Intense Close Range Intercept of Violent EF-4 Tornado - Iowa High Risk Tornado Outbreak - 3/31/23 

Ok ik damn isn't that much of a cuss but I kinda had to chuckle seeing "no screaming or cussing" then the next word is damn lol

Looking at you Reed Timmer

@@steveguse4481 💀

It's right there!! Hahahah! GET IN THE CAR!! GOOOOO DROP IT DOWN GOOOO!

when they do start getting scared, I give em a pass, because I dont know what I would be saying in that situation. ...do you? lol

Honored to have received this comment! Thank you Reed!

what you said on your community tab was spot on reed. definitely some of the most amazing tornado footage i've ever seen!

Very good sir

Oh, please.

​@@corkcamden9878 someone doesn't understand what's happening here. 😂

I really want to join tornado chasing tour in the US. Which team(s) would suggest？With budget within 5000 USD.

Yep. Just more proof that the idiotic EF rating system should’ve been scrapped years ago. And yet, they keep on using it.

@@user-mw8ii6zk8j , There are tour groups with websites available to give you all the information you need, via Google. Tempest Tours and Tornadic Expeditions are just two of SEVERAL that you might want to look at. For roughly $5000, I would expect you to be able to find a decent several day expedition. You will likely have to book your tour well in advance. There are only a few spaces available on each tour outing, and they tend to fill up in advance. You'll end up riding a lot of road miles, and conservatively speaking, it's even money on whether or not the weather cooperates enough to make for an 'active storm chase'. Usually you'll get to see some decent storms. Catching a tornado? That's never guaranteed, though you'll have about as good a chance of it as you can possibly get, being that you're with highly experienced chase meteorologists on the expedition. I suggest making safety your top criteria for selection of a tour group, and pack along a bit of money for food, snacks and souvenirs, because you WILL be in for quite a tour of an amazing area of our country! Good luck!

​@@user-mw8ii6zk8j On the plus side, nobody invited you, so the chances of you ever being sucked up in a vortex went way down! But on the other hand, nobody likes you. So it's kind of a win-win. 😂 I'm kidding bub, I hope you get to live your dream of chasing storms. Seriously. It's always been a passion of mine, but I live in the northeast, so not a lot of storm action up here (unless you have a phobia of snow!). Good luck in your pursuit, literally and figuratively. ✌️

This thing was massive. Seems wide enough to have swallowed a town whole.

Right? We're expecting to hear some drama-hound hollering shit we already know into the mic, like they want an academy award, but this one is so no-nonsense and letting the tornado do all the talking. Very refreshing.

No blaring music either.

“T-TORNADO ON THE GROUND! TOUCHDOWNNN!!!!! SOMEONE CALL NOAA NOW! CALL NOAA NOW!!! TAKE A LOOK AT THAT UPDRAFT- OH MY GOD! STACY, STACY-“ “I’M CALLING THE SHERIFF BOB I’M CALLING HIM RIGHT NOW-“ “LOOK AT THAT TREE ITS GONE”

I so agree, no grandstanding just delivering the amazing footage and displaying their knowledge with confidence.

I cringe when I hear them scream, "Violent tornado on the ground!" Um...when is a tornado NOT violent?

Thank you, I really appreciate it!!

I know it’s hard to say I love you when it is a catastrophe, gotta love nature and all that have been effected ✌🏻

Sup styro

It truly is.

Hello Mr elctric nerd

I live in Santa Rosa ca, we had 5k homes burn down 5 years ago. It’s rough, lots of pain and suffering. You quickly find out who’s resilient and who’s not.

Well said viniceiacarter461. I agree.

@@karlkobler218My childhood home burned in that fire. My parents hadn’t lived there since the 90’s. I only lived there a couple of years. I spent a lot of time scouring the drone photos looking for the house location to be sure. (Crestview Ct) And I cried. I couldn’t understand my grief. I didn’t even have any good memories in that home. Not one. But I was still so sad. I can’t imagine the reality of it being my home at the time of the fire. I’m sorry for your loss. I hope you’ve been able to rebuild.

You never get over it you just learn to move on what bothers me the most is pictures of my girls,there baby books,there coming home outfit all 4 girls wore the same outfit I was going to have it made into something they could wear on there wedding day like a garter etc.. and all the little things they made me over years,there Christmas ornaments,there little feet prints from the hospital it's those things that bother me because they can't be replaced clothes, furniture, vehicles all that can be replaced don't get me wrong I am thankful my family was ok we were in a storm cellar but came out and it was all gone

"Crispy" is such a great description word!

I've been in one in a secure and strong apartment tower. It sounds as if there's a locomotive engine right there. My experience was the weakest and if it was scary

Be grateful. They're cool to watch on a screen - they're terrifying in real life.

😭😅💯

I beg to differ. He would not stop messing with the composition and zoom. Then he tilts the image. Professional? I think not.

Chasing tornados can be a calling? Interesting

@@frikkied2638 My calling is driving around the country chasing sun shiny days day after day after day. Never ending, always moving always, never stopping never over and over again. It's always just around the corner.

Is Lauren single? 😲😵🤯

I really appreciate that, thank you! A monster indeed!

God is destroying all sinners

​@@charlesgachichio9317 You'd think there would be more tornadoes in coastal cities if that were the case instead of fucking farm country. Please take your nonsense elsewhere.

​@@MidwestStormChasing omg you put yourselfs in danger to bring this to us,God bless you Jayden,From New Zealand 🇳🇿 🙏🙌🙌Prayers go out to everyone 🙏

@@charlesgachichio9317 Yeah, God has a beef with hard working farmers in Iowa. GTFO kid. lol

Yeah what we have is about a 10th of this.

I've never felt so small and insignificant as I did when I was in my first tornado. EF-3 though in some areas it caused 4 & 5 grade damage.

It’s absolutely humbling. You think you are strong, until you see something like this that can literally corkscrew metal.

@@CrazyWeatherDude That thing could corkscrew steel I beams!

The most chilling thing about tornadoes is how the air feels leading up to the storm. You can walk outside and just feel "tornado weather". The sky turns an eerie green color and the sirens wailing in the background make it a surreal experience.

Agreed, it's refreshing to see. That's why I like Pecos Hank and don't really watch any of the other screamers. This guy's got it figured out.

​@@PatriotDaisyNo one can reasonably deny that Reed Timmer is the top dog of all storm chasers, but he really needs to stfu. I've been muting his videos for a long time.

@Daisy Lynn Oh yeah, and Reed also witnessed the infamous 99 Moore F5. He has witnessed a lot of historically powerful twisters. Dr. Trimmer is passionate without a doubt.

I used to think that about Reed but after watching his streams and the countless hours of traveling it takes to be in good position for just a chance at seeing one, I don’t blame him for being so excited

@@dannyllerenatv8635 passionate and overly annoying are two diff things, he’s a lot of both all the time.

The ghost train was absolutely mesmerizing for the few minutes it was clearly visible. Glad to see someone else take notice too!

What's the ghost train?

@@edd4816 my guess is that it's the large cloud of dust thats trailing behind the tornado, sort of like an afterimage of the tornado's path. Like a lot of people have already said this is excellent footage showing off a lot of traits of tornadoes that aren't normally captured.

I was out on my porch, sipping on some sweet tea, when I saw it comin'. A big ol' twister was headed straight for my farm. I hollered for my wife and kids to get in the cellar, but I couldn't leave my cattle behind. So I gathered up the ones I could find and made a mad dash for the barn. Just as I was latching the door, the twister hit. It was like nothin' I'd ever seen before. The wind was so strong it felt like it was gonna rip the skin right off my bones. I held onto the door for dear life, praying it wouldn't budge. But the twister had other plans. It ripped the roof off the barn like it was nothin' and sent a cow flyin' through the air like a frisbee. I watched in horror as it landed on my neighbor's roof, mooing and carryin' on like it was no big deal. That's when I noticed somethin' strange. Through all the chaos, I could hear music playin'. It was Kenny Rogers, singin' 'The Gambler'. I thought I was losin' my mind until I saw him runnin' towards me, holdin' his pants up with one hand and a lit-up crack pipe in the other. "Can I use your bathroom?" he yelled over the roar of the twister. Well, I wasn't about to turn down Kenny Rogers, so I let him in. He took a dump so massive I thought the whole house was gonna shake apart. But he thanked me kindly and headed back out into the storm, smokin' his pipe like it was nothin'. When the twister finally passed, I stumbled out of the barn to find my farm in shambles. But I was grateful to be alive, and to have met Kenny Rogers in the most unexpected way possible. And that cow on the roof? Well, let's just say it made for a good story to tell at the local diner.

@@edd4816 That is my question too. Maybe I will google it. 🙂 Nope, could not find it in reference to a tornado. Duh.

I agree it’s great to not have all the yelling and dramatics and such amazing footage

He had terrible camera control.

@@kellysturgeon6727 bro could have died for this footage what do you expect

i still think it was amazing footage and im very happy i get to see this thank you

@@kellysturgeon6727 No, his camera control was good. Do u remember the older people saying, “If u don’t have something positive to say, don’t say it”? LouiseAustralia 🦘

Yes, it was a nice peaceful in awe video. I rarely have watched any. This was great.

Big emphasis on NO SCREAMING thank god lol

@@erko78 Yes. It was perfect. Stealth mode. So the tornado would not hear him. 🙂

keep sending wepons to attack russia you will see. yahah - last warning

We drove through Iowa on our way to South Dakota last October. I wonder if we passed near where this happened

Thank you!

Yes , I agree, we can add the drama from the privacy of our own homes!

Absolutely agree

Have you ever seen the video of the dude fishing and there’s a absolutely massive wedge right next to him, it’s both hilarious and scary lol

Thank you for this comment! So sorry to hear about what happened to your friend.

It was heart wrenching watching debris explode into the air knowing peoples' lives were being changed. Thank you for watching!

Seeing animals running is when I broke down 💔

​@@MidwestStormChasing I can't imagine how helpless you felt 💜

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That was my thought. Couldn't imagine if someone was in that house watching that beast literally outside their window. Crazy.

And it was a beautiful house too!

Apparently they prayed harder than those who got hit. Very lucky.

And their bull running in the field!

@@btuckeroh 🐮Don't forget me

Look at that tree row before and after it swept through. Completely gone!

Why did that poor animal run straight into it :/

Must be something in the air because I've been obsessed with tornadoes lately too

If you haven't seen it yet the 2011 Tuscaloosa tornado footage is quite something to watch.

@@GrandpaMaxGaming It's the start of Tornado season down in Tornado Alley maybe that's why

Thank you. I study these to see what kind of conditions precede a tornado. This was just a monster storm. Awesome and terrifying. God speed to you.

The irony of men thinking the same thing about women

@@ttss5726 Sad but true 😅

@@ttss5726 Same thing we think about men 😂

Sounds like an ex wife.

The kind of places I would want to see a tornado would be in the middle of a big open area of field and not be very close to any towns or hevaly populated areas bc when it goes into big areas that's when bad things happen

was it not your god that created and sent the tornado, so why waste your prayers, it is what your god wanted no? To pray about it or some of the results of his aftermath, that's tantamount to questioning gods will. If you believe in him - then you gotta accept he kills randomly with these acts and you praying about it probably annoys him, you dare question his motive or get upset about his plan? you part timer you

​@@thenewvoice8 Humble yourself before your Lord. He is Jesus Christ.

​@@sudandhali7545 keep sipping on the kool-aid kiddos... and no, I'm not a demon 😂

​@@thenewvoice8 try geo engineered weather , look up every once in awhile at the chem trails. This is your false God Satan doing thaes things and if you knew your Bible you would realize it's not our GREAT and GLORIOUS CREATOR ALMIGHTY YAHWEH'S will that people perish , HE does not protect HIS enemies though , and yes HE will destroy the wicked with things like this but HE wants us to trust and love HIM and HE will protect us from the enemy of mankind Satan who is ultimateoy behind all these tornadoes which are man made weather manipulation designed to further the anti Christ plan for a one world order where he demands to be worshipped as God. And if you don't get saved today then our GREAT and GLORIOUS CREATOR ALMIGHTY YAHWEH 💖 and MESSIAH KING YAHSHUA 💖 Jesus'real Hebrew NAME that means YAHWEH SAVES 💖 will let you believe the lie and you will go to where your master the anti Christ is going and that's to the lake of fire that burns forever and ever.

You should check out Pecos Hank's videos if you wanna see some even closer stuff

No words.Amen

not that it really helps, but did insurance help at all? Or did they pull some fine print bs?

So sorry to hear that! Philippians 4:6-7

That's what insurance is for

​@@seemev2.0phuckbootube78Completely irrelevant considering insurance can't replace many of the things lost. All it can replace are easy to replace things. Does insurance go back and take family photos of family members who are longer with us? Does insurance replace memories? Does it replace hand made items and heirlooms? Does insurance get paid immediately? Does the house get built immediately? If not, why even comment dumb things like that telling them what insurance is for as if you're the only one that knew.

Hope your home is ok

@@bigfloppa9594 yes it is. And am grateful for that. when it happened all the doors in my house blew open and you could letterly feel a vacuum effect. it was pretty terrifying. We have a basement so I knew I was safe but I thought I was going to be homeless that night.

@@darksoulsss2618 Glad you're ok. Never seen one in person before

Oh my god I am so sorry. I've had a lifelong fear of tornados and while my anxiety has had periods where I've done better and worse I definitely swallowed my pride and was hugging my toilet like it was my long lost mother or something the last two afternoons lol not too proud of it but I was certainly hearing horrible noises I haven't heard before as well as watching a sunny blue sky become populated by rapidly ascending cumolonimbuses then cloudy to dark as sin within um... 10 minutes? You know everything you don't want to see right out in front of your own house.

Belvidere Illinois?

I was out on my porch, sipping on some sweet tea, when I saw it comin'. A big ol' twister was headed straight for my farm. I hollered for my wife and kids to get in the cellar, but I couldn't leave my cattle behind. So I gathered up the ones I could find and made a mad dash for the barn. Just as I was latching the door, the twister hit. It was like nothin' I'd ever seen before. The wind was so strong it felt like it was gonna rip the skin right off my bones. I held onto the door for dear life, praying it wouldn't budge. But the twister had other plans. It ripped the roof off the barn like it was nothin' and sent a cow flyin' through the air like a frisbee. I watched in horror as it landed on my neighbor's roof, mooing and carryin' on like it was no big deal. That's when I noticed somethin' strange. Through all the chaos, I could hear music playin'. It was Kenny Rogers, singin' 'The Gambler'. I thought I was losin' my mind until I saw him runnin' towards me, holdin' his pants up with one hand and a lit-up crack pipe in the other. "Can I use your bathroom?" he yelled over the roar of the twister. Well, I wasn't about to turn down Kenny Rogers, so I let him in. He took a dump so massive I thought the whole house was gonna shake apart. But he thanked me kindly and headed back out into the storm, smokin' his pipe like it was nothin'. When the twister finally passed, I stumbled out of the barn to find my farm in shambles. But I was grateful to be alive, and to have met Kenny Rogers in the most unexpected way possible. And that cow on the roof? Well, let's just say it made for a good story to tell at the local diner.

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The cows man what about the Cows 🐮 think about it they can’t do nothing but stand and wait for the storm to take them away

The cows and what looked like a horse or two broke my heart!!

The cows and what looked like a horse or two broke my heart!!

The cow is all round okay, you need an f5 to get that beefy boy of the ground. It's like he's steaked to the ground or something

I feel worse about the pets that may have been in the destroyed houses. Locked in with nowhere to run.

Appreciate the kind words!

I think they were less than a few hundred yards away.

Sitting in total amazement at the power of mother nature. Amazing footage so clear that no words are needed at all. Footage speaks for itself.

I would say from 5:15 or so. That whole stretch where it goes behind the barn Good lord. Some of the best footage I've ever seen.

Thank you!!

mother nature is truly unpredictable. At the end of the day we're just doing highly advanced guessing

They aren't able to. Look up the El Reno 2013 tornado. Storm chasers died that day when the huge tornado changed directions multiple times, going 360 degrees. Tornadoes are unpredictable and dangerous in all directions.

@@isocarboxazid If it was as simple as you make it sound it would happen far more often. Fact of the matter is that there's some measure of predictability when it comes to tornadoes. No you won't straight up know their path, but storm chasers find these tornadoes by going to locations where they're most probable to spawn and by basing their options for retreat and pursuit on that. Once it exists, it's again not at all fully predictable, but they're also not ambiguous monsters of death to stare at. There's a lot people can figure out about a tornado based on the way it looks and moves, and radar. Ever notice how good some/many storm chasers are at avoiding rain in these instances? Certain sides of a tornado will often be clear (precipitation-wise) and the far side getting the hell of wind and rain and hail. This video showed a bit of both, as the storm moved to, past and beyond them, bringing that other side with it. It's a complicated thing that I barely only know the most basic bits of, but the point to take away from this is that storm chasers aren't cluelessly at the mercy of a tornado.

@@isocarboxazid They are able to. it was going southeast. and made a harsh turn towards the northeast. el reno was not a normal ef5 tornado.

They dont know shit, they often get lucky but they just do it all the time since they have time and no job and nothing to do and if someone dies you dont hear from it you only see uploaded videos when it worked

Thank you for your comment, and thank you for watching.

Ryan Hall is not a meteorologist.

@@codyraines6908 He's a meteorological analyst....still better than The Weather Channel

Storm chasers are doing the Lord's work y'all. For real. Better weather coverage by them than on tv.

@@donniefleming9914 thank you for letting me know the exact term.

Thank you Hunter! It means a lot!

I've got something in my front pocket for you

RFD?

@@mikejohnson5900 rear flank downdraft

@@mikejohnson5900 Rear-Flank Downdraft. This is what causes that intense burst of wind the chasers get hit by as the tornado passes them.

Indeed amazing video without the drama kudos to all thank you

Richmond here. Always seems to have a bubble from Lex down to Berea.... but I have that same feeling of our luck might come to an end... 😬

@@TheAcb87 Last time Lexington was hit was 2002/2003, had been the 70's before that, and nothing recorded here in Lexington at least before that. I have a feeling we are overdue for at least a weak tornado to come through, but I expect something far worse than we could ever imagine.

I have been considering central Kentucky to move to. An online relator said Boyle county does not get tornadoes just wind. I saw a video where a young woman said the wind ripped her roof off! Yes, I don't want to take the chance.

​@Jerad Moreland I live in a suburb of Memphis and we have been spared numerous times from direct hits. Tornadoes usually weaken when they cross the Mississippi River, and unfortunately for the Nashville area, they usually regain their strength a while after passing over Memphis. We had tornadoes touching down in every direction of us and we were spared, had high winds and heavy rain but nothing compared to many of the communities around us. Was a truly devastating outbreak

@@deborahlozano7134 We had a recent windstorm throughout the entire Kentucky area that did a lot of damage to most of Kentucky and Michigan, power was out for several days and what not, however in the 20+ years of living here that is the first time it has happened due to wind

It’s crazier than you can imagine sounds like a train when your inside it you can hear ripping shit to shreads been in one never again hopefully

Imagine a high speed train coming at you with high winds, hail, and rain. Once in Iowa my car was knocked into a ditch by a tornado but luckily went the other way. A huge tornado was coming to our house but also veered off. Tornadoes are so unpredictable it is hard to figure out where to go. Hopefully you have a basement to go down to.

Ive only seen one in my life and i live in Oklahoma one of the hot beds for Tornadoes. Luckily my little town rarely got hit by em.

I've been in a few and let me tell you, you haven't missed a thing! Terrifying on a level I can't fully describe.

I just caught a F2 in Clinton county in iowa and that was intense I can only imagine the f4 that he recorded here

I really appreciate it, thank you so much!

@@MidwestStormChasing I don't know if you know how many of us thank you and appreciate you. Days before this event I started praying for all of you and then individually yesterday as Ryan went live. If I could do what you do, I might be able to overcome a lot of things. You're such an inspiration. Truly.

@@pamelah6431 I've never heard of him but I'll look him up right now. Thank you very much dear.

Thank you very much!

Aspect*

My family is from Scotland descent over 100 years ago and we're proud Iowans ever since! Last name McFarland, yes, Iowa is a beautiful place. It's in the heart of America and is one of the few states that haven't lost their mind.

Back at ya, from a newly minted Iowan of Scottish descent