Enormous multi-vortex tornado rips through Iowa | LiveNOW from FOX

FOX WEATHER meteorologists visually identified multiple vortexes from the same tornadic system as a huge tornado miles wide slammed into the small Iowa town of Shelby just east of the Nebraska border near Omaha and Interstate 80, churning up debris.
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[@FLORIDA_MAN_813]

You know it’s going to be a violent tornado when it has multiple vortices like that

[@DustinKayBliss]

It's not normal

[@Groundhog27]

They usually are around ef4 or ef5

[@Trahzy]

​@DustinKayBliss Uh, yes it is lol. It's happened many times before, mainly El Reno in 2013.

[@Trahzy]

@GulJannat-lo1sb There hasn't been an EF5 since 2013, and 2011 is still the worst year on record. Maybe learn some facts before sounding dumb🤣

[@thenegus5469]

@@Trahzytornadoes like this one are definitely not normal. Statistically speaking

[@AbrahamLincoln1234]

I live in Iowa. I’m still in my basement with my family and dogs! Prayers for everyone with me

[@jessicaanderson7885]

What part of Iowa is this hitting? I hope you are safe.

[@AbrahamLincoln1234]

@@jessicaanderson7885 I’m not gonna say exactly where because safety reasons but it’s hitting around Des Moines. Storms have been continuous but I’m not sure if we are within the circle anymore!

[@OCDTraci]

Of all the scary things on the planet, tornadoes have to be the scariest.

[@Carbonf1ber001]

Hurricanes, They're like tornadoes but FOR HOURS Huge 10 to 15 foot storm surge as well in the most significant of storms

[@adrianpena677]

Yeah but with hurricanes 🌀 you have time to evacuate tornadoes 🌪 not so much.

[@Weather_Nerd]

Hurricanes and wildfires can be more widespread and last longer (especially fires). Earthquakes imo are by far one of the most frightening things I personally have experienced, M6.0 + and nowhere to hide unless somehow you can remain airborne lol. Every natural disaster can seem to be the scariest of them all. Derechos, volcanic eruptions, you name it

[@entrthedragon]

Giant Tsunami wave would be scary af too.

[@Sariadkgal83]

Weather person: Cant get any closer Reed Timmer: Hold my Celsius we goin in

[@boxtroll-chan5082]

When they went around the cop car I was like.... Y'all got different laws over there or what? We'd get pulled over for ignoring an officer impeding traffic.......

[@chacaabbaylee768]

You mean Reed Trimmer: HOLD MY CELSIUS WE GOIN IN!!!! THERES A TORNADO RIGHT IN FRONT OF US!!!!!

[@ninawalters4902]

Prayers for anyone in the path🙏

[@RickieJarrett]

Right

[@Spain65472]

Help me I’m in it

[@jfunk6932]

@@Spain65472 We are praying. ❤

[@louisejones5773]

​@@jfunk6932which god are you praying to?

[@Acts16v31]

​@@louisejones5773Who do you pray to? And why do you assume who others pray to?

[@waddelldiesel5099]

My apartment complex got hit today leaving me & my fiancé & son homeless. My boss is renting me a few days hotel

[@jessicaanderson7885]

Good boss. I wish you well.

[@candybruce1368]

I'm so sorry 😔 I pray something comes through very soon for you and your family 🙏☦️🙏☦️

[@WildernessForever]

May the Lord bless and keep you

[@louisejones5773]

​@@WildernessForeverlord is ba'al. Get to know and worship The Most High YAH

[@GorillaCrewWarGaming]

@@louisejones5773 Beat it, freak. Your Mother is ba'al.

[@primal1233]

I hope everyone is okay🙏

[@MiggerPlease]

Yummy

[@NezukoKamadoart1]

I’m in Iowa right now, pray for me please.

[@sarabethleewilliams5610]

Prayers sent

[@secretspy4819]

🙏

[@NezukoKamadoart1]

@@sarabethleewilliams5610 thank you.

[@NezukoKamadoart1]

@@secretspy4819 thank you.

[@swaythegod5812]

Best of wishes 🙏

[@brodyanders318]

My friends and family and myself are going through this rn. God bless us all.

[@shadowwolf9503]

Are you and your family ok now ?

[@belladrapeau8234]

oh dear god please protect the people and animals 😢

[@williammcgeehan3424]

This is like the multi-votex tornado that ripped thorough Wichita Falls Texas on April 10 1979 with as many as six separate tornadoes orbiting the main tornado.

[@Groundhog27]

That's what this reminds of. At one point I counted 7 vortexes in this tornado

[@chesalasanderson7989]

My grandparents helped clean up after that storm. They had 50 or so pictures they took. My aunt has them now, but I had never sewn destruction like that until they showed me the pictures when I was about 11 or 12. It looked like the town had been bombed. I was only 3 years old when it happened. I have only seen destruction in person once and that was the 2003 Moore tornado. I live in Texas and pray to never experience it for myself. I hate that anyone has to endure that kind of fear and destruction. I'm praying for everyone that has been affected by these monsters over the last few days! ❤

[@Trainwreck_Art]

This is just like the El Reno tornado, except it's not rain-wrapped so you can actually see what's going on. Freaking insane. Absolutely spectacular footage, and I really hope this was farmland and that was maybe an outbuilding of some kind that was hit and not someone's house, car, etc that was smoking while it was being flung.

[@ker_n7169]

no minden iowa sadly took a direct hit with one injury and no reported deaths

[@Emanuel_carey]

They call it deadman walking, when it’s a multi vertex tornado. Scary stuff

[@ravensrevenge7245]

But beautiful.

[@daisycindy]

Lord protect all, this is a monster

[@KyleWhitlock-Music]

Weather dude getting so excited! 😂

[@BYHIZBLOOD]

No one is talking about the cars just driving along...

[@user-yz5qr7ej2u]

Those are storm chasers

[@Armssmasher-eu3yh]

Commenting from omaha Ne it was really bad. It ended up being an F5 the worst we’ve had in 11 years. It was one building away from hitting me… This is unbelievable so many houses are destroyed just going home from work dozens of ambulances and police cars driving by me. These poor people who’s houses were destroyed my friends family coworkers so much gone

[@Spain65472]

I’m in iowa I can agree

[@Longdistance4life]

It has not been confirmed to be an EF5 tornado yet. The national weather service has to come in and survey damage before that is confirmed.

[@willekewk]

He said f5 not ef5 when will you guys realise they're 2 different things lol​@@Longdistance4life

[@Longdistance4life]

@@willekewk the Fujitsu scale has not been used since 2007. It has been the Enhanced Fujita scale since then, hence why I used the EF. The statement still stands, until the national weather service can come in and do a survey we will not know the true strength.

[@willekewk]

@@Longdistance4life when people say f5 they mean winds above 200mph not ef5 so no it does not stand

[@dylangarrett7327]

Another tornado formed after this one and did the exact same thing.

[@Groundhog27]

Yeah it was crazy that day

[@Acts16v31]

😢

[@jonathanrose8113]

Praying for everyone. I know the chasers and announcers get excited and adrenaline. Just hope that wasn’t a house when they talk about the smoke at the 4:35 mark.

[@lynncollver6067]

I have never seen a such a nightmare ..

[@jonquiljones]

Just wait.... 2024 is just getting started. The step change is now in effect.

[@Trahzy]

​@@jonquiljonesWhat change? Multi vortex tornadoes this size are nothing new.

[@daveyboy8907]

Weather manipulation

[@louisejones5773]

​@@daveyboy8907judgement

[@radicalradicslraidkfkskrsid]

@@jonquiljonestheres no effect bro

[@BubbasndRayEarl]

A massive Wedge. God help the people in its path

[@modrn_]

This is absolutely insane

[@BlackjackHookers-nj7qj]

Wife and I were just out in that area picking up a load of trees. 😢 my heart and prayers go out to everyone affected by this tornado.

[@Desertfox14]

This is terrible. I hope everyone stays safe.

[@lynncollver6067]

Excellent coverage . Ty !

[@kathyroten2317]

Prayers for all the people that is in this tornado’s path 😢Amen

[@tiffanykolesar6322]

Wow sending prayers

[@heitzelalvarenga9063]

God please have mercy 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@TG-nd9rj]

Wedge tornado, multi vortex, dead man walking... Prayers for Nebraska and Iowa...

[@freddiecunningham2860]

Dead man walking??

[@SheistT]

​@freddiecunningham2860 the multi vortices create a dead man walking hang man effect.

[@CullenRTerry]

@@freddiecunningham2860the most infamous example is the 1997 EF5 Jarrell Tx tornado

[@TG-nd9rj]

@@freddiecunningham2860 When a vortex creates 2 (or more) tornados from the same cell, as they swirl around each other it can often look like legs walking across the landscape. Absolutely terrifying and beautiful at the same time. I believe the name originates from a native tribal legend, though unfortunately I can't remember specifically which.

[@freddiecunningham2860]

@@CullenRTerry looked it up last night. That thing is the stuff of nightmares

[@Peas_Please]

Nebraska raised…thankful to have lived through many of these moments before news could do what it does.

[@deannawalters1648]

Wow that's crazy scary 😮

[@user-wf4tv3uf6n]

Great video footage Brett Adair

[@soelaborate5066]

@0:54 they wild for that 😳

[@czarina7786]

May my fellow Americans remain safe.

[@jmcsquared18]

This could be a world record. A four mile wide debris ball?!? It's almost a number you would joke about. This tornado is once in a lifetim.e, and this footage is the first of its kind. Like seeing El Reno 2013 but if there was no rain in the way.

[@FLORIDA_MAN_813]

Definitely a record. El Reno may have had highest wind speed ever recorded on earth. Debatably 302-318 mph

[@cosmictraveler1146]

Omg , how do you even try to escape something like that???

[@downrightdisturbed]

A debris ball is different from a tornado width or damage track. A debris ball is using radar reflectivity that reflects unnatural objects in the air instead of rain, and these objects could have been lofted 1/2 mile away or more on every side of the tornado. This is a better indicator of intensity than size.

[@GorillaCrewWarGaming]

Nonsense. It's just an every year regular tornado like all the others.

[@GorillaCrewWarGaming]

@@FLORIDA_MAN_813 Debris ball means nothing.

[@THECROWNROYALSHollywoodFashion]

It's called: Tornado Alley

[@slayerje1884]

insane coverage...The live action look is so incredible to me.

[@Waterfalls2016]

My brother and sister in law is in Glendale but I don’t know the county. This looks bad.

[@hcadambi1]

Sending our prayers

[@tellynole5959]

People don't understand tornadoes can shift at any given time and goes straight for you because it sucks in the wind you're not going to be able to outrun it because you're being held back even with an aerodynamic car

[@sterey3571]

Damn I was on Fred's stream when I saw this, that tornado is from hell

[@DustinKayBliss]

Sending Love And Prayers to All Those places ✝️✝️

[@TagzLabz]

My best damn buddy there rn im praying for him hope he will be ok

[@trishslifer7397]

I lived thru multi F5…I could hear three vortex while my house was being destroyed. Debris hello they found some of pictures 100 miles away.

[@Acts16v31]

😮

[@Groundhog27]

The hell ? I saw 7 vortexes in this tornado. That's crazy

[@chacaabbaylee768]

We may see an ef5 this year...just wow on that rotation.

[@chacaabbaylee768]

No kidding?!? First since 2023

[@MrSuzuki1187]

The traffic jam is due to storm chasers gone wild.

[@boxtroll-chan5082]

Is the footage one of them? How tf they just go around a cop car and they let it go..... Ppl get pulled over for that.....

[@candybruce1368]

I know what those suckers are capable of being from Oklahoma tornado Alley!! We have F5s here!

[@Mellyn1151]

That is just horrifying!

[@eddiehulk7804]

2024!!! Satellites everywhere, but never a hurricane or tornado live from above. Y'all get it yet? Sleep no more!

[@amber7368]

I grew up in Harlan. I used to drive on that highway to church every Sunday. I feel sick to my stomach that it got so close to my home town.

[@ceceliagonzalez3715]

This was the tornado emergency today, I believe. Crazy day in Nebraska and Iowa.

[@Acts16v31]

Prayers sent.

[@cookie_monsters411]

4 miles wide !!!! wow!!!!

[@jasminelanders5734]

We are in Portsmouth and heard it go past us. It was terrifying 💔

[@Acts16v31]

Thank God you're safe!

[@TexasNewsOwL]

He has damn good eyes to see all of that.

[@pkorns1892]

Watch Ryan Hall Y'all folks!

[@Knocks4U]

Ryan Hall is "The Boss" when it comes to covering and analyzing severe weather and is a Saint for his assistance to victims following these events

[@testiculardestruction]

No thanks, I like accurate reports.

[@j.t.cooper2963]

Watch Reed Timmer. He intercepted at least 6 tornadoes today including this one. Ryan Hall doesn't even compare.

[@jessepoisson1913]

​@@testiculardestruction he is accurate , sounds like your just a hater

[@mattsmith5421]

​@@j.t.cooper2963rather be hit by a tornado than have to bear hearing that guys screaming.

[@danakaydunbar-taylor8428]

I hope there ok

[@janebutterfield2908]

I was camping one time and saw 6 tornados dancing in a circle !! Scary

[@Liberty208]

Oh my oh my! This guy is on fire, isn't he? he gets all excited to the point where he is out of breath

[@justinnolan6458]

OH GOD, I sure hope people are okay. god bless the people that were in this terrible disaster.

[@lavennapompy1666]

Please protect everyone

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

This must be just north of interstate 80 where it was in Shelby going towards Avoca?

[@Kingthelovequ]

Oh my god..

[@averagecoasterenjoyer]

This tornado would've been an EF5 if it hit Harlan. Luckily, it didn't

[@denisebooth866]

Wow 😮

[@Themanhimself677]

Thanks Joe

[@DrawingKid4]

The hook was insane!

[@maryannedelaney]

St. Medard, please pray for them. 😢

[@davidsmith3736]

I remember the 'dead man walking" of the Moore Tornado,that was horrific.This is similiar but much bigger. 😊

[@TheWaynelds]

Damn I’d love to see that in person

[@Curly34584]

Haarp has been Ramped up!!

[@mattsmith5421]

Your brain's been ramped down

[@Kurt_Michaels]

​@@mattsmith5421😂😂😂

[@falcon1136]

This was recorded earlier

[@alwaysreadin163]

Is that as big as El Reno? At first I was skeptical but the more I watched I wouldn't be shocked 😮

[@jameswalker7459]

Holly mo god bless you all... unbelievable

[@imonkeylover]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@williamlarson275]

Yikes

[@sherrydmyterko-tramp8654]

Fatalities in the NE/IA area?

[@BanronS]

Only 2 ( last to my knowledge ) with minor wounds

[@meridien52681]

Virga, where rain evaporates before it reaches the ground. The suction by the tornado makes it virga, too, I guess.

[@dzexperience883]

This reminds me of the el reno 2013 tornado

[@KennyMiller-hu8pi]

This tornado looks like the infamous dead man walk tornado

[@videorocketzmillar007milla5]

Just looking at this monster is making my ears pop. Everyone stay safe.

[@harlanjackson6112]

Dang, I hope Harlan Iowa is OK. One day I plan to take a road trip there and want to get a shirt from the Harlan Golf and Country Club. 🤞

[@sargethx]

And is this monster went thru Minden?? Crazy footage!

[@KelseyBernard]

This is an anniversary of April 26 and 27 2011 YES!!!!! Wooo hoo!!! Love this!!!

[@Spain65472]

HELP ME WHAT DO I DO IM IN ITS PATH FAREWELL

[@maryannedelaney]

Please stay safe.

[@RickieJarrett]

Wow

[@joandickson9566]

😢🙏🙏

[@vanessaweemsss5740]

Wow I love NATURE.... NO ONE CAN CONTROL IT

[@MrGriff305]

Are the cars strom chasers? I can't believe how many drive towards the tornados

[@user-ez7wx6uv8x]

they are definately dancing around each other

[@JamesBronson-hy3rb]

4 miles wide no way

[@user-wc3pd5pn6w]

I think he just got too excited (the dude who said it was 4 mi wide)

[@187onYaAs]

2 mile

[@maxtew6521]

2:24 - YEAH!

[@pamelasegura7560]

Wish I could trust media but don’t

[@RodReklai]

So cool

[@anitavandam2415]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@bradshannahan7966]

Wow this is amazing video looks like wizard of Oz time

[@mystngt1966]

AGREED 👍

[@videorocketzmillar007milla5]

What was thrown was a vehicle or a truck on fire. The records will break this year. My eyeballs cant believe there will be a 6 or above. Oh my Lord.

[@SavedbyFaithinChristAlone]

The commentary is punching me in the chest each time I try to take a breath.🌪️ The thought of a witch🕸️ 🧹🪄 tornado 🌪️ sounds like the thing ofnightmares 😱

[@Isaac-ms3bk]

The massive tornado was destroying farms in Harlan. Iowa and the massive tornado moved to desion Iowa there was some houses got damaged while it was moving to desion .