DESTRUCTIVE Hail Destroys Storm Chasers Windshield - Lamar, MO

GIANT Hail Destroys Storm Chaser Brandon Copic's Windshield east of Lamar, MO today on April 15th, 2023. Hail the size of baseballs and even softballs struck this vehicle absolutely destroying the windshield. Middle portion of the video has an epic slow motion shot of the hail impacting the video, at the end the video shows how decimated the windshield was once Brandon was able to get out of the core. Be sure to like and subscribe!
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[@13_cmi]

That’s the most spherical hailstone I’ve ever seen. We got around quarter to golf balls here from a surprisingly wimpy storm on radar. That’s the biggest hail I’ve ever seen in person. But they weren’t nearly as round.

[@eaglewhite3107]

Brandon and others who chase storms. I'd strongly suggest having along a pair of polycarbonate goggles. Wear them over your glasses when the hail begins. Keep in a protective container until needed. I once survived a brick impact to my car by having glasses on. Hit directly in line with my left eye. Cops were amazed I wasn't killed. Uvex makes some excellent safety goggles.

[@larry785]

Insurance companies LOVE storm chasers!

[@StormChaserMommaG]

you pay for insurance, why not use it? lol

[@roseknott2832]

I was thinking that myself....how do they explain??

[@cindyreinhart9552]

Oh Brandon I am so glad that our Lord rides with you!!

[@EMartin70]

🙏 Amen

[@sunnyshine4621]

Wow at least you weren't outside and you are safe Brandon 😉

[@Anony14107]

Broken windshield and a pock-marked vehicle, but at least you're safe. Mother Nature is relentless.

[@StormChaserMommaG]

@@christopherbuehring9929 he does it to report what is actually happening below the storms.

[@Anony14107]

@Christopher Buehring If what you assert is true, that's shameful behavior. I hope that's not the case.

[@allanmcelroy9840]

If that was your head, you would be dead...breaking modern glass like that. At least your windshield stayed in 1 piece

[@sunnyshine1015]

😲

[@christopherfleming2328]

Um hi Safelite. Yeah, I need another windshield! 😂

[@Autum-MrsPinkHairedChristian]

Are you friends with the Safelite people yet?

[@SerdeLuz2020]

I'm glad you're safe 🙏🏼. I was watching when you were live in this hail storm 😳

[@dawnbellows7642]

Time for bullet proof glass or gorilla glass! Sheesh!

[@AuroraNowApp]

How can this not have even more views, this is crazy!

[@Tidestrider]

You can't keep doing this, man! Jokes aside, yikes, I am so glad you're safe after that!

[@clopterbug1]

Still say y'all need some kind of frequent breakers club. Every 10th windshield is free😂

[@JamesJohnson-ig6of]

You've been in some frightful weather! Historical looking hail, enough to destroy man and beast.

[@izdaleb]

you need to be a tester for gorilla glass windshields they make for jeeps now and f150's!

[@2Timothy215channel]

I seen a group of cows as he drove by them, I wonder if the cows survived, not to mention other animals

[@lesliearbogast1]

Good thing you are safe.

[@dianewlochowski]

😀 Your road trips are inspirational and great Q&A ! ✌❤

[@gaylewagner7388]

When you’re on a first name basis with your Safelite vendor😂. Love that slo-mo shot! You’re our favorite Weather Daddy, Brandon!

[@jobethk588]

crazy!

[@kymkauffman5000]

Does safe lite have a frequent flier program??!!

[@nicklikesradio]

This guy's insurance company hates him 🤣

[@davidschimmel8330]

It is covered by comprehensive insurance but I think it’s a sure bet they will raise the living daylights out of his rates after knowing this guy intentionally drives into bad hail storms.

[@NorthernOhioRailroadAction]

So sorry to hear about your windshield. Keep up the great work Brandon appreciate everything you do stay safe out there thanks again and have a wonderful safe day

[@Enjoyer.762]

Looks like I might have to award your railfanning videos YT competitive railfanning foamer points lol.

[@rustyneuron]

Too bad he couldn't find a tree to get under to block some of this, or at least stop so the velocity isn't so much.

[@vickieb8136]

Used to live just north of Lamar in Nevada Mo.

[@lindapetersen1800]

You alright Brandon ??? Got to have you safe !!!

[@HurricaneHusky]

Sorry I missed todays stream bud! Was out chasing myself.

[@Laccy41]

Wow! Be safe ! And thanks.

[@freegee3503]

Windshield wiper batting practice

[@rustyneuron]

Welcome to Missouri-- we are where the jet stream goes when it wants to "dance" . . . LOL

[@dank-mcpuffins1267]

I watched the left windshield wiper hit a home run on a slider.

[@juliefore]

I thought that was pretty cool!

[@john242ti]

Damn dude. Guess it's time for another windshield...

[@23nedlog]

Holy sh!t B. There goes the auto insurance up and away.

[@45whity]

Hey Brandon, I am a subscriber of @YAKOVLEVmisha channel who is the new owner of your Charger. I just wanted to say thank you for your email responses and wish you the best. You are a great guy and I hope you will find the best shots!!!

[@Andrew-rm9op]

Hell yeah Brandon lez gooo

[@SagebrushRambles]

Dayummm

[@TrentonBennett]

First hail hit... Hail: I'm not done yet! Yikes that was brutal.

[@Michagan_outdoorsman_James]

keep crushing it bro!

[@oceaco]

Good luck Brandon, best regards from Russia! Удачи, Брэндон, с наилучшими пожеланиями из России 👍

[@lindabradford9591]

Oh my another hail damage storm. Brandon, Brandon, Brandon lol. Stay safe buddy.

[@dianewlochowski]

😳 This video is incredible ! 😀

[@SongMom8]

Ouch!

[@EdenValleyAdventuresUK]

Wow, never seen Hail that big nuts man. New to your channel and always watching.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@michelleg.2267]

Not again!!

[@lisamarie6611]

I see writing coming forth even at the very end where those impacts resemble a spider's web!

[@Playsinthedirt]

Wow!!!

[@17nussbaumroad]

Tender sides of beef !!

[@dinorosga9147]

Where did it go thru the windshield

[@dylandr2356]

0:28 cows on the right side...

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

Glad you're safe. That was some big hail.

[@AnimauxPlesse]

مشاهدة كاملة ممتعة شكرا لك❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mrsredbone86]

OMG! WOW!

[@FreeSpiritPressNews]

OUCH!

[@ANDREI_IS_IN_BUSINES]

👍👍👍

[@ItstotallynotCali]

Get ready for the weather in the Midwest have fun 😂

[@dianewlochowski]

😳 OMG !!!

[@MorbidCrow666]

After politely asking a few times the storm decided to take slightly more drastic measures to stop being chased....

[@exPDXbear85]

File insurance on it, it's totaled with all the dents.. but then buy it back for a fraction of the value and keep rocking on! 😅

[@extremestormspotterdavidS]

Amazing video Brandon! Glad your okay

[@TiredMomma]

Our area had hail twice. The first round is what went through Union, it went over us too, we are just west of Union. Lots of little pea size hail, so we had fun watching it come down. Then during the break we watched the clouds before the next round of hail, this time they started off bigger, ping pong ball size hail, before they got smaller again. We even had rotation that started right over us as it went towards Union. It couldn't be seen on radar. It began to produce a small wall cloud with that green developing too, but it wasn't gonna be strong enough to actually produce one, it tried as the clouds swirled (reminded me of cotton candy) and we watched lowering behind it, but the conditions weren't quite right. And someone was honking their horn driving by as this was going on.

[@kamnapavon4638]

Nice Hammered Paint Job.. You do not see that on too many Cars..

[@Autum-MrsPinkHairedChristian]

So much for that brand new windshield…. Lol 😂

[@SapphirasMama]

I see some of the cars out there have a special hail covers over their cars and hangs over the windscreen, protecting from most hail attacks. Not sure why modt chadrrs don't have that

[@pikaluv43]

BAN ASSAULT HAIL OUCH !!!!!!!! glad your safe brandon

[@halee4787]

🕸️🕸️

[@dianewlochowski]

😀 HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY EVERYBODY !!! 🍀🍹🍹🍗🍗🍀🎂🎂💐💐🍀🍺🍺🍀❤

[@Katseye102]

Wow! You know nothing good happened to us when we lived in Lamar either. You Harry S Truman was born there? They have the cabin he was born in, in town. So sorry about you windshield! Glad you weren’t hurt!

[@jeanmyers8817]

thats some scary shit! glad your ok!

[@BericBuilds]

Hey you started your channel on my birthday! New sub.. good stuff.

[@charmaccents6278]

Ask a windshield place to sponsor you.

[@atuuschaaw]

Killer ice!

[@emilymarshall566]

Glad u are safe I got a little worried when it went straight through with the shards of glass everywhere

[@derrickhallFreakintrips]

That will buff out fine 😂

[@lorimadden9672]

Whoa thats crazy 🤪

[@thomgarza]

Datum!

[@TakeTheRide]

Ya'll must have the most dented up cars. I hide from hail under a tree or anyting. Can you even get insurance to cover that? I'm from Texas, I hate that sound.

[@TakeTheRide]

@@Batman_0381 how many times in a year will they cover that kind of damage? You can't pull all those hail dents out. Windshield can be replaced.

[@StormChaserMommaG]

@@TakeTheRide they dont worry about dents and dings

[@holylandfan3275]

Plus, I wasn’t able to watch tonight’s chase, but I ran it back. God was definitely on the scene and watching over that man. He couldn’t have been in a worse spot if he tried. Your light bar to warn others, the people, the fire chief, the tire he just ‘happened’ to get out of a ditch that matched a while back, and on and on. And…people don’t believe in God. Go figure! There is ZERO way THAT could have been designed by anyone BUT God! Praise the Lord in heaven in the name of Jesus Christ!! 🙌🙌 You should make that a clip with you pulling up and some of working on the tire, leaving, and you telling what happened. It’s a testimony right there. 🙏🙌

[@charmaccents6278]

Glad you are safe. Sorry about the windshield. Is there something you can do like pulling over and covering front and back windshields with some sort of something like two or three of those sun shields? Blankets? Maybe something rubbery like front door mats so the hail will really bounce off? I know it might not work well if it was really windy.

[@AbLaV]

I like the idea, but do you want to get out of your vehicle, that provides at least some protection, and potentially get bonked in the head with one of those? If it can destroy a windshield like that, it can destroy your skull. Even small hail hurts to get pelted with, don't recommend being outside even in pea sized hail. But I like the idea of the rubber mats if you can get them on before the hail gets big like this

[@timpowell3255]

That's some crazy sized hail !! Now on a side note if you put clear packing tape on the inside on your windshield top to bottom,side to side, it will not bust threw like yours did. Second is there anyway possible to build a fence like cage over the windshield that way the hail don't get to your windshield ??

[@johnnyweld9672]

plexiglass works better than glass

[@christopherjones534]

opportunity for someone to design stronger wind shield for storm chasers 😊

[@billdwyer7897]

Time to carry safety goggles to protect your eyes next hailstorm

[@cadence4527]

Storm chasers should invest in stronger windshields.

[@timcarroll6795]

No, storm chasers should not intentionally core punch, but like so many these days, dude is doing it for the reactions on social media. He doesn't give a shit, he'll make enough money to replace it, or con some viewer into forking over their hard earned money to pay for his brazen stupidity. I've been chasing for over 20 years with the best of the best, biggest names in the community, and every single one of my level headed seasoned chaser friends finds this dude and those like him to be absolute reckless wackers. It's pretty easy most of the time to avoid situations like this, he does this on purpose, and even drives basically into tornados, on purpose.

[@timcarroll6795]

@@brianmccandlish3019 They're clout chasing famewhores who have let social media prominence cloud their judgement. Their actions are absurdly reckless and one of these days one of them are going to get themselves or worse, someone else killed. It's not an if, it a when. Not to mention the shear level of inability to chase and operate without screaming and cursing at each other is just mind-boggling. And of course anyone who is tied into the community knows about Brandon's mental health issues he has chosen to put on public display, at one point even posting suicide notes to facebook and sending an entire community of people into a frenzy to try and find him while he just sat back and watched the chaos unfold. He's an attention whore with noted mental and emotional instability. As for vince, he's just a the complete 'wacker' package.

[@faysee9389]

@@brianmccandlish3019 So then why are either of you here?

[@Handle_Needs_3_Or_More_Charact]

​@@timcarroll6795 I find it hard to believe you're a storm chaser.

[@NeonBeeCat]

You are so lucky to get as many paypal donos from your amazing fans to replace your windshield so you can chase more monster hail! hahaha

[@SonnyFetter]

Get bullet proof glass

[@tubingtomtom]

Some storm chasers will rent a car to storm chase😅

[@jenniferturner7935]

Safe-lite repair Safe-lite replace !

[@whybeare3]

i got softball size one stored in my frezzer

[@DougBartonLHS]

damned hail

[@mr.b6374]

I would love to be your guys windshield Saleman, but Hail no to the Insurance provider

[@tracyfrederick5606]

Good Lord 😮 those poor animals ! And your poor car !

[@MzVicky]

😮

[@maryj2671]

lol what did you think would happen ? glad your safe!

[@TornadoAlert829]

Do you like Hail?

[@StormChaserMommaG]

well ya called it early on, good day to bust a windshield! Glad you're alright.

[@mykemcc1]

Put the video in order.

[@dschott6957]

you trying to replace more windshields than Vince? idk who has more atm this year.

[@AnimauxPlesse]

عاصفة عنيفة جدا شيء مهول

[@spitymaeh]

Nothing went through the windshield eventually.

[@Auto_hydraulic_lift]

Какая боль 😮

[@vilbin]

Капец у вас там градины, теперь понятно почему без машины там делать нечего