(5/7/23) Severe thunderstorm with 70 mph winds and golf ball sized hail w/ sirens!

[@iowaacproductions698]

Just want to let it be known that I’m just an autistic kid with ADHD and that it’s hard for me to control my emotions at times. So I’m sorry if parts of the video may be cringy, but please don’t leave any mean or annoying comments about it. Any mean or annoying comments will be removed. If you don’t like the video then please simply just leave it. Thanks for watching! UPDATE: Also now that I think about it, this probably actually wasn’t golf ball sized hail but some of the hailstones were atleast around 1 inch big and the winds were gusting near or around 60-70 mph especially at the beginning. Thanks for over 500 likes and 20K views!

[@chelsearunyan]

Oh, please don't apologize. I completely understand. My little brother is also autistic too.

[@VinnechiPetaccioVrOcKsPiT]

No Apologies You Did a Great Job Covering the Storm 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@mlazenka1]

You were fine and the storm footage was awesome. Thanks for posting this.

[@tahoma6889]

Always forgive those who are not thinking. :) Don't let it bother you.

[@tdeas2402]

Honestly me fr

[@kryp49]

Don’t sweat it mate, you’ve got nothing to apologise for. Thanks for sharing a window into another part of the world 😊

[@thevikingcook2218]

Please don't apologize for who you are. The people in this world that don't understand or have issues with who you are, are not worth your time even worrying about.

[@ZA-mb5di]

Most of us would be scared too

[@Jets-and-airconditoning]

I agree

[@JimAebly]

My son is Autistic. We’re behind ya, buddy. 🙂

[@ZA-mb5di]

@@JimAebly I am myself as well

[@NYCHFAN]

Great video, thank you! That was some storm. ❤ For those of you making fun of the size of the hail & the wind speed, some people on the spectrum see and feel things much more intensely than neurotypicals. The world is so much nicer when we're kind. ❤

[@sprinkles_091]

As someone on the spectrum the term “neurotypical” sounds like an insult to me & it made me giggle lol

[@rockthesix1679]

All storms can be a bit scary until its over. Glad you all are safe.

[@GoodSpiritBadBoy]

Storms like this fascinate me and scare me at the same time! Thanks for sharing!

[@patgarza5520]

At least it wasn't golf ball size hail it was pea-size hell or should I say nickel size hail😊

[@rickeyjones7255]

You done a great job at capturing such an intense thunderstorm. The opening shot of the dark clouds in the distance with the siren being heard in the background was menacing enough for me to hold my attention. Thank you for sharing the video!

[@LilJigglypuff999]

People just don’t understand the anxiety storms can give someone.

[@juliewatson4314]

I can. I’m one of them.😮

[@35daphni]

I was in a tornado when I was 8 years old in a mobile home. I was terrified everytime it clouded up until I was in my 20's. I'm 59 now and have made peace with those monsters. I have great respect for tornadoes now, that's for sure.

[@CătălinaMaria1896]

I has anciety storms too

[@nannynan5893]

They need empathy, we ALL have fears

[@Savemewaa]

I have so much anxiety about storms even like small ones

[@HawkqOjOp]

Also important to remember that it's not always 'emotional' anxiety! It can be a medical reaction to the sudden low barometric pressure. I actually have to take medication during extreme tornadic weather. If you're not sure if there's a tornado and you have a tornado warning, always best to seek shelter. That sounds like a broken record but I've been in that situation, and you may have only seconds to get there! And just to clarify, the tornado siren will not sound during the entire tornado threat, only upon their issuing the warning, and possibly a second time if it's upgraded to confirmed or life threatening. You did a great job filming this!! Stay safe!

[@dianenamciu638]

You never need to be sorry. Thanks for sharing.😊

[@dougwotton1046]

This was an awesome video young man. The more you make the better they will be. Incredible display of Mother Nature in action!

[@jodiepeckham1072]

2 stay as calm as u was recording all of this is remarkable, some people would of run 2 shelter, being a uk resident I've never really seen weather like this so total respect 2 u, ur an amazing person and what u do is equally amazing, never forget that❤❤❤

[@mamashiraz]

Someday we’ll be watching this kid as a meteorologist on The Weather Channel!!

[@bobbijoepps5297]

You have high emotions, but you stayed and videoed this storm. That's a big deal! Very well done!

[@traceyfey6151]

Great video! Don’t let haters get to you. Some people just don’t have anything better to do than to troll and hate because they are jerks.

[@AmbientDawn]

This is really good footage of some pretty dramatic and intense weather. Speaking personally, I've never seen anything like it (living in the benign ol' UK!), and it's fascinating how quickly the weather turns from lovely Spring weather, to a dark, rain-wracked apocalypse. Nothing to apologise for. Your honesty is appreciated, and kudos for some terrific filmwork!

[@RicciBilotta]

I love it when someone posts storm videos. Thanks.

[@kristieshoemake7343]

Okie here. Those sirens are just terrifying, aren’t they?!

[@ekraszewski]

Don’t they sound if funnel clouds have been reported?

[@heiditate6989]

​@@ekraszewski yes they sound for a tornado warning

[@BeasleyFarmsAR]

Great job, glad you’re all safe!

[@dadskrej5226]

I lived in Security, Colo. (about 12 miles south of Colorado Springs) in the late 50s through middle 60s. I remember the huge storms like this, even before the sirens were installed. Huge hail and rivers of rain rushing down the street, and having to reroof our house afterwards. Something to remember! Thanks for a great video!

[@Hardwareman1343]

I live in Boulder County. Storms like you describe still happen. More frequently than I care to admit.

[@bibibaum2309]

Oh wow!!! Twenty something years before I was born. Been in Colorado since July, 1979. Bibi from Centennial, Colorado 8:36

[@barbarajeffries]

That was quite the storm. I love seeing hail bounce, do you? I was surprised that I couldn’t hear thunder after all that lightning. Please keep sharing storm videos with us. ⛈️⚡️

[@mariaharrison7228]

Hi from England, i love storms, I'm not a person who is good in the heat, thank you for posting this storm, it's hot here in England and watching your storm made me alot happier. 🌧🌨🌩🙂

[@joy-to7dx]

Me too I live in America in Texas I love hearing the storm and rain it's calming to me but I don't like being in it. It's hot where I live too so wish it would rain hard over here.🙂⛈️

[@Snowballin_VR]

@@joy-to7dxWe might get a lot of storms where I live

[@janetswope5695]

Thank you, brave friend, for sharing this storm with us through your video. These storms can be exciting and frightening at the same time.

[@sandraottway7859]

Thank you for posting this storm, it was exciting to watch it intensify, well done.

[@taraingersoll8691]

Thank you for a great storm vid! You captured some really great shots of the progression of this storm.

[@Katherine_02]

What an awesome weather video! I'm a weather geek and trained storm spotter. This was top notch!

[@betweenthepoles]

Thanks for being brave enough to share this. You did a good job. 🙂👍🏻

[@nenblom]

A few months ago a tornado struck a tree in our backyard here in eastern Pennsylvania. That tree fell right into our living room and caused considerable damage. Luckily we were all overseas. We’re still waiting for a couple of windows to be replaced. Very very scary but thank God no one was hurt.

[@JediPhoenix1976]

9:16 - Switching to that shot gave a great view of how nasty that storm looked. Well done.

[@pamwithrow3771]

Thank you for sharing this with all of us!! You did an amazing job getting a lot of the shots!! I live near the Gulf Coast in Alabama and we just started Hurricane Season, 6/1 - 11/30 Hopefully we wont have any major hurricanes this year!!!! Keep up the good work with your videos!!!!

[@melodyfranklin2287]

Thank you for kindness sharing this video with us.. you did a fantastic job.. we all appreciate you with all my kindest truest respectful words melody aka lostgirl 💕😊

[@gfxgirl1]

Just stumbled across your video! Fantastic! The cloud formations and hail were awesome! Thank you for sharing!

[@daviemac9925]

First and foremost keep yourself safe!! Thank you for sharing your scary weather. I live in Scotland we don't tend to get seriously violent thunder storms, Tornadoes aren't unknown here but nothing like on the scale you guys see. It's amazing how quickly they get going isn't It? We get really intense wind storms in the winter, when there's no leaves on the trees so they don't tend to get uprooted.

[@t.ellevision]

I think you did an amazing job capturing the storm. I liked the raw emotion it proves you are a human being with feelings sympathy and empathy. Storms are scary and you were brave to film in the first place! Never feel the need to apologize for being amazing. Thank you for sharing this with us. God bless you and your family❤

[@erroneousbatch]

I enjoy a good thunder storm, but here in the UK they're rarely cataclysmic. If I was in your part of the world I'd be a tad nervous too. Thanks for the video, matey, it was enjoyable :)

[@iowaacproductions698]

Thanks! I live in Eastern Iowa where severe weather happens a lot during the spring and summer with our peak timing usually being in Late May.

[@michaeltipton5500]

Thank God we don't have storms like this. We only have Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunami's.

[@KenWesaw-up5wf]

I'd move

[@deborahbarrow5524]

That made me laugh 😂 I'd move too.

[@GrumpyMeow-Meow]

I was in a restaurant that took a direct hit from lightning. It short circuited the electrical power and we were forced to evacuate in the pouring rain due to possible fire. It was very scary and we were told the building glowed green when it was hit. Ever since, I run for cover when lightning is near. Weather is no joke.

[@reshma6329]

You are braver than I. Saw one of these supercell storms in AZ and hid in the upstairs hallway till my husband came home. Thanks for sharing the rain though.

[@parkersanderson180]

Wow! That is one crazy storm! I love footage of storms they are so cool! At least there isn’t a lot of wind. Not yet I’m over halfway through the video and still no wind gusts so that’s at least good no wind damage. But hail damage maybe! Love the video

[@iowaacproductions698]

Thanks for watching!

[@josemoreno3334]

My oldest sister lives in Iowa. She told me about the storms they have there and how bad they get. Crazy. ⛈🌩

[@Hughes17]

Hey great video! Thanks for sticking your neck out to capture that intense hail! Boy I have never seen such hail! Honestly though, that looks like penny-sized at least on the patio. But I guess the hail does shatter upon impact, since it’s falling at 90 mph. Lastly, yeah, those were impressive gusts too 😊👍🏼🌩️

[@rustynail3893]

This video is therapy for me. I love storms!

[@ilovecatvideos1851]

Nice video. I was impressed with the editing, transitions and the captions too. I find stormy weather quite calming…but that hail and the thought of a tornado would make anyone anxious. Thanks for sharing..

[@drmikiking]

I'm from serbia last year we had supercell with hail 5cm in diameter and 80mp/h winds and a second thunderstorm with 8cm hail size.They said that this year thunderstorms will be much worse posibly with tornadoes.

[@onetrueslave]

Well, that was excellently shot with no cringe moments at all. Glad it turned out to be just an intense storm and not a twister. I love extreme weather, though, once we had our first tornado alert ever, I wanted to be in the downstairs apt, but they weren't home, so I remained upstairs which was creepy. Only some wild winds and distant thunder, so turned out fine. Thanks for sharing!

[@dd1862]

Great video! You did an fantastic job recording the progression of the storm.

[@warpcrafter]

I am a lifelong resident of Kansas City, I have experienced that before. The sirens spook my cats.

[@dusty0ngorillatag]

I’ve been through the same- just with no 70-80 mph winds- but we did get quarter and golf ball hail ( a few pieces were hen egg 2 inches ) but other than that we did not get hit by a tornado.

[@TheMcGuireLife]

Hi, this is Jermey McGuire. I’m under a severe thunderstorm watch here in Live Oak county, Texas near Lake Corpus Christi. The severe thunderstorm watch could go into a severe thunderstorm warning, I Love watching thunderstorm vises.” It’s now thundering out my window right now! The storm is coming closer to my location as I speak.” I’m under a servers thunderstorm until 7:00pm CDT this evening. It could be expected is very low on water. Corpus Christi is in stage 2 water retentions could co to stage 3 this summer. If the lakes down here in the corpus Chris area,

[@Washman-jw3hl]

Man you guys get some pretty crazy weather in Iowa. Im in Connecticut and this is for the most part the worst we get and its really very rare. Thanks for sharing.

[@anthonyanderson2880]

I love a good storm, and that was a good one. Thanks for sharing.

[@StarBudgets]

Thank you for sharing your video! I know it’s a year later, but we had a bad storm a few weeks ago with high winds and hail. I live outside of Houston and we don’t get tornadoes, when our storm happened I got so scared! I’m 44 and was crying, asking my husband what do we do 100 times, paced back and forth………storms like this are very scary! Your emotions are valid, understandable, and justified hun❤️❤️

[@NicoliRavioli117]

No need to apologize. Once you’ve been through a really severe storm, it can definitely trigger your fear with subsequent storms later on. I went through this any time it even rained after id been through a tornado that came up during the night. Even the sight of storm clouds would make my anxiety go up for years afterwards. Very neat video. Almost felt like I could feel the wind and smell the rain as it came in.

[@theotherdave8013]

I understand being afraid of severe storms. We had a line pass close to my home and it dropped, golf-ball to tennis ball sized hail here in Arkansas. The ice had spikes on them, looked like medieval weapons. Cool video, that was a lot of hail and high winds.

[@Nancy-y8q1n]

When hail gets to be golfball size, we call them window breakers and roof punchers

[@nickt2159]

Great video. I love a good storm. Thanks for posting. Nice neighborhood.

[@deborahbarrow5524]

Thank you for making and sharing this video. I love exciting weather like that as long as everyone is safe and no damage. Here in SoCal we don't get to see much of that. That was pretty cool.

[@wallyman292]

That was a lot of hail!!! As it was coming in, it looked like you could see some microbursts coming out of the clouds in the distance as well (which can look like a tornado if they're narrow in scope. . .)!

[@michaelolsen2348]

Being October now, we're out of our thunderstorm season. Next month starts our potential tornado season. If we tornadoes, it happens between November and April. This last February I had one of those pencil thin tornadoes move over the lake in my backyard and between mine and my neighbors house. Not too bad. Now in February 2020, we had 4 tornadoes within 1 mile. One of which was only about 150 feet away and did damage. Exciting and scarey. And in April 2011 I saw golf ball size hail for the first time. Scared me. I never saw any that size before. That storm ended up producing a significant twister about 2 miles after it passed me. I got lucky. The temperature went from 88⁰ to 54⁰ in about 10 minutes time. It smelled of pine SO strong outside due to the hail destroying all the pine trees.

[@binderkim]

Great video from a fellow Iowan! I remember this day. The sirens scared me something fierce.

[@SAMOTUBER]

This is an example of classic tornado weather and its interesting. Before all the hail and rain, it seems the winds and Mother Nature had already decided what the plan was at about the 4:19 mark in the video. There was no rain yet, but the winds were starting to whip around. The instability had started. Gotta love Mother Nature. Even the winds with semi clear skies and were fast and unstable at the 4:19 mark. Winds were whipping before the tornado! I think I would get a heart attack.

[@Kuulei265]

Wow!! This was one storm!! Good video!! Keep up the good work. I liked the way you caught the clouds turning from light to grey.

[@janetmcneice6246]

Brilliant video young man, I have always had a fascination with storms and dramatic weather from when I was young,I'm 63 now and still the same. I loved your video and look forward to seeing more👍👌👏👏👏🇬🇧I have never seen weather as extreme as this in my country

[@tammymcguire4991]

That was such a crazy amount of hail yes. Thank you for sharing🌹

[@Rin_Nya762]

Coming from someone who has a fear of windstorms (anything over 40mph gets my heart racing) i totally get it. Althought i tend to get quiet.

[@tracytabb2882]

I was on holiday in manhatten and philly at end of June this Yr an we seen some insane storms. I was glued to the weather channel watching all these warning fornur area. I was so excited as I from Scotland and we get nothing like this here. I love a storm 🥰🥰

[@kareninalabama]

I'm 60 years old, NT, and grew up in Florida, so I've lived through decades of hurricanes and tropical storms. And the scariest storm I went through was a hailstorm with winds and torrential rains just a couple of years ago. So frankly, I thought you were pretty darned brave throughout this storm. You handled the filming and commentary very well. Actually, I too kept saying "Oh my God!" so I can relate. Thank you for filming and sharing, and I hope your house didn't sustain any damage.

[@cassietroyer1195]

Do not apologize dude, your video is narly and that storm looked tornadic.. Iowa is tornado 🌪 alley.. went through a storm in Ohio last June that was one of the worst I have been through, we had 80-90mph winds with gusts up to 94, it hit after midnight and another storm came through at 4 am.. nothing like being woken up by tornado sirens, it was not a tornado that went through.. your video was great 👍

[@rexoliver7780]

Now that is a rocking rousing storm! Like the narration of the storm video! No,you wouldn’t want to be out in that “noggin knocker hail!

[@adf8664]

Great video! You did a fantastic job. Thanks for posting!

[@Brian_ON]

I’ve no idea how I ended up watching this video but here I am. I’m in Scotland where we never see weather like that. We have more than our fair share of rain but definitely not hail, thunder or lightning. The tornado siren would be terrifying to hear for real though. For us that only happens in movies. Thanks for posting this for the rest of the world to see. 👍

[@rickslabaugh9283]

Good job making this video. I’ve watched weather videos that are not steady-handed and annoyingly aimed at the ground or car interior rather than the storm. You did a good job with this, kid. Interesting storm, don’t know if it produced a tornado later, but if it was sucking up dust it was just a matter of organizing.

[@AR-jq1hs]

Wow. I hope that everyone was ok after this harrowing experience. Thank you for sharing!

[@bwktlcn]

You did a great job! I’m 60 and was ADHD before people understood it. Now I’m a nurse and I help people. How I cope with “power surges” is I find the next right thing to do to help the situation, and go do it. You filmed and made good observations- you noted the green sky, etc. who knows, you might go into meteorology and find a way to give people earlier warnings. Awesome job!

[@Aderin.]

I swear it's common knowledge that a green sky means bad. Even if they didn't know that idk if it makes them capable of being a meteorologist 😅

[@jeanprice2514]

That hail didn't look golf ball size. Looked pretty small actually.

[@haddockandbentley2903]

Not far is the video. Read your message. Please don’t say sorry. I can really understand how you felt and I don’t have any mental things. This is scary!! The sirens, the warnings, the sky, don’t worry please. I also overreact a bit with storms. But in that moment that is how I feel. And this is how you felt!! And that is completely normal!! Great video!!! ❤❤❤

[@OldMusic-jl5cw]

I really enjoyed watching your video my friend. You got some really great shots of the storm. Look forward to more video from you. Have a nice day.

[@raine123ish]

I would’ve been scared. I think you handled it very well. I’m glad you, your family and your home are safe 😊

[@Quantamtechtonics]

Watching these kinds of storms approach always makes me nervous, because you never quite know what's going on behind that leading cloud - you're not alone in that! This is a great video!

[@angelalewis4437]

Don't worry buddy, I would be worse that this I am so scared of storms, love the video thank you for sharing it with us, much Love.....

[@byrongreen2167]

No apologies needed!!!..you’re doing a wonderful job with your opportunities and people who don’t want to give you a chance often refuse to help others,too…👍👍👍👍

[@moniquepeterson3327]

Reminds me of a hailstorm we had out here in NYC a few years back but it wasn't as intense as this one you filmed. Great footage and follow your passion. You could become a storm spotter or storm chaser one Day 👍

[@Entity_BlackRed777]

Just today, had my first SEVERE thunderstorm at my area, which is why I watched this.

[@Entity_BlackRed777]

For 2024 of course.

[@rosehavenfarm2969]

That green sky is a sign of hail, just so you know for the future. Good job.

[@deborahallen5249]

That is crazy! We live in southwest MO and had same kind of storm beginning of May 2024. Golf ball size hail. Praise the Lord we didn’t have any damage.

[@michaelnaretto3409]

It would be eerie hearing those sirens. Here in Utah we don't often get the big storms like those in the Midwest. Anyway, I wonder how your neighbor across the street manages run off. By that I mean his yard is graded towards his foundation. Any water from rain, melting snow, sprinklers, etc. would collect at the home's foundation and just sit there. Anyway, it's just an observation.

[@michellecollins-betz736]

Hey sweetie don't apologise for having these fears, some people are scared of storms, tornadoes, I would be too. ❤

[@dianefarley37]

You're bright. You react appropriately to things, and notice things, and haters are not bright enough to see how important weather happens to be. Don't worry about them. They are soft in the head. GREAT video!!

[@jeraldrice3583]

You done. Very good to cover the storm, I myself get a little short of breath and kind of on edge when things like this happen. It's human nature, you done wonderful and don't worry about if anyone says anything negative, Great job!

[@Martin.Wilson]

Looks more like mothball sized hail, but a helluva storm just the same. Thanks for sharing!

[@dearreader9739]

Can anyone explain like I'm five why hail is associated with tornados? I can comprehend why hail might fall, but I don't understand why big hail falls during warm weather and why it is indicative of a tornado.

[@OneOfThoseTypes]

You could probably find out through Google.

[@samglover1098]

Great video, well done young man.

[@shanynrobbins1943]

I was born and raised in Texas and i remember being TERRIFIED as a kid. I think i was 11yrs old when i learned a tornado was an act of nature. I seriously thought it was a monster! Imagine having that on video 😂 You did an excellence job. 🤗

[@Mark-pp7jy]

No need to apologize sir. Excellent video! Thank you. ✌️❤️

[@terrypaul4741]

So my Question for tornado Alley is why isn’t it just part of building a home to have a safe room or storm shelter. I feel like it should just be part on new builds. Even if there hasn’t been a tornado for 5 years you could have two next month. I just can’t wrap my head around it, coming from an area that doesn’t have them but maybe 1 in a hundred years. Can someone explain this to me?

[@juliefletcher3604]

Thankyou for making this - my Autistic son loves storms and loved your video!

[@FelixWheatfield]

Your reactions are a lot calmer than some other videos I've seen where people are yelling at the top of their lungs. Being in front of a storm is a terrifying and humbling experience, I've been chasing storms myself for a number of years. It's a rather courageous thing to do, I think.

[@SunKing333]

Obviously I watched for my fascination with storms; good job staying on it and documenting it for us to see.

[@alexvelazquez8263]

Don't Worry. As Long As You're Inside The House, You Won't Get Struck By Lightning. You Got My Word On That! 👍.

[@SusanHouse-c1x]

If you are in the kitchen lightning can and does strike from the faucet. I have gone through that!

[@stevekocinski383]

Awesome video! I love watching storms like this!

[@markupton3482]

There's great video of our storm, "Lacey Washington Microburst May 4 2017. When I got home, my two cats Georgie and Freddie were scared, fresh green maple leaves were plastered to the side of my house!