Storm Chaser Hit By Quinter KS Wedge Tornado 

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Maybe a potato wedge?

But at the same moment , you realize it really is amazing footage and you see it through anyway

@@Cutelatinguy2 I love potato wedges.

@@StormChasingVideo yeah, *but* you actually *didn't* get hit by the actual tornado, hence, clickbait, = 👎, be more truthful next time.

@@Cutelatinguy2 I'd pay a dollar to see that! 👍

genevastein size... 11thy7th

Tell me if a piece of debris killed him, would he have then been hit by the tornado?

He is not inside the condensation funnel, no, but he is being hit by tornadic winds and debris. By any sane definition, he is being it by a tornado.

Closest shave though... brought to you by Quinter!

Cameras don’t necessarily do distance any favors. That tornado very well could’ve been just over 100 yards.

Try 9.9 when I was in high school

@@Louisiananews Haha such a dick. Love it.

Boy you slow I'm 47 I run it low 10s

4.2 40 not bad since I am 67 years old.Should have seen me when I was younger!!

I agree!

I think maybe the second one was orbiting the main tornado?

Both! He was following the rotation ahead of him, and ignoring the rotation on the left, (which was clearly visible in this footage) and he nearly made a grievous error!

+Robertjr82 "Just RFD winds" Remind me not to chase with you.

Amen to that. xD

Robertjr82 yeah that huge rotating wedge was just RFD...

Abeltensor RFD? Define RFD!

kcirred nosrednad rear flow draft its the air that fuels the tornado, typically really strong winds blowing into it from behind but it can really be anywhere.

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Ewwwww... I hate when people say "I love me some (fill in the blank)! Gads! The rest was hysterical, however.

It IS haunting Darryl.

Why are people replying to this comment from 5 years ago is the real question 😂😂 a couple of bad tornadoes this year and now everyone is interested in them. My original comment was obviously a joke and me being dramatic.

He was most definitely hit, even if it was only by the outer circulation of the tornado. This tornado appeared to be traveling to the northeast, which would have cut off any opportunities for him to traverse forwards to escape it.

The roads got really crappy just north of this location. I rolled past the power station you see in this video maybe five minutes later (and having to go around the downed power lines and people getting stuck in the ditch trying to go around the power lines) and the road network turned into a mud pit and ninety-degree turns and down a huge hill into a steep valley. There would have been no way to drive north and escape this thing on muddy roads even in his Jeep. Give me concrete and I'd give it a shot, but I never like being in front of even small tornadoes. Ya can't stop and film. Oh, and he was hit right at the beginning of the wedge coming into view, but was blasted with RFD winds as he rolled to the south of it. I don't like being that close as I like my windows. There were people losing windows back at the power station.

That's a really bad idea. Tornadoes can change their trajectory and their travel speed. If he gunned it and the Tornado suddenly started moving the other direction, it would literally be suicide. It's exactly what happened to Tim Samaras' crew (one of the best and well known storm chasers to date) in the El Reno Tornado. It's a lot safer to turn around when it starts getting too close for comfort then to try and speed forward and out speed it.

+finalfanta15. Not exactly. Tim and his crew CHOSE to OFTEN drive in front of tornadoes to place pods. Sooner, or later, you're gonna pay the price for those actions. Ya just don't purposely pull those stunts on days with 4000-5000 CAPE (explosive growth and sustainability) and 70s dewpoints (potential HP storm mode) and plenty of bulk shear (tearing vortices). Watch Tim's Bowdle video. It's what he did all of the time.

4j25 - This was an EF4, if he was actually hit he would've been tossed.

Why make that comment? There was no way for him to know that wedge was there, he chased the stove pipe tornado & couldnt have known it was a satelite tornado running next to a huge hidden wedge. He clearly started backing uo when he saw that monster wedge coming from the side. He was a very sharp tool in the shed. Maybe someone else isnt the sharpest tool in the shed?

@@harrisquicksilver6595 53people found it at least funny enough to leave a like

Not rfd. Its the rear inflow jet which feeds directly into the tornado is known as the ghost train Because it is a long white whispy spray of water only a few meters off the ground whose wind speeds are greater than 90mph.