Direct Hit by a Tornado (Caught on Camera)

A man films a tornado as it hits his home. I do not own this content.
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[@jillianjames2454]

man sitting on the top floor: “this is fine.”

[@rowantheangel]

Lol I was wondering why he was on the second floor

[@8bitgdhaxz]

Yeah like seek shelter goddangit

[@iamnadexey]

@@8bitgdhaxz He was disabled and couldn't leave.

[@bettybetty9731]

@@iamnadexey how do you know? Do you know any more information about this clip? I would like to search more about it

[@iamnadexey]

@@bettybetty9731 There's a news article linked in the description.

[@Peter-zg3em]

"what did it sound like?" "everything."

[@jeviltheotherdevil3027]

You know how they say that a tornado sounds like a bunch of freight trains traveling at once? Lets say-a, I believe that now....

[@babybunnyprincess8344]

It sounded like i was pushed under water mid sound Holy cow that's intense

[@missxspencer1538]

"Yes but *what* things?" "All of them"

[@MisterAviation]

Sounded like flashbacks i was seeing things inside the tornado. Now in here with weird people telling me to follow the yellow brick road.

[@amfro4276]

As someone who lives next to a train track that has many freight trains passing through... thats pretty loud...

[@katiedunlap235]

everyone’s talking about how terrifying the sound of the tornado is, but I think what’s most chilling is the silence that follows its departure. if it weren’t for the mass debris and loss of life in front of you, it’s almost as if it never passed.

[@grassiniilban190]

Si nonnm tenev 3 pall er nu flipper

[@EbonynIvory83]

So true

[@breylangentry1731]

Well there's no one to blame for it, but that just goes to show nature is in charge. The sound isn't just loud like a monster truck you can hear it's almost supernatural it went from sounding like a bounce castle pump and once it reached their block it was a constant howl that the mic on the phone couldn't even handle so just the noise alone can blow your eardrums out, people probably listen from their bunkers while waiting it out

[@Socom2SoLid]

Everything gets completely quiet before a tornado makes landfall too. That’s the last sign that it’s about to hit where you are.

[@Denier97]

The cow bells are more unnerving to me, especially in the dark. I was visiting KY in Dec 2021 when Mayfield and Bowling Green took direct hits. I helped with cleanup in BG and walking through the wreckage was one of the most sobering experiences I've ever been through.

[@BlackStallionxxx]

He wasn’t afraid of death. Literally stared it down like he’s ready for the ending and on to his next life.

[@kenhoyer8601]

it was probably a mounted camera

[@BlackStallionxxx]

@@kenhoyer8601 to much shake to be on a mount

[@jackplayzbedwars7710]

​@@kenhoyer8601a shaking mounted camera?

[@naturegirllover]

I heard them breathing for quite a while so they were there with the camera pretty close until it hit

[@mrwow1667]

@@kenhoyer8601it’s not mounted when the guy is clearly holding it

[@markyboo]

The old fella's quiet breathing without uttering a single word is almost as creepy as the approaching tornado itself.

[@llama3856]

You can hear the fright in him... Must've been utterly terrifying.

[@dualsenseentertainment]

@@llama3856 I saw this, he was badly injured and his wife passed away in that

[@jackieboy1593]

@@dualsenseentertainment Yeah it was nuts. He had to leave for several days, and when he returned, his dog already ate half her body. Terrible stuff!

[@janinemcarrow3199]

@@jackieboy1593 what??! Are you serious??

[@nuplanner5345]

@@janinemcarrow3199 No, of course not. Rescuers come through fast, she would have been found almost immediately.

[@georgesalles582]

This is the scariest tornado video in youtube that i ever seen

[@MideanStone]

Ditto

[@Pilot545]

Totally TOTALLY agree!!

[@sweetdaddy77]

Agreed. It doesn't get much more real than that. I can't imagine his thoughts as it approached. Judging by the length of the video he might have had a minute or so to try and get out if its path. Probably not enough time I guess.

[@georgesalles582]

@@sweetdaddy77 yes cause at the end of the video everything got dark and we can't hear nothing from the person who was recording it. That's a big doubt.

[@claypleasant6327]

You could see it leveling everything in its path. Makes you wonder how you can even survive that

[@damdamfino]

What stands out to me is that he was on the top floor and “rode” the rubble of his fireplace down as the building was torn apart, and his wife on the bottom floor died under the rubble. They tell us over and over again to never be on the top floor yet he survived with no major injuries. Insane. And lucky.

[@user-yv2li2if9e]

Oh, he had severe injuries that took him some years to recover from, he didn't get out unscathed.

[@warmicecubes2161]

This is the greatest video ever uploaded to KZbin. 1. It begins where the situation is evident & immediately understood. 2. No stupid music. 3. No Captain Obvious narrator.

[@Mere-Lachaiselongue]

Thank you Mr. Captain Obvious for this comment. jk lol

[@shortsoffury947]

Fr

[@joe1972]

Agree 💯 I can't tell you how many tornado vids i have turned off because the cameraman won't stfu. "This is a monster tornado! Omg there's a lot of debris!" 🙄

[@Padoinky]

Yeah and it’s not some “let’s get in the car w/ your phone and try to chase this storm and then we can call ourselves “storm chaser idiots”

[@lukehelpmetakethisdangmaskoff]

​@@Mere-LachaiselongueYou stole my comment verbatim!

[@ArtDrone]

The sound makes it scarier than any horror movie.

[@NLBLeague]

I couldn't agree more O_o

[@shermankelly9062]

@Adrian A Dorothy, Auntie Em, Toto!!

[@keishablack5974]

Omg. Yeeesss I had to take off my headphones

[@cowboysandindicas3635]

Have you ever heard one in real life? I live in Joplin and I must say, videos do them NO justice!

[@LITTLE1994]

Because it's REAL.

[@Abitkrabby7179]

Yet another example of how being the cameraman grants you immunity.

[@jacob2790]

No war crimes here.

[@waynefan1999]

Lol u right 6yy

[@NightTimeDay]

Lol survivorship bias, literally.

[@SaVeGe_OmG]

xD

[@jeviltheotherdevil3027]

Pecos Hank: That sucker is coming right for me!

[@SirPogsalotCreates]

I love how chill he is even when there’s this giant rotating cloud of death approaching

[@Yluggi]

Why would he be scared? He is the cameraman.

[@hoticeparty]

He is an old man

[@MagnusFabrication]

​@@hoticepartyMy grandpa on his deathbed would be yelling for us to get to shelter. This guy sucks.

[@imnotagamer22]

Think this is a mounted cam that got found afterwards

[@AlaskaB83]

@@imnotagamer22 No it wasn't. It was an 80ish year old man named Clem who knew he was not going to be able to make it down the stairs. His wife, who was downstairs, did not survive. Plus you can see how the camera moves around. Obviously handheld

[@Theo-hj2pl]

I heard a roaring sound similar to about 1:15 once. At the time, I had no idea that a tornado was half a mile away from my house. It was rain wrapped and there were trees and houses covering my view so all I saw was a haze right right where the tornado was. While the tornado was significantly smaller than this, and I was lucky to not get hit, it was unsettling to learn that the sound I heard was the same sound that's preceded death for many.

[@courthebrave]

I’m so glad you’re safe. At my house the wind blows a lot so when it rains it sounds exactly like that. During the spring/summer months i’m constantly looking to see if it’s turning into something worse or just a rainstorm😩

[@blakebarber6935]

That sound, especially if you can hear it from a couple hundred yards like that, is the pressure TANKING straight down to hell. It’s an immediate EXTREME intensification of the tornado

[@Dev-nl8in]

Just a small fact about tornados: If a tornado doesn’t look like it’s moving, it’s heading straight toward you. Run and/or seek shelter.

[@leeanne4638]

Yeah, like anyone can out run a tornado,I got a far fetched idea,I know this is going to sound pretty drastic,but how's about putting the camera down and seek shelter.

[@madelinem9924]

@@leeanne4638 i think what they mean by run is get away from it or seek shelter

[@brazillo19]

Not only that, but it appears to gradually get bigger and louder with an increase of wind.

[@StudleyDuderight]

That one definitely appeared to be moving... Straight toward the camera.

[@Bluzigo]

Run sideways. Perpendicular to its path. I had to out drive a tornado once, and it crossed exactly where I was. Got some epic pictures of it

[@sallyohmygollly]

All that AND he held his phone horizontally. The man is a legend.

[@micosstar]

⭐️

[@CDStoner]

to be fair, tornadoes are one of the things acceptable to film vertically, along with tall buildings and rocket launches!

[@Loveandlight-]

😆

[@UndergroundLookingUp]

@@CDStoner No.

[@retrisk3105]

@@CDStoner no.

[@AeraSteele98]

This was the Fairdale, IL tornado of 2015.

[@carter28817tt]

rated an EF4

[@Yahshuaismyeverything]

I'm in Illinois

[@feanorwerm]

The 2011 Joplin tornado was a large and devastating multiple-vortex EF5 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri, United States, on the evening of Sunday, May 22, 2011

[@matahugu8675]

@@feanorwermThis isn't that tornado.

[@slo232000]

video brings back horrible memories of my childhood. April 19th 1996 our farm was hit by a rated EF-1 tornado in rural Fayette County, record outbreak of confirmed tornadoes in Illinois that night. I was in 4th grade, eerie green skies after school that day. When the radio station announced a tornado was headed northeast south of Shobonier my mom felt it was coming right for us. Headed to basement with my mom and brother. lights flickered on, off, on, off, on, and off a final time. Then the weather radio came on stating "this is the emergency broadcast system", and right at that moment the tornado hit. Traumatizing experience and scary as hell, lasted only about 8 seconds. Go outside to complete chaos, buildings destroyed on the farm, cars damaged, camper destroyed, it was intense. By the grace of God our house suffered very little damage and we were OK. Lot of ear popping and inability to hear that well during the tornado just loud wind whooshing sounds and you could hear debris flying and clanking in the air. Made 1st page of the local newspaper and thought it was cool as a kid but it was for all the wrong reasons. Community rallied around us to help with debris cleanup. Over 25 years ago now but remember it like it was yesterday.

[@lukebukem4777]

I grew up in fayette county. My dad and grandpa told me they watched one go down their road.

[@denisewhitfield2505]

I’m just glad you all are ok because I would’ve took my family in the basement way underground

[@Intangedous1]

Jesus, it actually sounds like a train moving closer. Truly horrifying.

[@StackableGoldMC]

Yep, it's a sound you don't want to hear during a storm, and at times you don't want to see a green sky either. I've seen/heard it a handful of times.

[@adrianchristoffer10]

Exactly

[@disasterpiece8770]

As someone who currently lives right next to active train tracks, this does sound a lot like a train going by. It's so interesting how close they can sound.

[@isabellamcburnett2622]

My grandpa always told me it sounded like a freight train so if you ever hear a noise like that seek shelter immediately

[@SephirothWaifu]

Gave me chills up my spine. It truly feels surreal and gove you a feel of true PRIMAL fear. Walls, base boards, furniture etc all being pulverized into each other while your body as frail as an infant, being smashed into it all. That's a lot imof detail to process and its happening in mere seconds.

[@rankalot]

This man didn’t utter a sound as death approached. Even when it hit he was quiet.

[@JD-od3jv]

The only thing you could hear was the man breathing, nothing else but him breathing and the sound of the storm

[@ir8free]

he's also 84.

[@nuttymanyelismate]

@WatchDox it’s the loud screeching from the wind of the tornado.

[@LITTLE1994]

I don't know how anyone could be so bitterly "calm" when a 𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙙𝙤 is literally coming at you. I would be scared to death if I ever see an F4/F5 at that close range.

[@someobscuremusicchannel]

@@LITTLE1994 0:00 if I saw that but way smaller I would already be running

[@rambo_-]

crazy how you can hear birds chirping right before like if you weren’t looking out the window or anything you would have no idea that thing was coming for you

[@ItzRazey]

are you dumb? TV alerts. phone alerts. Tornado sirens. and the sound of the tornado

[@dyh914]

So tragic, but educational showing the sheer force it had against everything in its path.

[@bobbym.2130]

The fact that the video footage actually survived THIS is amazing....

[@davidca96]

the man taking it did too and he was upstairs, sadly his wife downstairs didnt survive.

[@jamierobins8708]

@@davidca96 how do you know his wife died

[@jamierobins8708]

@Oh_no_I’ve _become_a_weeb oh, and the guy is 85 years old?

[@jamierobins8708]

@Oh_no_I’ve _become_a_weeb that's mad

[@jamierobins8708]

@Oh_no_I’ve _become_a_weeb is this guy still alive to this day?

[@itschipz4805]

I love how he’s just sitting at this window with his phone filming a tornado like it’s filming a cloud gently go by -

[@s_marie1732]

i don’t think it was a very gentle cloud

[@Not_Rick7]

He was In Creative mode!! :O

[@jeffmartin1439]

Then he dies

[@jaredheinke6156]

Frrrrrr

[@insidian171]

Jeff Martin he surprisingly didn’t die

[@sweetyjones1756]

This is the most terrifying and sad thing ive ever witnessed! :( God bless this man and I pray for his wife who sadly passed away from this x

[@scottperson4819]

I go through this town frequently as a local truck driver. It’s 2 blocks wide each direction and nothing near by and it took a direct hit. Was headed straight for my best friend’s house too. There’s still destroyed structures 9 years ago that was never cleaned up

[@Bauks]

Not a single "holy fuck" was uttered. Amazing.

[@IanAlderige]

Maybe he died of a heart attack holding the camera.

[@KatzMeow311]

He either has balls the size of Texas or he has never encountered a tornado before.....

[@thecassandraeffectvsperilo6754]

I've been in his situation..I have a salty mouth and I didn't utter a single flipping word anytime I was in this position..it's the kind of situation where you feel like you're having an out of body experience, like you're in an alternate reality..all you can do is make peace with God and hold on for your life..it's very sobering when you realize you're completely screwed 😳

[@thecassandraeffectvsperilo6754]

@@KatzMeow311 he was an elderly man..he realized he didn't have time to make it downstairs so he just started recording..it's freaking amazing that he even made it through and didn't die 🤯

[@thecassandraeffectvsperilo6754]

@@IanAlderige he lived, believe it or not..his wife was on the floor below him..unfortunately she didn't make it through it 🥺

[@derrickg5612]

That high pitched sound right before the picture goes black is haunting.

[@nataliea.2179]

True. I've seen footage like this before, same noise. One of the most unsettling things I've ever heard.

[@TheGardener54uk]

cant here nothing played it over and over

[@90s267]

@@TheGardener54uk it's easy. 1:56. High pitch roaring from hell.

[@90s267]

@@user-wy5ov5px4t It registered the roar and devistation though. How many times do you have to listen to hear it? Sounds like 10 trains going right into him. It's bone chilling to hear and see something that close....let alone, live through it! With the exception of his wife and neighbor...rest in peace.

[@grylltheonion]

@@90s267 It's heavily distorted and barely there.

[@MrKent84]

That was more horrifying than anything Hollywood could attempt.

[@ThePhenomm]

The person recording this I give you tons of credit for capturing this and being calm. Seeing this as it may feel like death is staring at you.

[@ZicajosProductions]

RIP to those who died in this. I can’t believe how loud these things are, they say it’s like a freight train next to your ear drums this close to it.

[@princefiqzamv]

Rip to his wife

[@LITTLE1994]

@@princefiqzamv And his neighbor.

[@Qwnntm]

I’ve lived through one and I can confirm it sounds eerily similar to a freight train, just way louder and more haunting. This video very much captures that feeling I had right as it was about to hit my house.

[@yocuff130]

@@Qwnntm damn good thing you survived.

[@LITTLE1994]

@@Qwnntm I'm not surprised. But glad you're still here. Tornadoes are so deadly...

[@petergriffin383]

I think this is probably the most valuable footage of a tornado ever recorded.

[@onetrueslave]

I've thought the very same thing when I first saw it years ago.

[@AlphaMachina]

This is a valuable one too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGjJZHl_fZiMl9k

[@petergriffin383]

@@AlphaMachina Yes, absolutely I agree, that is great footage. I laugh at how calm that guy is, lol.

[@DanRustle]

wait till you see this one, these guys built a tornado car and intercepted one that went right over them kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGGaZpdvi8ukmck

[@unapologeticallypatriotic3853]

Balls of steel.

[@84713]

Feb 2nd 2007 at 3am I was hit by a Tornado. I watched my mother gush blood from her skull as I held her in my arms as the tornado consumed my family and home. I will never forget the pea soup green sky and the screams from my nabhiors who had survived yet lost loved ones. I seen people impaled though trees and fences. It gave me PTSD and now I own two weather radios in case if one should fail, I live in a state of constant fear and I know for the most part it's not rational to think I'll get hit again, But late at night when I dream and a semi goes past I freak out. It came in the dead of night and stole everything from me. Don't take these things lightly, they can and have killed many people.

[@madizzle90]

This is the closest we'll get to experiencing a tornado without actually being hit by one.

[@missheird5514]

Who says??

[@jimmybob5541]

@@missheird5514 me after watching this video of a tornado going directly into the camera.

[@missheird5514]

@@jimmybob5541 What I meant was that we have no guarantees that we will never personally experience a tornado. But I certainly hope not!! 😁😁

[@jimmybob5541]

@@missheird5514 Yeah that would be a terrible expedience. Just gut wrenching and nothing but dread knowing what's coming...

[@missheird5514]

@@jimmybob5541 👍👍👍

[@lucillerose-davis7666]

This is some of the most terrifying shit I’ve ever seen.

[@rodherrington7497]

no lie

[@jroth333]

Same

[@eucliduschaumeau8813]

This is the best first-person account of a direct hit you will find anywhere. I've seen hundreds or even thousands of these videos, but this one is the standout of all time. The sound alone is amazing, with the roar, followed by debris, bottles and cans cascading all over the place.

[@lucillerose-davis7666]

@Quake Guy not everyone fears tornadoes i.e. various storm chasers

[@lucillerose-davis7666]

@Quake Guy also, not everyone has footage like this and is able to live to show it to the world.

[@rickyray2794]

It's amazing how much raw energy that thing has, I mean once it starts getting a little darker everything quickly goes to hell... even sounds like hell.

[@swedeheart214]

I've seen this footage before. I believe it was an older gentlemen who was filming upstairs in his home. He wasn't badly injured, but tragically, his wife on the floor below was killed.

[@orlandovaca8478]

He was injured badly, yet somehow survived. Prayers to him and his late wife.

[@user-wh5ir4fo4r]

Yes, one of his vertebrae was crushed when the chimney fell on him. His wife was right underneath him. Tragic.

[@H.K.5]

That's how it sounds on camera. Imagine that in person.

[@hydroflak4543]

Probably not as bad. Or worse idk. You could probably hear every sounds clearly instead of a mic clipping

[@rushingriverfilms]

@@hydroflak4543 I’ve heard it sounds like a train right next to you

[@RDani223]

wind always sounds bad in microphones

[@zunisilverwolf]

It sounds like a train is running over you. We had a direct hit over our high school in the late 90's... it was the scariest thing I've ever witnessed. I was like, -fuck- I'm going to die with these assholes.

[@annehedonia156]

It's worse. It's the sound of 10 trains when it's on top of you.

[@burxcy4346]

This guy has balls of titanium for just staring death in the eyes

[@lokominksvazquez3206]

He didn’t thought the tornado was coming towards him, that’s why he was filming and not seeking shelter. His wife past away because of it.

[@jimmy-pu6jl]

and those balls of titanium weighed him down, preventing him from being lifted up into the tornado. by the way, this was not meant to disrespect his wife or anyone who's passed or suffered major injuries in this incident. i am very sorry for them, and id like to send my condolences

[@cooltina789]

@@lokominksvazquez3206 people say his wife was in the basement, I'm pretty sure she seek safety and he was in the bathroom, so he was technically safe as well. I just don't recommend being near a window.

[@lokominksvazquez3206]

@@cooltina789 dude his house literally got destroyed, window or not he ended up with no house, wife and dog. Recording a tornado about to hit you is probably the dummest thing you can do.

[@TheOneUndOnlyNobody]

@@lokominksvazquez3206 seems like there was nothing else he couldve done in that point of time. Once its that close it would be impossible odds to go fast enough to escape safely

[@averagegalaxygamer4430]

I’ve seen lots of tornado videos but this one tops them all. I’ve seen this video at least more than 10 times and every single time I watch this it still absolutely terrifies me. I’ve heard many people say that a tornado sounds like a freight train and this video proves that. The hellish winds and the light instantly turning to dark makes this the greatest and scariest video of a tornado ever

[@mariedelozier2530]

The eerie quiet after the thing passed is indescribable.

[@jaidatuggle3987]

I think whats scarier to me is the fact that it slowly gets darker, then goes pitch black. And then its loud at first, but then it just goes silent.

[@staticube7007]

Does that mean ur ded

[@screamindog8772]

@@staticube7007 I don’t think he died, not 100% sure but there’d definitely be some “rip” comments if he did

[@ertertz9408]

I don't think it got quiet, I think it just got too loud for the microphone

[@gatsbylight4766]

got darker.... then black..... then loud.... but then silent?!? For a minute there, I thought you were describing the ultimate fart. (Butt, since you didn't mention 120 MPH wind, I knew you weren't talking about a fart.)

[@jaidatuggle3987]

@@gatsbylight4766 Pun spotted

[@stevenxcollins3927]

Did anyone else’s jaw drop when it actually hit?

[@stephenpresley7211]

I'm still wondering if this was for real!!

[@taquaeanderson2683]

Just picked it up... So scary 😵😵😵

[@ameeromedia5883]

I think my eyeballs got big!

[@tagifts]

yea. then I doubted its authenticity. how did they get the camera?

[@Remliv]

@@tagifts The phone was found in the rubble. It's a miracle this man is alive.

[@weeptheblood]

Unfortunate that the wife of the man recording passed as a result of the tornado

[@redfox_84]

so did the woman in the other house seen in this video

[@goldfishbelike]

@@redfox_84the woman in the other house also died

[@J_GoTTi]

Tornadoes are so terrifying. They’re unpredictable, and if they decide to come your way, you truly are helpless. I’m glad you lived to post this video for us. I’ve only ever been in one tornado, and i never want to experience another… ever.

[@ominous-omnipresent-they]

I find this individual's behavior and lack of self-preservation quite perplexing.

[@bluedappleroan22]

He was an older gentleman in his attic and didn’t think he had enough time to get to the basement, so he stayed in the attic and filmed. Ultimately it saved his life, his wife, who was in the basement, ended up dying.

[@AudioGardenSlave123]

@@bluedappleroan22 How did she die but he didn't when he's in the worst room of a house and she's in the best for a tornado situation?

[@annehedonia156]

@@AudioGardenSlave123 I believe she was in the kitchen directly below him and she was crushed by the fireplace, while he was not crushed by it upstairs.

[@annehedonia156]

He said he thought it would change directions and not be a direct hit. They had been through one before that wasn't nearly as powerful (only lost shingles, things tossed around) and so he had no idea what this one would do.

[@AudioGardenSlave123]

@@annehedonia156 I'm surprised he even survived then if it knocked down a chimney. That's really sad cause I'm sure he thought she was safe and he was the one being reckless.

[@billmccarron333]

Once again the camera survives. They need to start making houses out of the materials they make camera's with

[@purelyamerican7796]

Or make this a commercial. “Even a tornado can’t hurt it”.

[@that_nyxx6882]

ikr

[@targetkittyfive]

Too bad providers aren't as reliable...

[@misterfister8641]

Honestly, if you built a camera to be the size of a house (which is already pretty much what a giant telescope-observatory is, when you think about it -- the same goes for an airport radar tower) then even that camera would be knocked over like any other building-unable-to-withstand-a-direct-tornado-impact. What makes cameras so robust and resilient _in comparison to how seemingly fragile a house is_ is due to the fact that the camera IS SMALL. Trust me, a big 4-story victorian or colonial single-family house that was originally built before the First World War w0ould absolutely be even more destroyed then the toolsheds and single-story and two-story duplexes that we see get Wizard-of-Oz'd away in this KZbin clip. Because it's bigger, which means more surface area, which means that the same amount of wind-force will have a greater chance of turning the whole building into a balsawood kite. The same joke has been made about building airplanes out of the same material they use to build airplane black box recorders that you always hear about after a crash. The same for the black box recorder in a train locomotive. (And, fun fact, your personal car / minivan / SUV / pickup truck has a little recorder device that might as well be a black box except for the fact that it's not referred to as one -- so if you're ever in a car wreck and you wanna get proof that the other guy's headlights actually weren't on when they were supposed to be on, chances are if that vehicle was built after 1995, there's a "prom device" little recorder doohickey thing that will probably allow you to prove that the other driver is lying when they said to the cops that they had their headlights on when they actually didn't.)

[@namtiddies1353]

MisterFister I didn’t read it but I appreciate the time you put into that answer.

[@Boxscot49]

Honestly is this guy suicidal? How could you just stare at that thing coming at you with the window open and not think to yourself “maybe i should at least back up”?

[@sadyoshhours2769]

Hes 84... already lives above life expectancy

[@thefiestaguy8831]

What difference does it make? He's in a house. If he stands by the window, he's still in the house. If he comes back from the window... he's still in the house. A twister like that is going to take the roof off and rip walls apart no question. The only real safe bet would be a tornado shelter or a basement. Weirdly I hear a lot of American homes don't have them. I went to the USA twice in 2003 and 2005, specifically Kissimmee and as a young lad back then I can remember laying awake at night in the rental home we stayed in worrying that I might be killed in a tornado. I look back on it now and think Tornado Alley isn't covering Florida but Florida gets the windier storms but less overall twisters.

[@Yahshuaismyeverything]

He gotten his wife killed too!! He didn't even warn her that the tornado was coming what a maroon!! Now she's dead bcus of him!!

[@BokunoRico]

This is scarier than any horror movie. Especially the sound.

[@imassassinn]

I think the main things keeping him from flying away were his HUGE balls of steel

[@elbryan4751]

Underrated 😂👌

[@keeks8817]

I lol’d

[@JustMe-mz3te]

Lmfao

[@PhillDrakeEntertainment]

HAHAHA nice one

[@e.m.ldonahue5605]

Or the twister 🌪 hopped over him out of respect ✊🏽 for the balls 🏈. Nado was like you got heart.

[@fishinwithq3959]

That was f*cking terrifying.

[@Rizzey]

I know

[@sofiaoronaa]

for sure

[@theodosiusthegreat1283]

yep i don’t ever want to be near one ✝️✝️✝️

[@fishinwithq3959]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaSWYXiLnqqDabM his account of the incident, the tornado also killed his wife

[@EclipsedAether]

@@fishinwithq3959 that’s so sad :(

[@Averynormalguy193]

Camera man never dies

[@cherall1]

He did survive. 85 years old. Broken Vertebrae. His wife died in that tornado

[@AaronSartin-ii6dx]

bro's so calm like hes done it millon times

[@7dangus7]

The sound they make is horrific... Unbelievable power.

[@velmqss4552]

Haha

[@BulletAgario]

Genesis Rivas you commented that 17 seconds ago wow

[@velmqss4552]

@@BulletAgario and

[@velmqss4552]

@@BulletAgario im bored

[@velmqss4552]

@@BulletAgario u play fortnight

[@The_Great_White]

When you reach a point in life where you just accept death and want others to experience it.

[@supeusz3296]

i think he knew is no escape from this

[@styluwka]

Like where he could run from that monster in just 2 minutes

[@_BLUU_]

@@styluwka basement

[@styluwka]

@@_BLUU_ he propably doesnt have one

[@_BLUU_]

@@styluwka anything would've been better than being on the highest floor

[@15sixmedia]

Coming from someone who lives in a country where tornados are extremely rarely seen, this is infinitely more violent, louder and terrifying than I could have ever imagined.

[@AncientOne-xp5qq]

Cameraman never dies 💀

[@Some_person.]

When his parents had nightmares they ran into his room to sleep.

[@mikey_mike]

Hahahaha

[@egalllogal7071]

That could be a chuck Norris joke 😂

[@mikey_mike]

@@egalllogal7071 lol that's the first thing that popped into my head when I read that.

[@sharonrousseau3527]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Cordy712]

This is the most terrifying sound I think I've ever heard. Any dead by tornado, that's what their last seconds looked and sounded like. What a transition.

[@Cordy712]

@@starscreamofvos why do you want to traumatize me

[@KatzRool]

@@starscreamofvos lmao stfu

[@user-we4fk5im7j]

@@KatzRool is this an annoying vegan like the vegan teacher cause i can see the name dominion but i am not clicking on random links specially from a vegan

[@KatzRool]

@@user-we4fk5im7j yep

[@ophthodoc]

Well said, Caprise

[@tazman98ify]

I love this video because this is exactly what people mean when they say “If a tornado isn’t moving and it’s getting bigger ITS COMING TOWARDS YOU!”

[@stonerthoosie]

What’s crazy is that his wife was downstairs and she unfortunately didn’t make it. Poor guy.

[@TheHuskyK9]

This man literally stared death face-to-face and still kept the camera still more than most people. RIP to his wife and I hope he found a new home

[@toranggurning1346]

he’s dead!!!!????

[@rickyismyuncle4485]

That is so sad, I could hear the fear in her breathing but since the camera crew always seem to survive I had hopes.

[@somethinginthenothing]

@@rickyismyuncle4485 She was downstairs. It was just him there with the camera

[@JUNKTV420]

@@mrcodec7814 that's not him. It said nothing about him recording.

[@habbi__1555]

@@JUNKTV420 look at the link and watermark on the video

[@unusualbydefault]

okay I gotta admit, this is one of the scariest things I've ever seen

[@michaellewis836]

Just the eerie quietness gives you a false security that tornado looked so evil!

[@kirajordan9756]

Yes!!! Holy crap!!!

[@unusualbydefault]

@Howie Feldersnatch deathwish? Anyhow, things can be beautiful and scary at the same time ^^

[@reloxxity6521]

me to

[@dulcelopez7656]

Agree

[@Gameroomgaming662]

Let’s just appreciate the fact that he risked his life just for KZbin people to see someone in a tornado huge respect

[@andersondasilva9896]

what made the tornado creepy is the dark sky it gave me the creeps

[@samshubby1607]

The white house in front of him literally disintegrates.

[@Heemsky]

Nightmares 😭

[@SnowdropWood]

No it doesn't, you can still see the intact roof line right as everything goes dark. The house got engulfed, but it didn't disintegrate.

[@samshubby1607]

Keep watching you literally see the front side of the house fall

[@ImpeRiaLismus]

Do you use literally a lot?

[@samshubby1607]

@@ImpeRiaLismus literally lmao

[@RebelleGameOfficial]

Just a gentle breeze here in Oklahoma

[@Tattle-by-Tale]

lmao ikr

[@13jae85]

right 💀

[@rhyenroady9354]

Frrrr

[@ilovepeopleevenyou2830]

fr i’m in fort sill rn and like wth is wrong with your guys wind

[@voidedego]

Lmao right like.. ah I love this fresh air

[@joshuajamesmusic]

Easily the scariest tornado video on the internet.

[@calm713]

That's exactly what death looks like when it comes for you.

[@cherryspice1011]

the fact that this goes full earrape in the end is terrifying

[@ironwoodnf9128]

It sounds like a house being put through a blender.

[@johnnycrash4892]

@@ironwoodnf9128 i guess thats not too far from the truth tbh

[@cherryspice1011]

Ironwood NF exactlyyy

[@phoenyxashes2064]

Persephone! 😃

[@anteligandowilfredo3689]

I think that part will be the lorde's intro of her upcoming album

[@vegassims7]

Fact: He survived the Tornado, but his wife, downstairs, died when their chimney collapsed on top of her during the event.

[@ajsuj2793]

Source?

[@samiyahya8746]

He also lost his neighbor

[@MegensBay]

Very sad.

[@pamhunter-to4xs]

Maybe he should have put the stupid camera down and went and protected his wife... What's this world coming to?

[@shamarerskine3987]

@@pamhunter-to4xs yeah like why didnt they try to avoid the tornado instead of standing up like a statue

[@bigmamisvea3318]

I think it's hard to imagine...A huge, devastating loud tornado just a few meters in front of you. It's coming closer and closer, and you know you will not be able to escape. It will hit you, and it will hurt you, possibly kill you if it's not your lucky day. And you can't do anything against it besides waiting for it. But probably the most terrifying thing is not the tornado itself, not the horrifying sounds it makes or seeing the destruction it has already made knowing you're next - someone died in these 25 seconds of the tornado dashing onto the house. In just 25 seconds, someone left their life in this house or what was left of it and she knew it will happen then and there. And after that, just silence. Took this woman's life with it and then just moved on, in less than a minute. It's a cruel thing to think about. Rest in peace Geraldine Schultz, the wife of the man who filmed this video and unfortunately passed in this catastrophe. May it be more calm up there in heaven for you.

[@dwaynetaylor2463]

That electric pole being blown down gives you a good idea of the power of that tornado 😮

[@YourNextDoorNeighborA]

The sound of smashing glass just made this even more terrifying.

[@LITTLE1994]

That's actually the entire house breaking apart.

[@cherylhulting1301]

​@@LITTLE1994 With respect, you can hear tinkling glass before the tornado fully hits. It may be part of the debris cloud.

[@ShootNowAskLater01]

*Goes to neighbor* : “Hey Wanna see a cool video I got?” “Sure” “It’s your house being destroyed lol”

[@slipz1176]

Hahahahahaha

[@waynet2165]

That sounded like a Freight Train

[@jxstjohnny]

Imagine saying lol irl 😳

[@SkullModder]

fugg :DDD

[@annehedonia156]

The neighbor lady died, but cool joke.

[@joe1972]

Best part about this is the cameraman keeps his mouth shut and lets the tornado do all the talking.

[@davidholman48]

Seemingly slow, methodical, unswerving. Nature's answer to Godzilla.

[@Ru5tyBlade]

This guy stared death straight in the eye and thought to himself, "this would make a great video."

[@AP-57]

I mean he thought he was gonna die so why not. Let the world see a Tornado up close.

[@rinnittt]

@@AP-57 when he started filming he thought it would just keep moving west but then it unexpectedly went his direction according to an interview he had so i dont think he initially started filming bc he thought he was gonna die anyway

[@AP-57]

@@rinnittt Oh. I guess once he saw it was going towards him he said "fuck it" and kept recording anyway and accepted death? I honestly don't know.

[@thiccboizgaming1304]

@@AP-57 if I were him, I’d sing “Country Road” like Merlin in Kingsman: The Golden Circle

[@russiannationalist3660]

he's a cameraman, he don't die

[@straightpride451]

The sound of that beast was the most creepiest thing!

[@annehaight9963]

People say it sounds like a freight train and that's absolutely accurate.

[@Niven42]

More like raped by an ape train.

[@miryammata7745]

it was literally roaring

[@mikecampbell5178]

@@annehaight9963 That SH!% sounded like the devil!

[@th3rd3arplan3tradio]

That circular motion & strong wind combined was terrifying.

[@corepuncher]

This guy involuntarily took probably the ballsiest tornado video of all time.

[@Marsbonfire007]

Good job filming this, but in reality, he should have been in the basement.

[@CzechAviator]

after this I am becoming a cameraman because they always survive

[@shellywhale4996]

Really 😂😂

[@maximum_axiom]

@unknown person he survived. his wife on the other hand... Rip.

[@CzechAviator]

@unknown person he survived

[@lucasfernandes5725]

@Sandy Lorenzo no, he's alive.

[@sylvieshuu]

@Sandy Lorenzo He's alive. You can read about it in the article

[@fluffideer1066]

the tornado coming towards the camera gives me so much anxiety but at the same time, it's so facinating and i can't look away.

[@foxpotato5520]

Ikr

[@TeddyBear-zz1vh]

fluffideer So True!

[@fluffnose3386]

I must firmly agree

[@fluffnose3386]

Dang it rubber. You stole my joke. But yes. God of art, if you would kindly shut your mom that would be great.

[@nyasiagrace]

Same if you see one in person lol We were stuck standing there looking at it come up in our yard. My dad ran up and said "What the hell is wrong with yall? RUN!" 😂

[@lordvishnu8172]

Clem Schultz is as brave as one gets. My condolences on losing his wife, and I'm glad he reunited with his dog.

[@1971khaos]

Why did it make sense to keep filming instead of seeking shelter? Kinda foolish.

[@sbrinkerhoff8069]

Who said a tornado sounds like a train? I stand corrected that sounds like 5 train's and an earthquake

[@anrails3220]

If I ever heard a tornado, I'd probably sound like DPU's on coal trains in my area

[@mathewa.4032]

I was hit by a tornado while living in West Palm Beach Florida. The Acreage Community to be exact. It does sound like a freight train and your ears pop when it gets close due to the low pressure. Yeah, I’ll take my hurricanes. You Midwest folks can have those tornados.

[@Barkley2010]

Mathew A. At least you know the day and time the hurricane will hit and have time to leave.

[@mathewa.4032]

Anita Lea Exactly. Crazy thing was I was outside about to go to work just before the tornado hit. Went back inside to grab something I was forgetting and all of the sudden I heard the noise then my ears popped and the house started to shake a little as it passed over. Think it was my phone that I was forgetting. Glad I forgot to grab it. I thought it was just going to be another nasty stormy S. Florida day. Had no idea that tornado was out there until it hit.

[@kennydrippin629]

Trains make rumbling sounds on the tracks so tornadoes rumble I think that's what they mean

[@Bebe.B.]

The way the blackness just envelopes the whole scene as stuff is starting to rip apart is just beyond scary. Makes you realize that that nature is the real boss in our world.

[@T410ce]

Nature😂🤣... the creation is never above the Creator.

[@bc1173]

@@T410ce there is no creator

[@ndzapruder]

@@bc1173 I used to be sure, too. It was a thumb in their eye to be sure. Was.

[@theyeetus1428]

@@ndzapruder ok boomer

[@jeanfigueroa6235]

@@ndzapruder He's right, though.

[@mrvegas4325]

I was in a building hit by an f4, the sound is exactly what it sounds like in real life.

[@pmodel1]

I have never actually heard that "train" sound everyone says a tornado makes until this video. What a powerful force of nature!!

[@carolinagamer2874]

I've never seen a tornado or heard one in real life but that was terrifying to watch with headphones on. They really do sound like a train

[@sswift11]

I’ve been in one. It’s insane

[@rickyricardo4331]

I've been through two (an F4 and recently a F3) and let me tell you, the headphones doesn't do the true sound justice. It's something you'll never forget. Took me 10 months just to watch tornado videos again.

[@sierrarampersaud3095]

@@rickyricardo4331 wow. That sounds horrifying

[@belssmss]

imagine u had your volume all the way up.. o.o

[@MeatandTatersGaming54]

Yeah I have been through two the roar of that sound is deafening.

[@hectorn3161]

This video filled me with such an intense feeling of dread and finality.

[@alecsanchez9755]

You summarized exactly what I was feeling. Really dark video.

[@videoenjoyer3027]

Alec Sanchez Unbelievable eeriness and for about 20 seconds my mind was in a completely different reality

[@MelindaColden]

im looking at all these houses, still intact. all those peoples homes, just standing there peacefully, seconds away from total annihilation

[@LazionLove]

His wife died too, very unfortunate and more did as well

[@natalie9884]

I don’t think any elderly fellow would be that ignorant

[@JDXWrestling]

So he did an interview after the tornado, apparently he believed the tornado would miss the house (cause of a previous tornado in the past). When it became obvious it wouldn't, he basically stayed put. Ironically had he been with his wife he would have likely been killed

[@L0veY0urselfWh1leY0uC4n]

"and that kids is why we do not record natural disasters!"

[@Player_Gamer_1234_2]

Mental health

[@donaldburcham9006]

This is an F4 tornado when it hit this subdivision, it's a miracle the footage was salvaged. You'll likely never see footage like this ever again.

[@darrenapple2200]

Do you know if the person that recorded this survived?

[@philipcastillo6762]

@@darrenapple2200 the man did but his wife died

[@darrenapple2200]

@@philipcastillo6762 😭

[@melaniemeyer3558]

This is not the original video. But the producer and his wife are dead by now.

[@melaniemeyer3558]

@@philipcastillo6762 as far as I know the man is also dead by now.

[@notofthisworld5267]

You don’t want to go through a tornado. Back in 1996, my mother and I barely escaped one. The sound of one alone is terrifying. It was like a whistling teakettle mixed with a roaring beast.

[@richardheyward5878]

We had an EF1 go by our house last year. I live in a high rise. Even though the closest it got was half a mile away, the inflow and rfd winds were so bad, you could hear our whole building just whistling in the halls. For about ten minutes, the whole time it was on the ground. It makes quite a bit of noise, doesn't it? Sounded like a huge waterfall.

[@p0ssibly_d3ad54]

I didn’t have close calls per say, but being 6 years old and my sister only 8, hearing a tornado close to us and having to run downstairs while our mom was at work scares me still (or I’m a coward. Probably both)

[@LITTLE1994]

I'm not surprised.

[@JayJackson1981]

I lived through a tornado back in 1992. I was in the sixth grade and it hit at like 9:00 A.M. that morning. It picked up a motorcycle and threw it through the library and killed our librarian. Ironically, the teacher whose motorcycle it was died years later in motorcycle accident when he drove to school and got caught in a bad storm.

[@notofthisworld5267]

Jay, That’s terrible! The tornado we barely escaped seem to come out of nowhere. There were huge trees and some hills blocking the view, and suddenly there it was! Black clouds and roaring winds spinning all into one. The dogs started acting weird. It was bad! The news that day was giving no warnings or anything. They can come out if nowhere! Scary. We barely made it to lower shelter.

[@ataraxia199]

Wow, the tornado makes that whole neighborhood look like a miniature town 😱

[@davemoyer505]

Complete total devastation, coming right at you. And there ain’t nothing anyone can do to stop it! Incredible power. We humans are nothing compared to what nature can do. Good footage!!!👍🙏🇺🇸❤️

[@StonedMeadowOfDoom]

This is some of the best tornado footage you'll see. Like you're right there watching death approach. If you've ever had a Tornado dream, you know it's a lot like this video. Terrifying

[@paulcampbell3208]

Never thought I'd see smod commenting on a tornado vid. Thinking of switching up jobs and becoming a chaser?

[@StonedMeadowOfDoom]

@@paulcampbell3208 i have been a huge storm guy since childhood. I go after tornadoes and blizzards alike and everything in between. In the midwest we get a little of everything. The extremes are my fun zone!

[@aod.1]

Oh yeah it is, by miles. The guy even survived aswell. (His wife sadly died however)

[@paulcampbell3208]

@@StonedMeadowOfDoom music channel I follow replied to me and we got shit in common Cross that one off my bucket list

[@jenniferpeterson9082]

I literally have reoccurring nightmares where I go to look out my window and I see a tornado heading my way. Worst dreams ever!

[@karmenmason5804]

That was scary as hell. The quiet, then the noise is horrifying.

[@darnellanders8768]

OH yes I thought my volume was down, then the wind and the noise, u can tell when it sweeps through and leave by the sound of the noise getting quite, the safest is underground and u can 9only prey u then r not snuffed up into it and by the grace of god if u survive u can dig your way up out of whats left.

[@akirahowls2990]

It’s sounds very haunted.

[@josemoralesjimenez4730]

@@darnellanders8768 @82r82r4rr9t84rr9t8844eD844e39e9844eD844e39e9844e39e9844e39e9844eD844e39e9D844e39e9844eD844e39e9844eD844e844e8844e39e9844e39e9844eD844e39e9844e39e9D844e39e9844e39e9844e39e9844e39e9882rD844e39e9844e39e9844e39e9844e844e844e844e39e9D844e844e39e939e939e99844e844e839e939e9844e

[@b_f_d_d]

It sounds like the gates of hell have been released and all the demons are out

[@az095929]

@@b_f_d_d Yup his roof probably got ripped away so u hear the mayhem better

[@moonlight-no6xp]

my parents telling me how they had to get to school:

[@akittynamedbunni]

Bless you, sir.

[@shizzle1903]

This man was prepared to die. Not a word, nor was the camera panning away. Just breath and focus.

[@ChillFrost]

to be honest, he isn't... this is one of the most commented story ever for ignoring safety.. here: abcnews.go.com/US/man-recalls-terrifying-tornado-wifes-life/story?id=38141962 "My wife called me in the kitchen. She said, 'Look out the window.' And sure enough I looked out -- we see this big, ugly tornado coming." "It looked like it was going to miss us," he said. Geri stayed in the kitchen while he went upstairs to get some lanterns. As the loud tornado loomed, Schultz decided to start recording cell phone video. The video shows the tornado move closer and the sky darken, before the picture goes black. "Up until the time the house started moving, it still looked to me like it was going to go to the west -- and miss us," he said. "Suddenly, I realized I was wrong. "I was standing next to the chimney when the whole place went down," Shultz said.

[@shizzle1903]

CHILL FROST Pretty interesting fact finder. I’m sure he misjudged it. What I meant was most ppl at some point would have at least made an attempt to move away possibly to somewhere else in the house with better shelter and would probably be shouting something in fear as a natural instinct. The man just held his ground with ice in his veins

[@fightdhr8866]

What he said..☝

[@kamzalot3]

CHILL FROST I mean either way if the tornado was that close they should’ve got to safety 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@zaragardner]

@@kamzalot3 the man wasn't trying to live anymore. That's why he stood there. It was almost as if the tornado knew & so did he that this was their day to meet. I imagine at the same second the tornado rips house off foundation in front of him..its that same second that takes him as well. This is bone chilling even if there were any survivors