The Closest I've Ever Been To A Tornado

on july 14 2021 i took off for iowa where i managed to catch one of the best tornadoes in my chasing career just rocking and rolling in this video i covered my chase from start to finish showing how i managed to catch this amazing tornado waking up at 8 a.m i took a quick check of the morning models a very favorable environment appeared possible as long as the clouds cleared out which for me was plenty good enough to justify the trip so at about 9am i hit the road from my initial target of waterloo iowa [Music] yeah can i get a box combo with no coal slide just extra fries after intercepting some chicken tenders i watched as a clearing begin developing to my west resulting in rapid stabilization checking out the latest high-res models an area of enhanced tornado potential was developing over central iowa in response the storm prediction center issued the day's first mesoscale discussion which is when i decided it was time to start heading west buddy this is it oh man that's a nice circulation our storm is looking tasty at 2 35 p.m the storm prediction center issued a tornado watch as storms rapidly develop shortly after the first tornado of the day touches down near lake city iowa captured by my good friend and storm chaser mike delaney just to the east of mike storm a different storm is beginning to show signs of producing a tornado as i move into position okay our storm is now a tornado got a nice little gecko on it and we are coming in from the door [Music] dropping south i have to slice through the core before i'm able to gain visual of what could be a tornado on the ground oh yep gaining visual wall clouds big wall clouds and funnel question mark i see something hanging down oh there it is yeah we tornado on the ground all right i'm gonna let you go bro talk a bit all right the first tornado from the storm ended up being rather weak here you can see it inflicting ef-0 damage as it plucks pieces of corn from this field oh it's in hitting a house oh no it's hitting it's in the house please okay i missed that it literally just skipped over the house after jumping over a house kinks develop in the vortex just above ground level this rare phenomenon is called a helical vortex and is more commonly found in rope tornadoes like this one [Music] that's insane as the tornado begins to dissipate it undergoes a mesmerizing rope out stage oh two tornadoes twins we got a second one on the ground on the heels of the first tornado another tornado touches down this one stronger than the first new one okay so one just lifted new ones on the ground i'm doing handheld right now still on the ground this one has been on the ground for a while following behind i watch as the tornado picks up in size and intensity [Music] as the tornadic circulation passes over this farmstead trees and farm equipment are lofted from the tornado's powerful vertical winds just missed another house ripping trees to shreds though we're actually in circulation right now but there it is outer circulation yeah buddy oh shoot it's coming back it's coming back this tornado's been on the ground for like a long time after falling behind the tornado iowa's gridded road network allowed me to catch back up as it plows through another cornfield always through something falling from the sky pieces of corn rain down as the tornado feasts on the midwestern agriculture [Music] i've watched these little intersections clear violent motion wow freaking iowa getting the dog no freaking way at this point i am only 100 yards from the tornado and you can actually hear the roar as i roll down my window and then my mic decided to cut out ah so slippery turning the corner the tornado crosses just ahead of me where i catch one last look as the iowa corn shredder plows into its final field [Music] that's the damage path there it is guys just rocking and rolling thankfully this tornado only had an appetite for corn as it caused minimal damage to central iowa staying over open fields for much of its life cycle all right we gotta keep moving though she keeps moving with us [Music]

Channel: Freddy McKinney

Views: 326,374

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Id: oCqmd1i7Dhs

Length: 9min 30sec (570 seconds)

Published: Thu Jul 14 2022