Think I just had a tornado go over my head!! 

Terrible place to seek shelter. Wind velocity increases in speed and strength.

Many people have went up under those overpasses and were sucked out. You’re right, terrible place to be in a tornado, even for vehicles.

Better then just chillin in your vehicle in a open space

@@protipskiptoendofvideoandr286 no it's not. You'd get out and go to the lowest lying area and lay flat in a ditch if there is one. Being under an overpass does nothing for you in a tornado. You want projectiles traveling even faster at you? Sure, go ahead. Be my guest and hide under an overpass

@@protipskiptoendofvideoandr286 nah it’s not

It's a very typical midwest Dad thing. lol My FIL sees a tornado warning and hops in his car to chase it. They're all nuts.

@@wanderingoldsoul420 This is in Texas not the midwest.

If he had the windows up, if pressure got high enough then it would've busted out the windows and immediately pulled him

I think he was reversing, because when we went to the shoulder, it didnt struggle at all. Also, a bit off topic, it was probably a TRX due to the 3 orange lights and those things shouldnt struggle in the wind.

Thank you for the good information! You could save a life one day and not even know it.

That is also what I think. Microburst. I'm also a Skywarn spotter through the NWS out of Romeoville, IL

Wheres a good place to be ?

@@Kanibulus In a low lying spot like a ditch or a culvert when your outside .

Is it really possible to be sure whether it was straight line winds or the edge of a tornado just from the vid?

Well where do you go if the only other safe place is there? Forward into the tornado? Backwards and run into a car not paying attention? Edit 1: man sarcasm is hard to read via messages i swear.. 🤦‍♂️

Where else could he have gone? I thought overpass is what we were trained to do if out in the open?

@@francessilva3869 Idk but I heard the winds are a lot higher if your under an overpass with debris going faster your more likely to die

@@francessilva3869 Shane M and Mr Chipps are both correct. The smaller space under the overpass causes all the fast moving air to constrict (like wind through a tunnel) therefore accelerating the velocity. The overpass obviously gives a feeling of security to the drivers but its a deception that a lot of people have. All who were involved are fortunate. Glad no one was hurt.

Definitely.

I thought that is where we were trained to take cover. 🤔

It's better and safer than being out in the open.

@@whiteowl4097 This is false.

@@whiteowl4097 Did you see how fast those trucks were going. That’s why it’s not safe to stop under them. It causes accidents.

@@francessilva3869 It is much less safe to be under an overpass in a tornado, because it channels and increases the wind speed.

@@chrispbacon6810 then don’t fucking reply chris

@@chrispbacon6810 Then why did you reply, sweetie?

God dammit @@chrispbacon6810 !

There was a video about twenty years ago that showed how dangerous being under an overpass during a tornado can be. People were lucky they were not sucked out of the vortex.

@@chrispbacon6810 It depends. Why do you?

Any shelter is better than no shelter.

@@deepspire Sometimes any shelter can end up being NO shelter. Don't be stupid.

@@ellisjames7192 I agree, I know the theory that weather folks and professionals say don’t stop under an overpass, but I guess I will just be stupid if Im caught out in the middle of nowhere on interstate and there’s nothing around but a concrete overpass around. Im not sure if you remember watching a man and his two kids survived a tornado once by taking cover underneath an overpass. They abandoned their van and crawled up underneath to take shelter. It was all they had. So don’t say never until you are in that situation. And don’t call people stupid. We live in Dixie Alley. There are lots of flat grounds, especially on interstates, that are built up higher. I’d rather take my chances than be swallowed up in a rotating storm and my vehicle slung hundreds of yards away with me in it.

@@ellisjames7192 Ok but tbh... If you saw an empty field or an overpass, I bet money you wouldn't choose the empty field. Talk is cheap on the internet.

@@alabamajenny8751 Why You Should Always Avoid Underpasses During Tornadoes Why Not to Seek Shelter Under Overpasses During TornadosMany people mistakenly think that a highway overpass provides a safe haven from a tornado. The reality is that an overpass may be one of the worst places to seek shelter from a tornado. Using an overpass for your shelter can put you at a much greater risk of being killed or seriously injured by a tornado. Tornado wind speeds can sometimes exceed 200 mph. These destructive winds produce airborne debris that are blown into and channeled under the overpass where people might be seeking shelter. Varying debris, including dirt, sand and rocks that are moving at incredible speeds can easily penetrate clothing and skin, causing serious injuries or even death. Let’s take a look at the facts: If an overpass is directly in the path of a tornado, the wind could change direction by nearly 180 degrees as the vortex passes. By climbing up higher to get under the overpass, you will be exposed to higher wind speeds and more flying debris. Flying debris become dangerous missiles in the tornado airflow. Most overpasses don’t have girders or support beams for handholds. The narrow passage underneath an overpass could cause an increase in the wind speed under the bridge. Where You Should Shelter Instead If you are on the road, try to drive to the closest sturdy shelter. If that is not an option, pull over and park. You now have two choices: Stay in your car with the seat belt on. Put your head down below the windows, covering your head with your hands and a blanket if possible. If you can get lower than the level of the roadway, exit your car and lie in that area, covering your head with your hands. Your choice should be driven by your specific circumstances. The bottom line is: OVERPASSES DO NOT MAKE SAFE SHELTER AREAS! Check out the video below to see what happens when you shelter under an overpass:

what the heck is safe from a tornado, even instructions say to stay inside like whats that gonna do? It’ll tear right through

@@skeleton819 An overpass that falls from a tornado was waiting to kill someone driving over it.

@@moonpiespotlight4759 ik but what im saying is that there are instructions to stay inside even though tornados tear right through everything

I had a tornado form above me in the car as a child, and touch down about 20 feet away, it pushed us a foot over, but nothing else. It formed directly above us, I could see right inside as it began to twist in the clouds, sort of navy and dark grey. The hole inside kept getting larger as it sped up and dropped. It felt like the pressure was just dropped on top of us, and the air outside the circle it created was white. You couldn't see outside it even if you wanted. At some point as it neared the ground, you couldn't see inside the funnel anymore as it twisted away from us in the front and continued on. It was sort of puffy around the edges and it seemed as though the inside was clogged with dark clouds that seemed to spin... but like a sink draining water, it broke up and disappeared for seconds at a time before materializing again. It was almost like a cinnamon roll, except a tornado. Like there was another, smaller, weaker one inside. I only had the ability to watch for about 20 seconds before it hit the ground, at that point the circle around us collapsed and we were unable to see with the air so white. I saw the bottom of it leaning back towards us but headed away from us, peeking out of the white air that was just absolutely rushing at an impossible speed.

"If I had a penny for everytime a tornado came down in front of me and even drove within feet of a rain wrapped tornado in a wall of rain, I would have two pennies which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice right?"

@@SidPil reality from them being years apart is crazy right? You find it funny but it actually is not funny or fun being right next (within a few yards) to a tornado. You can joke about it, but will only get so far. The ratio is what's more funny 😏. Take your dumb comments somewhere else, because when your life flashes before your eyes and reality sinks in. You yourself could definitely be thankful to still walk this earth.

@@duhmizle what are you talking about? I was just quoting a meme.

That’s terrifying 😭

Haha! Thanks.

@@grassrootsnascarracing5431 Jimminy jillikers

Gee Willikers Mr

Dont forget "oh jeez"

Well I'll be What in tarnation

I stopped here before the storm hit not knowing a tornado would be coming. I was trying to avoid having the 4 cars on my trailer being destroyed by hail. I was well off to the side with my hazards on.

@@grassrootsnascarracing5431 I’m glad you understand it as sadly many die from this mistake.

@@grassrootsnascarracing5431 I wasn't criticizing you at all, just thought I'd tell you that your video had been shown on a news program. In a major hail storm I think most people would seek refuge beneath an overpass to avoid shattered windshields and such.

@@grassrootsnascarracing5431 Using an overpass for your shelter can put you at a much greater risk of being killed or seriously injured by a tornado. Tornado wind speeds can sometimes exceed 200 mph. These destructive winds produce airborne debris that are blown into and channeled under the overpass where people might be seeking shelter. Were you not aware there were tornado watches and warnings out in such weather as that?

@@grassrootsnascarracing5431 The proof is in the outcome. You did right, sheltering from hail. I still have never seen a meteorologist in a ditch.

Amen! This is heading our way in Louisiana 😰

You are nice

@@southernsass2937 Stay safe! I'm gonna get this storm too, I live in SC, but luckily it's gonna be less severe.

@@desirosethorne4429 As of last news report, the worst will get in my area around 5. Its 4 now & already hearing thunder & the wind is crazy. Thank you, & you stay safe too 🙏 ❤

@@southernsass2937 I live in Minnesota and it's been raining all day. Overnight and into Wednesday suppose to get snow. Ugh 😫

I rather take an underpass then being stupid and out run a tornado, which surely enhances the chance of death.

@@chrispbacon6810 ok

Serously? So out in the open is safer? At least under there I can hit my breaks and not be blown sideways and swept off. Ill have to look into this! (Hello from Nebraska)

@@jimmykouba4494 you can park however ive heard that you go on the opposite side of the tornado and lay flat against the concrete not in the tunnel though outside on the side and edge near the wall

@@jimmykouba4494 uh not really. Tornados on average move slower then 40MPH. Cars and Highways in a matter of fact on about average go 60-75MPH. A very easy way to out run a tornado. It’s like fight or flight reflex you have to decide on multiple things, If you try to out run the tornado is there traffic, is the road safe to go over 50MPH? If not then it’s best to buckle down in a ditch or a building or on the side of the highway in your car and wait for it to pass.

Haha! Thanks!

Yeah it's unreal 🤣 I would be inventing new cuss words every 5 seconds in that situation

@@snicker576 GRACKIN WIND WAS FLOOMIN ALL OVER THE DINK!

"Mother trucker, dude That hurt like a butt cheek on a stick" - This guy is that vine kid all grown up

@@pottingsoil723 🤣🤣🤣 EXACTLY

@@chrispbacon6810 She has right to express her concern. trumpflake.

I can’t feel any sorta sympathy for someone who would roll their window down during what they thought was a tornado lol.

@@snapascrew sympathy? Just enjoy the video 🤡

@@MrTomsuperman I did enjoy the video, my reply was to Allison’s comment not the video in general. Thanks for the reply!

Not everyone is weak-minded, easily intimidated, and into acting all panicky when danger comes your way. I hate it when people get all historical and scream in moments like this

One ton is only 2200 pounds I’m sure ur van weighs more than that

@@Rom4nce 6,331 pounds empty

@@Rom4nce That just means hauling or carrying capacity. It has nothing to do with curb weight.

does it matter tho

If you're so sensitive that bad words trigger you, then you probably should stay off the internet...

@@ffjsb you sound like the one who's triggered tbh

@@animalanimal1417 how? lol

@@ant-trg dude was just making an observation and was met with hostility for some reason

@@chrispbacon6810 oh and go ahead and show me proof she is lying.

@@chrispbacon6810 If you have nothing good to say, then stay silent. Proving yourself to be a real trumpflake.

That’s because y’all are on meth

Lol I live in Plano and it wasn’t this bad

That's there problem

He already said that he didn't even know there was a tornado around. He just saw a hailstorm, and he had new vehicles on his trailer and didn't want them dented all to hell.

Man's intellect can never outdo God's Grace & Mercy. Peace💜

right

Years later and people still can’t read….😂

I've had a similar experience but with lightning striking right next to my car on the freeway

I stopped here before the storm hit not knowing a tornado would be coming. I was trying to avoid having the 4 cars on my trailer being destroyed by hail. I was well off to the side with my hazards on.

@@grassrootsnascarracing5431 I figured that’s what happened. Still crazy, man. Glad you’re alright

Haha! Thanks!

Me too. Personally, I don't want to leave this world cursing. I believe that would be a bad thing.

Yeah, there was definitely damage around. Looked like some kind of sign from a fast food place in the middle of the highway.

Nobody cares about Chick-fil-A’s taking damage though. 🤣

@@THEdjpluto 🙄🤷🤣

Glad your safe.

@@THEdjpluto you’d rather go to Burger King?

Thanks

@@grassrootsnascarracing5431 dude I would have reacted the same way 🤣

If he was already parked there while waiting out the storm, should he have tried to outrun the tornado once it arrived???

@@codymoe4986 Nah, he should've left his vehicle and hopped in a ditch and stayed low to the ground until the tornado passed. Then he could head back to his vehicle.

@@logan_wolf Easy thing to say, sitting in your armchair...

@@codymoe4986 Where I'm sitting doesn't matter, you dimwit. Experts literally recommend not sitting under an overpass because it increases the risk for injury.

Fun challenge try to even count the amount of times people say not to be under an overpass Literally by the time he realized what was happening, he was better off staying in his car so he didn't get ratioed by a flying chunk of metal anyway. Unless the car started being moved, then it's time to really worry about how much running to a ditch would do anyways

Well, he told us he was mostly worried that all the cars he carried would be destroyed by hailstorm.

@@TheKentaurion yeah, but in a tornado, that's where people get killed. The winds ho faster and throw the cars, crushing them like pop cans.

I stopped there before the storm hit not knowing a tornado would be coming. I was trying to avoid having the 4 cars on my trailer being destroyed by hail. I was well off to the side with my hazards on.

@@grassrootsnascarracing5431 anytime there's hail, good idea to tune into a weather station. Just saying. They precede tornados.

The overpass enhanced the danger from debris infact. I recommend reading about the 1999 Moore Tornado, which struck multiple overpass and killed/seriously disable many people who tried to hide underneath bridges

It looks deceivingly safe but remember the wind is blowing laterally, not vertically. You'll still be hit by objects flying into the overpass and be blown around just as much as sitting out in a corn field but with the added problem of a bunch of other cars and individuals now trying to take cover under the overpass, thus becoming even more of a hazard. At best, hiding under an overpass just adds a couple dozen mph of wind speed due to a mild wind tunnel effect (Wind slams into the side of the bridge creating a high pressure area there and conversely a low pressure area under the overpass, thus accelerating the wind under the overpass. Think Venturi effect.) If you're stuck in the middle of a highway with no shelter, not even a ditch to crawl in, and there's no way you can drive out of the path, then buckle up and pray. It's an unfortunate reality that can really only be solved by having better and earlier warning systems in place so you're never in that situation to begin with.

The idea is that under an overpass, the more intense winds will send the debris at you just as easily as if you were out in the open but at heightened speed and lethality. If you lay down in a ditch, the debris will fly over you instead.

Ikr, first I have heard of it (but there are no twisters where I live). I would have sought cover like this guy too.

Not to mention what if the overpass collapses?

How often do you guys get tornados?

@@chrispbacon6810 someone cares!

@@chrispbacon6810 He is not asking about the ones in your head.

@@Nessal83 usually just late March thru May in Texas/Oklahoma, but there are outliers.

@@CJW0056 Exactly correct.

My thoughts exactly.

What about overpass?

I have heard of people getting hurt, and sucked out, when they are not in their car. Never heard of vehicle being swept out.

@@jimmykouba4494 the car itself can be swept away though

@@jayasmrmore3687 depends on how heavy it is. edit: i think weight of car matters too??? or am i wrong?

I stopped there before the storm hit not knowing a tornado would be coming. I was trying to avoid having the 4 cars on my trailer being destroyed by hail. I was well off to the side with my hazards on.

@@chrispbacon6810 They just tryna help bro 😂

@@saytoecharles6776 Ignore the dumb troll.

Why not?

But but but, Twister! The underpass saved them!

@@factsoverfeelings7828 LOL 🌪🌪

Good idea while driving down the road...

N8 Snyder too

Aaron Tuttle’s another

@@Timberwolf69 Well you could just listen to Ryan’s audio.

Someone has to be responsible enough to let people know this was a boneheaded thing to do!

@@rubywingo6030 Like I said, people sitting safely behind their screens in absolutely no danger whatsoever who weren't there thinking they wouldn't do the same thing, when in all likelihood they would do the exact same thing.

I'm in a place where tornadoes are common. And so is the knowledge that hiding under a bridge is a no-no. Always been told its better to lay flat on the ground, as ridiculous as it sounds.

How is sharing information that will save a life a bad thing? It’s not “sitting in safety and comfort”, it’s called survival information. Taking that as a negative bit of advice makes no sense and helps no one. He is simply just lucky he didn’t get hit.

It comes from advice from actual experts who say never to hide under an overpass during a tornado. The only reason the people in this video were so lucky was because the tornado didn't actually go over the overpass, it was just nearby. If it had gone over, conditions would have been a lot more dangerous under there.

@AlisaDashaVictoriaLuftwaffe Brigades WHAT!

@@wwerobloxaction7522 Don't freak out dude. I would think she means fun to watch from the safety of her own home, which is where many of us watch this type of video, apparently including you. Nature can be scary, exciting, fascinating and fun to watch all at the same time and most people do not want anyone or anything hurt or killed.

@@foxymacadoo oh ok thx

@@foxymacadoo Actually chasing severe storms and tornados is incredibly fun, although can be scary at times, once you have the training and experience it is safe enough (just don't be stupid).

@AlisaDashaVictoriaLuftwaffe Brigades I do as well. As long as there is massive space between me and tornado, if I happen to be out by chance.

Amen

@@chrispbacon6810 What are you Two!!!

Get any damage at your place?

Thankfully no and I’m surprised after seeing this

Glad your safe and sound.

@@chrispbacon6810 Your words will come back at you, one way or another.

The sound is more scary than anything else.

Really? Why? Because the overpass will blow off?

@@theyclosechannelsthatspeak428 Because the winds will funnel through and become much stronger. Add debris in, and you’re looking at people getting injured..possibly even killed by said flying debris.