Finally someone who was peaceful enough to Video the Storm without talking alot

@RedCloudBeechWaveAhh

6 жыл бұрын

he has the appropriate relationship with the storm, awe and terror, rather than repeating phrases over and over.

@GravyHucker

6 жыл бұрын

I think that if even the loudest storm chaser, let's say for the sake of arguement Reed Timmer, was faced with the same thing Dan was in this, even he would be at a loss for words. Maybe not.

@timmiltz2916

5 жыл бұрын

I agree HOWEVER, Wicked Witch of the West music growing louder and louder might be neat in the background.

@tony2800

5 жыл бұрын

CHOSEN 7 KINGS Ik this is very old and you may have seen his Chanel but check out peco hank his video over this storm is absolutely amazing he talks but it's not annoying and his video quality is amazing

@airsickspace9272

5 жыл бұрын

Go and check out Pecos Hank he’s a good storm chaser too

The person who filmed this is insane and I love them for it.

@mr.palmtree2384

3 жыл бұрын

and dead

@damiengriffithsaudiosurfch1158

3 жыл бұрын

He's a total idiot we're just standing up so close into such a behemoth and that would be me right there I'll be like I'm getting the hell out of here f*** this I'm not risking my life over stupid footage like this thing is a monster this is like the one from Into the Storm EF5 I would not just Dan there and just take stupid footage of a video or screenshot it and say hey I'm right next to a big beast I'm just going to sit by and just take a video of it for a long. Time it to eventually starts licking my legs off to the ground I mean know this guy's an idiot for doing this he could have been killed I mean that's very close to a super large tornado like this I'm surprised that didn't even take them cuz he was that close but seem to he was pretty far away he couldn't get any closer than that cuz you would have been dead if you try to get closer this thing is a monster enema cause billions of dollars of damage lots of deaths to if people are not warned

@noahbrandenburg5738

3 жыл бұрын

@Damien Griffiths This tornado is literally the largest and most powerful cyclone ever recorded. Dan is a professional chaser, he knows what he’s doing, he most certainly is NOT an idiot. EVERYONE underestimated this beast and multiple chasers even more experienced than Dan died in it. I’d love to see you survive this tornado like he did whilst also getting “stupid footage” of it.. because that’s literally his job.

@tjhookit

3 жыл бұрын

@@damiengriffithsaudiosurfch1158 Feel better getting that out of your system? lol

@hnchmen34

3 жыл бұрын

@@mr.palmtree2384 NOT dead...

Worst case scenario for both amateur and professional chasers alike. This tornado was the most unpredictable they've ever seen due to it's record widith, intense sub-vortices and shrouded in rain. R.I.P. the people that were lost that day.

@modularmuse

4 жыл бұрын

Plus I believe it changed course, widened and sped up all at the same time, achieving highway speeds.

@Hyperandom

3 жыл бұрын

Rip twistex team

@feliciacoleman7850

3 жыл бұрын

Yea the storm chaser his son and his cameraman were killed by the small tornadoes or vortexes the called it they said the tornado itself didnt kill them it was one of the vortexes that did I still cant believe a tornado could be this wide I have always had a deep passion and fascination for tornadoes the only time in science class in school where I made straight A's used to know the whole Fuji scale all the ratings the wind speed and the damage expected for each one by heart and can name them off without looking at it my mom told me when she realized how interested and fascinated I was with them and she told me at the age of nine when she noticed she told me then that I found my calling and something to consider as a career field either giving the weather on TV or on the outside chasing them and studying them..... up till she died in 2018 she begged me to do it and she had me talked into it me and her was gonna do it together but since she died I dont care nothing about it no more

@punkyagogo

3 жыл бұрын

Felicia Coleman Your mom sounded like an amazing person. Thanks for sharing your story; I’m sure she’d be proud of anything you decide on doing.

@duanescott7484

3 жыл бұрын

It wasnt really rain wrapped... It was just that big bro

4:52 this is the best footage out there of this tornado

@k5elevencinc0

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely. The rest is just its weird blobby look.

@Midwesterngrown

3 жыл бұрын

pecos hanks is the best

@Clemsontiger21487

3 жыл бұрын

Have you seen his other video. This is a cake walk compared to it. But that is a good shot

@aaaaaaaaaa97

3 жыл бұрын

Best and worst......It's a sad moment in chasing history.

@midnitesilverrun8631

3 жыл бұрын

Watch the one where he is escaping from this tornado and almost dies getting out of his car.I’m amazed he is still alive after that not sure how he survived.something tells me he won’t make that mistake twice.

'Welcome to Oklahoma-- Hey, where are you going?'

@lol-ct4ms

8 жыл бұрын

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@beckyshock3099

4 жыл бұрын

I'm going back to WV where we have mountains!!!!!!!!

@doosin8696

4 жыл бұрын

I'm being carried by the tornado!

@kambercraighead6948

4 жыл бұрын

Headed to Kansas Toto!!!!!!

@rushpittsburgh4

3 жыл бұрын

@@doosin8696 lmao. Wherever the tornado is going!

The thunder and howling wind in the beginning of the video (00:20) is absolutely horrifying.

@tiffanysnowtiger3473

4 жыл бұрын

Alice Smith it is

@leanneadams2549

Жыл бұрын

I think they ALL are !

Not to self never move to Oklahoma

@60103FlyingScotsman

6 жыл бұрын

Peter Trent aye

@clash3583

6 жыл бұрын

or Kansas or northern texas or south dakota or eastern colorado or missouri or arkansas or iowa

@itsdavidman6673

6 жыл бұрын

Peter Trent welp i live in OKLAHOMA

@itsdavidman6673

6 жыл бұрын

Peter Trent right now im taking shelter because theres a tornado RIGHT NOW LOOK IT UP

@spartanrifle8271

6 жыл бұрын

Peter Trent note*

It’s terrifying how tornadoes can go back up after a while then come back down worse than what it originally looked like. 🥶

@kingrobert7246

Жыл бұрын

It’s not terrfying

@leanneadams2549

Жыл бұрын

One of those is my greatest fear yet I can’t stop watching !!! Professional or not it take guts to do this and I believe everyone that does do this does it to save lives not for the “ fun of it “ because how much fun is that ???

@DeezNuts128

8 ай бұрын

@@kingrobert7246it is because it catches a lot of people off guard and they can get seriously injured or killed.

@CaptainCJ97

5 ай бұрын

Like playing games with people

@_ambience101

29 күн бұрын

​@kingrobert7246 a group of stormchasers were killed by this tornado it was the first time any storm chaser died from a tornado, I would like to see you go experience this, lol.

This is the best footage of this tornado, out there. I'm usually a pecos hank viewer but you beat him on this one.

@AdamB-mj6cm

4 жыл бұрын

There is another video by 3 guys that is amazing. I will have to find it

@jeffbrownme2

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad Pecos wasn't too close to this one. Killed a few chasers.

@3three3three3three

2 жыл бұрын

@@AdamB-mj6cm same dude. i've been on a search for that same video for an hour straight. no luck

@Frapucheno

2 жыл бұрын

@@3three3three3three y’all taking about “the F5hunters” el Reno video where they outran it with a GoPro ?

Almost 8 years later, I'm still amazed at the size of this tornado and the damage it produced

@Avrelivs_Gold

2 жыл бұрын

not much damage but it caught many chasers

@icantthinkofausername1542

2 жыл бұрын

EF-3 overall in terms of damage but it was highly unpredictable and dangerous because of its size.

@bearzdlc2172

Жыл бұрын

@@icantthinkofausername1542 nearly f6 in terms of wind speed though. the scales are so stupid. this monster definitely deserves the f5/f6 rating for the wind speed alone

@The_real_Cloud_Strife

Жыл бұрын

Still amazed in 2023

@leq6992

Жыл бұрын

@@icantthinkofausername1542 it's 1 or 1a along with Moore 1999 in terms of highest measured wind speeds of all time, and it's a reliable rating using radar data. It just didn't hit anything of note while at its peak intensity, so the NWS moved it back from EF5 to EF3.

I just read 'The Man Who Caught the Storm' and remember the descriptive scene where Dan drove through the tornado and shouted, "I just drove through that". To see the actual footage just makes it all seem to surreal.

boy do you guys put a lot of trust in your vehicles

@60103FlyingScotsman

6 жыл бұрын

Adabsurdum sadly tim was in a small chevy cobalt (not the best for a stormchaser mind you) as it has only so much weight

@markg999

6 жыл бұрын

Seriously...dead battery or a flat tire and game over.

@esco5593

6 жыл бұрын

Tim Samaras and his crew were right behind Dan as Tim was going for a probe deployment and Dan was attempting an escape. At 4:53, as Dan records behind himself while he's still in the tornado's circulation, you can see that Tim's headlights aren't there. Him and his crew were in a compact Chevy Cobalt and couldn't escape the tornado as they were being slowed down by the horrible road conditions and 100mph+ windspeeds

@P_RO_

6 жыл бұрын

It's been calculated that a Cobalt with the load they had on board would have been able to make 40 MPH at best in those conditions. The storm was moving at 55 MPH+ at that point. They are all still sorely missed 5 years later- RIP

@TheJoeSwanon

5 жыл бұрын

P RO how the heck are running those numbers ???

Dude, this is amazing. This entire tornado literally just seemed mean and ugly from the second it hit the ground and just swelled, half choking itself with debris and then coming back harder and stronger when it cleared the debris up and away. So glad you survived. That must have been an unbelievable experience.

This tornado had a mind of its own. It couldn't decide whether it wanted to touch down at.

@taurusreborn2571

8 жыл бұрын

Tornadoes like these are called multiple vortex tornadoes because of the multiple smaller funnels inside the parent tornado (as seen in the video)

@60103FlyingScotsman

6 жыл бұрын

Shanard White then if they form together then you get a MONSTER tornado

@muckrak3r

3 жыл бұрын

@@60103FlyingScotsman you mean like a 2.6 MILE wide tornado? 🌪️

@LRJ4

Жыл бұрын

@@muckrak3r oh no my family cant bike that fast

1:25 The tornado comes out of nowhere. That was one of the fastest tornado formations I have ever seen!

@2345allthebest

8 жыл бұрын

looks like an elephant's trunk...one of probably hundreds of vortices that monster spawned

@fgwilli76

7 жыл бұрын

geoengineered

@jeffromero8063

7 жыл бұрын

Max Shaw I

@katiewade8054

6 жыл бұрын

land otter1 Joplin came down HUGE! Also, watch the beginning of the Moore, OK tornado. It grows so incredibly fast.

@davidca96

5 жыл бұрын

Max Shaw It was really scary how it moved around too it was so out of the norm and almost nonsensical it would just stop, sit there, then turn back at 55mph, suddenly whip sideways, etc. The only reason those guys got caught is because it was so odd and broke all normal behavior.

This is probably the best footage out there of the multiple dancing vortexes swirling around the base before they were able to combine into one massive wedge. Amazing shot, Dan. Glad you were able to get out safely. And thanks for sharing. Keep up the great work, and stay safe out there bud.

sounds like someone keeps walking around on bubble wrap

@undertaker2406

8 жыл бұрын

Like

@StarTropicsKing

8 жыл бұрын

+Sky “Skylane” Lane Someone poured milk on Rice Krispies.

@katrinna3889

4 жыл бұрын

aSmR

@tiffanysnowtiger3473

4 жыл бұрын

It does xd

@pm2669

4 жыл бұрын

that's as big as a cloudburst not a tornado

wow. when the tornado was forming there was so much violent motion in the wall cloud, that it looked like the cloud was actually boiling. just a big, black, ugly, and dangerous boiling wall of death.

@cowboycolts

7 жыл бұрын

being 2.6 miles wide the wall cloud WAS the tornado xD

@justinbiggs1005

7 жыл бұрын

BowlingGlaceon lol. you got that right. the whole wall cloud dropped like a brick and became a wall of death.

@P_RO_

6 жыл бұрын

True. It doesn't happen often but it did here and nobody expected it.

This tornado is so odd. There’s plenty footage of it forming and plenty of it shrouded in rain and a miles wide, but it’s difficult to track the transition between these two stages. It just seemed to happen out of nowhere.

@c_coppinger238

2 жыл бұрын

There is a real time compilation of videos of its entire life cycle. You can see the changes there. Its amazing.

@LRJ4

Жыл бұрын

What when

@wadewilson8011

Жыл бұрын

Definitely did not happen out of nowhere. This is literally a THREE HOUR video of it's life cycle. That negates any, "out of nowhere" theory.

R.I.P Carl Young Paul samaras and Tim Samaras all killed by this tornado trying to chase it

@christopher2714

8 жыл бұрын

yeah the greatest tornado expert died not chasing he went right in side of it trying to escape I watched about it on tv

@taurusreborn2571

8 жыл бұрын

+Brent Guglielemencci Actually. There were behind Dan.

@MTStingray

8 жыл бұрын

I've seen it too, and they said they were more than far enough away from the tornado. It's believed they were struck by a subvortice.

@earlmartin9593

8 жыл бұрын

Chris Mcquay

@chillfrog7236

8 жыл бұрын

That episode hit me hard...

It had so much energy, it couldn't decide what it wanted to do first.

@JohnDavis-yz9nq

3 жыл бұрын

It was 3 miles wide. Hard to believe.

@hnchmen34

3 жыл бұрын

The El Reno tornado was a different animal... The atmospheric conditions that had to come together on this day to create this beast still astounds me... Rest in Peace, Tim, Paul, and Carl...

@Ohg665

Жыл бұрын

@@JohnDavis-yz9nq actually it was 2.6 miles but 3 miles would actually be terrifying. If it was, l don’t think any of the chasers would have been able to escape

At 4:53, Dan you caught the Tornado as it reached maximum intensity after it touched down. Lucky for you to survive and be with us and as for Tim and his son and friend who were right behind you when they got killed may they rest in peace.

@Dorox97

6 жыл бұрын

Kanefan701 That Is A Big Monster Right There

@sunshower6560

6 жыл бұрын

How close was he to them?

@GravyHucker

6 жыл бұрын

Close enough that out of respect for the family the footage won't be released - which I respect Dan for as well.

@davidca96

5 жыл бұрын

They were right behind him, thats whats so sad. I'm actually grateful for Dan he was where he was because he literally JUST made it out and almost got nailed.

@kittygirlovesullivan5132

5 жыл бұрын

Kanefan701 yes

Shocking how much it did not look like a tornado.

@trancemaster871

5 жыл бұрын

Zoomer30 that's how the tri state 1925 tornado looked like too according to survivors.

@marioneaddie5590

4 жыл бұрын

Right???

@joshuametzl1420

4 жыл бұрын

It's a multi vortex tornado

@rosievortex2808

4 жыл бұрын

I wanna say it was rain wrapped.

@TheLocalLt

4 жыл бұрын

Ohio glitter Twister it was a wall cloud that had a circulation on the ground at the beginning, then it developed multiple vortices around the edge of the circulation, then partially rain-wrapped but with the entire wall cloud denoting the circulation on the ground and the multiple vortices converging into an extra-intense “core” that did touch the ground. Then it became completely rain wrapped however at that moment the circulation began to encompass the entire rain wrapping, with the wedge shaped core also widening. The core is where the 301 mph winds were located

To see footage from this perspective,the hollow roarroar as it formed and the way these 3 cells organized I to one begemoth is amazing. Its also a sad reminder of lives lost. This is perhaps the rawest footage of this event. Thanks for sharing Dan

Fantastic close-ups! RIP Twistex Team Tim and Paul Samaras and Carl Young! Thank you for all you did!

That turned out to be the scariest tornado I ever seen. Glad you made it out alive! Great video

This is the best thing I have ever seen - it seems that way this minute.... It is like watching the greatest, most overwhelming natural force as it's being created. You put yourself right in the middle of that. Incredible. You were either quietly terrified, or you are a true hero. And no distracting yelling, or trying to upstage nature. Thank you for your awesome work!

Anyone else hear helen hunt screaming 'BILLLLLLL'

@vzgsxr

3 жыл бұрын

I keep waiting for the tornado to make the lion like roar - like it did in that movie. 🤣

@juckschnorris4048

3 жыл бұрын

Or heidi: DAVE , HoLy CrAp

1:33 You can literally hear it roar when it touches the ground...

@tiffanysnowtiger3473

4 жыл бұрын

asmira666 _ it’s so scary

@SebHaarfagre

4 жыл бұрын

I don't know, that doesn't make sense to me. It's not a solid object that will create impact sound in of itself. Most likely it's thunder from lightning which accompanies storms like this.

@oracle372

4 жыл бұрын

SebSk No that was the sound of the wind

@dogeboi702

4 жыл бұрын

@@SebHaarfagre sometimes nerds dont understand things

@AMADEUS145

4 жыл бұрын

That’s called wind

Wow. Look how close Dan got into the El Reno Tornado. Looked like he was right under the main circulation. Great video and glad to see you have lived to film another day. El Reno was a huge and magnificent Tornado. A killer Tornado.

@applescruff1969

3 ай бұрын

Terrific is a better descriptor, particularly in it's classic meaning: Something that causes Terror...

As a weather enthusiast, I must extend a much-deserved thank you for the footage and work that you do. Your ability to remain relatively calm in the face of the largest tornado in history is awe-inspiring and proves how dedicated you are to your craft. Your footage was also invaluable to finding out what happened to one of the most cautious and brightest men within the chasing/meteorological community, Tim Samaras. I can only imagine the images of the eerie, yet poetic way that the TWISTEX team was last captured by your rear-camera haunt you still to this day. I wish you the best in the future and hope you find peace with that day. I'm not a religious person and wouldn't normally say this, but given what the storm did - reaching out to them like a hand lifting them from this earth - mother nature had its own agenda and nothing can stop mother nature. I truly wish you find peace, Dan. You deserve it. For those that don't know about Tim & TWISTEX, Tim Samaras, Paul Samaras, and Carl Young lost their lives about a mile, give or take, from where Dan first stopped in this video (shown, I believe, around the 5:00 mark). The last shot of the TWISTEX crew was from Dan's rear camera. One moment, there were headlights, then there weren't and within 20 seconds, the meteorological community lost - arguably - their most beneficial, autodidactic meteorologist and engineer. Tim's inventions and efforts increased meteorological knowledge in a huge way. He was the first to do what the movie Twister depicted, albeit in real life and not film. He was the first to design probes that measured data from inside the tornado including temperature, humidity and wind speed and direction. He is also in the Guinness Book of World Records for having recorded the biggest pressure drop ever recorded on Earth. Very sad indeed, but fitting that the most influential chaser alive at the time - and most cautious - would succumb to the largest, most unpredictable, most rule-breaking tornado that ever found its way to the ground. May everyone affected by the world's loss find peace. May you find peace, Dan. Thanks for your work and your awesome website. I have been a follower of yours for some time and look forward to your continued dedication to this most dangerous field. Peace.

The May 31st, 2013 El Reno tornado was actually rated an EF3. It did have powerful winds, as indicated by radar, which could have easily classified it as an EF5. However, the Enhanced Fujita scale only measures tornadoes based on their damage, and the damage it produced was that of an EF3. Thus, it was officially rated EF3, but with a radar-estimated rating of an EF5.

@aeida6140

6 ай бұрын

Who cares theyre wrong the scale should be changed

@dingbat19

3 ай бұрын

@@aeida6140no they are not wrong.

@Skillz1023

16 күн бұрын

@@dingbat19they are

This is why I live where the air hurts my face.

@raphael9783

4 жыл бұрын

Damien Greenhood Minnesota?

I have been watching your video's since the El Reno tornado. Your footage on this storm made you stick out to me; so, I just subscribed to your channel. Keep up the good work!

It's almost the 10th anniversary of this monster and the death of the three Twistex members, and remembered I had to see this footage again. I wish the other footage of them could be released respectfully. That's Twistex behind you, isn't it? 😢 Insane footage and Rest In Peace Tim, Carl, and Paul.

3:40 Look how rapidly the wind-field expands in 20 short seconds.

@ajcook7777

3 жыл бұрын

I coulda sore it was 20 long seconds, or even 20 medium seconds... I dunno about the 20 short ones though...

@stormchasermary7593

Жыл бұрын

Your right

This thing was the leviathan of all time...prob bigger than the tri-state tornado...just didn't track as long but wow...needs an offical EF-5 rating

@2345allthebest

7 жыл бұрын

I agree but it seems the only damage it left that was measurable was in the EF-3 range..."the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, stated that, "despite the radar-measured wind speeds, the survey team did not find damage that would support a rating higher than EF3" ....I would think all they would have had to do was look at the Twistex Team's car and they would see EF-5 damage

@kdolo100

6 жыл бұрын

It was bigger than the Tri-state tornado size-wise. Tri state was 1 mi wide.

@pkranz937

6 жыл бұрын

The TriState tornado was a series of tornadoes from the same parent storm.

@Theemptythroneistaken

6 жыл бұрын

Me personally will always see this tornado as an E-F5 just because if this went into Oklohoma city it would cause destruction and devistation on biblical proportions the likes we have never seen from a tornado.

@okeydokey2337

4 жыл бұрын

It was upgraded to an ef5 after they found that registered ground speed winds exceeded 300 mph. I believe its either the strongest or 2nd strongest winds ever recorded in the history of the world. If this hit a populated area they would of had to come up with a higher number than 5 on the scale. Many many people would have died.

Wow, it's pretty clear from the very beginning that this thing is mad.

Thank you for including the sounds.

The whistling wind at about .40 to .48 is very ominous. The way the sub vortices went up and down and accelerated is very scary. Then the tornado grinding toward you at 4;51 would just make me want to leave. Beautiful video.

Respect to all those storm chasers, and I hope this season stays calm. Be safe yall.

Just looks like a huge rain shaft. Deceptive tornado.

@Cellmate412162

7 жыл бұрын

That's also what deceived the unfortunate victims of the notorious Tri State Tornado of 1925. While it was first visible when it formed, it too became wrapped in heavy rain & hail.

@coconutsciencegirl9232

7 жыл бұрын

I know. I'm like "where is the tornado?" Then you realize that whooolle gigantic wall is the tornado and you feel small ._.

@trancemaster871

5 жыл бұрын

Gargoyle Man I've heard the same, apparently witnesses described it as a giant black cloud moving along the ground others say it was like rolling black fog. To think it was on the ground for 3 and half hours too.

Has to be one of the most chilling, scariest things I've seen - you guys have guts, Ill give you that

The fact this tornado had 3-4 vertical vortices at a time, and multiple horizontal vortices at a time is incredible! THEN ADD IN THE FACT IS WAS OVER 2 1/2 MILES WIDE! This was truly a specimen!

4:44 You can briefly see headlights in his passenger side mirror. Wasn't the Samaras Cobalt supposed to be behind him when this happened? I wonder if that's it.

Dan, I understand you were the last person to see the three people who were killed, and almost got it yourself. Such unimaginable power I can not fathom. Have been caught "naked" in similar but lesser events and it is frightening and we are helpless.

Wondering about fall-off in video quality toward the end....then remembered it was "El Reno" and they were in a very dangerous position. Thanks for posting.

This footage illustrates how Twistex team got trapped and killed.

I give the guys credit for even stepping out of the car for this footage It’s soo beautiful thx 🤟🏻❤️

Wow! Those winds were incredible from the beginning. Very unpredictable and dangerous tornado, and I can’t understand the downgrade to EF-3 when clearly it was an EF-5 based off of Doppler wind speeds in excess of 300mph. So glad you made it out alive and can live to chase another storm.

@BillboardCowboy

3 жыл бұрын

Rating is based on damage done, not wind speed.

@snuffedtorch3683

4 ай бұрын

@@BillboardCowboysad, really. There needs to be a happy medium of both the old and new scales. These winds were almost 100mph greater than Moore 11 days earlier.

The wind in the beginning...I could hear it...Scary stuff!! And oh my god that tornado spawned like! BAM!!

It's almost like the multiple vortices that form and dissipate when the tornado is first touching down pull the entire wall cloud down from above. Imagine an entire cloud becoming a violent, angry tornado spinning at 300mph. Insane.

3:57 to see the final formation, 4:53 to see the full beast.

@TheRayvin6

5 жыл бұрын

austin thompson 7:53 you can see the beast in full lighting and no rain it’s breathtaking

4:45 Look in the rear view. See those headlights? That's the Samaras/Young car. And then they disappear......

@jcrowther5525

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, you’re right. Never noticed that before

@Ellie_420

Жыл бұрын

The most sad part about the video

Dan you are very fortunate to be alive!

Dan, I understand your reluctance to discuss the rear camera images in detail in respect to the families, what can you tell us.what did the images capture, if you can speak in general respectful terms..ie> does it just show headlights, how close behind was the twistex vehicle, does it show the vehicle being blown off the road.. any info would be appreciated.thanx

That was absolutely mind blowing!!

Some of the best tornado footage available online. The multiple vortices hopskipping... very awesome!

@olancreel1491

9 жыл бұрын

Huh?

Dan....do you have versions of your El Reno series that includes your narration? Or could you produce that? Just overlay your description of where you were, what you were thinking, strategizing etc?

How wide was it in this video? It's not even close to max size right?

Hi Dan, I came across your blog on Storm Highway talking about your close encounter with the 2.6 mile wide Tornado in El Reno, Oklahoma and I got a few questions to ask you. While I was reading about your experience, I found something very interesting. (I'm so sorry if you got so many questions like this!) You said after the storm blew over, you were not aware about the twistex team's fate during the time. But while you were reviewing the footage on one of your cameras (I think it was your back camera?), you got the colbalt on film while both you and the Twistex team were going on Reuter Rd & Highway 81. [Question #1]: I'm not asking for you to give me the footage because that would be very disrespectful to the families and friends who knew Tim and his crew. I'm just going to ask if you could possibly tell me some details about if you saw the mistake they made and if you heard their conversation during their final moments? Once again, I am sorry if you got Millions of questions like #1 it's just that my friend's and I were inspired by Twistex so now I want to do some research about what went wrong during the time. [Question #2]: Did you see the Native American legend "The Dead Man Walking" or something similar to the one seen in Jarrel, TX in the year 1997? [Final Question]: Were there any reports of damage to buildings from the tornado? I'm just asking because I'm still in denial about the [cough][cough] "Official" [cough] rating calling it an "EF3". I understand if you don't want to answer #1, #2, or #3 and you don't have to and yes I know I'm way to young for my age to be a weather enthusiast lol. Please respond if possible. -Helix

@P_RO_

6 жыл бұрын

Dan does not speak about the loss of his friends that day- please understand and respect that. You can find the answers to your questions online from other chasers who were there. I suggest that approach if you really want to know and understand this tornado and what happened that day. This tornado changed the spotting and chasing world forever.

That looked like a multiple vortex tornado which may partly explain the extreme size of the thing. It was actually wider than a persons field of view.

@tylerrhino

6 жыл бұрын

Callum Kent depends on the distance

@P_RO_

6 жыл бұрын

This one was a single tornado at this point, but chock-full of small subvortices near the edges. The storm damage (and probably the funnel) was essentially as large as the wall cloud itself. A real monster.

That tornado was 2.6 miles in diameter, on the ground for 40 minutes and traveled 16.2 miles. I remember this tornado because it was on my birthday and I remember being so worried about a family member.

What is that road map app your using on your laptop for navigation?

You all know Tim Samaras (Twistex) was right behind this guy on this dirt road but got caught up in it and didn't make it out,right?

@stormycat774

7 жыл бұрын

Broseph yes, sadly I do know that😭 RIP Twistex Team

@60103FlyingScotsman

6 жыл бұрын

Mark yeah he knows RIP the legend that was tim sameras

@MB-ln9nv

6 жыл бұрын

It went south east and grew😣

@qckndrty1

5 жыл бұрын

Yep the tornado won

@feliciacoleman7850

3 жыл бұрын

Yea I almost cried when I read about this and seen the video when the vortexes caught them and all u see is their car flying and flipping not only did his wife loose a husband but also a son cant imagine the pain she felt and went through and still going through cause loosing a husband hurts to the core but they say loosing a child is worse than loosing a momma or spouse.... but it brings me comfort he died doing what he loved and if he could come back to earth I bet my last dollar he would do it all again he had some of the prettiest pictures of lightening and tornadoes that only are seen in magazines or painted by an artist the beginning of these super cells that produces tornadoes are honestly beautiful and picturesque and when the tornado first forms and they are that white color has always been beautiful too to me also they are white at first the more " it eats" as meteorologists and chasers calls it well the more it eats the darker it gets....

dangit! i could have watched that rotation at 4:09 for just a few more minutes!

I can't wait to see 4k tornado footage. Experts are saying they learn far more from 4k tornado footage than 'HD' 1080p stuff. Because the 4k camera sensors capture so much more detail. This dude is freaking lucky to be alive. Highly experienced chasers got consumed by this thing but he got out (barely).

@Avrelivs_Gold

2 жыл бұрын

too bad youtube has very bad compression

This came within a few miles of my house. I lived on E Elm St, not far from Rte 66. The hail was massive. It was a terrifying day.

It’s scary to see something like this and this large just forming over you. You don’t know where it starts because of its size. It could be forming somewhere completely far away or right above you.

Imagine looking toward the horizon and finding it's been replaced with a tornado.

it's daring people like this that really need to be appreciated... who in their right mind would ever want to drive a directly under a dark, intimidatingly scary gargantuan death-dealing-cloud.... just waiting to suck you up by one of its many tentacle-like-vortices! The sheer power, and speed... unbelievable.. so incredible to watch, yet so deadly... amazing. Thank you for your amazing video, and service ! Be bloody careful please !

Great camera work!

The clouds are beautiful

Dan you are lucky to be alive. It's crazy how Twistex didn't make it out and they weren't that far behind you and yet you both had tiny cars chasing that day. I know Tim Carl and Paul were in a Cobalt and you was in a Yaris. I can't even begin to imagine chasing a tornado like that in a Yaris, I would've probably shit in my pants. Glad you made it out. You captured some great video, especially on another video I watched when you was racing to get out and Twistex was behind you. You make it out and decide to get out of your car while you still had tornadic winds hitting you and then the hail destroying your car. You got some really good video though and hopefully you chase a little smarter now since you almost died.b nbc

Man this is terrifying! That sky looking like the Master of Puppets album cover. Id be going the other way

Just depends on the day. I was in a few different parts of OK back in summers of '04 & '05 without seeing a tornado. Same when I stayed in Texas during the same time period. Here in South Dakota, where I live, there's about three F1, F2- rarely an F3 tornadoes every spring/summer-earlyFall, but those occur mostly out in the open flatland areas. My hometown never gets them because of how we usually get storms from the west, and the hills surrounding town, actually protect the town. However, an F3 came in from from the north east one summer, and ended just about 3 miles from town. (We have tons of farm land) So.... You never know. I now live in one of those flat areas (20 miles away) that had an F2 twister roll through. 1 mile from my house.

This tornado is unique in that it seems as though the whole meso sat on the ground once the subvortices got a good grasp. I believe the ingredients for this tornado should be looked at carefully.

@esver1883

6 жыл бұрын

erpfanatic65 it's like the entire wall cloud dropped and dumped several tornadoes inside it.

@nswhorse

6 жыл бұрын

I don't think any tornado in history has been more thoroughly documented and studied than this one.

I have to say, a lot of the sounds in this video are scary. Just the sound the wind makes is scary.

The beginning of this video/the tornado is insane. So mesmerizingly terrifying.

Awesome work!

Wow the tornado splits and the smaller tornado goes into the cloud

Lmao the popping sound is so relaxing

@TheDriller64

5 жыл бұрын

Tornado ASMR

@luiscanamarvega

3 жыл бұрын

Yes.

love that popping sound reminds me of an old record player. much better than the vids where it's a couple guys hootin and hollerin and trying to grandstand the storm

Is the wind that is being experienced at the end of this video RFD?

Chasers: *Waiting for what looked like one or two tornadoes to drop* Mother Nature: Have the whole mesocyclone instead!

0:07 that's the same iconic lightning bolt that shoots out of the tornado in Pecos Hank's video

Dan where you actually at the El Reno tornado?

el reno had a one mile wide ef5 tornado in 2011 that picked up a 1.9 million pound oil derrick and rolled it at least 3 times. the 2011 el reno tornado had wind speeds recorded at 280 mph and the 2.6 mile wide tornado in 2013 had even higher wind speeds recorded at 296 mph.

@Ohg665

Жыл бұрын

Actually it was 302

@extsyy

Жыл бұрын

@@Ohg665 it was 296 the 1999 Moore had 302 mph

Man living on the east coast I sometimes forget that places like this even exist in the U.S. lol. I'm not used to my nearest neighbor being 10 miles away

rip Tim Samras True strom chasing legend

Do yallhave a video from 1984 hurricane hugo

I dont see how storm chasers are so calm. I would have been screaming lol

The TWISTEX team of Tim Sumaras, scientist AMD meteorologist, his son Paul, a photographer and Tims chasing partner Carl Young, another meteorologist, AMD they were ONLY 200m behind Dan Robinson , and they didn't make it. This man,Dan Robinson,is the LUCKIEST SOB there is! He got the most intense part of the tornado and didnt realize just how close he was until it was too late.yes he got some of the most terrifying, amazing footage of a tornado but what he did was very dangerous and likely hasn't gotten this close to a tornado ever again!

2:50 So iconic.

Dan: Around what time was it for 4:11 through 4:52?

The thing that still just blows my mind is normally you think of a Tornado and you picture a funnel, white or brown from the ground to the sky. You can see it... you can see it move across the landscape etc. This Tornado doesn't even look like one to me.. it's just a wall. And I can fathom how that "wall" is actually spinning at 300 miles an hour.

@Mikey-1990

3 ай бұрын

Exactly what I'm saying. Like most of the time from numerous videos I've seen, you can't even make out a distinct shape. The thing was so massive it really did look like the entire skyline just fell down and started rotating. I can't even begin to imagine if this thing took the same path as the bridge creek moore tornado. That would've been horrific.

Great footage but sounds like someone is eating a bag of Doritos next to the microphone for the first couple minutes

these guys have a deathwish

@AMADEUS145

4 жыл бұрын

Well it’s their job

@soggypotato6381

3 жыл бұрын

And views

Imagine a 2_1/2 mile wide stove pipe type tornado, the El Reno was just Carnage at the ground level it was like a portal for demon to morph through the ever so many touchdowns and disappearing back into the Calderon boil

It’s cool how the formation of the tornado goes *teleports*