STORM CHASING THE ROLLING FORK EF4 - A Chasing Documentary 

I’ve commented this on another video but I was there on that tornado. We were one of the first cars in Rolling Fork after it hit. I still cant get out of my head what I witnessed. I saw dead bodies, so many injuries, and destroyed homes. Like you said EMS took like an hour to arrive so me and other locals/storm chasers had to act as first responders pulling people out of debris. I've never felt so helpless in my life. I can still hear the screams of all the people buried under their house. I can also still hear the cries of people who just found out their loved ones have died. This is a night I will never forget.

I struggle to think of something more terrifying than the glimpses of a huge tornado when the lightning flashes. Stunning video.

Storm chasing after dark = scary. Seeing a huge wedge suddenly appear during a lightning flash = terrifying. Seeing the aftermath of the damage this storm left in its wake = horrific. My thanks to all storm chasers for what they do to inform and help the people impacted by these storms.

One of my biggest fears…. At night when you have no idea it is bearing down on you.

They lay in their beds for the very last time! Sends chills down my spine. This is exactly why I keep an eye on the weather. Especially if there are going to be severe storms at night. Always be prepared. You never think this kind of devastation will happen to you..until it does. Sending prayers to those who survived and rest in peace to the lives lost. Tornadoes are my worst fear. Absolutely terrifying!

By far the best video I’ve seen of the Rolling Fork tornado. Thanks for your bravery and all the time you spend out in the field, keeping us safe.

That is absolutely heartbreaking. Thank God you guys had the courage to get so close behind it and rescue people.

6:31 Oh my gosh, the flashers and headlights are still on in some of those vehicles! That gave me the chills.

Aaron. With regards to this documentary: Thank you for taking the extra time to carefully edit and add voiceover. This is both the best footage AND the classiest presentation I’ve seen. It couldn’t have been easy. I won’t even pretend to know what you and the other unsung heroes had to lay witness to. But, what you may or may not have thought about is this: your selfless acts of heroism, courage, compassion, and kindness will NEVER be forgotten. Y’all were right there and took immediate action into showing love, hope, and light to those you never intended to meet. We may never feel prepared to climb mountains we didn’t intend to climb. But, know this my friend: you (and your team) were chosen to be there and you were more equipped than you felt. You were there, immediately. You took appropriate action, immediately. You stepped aside when the trained professionals finally got there. Y’all stuck around in the days after to keep on keepin’ on. That’s a hero in my eyes. Y’all are the kinds of heroes I would want to be blessed by should I ever have to experience that horror. So, please know, when we Mississippians say THANK YOU & GOD BLESS YOU, please know we mean it. Thank you for being the hands and feet even though it was never apart of your plan. You guys will forever be etched in our hearts. 🙏

0:21 hi, thats me in the red jacket. I'm so sorry what we all went through that night was that significant. I really hope you recover mentally as it was really scarring for literally everyone. We saw things that night no one else should have ever needed to see. We made a huge difference though, you should be proud of that. With love- me

A tornado that huge, at night, where the only way you can see it is by lightning flashes, has got to be one of the most frightening things you could ever witness. Then you witness the devastation and carnage in its immediate aftermath…that would give me nightmares for the rest of my life.

Such a professional and respectful video. I can't believe this guy has so few subscribers.

Aaron you did a phenomenal job on this documentary. Top notch chasing, filming, and editing. That was truly a night I will never forget.

4:33 literally sounds like a 737 taking off. That’s what up close and personal with winds of 190 mph possibly higher is like. Great footage taken some of the best night tornado video I’ve ever seen. Unfortunately it killed people, prayers to all effected by this monster. Amazing how fast it went from cone to wedge

One of the local officials said they estimated that 98 percent of the town had been destroyed. Thank you for helping people there!

Unreal damage. It's hard to imagine what these people went through. God Bless them all

Absolutely incredible work man, the chase and this post-production, all of it.

Thanks so much for caring and doing what you did. I was surprised my relatives and friends saw the footage On TV and didn’t even bother to call to see if I was ok. People are so used to seeing disasters. It is as if some people are calloused and don’t care any more. I wasn’t at Rolling Fork but I was close. Some of our friends went over real fast and helped pull people out.

This one reminds me a lot of the Mayfield, Kentucky tornado.

Excellent little documentary. I love watching night time tornado chasing, but not when towns are destroyed and people killed. Very sad. 😥 A true Monster Of The Night.

Also wanted to mention that Rolling fork has had a huge response as far as donations and supplies go. Don't forget about the people of Silver City. It's a very small community right down the road from where I grew up. If you aren't sure about donating, try and get in contact with people in the area. There are a lot of scammers and people who are stealing.

That lighting is like something out of a horror movie…striking so fast consistently and so brightly…going dark just enough to not see the tornado…then striking fast giving you glimpses of that massive monster heading towards you!!!

I just wanted to say how much it is appreciated that you put yourselves in harms way to mitigate the impact of tornadoes. You must have seen terrible things as you helped this community, I would never be able to cope with it. Also, this mini-documentary is put together so well, the visuals are stunning and it's easily broadcast quality.

Thank you for this impressive documentary about your Rolling Fork tornado. Wow! Thank you for the help you and all the other storm chaser provided to the victims. My respect to you. BTW, these are some of the best footage I have seen of this tornado. Thank you.

Thank you for being there and helping people desperate for rescue.

I witnessed the Memorial Day tornado in Dayton Ohio few years back. The sights I saw still bothering me. People standing outside soaking wet dirty. Staring at their home's demolished right in front of them. Dayton tornado was a little sprinkle compared to the monster. It's just all around sad. Today is March 30th and there is a rare storm outbreak throughout the Midwest all day today. I have a weird feeling and called off work tonight because my daughter is 5 and is now absolutely terrified over storms. It's going to be a rough day and a long sleepless night for many people. Ima start praying early today.

I live just South. Muddy Waters was from Rolling Fork. I think a Muddy Waters museum should be set up so people from around the world can come pay homage to the greatest blues man ever and all proceeds and donations can be used to rebuild the town.👍

i dont get phased much by tragedy beyond the normal human compassion i have for my fellow humans who go through this type of stuff but those car headlights flying around in the tornado...... knowing that somebody or more than one somebody was in that car or cars will bother me to the core for a very long time. thats disturbing and sad as hell. i cant even begin to comprehend what that mustve been like.

That tornado was an absolute monster my god it really puts things into perspective

Super sad…completely decimated…man I hope they can somewhat regain normalcy in time. Beautiful drone work. Really nice edit!

Amazing work on the documentary, it’s so terrible to see the destruction. So brave to be right at the doorstep of the storm.

This is probably one of the most scariest things I’ve ever seen. To be able to gaze at something that literally took many lives is amazing but also scary. I’ve been in a tornado like this (bassfield ms ef4 tornado 2020) but this is different. You couldn’t see it at all due to the ominous darkness. To think many brushed this off as a little thunder storm to wake up to being in heaven is crazy!

This is Emmy winning stuff! You guys deserve congratulations.

I'm from southern Mississippi and live in Indiana now. I've watched tornado videos many times in the past and I watch with great empathy at those who suffered in the past, but when it falls on your own people it rips your heart out.

This thing started across the river from my house in Lake Providence.We live in issaquena County in a little area known as Tallula. My son and I are lucky this thing lifted and landed 8 miles away. I never thought I would see something like this. Thank you, guys, for helping the people of rolling fork.

Extremely well done video. Thanks.

For it to be dark and still able to capture excellent tornado 🌪️ footage. I commend storm chasers for going out there and showing us these storms. ❤❤

You guys are great. Thank you all for your help.

Oh my goodness that roar 😩 and at night too!? I cannot fathom how scary that must’ve been for everyone impacted 😢

This tornado took me back to my younger years in the early 60s an F5 tornado went through Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls. It was during the day but the clouds were so black and so was the sky so you felt like it was midnight. It also was a large wedge tornado. My family and I lived on the base and there was so much injuries, including deaths the most thing that I remember, is the roof off of our home with a lot of damage, and it was hard to see because there was so much stuff in the air. Then I saw all the devastation. It was terrible, being a kid and witnessing this. Destruction and injury is a first thing that people notice my family, and I only had scrapes bruises and that’s about it but across the way I saw horses there was no horses around where we lived and they were standing straight up in the air. Some of the military men went over to check on them only reason why they were standing is because of branches went straight through them, holding them upright. That was the scariest thing I ever saw. Later that night, we had another tornado and F4 I don’t know how we survived that day at night. My mother drove us to an old couples home about a mile up the road off of Bass, and we got inside the cellar because we had to we didn’t really have a home to be safe in. My prayers go out to each, and every person that has ever had total devastation from a tornado. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Fantastic coverage!!

The best Rolling Fork coverage I've yet seen! Fantastic work!

Great production... Heartbreaking

Nice work Aaron!!!

I’m here in rolling fork now rebuilding the city the week of the anniversary it’s a eerie feeling watching this

I live in Northwest Alabama and my neighborhood was hit by an EF-2 that spawned from this same line of storms. Luckily, it missed my home by about 3 blocks. I live in an area with plenty of trees, many of which are very large and old pine trees. There were uprooted trees and broken utility poles everywhere and were glad to see minor damage to just a few houses. One of the nights we spent in a hotel room, I met a man and his wife whom live in a neighborhood about 4 miles north of us and lost the back half of their home. They were mostly just glad to be alive! My wife and I were fortunate and had our power restored on April 1st and just had our internet restored a few hours ago today (April 4th). I've lived in this area almost my entire life (42 years old) and have experienced many tornado warnings and even a couple of small tornadoes in the distance but this was the closest I've ever come to being hit head on by one. I hope the people of Rolling Fork are able to eventually get back to normal. As someone who got just a small taste of that storm, I can honestly say that I wish to never be that close to one that powerful ever again!

Well done on the video. Heartbreaking.

The thrill of chasing tornadoes must be amazing, however dealing with shock of an F4 leveling a town would be not fun but I am thankful you were there. Thank you!!

from over a 1000 miles away, I watched this live on several you tube channels. I was so glued to the video and hearing what happened. very somber ...loved this video

Okay that thing wedged out *way* too quickly. That was on some Joplin level of development!

Amazing video!

Great video

OMFG...this Tornado was as disastrous as can be. Condolences & Prayers are sent from southwest Germany 💯🙏🍀🛡

Thank God you, gentlemen, survived . 🌹 Great coverage. ❤️ for all families.

Well done Aaron.

Great narration. Not too loud or stupid.

Best footage I’ve seen of that monster 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

There is nothing worst than seeing the wreckage of an area that has been hit by a tornado. Prayers for all

Great documentary guys. Tragic.

Nice Work.

How can this only be a F4

Awesome footage. So sad 😕

Man that's scary, like a nightmare. The roar sends chills down my spine

Impressive footage. Well-produced video.

That tornado grew so fast! It looked almost like the Joplin tornado; small at first, but very soon after, grew into a huge, powerful, wedge.

Probably one of the best videos of the Rolling Fork EF4 Really devastating for what happened

My god did that tornado intensify quickly. This storm sadly was a worst-case scenario event. A violent tornado that is both rain-wrapped AND nocturnal, fast-forward motion, long tracked, and headed towards many people who did not know what was about to hit them. Horrible

God watching you guys pull into town brings me back to the horror my chase group was in when we came across that exact area, we parked like 10ft the area you showed. horrific night i wish to never relive

Mr. Rogers said to look for the Helpers, it was so moving to listen to the radio chatter as storm chasers became Helpers.

One thing is for certain. . This is just the beginning of one crazy tornado season. 🌪

Vehicles with their lights on 100s of feet in the air, my god!

Hands down by far the best video ive seen on that monster forming

Wow that's scary 😥.

OMG, The noise of that thing, they are the devil's work.

You put yourself in the perfect spot to catch the beginning of this monster, well done. Like others have said, take care of yourself, the trauma of what you saw might stay with you for a very long time. Thoughts and prayers are with the victims, (alive and dead) and their loved ones.

That would be excited too and fun to watch it and follow it

Were you working with Ryan Hall? I watched this all unfold live and that was terrifying. Glad you're ok. RIP to all those who lost their lives. What a monster.

This will be a night I will never forget for the rest of my life, I watched this violent tornado live, prayers to all the families. Also what music did you use in the end with the damage?

Visually this tornado looked very strong. And audibly too. If a tornado that looks and sounds this powerful only gets a low end ef4 after doing catastrophic damage then I don’t want to see anything higher than that.

May God keep everyone affected by this tornado strong and guide them through this awful experience. God bless all of those affected by this tragic event, the lives lost, the lives saved and those amazing people who risked their lives to save others.

Tornadoes create a lot of cognitive dissonance for all of us storm fans, whether we acknowledge it or not. We love to see the raw power of nature. Even the destruction they cause puts us in awe but at the same time we know they rip apart beloved homes and memories and take lives.

Excellent job , I am sure the people greatly appreciate any help you rendered after this hit their community. FYI....I just realized the drone image at the end , the culvert with water, it's the same image I seen on the news today yet it was referencing the Little Rock Tornado, from last night .

Watching this was more terrifying that any horror flick as you only get brief glimpses of the ravenous monster when the lightning flashes. Then to see the headlights in the air. JFC. Thank you for capturing this and helping those you could.

I live in Kansas (tornado alley) we have about 55 mph winds right now until tomm. Hopefully that’s it. Unfortunaly, I’ve been in my fair share of tornados. Everything from an EF1 to EF5 and it’s never something you get use too no matter how many times you’re in one. It’s starting off to be a busy tornado season and ours here doesn’t usually start till April and gets much worse in May but I am beginning to think that won’t be the case this year. I feel like Kansas and Oklahoma are going to be hit pretty hard this year and as we see, several other states are already getting it. Kind of scary to think about. It’s sad to watch this video knowing families just got off work to come home, relax and eat dinner, and like the 2yr old that died in this tornado, they were laid down to bed kissed by their parents, told goodnight not knowing what was about to creep around the corner and take their lives. My daughter was about sucked up by an EF5 with her feet in the air literally hanging onto dear life, and just when it about took her she looked up and she was right in the eye so she fell down and ran and took cover under the stairs and not even a second later the tornado swept the whole entire house off the foundation. Had she not moved under the stairs like she did, she would’ve been easily killed and thrown who knows how many yards away. It was on the news. I will not take anymore chances and I will attempt to get to my brothers underground shelter if I even THINK or HEAR there might be one in my area again. The last EF4 I was in just barely missed my house and literally demolished the neighborhood right down the road. We had a lot of damage though. I just won’t chance it. A storm shelter is one of the best investments if u don’t have one. It could be the difference between life and death for your family (and even neighbors if they don’t have one). And please, for those of you who have pets, STOP leaving them to die alone and scared in the worst way possible. My dogs will ALWAYS be with me if a tornado hits just as they have been. It makes me sick that people don’t think about their pets in a dangerous situation like this. 🙄. Anyways I pray we all make it through this and there is no more fatalities. Prepare people, PREPARE! I can’t stress that enough!

Terrifying and heartbreaking. I hope you don’t one day misjudge one of these monsters when chasing. Glad you were able to help some of these folls.

Omg wow. I saw another chaser's video and that was ominous but you had more of the lightning around it. How ominous. Wow. Horrible. Thank you for uploading.

This might be the best video I’ve seen thus far from this tragedy. I’ve not watched the whole video yet so not sure if you caught the headlights getting thrown around in there. That made my heart stop when i saw it.

I started donating immediately to Ryan Halls site. The minute people started losing homes!!!😨💔

Crazy for me personally that tornado hit 30 miles the way the crow flies from where my family lives my mom and my sister especially a town called oak grove louisiana literally on the other side of the Mississippi River from rolling fork I'm thankful they were not hit but my heart is very sad for those in rolling fork may those who parished from this violent storm rest in peace and my condolences to their families and to the community of rolling fork may they have a prosperous rebuild and a bright future ahead

Great video! I see you drew inspiration from the Canton, TX Pecos Hank video.

Night tornadoes are the worst😢

The last shot is where I broke down. These people had almost no warning, and that duplex was just... gone. Just the foundation and some debris. How could you possibly survive against that...

"Monster's really do come at night sometime's !!!..... 🌪 ".....

at 4:47 gigantic lighting strikes and 4 transformed or something lights up or starts burning...

I love you and Todd Tennant music

It's a serious tragedy that there were no tornado sirens. Where I live in Ohio, the sirens go off if there is a funnel cloud spotted, or any radar indicated rotation anywhere in the county. It does lead to some people not taking the sirens seriously, but I like knowing that nothing is going to sneak up on me. If the sirens are going off, local TV is switched over to storm coverage as well.

I hate this. Rolling Fork was my home. My husband and I brought our babies home from the hospital to our home in rolling fork. We made lifelong friends and memories in that little town. To see it all gone is absolutely devastating.

Question: have the stormchaser and emergency management teams established a protocol for chasers to communicate when a PDS or Emergency category is on the ground? IMO the advice for residents changes based on that categorization. If I don't have a basement and I've event got 5 minutes, my best option is to get out of the way, not shelter in place. We know this doesn't work for large metros, see OKC a few years back. But for smaller communities, hurrying to designated shelters or simply getting out of the way seems like the better solution.

Like the Pecos Hank vibes. subscribed!

Prayers for those affected by this tornado