The reason why we didn't stop was because we never came across extreme damage, of the homes we saw only a few roofs and walls missing, nothing really seemed to be life threatening. I did drive by a car that was hit, however I was driving at around 40 miles per hour in traffic when I noticed it, there was no way I could stop and pull over safely. Also my car was dying, and stopping meant gambling whether or not it would have started again. Neither of us have EMS training. My primary goal when out chasing is to document the tornadoes, frankly a situation like this is super rare and I apologize if you don't agree with how we handled it. Nobody died from this tornado because the REAL professionals were doing their job.
The reason yu didn't stop is because you wanted exciting footage. It's not the first time that your hubris put you in a near death situation. Just a year ago you posted dramatic footage of your ill-fated attempt to chase a tornado that almost killed you. (And, destroyed your car.) When you know that house has been hit, you stop. If you see a car in pieces in the street, you stop. You stop because people are more important than your video footage. Rethink your chasing habits. Your beautiful tornado videography will be worth nothing if you get yourself and others killed in the process.
Hey I'm not a chaser by any means and i have no idea what I'd do in this situation.That being said though, it is pretty disingenuine to say that you didn't come across any extreme damage after literally saying "Omg that house is gone" at 7:29 of this video. I'm not ragging on you for not stopping. Just don't cop out and say that you didn't see extreme/life-threatening damage. Even if a roof or walls are gone.. that's still pretty significant. Just my two cents.
Man, that flat landscape really puts into perspective how powerful and huge the rotation is, starting from the Mesocyclone to the tornado itself... looked like it was ripping open a wormhole to another universe, holy shit.
That thing was absolutely insane to track on radar. I was in a call with some other weather enthusiasts, and the second the emergency went out we all went bat-crap crazy. I am so, so glad nobody died. Amazing work tracking this demon of an EF3 tornado! :D
As someone with some basic EMS training, I think it’s a good thing you didn’t stop. I think it’s a little irresponsible to have a hobby like this and not get any EMS training, but considering you don’t, the first thing you’re taught in any EMS training is always ‘don’t become another casualty’ and without training that’s what you’re risking. It’s likely less of a risk for y’all as you’re aware of the dangers of downed power lines and other such environmental hazards as just requirement for doing this hobby safely, but it’s still a risk and especially as you would be making that risk with no real first aid experience to help with, it’s better you didn’t stop.
@@sheldonmurphy6031 My good sir, if you aren't just someone who's bad at trolling.. _you might want to go to the hospital to get checked for a cerebral hemorrhage._
When I saw this, I thought 'not again'. I remember that storm, I was at school. The storm did keep us from taking a test that I had not studied for, which I believe I aced the following Monday. Nasty storm.
@@Kat-lb9bv Less happy and more relieved. But as I said, I believe I aced it the following Monday. I don't remember it, nor do I really care, I still got an A in that class.
Great video as usual, but the next time you see a house hit and youre friend asks do we need to go... the answer is yes. You guys seemed to have been first on scene.
For the past days I've been binge watching tornado content and this chase really left me clenching my stomach and dazed. Honestly I was scared for you guys, great content, I get the amazement and enthusiasm but please be safe out there. Sometimes it is too close for comfort. 😥
I watched this whole thing on Ryan Hall's stream and cried myself silly because I was so scared for everyone out there. I also felt massive guilt for being absolutely enchanted by the tornado, like it was wrong to be amazed by something so violent.
I filmed this storm and caught the tornado from a greater distance, but I as well was enchanted with it, and amazed and in awe... and then the guilt set in when it hit Elkhorn... but at the end of the day, it's a thing we don't see often enough (thankfully) to not be amazed by.
This one missed my parents' house by a mile and a half while I was in Lincoln. I had no idea it had wiped out some of my home town until hours later. Scary.
It's wild what it did to that factory out in Waverly. I still need to drive out there and see the damage but we've had so much severe weather these last few weeks where it's been hard to find a window lol
That is the scariest thing I have seen. I was flipping between stormchasers that day and saw your car in what seemed like the midst of it on radar, I am glad you survived.
3:02 We were astounded to come across your video on You Tube. That’s our home on the right that you mention was hit. You guys got out and went into the sod farm next to us to film, then drove past our house and the neighbors which you comment “that house is gone” and unfortunately it is completely gone now. They had to tear it down. We’re hoping to save what’s left so we can continue to live there. Most of our beautiful trees are gone. When you say you were “stopped by a power pole” you can see my car turning around in your video. That pole fell in front of me when I was trying to get home and I sat and watched it destroy my home and the neighbors. You can see me pass you when you take a detour due to the power pole, which I credit for saving my life…had it not fallen in front of me and stopped me I would have been driving up my driveway which, along with our acreage, was completely covered with our downed trees. My husband was outside the house watching the sky and didn’t realize it was the tornado he was looking at because he was so close to it. He was looking for a funnel-shape. He made it into the house and the crawl space just as it hit. The destruction to our property is devastating but we are thankful to be alive.
We also want to thank you for your video. I was so shaken as I watched it hit my home, not knowing if my husband was alright, that I couldn’t video until the tornado approached the field and crossed Hwy 275. It helped us to actually see the tornado to understand the devastation it left behind. It brought back memories we hadn’t thought of since the tornado. Thank you!
Wow glad you found the video, and sorry it happened to you and your family. These tornadoes are so random and chaotic they're pretty much impossible to fully prepare for, which is why taking cover is important. I am glad you all made it out safely in the end.
I had gotten off of work early that day. I went to the local walmart to get things for my mother's birthday, when I decided to tune into Ryan Hall's stream. Seconds after joining, the storm jumped to PDS and immediately to Emergency. I had an awful feeling about what was about to happen.
Since the EF scale is based on damage indicators rather than wind speed, I would assume it'd be because they didn't consider the structures destroyed to be "well built". Given those wind speeds, if it had hit different houses i wouldn't be surprised if it was EF4
@@bubbletractor if u look at the original scale, they also have an f wind speed, wich was also used untill ef probably, as they dont do that anymore. the main example is el reno ef3
@@fusion5262 To add, the EF scale replaced the F scale, and was incorporated in 2007 which was 6 years before El Reno. El Reno got the EF3 designation because of the lack of structural damage. There’s really no reliable way (currently) of gauging the actual strength of a tornado without a decent sample size of physical/structural damage indicators.
Seeing this makes the experience feel different, my heart and stomach just...sank. I live in Omaha and thankfully it skipped over Bellevue, but i got to see it at Eppley :( That thing was a massive wedge, im so glad no one died.
After watching the video and seeing these comments, I am REALLY happy you didn't stop to check out the houses. You're no good to anybody dead. The next day or week or so there is PLENTY to be done to help communities. Going off that, if I was put into that scenario, I probably wouldn't stop either. Not because I'm cold-hearted but rather because you just don't think of that. I'm glad y'all are safe, and my deepest sympathies to the families and communities.
4:09 that’s a huge mesocyclone personally if this thing went straight through downtown Omaha it would’ve destroyed a whole bunch of lives and produce the first ef5 damage we’ve seen in a very very long time
No, that was the NWS estimated wind speeds from the very poorly done survey. The was definitely mobile Doppler measured wind speeds recorded of gate to gate 200mph plus. The EF scale is broken. Thank God there weren’t any fatalities regardless.
@@ajseastrandi think youre mixing this with the Minden tornado which had readings of 181 mph from a DOW. They first accidentally made a mistake in calculation and got 220 mph or something
Ok no lets not think that. Expecting every Sig-Tor to be an EF5 is a really unhealthy mindset to have. It causes fear, panic, and overzealous choices that are unneeded. While an obvious Sig-Tor NEEDS TO BE TREATED WITH CAUTION AND RESPECT; there's no way to tell its an EF5 on ground level unless the damage for that is unfortunately present.
Yeah, the amount of repeats and all almost made the video unbearable to watch. Only reason I stayed was because of how good the tornado looked. If it was just any other normal tornado, I'd click off before I reach half-way. Lmfao
Best chasing content out there, hands down. Would be good to get the first aid course done for next year though just to make sure, and that goes for a lot of chasers. Idk why but I wasn't too bothered with driving by the house like many people seem to be. It seems that the emr people are all saying it was a good thing you just kept going. :) Also I feel like most chasers are "helping" just for clout anyways and it's almost always felt disingenuine at least to me, so I actually respect tje honesty a lot, feels like fresh air in this scene tbh. Anyways, greets from Finland and I wish you a great rest of the season! 💯🌪️
I remember being at school, watching this go down live. The tornado that went north of Omaha almost hit my house, I remember watching my chasers live go across a bridge chasing a twister that was 5 minutes away from my house by car. Was both amazing and scary.
Oh my stars, I have seen massive tornadoes, big scary wedges, absolutely beautiful ropes, and wispy sneaky ones, but rarely can I remember one that encompassed all of the above in one chase. That was phenomenal footage, thank you.
What I'm often asking myself watching these videos is how great the danger of lightning is for you guys standing on a field. I often see weather enthusiasts like this but the only fear they have is for the tornado.
Amazing footage mate, one small critique, as your mate mentions in the video, pos comms is important, but sometimes less commentary really lets the video speak for itself, keep up the great work!
Some storm chasers are trained Emt's. Though these fellas aren't from what I read from Anthonyd5563 replies in his comments. Another thing Power Lines aren't too be played with! Personally they did the correct thing, continue the Storm Chasing. They could be putting their selves in danger... Just enjoy the video! (The ambulance was already there behind them coming to help the people.)
Tornadoes are actually multiple funnels of wind circulating around in a circular pattern. Most tornadoes are too small for it to be apparent. Large, especially wedge, tornadoes make this very apparent.
Just survived a tornado in Cypress, TX (a suburb in Houston). This was the 2nd in three years I’ve witnessed. First one just kicked around some street signs but this was one different and so scary. Lost my trampoline and the street looks like a tree bomb exploded. I don’t have an internal downstairs room so I didn’t think I would survive. The house felt like it was going to burst. 😮😢Happy to be alive as some didn’t make it. I’m afraid of what the next one will do
Honestly I’d do the same I’d be too scared to even think about stopping in the moment. Tornados are absolutely terrifying and something that you do not wanna be stuck in!
Holy hit!!! - You guys are insane or brave as F! - I´m Swedish and I have never seen a tornado. How/why on earth do people wanna live in high risk Tornado areas? - How long does it take to rebuild after tornado disaster like this one that hit Elkhorn Nebraska?
I used to want to tornado chase. Until a hiking trip in New Mexico that gave me lightning triggered ptsd, but im getting better with it. I can actually sit next to a window during storms again.
Yeah when I was on call with my friend that lives in Nebraska btw this was on this same day. I told him that there would be a severe thunderstorm gonna hit him. Then I heard a siren go off from his phone, he said there was 4 tornados that landed close to him. Thankfully nothing bad happened to my friend.
I was able to get a somewhat decent picture of a tornado that hit east of UNL's city campus. Up north, my parents luckily were able to avoid any damage, but my sister was able to get a good video of the tornado that hit over the lake just a few miles away.
From a first responder I get the thrill of the chase but the chase is over once occupied cars and homes are hit. Search and rescue time. There will always be another storm.
You should also know that there were "live" power lines. If there are "live" power lines, it's too dangerous, especially with no experience. No hate I'm just pointing out the obvious.
As long as a tornado is still on the ground, there is an active threat. Do not try to do anything except help yourself in that situation. That’s what first responders have stated repeatedly and this is the first time I’m hearing from one saying the opposite.
I see it over and over again from many other chasers that put content out there. Ppl are hurt the chase is over. If you aren’t directly reporting to a news agency you’re not helping anyone in the path of the storm and you surely aren’t gonna stop the storm so why not try to be helpful to the ppl that have already been hit? Power lines can be stepped over. If they aren’t in contact with the structure you’re checking you’re not likely to be in danger you just need to be smart about where you’re stepping and touching. It’s all common sense. Now I know everyone has their own opinions but personally I’ll put someone’s life over footage any day. Especially if I was no longer in the path of danger. You could be that saving grace for a family trapped under a destroyed structure.
@@TheParanormalTrio359he's already Said they don't have ems training.. He said ems was behind him and there was downed live wires... Stop acting like you 100% knew the situation...
I live in Elkhorn, Nebraska and my mother-in-law’s neighborhood of Ramblewood was one of the hard hit areas.It was very scary I didn’t know it was that close to my house when it was going past the middle school thankfully no one was killed.
I remember every moment of this storm. I was on radar omega watching the storm go through the place I was born and were my grandparents live. During this time school was almost out and as soon as I got home I turned on the TV and all the people chasing it kept saying it was the largest tornado they’d ever seen. it clearly had ef5 damage as it partially uprooted basements in some small town outside Omaha. But of course the Ef scale is not that great so it got an ef3 rating.
@@elmaromero8585the first rule of storm chasing is that the chase is over the instant you come across someone in need. Not observing this rule is a good way to get yourself blacklisted within the community.
You know for me this storm really hits close I live about 3 streets away from the exact path it took and at any moment this monster could have doubled back or direct hit us I am grateful no to be fine and at the same time grateful no one lost their lives but it’s just sad I drive 3 streets over and it is all gone….
I don't belive Daniel the Australian storm chaser get out of his vehicle when there's live downed power lines. The tires of the vehicle grounds you that's is why people are told to stay in your vehicle around downed power lines until the power is shut off or you can get electrocuted because you're shoes will not ground you like the tires on the vehicle does.
Daniel has a AC Hotstick too to check if the Lines are live. But yes he stays in the Car until has green light for Power Lines off the net. The Hotstick found a hidden backfeed from a Solar Power Generator , some a human never would have known or found. This stick saved many people in the last years.Evey professional Chaser should have one and know how to use it.I watched Moss point live happening on his Stream and seeing him not being able to help because he would risk to harm himself was a bad feeling for all. But as evey good First Responder in a Disaster Area, don't hurt / kill yourself.
I don't know if I could've kept chasing after that storm once I saw the damage. I mean no judgement, instead of being frozen in fear and wasting everyone's time to continue chasing is still the better option, though the best option though should always be to at least check on people being hit by it and make sure they are "okay", but I can very well understand not everyone is up for that task, and I think no one should be negatively judged for that. if you've had training as a chaser - you chase, if you have training as a first responder, you have to be a first responder, if you have both you chase until you need to be a first responder.
continuing to track and tell the forecasters direct on the second information could save many many more lives than stopping and letting the storm get out of sight
hi what a storm how strong was the winds and lots of lighting where is . this what a mess there will take a long time to clean up thanks for the nice video.
