a better look at the EF3 funnel cloud out in front of you and you start backing up and saying, "comon car, go! Go"! Lightning is flashing all around us. No sooner then a brilliant flash appears, a huge thunder clap booms only a second, maybe two later. The rain is hitting the roof of the RV like projectiles! There are sirens all around us. We're right between two fire stations and someone's house may have been hit. As I write this it's turning into a mix of quarter sized hail and rain and Bella is now under the dinnet table quivering like her little toe is in a light socket. That's normal for her in a wether event. Poor dog can't stand this. The rain is blowing sideways now and a thick sheet of water is running down my windows, distorting the view. Bella is drooling all over my bare foot. More fantastic lightning strikes close together and the thunder is so loud that i can feel it in my chest. It sounds like we're bouncing around inside of a timpani with an extremely animated percussionist giving it all he's got! It's the perfect time to watch storm chasing videos and my dog could give a shit but I feel like I'm in some sort of weird interactive theater and it couldn't be better. The storm came out of nowhere, just as I started watching this video and all this made it seem like we were right there! It's been awesome! Thanks for the amazing experience.
I first discovered Hank earlier this year and all I did for almost all day every day was watch his videos. I'm still on the hunt for a video that I've been looking for for months. It has him zoomed in on a tornado miles away over a big tree line, (he's really far away from the tree line), and you can hear the distant tornado sirens.
Hank’s calm demeanor & linguistic creativity make him one of the best storm chasers alive today. Much love brother keep the amazing videos coming. Your content is a lot of fun for me and my 8 year old to watch together. She loves your stuff and she laughs at your commentary a lot🎉❤
Another classic video from one of my favorite chasers. It is as if there is a producer, director, sound engineer and camera man. The Pink Floyd-like "A Saucerful of Secrets" is perfect background music for this eerie scenario. Thoroughly enjoyable. My wife Phillene even likes this one and she is extremely picky.
+Pecos Hank Hey Hank great Video I love your Videos. Wish I were in shoes. I have herd over in the states you have storm chasing Holidays. I have herd that is about a thousand dollars fore a week is this right? Keep up the amazing work and Keep Safe God bless from England.
Dear man, after viewing your videos no doubt God is with you. Love your up close view of nature, it's power and force and your descriptive narration. Amazing stuff !
Love all your videos Hank. I live in south Louisiana so don't have many tornados here and I never seen one live, but I'm a bit of a junkie when it comes to tornado and lightning videos. Your calm demeanor and educational story telling commentary makes your videos unique and a pleasure to watch. Just one thing I wish I could be there to experience it live. It has to be amazingly awesome. May God always protect you and you fellow chasers. Please keep up the awesome work.
I like the fact that you don't express your excitement or fear with a million expletives like most storm chasing videos. It's much more interesting because I can hear the sounds of the storm and you explain what is happening also.
Documentary-grade videos, these are very enjoyable to watch, excellent work. I'm an over the road truck driver, I wish I had the equipment then that I do now because in 2011, I was in many of those storms, including the Joplin Finger of God tornado. My collueges claim I should put "Storm Chaser Unit" on the side of my rig. I've often asked my dispatcher if I get paid extra. Regardless it's very dangerous. I've had trailers bounce on the road from the drafts, hooked up on one side, debris getting caught under. Even had my truck bodywork destroyed in Indianapolis late 2011. After all that is when I got my equipment. And now the tornado trend is on a downward curve. Rambling aside, keep up the good work, and have fun!
Your videos are some of the best on TH-cam. The narration is so good, one doesn't have to visually see whats occuring. The Storm Chaser is essential, and I'm telling you, it takes BASS BALLS to do. Much respect!
The way you present the information in your videos is incredible, it truly feels like I'm watching a documentary. I keep coming back to watch time and time again, keep it up!
I can't wait for the 2019 season to start. Hopefully you have more luck than you did in 2018! I'm always looking forward to your videos. They're the most informative, nicely edited, and has zero yelling.
I love "riding," you. Your narrative is by far the best. You give info about how they begin etc. Your lack of cussing is commendable. I wish I could actually ride with you.
I'd be shitting pants hearing those sirens 🤣 "scuse me yall where's the nearest safety?" I'm from SE England so we don't get them over here, if we do they almost never touch down.
This video was awesome. Your videos are the best I have seen on tornadoes so far, and I specially appreciate that you add radar images and maps, and so much information. The images you capture are very impressive. I have watched so many of your videos today, sick at home with a fever, that I think I'm bound to have dreams about tornadoes tonight (lol! I hope so!). Thanks for sharing all this material.
I remember watching this when it was first posted from the relative safety of my home in Ohio. About a year ago, we moved to Lawton, OK. This will be our first spring in tornado alley and it both terrifies and excites me that this was filmed in pretty much my backyard. I hope I get to see you speak one day now that we’re so close Texas though! All time favorite storm chaser. I hope this next spring is an action packed (yet safe) spring for you and I can’t wait to see you’re coming up posts!
KatozRippla that's even worse! You'd get blown off your feet even quicker than if you walked through one because there's less traction on a rollerskate's wheels than the soles of most shoes
@@karisavage3022 tornado's are no joke lady, people actually die, people lose everything in a few minutes, their homes destroyed, their lives ripped apart, i've witnessed the aftermath of an EF-5 strength tornado & saw people dead inside cars, crumpled up like a coke can, i've seen cats & dogs with their leashes wrapped around their broken bodies, i've seen kids & men & women broken in half & smashed to death by their own houses... It is no joke.
I love watching Pecos for his determination for not only capturing storms, but also saving or rescuing Species of animals in his path as well! He is cool as a cucumber while capturing beauitful photos of tornados! I come for the tornadoes and leave with knowledge about animals! SM
Pecos your videos have helped me find some tornados, for example yesterday (for all my other IA peeps). Dad was watching a massive tornado pass us and I saw another mesocyclone behind him. He didn't realize it, even tho I yelled at him to get inside. He ran inside shortly after, when he finally saw it. Thanks for teaching me!
Hey, that area between Moore and Norman is when it hit my house. Im usually out spotting but that day I had just gotten home from work so barely had time to get in the shelter. Hadn't seen any footage from that day. (I prefer to chase instead of being a sitting duck ha)
Same I was chasing the 20th Tornado when it took my house in Moore then 11 days later when my GF took our Daughter to her family's house in the City I went to El Reno to Chase that monster
@@nataliedowning4563 same for you guys us Oklahomans gotta stick together I was chasing that El Reno one that killed those storm Chasers and a day before May 20th on May 19th that EF4 in the lake Thunderbird area took my cousins house as well so it wasn't a good month or good spring for us at all
You and I had just about the exact same position on the EF-3 . What were you driving that day? I may have footage of you that I'd be willing to send you. At the very least we need to meet for beers this year in Norman sometime!
+Bart Comstock Hey Bart. Totally down for a beer hang in Norman as long as there's not gonna be any tornadoes near Denton the next day ;D I was in a white Corolla... Think i saw it in one of your vids.
+Pecos Hank Yeah then I saw you for sure! Also that drive from Norman to Denton was about the fastest I have ever made that trip. Still got the tornado to! Rolled up right as the storm made it to the Texas Motor Speedway and produced. lol
@@PecosHank OK so tornadoes are freaks of nature can you explain to me why Desmoines Iowa doesn't get hit with them I've lived here all my life and haven't seen one yet just wondering when was the last time we were hit with one that caused major damage.
DUDE! Good job illustrating and explaining the RFD. Weather peeps struggle with explaining stuff so we can understand them. YOU do it well. NOW I finally understand and see what an RFD looks like. Finally....
Thank you for the experiences you share with us. Be careful out there. We don't need another tragedy, like the "El Reno" one, that took the lives of well-known storm chasers. My experience with tornadoes has been brief. I was in a hospital in Topeka, Kansas, when, in the middle of the night, all of the patients were taken into the basement of that hospital. I can still remember the fear as I sat there on the floor of a hallway in that basement. Being from California, I had never experienced a tornado before, along with seeing, the days before, "Tornado Watch" bulletins on the TV. Fortunately, the hospital was not hit, but I had heard stories about a previous time when Topeka, Kansas was not so lucky. Decades later, I experienced a TORNADO WARNING in CALIFORNIA. I am an itinerant speech/language pathologist, who usually travelled to more than one school during the work day. On one day, I left one school and I was heading towards another school. It was really strange, because I was on a road, and to my left the sky was black, and to my right the sky was blue. I had never seen such a contrast, as that, in the skies before. Then I got to Hwy. 4, and I turned to the right, heading towards my next school site. The sky behind me was black and the sky in front of me was blue. I had NO IDEA what was following me (and later, I joked about bringing the bad weather with me). I was in my room with a preschooler, who had been brought to the school to see me for therapy, when I saw a "stream" of students going past my door. They were all heading for the cafeteria, because a tornado was seen coming towards the school. The preschool child and I joined them. School was just about to be dismissed, but the principal and secretary were in the office calling all of the parents to tell them to stay away. (This is a little country school, ten miles from the nearest town, so parents frequently take their children to and from this school, even though bus service is available to all students.) We were sitting in that cafeteria waiting a long time for the warning to be lifted. That was an extremely unusual thing to have happen in California. I recalled that Topeka, Kansas, experience as I sat there waiting for us to be out of danger. (Btw, we were not hit by it.)
We used to get them alllll the time in eastern Colorado Springs. Eventually we just got numb because most were just extremely short or weak ones that triggered the automated weather alert.
Hank, You have one of the best if not the best chasing channels on TH-cam. I don’t just say this to be flattering. I truly mean it. When I’m watching your videos you speak calmly, succinctly. No bullshid, no glossing Over anything. Just the correct information for that moment. Every other channel has people videoing but they also ruin their own videos by constantly saying OMG, Uhh, Ohh, OhhhhMYGod, cursing like sailors and other weird sounds that aren’t needed. You are professional and a loving human being. You are the best of us all.
Hank is by far the best storm chaser out there. My life long goal is to be a storm chaser and meteorologist, and Hank is one of my top role models. I've written so many papers and done so many projects about him!
Hank…phenomenal footage and narration!!! I have many memories of visiting my grandparents in Wetumka, OK from MO (70’s) or TX (80’s)…of which we experienced many tornado warnings in Hughes Co, OK; thankfully, my grandparents had a neighbor with a tornado shelter in their back yard that we regularly used. A specific tornadic event in particular has haunted me while keeping my fascination of tornados very much alive: One springtime in the mid-70’s when I was 5 or 6 y/o with my family on vacation visiting my aforementioned grandparents, we were awoken in the middle of one night to the town tornado siren…we had a tornado warning. Upon racing out of the house for the next door neighbor’s cellar, I was accidentally separated from my family. In my haste (and fear) to leave as quickly as possible, I ran out my grandparents’ front door in the blinding rain to my neighbors’ front door (with the cellar) without realizing that I was completely alone. The neighbor’s front door was locked. I had not realized that the rest of my family had left out of the back door of my grandparents house, straight to the neighbor’s cellar. So, there I was…outside alone in a severe storm with a tornado nearby with sirens blaring, I’m pounding on the front door, screaming for someone…anyone to let me in and save me…all with howling winds, blinding rain, and golfball-size hail pelting my head and shoulders. Out of sheer fright, I fainted on the porch and fell back, over a small flight of concrete steps and directly onto the concrete sidewalk. My father found me for what we assume was 2-3 minutes after I fainted. He immediately shielded me from the hail, picked me up, and ran me to the cellar. I woke up in the cellar with a swollen right eye and severe memory loss which further frightened me as I was confused as to what had happened or where I was. Once the sirens were off and the storm passed, it was on the the local hospital and ER where I stayed overnight. It turned out that upon fainting, I received a severe concussion due to what we figured was a fall from about 5 feet, over the stairs and onto the concrete sidewalk, landing on the back of my head. A further concussion wasn’t ruled out from several large hail stones having hit my head while passed out as well; one of which directly hit my right eye that caused the swelling and later a 20% loss of sight in that eye to this very day (which later eliminated my dream of going to the Air Force Academy or joining the Air Force to be a pilot). We had also found numerous hail bruising all over the front part of my body. Nonetheless, this specific event impacted me so deeply that to this day, in my mid-50’s, I’m utterly fascinated by and drawn to these intense storms. I feel a personal connection to them…as if they’re a part of my soul. Thanks for sharing, Hank.
Hank is really brave to go near those tornados and thunderstorms, but he is a storm chaser. To everyone else: please take things like this seriously, and don’t go near those or go outside. Hank is a professional and knows what he’s doing. Thank you!
The f1 in west Norman hit my house. We lost all our fences, some of the windows on the south side of the house, some shingles, and a tree. Both our neighbors had similar damage and both of their trampolines were ripped to pieces and thrown into our house. Fences and tree carnage were floating down our completely flooded street. Not one trampoline, basketball hoop, or fence survived in my neighborhood for about a half mile stretch. Reed Timmer recorded wind speeds of 130 miles per hour back when he lived two minutes south of me. Craziest day of my life.
Pecos Hank is the best chaser out there... I wish we could all support him so we could get his footage more often. It is a costly endeavor with more 0 days than actual footage days. You are the best Pecos Hank, your fans love your work. Hopefully you know this maaan.
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Dude you're the best tornado chaser i've seen! HD footage, no hysterical screaming and awesome commentary. Keep it up
+Ian de Vries haha that's a crack up , but you might not have seen the early show, you cant help but like the guy even if his video's sucked which of course they don't there great but you cant help but like pecos after seeing the early show it was the classic tornado video of all time and I don't think I could ever forget it.
*AHEM* reed timmer *AHEM*
Just Ian rip storm chaser because one got killed by a tornado
Bravory
lasso atrain “the early show”? What’s that’s?
"Don't ever drive into an RFD. Ever."
"Now we're gonna attempt to drive through this RFD for you guys."
XD
+Steggles lmao I thought the same thing
He said 'attempting'
lmao
Michael Benedict
To be fair, he also had radar eyes on the circulation and knew nearly exact boundaries. Most drivers driving into RFD have neither of those advantages. They drive through the rain, and either a) right into the circulation, getting tossed, or b) hit the clearing and the tornado is *right in front of them*. Either end is probably fatal. So yeah, lacking the tools and experience, "Don't drive into an RFD" is still plenty sound advice.
being near a tornado looks so apocolyptic
bianca ok and fake
Sure does.
@@meowmeow4752 how?
it just looks fake
i cant imagine it
@@meowmeow4752 well come here and see it for yourself.
“Driving through an RFD is basically the worst idea ever.”
“Here, we’ll drive through an RFD to see what’s inside”
Storm chasers in a nutshell...
@@RazorStormInc AHHAHHHAHGAYTDAGRSFE
You know what RFD stands for? Really Fucking Dangerous
@@ProdEssJay 😂😂🤣🤣🤣👍
yes
Be careful, Hank, you're not invincible. Wishing you safety, my friend.
Forreal idk if you'll see these comments but be safe.
@@dressy421 are you a 2 year old?
His more modern videos seem to be safer positioning. He seems to be in less problematic spots but also it has been an off time for tornados the last couple years so hopefully that is not the reason. :)
Mother of tornado at the same time: "Be careful my little twisters. Avoid Pecos Hank's trajectory if it possible"
@@alexanderklychkov6716 Traje- Trarj- Trajectory
If I ever wanna watch cool weather videos. I go to Pecos hank
Yup same
SAME
I got a tornado warning OMG 😱😫
Lisa Agoodie where?
And that’s on period luv😗‼️😭
You have a real skill with not only capturing great footage, but putting it together into a great story. Keep up the good work!
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well why don't you go and do better eh
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Grew up on Okla-Tex border [ Red river ]. I've seen a number of tornados, some closer than others. As a tornado and severe storm video junkie, I have to say Pecos Hank, your vids are as good as they get. You know what I mean when I say, may your vehicle never fail you when you need it the most!
Right on Tom!
+Pecos Hank what vehicle do you use?? regular unmodified vehicle? or something like TIV?
Pecos Hank whats the stronges tornado
Pecos Hank Some chasers seem to have quirky personalities. I guess chasing violent weather you might be different from the average person. But who wants average? You have great instincts, a steady hand, and some of the best dialogue of any videos. Couple that with your concern for animals, and your love of gas station food and it's little wonder why you are the man
A F5 tornado and it has winds over 300 mph
Meeting hank would be cool but at the same time I wouldn't want to see him in my town.
"Oh look its Pecos hank the storm chaser! Wait SHIT THATS HANK THE STORM CHASER-"
HAHA MOOD
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Right
It depends what he's doing. Coming in to the diner to get coffee? Cool. Driving full speed down the main road? Mayyyybe we should do the same.
@@Ealsante its a joke
I love the way you care for the animals, from snakes to turtles to stinkbugs. You are truly a loving person, as well as the best storm chaser on TH-cam.
That's some exceptional footage. May Pecos Hank's reverse gear always run true.
Iain Clark haha! Cheers Lain!
The Tornado appears to be humming a Scarry dark melody.
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@John Halstead how is any of that relevant
Steven Reed Correct. Tornadoes hum a melody depending on their mode. This is about the same as humans listening to music while working out. It’s all to get the adrenaline going
A tornado destroyed like half my dad’s neighborhood when he was young and he said it sounded like a freight train
But noooowwwwww iiiiittttttssssss tttiiiiiiimmmmmmeeeee tooooooi saaaaaayyyyyy gooooodddbbbyyyyeeeee goooooodbyeeeeeee gooooooooooooooooooooodbyeeeeeeeee
My sister was in this tornado. She was at a camp in Oklahoma and I was in Texas as soon as they got there a tornado watch was issued then a tornado warning. My dad was there and all of her friends and her friends dads everyone survived it almost hit there camp but missed it. They are so lucky and I am so happy to still have my dad and my sister ❤️
Glad they lived
Lady Luck loves you
^o^ im happy for u
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I think we drove thru a tornado last summer it pretty much got really windy looking and terrible visibility for a little while nothing happned tho
6:16 jesus, it formed outta no where. Literally didnt see that coming. If that isnt straight out of a nightmare then idk what is. True horror.
True lol
High speed driving in reverse is a true art form. Nerves of steel.
Oh my god and at first I thought it was gunna stay split!! That’s horrifying
Tornadoes aren't supposed to be relaxing, but damn this channel sure is. 10/10
"Why can't you just go northeast like you're supposed to" 😂😂😂😂
Because, I'm a tornado and I just do what I do!
Mostly looking for a trailer park.
THEY ARE FUN!!
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Because he has big ass balls
I’m so glad it didn’t. If it had I would have lost everything. There were lots of neighborhoods to the northeast
6:22 Tornado was like "Peek-a-boo. I see you!" and turns around and comes after you.
dracothedrangonful Lol
true
dracothedrangonful it was
Omg that rhyms!
"Peek a boo."
"I see you!"
*turns around and comes for you *
heres a fact a amog us imposter is like this "Peek-a-boo I"M GOING TO GET YOU :)
I simply love that fact that you include the aftermath information especially when it involves more weather like this, because it's too easy for us to think that once the main event is over, that's it. But as you indicated, it wasn't it, and sometimes, more weather follows, especially when it's hot enough to produce anymore tornadoes and HP Supercells. Great job on providing that information for us, and it certainly gives me more to pray for. It's kinda like that song says "It ain't over 'til it's over."
I love that you watch and comment on my videos Heather :D
Thank you so much. I love watching, (ur listening). I know one thing. There are some things I'm glad I can't see and some things I wish I could. It's all good, though, because I look forward to the One Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, whom I will see all in due time. Does He appear in those storms? I sometimes think He does.
Heather, How are you doing today ? 🌹
@@heatherstub
Amen, Heather!! A glorious eternity with Jesus awaits us! God bless you! 🙏🏻
Well, first off, I hope you didn't think I was ignoring your comment. I just came across it. Secondly, thank you for asking! I'm doing very well and truly blessed! It's good to be alive. @@clementeric5363
I love how you show radar and describe what different structures of the storm means. People don't realize how dangerous RFD: REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFTS ARE!!! ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE WRAPPING BACK INTO A TORNADO ADDING FUEL TOO THE FIRE...
Living in OKC I can say what a beautiful video. Whenever they say dry line it is time to be weather aware. Val and Amy are great storm chasers locally but this video is on another level. Especially liked the part where you knew the exact second to start backing up, quickly.
Dude, you are one hell of a videographer. Great job.
+Ben Corwin Thanks Ben!
What's your setup if you don't mind me asking?
+Ben Corwin Nikons... Not at all.. D7100, D7000, d300.
+Pecos Hank Thanks!
@@PecosHank hi
This is an amazing video. I also love how you showed and explained the rain-wrapped tornado phenomenon (and the blinding RFD). This is one of the reasons for the high fatality count in Joplin 2011.
That and the hospital getting wrecked didn't help matters.
3:33, siren sound in the background, sounds like someone fired up Dorothy. I THINK WE'RE GOINN' INNNN!!
sexxaylexi I know this was a year ago but I always appreciate a good "Twister" quote. My brother and I reference it more than most!
sexxaylexi twister renfrence
I JUST NOTICED THAT!
sexxaylexi ok???
Bruh I swear it is Dorothy
This gentleman has nerves of steel! And knows what he is doing! I pray for his safety thru his storm chasing career and beyond.
"Like a cage full of snakes." Damn that's a good line
"back up back up"
*spongebob* BACKING UPPPPPPPP
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erdem kara YEA IT DOES DONET IT LOLOOLOOOOO
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BACKING UP...! Backing up...! Backing up.... Backing up... backing up.
You really do make THE BEST videos!!! Thankyou for sharing!!
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Ur dum
When you're trying to figure out if that's music playing or if it's the Roar of the tornado and then you slowly figure out it's music
yeah but it gives the footage so much
i'm curious how the raw footage sounds like
@@samuel3807 me too! I've never seen one in person...yet!🌪
@@steverudder3321 same but my country is safe it was very windy yesterday and i was hoping for a tornado at school
HOPING for a tornado?! Jeez my least favorite saeson is spring because i live in Oklahoma and we get about 100 tornadoes each year!
@@nobodyimportant2357 its just who i am lmao
Hank is such a good stormchaser. He was born to do this.
“I need to be cool”
You are already there man! Love your videos
Man, the Bridge Creek/Moore Oklahoma area can never catch a break. Every year that area seems to get hit with a huge tornado. Whether the 1999 Supertornado or that 2013 El Reno monster, there is no end.
Living in it is even worse lol. I call it the Bermuda triangle of Oklahoma.
I actually remember that that was a crazy in Oklahoma
The May 20, 2013 tornado went through Moore. The May 31, 2013 tornado went through El Reno. Both F5’s.
@@se777en73120 *Technically* El Reno was EF3 because of the damage. I'm not a fan of it. I like the old F scale. But, yes, El Reno should've definitely been upgraded to EF5.
Except 2018 when ZERO EF4 or EF5s were formed in the USA.
"I should've stopped right there..." *Keeps driving*
Hank: “cant you just go northeast like youre supposed to”
🌪: LOL no
Pecos: come on, car, go!!
Also Pecos: *getting out of the car*
7:33
Hank: Talk to me storm.
Storm: *_how about no._*
It's around 5:30 on August 9th here in Raleigh, North Carolina and I'm watching " Massive Mile Wide Tornado Bares Down On Oklahoma City" and me and my dog, Bella (a small American Staffordshire Terrier) are hanging out in our motor home. The sky outside is almost black and the wind is whipping the trees around. You, Hank are talking about going over a little hill to get a better look at the EF3 funnel cloud out in front of you and you start backing up and saying, "comon car, go! Go"!
Lightning is flashing all around us. No sooner then a brilliant flash appears, a huge thunder clap booms only a second, maybe two later. The rain is hitting the roof of the RV like projectiles! There are sirens all around us. We're right between two fire stations and someone's house may have been hit. As I write this it's turning into a mix of quarter sized hail and rain and Bella is now under the dinnet table quivering like her little toe is in a light socket. That's normal for her in a wether event. Poor dog can't stand this.
The rain is blowing sideways now and a thick sheet of water is running down my windows, distorting the view. Bella is drooling all over my bare foot. More fantastic lightning strikes close together and the thunder is so loud that i can feel it in my chest. It sounds like we're bouncing around inside of a timpani with an extremely animated percussionist giving it all he's got!
It's the perfect time to watch storm chasing videos and my dog could give a shit but I feel like I'm in some sort of weird interactive theater and it couldn't be better. The storm came out of nowhere, just as I started watching this video and all this made it seem like we were right there! It's been awesome! Thanks for the amazing experience.
What are some of the titles of the books you have written?
This is the best tornado channel on TH-cam PERIOD. I am absolutely in love with you.
Hank, your videos always make me go into a "Stop Blinking Dried Out Eyeballs" stage! Great work as usual and thanks for sharing!
Dont get hasty there
He’d be a million dollars short, remember
You would make a great Documenterer.
simplyyayshia would? He IS a documenter
he should be a PROFESSIONAL documenter. yknow, with his own show or smth
Documentarian is the job title for those wondering
Kevlar Burrito
Thank you. Much obliged.
I would say he is already a professional documentary maker... He has way more views than most of them out there.
Hank should do some audio books cause he’s really good at narration
Really the best on all levels of video production for one guy: camera, narration, science, music, and heart. Very talented guy.
your videos are sooo addicting!
IKR I WATCH THEM EVERY SINGLE NIGJT TILL LIKE 1:00 (only on the weekends tho 😛)
Iris Croasdell ik i watched all his videos like 5+ times and never gets old
SAME!!!!
+skateboy159 Thanks dude. SK8 & Destroy!
I first discovered Hank earlier this year and all I did for almost all day every day was watch his videos. I'm still on the hunt for a video that I've been looking for for months. It has him zoomed in on a tornado miles away over a big tree line, (he's really far away from the tree line), and you can hear the distant tornado sirens.
Your videos are so fascinating! Is it bad to say I want to be a storm chaser?
No, I have the same feelings man :p
Devosaurus Rex Naw, It's not bad. Thanks Rex.
i want to be one
No man. I wanna be one too .-.
Devosaurus Rex why would it be bad?
I like the music in the back ground, sounds like 1940's horror movie mood music.
That's not music
That is freaky
Hank’s calm demeanor & linguistic creativity make him one of the best storm chasers alive today. Much love brother keep the amazing videos coming. Your content is a lot of fun for me and my 8 year old to watch together. She loves your stuff and she laughs at your commentary a lot🎉❤
6:17 put it in reverse terry
God will guild and protect us all from the tribulations. Hope you are doing okay? ❤️🌹🥰 I’m Eric, live in Texas
Another classic video from one of my favorite chasers. It is as if there is a producer, director, sound engineer and camera man. The Pink Floyd-like "A Saucerful of Secrets" is perfect background music for this eerie scenario. Thoroughly enjoyable. My wife Phillene even likes this one and she is extremely picky.
+Jim Cramer Glad you're aware of the sound engineering... Lotta fun doing that! Cheers to you both!
+Pecos Hank love your tornado videos....there the best
+Pecos Hank your one of my favorite chasers out there man keep up the work
+Pecos Hank Hey Hank great Video I love your Videos. Wish I were in shoes. I have herd over in the states you have storm chasing Holidays. I have herd that is about a thousand dollars fore a week is this right? Keep up the amazing work and Keep Safe God bless from England.
Your use of music during this video (and others) so works and is what makes you my absolute favorite storm chaser.
Hello Lewanna, God will guild and protect us all from the tribulations. Hope you are doing okay? ❤️🌹🥰 I’m Eric, live in Texas
Dear man, after viewing your videos no doubt God is with you. Love your up close view of nature, it's power and force and your descriptive narration. Amazing stuff !
Love all your videos Hank. I live in south Louisiana so don't have many tornados here and I never seen one live, but I'm a bit of a junkie when it comes to tornado and lightning videos. Your calm demeanor and educational story telling commentary makes your videos unique and a pleasure to watch. Just one thing I wish I could be there to experience it live. It has to be amazingly awesome. May God always protect you and you fellow chasers. Please keep up the awesome work.
I like the fact that you don't express your excitement or fear with a million expletives like most storm chasing videos. It's much more interesting because I can hear the sounds of the storm and you explain what is happening also.
Lauren God will guild and protect us all from the tribulations. Hope you are doing okay? ❤️🌹🥰 I’m Eric, live in Texas
Documentary-grade videos, these are very enjoyable to watch, excellent work. I'm an over the road truck driver, I wish I had the equipment then that I do now because in 2011, I was in many of those storms, including the Joplin Finger of God tornado. My collueges claim I should put "Storm Chaser Unit" on the side of my rig. I've often asked my dispatcher if I get paid extra. Regardless it's very dangerous. I've had trailers bounce on the road from the drafts, hooked up on one side, debris getting caught under. Even had my truck bodywork destroyed in Indianapolis late 2011. After all that is when I got my equipment. And now the tornado trend is on a downward curve.
Rambling aside, keep up the good work, and have fun!
6:25 I was sitting there like
"Are you *really* going to sit that close to it?"
Y'all are so brave to get that close. Thank you for sharing. That is a very scary tornado. Never saw anything like it and the sound of it is creepy.😲
Lissa God will guild and protect us all from the tribulations. Hope you are doing okay? ❤️🌹🥰 I’m Eric, live in Texas
Your videos are some of the best on TH-cam. The narration is so good, one doesn't have to visually see whats occuring. The Storm Chaser is essential, and I'm telling you, it takes BASS BALLS to do. Much respect!
The way you present the information in your videos is incredible, it truly feels like I'm watching a documentary. I keep coming back to watch time and time again, keep it up!
"Why can't you just go northeast like you're supposed to?" I like how he's arguing with the tornado.
Dude you videos are great! You deserve way more subs! But anyways keep up the great work!
+James Stewart ikr
This should be shown to every school studying tornadoes. The only thing I would lay back on, is maybe the curse words. Keep up the great work!
Sometimes, there is an eerie hum from the tornado and it's winds movements, and from the out flows moving past trees, poles, and posts. It is eerie.
4:46 Is creepy and reminds me of Earthbound.
Lori God will guild and protect us all from the tribulations. Hope you are doing okay? ❤️🌹🥰 I’m Eric, live in Texas
I can't wait for the 2019 season to start. Hopefully you have more luck than you did in 2018! I'm always looking forward to your videos. They're the most informative, nicely edited, and has zero yelling.
DrZoo Same
As always great video.
Also, I saved a turtle in Golden Gate Park yesterday. Its shell was 10" long. You inspired me.
Susanne God will guild and protect us all from the tribulations. Hope you are doing okay? ❤️🌹🥰 I’m Eric, live in Texas
I love how there’s eerie music on in the background
4:13 there is a giant butt coming out of the sky
And it's about to shit on you
God is fed up with Oklahoma
Thats why they call Oklahoma the asshole of Texas
Awwwwwwyeaaaa fats a nice asss
i would like but its at 69 so i cant
The music around 5:00 is haunting! Fits very well into the scenario. Another great video.
I love "riding," you. Your narrative is by far the best. You give info about how they begin etc. Your lack of cussing is commendable. I wish I could
actually ride with you.
Stephanie God will guild and protect us all from the tribulations. Hope you are doing okay? ❤️🌹🥰 I’m Eric, live in Texas
8:30 Eerie, amazing nighttime footage. The sirens make it creepier.
Or at 6:14 to 7:30, aside from the dude talking and the wind, it's just creepy silence, just seems eerie.
I'd be shitting pants hearing those sirens 🤣 "scuse me yall where's the nearest safety?" I'm from SE England so we don't get them over here, if we do they almost never touch down.
the sound on the background?
6:28 is it the tornado? does a tornado make such a roaring sound?
+Liquicitizen Joey Yes. Most people who have been near a Tornado claim that the sound is akin to the sound a freight train makes.
Damn scary tho
Yep. They sound like trains. If you are in a cellar NO NOT cover your ears. You will go deaf.
TheWienerDogVlog You speak a unspoken truth sir
Yes My grandma went though a EF3 and she said it sounded like a freight train and roaring noise
This video was awesome. Your videos are the best I have seen on tornadoes so far, and I specially appreciate that you add radar images and maps, and so much information. The images you capture are very impressive. I have watched so many of your videos today, sick at home with a fever, that I think I'm bound to have dreams about tornadoes tonight (lol! I hope so!). Thanks for sharing all this material.
+Andrea Soilander Happy holidays Andrea!
Pecos Hank Thank you! Happy holidays to you too!
I remember watching this when it was first posted from the relative safety of my home in Ohio. About a year ago, we moved to Lawton, OK. This will be our first spring in tornado alley and it both terrifies and excites me that this was filmed in pretty much my backyard. I hope I get to see you speak one day now that we’re so close Texas though! All time favorite storm chaser. I hope this next spring is an action packed (yet safe) spring for you and I can’t wait to see you’re coming up posts!
I love your videos! You and 2 other tornado chasing youtubers are the only ones I enjoy watching, but you're definitely number 1!
I'll keep saying it YOU put out the best tornadoe videos !!! James
Wendy God will guild and protect us all from the tribulations. Hope you are doing okay? ❤️🌹🥰 I’m Eric, live in Texas
I just discovered your videos and I'm hooked keep up the good work
mitch kostic Glad you found em Mitch. Cheers from Texas.
Pecos Hank hi mate rember me im ten on the 12th of August keep the good work
In Australia we don't get tornadoes so to see what they can do and how big they can get is pretty amazing
"Don't ever drive into an RFD.."
Does that mean I can roller skate into one? XD
KatozRippla that's even worse! You'd get blown off your feet even quicker than if you walked through one because there's less traction on a rollerskate's wheels than the soles of most shoes
Yes
Caroline Johnson it was a joke no need to be serious...
@@karisavage3022 tornado's are no joke lady, people actually die, people lose everything in a few minutes, their homes destroyed, their lives ripped apart, i've witnessed the aftermath of an EF-5 strength tornado & saw people dead inside cars, crumpled up like a coke can, i've seen cats & dogs with their leashes wrapped around their broken bodies, i've seen kids & men & women broken in half & smashed to death by their own houses... It is no joke.
@@charlieharjo5268 So the notion of rollerskating through the backdraught of a tornado was all serious?
I love watching Pecos for his determination for not only capturing storms, but also saving or rescuing Species of animals in his path as well! He is cool as a cucumber while capturing beauitful photos of tornados! I come for the tornadoes and leave with knowledge about animals! SM
Pecos your videos have helped me find some tornados, for example yesterday (for all my other IA peeps). Dad was watching a massive tornado pass us and I saw another mesocyclone behind him. He didn't realize it, even tho I yelled at him to get inside. He ran inside shortly after, when he finally saw it. Thanks for teaching me!
MAAAAAAANNNNnnnnn, when you started backin' up I swear I heard that big mother literally GROWLING at you!
Hey, that area between Moore and Norman is when it hit my house. Im usually out spotting but that day I had just gotten home from work so barely had time to get in the shelter. Hadn't seen any footage from that day. (I prefer to chase instead of being a sitting duck ha)
Same I was chasing the 20th Tornado when it took my house in Moore then 11 days later when my GF took our Daughter to her family's house in the City I went to El Reno to Chase that monster
@@alexmason2659 So sorry it took your house!! I'm glad you all were okay though.
@@nataliedowning4563 same for you guys us Oklahomans gotta stick together I was chasing that El Reno one that killed those storm Chasers and a day before May 20th on May 19th that EF4 in the lake Thunderbird area took my cousins house as well so it wasn't a good month or good spring for us at all
You and I had just about the exact same position on the EF-3 . What were you driving that day? I may have footage of you that I'd be willing to send you. At the very least we need to meet for beers this year in Norman sometime!
+Bart Comstock Hey Bart. Totally down for a beer hang in Norman as long as there's not gonna be any tornadoes near Denton the next day ;D I was in a white Corolla... Think i saw it in one of your vids.
+Pecos Hank Yeah then I saw you for sure! Also that drive from Norman to Denton was about the fastest I have ever made that trip. Still got the tornado to! Rolled up right as the storm made it to the Texas Motor Speedway and produced. lol
@@PecosHank OK so tornadoes are freaks of nature can you explain to me why Desmoines Iowa doesn't get hit with them I've lived here all my life and haven't seen one yet just wondering when was the last time we were hit with one that caused major damage.
DUDE! Good job illustrating and explaining the RFD. Weather peeps struggle with explaining stuff so we can understand them. YOU do it well. NOW I finally understand and see what an RFD looks like. Finally....
Not gonna lie, I'm binging this channel like crazy! I'm from Australia and we don't get tornado's like this. Absolutely fascinating!
This is the most amazing footage I've ever seen. Guy has a lot of guts that's for sure.
Thank you for the experiences you share with us. Be careful out there. We don't need another tragedy, like the "El Reno" one, that took the lives of well-known storm chasers.
My experience with tornadoes has been brief. I was in a hospital in Topeka, Kansas, when, in the middle of the night, all of the patients were taken into the basement of that hospital. I can still remember the fear as I sat there on the floor of a hallway in that basement. Being from California, I had never experienced a tornado before, along with seeing, the days before, "Tornado Watch" bulletins on the TV. Fortunately, the hospital was not hit, but I had heard stories about a previous time when Topeka, Kansas was not so lucky. Decades later, I experienced a TORNADO WARNING in CALIFORNIA. I am an itinerant speech/language pathologist, who usually travelled to more than one school during the work day. On one day, I left one school and I was heading towards another school. It was really strange, because I was on a road, and to my left the sky was black, and to my right the sky was blue. I had never seen such a contrast, as that, in the skies before. Then I got to Hwy. 4, and I turned to the right, heading towards my next school site. The sky behind me was black and the sky in front of me was blue. I had NO IDEA what was following me (and later, I joked about bringing the bad weather with me). I was in my room with a preschooler, who had been brought to the school to see me for therapy, when I saw a "stream" of students going past my door. They were all heading for the cafeteria, because a tornado was seen coming towards the school. The preschool child and I joined them. School was just about to be dismissed, but the principal and secretary were in the office calling all of the parents to tell them to stay away. (This is a little country school, ten miles from the nearest town, so parents frequently take their children to and from this school, even though bus service is available to all students.) We were sitting in that cafeteria waiting a long time for the warning to be lifted. That was an extremely unusual thing to have happen in California. I recalled that Topeka, Kansas, experience as I sat there waiting for us to be out of danger. (Btw, we were not hit by it.)
Watching this durning a tornado warning NOT JOKING LMAO
I agree with you 💯 percent tornado 🌪 is not a joke it could injured 🤕 and they can kill people to. Right.
We used to get them alllll the time in eastern Colorado Springs. Eventually we just got numb because most were just extremely short or weak ones that triggered the automated weather alert.
Your voice, sensibilities, and your looks all lend themselves to the drama of a tornado.
I bet you did really well in writing class. Your creative descriptions of the storm are awesome!
Julia God will guild and protect us all from the tribulations. Hope you are doing okay? ❤️🌹🥰 I’m Eric, live in Texas
Incredible video!!! 🌪
6:20 a ghostly white figure develops in the center of the tornado. then hank says " I NEED TO BACK UP" good choice. the deadman almost gotcha.
you’re hilarious, weather is already really interesting to watch but you make it even better! :D
Hank,
You have one of the best if not the best chasing channels on TH-cam.
I don’t just say this to be flattering.
I truly mean it. When I’m watching your videos you speak calmly, succinctly. No bullshid, no glossing Over anything.
Just the correct information for that moment.
Every other channel has people videoing but they also ruin their own videos by constantly saying OMG, Uhh, Ohh, OhhhhMYGod, cursing like sailors and other weird sounds that aren’t needed. You are professional and a loving human being. You are the best of us all.
Hank is by far the best storm chaser out there. My life long goal is to be a storm chaser and meteorologist, and Hank is one of my top role models. I've written so many papers and done so many projects about him!
"Ah, you merely adopted the RFD,
But I was born in it...Molded by it!"
I merely adopted the dark by then it was nothing to me BUT BLINDED The shadows betray you because they belong to me
Amazing! Missed your tornado videos!
ACE IS THE PLACE WHERE HELPFUL HARDWARE GOES! ( 8:05 on your left a ace truck drives by, lel.)
Peytonzvideoz there is one
Peyt
Peytonzvideoz they gonna need ACE hardware after that thing blows through.
@Greatest Ever No shit.
Man the background music so makes these videos pop! Excellent work!!!!
Hank…phenomenal footage and narration!!!
I have many memories of visiting my grandparents in Wetumka, OK from MO (70’s) or TX (80’s)…of which we experienced many tornado warnings in Hughes Co, OK; thankfully, my grandparents had a neighbor with a tornado shelter in their back yard that we regularly used. A specific tornadic event in particular has haunted me while keeping my fascination of tornados very much alive: One springtime in the mid-70’s when I was 5 or 6 y/o with my family on vacation visiting my aforementioned grandparents, we were awoken in the middle of one night to the town tornado siren…we had a tornado warning. Upon racing out of the house for the next door neighbor’s cellar, I was accidentally separated from my family. In my haste (and fear) to leave as quickly as possible, I ran out my grandparents’ front door in the blinding rain to my neighbors’ front door (with the cellar) without realizing that I was completely alone. The neighbor’s front door was locked. I had not realized that the rest of my family had left out of the back door of my grandparents house, straight to the neighbor’s cellar.
So, there I was…outside alone in a severe storm with a tornado nearby with sirens blaring, I’m pounding on the front door, screaming for someone…anyone to let me in and save me…all with howling winds, blinding rain, and golfball-size hail pelting my head and shoulders. Out of sheer fright, I fainted on the porch and fell back, over a small flight of concrete steps and directly onto the concrete sidewalk. My father found me for what we assume was 2-3 minutes after I fainted. He immediately shielded me from the hail, picked me up, and ran me to the cellar. I woke up in the cellar with a swollen right eye and severe memory loss which further frightened me as I was confused as to what had happened or where I was. Once the sirens were off and the storm passed, it was on the the local hospital and ER where I stayed overnight. It turned out that upon fainting, I received a severe concussion due to what we figured was a fall from about 5 feet, over the stairs and onto the concrete sidewalk, landing on the back of my head. A further concussion wasn’t ruled out from several large hail stones having hit my head while passed out as well; one of which directly hit my right eye that caused the swelling and later a 20% loss of sight in that eye to this very day (which later eliminated my dream of going to the Air Force Academy or joining the Air Force to be a pilot). We had also found numerous hail bruising all over the front part of my body. Nonetheless, this specific event impacted me so deeply that to this day, in my mid-50’s, I’m utterly fascinated by and drawn to these intense storms. I feel a personal connection to them…as if they’re a part of my soul. Thanks for sharing, Hank.
Hank is really brave to go near those tornados and thunderstorms, but he is a storm chaser. To everyone else: please take things like this seriously, and don’t go near those or go outside. Hank is a professional and knows what he’s doing. Thank you!
We’ll do what we please. I’m not a professional but I’m going to go right up to a tornado one day, as close as I can without dying
This is the reason SpongeBob went so fast to take out the trash
The f1 in west Norman hit my house. We lost all our fences, some of the windows on the south side of the house, some shingles, and a tree. Both our neighbors had similar damage and both of their trampolines were ripped to pieces and thrown into our house. Fences and tree carnage were floating down our completely flooded street. Not one trampoline, basketball hoop, or fence survived in my neighborhood for about a half mile stretch. Reed Timmer recorded wind speeds of 130 miles per hour back when he lived two minutes south of me. Craziest day of my life.
Pecos Hank is the best chaser out there... I wish we could all support him so we could get his footage more often. It is a costly endeavor with more 0 days than actual footage days. You are the best Pecos Hank, your fans love your work. Hopefully you know this maaan.
very good video, excellent narration as always