Growing up in "tornado alley" I can warn people that are near a tornado on the ground, that these tornadoes CAN/OFTEN turn in a different direction in seconds! Do NOT stand underneath a bypass. Do NOT sit & watch it. Turn around & get OUT of that area. While you can.
Unfortunately it’s dangerous to do a U-ee on an interstate. If something like this takes you by surprise, you must pull over. This guy was probably trying to find a spot, but then the tornado went by. If the funnel is going left to right, it’s relatively safe to book it once it’s fully on the right. The coriolis effect means that if the funnel hooks left, it will slow down a bunch. In the Northern Hemisphere, that is. 😁
Agreed. Driving towards it is a questionable move. There was plenty of opportunity to pull over, and slow enough traffic to cross the median, to go the opposite direction, if needed.
As someone who does search and rescue after disasters, the debris field from tornadoes are a nightmare. Take cover IMMEDIATELY. I know tornadoes can pop out of nowhere. I've been in them. They can literally drop down beside you. Take it SERIOUSLY. Please.
@@kdallas3966 I’m not a religious freak or anything….. but I have respect for scriptures……. “ THE WISE SEE DANGER AHEAD AND AVOID IT………. BUT, FOOLS KEEP GOING…. AND…… GET INTO TROUBLE. “ ( PROVERBS 22:3 ) YOU’RE HITTING MY NAIL SQUARELY ON ITS HEAD BY YOUR LOGIC @ kdallas‼️ THERE IS NO AVAILABLE SCENARIO EXISTING WHERE IT HAS ME GOING INTO THE DIRECTION OF SUCH KHAOS! EVEN IF I LIVE IN THAT DIRECTION, GOING THERE WOULD MEAN CROSSING DOWN POWER LINES, GLASS SHARDS, BOARDS, SCREWS, NAILS, PIECES OF HOUSING,MOURNING SURVIVORS WANDERING AIMLESSLY IN SHOCK, RAGE, OR VARIOUS DEGREES OF DESPAIR.😮 AND MY WORSE OF ALL…… ENCOUNTERING HUMAN REMAINS,PARTS OF ANIMALS,PETS, LIVESTOCK ECT.‼️ NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO‼️‼️‼️‼️ NOT MMMMEEEEEEEEEEEE‼️‼️‼️‼️ IL GO TO A HOTEL MANY MILES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND LET F.E.M.A. (Federal Emergency Management Agency) GET IN THERE,ALONG WITH POLICE AND FIRST RESPONDERS………… THE LAST THING THEY NEED IS A WIDE EYED GAPER DRIVING SLOWLY OVER SOMEONES FAMILY PHOTOS, LAWN CHAIRS, ….. AND INTO POSSIBLY GAS AND WATER MAIN LEAKS…. ❓❓❓❓ …… okay……. Im done ranting now 🫣 May the peace of God comfort all those effected that day……. May the “better angels” in us reach out to our neighbors in such times….. in Jesus name, AMEN😔
Can you imagine being one of those people stuck on the highway and knowing that your house is in the path of the tornaodo? Terrifying. I hope no one was hurt.
Yes!!! That's what I was thinking!!! Those people took a BIG risk just sitting there or kept driving towards it! You never know which way it will go! It can turn on a dime and head right towards you....
My aunts husband is a trucker and he got picked up into a tornado, thankfully he made it out ok, but he was pretty shook up and it took him a couple months to get back to trucking
Where I come from that is simply called a Twister. That says it all. This pulls my heart into my throat. My family lived thru the F5 that tore thru Lubbock, TX in May 11,1970. This is what I called my daddy up the cellar stair to see. He slammed down the very heavy steel door, shot the three carriage bolts on the door and yelled for us all to come stand in the corner just down the wall from the last step. He shielded us with his body. When it went over our house that was the loudest screaming noise I have ever heard!!!! I've never forgotten that sound and I've never heard anything like it since. Seeing this video, my hands are shaking like a leaf. There is a smell that reminds me of how the air smelled after it went thru. And the quiet an stillness when we were in the eye. We were straining to hear something when the eye went over us and it's like all the air was pulled out where we were. We could barely breathe. There wasn't ANY air!! It was awful and so scary!! I was 8 years old and seeing this video bring it all right back like I'm living it all again. Mother Nature can be a pure dee old b$@ch when she wants to.
I used to live in Canyon...back when the University was still called West Texas State University & there was only 1 bank, traffic light & motel(1984/1987-88).....I was told the twisters wouldn't come I to Canyon as the town was built in a valley...but we could see the twisters pass by in the cattle fields...I miss the old days
@@alecalgard8177well... aren't you an empathetic one! Hoping You never encounter this or any kind of disaster... cause if you did or do... You will Never make such an ignorant uncaring comment again! 😥 😔
To the truck driver showing this, I appreciated the "Jesus be with these people" comment. The best thing you could have said or done at that moment!! Thank you...❤😮
This was the color of our tornado in Ontario Oregon in the early 70’s. It dropped straight down out of the sky we didn’t even see a funnel it was on top of us.. we were in my Dads truck . We turned off the freeway it dropped down my dad took a hard left and another hard left behind a huge warehouse The corrugated steel doors were completely horizontal in the air. 55 barrel drums were rolling everywhere, a guy bailed out of his simi truck before it came to a stop, the grain silo arm broke and grain was flying out not even hitting the ground below. A cattle truck turned over on its side 😭 trees were ripped out and down, roofs were ripped off homes and the rest area! my Daddy saved our lives with his quick thinking.. boy I miss him , he was a great dad . I was 9 at the time, It was crazy and exciting all at the same time ! Love you Daddy! Praying for everyone in these difficult times and days! 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
queenoftrucking It’s sad but true. People have absolutely no respect for what truck drivers do and go through. They sacrifice a lot to do what they do.
I have lived in the Midwest all of my life, and seeing this still scares the crap out of me. When I was a kid, we lived in a trailer. When a tornado was coming, dad would take us down in the ditch, and cover us. Now that I'm a mom, I told my husband that I'll always live in a house with a basement, so my child doesn't have to ever go through that.
@@BaseballinHeaven oh I know. I'm very thankful that he always put our safety first. As a kid, that was so scary. My dad prepares for everything that can possibly go bad. He taught me to always have a back up plan.
I am Jalal Amin from Jordan. I lived in America for many years. I love the American people very much. May God protect the very good, generous and genuine people. I am the people they love the most.
Pro tip: Do NOT stand underneath an overpass on a tornado. I promise you, it is not a good idea as the bridge a) acts like a wind tunnel b) could collapse on you c) flying debris. If you are stuck in or near a tornado, find a ditch and lie flat on the ground.
@@kerzytibok3211plus you’d need to pay people to inspect and maintain them for safety and vagrants which would be astronomically expensive as you can imagine what a few bad actors can do to an unsecured closed space like drug needles, dead bodies, or booby traps. The actual cheaper option would to have them manned the majority of time like rest stops or street cleaners but ironically this profession is underpaid and unpopular so is typically filled with convicts or halfway programs in many states.
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I'm not really sure stopping is such a great idea. If you know anything about tornadoes it's that they can turn on a dime in a split second. Turning around and driving away from it as fast as safely possible would be the better bet.
NEVER EVER EVER park under an overpass if you find yourself in this type of situation. Overpasses, tunnels and bridges act as a channel that increase the speed of the tornado’s wind, making it a far more dangerous place to be. Trust me! I am no professional, but I am an Oklahoman.
Not for a 18 wheeler. I used to drive and under a under pass especially for a tanker is the safest place.under a under pass huddled together. As if at a truck stop
Y’all don’t have to believe me. On May 3rd 1999 just a couple towns over from me in Bridge Creek Oklahoma, there is an overpass that crosses I44. People took shelter under the girders of this overpass. The tornado's winds sprayed Oklahoma red mud upward and inward and the outlines of where people were crouched is clearly evident as gaps in the veneer of dried mud above the embankment. It looked like something from Hiroshima. A woman was blown out from under the bridge, killed and dismembered. This tragic event is said to have a huge impact on the science behind where you are safe from a tornado and where you are not. But like I said, y’all don’t have to believe me lol. Google comes in handy sometimes though. 🙃
@@britalaxx3899 My son’s a meterologist. Since I live in Alabama, we get several tornadoes yearly. My fear is being in the middle of nowhere, grappling for a place to shelter. When I asked him about sheltering in a ditch, his response wasn’t very encouraging, however, your chances of surviving a ditch vs staying in your car have better odds. He did suggest keeping a bicycle helmet in your vehicle, and at home if living in tornado-prone areas.
@eslamamreeky no I said exactly what I wrote. Jesus! of course God is the Almighty. However, I was commenting and stating what the guy said in the initial video stated.
I’m in Omaha. Count myself extremely fortunate. Less than a mile from me houses destroyed, some partial and some completely leveled. The extent of damage this string of storms did is massive. Please keep all those affected in your prayers.
I watched that Omaha tornado from rope to over a mile wide, multi-vortex to triplet. It was a monster with a reverberating hook, looking like it was reeling in the whole storm . I wonder how far the whole hook encompassed.
Prayers to you and everyone in the Midwest. You were very lucky you were spared. I've been watching The Weather Channel. I saw all the damage to houses and businesses. This is terrible. I live in Florida, which, of course, is hurricane country. God bless, and please stay safe.
I live in the Midwest and the sirens going off scare me like nothing else can. I had to outrun a tornado that was coming across the same road I was on. I was on a long country road and was Driving 95 mph trying to outrun it. It crossed right behind me. The most terrifying drive I ever had.
I'm a trucker and I was picking up that day in Waverly, NE right at that exit 409. At the time the tornado touched down, I was on lunch break at exit 420 at the Cubbies. Heard the phone weather buzzer thingy go off, look out my window, and I saw this exact storm. It was the first I'd seen in person. I saw a second one right after this one.
Drove through this area on my way to Colorado last year. It was dark and a storm hit. Lightning lit up the sky, and when we looked to the east, there was a giant tornado. It looked like it was standing still, which apparently means it's heading for you. It scared the hell out of us and we drove through hail to get out of its path. Scariest thing i think I've ever seen.
That image- the lightning flash illuminating the dark horror approaching you- is like one from a nightmare. One where you try to run and find your legs frozen... Thank God you outran it! Embrace Life and each other, and Love all you can❤
@@tinywalnut6337 If you can't see a tornado moving, that means it's either headed towards you, or directly AWAY from you. Why do people always forget that second possibility. If the Tornado was already EAST of you as stated in your comment, it was moving away from you. Tornados in the US move in a generally west to east path 99.9% of the time. Look it up. Easy Google search.
Not really 😂 People who live in tornado alley have been known to go outside and mow their grass during a tornado. I grew up outside Wichita, KS and I can remember watching my neighbors get up on their roof with lawn chairs and a beer and watch the storms and tornadoes pass by. I’m NOT kidding! True story!
@@nadishak because 1) his car is faster than it 2) its still quite far away and 3) its not traveling in his direction. Use some sense people, storm chasers are a thing and they get wwaaayyyy closer to tornados than this. If it turned and started toward him he could just you know, drive away from it.
i was out to eat for my birthday, saw it forming overhead and drove home, my grandparents drove back to their city and said many more try to form. I was so used to them never actually hitting the ground i wasnt really phased, got home and was joking in a discord call that it was trying to get me on my birthday and never took shelter. was shocked to hear it actually touched down and was lucky ignoring 2 hours of sirens didn't end horribly for me
this is the route i take home from work. as soon as it was time to clock out and leave, my manager said it was best to wait. seeing these go directly across my path at the time i would’ve been on that highway i’m glad i did!!!!
Yeah it’s best just not to drive into a tornado-warned area. Most of these awesome tornado videos are taken by professional storm chasers. They’re bonkers and do NOT model ideal safe practices. But they’re also very knowledgeable about how to stay safe near these storms, if it’s unavoidable. They also get valuable scientific data and are often the fastest SAR people on site when there’s damage.
As an Australian I always looked at tornadoes and my heart went out to the American people. I had never heard of one in Australia. We had small dust devils and water spouts but I'd never heard of anything more. At Christmas last year one tore through the northern end of the Gold coast. I drove through there shortly after and it was carnage. Because they are so uncommon in Australia few people had any idea it was coming. I don't know how our resilient American mates deal with so many. I often think concrete tilt panel homes might be a good option. 6 inch thick heavily reinforced concrete walls might offer plenty of protection for those not directly in the path. May I offer my sincere sympathy to those affected by this devastating event.
We're used to it. We have really good tracking and forewarning systems nowadays, so they don't kill as many people anymore. Most tornadoes happen in "tornado alley" which is dead center of the country which isn't all that populated (a lot of farming country). The reason they happen in the U.S. so often is we are one of the few places in the world where tropical air (Gulf of Mexico) meets arctic air (from Canada). There are no natural barriers (like mountains) to stop this from happening, so it makes the atmosphere very volatile. It's a perfect storm (pun intended). Before radar systems, you just had to hope you didn't get killed by one in the night. In the 1920's we had one of the worst tornadoes in history that wiped out whole towns and killed hundreds. Now that won't happen because everyone knows they are coming. If you live in the alley, it is wise to have an underground shelter. Most people do.
@@Wowzersdude-k5c it isn't that well populated? 😅 What a ridiculous statement.. There are 1000s and 1000s of people in these area's it just as well populated as any other area, There are big cities, small cities and towns or villages throughout. I live there and I've been all over the USA 100s of time's. Every state.
@@rickyclark4870 I think you missed his point. The top 10 states by population density per square mile, which means people per square mile. New Jersey - 1,267 Rhode Island - 1,062 Massachusetts 900 Connecticut 749 Maryland 638 Delaware 536 Florida 428 New York 413 Pennsylvania 289 Ohio 289 Here are the tornado alley states by population density. Illinois - 225 Texas - 119 Louisiana - 106 Missouri - 90 Minnesota - 72 Oklahoma - 60 Arkansas - 59 Iowa - 58 Colorado - 57 Kansas - 36 Nebraska - 26 South Dakota - 12 So as you can see, the person was right. Tornado Alley is far less densely populated than most states. As an area, it's far less densely populated than states to the east of Tornado Alley as well as the Western most states.
I was in Omaha when this tornado ripped through Nebraska. It came at Omaha. It hit just 1 house away from 1 of my brothers. Another family member had fence ripped out of the ground and the garage door was bent in the middle by flying debris. They couldn't get their car out. There was so much more damage. My Mom and I had the sofa cushions in the bathroom to put over our heads as we sat in the tub. She lives in a 1st floor apartment so that was the best we could do. The sirens kept going off for quite a while. So glad God kept all of my family safe!!
That is deeply traumatic. I am so glad you are okay. I'm still freaked out by the multiple tornadoes we got in Maryland a couple weeks ago and that was nothing compared to this!! I did the same thing though.. hunkered down in my bathroom, with my elderly mom, in our bottom floor condo, with my chinchilla. My mom could barely sit down and needed my help to get her up. She's tiny and her legs and arms just don't work the same way anymore. I was so worried about a tree falling.
It's was God. And if so then God chose to kill who ever died and cause grief for whoever was affected. I'm not anti God. But people put to much on its shoulders. If you lived and the people across the street praying die. I mean. Come on.
@@inigomontoya619 God protects us when we ask Him to but God does not cause the grief, Satan does. Satan causes the bad things to try to get us to blame God and turn away from Him. Before the tornado, I lost my home of 33 years and many of my things to a flood. Did I cry? Yes. Was I angry at God? A little bit, yes. But then I prayed and asked God to forgive my anger. I asked Him to show me what He was trying to teach me and I thanked Him for our safety and for the things that we did have left. A war is coming between God and Satan and Satan wants to take as many of us as he can to keep God from getting us. If I had died in the flood or tornado, so be it. We are here on earth to show others about Jesus but when we die, we will be with God and loved more than you have ever known. I know this for a fact. I have felt this love and it is amazing! I would like to tell you about it if you would like. Just message me back and we can talk in pm if you want or on here. May God bless you.
I can't believe people STILL think it's safe to hide under bridges from tornadoes, especially those of us in Tornado Alley. Do NOT go into underpasses! It's one of the worst places you can "hide!"
Yes, that is true. The reason is that the winds concentrate and swirl as part of the tornado splits as goes underneath the bridge or overpass. The wind actually strengthens.
@@Juzjonezn if it’s too late to outrun it, stop and get out of your car and get in the deepest ditch and lay down on your stomach, with your arms around your head. Hopefully the ditch isn’t flooded.
The wind really only strengthens when you have a graded pillar system. Which makes a slope up to the girders. You can get out of your car if it's just a plumb wall with a bridge to keep from hail damage and getting glass in your face.
Im from Nebraska and my heart will always he there. This was so hard to watch knowing what is happening on the ground. As the man taking this video said, "Jesus, be with these people".
Tornadoes are seriously no joke, whatsoever. I was living in Tuscaloosa, AL during the April 27th, 2011 tornado (ironically same day as my mom's birthday). That was when that high EF4-EF5 tornado barreled across 3 counties causing $2.5 billion in damages mainly to Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. At its biggest it was over 1.5 miles wide. It didn't necessarily come right by my apartment but was still a few blocks over, and even then it was rattling our windows. The sound was unlike anything I've ever heard before or since. There was also this huge metal sculpture art piece thing that was picked up, crumpled into a ball, and hurled way off into one of my friend's front yard. The power of these things is just otherworldly. To say it was a crazy experience is an understatement.
I live in a place where tornadoes are extremely rare. We had a f4 or 5 come thru once. It was horrible. Loss of life and everything else. How people live in The Alley is beyond me. Take care of yourself.
We got s piece of it up here in Huntsville too and didn't have power for 10 days. Cash was king so we keep cash in our tornado shelter and 2 generators. We had 2 touch down within a mile of me last night. I do not f around with tornadoes. They can turn so quick. My grandfather had to jump into a ditch once and a small one passed iver and ripped his clothes right off him. Had they not been old and ripped he would have just gone right up in it himself. I knew a family that died in their basement in a tornado once but and F5 is rare thank God
I lived down 69 South and left because I didn't think my parents house would hold up if something happened. Unfortunately for me, I went to the midtown Starbucks to ride it out and took an indirect hit. Also, your name looks familiar.@@garrettlake7970
I was in a tornado at that same age here in Florida and it tore our roof off, our eyes looking up at the sky. It was all scary, from the sound of the tornado, the quietness after, smell, etc.
@@christopherrenfroe1125 Well, the giant red spot on Jupiter is a massive hurricane basically the size of the Earth that's been going for hundreds of years..
The ones filmed on April 27th 2011, especially here in Alabama, were terrifying. Watching Tuscaloosa being torn-apart on live TV was unreal. RIP to all the souls who lost their lives that awful day.
I got hooked on tornado spotting content recently, after we nearly got caught in a tornadic system on our way home from watching the eclipse in Arkansas. I grew up in San Francisco and moved to western NC. Tornado chasers don’t come here. Tornadoes are always rain-wrapped and the terrain makes maintaining a safe line of sight impossible. The chasers who do science are fun to watch and really help to take the mystery out of these dangerous systems. It’s good to understand that one’s risk can be very much reduced by remaining weather aware, having a plan, and following the plan when the experts indicate it’s time to do so.
I was at work when this had initially touched down. The wall cloud was rotating over my work before it had built up enough strength to touch down a few miles away. I was on a test drive when it was on the ground. I didn't know this was going to be a long track tornado at all. But this thing traveled over 40 miles. Nebraska hasn't seen a long track tornado since 1974. Seeing these things is nothing like anything else. Yes, Hurricanes are arguably worse. But those can be tracked. Tornados can change direction without any warning, dissipate, move a few miles, and touch down again. Highly unpredictable.
I'll take our south FL hurricanes 🌀 any day over this bad boy. We lost roof tiles and huge trees while huddled in the hallway but I was never scared compared to coming up against something like this. We normally have enough time to get out of the way here.
This thing was hard to track. I swear, before this one had touched down, there was one over by the Kawasaki UTV plant that didn't last for very long. But I kid you not, before this one had touched down, the sirens went off about 8 times.
Not to mention they can form and dissipate before the NWS even knows what's happening, before they can even issue a tornado warning, due to how long doppler radar scans take to update.
For people that don’t think this is crazy if you are 60 feet from that thing in your truck… it will begin to pull you in and the closer you get to the eye the higher you are lifted, tornados of this size have unlimited strength!
@@WouldntULikeToKnow.You might if you're in it nature can build,nature can destroy, mother nature's wrath has no limits no boundaries no rules and no mercy.
@@WouldntULikeToKnow.why not say unlimited? Just asking. Can anyone honestly say what a natural storm will not do? I do not think so. They can say what one has not done up until this time. But no one can measure the limits of the power of nature. Again, only to that which they have experienced or studied.
@@gregharris7185 @KNT.63 The Tornado is limited by the amount of energy being generated by the two temperature differences mixing into a vortex. A tornado isn't going to just keep going forever and never stop, it has a limit to it's power and is very much effected by it's trajectory.
I used to be a touring musician. I was in the middle of tornado alley in Lincoln Nebraska, Kearney Nebraska and Dodge city Kansas. The Outdoor stage that we were performing on and our gear was totally demolished. We had no place to take shelter. Debris flying all over. I’m lucky to be alive. Coming from New York City that was one of the most terrifying moments in my life seeing a twister just like that. I was covered in dirt and dust from head to toe.
I'm from York Nebraska, 40 miles west of Lincoln. Just another spring day with some storms. Now that we know the relative path of them because of doppler radar, its a lot less scary. When I feel the temp drop 40+ degrees in a few minutes the hair on my neck stands up, because its the possibility of a big storm. imagine a day where its over 95F and then the temp drops to 50F in the time it takes to read this... thats Nebraska tornado weather. Its usually nice and cool for an hour os so after it passes, then the heat and humidity come back. However, I live in northern Michigan now, the land is cheaper, winters and summers are far milder, and I rarely get hailstorms. Sure I get 150 to 300 inches of snow every winter, and the wind coming off Superior can be like it is in Nebraska, but its nowhere near as harsh as Nebraska.
Not mother nature but God is in control of the weather, He is punishing the land for their sin. America has become so wicked the Lord is displeased, seek Him while you still can. When Jesus comes back and parts the sky it will be TERRIFYING!!! The days of Noah
That's terrifying! I've experienced hurricanes, but at least with them you get warnings days ahead. With tornadoes, you have just minutes, sometimes barely seconds to take off and save your life.
I actually live in another country now. Lived most of my life in Hurricane Alley in Florida. Some of my new foreign friends joke about how America has the worst natural disasters. I do not disagree. Glad I left. In America there’s few places safe from hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires or earthquakes.
@@nonprogrediestregredi1711False, tornadoes and other natural disaster are just apart of the earth because it’s fallen. In the same way that human nature has a propensity towards sin and lawlessness. No, God does not actively prevent all forms of suffering
@nonprogrediestregredi1711 ... I don't think you know what christianity is.... God is not the author of anything evil.... Do you know who the "Prince of the power of the air" is? That's the author of destruction.
Howdy old neighbor. I lived between Carthage and Webb City for much of my childhood. Spent many a spring day or afternoon in the basement with a battery powered radio and all the electronics unplugged in the 80's.
Hello neighbors I’ve lived in Joplin all my life too! A tornado can turn any which way it wants you really don’t want to keep driving towards one. Many people have died from doing that.
Thought he was using Jesus as an exclamation at first I'm so used to hearing that, was super happy hearing it was a prayer. I pray every time I even hear sirens
I know, I started to comment the same thing. Definitely as not to take away from the destruction, despair, and tragedy that they cause. But just looking at how it spreads up top across the sky. Mother Nature is breathtaking, fascinating, and disastrous at the same time.
Never fails to astonish me how you can look right at these things, be so close, yet everything is fine all around. Unless it’s right on you, everything is peachy! Incredible phenomenon, incredible footage!
Praying hard for everyone out there! I’m from Nebraska and have lived through many of these . The my heart goes out to all the ppl deeply affected by the storms there.
@@jamesgizasson- wildfire. That has to be some serious BS there. I'd have to agree. I've always lived in Tornado alley. Never witnessed an earthquake. Wildfires in surrounding cities because of the high wind here in Lubbock region. It's very possible… in fact likely.
I live in California, and when there is an earthquake, people are terrified... other than a tsunami, there is nothing more frightening than seeing this. It blows my mind.
I lived in California, now Texas. Earthquakes scared me as a child. There's no where to go. I lived in Oklahoma, and now Texas. You can get out of the path of a tornado. It's flying debris people need to avoid. But I must admit, I hate tornadoes at night because you don't know where they are at. I seen one in the lightening before and it was very scary.
I’m personally terrified by flooding. My lil bro was almost lost in a flash flood in SFO, in a bad El Niño year. And a friend lost a bunch of sheep and a livestock guardian dog to a flash flood in the mountains. Hurricanes are scary for that reason. I’m capable of leaving in front of a hurricane, but I feel for folks who have no way out. Severe weather like this is going to become more commonplace. But we’re sleeping on how increased flooding risk is going to impact us in the immediate future.
Try surviving the ‘Campfire’ - California’s most deadly wildfire, in it’s history, back in 2018. And having that wildfire come right up to all the houses directly our you front window, right across the street - being engulfed by a wall of flames, taller than all the pine trees it was devouring. Then tell me there’s nothing more terrifying, than an earthquake, tsunami, or a twister.
I survived the 1992 Joshua Tree earthquake that was a 7.4... I'd take that again every time over a giant unpredictable tornado. If you have to be in one, at least be in California where buildings are up to the challenge.
I would be scared to death to even be on that highway. Tornadoes can change directions, these cars are just sitting there like they are used to seeing these monsters. Too scary
That last scene with the flag and the tornado was absolute cinematic perfection. Incredibly stunning and yet terrifying and powerful. So glad the movie twister kept me from wanting to seek tornadoes out or live in areas in which they happen.
"These people"? Who are you talking about? The people talking are tornado chasers, no? The people in cars on the highway - what are they supposed to do?
A warning, all Tornadoes produce damage, but the most violent ones can cause vehicles to become airborne, rip homes to shreds, and turn broken glass and other debris into lethal missiles. ⚠️
If you've ever been in one of those at night or a whiteout version, it is by far the most hair raising thing ever. It puts all your senses in overdrive and the sound they make burns into your soul.
Sorry if this seems like a stupid question, but what is a whiteout version? I have lived in Tx most of my life, but been lucky enough to never have been in a tornado.
Tornado and many other warnings. That’s the problem is that people just think it won’t touchdown near them or they’ll be OK in the earthquake and then they find that they’re in the middle of it and they should’ve had better planning but they just don’t listen to warnings people never do. And I’m talking about the majority of people. I know there are some that do everything they can and listen to whatever they can to keep themselves safe, but they’re part of the minority.
Many in US don't respect hurricane warnings, they'd just sit it out and risk getting killed, injured or trapped. And for those trap, it creates an extra clusterfck situation for search & rescue assets to get them out. Like go to another town/city, stay in a hotel for 2 days maybe. Not that hard.
It would help if newscasters hadn't start calling tornado "watches" tornado WARNINGS. Up until the last ten years or so, there was always a distinct difference between the two, and people knew what it was. Knowing the difference can be life-saving.
As a traveller to the States, these videos have encouraged me to be more aware of the names of the counties I'm travelling through. Check the weather ahead and find/ tune to a weather station. It's weird that not far from the tornado, it's blue sky!
Many years ago I stopped at a truck stop in northern Alabama and during the night there were some bad storms. The next morning I hit the road only to pass through the damage path of a tornado a short distance to the south. If it had hit the truck stop I would have had no warning.
It's a totally different ballgame at night. My brother (who later was a trucker) was in a car at night with his friend Glenn, when 🌪 hit. They argued over what to do. Glenn said "I heard get in the ditch!" My brother said "don't you dare get out of the car!!" My brother had to pull him by the shirt to make him stay in the car. They said the car was rocking back and forth, and both ages 19 & 21 were in fear tears. (I've only seen my brother cry once, so NOT a cryer) but he had a fear tear that night he said. 😬 We drove by the area the next day and it looked like someone took a plow to the ground. Even the grass was uprooted!! Straw was sticking into telephone poles (that part still amazes me). Thank God they didn't go in the ditch!! The scariest part was they couldn't see it coming, and had to act quick. Anywho, I remember that being one of his fears when driving a truck. Especially after the news would show semi's flying or overturned.
When the tornado finally passed on, Old Glory was still flying high. That Star Spangled Banner still does wave, oer the land of the free, and the home of the brave !!!!
My ex brother in law was an oysterman and an unexpected storm popped up while he was on the boat and he was struck by lighting. His shoe came off his foot and was split into. He was flown by helicopter from Apalchicola Fl to Tallahassee. He was in the hospital for quite a while but he ultimately survived the lightning strike but he was never the same. He was in constant pain all the time. He took strong pain meds but they never controlled the pain. A few short years later he couldn't take the pain anymore so he went to the cemetery where his parents were buried and shot himself by their graves. So sad
I genuinely cannot understand the people who continue to drive, but more the people who will go outside to see a tornado. I'm staying inside. We live in Kansas and our house is really old and we don't have a basement, but at least the police station is only three town blocks away with a tornado shelter, but I'm scared of them even when they AREN'T nearby.
I live in MO..we live in a small city thats highly populated right next to the airport. We had a tornado and no one thought it was coming our way, it changed directions at the last minute and hit us. I will always remember that train whistling sound, and how the wind stopped, the trees, everything and it got super quiet, then it hit. I damn near pissed myself I was so scared.
We were very fortunate several times. Tornadoes have touched down nearby on multiple occasions. The first was back in April of 1974 when I was a kid and it scared me and my family to death. We knew several families that lost their homes and belongings. My father went to grade school with a truck driver who perished in the storm. Tornadoes seem like they're more than just wind, they seem to take on a life of their own. Even though common sense says otherwise, they always seem alive and eerie. I pray for all those affected by this and every tornadic event. 🙏
The 1974 tornado followed a path pretty much straight down 72nd Street (going south to north)in downtown Onaha. It was extremely destructive and (as I recall) two or three people were killed. Personally, I was in a friend's bomb shelter at the time.
If you see a tornado like that, STOP and turn around immediately! Do NOT continue to drive in its direction. Tornados can move very quickly and be upon you before you can get away.
It’s really amazing and beautiful how clear tornadoes are against the sky in the Midwest. Here in Tennessee, tornadoes come in thunderstorms, so they’re very hard to see, which makes them all the more sneaky. Thank goodness for meteorologists and tornado chasers.
Was driving through Iowa at night as an Otr truck driver and saw one this big every time the lighting flashed and I couldn’t track it Most scary thing I’ve felt in my years as a trucker
Fuuuuuuuuck that!!! Although that's a great idea for a horror movie scene. Driving down the highway in the dark, a tornado ravaging the area and the only glimpses you see of it are from lightning strikes. Chills. Absolutely terrifying 💀
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Growing up in "tornado alley" I can warn people that are near a tornado on the ground, that these tornadoes CAN/OFTEN turn in a different direction in seconds! Do NOT stand underneath a bypass. Do NOT sit & watch it. Turn around & get OUT of that area. While you can.
Unfortunately it’s dangerous to do a U-ee on an interstate. If something like this takes you by surprise, you must pull over. This guy was probably trying to find a spot, but then the tornado went by.
If the funnel is going left to right, it’s relatively safe to book it once it’s fully on the right. The coriolis effect means that if the funnel hooks left, it will slow down a bunch.
In the Northern Hemisphere, that is. 😁
Agreed. Driving towards it is a questionable move. There was plenty of opportunity to pull over, and slow enough traffic to cross the median, to go the opposite direction, if needed.
Right?! I was shocked to see cars still driving!
That is true first we learn it's safe to stand under the bypass but we now know it's a dangerous place also
I hear you! Don't know why so many would take a chance. 😮
as a long distance truck driver I can confirm, the tornadoes have the right away.
@@Heinrich99 you mean 'right of way'?
@@Heinrich99 ALWAYS
*right of way* just trying to help.
@@Heinrich99 right OF way
And the left of way the north south east and west of way ,I live in Nebraska we just had our first hurricane category 2 level winds it was hella scary
As someone who does search and rescue after disasters, the debris field from tornadoes are a nightmare. Take cover IMMEDIATELY. I know tornadoes can pop out of nowhere. I've been in them. They can literally drop down beside you. Take it SERIOUSLY. Please.
They can turn (change direction) too!! This car coming up on it was making me very nervous!!
@@MimiMcWil bingo. And they throw debris. I had a guy impaled by a mile marker
@@kdallas3966
I’m not a religious freak or anything….. but I have respect for scriptures…….
“ THE WISE SEE DANGER AHEAD AND
AVOID IT……….
BUT, FOOLS KEEP GOING….
AND…… GET INTO TROUBLE. “
( PROVERBS 22:3 )
YOU’RE HITTING MY NAIL SQUARELY
ON ITS HEAD BY YOUR LOGIC
@ kdallas‼️
THERE IS NO AVAILABLE SCENARIO
EXISTING WHERE IT HAS ME GOING
INTO THE DIRECTION OF SUCH KHAOS!
EVEN IF I LIVE IN THAT DIRECTION,
GOING THERE WOULD MEAN CROSSING
DOWN POWER LINES, GLASS SHARDS,
BOARDS, SCREWS, NAILS, PIECES OF
HOUSING,MOURNING SURVIVORS
WANDERING AIMLESSLY IN SHOCK,
RAGE, OR VARIOUS DEGREES OF DESPAIR.😮
AND MY WORSE OF ALL…… ENCOUNTERING HUMAN REMAINS,PARTS OF ANIMALS,PETS, LIVESTOCK ECT.‼️
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO‼️‼️‼️‼️
NOT MMMMEEEEEEEEEEEE‼️‼️‼️‼️
IL GO TO A HOTEL MANY MILES IN
THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND LET
F.E.M.A.
(Federal Emergency Management Agency)
GET IN THERE,ALONG WITH POLICE AND FIRST RESPONDERS…………
THE LAST THING THEY NEED IS A WIDE EYED GAPER DRIVING SLOWLY OVER SOMEONES FAMILY PHOTOS, LAWN CHAIRS, ….. AND INTO POSSIBLY GAS AND WATER MAIN LEAKS…. ❓❓❓❓
…… okay……. Im done ranting now 🫣
May the peace of God comfort all those
effected that day……. May the
“better angels” in us reach out to our neighbors in such times…..
in Jesus name, AMEN😔
This is a phobia I have. I dream about tornadoes when really stressed. I can't believe this person still driving. 😟
Hi I'm a tornado, nice to meet ya😅
Can you imagine being one of those people stuck on the highway and knowing that your house is in the path of the tornaodo? Terrifying. I hope no one was hurt.
Amen!
I get what you're saying. But Honestly, I'd much rather it be my house... than it be me! 😢
Survival Rule Number 1 always drive 🚗 in opposite direction of the Tornado 🌪 and Not toward it!
Yes!!! That's what I was thinking!!! Those people took a BIG risk just sitting there or kept driving towards it! You never know which way it will go! It can turn on a dime and head right towards you....
Exactly this right here has! “I want to die” all over it!
"Look a tornado!!!"
" Quick! Let's go pet it!!"😂
Thank you! Common sense just ain’t that common
Storm chasers drive toward them!😂
I have been picked up and dropped by one No way would I keep driving. I was in a big truck with 79900 lbs thank God I am still here.
My aunts husband is a trucker and he got picked up into a tornado, thankfully he made it out ok, but he was pretty shook up and it took him a couple months to get back to trucking
🙏
oh wow, I guess it was one of those covered by rain, barely visible tornadoes?
Kathy where did it happen?
@@jamiegarrett3869 Clinton Ok
Where I come from that is simply called a Twister. That says it all. This pulls my heart into my throat. My family lived thru the F5 that tore thru Lubbock, TX in May 11,1970. This is what I called my daddy up the cellar stair to see. He slammed down the very heavy steel door, shot the three carriage bolts on the door and yelled for us all to come stand in the corner just down the wall from the last step. He shielded us with his body. When it went over our house that was the loudest screaming noise I have ever heard!!!! I've never forgotten that sound and I've never heard anything like it since. Seeing this video, my hands are shaking like a leaf. There is a smell that reminds me of how the air smelled after it went thru. And the quiet an stillness when we were in the eye. We were straining to hear something when the eye went over us and it's like all the air was pulled out where we were. We could barely breathe. There wasn't ANY air!! It was awful and so scary!! I was 8 years old and seeing this video bring it all right back like I'm living it all again. Mother Nature can be a pure dee old b$@ch when she wants to.
I used to live in Canyon...back when the University was still called West Texas State University & there was only 1 bank, traffic light & motel(1984/1987-88).....I was told the twisters wouldn't come I to Canyon as the town was built in a valley...but we could see the twisters pass by in the cattle fields...I miss the old days
Ozone, that's the smell.
Well aren’t you long-winded
So sorry for such a traumatic experience!
PTSD is what you and people go through afterwards!
Cherish Life!!!
Take Nurturing Loving Care!!!
🙏🕊 🌄✨🌅 🕊 🙏
@@alecalgard8177well... aren't you an empathetic one!
Hoping You never encounter this or any kind of disaster...
cause if you did or do...
You will Never make such an ignorant uncaring comment again!
😥 😔
To the truck driver showing this, I appreciated the "Jesus be with these people" comment. The best thing you could have said or done at that moment!! Thank you...❤😮
@@DonnaGollihugh 🙏🏽 amen
Amen
I totally agree. Jesus is the One to call on!!!
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼💯
I agree!
Where two or three agree...thank you ❤
This was the color of our tornado in Ontario Oregon in the early 70’s. It dropped straight down out of the sky we didn’t even see a funnel it was on top of us.. we were in my Dads truck . We turned off the freeway it dropped down my dad took a hard left and another hard left behind a huge warehouse The corrugated steel doors were completely horizontal in the air. 55 barrel drums were rolling everywhere, a guy bailed out of his simi truck before it came to a stop, the grain silo arm broke and grain was flying out not even hitting the ground below. A cattle truck turned over on its side 😭 trees were ripped out and down, roofs were ripped off homes and the rest area! my Daddy saved our lives with his quick thinking.. boy I miss him , he was a great dad . I was 9 at the time, It was crazy and exciting all at the same time ! Love you Daddy! Praying for everyone in these difficult times and days!
🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
I bet he was a great dad! God bless you!
Warehouse .
Oregon? Gee l didn't know Oregon got tornados,
xx
Sounds like a great dad and taught you well 👍.
Lots of respect for our Delivery Truck Drivers. They really gotta get through everything and anything to make sure we get what we need.
I just dodged 4 tornadoes in michigan today in my semi. It is a sketchy job sometimes
We own 16 an people have no respect care less abt drivers
@@justanotherotrguy Glad you're alright. Truly, bless you and thank you.
The truck driver coming in clutch with all our dildos and degenerate treasures is doing Gods work fo sho 🫡
queenoftrucking It’s sad but true. People have absolutely no respect for what truck drivers do and go through. They sacrifice a lot to do what they do.
I have lived in the Midwest all of my life, and seeing this still scares the crap out of me. When I was a kid, we lived in a trailer. When a tornado was coming, dad would take us down in the ditch, and cover us. Now that I'm a mom, I told my husband that I'll always live in a house with a basement, so my child doesn't have to ever go through that.
You had a smart, protective Dad. The ditch and covering you up was the best option given the circumstances.
@@BaseballinHeaven oh I know. I'm very thankful that he always put our safety first. As a kid, that was so scary. My dad prepares for everything that can possibly go bad. He taught me to always have a back up plan.
Just move lol
That’s what my mother said when we outgrew our first house . We had to run to a neighbors house cuz they had a basement and we didn’t .
@@bdizzle5359 That’s how our family operated, too. We’re very proactive thinkers. God gave us a brain to use.
I am Jalal Amin from Jordan. I lived in America for many years. I love the American people very much. May God protect the very good, generous and genuine people. I am the people they love the most.
Amen
Pro tip: Do NOT stand underneath an overpass on a tornado. I promise you, it is not a good idea as the bridge a) acts like a wind tunnel b) could collapse on you c) flying debris.
If you are stuck in or near a tornado, find a ditch and lie flat on the ground.
I've always wondered why they don't build bunkers under the overpass? It would be a great tornado shelter, made of all concrete and underground
@@kerzytibok3211 Agreed, but then again the first few in would probably panic and lock out the rest. 😢
Good advice! Thank you!
@@kerzytibok3211plus you’d need to pay people to inspect and maintain them for safety and vagrants which would be astronomically expensive as you can imagine what a few bad actors can do to an unsecured closed space like drug needles, dead bodies, or booby traps. The actual cheaper option would to have them manned the majority of time like rest stops or street cleaners but ironically this profession is underpaid and unpopular so is typically filled with convicts or halfway programs in many states.
Yup
I always heard that if it looks like a tornado is not moving, it's because it's coming directly at you.
It can also be moving directly away from you!!!
@@scotthayes1264 storm chasers go in the path of the storm using wind direction and information from weather radar
Or also away from you...
...but why take that chance?
Thanks - good to know!
@abacab87 I don't know a lot about tornados... but this is the one that stuck in my head!!! 🌪😲
Thanks to The Wizard of Oz, I've been afraid of tornadoes since childhood.
Well...don't worry....it is all made by the wizards......for real.....HAARP AND GEOINGENIERING PROGRAMS....wake up people 😅
Me too! I have had recurring tornado nightmares my whole life, a couple of times a year.
Who wouldn’t want to live in Oz with the world acting as it is today?
Auntie M&M Auntie M&M
😂😂 yu took the words out my mouth as I saw it I thought of Dorothy and her dog 🐕 😂😂😂
There is nothing like seeing one in person ¡! Prayers to those affected ❤🙏
No wonder the native Americans called tornadoes "dancing devils". Look at that thing.
This one was an EF4. Monster tornado.
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@@SimonKHoak-ec6cc it’s a dark kind of beauty
@@SimonKHoak-ec6cc I'm not religious but I'd be on my knees praying.
@@kerrieannmarie better find Jesus before it's too late
As a truck driver, I am f*cking astonished that that many people were paying enough attention to stop.
They'll stop to gawk at tornados and car crashes, but they cant check a mirror before merging
@@AgalmicAutomataFAX
Bro, so true. I pull travel trailer cross country and the road is a savage place full of distraction
I like how the box semi decided to relocate his position on the shoulder and pull out from behind the fuel tanker
I'm not really sure stopping is such a great idea. If you know anything about tornadoes it's that they can turn on a dime in a split second. Turning around and driving away from it as fast as safely possible would be the better bet.
NEVER EVER EVER park under an overpass if you find yourself in this type of situation. Overpasses, tunnels and bridges act as a channel that increase the speed of the tornado’s wind, making it a far more dangerous place to be.
Trust me!
I am no professional, but I am an Oklahoman.
Not for a 18 wheeler. I used to drive and under a under pass especially for a tanker is the safest place.under a under pass huddled together. As if at a truck stop
I would think a tunnel, bridge & ditch is the safest
I thought they say to go up under the pillars?
Y’all don’t have to believe me. On May 3rd 1999 just a couple towns over from me in Bridge Creek Oklahoma, there is an overpass that crosses I44. People took shelter under the girders of this overpass. The tornado's winds sprayed Oklahoma red mud upward and inward and the outlines of where people were crouched is clearly evident as gaps in the veneer of dried mud above the embankment. It looked like something from Hiroshima. A woman was blown out from under the bridge, killed and dismembered. This tragic event is said to have a huge impact on the science behind where you are safe from a tornado and where you are not.
But like I said, y’all don’t have to believe me lol. Google comes in handy sometimes though. 🙃
@@britalaxx3899 My son’s a meterologist. Since I live in Alabama, we get several tornadoes yearly. My fear is being in the middle of nowhere, grappling for a place to shelter. When I asked him about sheltering in a ditch, his response wasn’t very encouraging, however, your chances of surviving a ditch vs staying in your car have better odds. He did suggest keeping a bicycle helmet in your vehicle, and at home if living in tornado-prone areas.
"Jesus be with these people"
Enough said sir! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@@toniaj3973 Don't say Jesus say god
@eslamamreeky no I said exactly what I wrote. Jesus!
of course God is the Almighty. However, I was commenting and stating what the guy said in the initial video stated.
@@eslamamreeky Jesus is God.
@@eslamamreeky no one comes to the father, but through Jesus! He said it right!
I’m in Omaha. Count myself extremely fortunate. Less than a mile from me houses destroyed, some partial and some completely leveled. The extent of damage this string of storms did is massive. Please keep all those affected in your prayers.
Oración por todos de inmediato,desde mi Nicaragua,en donde vivo.!
I watched that Omaha tornado from rope to over a mile wide, multi-vortex to triplet. It was a monster with a reverberating hook, looking like it was reeling in the whole storm . I wonder how far the whole hook encompassed.
Tornados can kill! Jesus saves sinners! God bless you
Prayers to you and everyone in the Midwest. You were very lucky you were spared. I've been watching The Weather Channel. I saw all the damage to houses and businesses. This is terrible. I live in Florida, which, of course, is hurricane country. God bless, and please stay safe.
5 blocks away from us destroyed everywhere in CB. Wash car destroyed on broadway.
I live in the Midwest and the sirens going off scare me like nothing else can. I had to outrun a tornado that was coming across the same road I was on. I was on a long country road and was
Driving 95 mph trying to outrun it. It crossed right behind me. The most terrifying drive I ever had.
Omg!! 😮😮 So glad you made it!
I hope that you don’t do that again. You might not outrun it.
That happened to my brother when he lived in Arkansas for a bit.
Blessings
Instead of driving so fast towards where it was crossing.... why didn't you just stop so it would cross far in front of you?
I'm a trucker and I was picking up that day in Waverly, NE right at that exit 409. At the time the tornado touched down, I was on lunch break at exit 420 at the Cubbies. Heard the phone weather buzzer thingy go off, look out my window, and I saw this exact storm. It was the first I'd seen in person. I saw a second one right after this one.
Wow!! Glad you were safe!!
You were protected, I'm glad you're safe. From a former trucker.
Stay safe!
weather buzzer thingy 😁
Man, you truckers see the coolest stuff out on the road --- the job seems like an adventure!
I've been through Tropical storm's and hurricanes, this is frightening!!
This is some of the best coverage of a tornado I’ve seen.
you obviously haven't seen nothing yet then
This is absolutely beautiful. 💜
You should really dig deep because the internet has got some bangers!
Why do these things occur in these parts of the country?🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
In a long while
Drove through this area on my way to Colorado last year. It was dark and a storm hit. Lightning lit up the sky, and when we looked to the east, there was a giant tornado. It looked like it was standing still, which apparently means it's heading for you. It scared the hell out of us and we drove through hail to get out of its path. Scariest thing i think I've ever seen.
That image- the lightning flash illuminating the dark horror approaching you- is like one from a nightmare. One where you try to run and find your legs frozen...
Thank God you outran it!
Embrace Life and each other, and Love all you can❤
Ik if a tornado is still or looks far away it co!as closer, but if it looks closer does it get further away?
Closer*
@@tinywalnut6337 If you can't see a tornado moving, that means it's either headed towards you, or directly AWAY from you. Why do people always forget that second possibility. If the Tornado was already EAST of you as stated in your comment, it was moving away from you. Tornados in the US move in a generally west to east path 99.9% of the time. Look it up. Easy Google search.
@@almightygoddessisis 🌪️🌪️⚠️⚠️
The fact that you're still driving towards it is wild🤣🤣
Guess what race it is?? Hmm
Not really 😂 People who live in tornado alley have been known to go outside and mow their grass during a tornado. I grew up outside Wichita, KS and I can remember watching my neighbors get up on their roof with lawn chairs and a beer and watch the storms and tornadoes pass by. I’m NOT kidding! True story!
I was thinking the same thing. Why on earth is he driving towards where the tornado is.
@nadishak Because it had already passed over the highway he was on, so he was in no danger at all.
@@nadishak because 1) his car is faster than it 2) its still quite far away and 3) its not traveling in his direction. Use some sense people, storm chasers are a thing and they get wwaaayyyy closer to tornados than this. If it turned and started toward him he could just you know, drive away from it.
i was out to eat for my birthday, saw it forming overhead and drove home, my grandparents drove back to their city and said many more try to form. I was so used to them never actually hitting the ground i wasnt really phased, got home and was joking in a discord call that it was trying to get me on my birthday and never took shelter. was shocked to hear it actually touched down and was lucky ignoring 2 hours of sirens didn't end horribly for me
imagine being a person that chooses to drive TOWARDS a tornado
Nope!!!
У меня есть инсктинт самосохранения.
They are storm chasers. They know which way it's going.
And a black tornado at that !
🤣
this is the route i take home from work. as soon as it was time to clock out and leave, my manager said it was best to wait. seeing these go directly across my path at the time i would’ve been on that highway i’m glad i did!!!!
Yeah it’s best just not to drive into a tornado-warned area.
Most of these awesome tornado videos are taken by professional storm chasers. They’re bonkers and do NOT model ideal safe practices. But they’re also very knowledgeable about how to stay safe near these storms, if it’s unavoidable.
They also get valuable scientific data and are often the fastest SAR people on site when there’s damage.
As an Australian I always looked at tornadoes and my heart went out to the American people. I had never heard of one in Australia. We had small dust devils and water spouts but I'd never heard of anything more. At Christmas last year one tore through the northern end of the Gold coast. I drove through there shortly after and it was carnage. Because they are so uncommon in Australia few people had any idea it was coming. I don't know how our resilient American mates deal with so many. I often think concrete tilt panel homes might be a good option. 6 inch thick heavily reinforced concrete walls might offer plenty of protection for those not directly in the path. May I offer my sincere sympathy to those affected by this devastating event.
We're used to it. We have really good tracking and forewarning systems nowadays, so they don't kill as many people anymore. Most tornadoes happen in "tornado alley" which is dead center of the country which isn't all that populated (a lot of farming country).
The reason they happen in the U.S. so often is we are one of the few places in the world where tropical air (Gulf of Mexico) meets arctic air (from Canada). There are no natural barriers (like mountains) to stop this from happening, so it makes the atmosphere very volatile. It's a perfect storm (pun intended).
Before radar systems, you just had to hope you didn't get killed by one in the night. In the 1920's we had one of the worst tornadoes in history that wiped out whole towns and killed hundreds. Now that won't happen because everyone knows they are coming. If you live in the alley, it is wise to have an underground shelter. Most people do.
@@Wowzersdude-k5c it isn't that well populated? 😅 What a ridiculous statement.. There are 1000s and 1000s of people in these area's it just as well populated as any other area, There are big cities, small cities and towns or villages throughout. I live there and I've been all over the USA 100s of time's. Every state.
Thank you Matthew.❤
@@rickyclark4870 I think you missed his point. The top 10 states by population density per square mile, which means people per square mile.
New Jersey - 1,267
Rhode Island - 1,062
Massachusetts 900
Connecticut 749
Maryland 638
Delaware 536
Florida 428
New York 413
Pennsylvania 289
Ohio 289
Here are the tornado alley states by population density.
Illinois - 225
Texas - 119
Louisiana - 106
Missouri - 90
Minnesota - 72
Oklahoma - 60
Arkansas - 59
Iowa - 58
Colorado - 57
Kansas - 36
Nebraska - 26
South Dakota - 12
So as you can see, the person was right. Tornado Alley is far less densely populated than most states. As an area, it's far less densely populated than states to the east of Tornado Alley as well as the Western most states.
That is one of the main reasons I do not live in areas with frequent tornadoes. Same for Earthquakes.
Earthquakes, hurricanes, and tornados... We better start taking things seriously.
I was in Omaha when this tornado ripped through Nebraska. It came at Omaha. It hit just 1 house away from 1 of my brothers. Another family member had fence ripped out of the ground and the garage door was bent in the middle by flying debris. They couldn't get their car out. There was so much more damage. My Mom and I had the sofa cushions in the bathroom to put over our heads as we sat in the tub. She lives in a 1st floor apartment so that was the best we could do. The sirens kept going off for quite a while. So glad God kept all of my family safe!!
No god is controlling tornadoes lady.
That is deeply traumatic. I am so glad you are okay. I'm still freaked out by the multiple tornadoes we got in Maryland a couple weeks ago and that was nothing compared to this!! I did the same thing though.. hunkered down in my bathroom, with my elderly mom, in our bottom floor condo, with my chinchilla. My mom could barely sit down and needed my help to get her up. She's tiny and her legs and arms just don't work the same way anymore. I was so worried about a tree falling.
Glad both of you and both of ur moms are ok.
It's was God. And if so then God chose to kill who ever died and cause grief for whoever was affected. I'm not anti God. But people put to much on its shoulders. If you lived and the people across the street praying die. I mean. Come on.
@@inigomontoya619 God protects us when we ask Him to but God does not cause the grief, Satan does. Satan causes the bad things to try to get us to blame God and turn away from Him. Before the tornado, I lost my home of 33 years and many of my things to a flood. Did I cry? Yes. Was I angry at God? A little bit, yes. But then I prayed and asked God to forgive my anger. I asked Him to show me what He was trying to teach me and I thanked Him for our safety and for the things that we did have left. A war is coming between God and Satan and Satan wants to take as many of us as he can to keep God from getting us. If I had died in the flood or tornado, so be it. We are here on earth to show others about Jesus but when we die, we will be with God and loved more than you have ever known. I know this for a fact. I have felt this love and it is amazing! I would like to tell you about it if you would like. Just message me back and we can talk in pm if you want or on here. May God bless you.
I can't believe people STILL think it's safe to hide under bridges from tornadoes, especially those of us in Tornado Alley. Do NOT go into underpasses! It's one of the worst places you can "hide!"
Yes, that is true. The reason is that the winds concentrate and swirl as part of the tornado splits as goes underneath the bridge or overpass. The wind actually strengthens.
So what should you do if you are in your car on the road? I’m from earthquake country.
@@Juzjonezn if it’s too late to outrun it, stop and get out of your car and get in the deepest ditch and lay down on your stomach, with your arms around your head. Hopefully the ditch isn’t flooded.
The wind really only strengthens when you have a graded pillar system. Which makes a slope up to the girders. You can get out of your car if it's just a plumb wall with a bridge to keep from hail damage and getting glass in your face.
unless if there is a gurter
Reminder: you are NOT a storm chaser. Get the hell out of there
Tornado gal here, grew up in Southwest Kansas. LOVE THAT YOU SAID, “JESUS BE WITH THESE PEOPLE!”❤
NO WAY IN HELL I WOULD DRIVE TOWARDS TORNADO
The camera man never gets hurt.
That’s an absolute fact!
😂 yeah it's like dude you are driving the wrong way
It’s past the highway already.
Storm chasers
Im from Nebraska and my heart will always he there. This was so hard to watch knowing what is happening on the ground. As the man taking this video said, "Jesus, be with these people".
Tornadoes are seriously no joke, whatsoever. I was living in Tuscaloosa, AL during the April 27th, 2011 tornado (ironically same day as my mom's birthday). That was when that high EF4-EF5 tornado barreled across 3 counties causing $2.5 billion in damages mainly to Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. At its biggest it was over 1.5 miles wide. It didn't necessarily come right by my apartment but was still a few blocks over, and even then it was rattling our windows. The sound was unlike anything I've ever heard before or since. There was also this huge metal sculpture art piece thing that was picked up, crumpled into a ball, and hurled way off into one of my friend's front yard. The power of these things is just otherworldly. To say it was a crazy experience is an understatement.
That is literally insane! Im from southern California and I can't even fathom what a 1.5 mile wide tornado would even look like holy shit
I live in a place where tornadoes are extremely rare. We had a f4 or 5 come thru once. It was horrible. Loss of life and everything else. How people live in The Alley is beyond me. Take care of yourself.
We got s piece of it up here in Huntsville too and didn't have power for 10 days. Cash was king so we keep cash in our tornado shelter and 2 generators. We had 2 touch down within a mile of me last night. I do not f around with tornadoes. They can turn so quick. My grandfather had to jump into a ditch once and a small one passed iver and ripped his clothes right off him. Had they not been old and ripped he would have just gone right up in it himself. I knew a family that died in their basement in a tornado once but and F5 is rare thank God
I was there as well, but lived 20 minutes south of town at the time. My family and I watched it go towards Tuscaloosa from our front lawn.
I lived down 69 South and left because I didn't think my parents house would hold up if something happened. Unfortunately for me, I went to the midtown Starbucks to ride it out and took an indirect hit. Also, your name looks familiar.@@garrettlake7970
I love how he said a quick prayer!! Jesus be with these people!! God Bless and protect you and everyone!!!!
What makes this more eerie is that there's NO RAIN. Literally watching a monster tear up people's lives, clear as day.. 😨😥
That’s what I was wondering too - where’s the rain?
@trevorwise3222 Surprisingly, a large majority of tornadoes are not accompanied with rain. When the rain disappears is when it gets scary.
Usually tornados show up on radar as a hook shape because the rain is wrapped around, but not in where the tornado is.
@@conservachick100 I would argue that it’s more scary when it’s rain wrapped because you don’t know where it is
@@Jessica-kk1cz on everything I said that also
I was in a tornado at that same age here in Florida and it tore our roof off, our eyes looking up at the sky. It was all scary, from the sound of the tornado, the quietness after, smell, etc.
What part of Florida and when?
Yeah...where in Florida ? Its a really big state.
We need the receipts to that
One can only imagine what othe storms on planetery systems must be like🫣
@@christopherrenfroe1125 Well, the giant red spot on Jupiter is a massive hurricane basically the size of the Earth that's been going for hundreds of years..
Imagine sitting there just saying to yourself "...please don't come this way... Just keep crossing the highway and I'll be about my day please 😬"
Dude just drives right past a cinematic-level tornado.
What a clear view of funnel. Most of ours in the SE are rain wrapped and we have no idea where the funnel is going. This footage is incredible
The ones filmed on April 27th 2011, especially here in Alabama, were terrifying. Watching Tuscaloosa being torn-apart on live TV was unreal. RIP to all the souls who lost their lives that awful day.
I got hooked on tornado spotting content recently, after we nearly got caught in a tornadic system on our way home from watching the eclipse in Arkansas.
I grew up in San Francisco and moved to western NC. Tornado chasers don’t come here. Tornadoes are always rain-wrapped and the terrain makes maintaining a safe line of sight impossible.
The chasers who do science are fun to watch and really help to take the mystery out of these dangerous systems.
It’s good to understand that one’s risk can be very much reduced by remaining weather aware, having a plan, and following the plan when the experts indicate it’s time to do so.
The people driving on the highway had the good sense to park their cars and semis to the side when the tornado went across! 😮😮😮
Wonder if that's a behavioral difference between people in Tornado Alley and Dixie Alley. Folks in Dixie Alley don't seem to take that precaution.
Tornados can kill! Jesus saves sinners! God bless you
But....shouldn't they turn around and get distance from the tornado........??????
@@fuzzydunlop7928 WTF are you even talking about? 😅
@@gregsimmons694 :
Hallelujah! Praise The Lord!🙏✝️
I was at work when this had initially touched down. The wall cloud was rotating over my work before it had built up enough strength to touch down a few miles away. I was on a test drive when it was on the ground. I didn't know this was going to be a long track tornado at all. But this thing traveled over 40 miles. Nebraska hasn't seen a long track tornado since 1974.
Seeing these things is nothing like anything else. Yes, Hurricanes are arguably worse. But those can be tracked. Tornados can change direction without any warning, dissipate, move a few miles, and touch down again. Highly unpredictable.
I'll take our south FL hurricanes 🌀 any day over this bad boy. We lost roof tiles and huge trees while huddled in the hallway but I was never scared compared to coming up against something like this. We normally have enough time to get out of the way here.
This thing was hard to track. I swear, before this one had touched down, there was one over by the Kawasaki UTV plant that didn't last for very long. But I kid you not, before this one had touched down, the sirens went off about 8 times.
stop lying
@@stellviahohenheimyou first.
Not to mention they can form and dissipate before the NWS even knows what's happening, before they can even issue a tornado warning, due to how long doppler radar scans take to update.
A "wow" and "omg" moment rolled into one.
The guy filming this is completely brave and stupid to get this completely amazing footage thank you sir
We call them SUPER TRUCKERS
Well he did happen to be there on the road that day.🤷♂️
@@KevinSmith-dq9tz Doesn't mean he has to keep driving right towards it. Everyone else stopped and pulled over.
Don't worry. Camera man always survives.
That thing was still so far away.
For people that don’t think this is crazy if you are 60 feet from that thing in your truck… it will begin to pull you in and the closer you get to the eye the higher you are lifted, tornados of this size have unlimited strength!
😳
I wouldn't say unlimited.
@@WouldntULikeToKnow.You might if you're in it nature can build,nature can destroy, mother nature's wrath has no limits no boundaries no rules and no mercy.
@@WouldntULikeToKnow.why not say unlimited? Just asking. Can anyone honestly say what a natural storm will not do? I do not think so. They can say what one has not done up until this time. But no one can measure the limits of the power of nature. Again, only to that which they have experienced or studied.
@@gregharris7185 @KNT.63
The Tornado is limited by the amount of energy being generated by the two temperature differences mixing into a vortex. A tornado isn't going to just keep going forever and never stop, it has a limit to it's power and is very much effected by it's trajectory.
I used to be a touring musician. I was in the middle of tornado alley in Lincoln Nebraska, Kearney Nebraska and Dodge city Kansas. The Outdoor stage that we were performing on and our gear was totally demolished. We had no place to take shelter. Debris flying all over. I’m lucky to be alive. Coming from New York City that was one of the most terrifying moments in my life seeing a twister just like that. I was covered in dirt and dust from head to toe.
I'm from York Nebraska, 40 miles west of Lincoln. Just another spring day with some storms. Now that we know the relative path of them because of doppler radar, its a lot less scary. When I feel the temp drop 40+ degrees in a few minutes the hair on my neck stands up, because its the possibility of a big storm. imagine a day where its over 95F and then the temp drops to 50F in the time it takes to read this... thats Nebraska tornado weather. Its usually nice and cool for an hour os so after it passes, then the heat and humidity come back.
However, I live in northern Michigan now, the land is cheaper, winters and summers are far milder, and I rarely get hailstorms. Sure I get 150 to 300 inches of snow every winter, and the wind coming off Superior can be like it is in Nebraska, but its nowhere near as harsh as Nebraska.
Being around them too much can make you complacent, until you are reminded firsthand what they can do. I'm glad you're ok.
Still rather be there than NYC. 🤭
"New York CIIITYYY?!?"
@@generaleerelativity9524 🤣 New York City serves me well for my career. But I hear you.!
Man !! you got nerves ; driving into the tornado. Jesus be with you also. Thank You
Mother Nature man... Incredible, awe inspiring, beautiful, TERRIFYING.
Not mother nature but God is in control of the weather, He is punishing the land for their sin. America has become so wicked the Lord is displeased, seek Him while you still can. When Jesus comes back and parts the sky it will be TERRIFYING!!! The days of Noah
@@err20threebro you give Christians a terrible name when you talk incoherently like this.
@@gulla04Nothing incoherent about it to Christians. He isnt wrong.
@@err20threeno it’s definitely Mother Nature. If she wants us off this planet she would make it happen. Need to respect our earth.
Geoengineering!
That's terrifying! I've experienced hurricanes, but at least with them you get warnings days ahead. With tornadoes, you have just minutes, sometimes barely seconds to take off and save your life.
I was thinking the same thing, at least we have time to prepare...
@@AnAmericanGirl4Surenot when it’s a Cat 5- the results are the same - you can NEVER be prepared for that kind of devastation !!!
And with earthquakes, you get no warning, unless you have a dog (They can often detect it) around and even then it's just seconds.
@@debbiet-t.3773 No but at least there is time to get the heck out of Dodge.
As a person from the UK I can't imagine seeing this as I casually drive down the motorway, it's like a different world 😲
@ElvenJustice yes and they're more frequent now
@@FarmerDrewthey wouldn’t be geoengineered would they?
I actually live in another country now. Lived most of my life in Hurricane Alley in Florida. Some of my new foreign friends joke about how America has the worst natural disasters. I do not disagree. Glad I left. In America there’s few places safe from hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires or earthquakes.
Mother nature's power is immense. Pray for those affected..
I live near that tornado. The man's best comment, "Jesus be with these people!"
You make it sound like the tornado is still there
According to Christianity, Jesus would have been partially responsible for the tornado in the first place.
@@nonprogrediestregredi1711False, tornadoes and other natural disaster are just apart of the earth because it’s fallen. In the same way that human nature has a propensity towards sin and lawlessness. No, God does not actively prevent all forms of suffering
@nonprogrediestregredi1711 ... I don't think you know what christianity is.... God is not the author of anything evil.... Do you know who the "Prince of the power of the air" is? That's the author of destruction.
I thought the same thing about "Jesus, be with these people."
Seeing the hospital exit sign right where it was headed is terrifying, hopefully everyone was okay
I am a nurse, and noted the same thing immediately.
Added to that, the flag is at half mast. 😨
Tornado: ah, there's my exit! *Turbo blasts into the hospital*
@@shadowsoulless6227 It had some pain from the cactus it picked up a mile ago.
I definitely feel for all involved.. I'm from Joplin Missouri. Prayers.
I remember you got hit with one. I actually lived in Joplin for a year in the 11th grade.
As much as I dislike the heat here in the desert, I'm grateful all we have to deal with are dust devils.
Howdy old neighbor. I lived between Carthage and Webb City for much of my childhood. Spent many a spring day or afternoon in the basement with a battery powered radio and all the electronics unplugged in the 80's.
Hope no one was hurt/killed
Hello neighbors I’ve lived in Joplin all my life too!
A tornado can turn any which way it wants you really don’t want to keep driving towards one. Many people have died from doing that.
"Jesus, be with these people!"
I felt that! Best prayer!
Amen
No "Jesus" will help you. You have to take care of yourself.
@@JonniP1we all die though
Thought he was using Jesus as an exclamation at first I'm so used to hearing that, was super happy hearing it was a prayer. I pray every time I even hear sirens
@@JonniP1 🤦♀️🙄 when you stand before him in time. You can try to explain your comment to him. May he forgive you.
Staggeringly beautiful tornado. The shot at the end, with the american flag in front of the tornado. Absolutely incredible photography.
I know, I started to comment the same thing. Definitely as not to take away from the destruction, despair, and tragedy that they cause. But just looking at how it spreads up top across the sky. Mother Nature is breathtaking, fascinating, and disastrous at the same time.
and at half staff.
I was wondering if the tornado was carrying a flag. Thanks for your prayers and attention.
Okay but… why is everyone driving TOWARDS IT?!
The thing looks horribly evil to me. Anything as dark and destructive is never beautiful in my eyes. I pray all humanity in its path are alright.
That American flag looked badass
The fact that flag was still intact meant that twister was only showing 1% of its power.
I thought that too
Not @ half staff it didn't
She’ll always wave ✨🇺🇸✨
Gave proof thru the night that the flag was still there
Never fails to astonish me how you can look right at these things, be so close, yet everything is fine all around. Unless it’s right on you, everything is peachy!
Incredible phenomenon, incredible footage!
Praying hard for everyone out there! I’m from Nebraska and have lived through many of these . The my heart goes out to all the ppl deeply affected by the storms there.
I’m in Arkansas and have experienced many myself.😢
So you'll do nothing for those people. Donate, if you actually care.
@@beebeecee669Don’t underestimate the power of prayer my friend, I’ve seen what it can do. God bless!😊🤍
As a California native, this is waaaaaayyyyyy scarier than ab earthquake 😱
I lived in socal and now Missouri, confirmed! 🌪️s way more common and dangerous than the earthquakes (2 I could feel in 11 years and no damage.)
As another California native, it's a choice between the sky trying to kill you, or the ground. But I'll take either one over a wildfire. O^O
@@jamesgizasson- wildfire. That has to be some serious BS there. I'd have to agree. I've always lived in Tornado alley. Never witnessed an earthquake. Wildfires in surrounding cities because of the high wind here in Lubbock region. It's very possible… in fact likely.
Not all tornadoes are this clear and visible. Always take care.
PRAYERS FOR ALL AMEN
It's the car casually crossing the bridge for me 😂
I read recently that if it looks like the tornado is standing still, it's actually heading for you.
Or the other way, it's 50/50 but don't take any chances
For real! Im that car lol sippin a latte listening to a podcast like what tornado
@@dlindz2092
The it can't happen to me folks wanna Get ripped out the frame...Oh Well...🤷🏼♀️.....
Probably a chaser.
@@PhyliciaNicky 😆 same here!
If you’re ever in this situation, NEVER take shelter under an underpass! You can be sucked out and you may never make it home. Please be safe!!
Yep. It acts like a wind tunnel.
Bernoulli’s Principle go brrrrr
I live in California, and when there is an earthquake, people are terrified... other than a tsunami, there is nothing more frightening than seeing this. It blows my mind.
I lived in California, now Texas. Earthquakes scared me as a child. There's no where to go. I lived in Oklahoma, and now Texas. You can get out of the path of a tornado. It's flying debris people need to avoid. But I must admit, I hate tornadoes at night because you don't know where they are at. I seen one in the lightening before and it was very scary.
I’m personally terrified by flooding. My lil bro was almost lost in a flash flood in SFO, in a bad El Niño year. And a friend lost a bunch of sheep and a livestock guardian dog to a flash flood in the mountains.
Hurricanes are scary for that reason. I’m capable of leaving in front of a hurricane, but I feel for folks who have no way out.
Severe weather like this is going to become more commonplace. But we’re sleeping on how increased flooding risk is going to impact us in the immediate future.
Try surviving the ‘Campfire’ - California’s most deadly wildfire, in it’s history, back in 2018.
And having that wildfire come right up to all the houses directly our you front window, right across the street - being engulfed by a wall of flames, taller than all the pine trees it was devouring.
Then tell me there’s nothing more terrifying, than an earthquake, tsunami, or a twister.
@Demtapes ummm, I think that's what I said.
I survived the 1992 Joshua Tree earthquake that was a 7.4... I'd take that again every time over a giant unpredictable tornado. If you have to be in one, at least be in California where buildings are up to the challenge.
God tornados are fucking terrifying
I would be scared to death to even be on that highway. Tornadoes can change directions, these cars are just sitting there like they are used to seeing these monsters. Too scary
Nebraska is part of Tornado Alley, so they probably are used to seeing them
He might be a professional storm chaser trying to get live information to the public or get scientific data
I love that you prayed for those in the storm and I love that the flag is still standing
Not even a tornado can take that flag off.
@@gamefan6219Pink
Its a good display showing the wind wrap around the funnel.
Not only did he pray, but no cuss words. He's a strong man.
This is Father Nature not mother 😅😅😅
My prayers are with all of you today. I no longer reside in Lincoln for this reason, but I'm praying for all of you.
God bless this people!!!!
I appreciated the quick prayer for the people affected while reporting.
That last scene with the flag and the tornado was absolute cinematic perfection. Incredibly stunning and yet terrifying and powerful. So glad the movie twister kept me from wanting to seek tornadoes out or live in areas in which they happen.
It was an unexpected 'Murica moment 🇺🇸
It’s crazy how these people act like it’s a normal day
It is a normal day. Everyday people are affected by nature’s furious power.
This past week in oklahoma
Im surprised he didnt pull out his kite. Yep its all fun until...
Where is the respect for nature?
"These people"? Who are you talking about? The people talking are tornado chasers, no? The people in cars on the highway - what are they supposed to do?
A warning, all Tornadoes produce damage, but the most violent ones can cause vehicles to become airborne, rip homes to shreds, and turn broken glass and other debris into lethal missiles. ⚠️
If you've ever been in one of those at night or a whiteout version, it is by far the most hair raising thing ever.
It puts all your senses in overdrive and the sound they make burns into your soul.
Sorry if this seems like a stupid question, but what is a whiteout version? I have lived in Tx most of my life, but been lucky enough to never have been in a tornado.
Amazing footage with this tornado being so black against the light of the horizon behind it. Very scary!!
Always respect Tornado Warnings
Tornado and many other warnings. That’s the problem is that people just think it won’t touchdown near them or they’ll be OK in the earthquake and then they find that they’re in the middle of it and they should’ve had better planning but they just don’t listen to warnings people never do. And I’m talking about the majority of people. I know there are some that do everything they can and listen to whatever they can to keep themselves safe, but they’re part of the minority.
Many in US don't respect hurricane warnings, they'd just sit it out and risk getting killed, injured or trapped. And for those trap, it creates an extra clusterfck situation for search & rescue assets to get them out. Like go to another town/city, stay in a hotel for 2 days maybe. Not that hard.
It would help if newscasters hadn't start calling tornado "watches" tornado WARNINGS. Up until the last ten years or so, there was always a distinct difference between the two, and people knew what it was. Knowing the difference can be life-saving.
The top 10 most stressful jobs and the survey says a storm chaser isn't one of them,I'm not buying it.😮
As a traveller to the States, these videos have encouraged me to be more aware of the names of the counties I'm travelling through. Check the weather ahead and find/ tune to a weather station. It's weird that not far from the tornado, it's blue sky!
@ElvenJustice There's tornado in PRC and Australia, heck even in tropical country like Indonesia, tornado still a thing but in small scale
The truck driver who moved on regards tornadoes like a train crossing:
It's over. Let's go!
As a trucker I'm always worried I'd come across one of these during the night 😮
Thank God this one was during day hours ❤
having one near at night, while driving would be TERRIFYING!
Many years ago I stopped at a truck stop in northern Alabama and during the night there were some bad storms. The next morning I hit the road only to pass through the damage path of a tornado a short distance to the south. If it had hit the truck stop I would have had no warning.
@@ravynbishop6131 wow can you even imagine and look at that beast, I wonder how visible it would be until driven up close to it 🫨
Thanks for giving me an extra fear about driving at night. 😨
It's a totally different ballgame at night. My brother (who later was a trucker) was in a car at night with his friend Glenn, when 🌪 hit. They argued over what to do. Glenn said "I heard get in the ditch!" My brother said "don't you dare get out of the car!!" My brother had to pull him by the shirt to make him stay in the car. They said the car was rocking back and forth, and both ages 19 & 21 were in fear tears. (I've only seen my brother cry once, so NOT a cryer) but he had a fear tear that night he said. 😬 We drove by the area the next day and it looked like someone took a plow to the ground. Even the grass was uprooted!! Straw was sticking into telephone poles (that part still amazes me).
Thank God they didn't go in the ditch!!
The scariest part was they couldn't see it coming, and had to act quick.
Anywho, I remember that being one of his fears when driving a truck. Especially after the news would show semi's flying or overturned.
When the tornado finally passed on, Old Glory was still flying high.
That Star Spangled Banner still does wave, oer the land of the free, and the home of the brave !!!!
“That’s a strong tornado” and proceeds to keep driving towards it.
😂😂
My ex brother in law was an oysterman and an unexpected storm popped up while he was on the boat and he was struck by lighting. His shoe came off his foot and was split into. He was flown by helicopter from Apalchicola Fl to Tallahassee. He was in the hospital for quite a while but he ultimately survived the lightning strike but he was never the same. He was in constant pain all the time. He took strong pain meds but they never controlled the pain. A few short years later he couldn't take the pain anymore so he went to the cemetery where his parents were buried and shot himself by their graves. So sad
@@cmsmith1973 Such a sad result of surviving a lightening strike. my condolences to you and your family.
@Leahrloo thank you so much ❤️
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I completely understand. RIP ex bil.
@@cmsmith1973 so sorry and so sad. Prayers for family. 🙏
I genuinely cannot understand the people who continue to drive, but more the people who will go outside to see a tornado. I'm staying inside. We live in Kansas and our house is really old and we don't have a basement, but at least the police station is only three town blocks away with a tornado shelter, but I'm scared of them even when they AREN'T nearby.
Probably they are used to them. In my country there are a lot of earthquakes and ppl are used too lmao
Great video as always! Commenting in the hopes it’ll get your videos in front of more folks!
I live in MO..we live in a small city thats highly populated right next to the airport. We had a tornado and no one thought it was coming our way, it changed directions at the last minute and hit us. I will always remember that train whistling sound, and how the wind stopped, the trees, everything and it got super quiet, then it hit. I damn near pissed myself I was so scared.
I’m from Lubbock, Texas (Tornado Alley)! I totally understand and praying for everyone there☹️
This video of a black tornado is beautiful. On the flip side, I hope people were safe.
I liked how the Flag stayed up.
That’s exactly how I feel
My question is what does the tornado being black have to do with anything
You would think it would be easy to spot where that tornado went through there, since it has landmarks...but you can't hardly tell. Crazy.
And the uk news reports a big gust in a town as a tornado, this is a real tornado.
We were very fortunate several times. Tornadoes have touched down nearby on multiple occasions. The first was back in April of 1974 when I was a kid and it scared me and my family to death. We knew several families that lost their homes and belongings. My father went to grade school with a truck driver who perished in the storm. Tornadoes seem like they're more than just wind, they seem to take on a life of their own. Even though common sense says otherwise, they always seem alive and eerie.
I pray for all those affected by this and every tornadic event. 🙏
The 1974 tornado followed a path pretty much straight down 72nd Street (going south to north)in downtown Onaha. It was extremely destructive and (as I recall) two or three people were killed. Personally, I was in a friend's bomb shelter at the time.
Devilish for sure one missed our church by about 50 feet. I still freak out when it clouds up.
@@joannleichliter4308 The Omaha tornado 🌪️ you’re talking about happened in 1975, not 1974!
@@randytracy1742 You're right.
If you see a tornado like that, STOP and turn around immediately! Do NOT continue to drive in its direction. Tornados can move very quickly and be upon you before you can get away.
It’s really amazing and beautiful how clear tornadoes are against the sky in the Midwest. Here in Tennessee, tornadoes come in thunderstorms, so they’re very hard to see, which makes them all the more sneaky. Thank goodness for meteorologists and tornado chasers.
Was driving through Iowa at night as an
Otr truck driver and saw one this big every time the lighting flashed and I couldn’t track it
Most scary thing I’ve felt in my years as a trucker
Fuuuuuuuuck that!!! Although that's a great idea for a horror movie scene. Driving down the highway in the dark, a tornado ravaging the area and the only glimpses you see of it are from lightning strikes. Chills. Absolutely terrifying 💀