WILD EF3 TORNADO intercepted by drone! 

The beginning of this video is why the NWS says in its Skywarn storm spotting classes to look at what is going on on the ground and not just in the air. If you were just looking at the base of the clouds you would miss the nearly invisible ground circulation and conclude that it is not on the ground yet. Just because the visible part of the condensation funnel hasn't reached the ground doesn't mean it isn't capable of doing major damage. This is another reason why the NWS says in its warnings "do not wait to see or hear the tornado coming, do not go out and look for it." A major misconception that I personally had to overcome when I became involved in storm spotting, and one I'm sure a lot of people have who haven't seen a tornado, is most tornadoes do not look like the classic Wizard of Oz tornado or even the ones in Twister. The only one I have seen so far was so thin and transparent it looked more like an overgrown dust devil than a tornado. By taking spotter classes and watching videos like this one, I've learned that tornadoes can take all kinds of shapes and are not always easy to recognize that they are tornadoes. I really encourage people to take Skywarn classes, they are free and can be found online as well as in person--and it could save your life. Here in Michigan we've had several instances recently where a tornado spun up, did damage, and dissipated before the NWS could issue a warning--one tragically killed a three-year-old child in Livonia. According to Michigan Storm Chasers, this is not uncommon for our state.

Wow! That truck making its escape!

Semi driver at 1:15 just sent it straight through the nader.

Impressive work! My brother works at the Kenco logistics warehouse that you see getting obliterated. Thank God no one was injured.

Man, Beryl just won't quit with the mayhem. Crazy how many twisters it spawned.

This is incredible, Dan!

There are so many tornado videos now there aren't many I can watch once and say "instant classic." This is one of those. I haven't yet seen what AI-powered visual effects they came up with for _Twisters_ , but I maintain that Hollywood has nothing on real-life tornadoes.

Im the only one that noticed the Semi Trailer at 1.20 fleeing for his life

I cannot believe how much perspective a drone can provide of a tornado from the air now! Tim Samaras would be so impressed! Well caught Dan and I hope that truck driver is ok!

Yikes. Generations of my family there since pre-Civil War. Haven't heard of any injuries, thank God.

Was at the ADM plant which is about a mile from there when it happened, sirens started going off, and wind almost knocked me down and the raid was coming in sideways.

That semi at 1:19 was certainly cleared for take-off!! Great work on this video!

Great shot from the Drone, Thank you for the video.

WOW! It has been a while since I have seen any tornado vids from you Dan, but as always, when I do, I am amazed by your chasing skills & videography! Superb! I am hoping & praying that no-one was hurt by this destructive beast!

One of the best I’ve seen this year, multiple vortices dancing all over the place and the speed at which the main conw rushed forward at one point was actually quit frightening.

Wow that thing had horizantle suction vorticies thats insane, nice video!

Wow - a lot to unpack in that footage, Dan - excellent documentation

Your drone footage was terrifying beautiful. Deadly elegance. Amazing video, truly.

Great footage of this monster😳 I hate that it hit & destroyed😢 Praying everyone was safe🙏

I just drove through the city of Mount Vernon and seen some of the aftermath. The city was spared from anything catastrophic, for the path of the tornado was just east of city center but the large manufacturing building (seen in footage) has sustained substantial damages. Great video!

wow this is fantastic, you can really see evidence of rapid intensification as soon as it was able to condense all the way to the ground. horizontal vortices too!!

Heartbreaking - praying for those who were affected. It was a huge tornado.

I cant believe how powerful beryl's remnants were. I havent paid a lot of attention to the remnants of some other hurricanes, but i cant really recall any other hurricane remnants commonly dropping big tornadoes like this through the midwest.

Look at all those vortices too!

Yikes a bit close for comfort! Beautiful yet terrifying images, looked like two vortices in there. The remnants of the hurricane were more than I expected in STL!

truck driver: "i got a deadline to make"

Great video-your drone captured the tornado 🌪️ as it spun through mount vernon -I can see the multiple vortices-and you had a close call with the debris blowing around! 😊😊😊😊😊

Wow Dan, you were right in the outskirts of this beast ofna tornado at the end of the video. Thanks for sharing this awesome intercept video but stay safe.

Wow! Nice catch! Stay safe everyone, its not over til its over!

Can you imagine the screaming that would be going on towards the end of the video if Reed had shot this

Wow look at it, multiple vortex tornado.

Insane footage. I was wondering why the drone was being recalled, but later made perfect sense. Great job!

incredible footage

Fantastic capture 👏 I love how it 1st gathers forth. And morphs.

From Houston to Mt Vernon ,... you are welcome !

Awesome images sir! 2:29 you can see the wall cloud for the next on the right side of rhe screen.

Fantastic shooting, fantastic rotation. And thanks for not screaming like a blithing idiot. Great job Dan!

Incredible footage, Dan! The fluidity of the atmosphere is phenomenal

Absolutely incredible footage! Great flying!

Yea, that was a 'strong' cat 1 hurricane. I think they measured 105 wind speed just as it hit. 110 would have been cat 2. Arkansas was under tornado warnings all night. I was in D.C. for Hurricane Floyde a cat 2 that killed 85 in 99' scarry stuff,. I saw one of those big steel newspaper vending machines about 50 pound just take off into the sky landing who knows where. Great video Dan, hope everyone is safe.

Incredible work Dan!

This video is Amazing!!! Well done!!!!

Dan you are the man!

The zoomed out shot with all the debris in the air reminded me a little of 1999 Moore

Amazing footage, this is just insane!

THEN I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying 🌪️ roll.

Great footage! Hope everyone is ok.

Reminds me of the 2011 Tuscaloosa tornado but on a smaller scale. Absolutely wicked regardless

Dan you're fabulous - thanks for this monumental footage!! We love you!

Amazing video

That is some superior, insane footage! It’s crazy to think that hurricanes do in fact affect states that aren’t near the coast. 🥴

That debris shroud was massive, and you were in it! Great video!

I was wondering if hurricanes can create tornados far inland and this answers my question!!

0:57 There's an ancient account from I think Britain, somewhere around the 1000's I think, that talks about a tornado as if it were Satan riding a black horse. That always confused me, but maybe i get it now. Emerging from the left side of the storm. What an image.

Great work Dan !!

This is not too far from where I live in IN. Great video!

Did you find yourself in the outer circulation of the Tornado? That shifted and travelled very fast. And very large if so.

The drone changed the game amazing footage womder if we ever see one fly inside tornado. I mean reeds already shooting rockets in tornado like movie twister😅

Great video Dan.🤘😎

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

Very fortunate positioning, it basically moved right around you in an arc.

Incredible footage Dan, great work.

Just Wow!

Stunning footage! scary

Wow, great video, without stupid yelling such as reed timmer does, always wants to be in front. This is way better❤ than

dan you are insane this is incredible.

Great footage as always. Crazy all that debris. Do you know if there were any injuries? Praying for those affected.

Omg my nephew got out just in time . I feel bad for everyone that’s going thru it right now

I wonder if we would have gotten more/stronger tornadoes if Beryl had been even stronger?

Great shot man! I love this video 📹!! 😊

Impressive. How fast would you say it was traveling?

Terrific/Terrifying - Have re-watched several times to allow for viewing different areas in the video each time- Full Screen mandatory, imo.

Amazing footage!

man I havent seen you chase since el reno, I hope had fun chasing again. Right do I need to take the night off again to help my neighbors that is the question

Frightening. We just had Beryl down here, but that twister is nasty! Looks way worse than what happened here.

2 And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying 🌪️ roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.

That's my home town. My homie J. Robb filmed footage very similar to this.

This was the outbreak spawned by Berly. Look at how the tornado throws debris.

That straight shot down the road as the tornado was crossing reminded me of El Reno a little, gotta say.

You’re a boss, Dan!

Amazing video. What drone do you have?

Incredible footage.

Glad i live more northern.

Quality catch, Dan!

Wow incredible footage I’m subbing awesome 👏

Excellent coverage I hope you sold it to the local news (part 107) question what Drone were you flying?

Where about we’re watching it from? I’m from mount Vernon less then 2 miles away 😮

Awesome video

Great video!!

Any known injuries or fatalities?

Bro was flooring it 1:19

You all be careful out there.

Nice.

That was looking scary a few times.

That’ll be fun combining those bean fields.

Truckers so lucky. Bet he went him and kissed his wife, them subvortices winds were close

lol standing inside the debris field, wild

Def an ef2+

Is that the tornado i think it is? Looks a bit like its walking..

That truck got out of there just in time.