Chasing a Monster Tornado - Eldorado, Oklahoma - 23 May 2024

On the 23rd May 2024 a slow moving and large tornado
formed near the township of Hollis, Oklahoma and travelled towards
Eldorado prior to occluding near Altus.
Storm chasers from around the world witnessed this
incredible and powerful storm.
This video documents the storms evolution from start to finish.
Licensing available via www.severeweather.com.au

[@gfear24]

I love how you narrate the chase, and do it so calmly. And as a part time amateur/hobby chaser where I live, thank you for doing it as safely as possible.

[@liamprincetech]

Calmly??? Okayyy

[@YaiYai73]

Always a treat to get a long form edit of Daniel's chases! Brilliant videography, focus on safety and putting us in the passenger seat of the storms!

[@DanielShawAU]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the edit.

[@bazza9135]

I love these edits as I'm always sleeping as 16 hour ahead time difference in tasmania Australia

[@rox1180]

the best tornado videos

[@2dogsmowing]

I like watching your videos over a bunch of other chasers. It's how you illustrate your thinking process. Where we still hear the excitement in your voice but not so over the top or obnoxious. Thank you for what you do, and always stay safe when you're over here chasing.

[@petarenae4823]

Agreed!! Watching Dan & Hank Pecos chase videos are my fav. Can't stand the yelling & screaming from other chasers😂😂

[@2dogsmowing]

@petarenae4823 I was thinking about Hank also when I was writing my comment. The obnoxious yelling is just over the top and unprofessional. It's gees, act like you have been there and done this before. Instead of sounding like a freaking rookie. I understand having the excitement but if you have been doing this for years. The crazy yelling should subsided over time with the experience.

[@DanielShawAU]

Glad you enjoyed hearing the thinking process behind the chase.

[@2dogsmowing]

@DanielShawAU it helps with the narrative of what we as viewers want to know what is going on inside the casting leads noggin. Why do you think they do dialogues in day time soaps or when the villain or the good guy do in movies. It draws a audience into your realm of thinking. So we see more through your minds eye. Plus, you have a cool calm demeanor during time of chaos and destruction. Overwhelming loudness and choas from 2 sides. It makes people uncertain and 2nd guessing on what to do. Even if the content creator is in full situational awareness. it's just my opinion and there's a lot of subscribers on some channels. But there's a lot of the same on the television that have people trained to that craziness. To each their own. It's just for me. I have enough going on in my head to add that madness in with it all. Lol

[@obsidianwing]

@@2dogsmowing Thats one of the reasons why i stay with Daniels Stormchasing Livestreams and Content since 2016. This calm ,rational, , high quality Standards and situal awareness while chasing made me always feel comfort driving virtually in the RAV. Also he explains a lot an takes us with his though process and his concerns of High Risk Days and safety for him and the public. I don't know any Chaser who talks with his Audience this way, esp after emotional distressing Events, talking about what has happened. Being able to switch MODES from Silly /Funny to Serious /Operational almost instantly. Also prepares us Audience in what we might could see that Day. This Level of Care is something I really appreciate, in the first Years I had no clue how bad thing can become. Today I'm well more prepared to expect bad things to happen, esp since I understand Radar well enough. Daniel was also a amazing teacher in understanding the Radar and showing us what actually is going on right now. Reading the Sky without Radar.Ignited my own passion for Weather and Photography

[@kimmy9737]

I love how you went against the flow of the storm chasers and got the best uninterrupted view

[@yasminb6013]

Brilliant work as always Daniel! Wonderful editing and commentary. I love the addition of the radar imagery and the still photos. Thank you for sharing this with us all, a true delight!

[@DanielShawAU]

Thank you for your support Yasmin, your help goes a long way to producing this content.

[@delilaperez82]

You and pecos hank are my favorite chasers. You two are so calm

[@PecosHank]

Roads everywhere until it tornados. Nice job!

[@petarenae4823]

I waited all day so I could watch this after work, lol. Definitely worth the wait!!! Fantastic chase & camera work as always, Daniel😊

[@DanielShawAU]

Really happy you enjoyed the premiere. A lot of work goes into the long form edits, let alone the capture of the content.

[@obsidianwing]

Great Edit ! One the most remarkbale Chases of 2024 you had. Allways a Gift getting a new Full Chase Video to watch

[@DanielShawAU]

Thank you for the years of support. Glad you enjoyed the edit.

[@donwiggins7645]

My favorite YT stormchaser. Be careful out there Daniel

[@DanielShawAU]

Hope you are enjoying the Australian live streams. Chasing ramps up here in November and the new sat dish will get a bit of a workout.

[@jeredjohnson5300]

I can always look to Daniel for a delightful video to wind down the day

[@conors4430]

Just remember, you’re not in traffic, you are traffic

[@zyraxus]

Awesome edit, awesome chase. Love the constant commentary to get a peek into what you're thinking on the fly. Great work!

[@thorenshammer]

That one road you were on looks like the fictional "Bob's road" from the original Twister movie. As always, stay safe out there.

[@IWas.ThereforeIAm.111]

❤ I was thinking that too ! Was having flashbacks 😅 I'm terrified of our Australian weather 😨 let alone the 🌪 you guys get over there in God's country ❤ My gosh I would still live in the south country region of the USA if had the opportunity or option though !! I pray you'll be forever safe matey !! 🙏 Loveeeeee your channel !! Legend 🎉

[@PM-vv3uc]

Thanks Daniel for this nicely edited chasing video! You're one of a kind. Always interesting to hear whats on your mind while chasing.

[@DanielShawAU]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@nixternal]

Hey Daniel, awesome to see you still rocking in the US! Great to see Cheryl in the chat as well, the old school crew still around, that is awesome! Cheers!!!

[@kengazell9448]

There were so many people chasing this storm. Chasers posed more of a risk to each other than the weather.

[@juniormelton2837]

10 seconds in...."I hate these roads" welcome to Oklahoma

[@Grifter2023]

Great hectic storm chase ⛈️ with awesome commentary. Beautiful work

[@charisselinnell-morton4137]

Your footage , calm narration and safe chasing practices are what makes me love your footage. Beautifully executed. Hello from Canada 🇨🇦

[@mrbigsausage6918]

Super awesome footage Daniel it's really appreciated to be able to watch this sort of content as dangerous as it can be to life, Hello from the United Kingdom.

[@HAUNTED-DOLL]

I noticed you uploaded a video from home recently, and I'll admit that I had mixed feelings. On the one hand I was sad because if you're in Australia, then this years chase season is probably over. However, my sadness was soon replaced with excitement because I knew you'd be uploading some long form videos from this past summer's chase season because home = proper video editing equipment! ❤❤

[@DanielShawAU]

More to follow, but the Australian season kicks off. Hope you can join me live as a Patreon supporter in Australia as well.

[@IWas.ThereforeIAm.111]

I'm in Townsville FNQ lol and I swear we have a dome over us 😢 I'm originally from Mount Isa NWQ and the storms would get out there were absolute rippers !!! 14yrs away from the country now, and 2 events I really remember for FNQ, YASI 😨 and the freak twister than ran through here like a decade ago I wanna say ? Nothing memorable... the tropic up here is not so tropical (besides the humidity 🙅‍♀️ ) these days.. Summer please bring big rains and big storms and month long monsoon troughs... pleaseeee Mother Nature ❤

[@UK-Andy888]

Hiya Dan , good piece put together there mate . Really enjoyable watch. Andy UK

[@WxChasing]

Great work!

[@TeripoLarkin]

I love your videos vro

[@olbailey8606]

The best birthday present…a chase video from Daniel. Thank you for your work.

[@Forever7fiction]

happy birthday!

[@DanielShawAU]

Happy birthday!

[@itiseragon]

Oh hey I'm in this briefly lol This was actually my first tornado capture. I'd say I scored pretty well for my first one (I use this channel just for viewing nowadays; it's going up on a different one that I won't advertise here)

[@Czeiner]

"Rain on this street is a 'No No' !" Safety first! Excellent video!

[@huntergraham4150]

I love the caution used especially at the start of the video on the dirt road. Stopping at intersections should always be #1. The chasers BLOWING through intersections make it a lot more dangerous than it needs to be.

[@StephenRada-q6g]

Bravo! I've enjoyed watching your (well narrated) tornado coverage. Thank you & be safe

[@darrenshawphotography]

Awesome footage Daniel just amazing

[@C-M-E]

Evidently it's been awhile since I've found my way to your vids. That roof cam was genius! Also digging the hail shield ala the old sunshades. The uplift early in the vid looked almost like induction jets, the tell-tale sign of a massive low pressure system ingesting huge amounts of atmosphere. I suspect the monster in the title is going to prove Very true momentarily! The base was so flippin' low on that cell it was basically tail-dragging. Oof!

[@BjornVerzijlbergh]

I half was expecting a duststorm, instead of a tornado. Fascinating how these storms build up to the point they reach their apex.

[@tarmbruster1]

Your killin It Daniel. Keep up the great work.

[@nfmoments99]

Great job, hope you get well to create more amazing footage

[@DanielShawAU]

The Kansas tornado edit is next.

[@HugheJassoul]

G’day from the land up over! Good to see another beauty chase!💯

[@marciaperryWI23]

Amazing footage! Thank you for sharing!

[@lifeintornadoalley]

Ah, this beautiful day. Some homes in Altus suffered damage, including mine. Jackson county is very weird when it comes to reports if it's not by our emergency manager. He's come on the scanner a few times ordering Altus police and JSO to be the spotters, not to log any other reports from others. They call their own shots. As any city or town should, if you see a tornado, sound the siren, don't wait for NWS. But the thing is, even when there is no tornado warning for us, they do alarm if they "believe" something vs what's on radar. With that being said, our city emergency manager did sound the alarm in Altus during this. They did state that the new rotation was hovering over Altus for almost an hour. I didn't have visual as I was already in shelter. The other thing about Jackson county: they really don't like chasers. Looking for more money to finish this courthouse renovation. Our jail isn't a stranger to chasers. The final reports from this day, on chasers requesting assistance: 7 required assistance. 5 out of them 7 chasers were ticketed for reckless driving. 😅😅

[@ImSorryWut]

grew up with storms like these in Oklahoma, its so crazy to see it from a chaser perspective.

[@BrianEmfingerWx]

Nice work!

[@D3VIOUS24]

My mom lives in altus and I watched this tornado live , it was surreal

[@redneckrevolt1]

Awesome footage! Great tornado right by my town too! I wish I could have seen this one!

[@TleeOneTop]

A giant tornado, I wouldn't dare get close to it. You're really brave

[@xiaoyiuyiu]

It's really exciting to see the video of you chasing a tornado 😁

[@QuickTV-y1d]

Nature’s beauty has a dark side, and this video captures it perfectly. Eye-opening!

[@nalla1782]

I'm a college student who only has time to storm chase for about two weeks each spring due to my classes, and after one year of trying and failing, this was the first tornado I ever saw! I think it was a great first tornado, and I was completely mesmerized watching the winds dance around the base of the cone. I don't yet have the experience to get the crazy close-up views that I've seen of from other storm chasers, plus there was tons of chaser traffic as well as sketchy roads, so I watched it from nearby the Doppler on wheels truck, a mile or so away.

[@DanielShawAU]

Take it one day at a time and never be afraid to back away BEFORE things go pear shaped. Scary things happen in Tornado alley.

[@DanielleMarruchBrito]

Is hansons no dead in tornado?

[@trinity7776]

Daniel I miss the days when you didn't have everyone and their grandmothers chasing. Looked like a convention out there.

[@NiecyG1]

Love it when it storms. It is my dream to go storm chasing and see a tornado. Thank you for sharing and helping to keep people safe.😳🤗👍🏻💜

[@tranhoanbn]

look the tornado is so beautiful and the layers of clouds and smoke above the tornado are very smooth and beautiful....so it must have been quite strong

[@Irany-b5z]

Lindo demais essa nuvem de chuva benção de deus que lindo ❤❤❤❤❤

[@clpearson991]

Why is the road closed? It's May. Construction season.

[@Irany-b5z]

Jesus te proteja neste lugar que você está ❤❤❤❤

[@laura-g5z1t]

honestly last day of term in Australia and me and my class where watching this video and my little brother loves them

[@BlauveltBurns]

How did I just watch this whole episode…epic

[@Toast_15]

Storm chaser vehicle tour?

[@chair-u6m]

I love You're video man!

[@h.n.4060]

12:17 I've seen these in a few videos now. I'm reminded of the Leigh Orf simulations, showing that a hidden part of Tornado genesis are these smaller vortexes that eventually merge into a primary tornado. He's been looking for proof of these, and I'm wondering if there's a more reliable way to capture more of them, maybe something like a drone.

[@Irany-b5z]

Já vê ele com muita força cuidado ❤❤❤❤

[@StormchaserNickGorman]

Great video, Wish I could have made it out that day.

[@BenHogg07212]

For those interested in seeing the actual tornado… skip ahead to 41:00.

[@georgiadavis670]

Beautiful clear footage! Are you chasing completely by yourself? Seems like that would be so dangerous. How do you watch everything…the roads, maps, radar alone? The roads sure were terrible. Being from TX, now in Oregon, that’s how the roads are. Stay safe.😊🌹

[@Earl940G]

Nothing like a nice spring breeze.

[@Worf-is-Babozulus]

The thumbnail of the tornado looks like the Fargo F-5

[@JessicaRodriguez-zy5gz]

It’s intriguing to see/hear ppl from different countries covering Oklahoma Naders. A lil too calm for me lol I need Reed Timmer energy 😆

[@ChantePierce-kp3uf]

I am from Kansas used to be tornado alley... I look at this now and say for sure this is NOT how these storms used to be ! Watching this is like a weather orgasim !

[@joepatbilldinosaur6413]

I love watching your videos soo much! I love your style of chasing of playing it safe! Im also curious what is the brand of those ham antennas on your rav4?

[@Irany-b5z]

Ágio lindo tornados mais eu tenho medo ador a natureza ❤❤❤❤

[@DaveTinNY]

It's good to be retired, drinking coffee in bed with my wife and watching this chase. Thanks for posting! I wonder why that road was closed....

[@Irany-b5z]

Tomei muito cuidado para não semmajucarpranaocair ❤❤❤❤❤

[@benf1111]

Are the green dots on the radar the location of other chasers?

[@petarenae4823]

I'm sorry I had to stop my patreon subscription, Daniel. Our Australian economy is getting worse by the day😢 Hopefully I'll be bk after xmas💙

[@DanielShawAU]

That's ok. The long form content will always be available for free, along with the occasional public stream. Remember, Australian chasing can be accessed for $5.00 USD per month, the US streams are $25.00 USD per month as the trip costs over $50,000 AUD or more per year + Australian chasing.

[@darylwilliams7886]

Daniel, have you seen the google Earth shots of the F4 scouring track in the Nullabor from 2 years ago that just got noticed? Folks in the US don't think we get any here but they tend to happen in isolated areas. Mansfield got a nasty one recently that took away a house. I don't know the F rating. So, Tornadoes happen in Victoria.

[@jakeadolph676]

nice navigating

[@Irany-b5z]

Muita coragem de vocês Você são muito corajoso ❤❤😅😅😮

[@Randallrayef5]

Great instincts!!

[@aimotorsports]

This is crazy I was out there for this headed up to Enid

[@TaeliusClips]

2:12 "I don't . . . like . . . these roads . . ." 😆

[@ReznovSoldier]

definitely don't want to be on those roads during rainstorms, let alone trying to chase a tornado

[@sahebplays3589]

2nd strongest tornado of the year remarkably. Also was that Cameron Nixon at the end?

[@Woody4OU-zz3vc]

That's a crazy amount of looky loo's! LoL I grew up in Mangum, all over here since 72'. I can not remember seeing anyone else storm chasing until 90's, maybe. Dad and I drank beer and watched tornadoes, binoculars but no camera. It was our entertainment. And not another person around! I knew every Trooper and Game Warden, no one else followed tornadoes. It was crazy. LoL But the amount of people in your video watching storms blows my mind! Like tourons in Yellowstone! LoL!!

[@GarryFisherProRider]

...and the place is called Eldorado. Gottabekidding me with that!

[@michaelnaretto3409]

I think it's awesome that people from all over the world come here just to chase tornadoes. Be safe!

[@thelambdafunction]

I can see a pattern there, that can turn out to be fairly dangerous: a tornado is *not* the condensation funnel. This storm was not as determinate as other to fully commit, and there was RFD-produced debris that could have been mistaken for the funnel. Or small dust clouds that look like innocent gusts of wind, but that could have been a principle of a anticyclonic tornado. Major _huevotes_ to tread on country roads, that could quickly transform into brownie batter, and have you stuck in the middle of that! Plus I see a mouse pointer on radar products, hinting at a notebook instead of a tablet. Please use the correlation coefficient too. Precipitation and velocity _can_ tell you about circulation, but the ultimate nail in the coffin is the correlation coefficient. It can even stop you from driving through a hailstone carpet bombing, and spare your windshield. Take care

[@knuckles-3386]

So I’m unloading a load of gas in a small town in western Oklahoma i look around and I see 3or4 storm chasers pull in to the parking lot one of them walks over to me and says that they are expecting a tornado here shortly he didn’t have to tell me twice I put my stuff away quickly and as I was leaving I was watching my mirrors it didn’t look good behind me

[@brandonb2613]

Best video 4:02 ever

[@lorirodriguez1525]

I want to be a tornado chaser and how do I become a tornado chaser

[@The_Rlly_SnoDay_Fanat]

Rule number one: operators never die.

[@tranquil0335]

Let's gooo

[@beckylynn209]

Reed Timmer pretty much made chasing what it is today.. 🤗

[@sirfer6969]

@24:55...Holy heck!

[@costrito]

es como hace 11 años en la ciudad de reno OK, el gran tornado donde perdio la vida el celebre TIM SAMARAS

[@zoeyates1498]

Soooo good.iwanna be chasing with u . But I’m in aust lol

[@BrianPAcityprepper]

Is this a reply from May?

[@SceneArtisan]

A replay, yes.

[@obsidianwing]

No Replay , it a full new edit of a long Chase Day with all the additional scenes you wont have seen on the Livestream. Other Cams have been rolling while the Stream

[@DarkFilmDirector]

"Why is the road closed up ahead?!" Welcome to America...

[@collinknoll8341]

Cool😊😊

[@GarryFisherProRider]

Gotta be kidding me with that! How dare you throw this at me, when it's time to sleep here in Europe now?! I'm going to drain the lizard...not gonna watch this with the full lizard, no...

[@Adrian-cw8yu]

You sound like Delboy from Only fools and Horses 😂

[@michaelnaretto3409]

Rural USA can have some pretty nasty roads. More so in and around farms and ranches.

[@erbaerbosa303]

Ciao da Caorle

[@thuncourt013]

first clear shot of the tornado around 41:00

[@larakronshage2073]

Cool

[@gavinmclean3174]

Looks like he is driving around country Victoria Australia just by the roads a few more trees and it would be a dead ringer.