American Tornadoes: Minutes to Survive, Years to Rebuild (DOCUMENTARY)

[@kaylahouser1477]

FINALLY!! A new tornado documentary that isn’t copy and paste! You can only watch the same footage of the same tornadoes so many times before it gets redundant. Amazing documentary! Thank you!

[@reaIixx]

Well to be fair theres only so much tornado footage that exists but still yeah

[@marinasmith4935]

exactly my thoughts!!! its so hard to find a good documentary these days that arent about the same tornadoes with the same footage and stories lol

[@PxndaLemon]

Ive actually never thought of that ​@@reaIixx That is true ig 😢 Poor America

[@SUPREME-EARTH-MOMENTS]

Finally, someone said it! 🙌 I was starting to think I was the only one getting tired of the same old tornado footage being recycled over and over. This new documentary really hit the spot-fresh, intense, and definitely not the same old story. It’s about time we got something new to sink our teeth into! 🌪 Can’t wait to see what they come up with next. What do you think they should tackle next? 👀

[@Richard-p3b]

@@SUPREME-EARTH-MOMENTSyep!

[@noelmcewen84]

I love this documentary, but...goddamn Jordan

[@panaleo1997]

😂 jordan was hard of hearing? Poor friend scared sh**less..

[@ItalianCountryball11]

@@panaleo1997 fr

[@inthedarkwoods2022]

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain

[@kcpowner9628]

Jordan should be thankful he wasn't kicked out of the car and left

[@Stella-rose256]

@kcpowner9628 Agreed! Beyond reckless and his, hopefully ex-friend, sounded panicked but he blatantly ignored his pleas.

[@obsidianwing]

@@Stella-rose256 this was a youtuber from Nelk , who acted kinda stupid

[@bubbasmith6505]

@@obsidianwing Kinda.....

[@roymunson1]

He knew what he was doing. He hasn't been killed or injured yet, and the enthusiastic little youtuber shouldn't have came along with them if he was the type to panic so easily.

[@AJ1987LV]

@@roymunson1 You should've seen the pair of youtubers who were riding along with Reed Timmer early in this year. They were freaking out like little girls. Next to them, Reed's regular excited yelling at sight of tornado is nothing.

[@susanwilson6397]

Jordan sounds like an awful friend.....to not listen to his buddies. Video of a tornado up close is NOT worth lives.

[@paustin47able]

He was caught in Medusa's gaze...

[@RT-qd8yl]

@@paustin47able No excuse. If you don't know what you're doing you have zero business chasing. That's how innocent people die.

[@KaileyB616]

Jordan is a storm chaser who regularly goes out and films tornadoes, and selling the footage is how he makes money. His friend asked to go with him, and then wanted to freak out even though the tornado was far away. That audio was not from that video, plus they added in different audio with it. That's extremely deceptive and I don't like how they did that.

[@JoshuaGrisewood]

This was only the fault of the person who decided to go with him KNOWING what he does. This person ruined a once in a lifetime moment for him and honestly should have known better

[@paustin47able]

@@JoshuaGrisewood There were more than 1 guy pleading to this douche to get them out. Jordan's a professional. He could have said no, but he agreed to give the tour holding him responsible for their safety. Even if they signed liability waivers, Jordan would still be held accountable. Either don't agree to tours, or you listen to your customers and get them away when they ask.

[@NewsEditorRI]

This is a wonderful documentary that should be seen by anyone with an interest in severe weather, including forecasting as well as economic and social effects.

[@MilesOBrien]

Thanks!

[@AndrewMurphy8383]

I don't need to watch this I lived it personally

[@SilentThundersnow]

I lived in tornado Alley in OKC for 5 years. Almost every night in late spring, summer and fall, we had severe thunderstorm warnings that can produce dangerous lightning, hail, and tornadoes with little warning. We often had tornado watches and warnings. We spent so much time in the storm shelter, that put a couch, a light, a TV, and toys down there. We had bags by the back door, ready to grab. I was chased from Manford to Tulsa when I was a kid, my stepdad was driving. With power lines bouncing and sparking all around us, he headed to the keystone dam. The only way home. We couldn't see outside the windows, I don't know how he drove, but we raced to try to get ahead of the storm, all while I was screaming and begging him to go back. But he kept going, and when we got to the keystone dam, everything was suddenly still. If was eerie. Then I noticed the clouds on the left of the car were going one way, and the clouds on the right of the very were going around us the other way. Just then, the radio announced there was a tornado on keystone dam and to not go there! I started screaming again and my dad just floored it. I watched the tornado form right behind us and head our way. If was terrifying We kept pace with it and finally outran it. When we got to Tulsa, the skies were blue and sunny. It was so weird! But we weren't home for long before the tornado came to town and damaged our home while we were in the bathtub under pillows. We didn't have a storm shelter. But we all came out alive! Yes, I have PTSD. 😁

[@ocdrums24]

As someone from the area it was definitely not “almost every night”

[@AndrewMurphy8383]

@SilentThundersnow sorry u have gone threw it brother. Most these people don't know like us how it is to live in tornado alley and live in fear. I live not only ne oklahoma for the last 20 plus but in Dixie alley for all my child hood. I been in my fair share of tornado as a chaser. These people speak with no truth because they never live with tornado bearing down I know what ptsd I to have ptsd and know how it is. Hang inthere will pray for you brother keep safe

[@rperolino]

Context about the first footage. Jordan is a Stormchaser who had KZbinrs along with him. He knew they were in the safe location the entire time. Thats the thing about fear, and inexperience, you panick irrationally sometimes. I dont blame the kid. Jordan was reassuring them the entire time that they were in the safe spot.

[@MilesOBrien]

My only regret about this film is I did not contextualize that video better.

[@johah2454]

21:32 actually pretty smart to put your important documents in the storm shelter for the typical months of tornado season.

[@Gothikah]

Yeh and maybe get an external hard disk where you have digitalized your old photos and important documents on just in case. Then it would be easy to carry / start up at any library or pc, and doesnt take much space.

[@steve32627]

Unfortunately an associate of mine did this and found out their shelter collects water. Ruined everything stored in the shelter.

[@Gothikah]

@@steve32627 That sucks! You cant really do much more than be prepared though. You could maybe even put it in water proof casing and add 1 of those moist reducers in there to make sure. But I mean, how far do you want to go....

[@onefootedphoenix]

That is very smart! Just move the whole safe in there! And family photos!

[@onefootedphoenix]

Putting things digitally in a cloud service is also smart! Make sure it is well password protected though!

[@jakem7200]

Jordan’s gonna have to stay in the passenger seat from now on!

[@daniellehayes3798]

😂😂

[@daniellehayes3798]

Jordan also gonna have both of wrists and hands double maybe even triple zip-tied to his main accessories in his hand [cell phone] or his own personal necessities, (his choice lol), over in the back seat of the passenger side [right] area only. No abilities to grab the steering wheel, in absolutely any kind of way, shape or form, whatsoever, either! hahaha 😂😂😂

[@sondreakimble7375]

On everything

[@SUPREME-EARTH-MOMENTS]

Looks like Jordan's been demoted to permanent passenger status! 😂 After that close call, it’s probably for the best. Let’s hope he learns to enjoy the view from the passenger seat and leaves the wild stunts to someone else. Safety first, right? 🚗🌪

[@ismelljello]

Jordan sounds like a great friend 😅

[@harryparsons2750]

lol

[@2345allthebest]

@@ismelljello they wanted to come along and see what it was like and boy did they get a taste 🤣

[@SUPREME-EARTH-MOMENTS]

I see where you're coming from-maybe Jordan's just really passionate about what he does, and that can be admirable. But it’s also important for him to balance that passion with keeping his friends safe. A great friend knows when to push the limits and when to step back. Hopefully, he’ll learn to do both! 🌪👍

[@barbarajeffries]

This was unexpectedly excellent. I've been watching tornado videos for 20 plus years; this one brought a new perspective and great storytelling. Thanks, MyRadar from a subscriber for a couple of years now. I'm so sorry for the good people of Sulphur, OK. What happened to their town is heartbreaking and I hope they can build back.

[@MilesOBrien]

Thank you!

[@5192872146]

I'm so sorry for the hardship the people of this town went through. My Prays are with you.

[@myblasphemouslife9052]

This is a wonderful documentary, I’ve been using your app since it released. Sending love from Orlando, Florida. ❤

[@MilesOBrien]

Thanks

[@coyotegirl777]

Bro you can’t be mad at the dude in the background Jordan just drive

[@ThatSusLad]

Yeah you can. Don't ask to go storm chasing with a storm chasers if you can't hack it.

[@JoshuaGrisewood]

He chose to go with him KNOWING very well what Jordan does. Come on now this was the only chase ever some random dude was with him that shouldn't have been. NOT HIS FAULT

[@RedNymph234]

​@@JoshuaGrisewoodyeah you keep posting this everywhere. Professional storm chasers absolutely need to still be safe and not get in over their heads by pushing the risk. Storm chasers have died by choosing not to ignore common sense and push their risk too far

[@JoshuaGrisewood]

@@RedNymph234 only 1 time ever in history has a storm chaser died directly to a tornado. ONCE

[@allanmcelroy9840]

@@JoshuaGrisewood Tim Marshal with El Reno?

[@DivinityzBeAsT]

I use y'all radar app every single time i go out to film thunderstorms and it never fails me not once. Thank you all soo much for y'all work and weather radar app. 👍👍👍 There is not a day or night I go out filming without it

[@jinjin0135]

This was a great video. Im so glad Plaza Towers rebuilt with a storm shelter inside. My niece went to that school. I was heartbroken when those babies didnt make it home.

[@donnamitchell7707]

A friend of mine, their mom owns a store in Sulphur. The tornado 🌪 took out the whole back wall of not just her store, but many others. All the front windows were blown out. Another store was wiped out,and the house right behind it. The fella bought the property behind, and he is building a new store. It's going to take many years to rebuild. Alot of people that had brought their heavy equipment into town to help clear downed trees,and blocked roads. My friend still has his bulldozer in Sulphur to help whenever needed. Have a great day my friend, and stay safe ❤️🙂⚘️🌪⚡️.

[@beachbum200009]

I watch Cross Timbers Bison on youtube. He lives near there. His mom lost her business too. He had a video about the Sulpher Tornado. I could believe all that damage!!

[@TSRacing420]

It's a shame that they didn't mention the Chickasaw nation stepping up to help rebuild Sulphur They had Artisian Hotel and also communication center for that area.

[@int4d]

Well done informative documentary. I will be sharing this with others.

[@MilesOBrien]

thanks!

[@albinoorca]

I know basements or underground shelters are impractical in many places, or simply too much to maintain (water pumps and dehumidifiers, etc), but honestly, what has stopped the entire midwest and South all this time from including one large, central closet, made of reinforced concrete and a solid door, in all homes? Cost cutting and negligence at its finest. You can't tell me one tiny but solid room in the middle of the house is too much to include. Concrete is already needed for the foundation and driveway, what's a little more for peace of mind? Instead of trying to reinvent the entire home (which is still a good thing, don't get me wrong), why not make a safe location in the house to preserve lives and keep important documents safe? This has always baffled me. My own parents' home is L-shaped with no interior room, and all their bathrooms have a window or a skylight. Every time a storm rolled in, it was a sobering thought that we had NOWHERE to go. I am glad that building codes are finally being updated. Feels like watching seatbelts finally becoming normal, all over again.

[@loriessing5275]

When my daughter and her husband built their house they built a saferoom/laundry room. I don't think it cost them ten of thousands of dollars to a safe area

[@wayloncapps9480]

In a perfect world yes. Lots of people are like myself and can’t afford to build a house much less one with a safe room,Hence the mobile home. Many lives are in danger due to this situation.

[@BType13X2]

@@loriessing5275 as part of new construction a properly designed and certified shelter will cost around $5,000-$6,000. Adding a storm shelter like the type that you bury in the ground outside your house is very easily going to run you $8,000-$10,000. The cost of doing something isn't just the raw materials but the labour and the equipment to do so. If you're doing new construction like your daughter and her husband than the costs of renting equipment plus the labour to install are negligible, you likely already have an excavator rented, you are already paying for the crew of people, the material costs are nothing when factored into the cost of the rest of your house. Now if you are just adding a shelter, a small excavator will run you around $1,000 to rent, fuel, and pay the deposit on. Do you know how to use it? Skilled operators depending on location are anywhere from $20 an hour to $40 an hour. and that's just to dig the hole. How about the soil? not free to get rid of it, you'd think it would be but its not.

[@scarpfish]

In a lot of these smaller communities, especially ones that are nowhere near any urban areas, a great deal of the housing stock is pre-WW2. Newer homes are seldom built there because real estate prices don't justify the costs of building. You can't install safe rooms in houses that don't get built to begin with. A lot of existing small town homes are also rental property and like most rental property the landlord is only going to maintain what they have to.

[@SUPREME-EARTH-MOMENTS]

You raise a really valid point! It’s baffling that with all the tornadoes and severe weather in the Midwest and South, more homes don’t have a reinforced safe room. It seems like a no-brainer-one small, solid room could make all the difference during a storm. The cost can’t be that prohibitive compared to the potential for saving lives. It feels like a mix of cost-cutting and maybe a lack of foresight. Peace of mind should definitely be a priority when building homes in these areas.

[@hearmeout9138]

I can tell them what the winds are like in the lowest 50 feet of a tornado. They’re surreal, they’re unpredictable, they’re non-linear, they’re multi-gradient based, and the sensory phenomena that one experiences during them will never be forgotten -not even in your dreams.

[@chrisb5847]

Jordan needs to pull the reigns back a little. lol

[@juliamedina1214]

Jordans the guy who'll show up bare a**ed drunk and offer the tornado a drink

[@Rick1984FL]

@@juliamedina1214he’s the extreme!

[@JoshuaGrisewood]

Trust me you guys hardly know the situation it seems so hush

[@RedNymph234]

​@@JoshuaGrisewoodI know when to recognize unreasonable risk

[@Baking_baked]

Jordan was the only one paying attention. He could see exactly which direction it was moving. I would rather have someone calm and collected than people who are completely freaking out handling things

[@edwardtrujillo5601]

terrible, tragic , my heart goes out to these folks who have lost so much 😢

[@brianwade879]

That was a fascinating documentary. I really liked it. It showed basically, how they formed, and showed the actual tornadoes. It showed the damage caused by the tornadoes, and the science behind tornadoes, and detecting tornadoes, and finally rebuilding after the tornadoes. The safety factors in rebuilding was what I have been wondering about the last couple years. When you hear the chasers and and meteorologists say, you're not safe above ground, that really caught my attention. Because these stronger, sometimes larger, tornadoes, have killed, and injured, lots of people. I've read comments from people saying that they have no basements in some towns. And some homeowners decided to have shelters dug into the ground. I believe that some are prefabricated, then installed, but they're pretty expensive. So I had been thinking since they're going to keep forming and hitting whole towns, the time to build safer, is after the storm has been long gone, and with new data gathered, like with the winds, and what they can take down, it's extremely important to know how to build better, to withstand the winds. I'd like to see those newer standards adopted in tornado prone areas, and new construction, going forward, and the government helping where they can too. Like in helping fund installing the prefabed underground shelters for individuals w/o a basement. Maybe through one time tax breaks from the federal government. I was also thinking about the 15 minutes warning. 🌪️ That some town shelters be built also. That could come from infrastructure package improvements. To build shelters where there's one like 15 -20 miles away from most citizens. Like a public places malls and restaurants schools and local government buildings, and police and fire dwellings. To give people a place of safety to go to in a weather emergency.

[@MilesOBrien]

Thank you!

[@reaIixx]

It's very, very important to remember that Tornado Alley is somewhat of an outdated idea and they really occur everywhere east of the Rocky Mountains. Oklahoma does have a lot of tornadoes, but so does the southeast, places such as Mississipi, Alabama, and Tennessee. The largest tornado outbreak of all time occured there, producing over 300 tornados and dozens of intense ones in a single day. The damage from the Sulpher tornado is devestating obviously, but they can be so much stronger. If the tornado had been an EF5, most of those buildings would be completely obliterated and cleaned off their foundations.

[@josephbright3946]

Every state in the union has seen a tornado what's your point? Tornado ally isn't outdated.

[@scarpfish]

Traditionally described Tornado Alley came back with a vengance this spring. As far as what part of the country gets the worst tornadoes, the NWS has a page showing all F5/EF5 tornadoes back to 1950. Thirteen are shown across the Dixie Alley states. Oklahoma and Kansas alone also have thirteen, so that argument is pretty much a wash. Why tornadoes in the southeast perhaps get wilder and deadlier is the fact that closer access to the Gulf of Mexico means they have more moisture to work with and warmer temperatures mean they don't tend to have a preferred and somewhat predictable time of day or year like their plains states cousins. They happen after dark more often, are often rain wrapped, and go through terrain that is hillier, more wooded, more densely populated and where people have less access to adequate shelter.

[@reaIixx]

@josephbright3946 yes every state has seen one but they are much rarer to the west of the Rockies. Tornado Alley is the area that tends to have the most favorite conditions but it doesnt always play out that. The Southeast is also known as Dixie Alley and gets just as many. But every state on this side gets them and more often than the west side. The 1974 Super Outbreak stretched across the entire Ohio River Valley. The point isn't that tornadoes never happen west of the Rockies, it's that anyone to the east should be ready for one, not just Tornado Alley. Even in places like the northeast. Or Michigan. Or Florida. 4 of the 9 EF5's in history happened in Dixie Alley, not Tornado Alley. Thinking you shouldn't be worried about tornadoes just because you don't live in Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, or Iowa is a bad idea.

[@dannyllerenatv8635]

@@reaIixx What makes tornadoes in both Dixie Alley and the Ohio Valley so deadly is also the fact that these states are very densely populated. The plains are massive states with an overabundance of extremely large, open land. The tornadoes in Dixie and the Ohio Valley also move fast and erratically, and while there are plenty of tornadoes that also move fast in the plains (it's all up to the storm mode, after all), they are far more likely to sneak up on you in the heavily wooded and hilled Southeast and Ohio Valley.

[@aubsarg0222]

@@dannyllerenatv8635I live in the Ohio valley and I have to say once you hit Belmont county in Ohio the terrain is different. You enter all the foothills and 20 minutes away is wheeling wv where you have bigger hills. The terrain is awful, nobody has a flat yard but drive 30 minutes away it’s all flat and open plains. The hills could easily be mistaken for mountains. 1-70 interstate has what’s called “2 mile hill” that is so steep, semi trucks greatly underestimate it, and break down constantly there. Not only is the terrain so hilly that seeing a tornado is merely impossible, but we have the Ohio river which can amplify its speed and many creeks. We have had 2 tornadoes since 2019, one in st clairsville ohio, and another in Dallas WV, luckily both were in country areas, missing people. If it was just 4 miles into the city then 40k ppl would have been at risk. What I’ve noticed about this valley area, is that we don’t get tornados. Or any severe weather. Ever. Even the ones that hit lasted merely a moment. The ones that hit were nothing like the ones you see on TV. It didn’t even have a visible funnel. However, I say this all to make this point clear, if we would ever be hit with a devastating tornado, there would be no rebuilding. Our cities are already dying, they play no significance in today’s society, and were made from the old America before interstates and car travel.

[@GlynisSakowicz]

When I lived in Southwest Kansas, there were still a LOT of homes built underground, because the town of Cimmaron, Kansas had lots of experience with Tornados in the past, and lots of the older citizens weren't taking any chances. The homes on Main Street all had storm shelters as well, and in the two years I was there, those shelters were well-used.

[@KaileyB616]

Idk why they threw in Jordan Hall's video at the beginning with no context, but here's the longer clip if you're interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqnLfapvepeJa9Usi=T7lcim-CmsgTAuMn Jordan is a storm chaser with a KZbin channel, he makes money filming tornadoes. Those other people in the car ASKED TO COME WITH HIM on a chase, and then once they see a tornado they want to absolutely spazz out like that. If I was Jordan I would've told that dude to call an Uber, like wtf you asked to come with and now you want me to leave?? Jordan knows what he's doing, obviously the tornado wasn't coming at them. Again, they asked to come with him on a chase! Also, idk what that guy is talking about... on April 27th, there was a LOT of tornadoes that touched down throughout the day.

[@christian4688]

Nobody else in this comment section seems to know this..

[@VinceP1974]

@@christian4688 Nobody cares. If you're taking first timers with you and they're freaking the f out, you respect them

[@christian4688]

@@VinceP1974 I'm sorry if this sounds insensitive, but if you aren't someone who is comfortable being that close to a tornado, then you have no business willfully accompanying a storm chaser. There is nothing wrong fearing tornadoes, it's a perfectly normal response to a natural disaster. However, If you still *WANT* to see a tornado you should understand the inherent dangers and what situation you will be putting yourself into. You can't scream and tell a ballsy but *professional* storm chaser (whose entire motive is to get as close as they can to good footage) to move just because *YOU* are uncomfortable, you just don't ride with them. The youtubers that were there with him ultimately put themselves in that situation for clicks, which is why I can't feel too much sympathy.

[@FerretKibble]

@@christian4688 He took them with him, and then was a jerk when they had a rational reaction.

[@Tlc1992-e8f]

​@@VinceP1974no that's not how that works bud. Learn something productive today maybe??

[@happydays2300]

These must not be storm chasers. Storm chasers go, "Jordan, get closer, Jordan, get closer!"

[@MilesOBrien]

They were not.

[@OklaBoondocks]

As an Okie that went through the 99 Moore, 03 Moore, 13 El Reno and others, I felt this. I’ve used My Radar to skirt storms and tornados for years. Thank you My Radar

[@toreadoress]

I became fascinated by tornadoes after the July 15 tornado in Chicago area. Even tho this was pretty "mild" (EF-1) compared all the monsters like in Moore, Tuscaloosa, Joplin etc. it was still scary experience especially since I've never experienced one before. There were few tornado warnings in the past 12 years since I live here, but it never actually lead to one or to that intensity. It was little after 9pm and I was in a nearby supermarket when everyone's phones started making the emergency warnings and the sirens followed within a minute. I quickly got in my car and started driving home, thankfully I live 2 min away from the store, but on my way the whole sky was filled with giant lightnings. It was so calm, even too calm, no wind no nothing (like they say "the calm before the storm") and you hear multiple sirens from every direction, it was so haunting. I started putting things from the backyard in the garage and inside the house so it doesn't blow them away. Then after few min, literally within 1 second the wind and rain hit like a train. I was at least on the porch about to go inside my house at that moment, but I felt the power of nature for that 1 second, even in that short amount of time I was fully soaked like I just got out from a pool with my clothes on. Then the electricity in the whole neighborhood got down. I could see in one direction the sky being red and flickering like it's on fire. I learned after that there was electric fire right at the store I was in less than 20 minutes before that. Thankfully no damage to my home, only destroyed my vegetable garden, but hearing the wind hitting the walls was scary and I was constantly on edge. I can't imagine being in an EF-4 or EF-5 tornado and what all the people went thru who witnessed that.

[@highro13]

This was fantastic but my god, JORDAN!!

[@MilesOBrien]

Thank you

[@karimonster]

I'm curious as to whether the phased array radar system has the same distance limitations as the current doppler and if switching to that system would close our current radar gaps or create a whole new host of radar gaps.

[@Robert-g2b]

Someone genius once said tornado's don't follow water,...In 2004 a small Village of about 800 people, Utica, ILLINOIS, of which is birthed next to the ILLINOIS RIVER,... There was an EF 4, it collapsed a 150 year old sand stone building and took 8 lives, was the worst, and at least three or four more trekking through nearly the same path of trajectory, with in ten to twelve years,... Hard to understand these storms adequately with the right attitude enough to deal with the devastating reality,... The feeling of hopeless and helpless control, when events move rapidly violently, to a complete stop, conditions of how to regroup are not totally known,... So, yes any help of technologies is a wish shot, but should be added to the box of tools to help strengthen people in a chance to better survive, cope with better knowledge,...🙂🇺🇸💯%✔️🌍🌎

[@paulahislop222]

excellent documentary. well done all

[@MilesOBrien]

Thanks!

[@Pierre-wm3xs]

If you ignore weather alerts that's on you. If you've ever been in a tornado you'll never ignore a watch or a warning again if you survive I guarantee that

[@samgentile7494]

It is easy to say " build stronger more tornado resistant homes and buildings. Yet, the truth is that approach is very expensive. More expensive than most people can afford.

[@MilesOBrien]

I don't think two dollars a square foot more is "very expensive".

[@ocdrums24]

@@MilesOBrienit is to the clowns in charge of building these houses. They’ll cut $2 anywhere they can.

[@thatrandom_person_here]

worthy of national geographic. amazing documentary that can save lives.

[@MilesOBrien]

Many thanks!

[@garylagstrom3864]

42:28 most impressive!!! 😎😎😎👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌪🌪🌪

[@garylagstrom3864]

So in Oklahoma City Oklahoma there is a city south of the city that has been hit by 5 F-5 Tornadoes 🌪🌪🌪🌪🌪 since 1999. It's as if a Tornado 🌪 had a mouth a nose and eyes and you asked it: Have you created enough trauma and destruction for these people? And the Tornado 🌪 says: NO I WANT MOORE!!! The name of the city hit by 5 F-5's since 1999.

[@dan_youtube]

This is a wonderful documentary about a wonder of noture

[@allanfreeman6131]

Well done!

[@MilesOBrien]

Thanks!

[@pickering73030]

Being from Murray County, that night was horrific. Im gonna miss Rainas

[@harryparsons2750]

My worst nightmare is being trapped under feet of debris

[@harryparsons2750]

Or underground

[@marjorieperry3745]

These poor people 😢 who suffered makes me want to cry 😢,it's just so sad and may God bless them to be alive 🙏

[@garylagstrom3864]

Here’s the wording from World Famous Meteorologist Gary England concerning the infamous May 3rd 1999 F-5 Tornado 🌪 to hit Bridge Creek and the city of Moore Oklahoma: Folks you will not survive above ground! You must be in your tornado shelter or get out of the way!!! Again! You will not survive above ground! You must be in your tornado shelter or get out of the way. This is a TORNADO 🌪 EMERGENCY 🆘 🚨 FOR THE CITY OF MOORE!! 14 years later it still applies!

[@michelleprice4956]

Man I would NEVER EVER EVER JAVE ANOTHER human being and life in my car scared like that and wanting to leave and just sit there and not leave. I never want to be the reason anyone's would feel the fear and terror that guy is begging Jordan to leave. I would have had to knock him out o to a good sleep and would have got right behind that wheel and took his car myself if he wouldnt leave with me literally on fear for my life because a tornadoe is coming rt at me

[@bbybby91]

My lord, that opening scene is insane

[@marcboss6]

Pretty sure Jordan would have been getting face punched bro.

[@bellarockford6065]

Sulphur strong❤️

[@dogtrainerjen]

Really, really appreciate a documentary with fresh studies, info, and footage. Having bulldozers arrive a few weeks later isn’t something I would have guessed at, though it seems like it should have been obvious.

[@user-ol2mr4bx7c]

3:50 not while a gentleman goes by the name of Ryan Hall still draws a breath

[@trutherror]

💯 ❤

[@kippnovak9833]

What at 3.50 has to do with Ryan Hall

[@PoissonDemiVide]

@@kippnovak9833 at 3:50 the video says something like “home of the national weather center-nobody knows more about severe weather”. I had to rewind back to listen once I saw this comment 😂 I freakin LOVE Ryan Hall! The only KZbinr I pay to subscribe to

[@kippnovak9833]

​@@PoissonDemiVide...ok..thank

[@Aggielandtutoring]

Hahaha, nice! Go get you some Ryan Hall Y’all merch!

[@davidh.4220]

"Jordan" woulda caught these hands that day! And left on the side of the road!

[@felixjones1375]

Real talk! Turn around or you getting left here.

[@susanwahl6322]

When you see someone’s home being destroyed, it’s hard not to be upset.

[@RedNymph234]

People defending Jordan with "he's a storm chaser". So what? Even storm chasers need to follow safety precautions and not pull dumb stunts. Chasers have actually died that way

[@jmiller297]

Jordan = Jonas #SOB

[@hothatchpa]

This was really well done and educational. I enjoyed it.

[@MilesOBrien]

thanks!😊

[@nenblom]

To all of you fellow Americans living in Tornado Alley, stay safe y’all! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@robbiegraham5707]

Why do I have a weird feeling that Jordan and Storm chaser Reed Timmer are related... IYKYK 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤣 👌🌪️

[@shannonricketts4628]

OMG I was getting so Angry and Frustrated with Jordan...Should have left him there

[@davidnorth3411]

Jordan , didn’t move .

[@TeamRampageWX]

😂

[@commiehunter733]

Jordan was scared frozen

[@pboe0]

@@commiehunter733they weren’t in immediate danger. the one pleading was from the nelkboys and was scared shitless. jordan hall has been chasing for years.

[@RedNymph234]

​@@pboe0the tornado was coming directly at them way too fast. Of course they were in danger

[@amyraszipovits810]

Concrete block and hurricane glass. This is also required in Florida after Andrew. Maybe it can help in tornado alley.

[@HillbillyIslandLife]

Every school in tornado alley should have a tornado shelter for the students and teachers to be safe!

[@MilesOBrien]

agreed!

[@pattycarljackson]

Finally not the same old footage I’ve seen a million times. Love how these guys researching and studying tornados say they can’t connect tornados with climate change but these democrats are going around saying they are getting worse because of climate change. I know who I’m listening to and it’s not politicians or CNN.

[@MilesOBrien]

Not sure who's trying to say that they are connected. But the science certainly does not support it.

[@onefootedphoenix]

That house that’s just gone is so hard! That’s sad! 😢

[@WeAreHere619]

JORDAN WOULD HAVE CAUGHT A DAMN THROAT PUNCH.

[@garylagstrom3864]

MAY 3RD 1999 and MAY 20TH 2013 F5 TORNADOES 🌪 IN MOORE OKLAHOMA 1999 REGISTERED 318 MPH: THE HIGHEST WIND SPEED EVER RECORDED ON PLANET EARTH 🌎 2013 F5-210 MPH. MAY 31ST 2013 F5-NEAR 300MPH IN EL RENO OKLAHOMA. If I lived in Oklahoma in particular and definitely in the town of El Reno and Moore…I would absolutely have a shelter built into the ground about 15-20ft deep minimum!!! 🌪🌪🌪😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😬😬😬🤐🤐🤐😳😳😳😵😵😵

[@MontysGatorGulf]

Does anyone know what event the first tornado was with Jordan? That was some great footage and I need to know where it’s from 👍

[@cloudiicat]

I was watching a storm chaser live stream when Sulphur was hit, that was rough

[@RedAppleSkitz136]

Vince?

[@cloudiicat]

@@RedAppleSkitz136no Brandon

[@kristynchampagne5253]

@@cloudiicatbrandon copic im guessing?

[@jackseward7779]

Overall, good video. It would have been nice to feature Reed Timmer, a chaser who has earned his PhD and runs science with chase thrills. It'd good you emphasized home shelters. However, a recent storm (EF-4 I think) ripped off the roof and doors of some home shelters. The lesson is that not all shelters are created equal and perhaps some tornadoes can defeat any shelter. You didn't have time to address the issues of heavy debris blocking shelter exits or air vents. BTW, I watched the trailer for Twisters. It should be as embarrassing a caricature of scientists and chasers as Twister was. P.S. Did you not mention Moore's 1999 F=5 because it did not engender any code changes?

[@timtaylor1136]

Pretty sure Reed is aligned with a competitors app.

[@PurpleReign1401]

That Jordan guy is a problem. I definitely would never storm chase with him.

[@marjorieperry3745]

I can't imagine how sad it is to go through such devastation because I have never lived in "Tornado Ally!!!

[@TyWilikins]

I live in sulphur rode the tornado out in my house it was extremely scary but was over in minutes and as i opened my front door my neighborhood on just the other side of the street it was just gone

[@raymondsullivan7230]

That tornado hit pretty hard has done a lot of damage RPS 111

[@travisclymer2517]

My worst nightmare is hangin w Jordan LMAO 🤣

[@leohasfaith71]

One of the options for warning devices, is the tornado siren. Personally, I know they work and work well. But we live in a town/ county in Tennessee that doesn't have any. I wonder how I can convince the area to invest in them. The area we live in has seen 3 tornadoes in the 25 years we've lived here.

[@PhenixJoe]

I recognize Sulphur from the thumbnail. I was there!

[@blick182]

Fuckin ell Jordan 😂 jokes aside great footage man! Takes some nuts to get that close and keep your cool 👊👌💯

[@WanderingRoe]

Next time don’t let Jordan drive. Really well done on this documentary. 👏

[@Tremonti4ever]

Or just maybe go with people who are WUSSIES (I would use a more appropriate term but YT won’t let me). I would LOVE to go chase with Jordan! I’ll never understand people who CLAIM they want to chase but then only want to chase MILES AWAY FROM THE STORM. I mean damn, JIM BOB from OKLAHOMA has MORE COURAGE than most of these so called “Storm Chasers”!! Jordan is one of the few who has the BALLS TO GET CLOSE TO THESE TORNADOES!!! As a nearly 40 year old fully disabled combat veteran, I would have NO PROBLEM/FEAR of getting close to these storms because as an Atheist I am NOT afraid of death like most of these theists, which never made sense to me. They believe in a “heaven” and yet they act as though deep down they know death is the end (and it is) instead of just another step like they CLAIM!!

[@marjorieperry3745]

Florida has EXTREMELY tornadoes 🌪 that cannot make up their minds which way to go and some times cannot make up their own minds where to touch down!!!

[@KingpinStratGroup]

I dont think I would want to chase with Jordan

[@suminagum6605]

The tornado footage at the beginning of this video is the best I’ve seen yet. If the one guy would have stop yelling it would have been better.

[@Arturo.Juarez]

Oh so you just chill and not say anything then?

[@bedriahali]

Hes watching peoples homes and businesses be destroyed like a mile away from them most people would be yelling and horrified

[@VinceP1974]

You could mute that part

[@heatherstub]

@@VinceP1974 Funny you should say that, because I played the long form of that video mentioned here in the comments, and it was silent after the fact.

[@user-xu7ec6qi8i]

Jordan would have two black eyes and be sitting outside the car.

[@oliviahodges5161]

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

[@MishyaGrant]

Eye of the Storm on Discovery channel is a must watch yall❤

[@dahliasdarkside1695]

Jordan doesnt get to be the driver anymore

[@pkittler8751]

Oh, people of Oklahoma, My prayers go to you. But before y'all elect people who will pull apart the federal government, think about footing the bill for 100% instead of 25%, EVERY TIME A TORNADO HITS. The fed sucks, but rugged individualists sure ain't coming to help. Ever...

[@matthewvoorhies7840]

When people come ready to help, You take that help whether you are ready for it or not. Now they've been abandoned.

[@SandyDiVa]

21:43 i would guess its more financial. I couldn’t afford to have that built. Heck i can’t afford a house. How does any of that help renters? 32:39 Why don’t they mount sensors in the ground or on homes in areas that have historically been hit by strong tornadoes? So if and when one does come along the sensor can get readings from the ground? Thats what bothered me about the movie twister…we have a century of data. Why chase new tornadoes when you can install wireless sensors to be on the ground waiting for one to pick it up? If you have enough sensors, one is bound to get caught in one, shouldn’t it?

[@MilesOBrien]

Given the amount of area that needs to be protected relative to the pinpoint danger of tornadoes, this idea is not practical. A complete network of phased array radars would be more practical and effective.

[@Alphadan]

I am sorry but i don't see how a wooden structures is going to be tornado proof even if you make metal plates ("hurricante straps") mandatory around the perimeter. Thing is, wood breaks more easily than other materials if you apply enough force.

[@mitchellwalgreen]

Why don’t Jordans ever want to leave when a tornado’s coming? Because they heard there was a twist and they just can't resist a good spin!

[@harryparsons2750]

Haha

[@catchenup]

Hey Jordon maybe listen to your friends. I mean. Good grief. Did you not hear in his voice how scared he was

[@stephielyngriffin822]

Agreed my friend ❤

[@raymondsullivan7230]

That's a pretty good size tornado you people in the United States were warned RPS 111

[@kippnovak9833]

Hey Miles...great job on this...just curious how you lost your arm ???

[@harryparsons2750]

In a battle with the Klingons lol

[@kelijude1275]

In February 2014, PBS NewsHour science and space correspondent Miles O'Brien lost his left arm above the elbow in an accident while on assignment in the Philippines: A heavy case of television equipment fell on O'Brien's forearm, causing a bruise The following night, O'Brien's pain increased and he sought medical attention He was diagnosed with acute compartment syndrome, a condition where swollen muscles block blood flow in the arm Two days after the accident, a doctor recommended emergency surgery to relieve pressure and numbness During surgery, O'Brien lost blood pressure due to complications of compartment syndrome and his arm was amputated.

[@kippnovak9833]

​@@harryparsons2750...lol

[@kippnovak9833]

​@@kelijude1275...that's tragic...thanx for the info

[@MilesOBrien]

@@kippnovak9833 No tragedy! Life goes on.

[@dogtrainerjen]

26:42 No relation to Chris Hall or Ryan Hall. 😂 As they will tell you repeatedly! ❤ Just occurred to me that might be the same Jordan. 😳

[@MrChristopherHaas]

The Moore centered part of video barely acknowledges that Moore has been hit over and over and over again and leveled over and over. there had been ALOT of STRONG tornadoes that hit moore BEFORE the one zeroed in on and it SHOCKED me that they STILL didnt have a SAFE PLACE for those kids in 2013! ground zero = over and over and over and over again and that doesnt include the endless ones that just missed. you tube is loaded with em, 99’,03’ on and on.

[@MilesOBrien]

We said the city had been hit repeatedly. I don't know what more you would want.

[@urch4ever]

Is there a way to light up a tornado at night? Spot lights or something?

[@urch4ever]

The siren's are helpful. But too many storms blow over making people complacent. Until it hits them.

[@scarpfish]

Tornadoes tend to move. They're not deadlier at night because they're harder to see. They're deadlier because they may hit when people are asleep.

[@lagodifuoco313]

"How to make people safer?" Build more underground reinforced bunker shelters!!! Especially in businesses and work places. As well as in town centers.

[@kaygee2121]

the soil don't allow that in a lot of areas though

[@jareeohs]

I’m on team Jordan. I suspect they elected to tag along. And then got spooked and Jordan was like nah!

[@KaileyB616]

Imagine if the government stopped sending billions of dollars to other countries, and instead spent the money here, helping our own citizens...

[@scarpfish]

Imagine if people quit making this tired old argument on the internet.

[@Aggielandtutoring]

@@scarpfishThe fact that there are Americans represented in this documentary as being abandoned and in desperate need of financial support, makes this argument of using our tax dollars to help our own citizens a very valid and important issue. Snarky unhelpful replies are simply hurtful and unnecessary and should be kept to oneself.

[@marjorieperry3745]

I live in a Hurricane 🌀 SHELTER but I don't know if it could survive survive 😔 a tornado

[@chief4223]

Jordon go!!! Damn it man!!!