Incredible Tornadoes - Anson/Hawley, TX - May 2, 2024

On May 2, 2024, we documented two tornadoes at relatively close range in northwest Texas. The first was a beautiful, shape-shifting tornado near Anson that gave us a stunning ropeout and vortex breakdown. After this tornado, the supercell produced an even stronger and longer-lasting tornado that became quite intense as it moved toward Hawley. This tornado was rated a high-end EF3 and destroyed numerous homes; it was quite reminiscent of the 1997 Jarrell, TX, F5 tornado, which for a time was very narrow but produced chaotic, intense motion and devastation at the surface.

[@MightyMuffins]

As I said on the event, your tour group people this day and during the entire tornado stretch on this got so much crazy stuff. Your positioning was very on point on these. 5:04....my god that is a money shot. The 2nd tornado though it did immense damage was probably one of the more pretty tornadoes of the entire tornado outbreak stretch. That morphed into a ton of shapes but man you had to suffer through some decent hail during it to get it. That shot on this one like at 23:45 with the cool sunset hue on that funky think stove pipe shape it was on is cool. That motion at the base is nuts.

[@kayeas716]

good lord... great work! those sub-vorts at the beginning of the second tornado's life were insane!

[@MadWXChasing]

Thank you!

[@TornadoWarned]

Awesome video, Trey!

[@MadWXChasing]

Thank you sir! Glad to have shared this amazing chase with you

[@DisneyCruisingVlogs]

this is Kate from tour 3!! This was by far the best day of my life, getting to see those tornadoes in person was the coolest and most surreal thing I’ve ever experienced. Thank you for getting us there and making that dream come true!!! 🥹🌪✨

[@MadWXChasing]

Hey, Kate! This was definitely a chase I'll remember for a long, long time, and it was awesome sharing it with you!

[@TornadoWarned]

This ^

[@Whatt787]

great footage!

[@MadWXChasing]

Thank you!

[@danielwieten8617]

That first tornado is by far the craziest rope out I’ve ever seen. It looked like it was falling apart into the ground.

[@kevinjoyce285]

What a beauty despite its strength. Looked very intense, with the debris being lofted there. Rapid motion too

[@tornadotrx]

Something about these shots just feels so high quality. Camera work, audio, composition, chase in general, and on top of all that gorgeous tornadoes. Beautiful stuff!

[@MadWXChasing]

Thank you so much! Really tried to nail these shots because an opportunity to document tornadoes like these doesn’t come around often.

[@PschyoSupposeiam]

Amazing tornados 🌪 great job .

[@MadWXChasing]

Thank you!

[@aljefferson4862]

OMG I wish my dream could come true like yours. Because it would be a dream come true for me to see a Tornado this close. Wow.

[@apismellifera1000]

The 2nd tornado reminds me of the Elie Manitoba F5 tornado because just the the one in this chase it is a narrow hi-speed spinning drill bit vortex

[@h.a.n.na17]

BEASTLY!!!!!!!

[@jennyparbs]

I love listening to you all in the video! I can pretend I was there!

[@Tricky-Knicky]

From your shot at 1:42 this Tornado has 👀and freaks me Out!

[@silky0439]

Are these tornadoes you go to tour in a field, grasslands or actually potential towns? I’m only curious as to how they predict these and know just where to go to be safe.

[@MadWXChasing]

These tornadoes can happen anywhere. We just go where the meteorology says has the best chance of tornadoes, and that can be in areas with lots of towns or out in the country.

[@debrawarner5380]

Beautiful tornado❤😂😂❤

[@Stemiloh31]

What was the second tornado rated ? Does anyone know ?

[@MadWXChasing]

It was rated a high-end EF3 with max winds of 165 mph

[@kevinjoyce285]

​Nearly the 3rd EF4 tornado of the season

[@ericturbiak3698]

Is that Simon and Justin doing tours now?

[@MadWXChasing]

No, they just chase on their own

[@epnazlou]

the first sign of a tornado born , is looking at the sky or at ground ?

[@MadWXChasing]

Usually you’ll see strong rotation at cloud base before the tornado consummates

[@Baked1ne]

Whatever you do DO NOT zoom in it might reach out and get cha.

[@railfanningpoints2.045]

25:45 drill bit action

[@ericascali5427]

😢😢😢😢

[@h.a.n.na17]

LESSON LEARNED TO NOT BUY A MOBILE HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!❤😂🎉

[@railfanningpoints2.045]

Condensation funnel hijinks

[@MomentsofRage]

good lord... great work! those sub-vorts at the beginning of the second tornado's life were insane!

[@MadWXChasing]

Thank you!