Tornado Goes Straight Through Colorado Suburb!

[@Javii96]

You literally captured the moment it touched down and went through my work building. We didn’t get any heads up or alerts until it was basically on us. It was wild being in it. The windows look to be 1” thick and they were vibrating like saran wrap in the wind

[@VrPanZer2]

YO WHAT

[@OLIGENN]

I'm sorry bro, I guess another day off work is good though. (Kidding but I'm actually sorry m8 that sucks)

[@Javii96]

@@OLIGENN haha funny thing is we just went back to our desks after and kept working. Everybody was safe in the building thankfully

[@OLIGENN]

@@Javii96 wow, that's crazy but at least everyone was ok

[@Javii96]

@@PlanBlanquiazul first time there's been one this close to thefoothills. Happens a bitcloser to Kansas, east of Denver.

[@davidci]

The number of people taking shelter in an underpass is concerning. Still quite one of the biggest myths going around.

[@hupo]

Why is it bad?

[@davidci]

@@hupo The smaller space of an underpass amplifies the wind speed of any passing tornado. Meaning you'll be more likely to get sucked out under it. If a tornado is barreling towards you and you are not able to outrun it, get out of the car and hide in a ditch, then lay as flat on the ground as possible.

[@casualseeker]

I'm betting they just thought it was huge hail not a tornado! B4 it warned tornado, they kept warning about " baseball size hail"!!!

[@MollyFC]

​@@casualseekerI can confirm this, had severe thunderstorm warnings and they were warning of hail, the tornado warnings were very sudden (I live in Dougco too)

[@Willow1409]

@@hupoIt pretty much creates a wind tunnel.

[@TexasTimelapse]

I was watching Timmer's stream and didn't realize how large that ground circulation was. Great footage!

[@gemmamartin5157]

I was watching Reed's stream too.. this shows how huge it truly was.

[@danielbaetens1587]

I though reed was in new Mexico

[@gemmamartin5157]

@danielbaetens1587 the ridge riders were in New Mexico but sharing Reed's youtube stream.

[@TexasTimelapse]

@@danielbaetens1587 South Denver Colorado area.

[@mobetta3456]

The fast part at the end really helps me see the tornado.

[@Bozobi]

Wow... that time-lapse was beautiful. That's crazy how close a tornado formed to the rocky mountains. (Especially in a densely populated city.) You can see the exact moment when the tornado hits that several story tall building and it looses it's structure, then quickly reforms to be really powerful and dense wedge.

[@clevergames67]

I mean there was a tornado on pikes peak 8 days ago, so it doesn't really seem to be that rare.

[@Bozobi]

@@clevergames67 WHAT. That sounds INSANE!

[@agibitable]

​@@clevergames67 They happen here a lot more frequently than people think, they just tend to fall apart before they can get too strong.

[@GreatPlainsWX]

AWESOME FOOTAGE DUDE!!!!!!!! you’re genuinely the only person that has actual footage of this tornado so kudos to you:))))

[@YOUR-LOCAL13]

A few decades ago, Castle Rock and Colorado Springs had many tornadoes touch down for a few years. Castle Rock to Colorado Springs was called Tornado Alley.

[@thomasblanchard6778]

You know there's something very wrong when the wind is roaring past you while you're driving down the freeway

[@adorabledeplorble8497]

Thank you for sharing! I took a dog to the basement at my friends house before she got home and we didn’t get to see any of it. We heard a ton of hail, and we weren’t even hit by it - near I25 and Lincoln (Meridian) and it had lifted back up before it got to us. God Bless!! I do hope everyone is okay, and so far the reports are very good for such a large storm.

[@joeysipos]

You can really see the meso / tornado once you sped the footage up. You were inside it half the time!

[@MykkiOnTheCusp]

Yup, I came here to comment the exact same thing!

[@fwb9699]

I live 10 min south of highlands ranch where the tornado was and my highschool got pretty banged up. The doors to the food court were completely ripped off and multiple large windows were blown out. I had a great view of the storm and only experienced hail and external winds

[@emrilbennett8704]

The door got ripped off? Wow!

[@godsstruggler8783]

Brilliantly done. Poor Reed and Doug were a mile or so back and got caught in the traffic. There needs to be a nationwide public announcement as to the dangers of parking underneath a bridge/flyover during a tornado.

[@shadowwolf9503]

An overpass might not be the best place to seek shelter, but sometimes it's the only place. And I'd much rather be in my vehicle, under an overpass, than laying in a ditch on the side of the road.

[@Andrew.Aravis]

@@shadowwolf9503 its actually more safe to be in a ditch on the side of a road rather than an underpass.

[@fskartingco.1055]

Never a dull moment in the state of Colorado

[@SheewdoodleFB]

Definitely never hide under a overpass 😮 glad your okay 👍

[@shadowwolf9503]

An overpass might not be the best place to seek shelter - but sometimes it's the only place. I'd much rather be in my vehicle, under an overpass, than laying in a ditch on the side of the road. It is true that people have died in underpasses. But many people have survived when they sheltered in an overpass.

[@jacobm2625]

@@shadowwolf9503an underpass literally speeds up the winds will kill you faster. People have done the science and determined it’s more dangerous.

[@Dior7483]

I actually thought that was safest place. Wow !

[@ALifeAllMineinthe303]

This was wild to watch on radar. I’m in Elbert County now, but used to make that exact drive from Parker to Santa Fe/Belleview 5 days a week for a few years. Great capture!

[@kimberleypex]

Hello, brave men ! Its overwhelming! I love the storms, flashlight But most great is the sound . Enjoy your trip ! And stay safe , but you know exactly how far to go. I am Dutch ,here aren’t such weather events . So , your video s are super. Thanks , so I can see the power of the Nature elements. With your video s. Greets from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 Kim 👩🏽

[@gaylalovesgaia9465]

I was right there- parked at the AMC Theatre- was headed West on 470 & I exited Broadway thinking that AMC had a parking garage. Knew twister was close, by the sheets of hail hitting me from all sides but had no idea where exactly it was. You can see from your video it was right on top of me. (If you know the area)

[@moonoxid8791]

I was indeed hit by this tornado, lots of huge tree's fell down and fences. It wasn't much damage but thankfully the whole street came together to clear all the debris.

[@charlayned]

Wow, that was unusual. Glad to see you have new wheels, I saw that chase and omg, it was scary. That stop in the underpass was scary, talk about a wind-tunnel moment that could have been horrible! Stay safe.

[@hkguitar1984]

Awesome, thank you for sharing this and please, be safe out there.

[@stephaniedougherty8029]

I feel ya. I live in Colorado Springs area. Massive rain and lightning. Lord I'm glad we live on a hill

[@angeldogs4ellie]

Absolutely outstanding footage in DENVER!!🌪️💯

[@pauldavis5489]

Chris, Glad your ok! I lived in the Denver / Boulder area for 15 years and there was a lot of storms, luckily no tornados. But a lot of hail and high winds over 100 mph. Stay Safe!

[@shawncossel1100]

I take it Denver doesn't have a warning system like the Midwest?

[@GTaichou]

This must have been TERRIFYING considering you got hit just this year! I'm glad you're safe! Beautiful time lapse!

[@jonasbarbury4013]

For all the mistakes you made your lucky you're alive. Note! Until you develope better instincts and decision making skills you might want to stay out of the red zone.😮

[@jmontoya1677]

This has been the craziest storm season…I joined a group of inspectors yesterday to assess the damage in Perryton Texas. To see the damage first hand puts into perspective how powerful a tornado is.

[@highriskchris]

Interesting. I wonder what that tornado will be rated

[@jmontoya1677]

@@highriskchris it was rated EF-3 three people lost their lives including a 12 year old. I have video of the damage just having a hard time uploading it.

[@Antealien]

Wow my heart was in my throat watching that. How scary that would be. You handled that bravely and did the right thing not stopping under the bridge.

[@Themilkmanskid.]

There's that turquoise sky i've heard about sometimes associated with tornados 4:36 For some reason i can't make it out on my screen. The thumbnail on the timeline shows it great though. Cool vid!

[@barbarahoman1008]

Great capture. Not sure why people do not understand about stoping under a bypass. Happy your safe and the other folks in that area. Stay safe🙏🙏🙏

[@OutThereVideos]

Bunch of overpassholes out today on this chase

[@UTxTheArchangel]

A lot of the reason is they heard for years that they should and/or they just assume if they are out of the way of the storm they wouldn't get hit hard. Gotta remember majority of everyday people aren't watching storm videos or getting knowledge about how to properly be safe.

[@BeansGummy]

To be fair Denver never really gets tornadoes so this was a rare moment and people were panicking

[@vidhoard]

The thing is the people here have most likely never in their LIVES seen a tornado on the ground. I don't think one like this has ever happened in this vicinity and I've lived here 25 years.

[@bvm-iz1dz]

We dont get tornadoes where im at in canada but im assuming so nothing falks on you

[@sirblack1619]

I was sitting on my balcony and took video of the clouds that were moving through and thought that was a bit odd movement for just a thunderstorm. This explains what happened. And I had no idea that Douglass County does not have tornado sirens.

[@Imfromtheyear3452]

Thanks for the cool Timelapse at the end too!

[@viridescentfen]

absolutely furious that i don't have a car and can't chase this summer. i don't know if colorado will ever see a year like this again soon

[@MorePi]

Wow, couldn't believe you caught it with how rain wrapped it looked on radar!

[@highriskchris]

Yeah that was a tough intercept. Was hard to tell where it was because it didn't fully condense, also dealing with the traffic. But eventually got on 470 with a clear view!

[@curbozerboomer1773]

I find it hard to even see anything resembling a typical tornado...looks more like a dark, cloudy mess. But I guess there was one!

[@divinelyautistic]

Reed was on that same highway. When you slowed down, he passed by going fast in the fast lane..

[@Sneakyfresh286]

You can hear Chris honking in reeds video lol

[@Chris-o3k7y]

I've chased that section of road, E470 and Lucent. When you check breaked with that rfd or rear inflow jet, I'd have exited on Lucent ramp. Better view above and bypassed all that traffic under the bridge.

[@rihlus]

Im surprised there even was one here, I hear about them in the plains but never so close to the mountains

[@danielledoyle5670]

And hes back

[@tammydavis-mckinney4580]

Stirred up my PTSD even though this was much smaller than Mayfield, Ky! Again I was hit direct by that one! EF4 but it was super close to EF5!

[@12Dajango]

I was at home further into Denver this day, but my old job which is in Highlands Ranch just barely managed to squeak by without getting hit. There started to be damage signs only a couple blocks down the road from where I used to work

[@joshmedina5471]

Great footage! I work off of Titan Road, and as soon as I saw the strange cloud movement I had a feeling a tornado would spawn!

[@andrewhuntzinger2293]

I was in parker. Was crazy watching it strengthen then got the warning.

[@WG-tt6hk]

EF 1 ; Hey Colorado, Texas & Oklahoma have EF 4s & 5s We look at an EF 1 as just a warm up for what is to follow. 🤠

[@julietaloreto5609]

Why did that look like an EF5 But its actually a wedge high end ef1

[@Andrew.Aravis]

if the wedge wouldve formed and stayed strong say in a more flat area like parker, it would have been a strong wedge

[@potatojuice9192]

Damnn, stay safe out there man 🙏

[@scottbrooks5662]

The time lapsed help and was awesome. However did it ever touch down?

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

Was there any rating given to the tornado? Good photos and good to warn about overpass hiding. There is a video out there of people hiding up under an overpass as a small tornado passed through. They were crouched up as small as they could get at the highest place they could go.The wind was tremendous and they were very lucky that no objects were being thrown by it or the injuries would have been serious. This was on here quite a few years ago.

[@Jaymindrew1990]

I used to live in Highlands Ranch. The area is ripe for severe weather. I once saw a tornado over Centennial about 10 years ago. 🌪️

[@obsidianwing]

Thats quality Footage ! Great Intercept safely done.

[@highriskchris]

Thanks 👍

[@jpdrummer86]

I’m from Texas and live Colorado for the last 5 years, I will say that this sneeze of a tornado is weak af. Hope everyone is safe, but you can barely call this spinning sneeze a nado 😅

[@Mykst]

Regardless of where you are from, these things can still pose a danger to life if people are careless. Should never downplay events like this.

[@Chris-o3k7y]

The large tornado, the day before in Akron, Colorado (filmed by Tony Laubach), had a satellite tornado spinning a half mile around the parent tornado under a huge collar cloud, and would have shredded cars like a cheese grater. It was on the ground for more than 40 minutes. Colorado can and does get big mesocyclone tornadoes, just not as many as Texas, fortunately.

[@jakobh6257]

Great footage, thank you 👀

[@RT-qd8yl]

That overpass looked like it was gonna become Bridge Creek V2.1.3

[@vytasrauckis6703]

I lived right next to Valor until just a few months ago. I heard that the scoreboard tore off and went into the complex I lived in.

[@cubeofcrabs]

I saw this tornado, it was concerningly close 😬

[@Missy405]

There was lots of hail from where I was, but I never got to see the tornado.

[@catherinewhite3508]

My bestie lives in Littleton~she said it was 1.5 miles away from her house. I live in Buffalo, TX and got nailed by a nader Wednesday night.

[@easypeasy2938]

so where was the tornado? looked more like a twirly microburst.

[@SteadyBoi33]

i wasdriving and almost went through it!!! this was crazy but very dangerous if it went into the city

[@WeatherxCalipha]

I'd like to hope after Twisters, more people come to realize the dangers of "taking shelter" under an overpass.

[@Severus_krypt]

I was alittle east from this tornado saw the whole thing rotate.

[@byronmiller6313]

Northeast Colorado may be the most tornado prone place on the planet, but very few ever reach EF3, closer to Kansas, there might be a rare EF4. I don’t believe there has ever been an F5 or EF5.

[@Thefree_mandecker]

You caught this as it went over my house! Nice!

[@stephaniedougherty8029]

Glad you are safe

[@daniellu8282]

You want to be on the top side of a bridge instead of under during a tornado. Tornado winds blow upwards so by staying above the bridge, you get sheltered from the winds.

[@P1nkR]

You do realize those tornadic winds do not rise up from the ground right? The only safe place is far away from the tornado.

[@MichaelRobertsMREverything]

I had just left the office before this hit. I was driving along route 25 north watching it form.

[@vickimartintingle3391]

Glad everyone is ok

[@Trainz20]

That thing is huge!

[@lilypotocki3448]

Did you delete the lightning under the tornado

[@highriskchris]

It will be featured in my next video

[@budright2070]

What happened to changing your handle to low risk Chris?") It has to be incredible chasing a Tornado in you home state.

[@theshowbloxyt-rh7eb]

How strong was it?

[@TheBassManJeff]

This footage is insane!!!

[@TexanRooster]

man, now i know why you didn't change your name to low risk chris. thanks for the video!

[@_infinitsm_]

The wind speeds are getting high too in Colorado.

[@evagosselin4712]

Is this nasty srorm near Thornton?

[@Andrew.Aravis]

no, it passed through mainly highlands ranch and parker

[@paulmarchi2600]

nice job getting on one man. I'm still trying.

[@paulknightley]

It’s terrifying to see the cars stopped under the underpass…bad place to be and incredibly inconsiderate and dangerous to all the other road users

[@johnniehans4868]

bro and i just moved from highlands ranch to castle rock and this happens like whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-

[@austinduris8474]

When I got the warning I dismissed it not knowing it was heading right for me, I saw the thing out the window but it was rain wrapped so I had no idea it was on top of me until my ears popped. A W tornado.

[@stephaniedougherty8029]

Never never park under a bridge!!!

[@MAR_productions1521]

this tornado traveled right threw my grandparents apartment the building wasn't damaged though.

[@lilcricket4379]

That isn't mother nature, but mother is the first word. Glad you are outta there.

[@JL_modding_7930]

How’s your new car doing

[@highriskchris]

Great! The Subaru has no problem with dirt roads

[@RAZRBAK37]

Highlands Ranch isn’t Denver but yeah thanks for the video.

[@evastanley1026]

I have family there pray for them please

[@di114n2]

I’d say Denver caught a huge break that that monster didn’t fully come down and wreak havoc. That could have been really ugly

[@goldhunter9641]

That storm really tried yesterday but luckily it didn’t do to much

[@MS-ht9it]

Human fear reactions in these scenarios are amazing to me.

[@marthafast6613]

Awesome video. How disturbing to be caught on the highway.

[@brianwarshow129]

I was in it today, driving. It was a another stormy/sunshine mix of a day in Colorado ,normal day really . "Coloradans" are getting softer by the minute.

[@GladiatorGladiator2023]

Did you get a new car?

[@easton_F350]

I was looking at the radar at the time and zoomed out and saw this going done live on radar

[@VrPanZer2]

WHY DID YOU STOP AT AN OVERPASS

[@chrisspenner1168]

Could see the storm from my office at I-25 and Broadway and I thought initially it looked pretty sus

[@MemesbyAlex]

I live literally right off of Lucent

[@Severus_krypt]

You passed reed timer under the bridge

[@sp4604]

EF1 ?

[@blu3savag355]

National Weather Service Classified it as EF-1, Peak 97mph, Path 6.3 Miles, Width 1/4 Mile

[@Andrew.Aravis]

@@blu3savag355 peak was 105 mph

[@kikaree]

The next morning-it looks like the same weather pattern is setting up again over South Park, where I am.

[@adamsgaming1444]

In the first video because he was driving slow it looked like the tornado was dragging his car as he was braking

[@HP_ENVY_5644]

This was right behind where I live well not exactly but like 22 miles behind me

[@GalaxxE_Gaming]

Why were so many people under that overpass? They shouldn’t even be there