Illinois Tornado April 9, 2015 [Crazy footage - Video by Sam Smith]

Video by Sam Smith - April 9, 2015

[@koko4620]

The man went about the whole situation like "I guess this is what people in these states do with tornadoes, just wait and let them pass over". Words cannot express how lucky this guy is to have made it out of this and, unintentionally, getting some of the most impressive footage to exist of these storms.

[@talonwatkins6613]

Lol, he's so laid back about it. If Ned Flanders encountered a tornado I think it would go down EXACTLY like this.

[@RomanGameCool21]

Hey guys, I guess that's it

[@xICYx117]

You literally stared into Death's eyes and said, "How's it going?"

[@marabelleespinoza8279]

you forgot the "big dawg?"

[@stinkyroadhog1347]

This is the same tornado that was filmed by Clem Schultz. Unlike with Sam here, the tornado did hit him directly. His house was comprehensively destroyed. His wife who was downstairs and his neighbor who's house you see in the video both died

[@LilB11138]

Oh why thank you for that little bit of information, many of us have known for EIGHT years! I used to live in Rochelle and graduated HS there. This was in my old backyard. Even those of us who aren't familiar with the area knew this.

[@williamlegotyler1825]

what???? This tornado is the fairdale tprnado that hitted clem???? Omg

[@yugefish]

Yep same one@@williamlegotyler1825

[@LightningEthan]

this and the Clem clip are some of the most incredible tornado videos I have seen and its the same tornado

[@vernonandrews6310]

I believe the tornado crosses the highway and field and hits Clem’s house next.

[@shelbythomas]

"I have honestly never been in a tornado before." "You don't say..."

[@ayy2193]

This guys ancestor during WW2: "So a grenade just blew my leg off guys. Uhh maybe i'll just wait a while. Looks like the germans are approaching. Guess there's a little blood here, yup. Huh. Looks like there's a tank pointing its gun straight at me. It's kinda loud I guess. Well, see ya around guys"

[@moonagelobotomite]

Dusk or Dawn?

[@DanRustle]

......holy smokes, this is ridiculous, totally crazy, the tanks coming right towards me.

[@bill7305]

Lucky doesn't even begin to describe how fortunate this guy was. He was facing Southbound on I-39 near Monroe Center where that tornado crossed. I lived in the area and rode a motorcycle out to Rochelle where the Grubsteakers diner got flattened. You could see the swirls the tornado left in the freshly ploughed field behind the diner and they were about 200-250 yards across. When I drove up I-39, there was about 1/2 inch of mud and clay covering everything including the pavement where the guy was looking. What you can't see is the several hundred feet of barbed-wire and fenceposts marking the border between the Interstate and the farm fields. Every fencepost, and the barbed-wire it was attached to, was sheared off at the ground. So swirling within the twister were over a dozen wooden fenceposts and a mess of barbed- wire. That monster was a meat grinder.

[@micheleh5269]

Yes I kept thinking his windows would be pummeled

[@alastor4948]

No kidding! Even for many years following, I was still able to see all the debris tangled up in the fencing when I'd make trips out to Des Moines. I lived out in Durand at the time so I wasn't near this tornado when it had blown through but now I'm living just south of the airport and I'm pretty much right off of Baxter RD and I-39. I often think about just how close I am to the path that this tornado took and find myself a bit anxious about the "what ifs"! Hopefully we won't be seeing any tornadoes like this again for a good long while! Glad we've been fairly lucky so far!

[@LilB11138]

I lived in Rochelle and graduated from Rochelle TWP Highschool in 2006. My hs sweetheart lived there most of his life. I traveled 39 many times and know EXACTLY where this is too. I moved well before this storm hit, but I traveled out that way myself a couple days after. I went past Grubstakers too as I also traveled that part of 251 often back in the day. It was wild to see the actual path. I also checked in on several friends I still have out that way. I was no longer a resident of the area, but man it still hit home for me.

[@feoltmanns7624]

Fairdale is pretty close to where I live. Very scary tornado.

[@bazookajoe1988]

This is still the craziest footage I have ever seen in my life and I've watched hundreds of tornado videos over the years.

[@alfasaurus362]

yes but i think this guy was trying to make suicide... im 100% sure of that, nobody is that stupid like this guy'

[@voiceofreason7567]

Look up this exact tornado (fairdale) where a man films it hitting his house… Guarantee that’ll be the craziest footage you’ll ever see. It’s this ef4 tornado in this video, and it directly hits him while he films it.

[@PuerRidcully]

Clem Schultz's one is insane

[@voiceofreason7567]

@@PuerRidcully that’s the one I meant ^^^

[@DanielFleischman-lj5rb]

After looking at that footage (Clem) I'm surprised that it didn't get an EF5 rating the way it took out that house across the street before it hit his house. You can clearly see the tornado obliterating the house and telephone pole.

[@simunator]

the dude's iron balls were obviously weighing the truck down

[@tedhall6070]

+simunator So right simunator--this due stayed so calm while looking death in the face--I respect this dude and your description of him is a bullseye!!

[@untitled3319]

simunator Stfu, that's just racist.

[@GoldenGateNum9]

+simunator *I think his big dull skull more like.*

[@untitled3319]

wtf .,.

[@metallicaguy123]

tankkiller41 how is that bad?

[@benb3249]

Sat through that thing like a champ. I would've been shitting my pants.

[@79treefrog]

+Benjamin Brooks He stayed so calm too. I could just picture him sitting in his truck with a cup of coffee in his other hand taking occasional sips while a giant ass tornado crosses the road form him a few feet away XD

[@cathrin3_]

+79treefrog I would be lmao if he did that. I'm seriously insane but if I sat in the passenger seat next to him, I would be shutting my pants, and being so freaking amazed!!

[@sarrganttoni3484]

79treefrog man he had the things planted under his truck into the ground so his truck wouldn't blow away

[@spearscribs]

He was like waiting on the railway cross, 'let that bit** cross so I can get on my way'

[@jongininikim5219]

@@sarrganttoni3484 bruh.. he obviously wasn't a chaser..

[@hvadskalvihedde2512]

Violent EF4 tornado passes over him *Oh my mirror is backwards*

[@Emsyaz]

"All these smokes..."

[@Daniel-rw2gy]

It actually just missed him

[@davidvaughn9]

@@Emsyaz clearly not what he said lol

[@katrinahampton2504]

@@Emsyaz lmao

[@Emsyaz]

@@davidvaughn9 thats what it sounds like to a non-native English speaker like me.

[@cjwhite4182]

Sits through an EF4 this calmly, I can only imagine what actually scares you my friend.

[@IIIIII-gw7jx]

I would've shit my pants

[@danielfatone3994]

this is dumb not brave doesnt take anything to be dumb

[@pragmaticstatic]

The difference between wonder and injury/death can be measured in feet--there were at least three violent vortices rotating around a common center of circulation.

[@Beanrock124]

A Fun Fact: if a tornado looks stationary or you don’t know which way it’s going, it’s coming toward you 90% of the time.

[@WtbgoldBlogspot]

I mean...it's 50%. It's going either towards or away from you. But yah, that's not a coin-flip worth taking.

[@paulspomer16]

No, 50% of the time...

[@Schush]

That's not fun!

[@blareschair]

"This is a tornado and I cannot tell which way it is going so I dont know how to get away from it"

[@TheLinuxYes]

the tornado was probably in shock when it saw that guy just sit there. it angled away from him just to be sure.

[@djxxxplicit]

Precedes to back up nearly into its path lol

[@yung_freaks]

Tip: if a tornado looks like it's not moving, it's coming right at you.

[@SportsCinemaP]

@@TheLinuxYes the tornado is scared of us, just as much as we are scared of them

[@TheLinuxYes]

@@yung_freaks true good point.

[@pbmdh]

Protip: Hiding under an overpass is one of the worst things you can do during a tornado.

[@helenbeee519]

why?

[@cowboycolts]

yes

[@cowboycolts]

***** well, actually no. overpass are built really well, it'll take more then just wind to make them collapse. the reason why it's dangerous is because how the overpasses are designed, the wind goes over and below the overpass, but when it does that it compresses the wind increasing the wind speeds, so to put it in perspective, a tornado can have EF3 winds, but in that circumstance it could have winds up to an EF4 going under the overpass. so something like a pebble could easily turn into a bullet

[@jurassicworldfan1029]

BowlingGlaceon also being under a overpass is very stupid because a over pass would become a wind tunnel during a tornado sucking very thing out from under it and tossing it

[@saleemmustafa3575]

pbmdh that is false driving into the tornado is most definitely worse than that

[@AddictwithAnEcho]

2:09 i love how he just casually reaches out to readjust his mirror

[@ZUIKMedia]

I like how this guy's so calm, even when the tornado is just a few feet away from him, the worst he says is "holy smokes" and "oh gosh" 😂😂

[@4man101]

Windshield wipers making me anxious sounding like a heart beat that gets louder the closer the twister gets.

[@MegamiTheGoddess]

Yes

[@BigBrotherMateyka]

Some of the most insane tornado footage I have ever seen. How the blazes the author of this video could remain so calm is mystifying. Balls of steel indeed.

[@righthandwolf306]

Better living through chemistry? He must have been so full of Quaaludes that he would have rattled when he walked.

[@LilB11138]

This is nothing. Look up the same tornado and look for footage taken from a house. THAT video is the most insane raw footage in history period. (Clem Shultz is the one who shot it. He survived foem the second story of his house, but his wife didn't male it while she was downstairs.

[@toddrubin5211]

You appear to be remarkably calm given the circumstances. "Holy moly" is likely not the only thing I'd be saying in this scenario.

[@fwelstars7643]

Casually starts the video off with "This is a tornado."

[@briannabrittany3127]

"That is freaking crazy..." says the man sitting in his car, not driving away as a tornado approaches. "I'm not sure what I should do, maybe duck down...." but he says the tornado is crazy...

[@theobserver3346]

this video is probably the closest I've ever been to a tornado and I've seen a few.. ..wow.. great video. Thanks for making it..

[@SceneArtisan]

If you had Reed Timmer in the vehicle with you, he'd have got so loud and vocal that I expect he'd have totally vaporised into a small puff of smoke. You however, are as cool as a cucumber and as one other commenter noted, you have balls of steel.

[@flashy5150]

+Kris A (londongamer) lol, Reed would have scared the tornado away. The tornado would say " I can't stand the loud noise anymore, I'm gettin' outta here !!".

[@leesmith9467]

He's already brain-dead. Passively sitting there is a form of panic, not bravery/courage. Confronted with a fight-or-flight situation, he was overwhelmed and unable to deal rationally (bravely) with the crisis unfolding around him.Darwin Award.

[@jongininikim5219]

@@leesmith9467 i really don't think so. i think he just knew there isn't much he can do in that situation and exepted whatever was coming for him.

[@ktkutthroat]

DEBRIS!!!

[@tornadolover920]

@@ktkutthroat POWER FLASH AGAAAAAAAAAAAINN Reed Timmers yelling always makes me laugh, hes epic

[@danielwalmsley6592]

Bro, you're lucky that tornado probably wasn't as strong as it looks. It was so close to you, but the most it did was shake up your truck, bend back your mirrors, and pull a bunch of vegetation up. EDIT: Apparently this thing was rated an EF4. Bro... I don't understand how you are still alive.

[@joshs8704]

Lol, Ikr.

[@Wft-bu5zc]

Luck. His position relative to the worst of the wind and the aerodynamics of his vehicle. An EF1 can push over a car, and even an EF5 can leave a car standing, depends on how the wind hits them and if they get hit by subvortices, etc.

[@mee091000]

I think he was IN the Tornado. Supposedly the inside of a Tornado is a lot less windy than the wind outside of it. Maybe his truck is stupidly heavy too. He also backed up under a bridge which is apparently a bad idea to do but it looked like it saved his life here. That might be why he is still alive. Or this man just has some of the greatest luck on the planet.

[@WeatherxCalipha]

The Pampa Texas F-4 was able to lift and throw 27,000 - 35,000 pound trailers hundreds of meters in the air and even carry some of them for quite a considerable distance, weight isn't a factor here.

[@WeatherxCalipha]

Alan Brando - No, it was an EF-4.

[@toosmooth32]

This man called customer service for a tornado 😂😂😂😂😂

[@katrinahampton2504]

Lmao

[@rafaelmacias9979]

Even Reed timmer can’t get that close to tornadoes

[@YouOnlyIiveTwice]

I would have already been 2 miles down the road during the time you were waiting on it. I know people say to not try to outrun a tornado, but stopping and not doing anything nearly got you killed.

[@leesmith9467]

dither-dither-dither, hand wringing stupidity. Oh dear me, what do I do, I guess I'll just sit here and do nothing because I'm too stupid to figure it out how to escape. I guess I'll just hide under this overpass. Darwin Award.

[@brycehale3576]

Glad he made it through it okay, but if he had driven just another mile or two down the road he would've been out of its path. Just saying.

[@atreyanixx2024]

It blows my mind he didn't floorboard the gas pedal. That's what sane people do!

[@elr456]

And he was under an overpass. There is no tornado chasing skill in this video, just pure dumb luck

[@cune25313]

Yeah turn around and hit about 120mph.. dare a cop to stop you

[@donfields1234]

About as close as you can get without really "getting hit" damn.

[@lolhahah21]

well said.

[@Newton14alan]

One hell of an experience, I can only imagine...and the sound was incredible! It's rare to hear a tornado's "roar", that distinctly, when you're watching it on video.

[@noxxus39]

In case anyone was wondering, his exact location was southbound Interstate 39 and Ivy Road, a few miles northeast of Rochelle, IL.

[@ThePsychicCellPhones]

Now THIS is a tornado video that actually scares me. Great job lol

[@doseofreality100]

Randomly found myself here, but I have to say that is the best opening line to a video I have heard. "This is a tornado, and I can not tell which way it is going. So I don't know how to get away from it." hahahaha. Way to cut to the chase. You are the most calm "freaked out" person I've heard.

[@co404]

You have balls of steel my friend! Great video tho

[@Matt-yw2oi]

It is insane to me how good some people cope with stress and anxiety, I would love to have a conversation with someone as extraordinary as this, this behavior is not normal in the face of death. It is quite admiring. Hope this guy is living a happy life

[@jongininikim5219]

i agree. many commenters are saying he's stupid and whatnot. but i think this man is just a badass motherf***** who has the incledible ability to stay calm even in a situation of life and death. a buddy of mine is a firefighter and i think his reaction would be pretty much the same.

[@Indrid__Cold]

That was just amazing! He was maybe, MAYBE 10 feet from the vortex. Certainly he was well inside the debris field. I love when he says "this is ridiculous." Yeah, only someone whose knowledge of tornados is having seen "Twister" would say that.

[@TeeWhy073]

More like 20 ft

[@Ponderthis79]

I am so ready for Twisters to come out!!!

[@axiomaximum]

Me: I'm scared of storms. I absolutely hate the rain, hail, and the tornado warnings are the worst! Also me: **binge watching storm chasing videos** ah, yes, this seems fun.

[@OMspot2277]

Dude is the calmest dude ever to have a close encounter with a tornado

[@nuefox4174]

Amazing video; you have got to be the calmest person in the world :3

[@SirRobbins]

Bob Ross of storm chasing

[@superrepublican170]

You, my friend WILL NEVER KNOW how lucky you are. If it hadn't turned, you already know it would've taken you. I was scared just watching the video, I don't know how you kept so relatively calm.

[@LilB11138]

But it didn't turn, at all. This man's house was leveled as it took a DIRECT hit. Not sure why you didn't catch that. His wife, who was downstairs, didn't make it as she was buried in the rubble. He was just lucky to survive that day period.

[@memesarehere-zg9wb]

@@LilB11138 wrong footage.

[@WlSEGUY]

Are you sure you’re not Canadian by how calm and polite you were to that F4?

[@Ariatank]

Bro this tornado literally did a little loop around him and then continued on its original path what are the chances and absolute luck this dude had oh my god

[@cincyfanjunglecity9871]

This is the same tornado that seriously injured a guy named Mr. Shultz , and unfortunately killed his wife. Mr. Shultz video recorded this tornado as it approached their home , and then it ripped right thru his house. Unfortunately his neighbor died from the storm as well. Rest In Peace to Mrs. Shultz and their neighbor.

[@rowenerickson319]

When a tornado does not look like it is moving. Its coming towards you

[@ErzenDesignClassic]

"Flanders gets stuck in a tornado"

[@11BravoMike]

Exactly lol.

[@bruceschnur7417]

That was great just to be on the outside wall of the of the rotation. I'm going to retire some where in tornado alley just to sit back and watch rotating super cells. love it.

[@torn8dogrl152]

I'm jealous!!! Enjoy your wicked weather during your retirement!! Do us a favor though, start filming the tornadoes that come your way, so we can watch them too!!!

[@YouOnlyIiveTwice]

Bruce Schnur Go to either Oklahoma City or Norman. I live in Tulsa and we rarely get tornadoes on the ground here but every year the OKC area gets hit pretty bad. Amazing how living less than 100 miles from there can be the difference between tornadic weather and just some bad rain.

[@inactivechannel420]

nah man. move to northeastern colorado. they get the most tornadoes in all of america (weld county specifically)

[@plazmatter]

I'd be terrified

[@juliettedemaso7588]

You’ll just be staring at warehouses now.

[@devon_darko]

I am always surprised to hear this tornado's path width was under 3/4 a mile wide! It looks as big as some that were measured that large or larger.

[@ev446]

that’s like walking next to a pack of hungry lions and being like, “well, i’ve never been hunted by lions before, this is crazy.” that guy had no idea how close to death he was. His vehicle could’ve been picked up and thrown, debris could’ve easily been thrown with such a force through his windshield… all kinds of stuff and he’s like, hmm, never been in of these silly things before 🤦‍♂️

[@Sabrinahuskydog]

Oh I'm sure he knew. That's kind of a fucked up situation of.. "nothing much to do." Although if it was me I might of exited the vehicle and crawled up underneath the bridge in a corner.

[@cowboycolts]

just saying, this might be one of the rare cases where parking under the overpass probably saved his life. with how his truck was positioned there were no winds coming in from the sides only the front of the vehicle and due to the aerodynamics of most vehicles now and days, most of the wind probably went over the truck. now he was lucky that the tornado didn't much to any debris in it, because with the fact this tornado was rated an EF4 plus the filtered intensified winds going under the over pass, a twig from one of those trees could of shot right through his windshield with no problems what so ever

[@Theemptythroneistaken]

lets just say if it was an EF-4 at this point he would not be this calm or collected! this was at EF-3 at the time.

[@McFrozenNuggets]

Much like the 1991 Kansas turnpike video, this case is the exception, not the ruleregarding underpasses.

[@Dawt_Calm]

I couldn't tell which way the tornado was heading at first either. But if your intent is to get away from it and the tornado is not in your rear view mirror while your foot has the accelerator to the floor... you're doing it wrong.

[@lamartruth]

I like how he's sound so casual. Like yeah here goes another tornado 😒

[@ChicagoJ351]

So glad you got out of this unharmed. This was headed towards my house, but it was 30 mins away and it lifted before it hit the Chicago suburbs. The thing was a total monster. You were so close, wow. Lucky to make it out alive.

[@LilB11138]

Don't make me laugh. This damn tornado was never coming anywhere NEAR you, so don't act like you were "lucky". My parents also live 30 minutes from where it hit but they never claimed to be in it's path. WTH lol

[@ChicagoJ351]

@@LilB11138 I think the fact that you have no idea where I was, yet claim that my town was not in path says all we need to know about your flawed logic.

[@Shank5ter]

Regardless of whether you agree with the rating or not, that is what an EF-5 looks like right there. That was winds at or above 200mph. This man was insanely lucky he happened to be sat there when the tornado was somewhat weaker than when it hit fairdale and Rochelle

[@Tatusiek_1]

f5 would be stronger

[@Shank5ter]

@ nope. This tornado was confirmed to have 200mph winds and only was prevented from a higher rating due to a combination of a botched survey (done in 2 days and never examined) and lack of contextual damage. To say it never reached 201mph is honestly naive

[@chacaabbaylee768]

There is one video that this tornado looks in the ballpark of the el Reno and Moore size wedges. This thing was massive

[@RichieWilliams97]

"Matthew McConaughey stars in Twister 2."

[@1969MARKETING]

he does sound like him. just imagine how good he would be if he worked on the impression :)

[@Ponderthis79]

Noooo way!!!

[@searchanddiscover]

its interesting that this and Clem's video showcase each cameraman doing the exact opposite of what you should be doing and yet being the ones to survive. they really got lucky.

[@simkani3294]

This tornado was rated very high end EF4, And it may have been an EF5.

[@parkerwinkelman3007]

Lots of chasers are calling for a re-review of the data to make it an EF-5. Honestly, I think it should be considering that there were areas where the thing scoured over a foot deep into the ground (EF-5 level scouring).

[@seekingtruthnwisdom5552]

Too close! 😳I live in Lubbock Texas, tornado alley. I don't want to see one up that close. 😳

[@vickymcfadden7173]

I just learned some back ground to this story...this man and a few others had taken shelter under an overpass when they were caught in heavy hail. As he emerged, that's when he saw the Tornado upon him...he wasn't intending to be a risk taker...just caught off guard.

[@PrinceKioShin]

God was on your side dude. Lol too close.

[@sirgoogleton]

I'm pretty sure I can make anyone fail a math test if I just go snapping my fingers next to their ear repeatedly. Also, don't assume everyone is a mortal because you are, this is 2017, please stop pushing your own stereotypes on others /s

[@itzkgt2919]

Gugu well the only way to get powers if you sell you soul to Satan so yea not everyone is mortal but you still will be under god

[@Syclone0044]

Why are you curiously overlooking the fact that "God" sent a tornado right towards him in the first place? God failed to prevent the danger of the tornado from reaching him. His truck was still struck with debris and probably damaged. God always fails, consistently. Because he doesn't exist and it's merely things like Confirmation Bias and a Cherry Picking Fallacies that allow believers to dismiss an overwhelming lack of evidence that God ever intervenes with earth in any way whatsoever.

[@Emsyaz]

@@Syclone0044 Just because you couldnt understand God's wisdom for creating tornado, that doesnt mean He doesnt exist.

[@gobberrit3474]

@@Syclone0044 thank u. good to know that there are other rational people out there

[@Dallasalvey]

Why didn't he just turn around and drive the other way? Cars move faster than tornadoes...usually.

[@samhnn1]

+DBA_13 They say you should never try to out run a tornado with your car though....

[@hapiestar7164]

+caster4life They say that because, most of the time, people don't have a good idea where the tornado is and therefore its best to find a good shelter. In this case you stand just as much of a chance of running into a haircore, RFD, or the tornado as you do avoiding it. Here the tornado was clearly visible. The general direction of the tornado was fairly obvious (i.e. toward the viewer). As long as the car can go fast and the driver is reasonably competent at higher speeds (80+mph going straight on wet roads), he/she must choose between a moderate risk of injury (gunning it) or a high risk of death (sitting in the path of the tornado). Hindsight 20/20.

[@sarrganttoni3484]

Hapie Star yuh have to kno whr it is is goin and know what speed to drive to out run it

[@ToastyMcNuggetLuvr]

Hapie Star tornados can change directions in under a second and are much faster than cars. If the guy drove away the tornado could have easily caught him without him having a chance to change direction. Him sitting there was no different than if he drove away.

[@keithf9275]

ToastyMcNuggetLuvr that is 100% false. Tornados can be outrun in a vehicle and there are hundreds of videos proving it.

[@fontellabriggs4854]

Man I'd be reversing like crazy! I would have already been in another state on reverse by now! I'm glad the mirror's fine though that's great!

[@jayb8903]

This was a high-end EF4 tornado!

[@sympathiea]

This takes place on the 51, right beneath the Ivy Rd underpass, about halfway into the tornadoes life.

[@christiangaming5436]

i cant believe he was able to get THAT close to a monster tornado without getting lifted up off the ground ._.

[@sailorika4641]

If you click the triangle down to view the description if gives you the category. It says "Gaming". What the hell does this have to do with gaming?!

[@richardclark6113]

How the hell did he not get swept away. I mean he was like next to it.

[@hificanada372]

One of the best videos of a tornado ever. You took a big risk filming this tornado as it was coming towards your vehicle. Why did you not try to get out of the way of this tornado as much as you can?

[@lolhahah21]

because he was trying to commit suicide and failed. lolol

[@NorthAmerica1]

It is amazing how calm that guy waa while a very dangerous storm could have been heading his way.

[@Dutchball]

Somewhere Reed Timmer is in awe at this guy's lack of drama

[@high-speedfreighttrains934]

This guy is as relaxed as a tour-guide. What a boss.

[@lilblackduc7312]

The mind-numbing effects of Pharmaceutical Drugs.

[@weatherguy8380]

This is one of the few videos of ever seen of those really intense suction vortices right in the middle of a wedge like this.

[@johndoe4034]

The fact you sat there is insane haha that was amazing

[@em-loof-tonnac]

Me yelling "back up" like he can actually hear me. 😂

[@Patrick_C_Eason]

That is THE tornado out of twister.

[@c-mobucks4930]

That was amazing!!! Best tornado footage I have ever seen. You were so calm under pressure.

[@emstratman]

The comments 😂 this is a great video, thanks for sharing.

[@beezlebub3955]

IT’S HUGELY LOUD!!! But nah, for real this is top ten shots of any tornado caught on camera, and it’s also crazy that this same tornado was the one with the other video where the guy was on the second floor of his house and lived

[@hardcorehouse]

"This is a tornado and it's fun watching it engulf my car!"

[@oldmanhendo7183]

I love the way he calmly acts like there’s some mild wind storm coming through and not an F4 behemoth barreling towards him at an alarming rate. I would have been screaming like a little girl and had bodily fluids projectile spraying out of every orifice of my body

[@plazmatter]

IT WAS NEXT TO YOU! IT WAS FEET FROM YOU AND YOUR CAR WAS SHAKING!

[@jackmannify]

After looking at the path of the tornado, this is probably filmed on highway 39 underneath the overpass of E Ivy Road. The Tornado crosses the highway near that intersection just south of a large creek and goes through a wooded area you can see out of the driver’s side window at the end of the video. The Tornado then travels Northeast and through Fairdale, where the Clem Schultz video was filmed. It’s likely that Clem began filming the Tornado’s approach to his home just seconds after this video’s conclusion.

[@yunasenna]

Looks like an F4 :o awesome video and glad you are safe

[@mikewarren6813]

tornado f scale is based on damage? Haha

[@TSwany]

yunasenna It WAS an EF4.

[@sugarcxne1910]

I live in Racine. The tornado sirens went off THERE too, same day, same year, same month. I was scared so badly xD

[@chrishunt4584]

That was like one of those bad horror movie moments where the person just refuses to get away from the monster. Instead sits there and screams or like this dude sit there and do nothing while saying "wow this is crazy um so crazy" while his perfectly running vehicle sits and says dude drive me the fuck away. Thats some good weed and poor truck😔

[@storm12weather]

So lucky it missed him by a few hundred meters. This tornado produced EF-4 damage close to this location. Had it hit him directly, the survey team would have found the remains of his mangled truck in a field 1/4 mile away.

[@bobbyh.3911]

Sam...I think you broke every rule in the book.

[@katiehultay7800]

I may have been on the highway for that one. I was on the border of Illinois/Iowa...driving with no cell phone. Thank god for the truck stop. Crazy.

[@katiehultay7800]

Nope. I rechecked (I’m an old fart lol) and I was in the 2011 one. They should study your balls. lol :)

[@sdeckard01]

How did he stay so calm? I would of screamed lol

[@unknownuser25_48]

He has some balls, I'll tell you that.

[@2DSTORMS]

Getting under a bridge increases wind speed. When you push wind through a narrow opening it speeds up.

[@JamesBrown4ever1]

How about turning the fuck around and driving away from it instead of sitting there putting yourself and others at risk?

[@jhawki777]

DJ Introspekt I laughed my ass off at your comment...because I'm sitting here watching this and I'm saying to myself wtf is wrong with him..and did he seriously say he didn't know what to do???....uuuugh dummy

[@7peque]

Too risky to drive away since you cannot out drive a Tornado unless it shifts into a different direction or you get lucky and get a path to live

[@JamesBrown4ever1]

7LeWhale You can totally outrun a tornado in a car. I know this for a fact because I've done it myself. Also, stormchasers would not take the risk of getting near one if it was not possible to outrun one.

[@fontellabriggs4854]

7LeWhale Dan Robinson Escaping the largest EF5 tornado in history check it out !

[@bdw1945]

Yeah, what a drain on the gene pool

[@Creaturemadeoffur]

The tornado was like "My bad bro didn't know you were chill like that"

[@craigmcallahan]

You are a very lucky man. Are you serious....you don't know what to do? Get away from it!!!! How hard would it have been to turn around or race forward???? Either direction and you would not have been so close to losing your life. The tornado may have high winds within in it but they typically only travel approx 35 mph across the land.....you could have gotten away easily. Fortunate man....you should praise God you are still alive!

[@sandpast]

I agree 100%!!! God was on his side that day

[@Dev1lB01]

he boiled for our sins

[@luiscanamarvega]

Some unknown force decided you were not going to die that day. Too close. That was way too close.

[@sailorika4641]

I saayyyy your crazy, cause you dont think I know what youve done. But wheeeen you chase tornados, You know your not the only one!

[@twigagawizard]

+SupaDaBloopa // SDB Sam Smith HAHAHA

[@susiearviso3032]

+SupaDaBloopa // SDB Lol. You son of a bitch. :-)

[@lol-ct4ms]

Best parody yet!

[@parkerwinkelman3007]

He is the chosen one

[@Nintend0n]

And they tell you to get in a ditch if you’re stuck outside or in a car?! Look at how the tornado just lowered itself to ground level anyway. You would be a goner if you laid in that ditch and it went over you!

[@Balancinglife]

This dude is calm as FUCK!

[@katrinahampton2504]

Lmao

[@desmondseketriusmilliner2762]

this is a family friendly channel you know that right

[@1969MARKETING]

i like how he says he's gonna pull under the bridge then stops just before he's actually under it lol

[@peacefulbenevolenttree3004]

I'm glad nothing happened to you but please don't do that again. If that was a F4 tornado or worse, then you would of been injured or worse.

[@TSwany]

It WAS an EF4.

[@peacefulbenevolenttree3004]

swany72002 Wow, that makes it even more crazy. Glad nothing happened to him.

[@km-fh1ui]

Peaceful Benevolent Tree I have never been in a tornado before have you? i live in MI

[@peacefulbenevolenttree3004]

mariofan 147 Oh no, i've never experienced a tornado or any severe weather. I live in the UK. Although i've always been into tornadoes and find them interesting. What is it about a column of spiralling air? >__

[@peacefulbenevolenttree3004]

mariofan 147 I'd like to go see a tornado one day. I would also like to understand more about tornadoes. Some of the stuff and concepts seem complex though >___

[@brandoncole5533]

Scariest thing about tornadoes they always look farther away they’re super close