Escaping Dangerous Derecho - Swallowed by "Whales Mouth" time lapse

Outrunning a dangerous "derecho" caught on camera in York Nebraska on June 3, 2014. A derecho (from Spanish "straight") is a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm that is associated with a land-based, fast-moving group of severe thunderstorms. Derechos can produce widespread hurricane force winds and are sometimes accompanied by tornadoes, large destructive hail and heavy rainfall.
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Meteorological Discussion:
Severe thunderstorms with strong downward wind bursts over a sustained period of time cut through the Midwest on June 3, 2014.
The extent, length and severity of straight-line (nontornadic) wind reports indicate a "derecho." Straight-line wind gusts exceeding 74 mph were reported in Nebraska in areas including Rock, Washington, Valley, Garden and Gage Counties. Such gusts were also reported in Iowa and some wind gusts were reported to exceed 90 mph. Hail exceeding two inches in diameter was reported in Custer, Antelope, Madison, Stanton, Dodge, Washington, Blaine, Platte, Scott’s Bluff, Morrill, Saunders and Saline Counties in Nebraska. In nearby Iowa, two inch or larger hail was reported in Decatur, Taylor, Ringgold and Page Counties according to SPC reports. Isolated hail reports exceeding four inches were found in Washington, Scott’s Bluff and Morrill Counties in Nebraska.
Tornadoes of unconfirmed intensity were reported in Rock, Valley, Greeley, Thomas, Howard and Custer Counties in Nebraska. Tornadoes were also reported in Pottawattamie County in Iowa according to the SPC.
Impacts:
Reports of downed trees and power lines are widespread, together with light to moderate structural damage as a result of straight-line wind gusts. One truck was reported flipped in Greeley County, Nebraska. A two foot diameter live Maple was reported downed during the storm. There are widespread reports of damage due to downed trees. Hail caused light to moderate structural damage with considerable crop and auto damage according to SPC reports. In Council Bluffs, Iowa, at least 25 vehicles with hail damage were reported along I-29. At least a dozen injuries were reported as a result of hail.
Omaha, Nebraska was subject to flooding due to excessive rainfall, according to reports. Police had to use boats to rescue stranded motorists in the area.The National Weather Service indicated that the heaviest damage was located near the Nebraska-Kansas border in Nemaha County, where at least one home was destroyed and others were damaged.

[@trashcompactorYT]

I don't know why but those massive storms frighten me a lot more than tornadoes.

[@andyroobrick-a-brack9355]

Trash Compactor they shouldnt( not as much, anyways, they cal still be dangerous)

[@everythingsalright1121]

Size, probably. A tornado only hits a relatively small area compared to the entirety of the storm. Its got an intimidating presence from just how massive it is.

[@mykaylamoe8630]

Well probably cause theyre the mother of tornados

[@lelanddippold7404]

Yes

[@karlsinger4760]

Totally agree. Those storms are massive

[@hlifes1774]

Damn it turned from daytime to nightime

[@alvexok5523]

That was the middle of the day too! It was bizarre looking

[@user-kg4iq3jh4k]

It’s because it’s time lapse. Duh!

[@lingerfking8268]

😕

[@Gdg36]

More like daytime into hell time

[@whathehellisthis]

@@Gdg36 hmm i think its still night time or nightmare

[@jcomet11299]

Wow hank, that storm looked terrifying. Underneath the shelf cloud, lies a wall of darkness.

[@wycxl2.0]

Yesh its soo dark like a midnight

[@DungarSinghChauhan]

It seems like a giant wave of the ocean is somewhat splitting on us... And it's the end.. 😵😳 it's no less than a nightmare.

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

welcome to Mordor.

[@manatulafarmer6836]

How this storm and the day turns to night

[@MadKiyos]

It seems once you're under it, there's no getting out.

[@Orca19904]

Well not only do these storms typically move faster than the speed limits on most highways, but they can move in a straight line and don't have to navigate twisting & turning road networks.

[@philippebeauchamp2827]

@@Orca19904 if only weather conditions could follow road codes and rules...

[@radekbrabenec]

There's no easy way out

[@alexgilbertaltchannel3524]

Only because derechos last up to 6 hours, maybe even more of the conditions are right

[@DungarSinghChauhan]

It seems like a giant wave of the ocean is somewhat splitting on us... And it's the end.. 😵😳 it's no less than a nightmare.

[@Rickywinterborn1080]

I wouldn't mind seeing a regular speed of this video.

[@thunderturtle347]

Dont complain sir

[@JonOroMusic]

Lower the playback speed lol

[@junding1897]

I think u guys should play this video in 2X speed

[@wakeupthisisntreal8168]

Just put speed at 0.25x

[@DungarSinghChauhan]

Then the video would not be that curious

[@Asdfghjkl-pb1ir]

Derechos are terrifying. I was caught in the June 2012 one that crossed the Appalachian mountains and that is the scariest storm I’ve ever been in in my life. To make matters worse, I was in a trailer on the side of the mountain so I was much closer to the clouds. Honestly thought the wind was going to pick up the trailer.

[@peterk5561]

*Me during a tornado warning*: Awesome, get in the basement, hunker down and watch the coverage. *Me during a derecho warning*: OH GOD I'M GOING TO DIE.

[@razistv4881]

when i was a small kid in 2008 at 15 august in poland there was a tornado outbreak and i was in it i wasn't scared of the tornadoes but of the look of the supercell XD yes i live in poland ;p

[@Felix-rm3wu]

Tornadoes in Poland?

[@petarivanov8868]

@@Felix-rm3wu Recently there was one in Romania right next to the border of Bulgaria

[@shinobitreecko8442]

They don't have a Derecho Warning, but IMO the National Weather Service needs to get on it

[@forzaferrari9912]

@@Felix-rm3wu They happen from time to time but i'm most cases only EF-0s

[@CrystalApex]

0:27 "Nope....." *Floors it*

[@Warcrazyness]

Ced8897 Storm cell: but I still going to eat you anyway

[@darcybrummett7004]

Or, "I don't think so. I'm outa here."

[@henrik183614]

Title of the vid should be: NOPE NOPE NOPE

[@MrsMD1Husband]

My daughter would say "NOPE, NOPE, SO MUCH NOPE!"...LOL!!!

[@medicwebber3037]

😂😂😂😂

[@notoriousblt1038]

DAMN NATURE YOU SCARY

[@jonothandoeser]

No Señor... You cannot escape El Derecho!

[@chicagonorthwesternrailfan5043]

Nope nope nope nope no thank you

[@TakonoTakoUwU]

Doctor: "No, you can`t see anxiety" Me: ...

[@JAMlover55]

that awkward moment when you're trying to go somewhere but it looks like hell so you say nope and try to escape but the hell is like nope so y'all both come up with a deal....

[@HBSanta]

Man, we had a derecho in south NJ a couple years ago. It struck in the middle of the night with no warnings of storms in the forecast at all. Knocked out power to the entire region for up to a week depending on where you live. Constant lightning, huge balls of hail, unbelievably powerful winds which knocked over trees comparable to how Hurricane Sandy did. It was very scary yet surreal and amazing. One of the few unusual weather phenomena we've ever had here. Thanks for sharing this Hank.

[@PecosHank]

Thanks HB. Derechos kinda suck all around.

[@whix960]

Well we have a lot of derecho's here in indiana. They caused huge tornados in Illinois recently because of one,like a week ago. At least I think it was from the derecho. Your probably not reading this,because it is a pretty old vid by now, anyways,thanks for the footage

[@mpk6664]

Whix we have these like a lot in Kentucky aswell

[@raymonddhondt6849]

I live in nj

[@MroczneKrzeslo]

These clouds look so out of this world. Amazing stuff, I hope you'll get a ton of great footage this year!

[@hidog420]

Hank, I just watched your El Reno Tornado video for the 20th time and had a couple questions to ask. 1. Did you realize you were watching a "not so normal" tornadic event? 2. Is that the closest you have been to being hit by a tornado due to people being in the way? 3. This is more of a compliment, your video's and insight, basically your style is the best in my opinion! Thank you for doing what you do.

[@Seralious]

Can you elaborate on what you mean by "not so normal?" I'm curious as to what made that event special. :p

[@PecosHank]

Hey hidog! When watching the El Reno tornado I saw what was happening but questioned my perception. When the tornado maxed out and was dropping the giant suction vortices I remember thinking "What the hell am I looking at." People generally don't put me in the way of danger, they prevent me from getting to it. A couple exceptions were my own fault. Always appreciate it dude!

[@omni8568]

It’s really satisfying to me to see the dark clouds blanket over everything

[@ovaton1019]

He was like "NOPE, NOT HAPPENING".

[@fryoung1]

WOW! incredible footage! Thank you for the visceral experience. The music and the 'hyper-lapse' pacing was perfect for putting me there.

[@emily9454]

That thing is dark as hell at 0:27

[@lolhahah21]

Yeah is he like darkening the videos to make them look scarier than they are?

[@MrClauried]

@@lolhahah21 I thought so in the beginning, this is just a guess but notice how overexposed the normal sky is when he points away from the storm? If he was darkening the video, the normal sky wouldn't have looked so bright.

[@jordijordinium]

Humble224 Darker than my worst enemy's soul.

[@jordijordinium]

Oh Dahng boi I'm jk.

[@bune1035]

not only it's "dark" for the colour, but even because it's really creepy unsettling dark as a scenario👀

[@WaveOfDestiny]

0:27 I like how he went: "wait are those funnels? Ok gtfo"

[@everythingsalright1121]

honestly if i lived out under that storm and i had to come home from work id just stay at work rather than drive into that. fucking terrifying. its so fast. its insanely large, and pitch black under there, not to mention the hail, wind, rain and possibly tornadoes

[@progenitor_amborella]

0:10 has got to be one of the most ominous things I've ever seen, real or photoshoped, not just nature related.

[@progenitor_amborella]

And wouldn’t you know it, on August 10, 2020 I was hit dead on, by the worst spot of a derecho that was named the costliest thunderstorm in US history. Surface winds estimated up to 158 mph and rounded to 140 per NWS Quad Cities. Imagine 75-120+ mph winds for 45 minutes. It was absolutely ridiculous.

[@Petemonster62]

@@progenitor_amborella - Did any flag poles in your town get bent over?

[@echox000]

@@progenitor_amborellaDamn

[@hidog420]

My brother, that looked like a perfectly timed "skate maneuver" cause that thing meant business. Looking forward to what you run into this year. Be safe out there man.

[@r.a.6459]

Me: sees dark derecho from a distance Also me: doesn't realise that there's even darker cloud line ahead

[@scheldon2244]

This has to be the largest Shelf Cloud I’ve ever seen on KZbin.

[@Deven-Guglielemencci]

The structure is unreal

[@TRevYo1]

I remember when this reached western VA. it hit where I live worse than the surrounding areas and it was the scariest thing I've ever experienced. I was outside in a crowd at a small function downtown when the shelf cloud rolled through and it was ridiculously tall and ominous. Once the winds finally started, people scattered everywhere and rocks and debris flew all over. Trees and limbs were down all throughout the county and some people's power was out widespread for over a week, up to two during some of the hottest weather that summer. It was pretty miserable altogether.

[@godominus9222]

Same thing but worse just happened in Iowa. I can't believe I have never heard of them before.

[@ILikeRice88924]

The 2012 Mid Atlantic Derecho right?

[@TRevYo1]

@@ILikeRice88924 yeah, right. 10 years ago this month

[@Diedinges]

That is one mean storm. How long did you spend outrunning this thing, in real time?

[@PecosHank]

Earlier that day I got swallowed whole and cracked my windshield. During this clip i was retreating for about 6 minutes.

[@amydavis4945]

YIKES!!! That Derecho really tore up a lot of our country. I'm glad you are okay and managed to escape it.

[@lonestarwolfentertainment7184]

Man I’d be breaking all kinds of traffic laws to get away from that thing.

[@TheShadowless]

0:15 I was like damn that’s pretty dark And then I saw 0:20 approaching and shat my pants 😂

[@Chrnan6710]

My reaction inside a derecho: :) :) :) :) :) Get me the fuck out of here :) :) :)

[@patrickhaag]

This reminds me of a thunderstorm back in the 1970s riding back in my neighbors car from a swim meet in Kankakee Illinois! I remember we had to get off the road due to a tornado in the area! Quite scary for a 11-year-old. I remember the wind pressure on the car! My love for storms probably started then! Thanks for your video!

[@666lolifunny9]

I was in the derecho that happened recently in iowa, yeah its crazy

[@TUBE-ID]

Same but i am in illinois

[@markbrenner5713]

Hank, I want you to know that you are wonderful human being. It takes a lot of courage and strength to do what you do for us. To put it plainly, you are a bonifide hero. Not unlike people in uniform, but you should have yourself a uniform to do what you do. You are honerable and I pray God's blessings on you. Keep up the good work brother,

[@d.h.2942]

Hank....that was just creepy! Too bad you can't measure the wind speed. Speeding the video up made it even creepier. So glad your ok. You can't always know what you're getting yourself into. Whoooaaa....

[@polaroidsofpolarbears365]

I was waiting for the 4 horseman to come out galloping from those clouds at any moment... that storm was apocalyptic.

[@jasonmcmillan4373]

God I love this channel. That must be just about the most sinister thing I have ever seen on KZbin. Scary stuff.

[@m.mgnmark9186]

all that was missing was screaming like running from a monster! Thanks hank as always Great Video!!!!

[@pherylihy58]

Your videos are incredible. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@CenturyOakWindStar]

Awesome storm! I got stuck in one of these while riding my horse across open farm land a few years ago. Got some sick pictures from a cell phone camera, ended up booking it 2 miles to the nearest farm I could find and taking shelter in a random persons barn from the hail. Exciting it was! I love a big storm, don't see too many this far north.

[@hermanuslemmer1695]

One of the scariest lightning displays I've witnessed was during a derecho in the D.C. area on Monday, July 11, 2011. The highest thunderstorm wind gusts I could remember was in a different derecho in the same place on Friday, June 29, 2012.

[@mikeman6271]

Your videos are amazing bro. Great work!

[@gabrielsmith910]

I would love to be out there chasing tornadoes, you and other storm chaser have inspired me. But you the most

[@PecosHank]

When your time comes, play it safe Gabriel. Happy to be an inspiration dude!

[@mortenhansen3455]

Your channel is nothing less than awesome Pecos Hank. I'd love to see a full documentary made by you, one day. I keeps 'em fingers crossed for that possibility.

[@missstormchaser1]

So freakin jealous just now, sat in scotland with a cracking low pressure system battering us so since i wasnt going to get much sleep with the wind decided to watch tornado videos, came across this and the one where the tornado did a u turn on u, have to admit his video has dwarfed my storm overhead, what i wouldn't give to drive into this rare wind event in your video. Im extremely blessed to have family in St Louis, I've been a tornado mega fan since i was 6 so 20 years now, been saving away the pennies to go on a week long storm chase so who knows.....maybe our paths will cross. Hope so 😆 defo the female version of you with all the different sayings and odd sense of humour while narrating life in general, hopefully see u out there next storm season xxx

[@richardschiffman7657]

YOU'RE INSANE! Why would such a pretty girl like you risk your life doing something like that?

[@whatyougive1983]

Live here in York. They are forecasting the chance for another wind/hail and possible derecho event tomorrow evening. Great video, as usual.

[@WojciechP915]

I thought a derecho was a kind of burrito until one his us in New Jersey today.

[@comicsansgreenkirby]

Oh crap. You _did_ actually get to see one. Holy $#!t. The way it goes dark (0:22) even before the storm hits is horrifying.

[@laggyfilms4768]

Alternate title: *driving into dangerous derecho,then making a U-turn*

[@synthiccl]

Cloud thickness and darkness. A little dark: ok it’s dark Dark: is it night time? Pitch black: NOPE IM OUT

[@stormdiverz1200]

The way that the storm almost looks like it’s closing down on him is terrifying...

[@m.mgnmark9186]

Holy cow hank u r up in the hundred of thousand followers!! I’m from back when u were in the 10’s of thousands !! Keep it up 👍!!!

[@jonathonbartos5420]

I lived through the Great Lakes Derecho of 1998. That thing was a fucking monster. I remember waking up maybe 5-10 minutes before the storm actually hit, and the world felt wrong. I can't describe more exactly than that. Now, I know I was probably experiencing the effects of infrasound running ahead of the storm. My mom and I went downstairs, the sirens started going, and then the wind just went absolutely insane. Probably 100-120 mph gusts. We sprinted to the basement, and prayed to God we'd survive the night. I have never been as terrified as i was in that moment.

[@zilkiffalali3113]

These Derecho's horrify me to an extent tornadoes cannot even begin to reach. With tornadoes you can trust that there is a single source of the intense winds, with Derecho's everywhere is the source. Not being able to point a finger at a single thing causing the damage is something that rivals the uncanny.

[@gabe287]

I don't know why but i still watch storm videos even when they always give me a panic attack

[@jbobdavis1984]

This was a calculated decision, one that I’m in favor of. Why does this video not have 100 million views?

[@deathechovii]

It's like driving into pure darkness.

[@alvexok5523]

This was the middle of the day too! That's how thick and dark these clouds were. Wow

[@shogun2215]

I've never heard of a Derecho, being from Wales, we don't have them to my knowledge. But I've never seen a more terrifying storm in my life.

[@rishamath7174]

oMG that background music gave it a *real kick* lmao

[@twistertmiller5125]

Awesome footage man.

[@ngolokante7805]

This is like when you are escaping a nightmare during your dreams

[@alex_exists]

If there's a derecho coming, you better hunker down because you cannot escape a derecho.

[@justjoy7194]

Wow! That was crazy, glad you made it through ok

[@channelredacted6150]

0:00 going storm chasing 0:27 O SHIT NOPE NOPE GO BACK GO BACK

[@Zeryurijin]

I didnt know what a Derecho was at the time until the storm last year that was blowing through the mid part of the states. Even then I had to ask a friend who was military and the weather man what it was/is. And here I thought tornadoes, thunderstorms and hurricanes were rough. Seeing this coming in.... as some have commented, very scary.

[@CH3CH2OCH2CH3net]

Went through one of these earlier this past August, and I watched the wind push a half-full dumpster down our street.

[@queenvictoriann]

This is like the epitome of “Rage against the dying of the light.”

[@feiradragon7915]

You know a storm is bad if Pecos nopes out of the whole storm instead of just carefully maneuvering around localized patches of it.

[@glennjarvis2672]

Never heard of these till one hit Ontario,Canada a couple of weeks or so ago. Saw it coming while we were visiting friends and I suggested we all head to the basement. I didn't know it was one of these types of storms, I just saw what was coming towards us and it looked extremely nasty.

[@huckfinn9225]

Man bro, this is a good vid.

[@marcozuniga8150]

It turned from daytime to NIGHTMARE! 😳

[@MrsMD1Husband]

Awww Hank, you would have been fine sitting through the derecho. Once you get through the monstrous wind at the front part of the storm it's all easy after that. We had the June 29, 2012 derecho go through here in central Ohio. The temperature just before the derecho blew through was almost 100°F outside and the gust front looked like a big black wall and the wind, measured at 81 mph, felt like it was coming out of a blast furnace. By the time all was said and done the temperature had dropped 25°F.

[@starrunner8483]

😨god id literally piss my self if I had to drive into one of those and have a nightmare involving it this guy has some tough guts 😂😎🙌💯🔥

[@dianewlochowski]

😳 This is the scariest video I have ever seen ! This is the kind of video you show people for Halloween to scare the **** out of them. For only being one minute long its triple intense ! 😱🎃

[@TheRealLoudannIsHere]

I would've been crying my heart out if I saw that and went into it! That's the year where I turned 10. That wasn't my birthday though.

[@nightmarishplesioth]

I have never seen a sky as dark as this one, that thunderstorm was no joke

[@MoonLyteDX]

the shelf cloud doe EPIC!

[@themysticmuse1111]

Incredible footage

[@spacesim942]

We had a derecho in Michigan and Wisconsin on June 22, 2015 after that another round of storms came through about 5 hours later

[@user-so9hr2pl7d]

Amazing video!😉

[@goldstar025]

You’re brave. If I saw that monstrosity heading towards me I’d become a storm runner and head in the opposite direction.

[@alecfromminnenowhere2089]

Best 1 minute 4 seconds of the event I've seen.

[@CosmicStargoat]

Derechos can be about as bad as tornadoes. I'll never forget the July 2003 one in Memphis, nicknamed Hurricane Elvis. The entire city was impacted with 300,000 w/o power (Yeah, July in Memphis) and 7 dead. Thousands of huge oak trees were uprooted. Straight line winds of 100+ mph. A nightmare. My power was out for 5 days and I had just received that morning my new, state of the art home theater system that I couldn't use for a week! No fair! My neighbors just behind me were on another power grid and never lost power!

[@jimmyseaver3647]

SPC declared a High Risk that day for straight-line winds. 60% hatched, while the tornado risk was only 10% hatched for anything that fired up independent of the line. Nasty thing to be caught in.

[@seansmith4730]

i know im here late but we had one in VA a few years back and it was so surreal. I was outside because i thought it was just a regular tstorm that we get all the time so no biggie. i did notice the clouds were a sickly green but i thought it just meant we were getting a big storm. But as soon as that wall of cold wind hit me... oh my. a split second later came the horizontal rain and it was so dark out like the sun just said nope and left. i had to tape my windows because the torrential rain was pouring off the windowsill. the aftermath was immense; trees down, power outages all over, cars under trees, roofs ripped off. some of my neighbors across the street were dark for two weeks so we took their perishables and they ate with us many nights. but the thing that stuck with me the most was after the storm people ventured out to check their cars and it was so quiet and eerie.. and with everyone moving slow to not fall over debris it looked like a zombie apocalypse.

[@anangryblooddk7966]

I remember the recent one in 2021. I was at work in the Quad Cities. Everyone was watching the windows as this massive storm wall of nothing but inky blackness covered the sky like some kinda horror movie. We work in a brick building and I can assure you, the damn thing was shuddering with house powerful those winds were, and it only got worse when the power went out.

[@PhienixLord]

I was at a friend's house. My mom was on her way to pick me up for a dentist's appointment when it hit. That's how my mom met my friend and his family

[@1CLOOOUD]

Look like ...The Close End of the World!! Very cool to see...but not kind to be there...in that Huge Dark Line...ouch...Great Share Mr.Pecos!!!!👍👍👍💨💨

[@Emma-fn4rs]

That's scary as blue balls, man

[@Solanacia]

WOAH HANK SLOW DOWN

[@thecrazyyoutuber2017]

Awesome video bro

[@Groovy_Gaming]

This is something straight out of nightmares

[@jackwaldron3803]

I can’t even describe the look so dark and menacing

[@ultramegakingdom6798]

I was really close to it I think. idk which day but either it was that day where it started out as a bright sunny day then clouds came and covered the entire sky. I was in camp that time btw. After the outside camp I had, we went back inside the normal camp. A tornado warning was produced at about 6 PM, and we were in the school's basement. Then my dad picked me up, and the sirens started, followed by heavy rainfall and a severe thunderstorm. Or it could be the day where the storm happened at night, but probably it wasn't that one. On that day, the storm wiped out the power and the street lights at the camp, so we had to go to another camp.

[@pumkinpatchwork]

ok this is insanely cool. absolutely surreal

[@WitchidWitchid]

Incredible views way off into the distance you get out there. Here in the East you can never see that far off into the distance unless you're up on a tall hill.

[@TheMrRuger]

That was trippy!!!!

[@electroooooooo4589]

I love how he just casually drives into a derecho

[@b3yourself91]

we get them all the time in the Chicago area, always love being in them!

[@kagb86]

Incredible!