News9 Live Tornadoes on May 9, 2016 (Wynnewood, Katie, Sulphur, Stillwater Tornados)

Live coverage of large, deadly tornados in and around Wynnewood, Katie, Sulphur, Roff, and Stillwater, Oklahoma, on 5/9/2016. The largest of these tornados is preliminarily rated as an EF4. From 4pm to 6:30pm, live coverage from KWTV News9 in Oklahoma City, OK.
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[@mikefromflorida8357]

What a difference six years makes. The audio and video quality and capability is so much different and better in 2023. It is frustrating watching this from 2016 obviously no fault of anyone at that time.

[@laurensmith9579]

A lot of great unintentionally funny moments on this broadcast. My favorite: 1:07:13 😂

[@Mhel2023]

...this meteorologist has that Weather Channel intensity 😂

[@stephensarmento3529]

I can’t believe so many people are complaining about this guys energy. Unbelievable. Personally I like his enthusiasm about the work he’s doing. If some Joe Shmoe sounded to calm and collected and didn’t speak with authority a lot of people wouldn’t even take cover in my opinion. Maybe hearing the intensity in his voice will get people to react and in the moment that’s what’s needed in my opinion of course. Most of you complaining probably don’t even live in the damn state lmao

[@moonlapse_vertigo]

I wish we had more weathermen like these Oklahoma guys here in Texas. They mean business when it comes to severe weather.

[@kujiko88]

@@moonlapse_vertigo Doppler Dave got pretty serious about bad weather by my memory but a lot of the other guys in my area at the time were pretty lax about bad weather.

[@Im-just-Stardust]

I like David Payne but his energy is kinda ... all over the place very often when a tornado hits. It was probably useful when he was a tornado hunter but now that he's in charge of delivering the news, its really bad imo. James is a prime example to follow, staying calm at all time, not shouting order to everyone around him and confuse the heck out of everyone.

[@OriginalRaveParty]

Great coverage and talented meteorologists and chasers. Thanks for posting.

[@worship1fortoday]

What a mouth on this guy!! He even overrides his colleagues when they were talking first....unbelievable trying to understand what went on.....the poor people who were trying to get information!

[@peachxtaehyung]

Yeah hes a former storm chaser so he gets excited still

[@MrBobconner1952]

"You folks in Joy", sounds like he's saying "you folks enjoy" :-)

[@CaptainKirk007]

Bob Conner Yeah he should’ve said the town of Joy.

[@bryantc2899]

That's so funny 😂

[@marvinhighley3444]

Yeah lol...I thought so

[@xbray_1]

Haha😂

[@pault.backes7565]

Sure does

[@conspiraciesarejustgreatst2059]

this dude was so impatient when trying to get the camera man tom to get the tornado in the shot. this dude is trying his best to get the shots and stay alive dude. calm the fuck down

[@bryantc2899]

1:17:38 beautiful updraft textbook!!

[@xyzct]

The tornado was EF4, but the coverage was EF5.

[@Bbendfender]

He really wants a big, killer tornado to drop out of that cloud.

[@TravelsChases]

27:25 "this storm did produce at least some pee".

[@natekidren]

*pea/quarter size hail

[@warrenduree9417]

I read that literally as she said it. Lol.

[@kirioes]

homophone error😂😂😂 she could’ve said that better “pea”

[@XxThatGuyxX]

Hehehe pee

[@tocarules]

The unseen female deserves the medal.

[@markwhite6782]

This tornado hit my hometown. What people don't realize is it was accompanied by an F-1 anticyclonic tornado. If you will look at the doppler radar at 35:29 then look right above his right hand. Doppler from Norman showed easily red on the right, green on the left at very high speeds. That anticyclonic crossed highway 1 about 5 miles north of the F-4

[@OCDTraci]

I love how INTO it he gets, lmao :D He has great energy!

[@dr.phil-federalinspector6023]

I am from " Tornado Alley" Wichita. KS..YOU see or hear about one..you make sure you are not in its Path. Get in the truck/ car..and get your family the hell out of it's way. Your can replace the house ect BUT..a family member is not replaceable...Tornados usually travel South west to Northeast..but that changes now..so get your eyes on it..and off the damn T.V...watch your surroundings..listen to the radio..get out of that house..and watch it from 2 miles away...then your have your family right there with you..in the safe zone...screw the T.V...be happy...you are all safe...

[@BenFoldsFan421]

Phil Layman Hey, cool… Nice to see somebody else from Wichita…

[@steveburtonomaha]

Problem with that is the traffic in that area. Get stuck in traffic and you’re dead.

[@johnhotarick1651]

News 9 needs to get David Payne a supply of ativan

[@barbarabeagley6650]

He's as excitable as Timmer.

[@trijet200]

Why does everyone on these videos comment on them being "a dangerous tornado"? I guess I'm an idiot, but would think ALL tornadoes are dangerous. Just another way of sensationalizing something.

[@MissLexiMarie]

No sensationalizing. Warning. People are more likely to get to a safe place if they hear the word "dangerous". They're emphasizing that these storms can and will hurt people if they do not prepare.

[@barbarabeagley6650]

I remember him being a storm spotter in the 99 Moore tornado. On channel 4

[@BlueBomber79]

I've never been a big fan of meteorologists talking about EF ratings when the tornado is actually happening. At that point, the focus should be "It's a tornado, just get to shelter". The EF rating will come after the survey. Speculating on the strength of the tornado can cause people to focus more on that than whether or not they should be taking shelter.

[@prndownload]

I agree. This guy did not read that tornado well at all, nor did he have good enough live footage to do so. "EF2 maybe a low end EF3" when in reality that thing was strong EF4 to strong EF5.

[@dr.phil-federalinspector6023]

That is a weatherman..talking out his butt..not telling folks to go away from the tornado..if it is going East..then you want to be on the West side of it...not in its Path..side step it like a mad bull..and get the hell out of way... duh!...go south and west...be out'a there...that is what we do in Kansas...side step it..let it go away from you...you can watch it go away..lots easier than watching it come at you...

[@noahkb80]

@@dr.phil-federalinspector6023 go watch the El Reno tornado footage and go look at the interstates and the mass amounts of death that could have happened if that tornado hadnt lifted. That mistake was already made during the widest tornado in history . And this guy right here has chased and been within yards of the strongest winds in a tornado in Moore, did it AGAIN 13 years later in the same spot, THEN chased the widest tornado in history that took the lives of some of the best chasers/scientists to ever live. Oh and lets not even mention whos footsteps hes following in. Very few people have any place to criticize him, surely not you

[@millhousemillard2140]

Shut up. You have to tell people in this area that it is ef-2 or higher. If we think it's a small one we don't care. We'll go watch it

[@kujiko88]

I know I'm YEARS late to this, but having lived in the Texas and Oklahoma tornado regions growing up, if we don't get told it's higher than an ef-1, people will just stand in their yards to watch. The guess is needed from the weather guy, otherwise you get people with cell phones trying to make tik tok videos (or vines some years ago) and getting hurt or worse.

[@chrisgritzmacher8082]

Gary England never had to get coked up on busy storm days.

[@janedoe-ex5wo]

Who was the woman we hear talking in this, Lacey, I think...she's on it.

[@gregusmc2868]

“Tom, I want you to drive STRAIGHT INTO THE TORNADO! Hurry Tom! Bobby’s just sitting like a lump! I ordered you to MOVE!” 🙄 I’m a STAR!

[@mallarysangel]

Uploader, I don't know if you have full footage from the chopper or anyone else with a good vantage point as the cell traveled over Lake Thunderbird, but I'd love to see a lapsed panned out view of the rotation in that massive updraft. That is a spectacular view.

[@HannahG93]

mallarysangel on the news app, the station will put links to live streams of the chasers including the chopper.

[@jimburnsjr.]

seem like a fine team ... experienced... educational video... exceptional work from all of the community on that one.. Thank you very much for posting this.

[@aatruckn03]

@Digitalbumpin How did he do that? It did seem strange that he took gary's place as chief meteorologist

[@jaggass]

The wall cloud near Lake Thunder Bird looked the Gods foot.

[@Nyquil5]

"Hey, Bobby?, Bobby? Drive directly into that hurricane, Bobby. Get up there, right into it, Bobby. I want to see it". If he wants to see it that badly, then he needs to get his own butt out of the studio.

[@millhousemillard2140]

He use to lol

[@michaelross1452]

David Payne was a storm chaser for 20 years before he took over after Gary England retired

[@ItsNotKnit]

I love it when David Payne goes into storm chaser mode , it almost seems like for brief moments he not in the studio but rather standing on the side of a roual dirt road watching a torndo. couldn't have picked a better man to replace Gary " the legend" England, For anyone not from Oklahome and not familiar with David Payne, he was a storm chaser for News 9 for many years before they caged him up in a studio lol, this is his passion, he gets fully involved in the chase right there in that studio, this is the man who chased Moore ( 2011) , Moore/El Rono ( 2013) , he chased the infamous May 3rd 1999 tornado ( fastest wind speeds ever recorded on earth) and he chased everything in between before Gary retired in August of 2013... David Payne is a caged chaser :)

[@lhaviland8602]

It's so funny to watch them geek out about that LP supercell lol.

[@phonicks6841]

This guy is like ALL PANIC MODE, I understand that tornado's are dramatic but this guy just annoys the hell out of me!

[@CaptainKirk007]

Phonicks They drink coffee and there career depends on a good forecast. He’s spot on.

[@gennieowens6236]

Phonicks get the shit hell fuck

[@gennieowens6236]

Verde

[@gennieowens6236]

No verdes

[@peachxtaehyung]

@@gennieowens6236 what????

[@MarkPentler]

46:30 thought my iPhone was ringing

[@shawnmergenator6447]

same

[@bigthunder2860]

The man knows what he talking about,and he gets him point across,as he should

[@agoogleuser1753]

If I had a dollar for each time he said "tornado."

[@michaelross1452]

He says "tornado" 345 times

[@markjames4495]

2 words. ▪︎ ADHD ▪︎ Cocaine

[@Champzion]

11:40 "It's 420 right now" Damn right, boiiiii.

[@Samueldonovan2007]

Henrik Lindland fucking clown lol I laughed out loud imagining you next to the meteorologist saying that 😂😂😂😂

[@CaptainKirk007]

Henrik Lindland STUPID comment......damn

[@tnut3305]

10:32 Satellite tornado randomly forms to the left of the parent tornado.

[@CaptainKirk007]

Ty’s Coins Yeah it’s a secondary to the primary.

[@ShamarDavis2017]

the damage is worse than what we originally thought because the Wynnewood Tornado was upgraded an EF4

[@kaidynisbeast1987]

@Chhang Kim facts but it had the winds over 200 mph over a field

[@victormendoza3295]

Season 10 of David Payne is now out on Netflix!!

[@korokoji2502]

Pecos Hank was here at the same time.

[@GR-bn3xj]

The helicopter guys are on all the channels seem to be the most level headed and have the normal reactions most people have. The KFOR guy during Moore was awesome. He didn't try and dominate the coverage but when he needed to he knew to interrupt. In 1999 when you hear him start saying oh my god oh my god in the background you knew whatever it was he was seeing was bad and mike knew to interrupt the other guy and go straight to him

[@robertstewart1223]

The May 1999 chopper pilot for KFOR (channel 4) is the guy that is piloting the helicopter in this video (Jim Gardner). He was also piloting the helicopter for this channel (Channel 9) during the 2013 Moore Tornado. David (the weather man here) was a chaser during the May 1999 tornado for channel 4. It's so funny how they all bounce back and forth between channels. I didn't like David then...I can't stand him now. One thing for certain though...they ALL know tornados.

[@GR-bn3xj]

@@robertstewart1223 The secondary guy with Mike on the 99 coverage sounded a bit older but was horrible. I lost count of the time he said "dangerous situation"..just kept spouting of generic stuff. Even when watching a demolished neighborhood he just could say "dangerous situation". It was almost like he was in shock and could only say what his training told him to say. I was impressed with Mike from 99 to 2013. Seemed like he learned a lot and wasn't saying things like we hope and pray every one is ok ans told people what to do. I know not everyone agrees and he can be polarizing But front the clips I have seen he seems like he knows what he is doing

[@robertstewart1223]

@@GR-bn3xj I would have to go back to remember his name but I know exactly who you are talking about because I found him just as annoying. You called it. He was in shock and out of his element. Mike Morgan had to keep going back over him to fix something he said wrong...with a "just to reiterate" lol. All in all Oklahoma's weather casters are over the top but to a man and woman they understand supercells pretty well. The are pretty good at telling when one is going to drop a tornado.

[@wiscostorm5384]

47:30 I like how he describes the mesocyclone like a bell. "We don't like the ringer. We don't want a ringer". I love that. Also, the structure of that storm is absolutely astonishing. I can just stare at it for hours and still be amazed.

[@primetime2808]

Nothing like Gary England

[@lawman446]

Telling your storm tracker to break the law? Unreal. Not impressed with this guy.

[@michealkelly9441]

The immense size of that wall cloud a d just bolted up through the sky, lucky it didnt develop into a goddamn F5

[@kaidynisbeast1987]

The sulphur, Oklahoma tornado had winds off 200+ it had winds of EF5 but it was in a area that there was not that many structure to hit tho

[@13_cmi]

@@kaidynisbeast1987 there is ef3 damage right in the middle of the track. Interior were still standing. I thought ef5s are supposed to completely demolish and grind up very sturdy homes.

[@raneyjosh]

Do you have any more news9 tornado warnings coverage may 9 2016 full coverage

[@sandybarnett9718]

I am amazed wow thank you for making this video.

[@daddyp1877]

I don't think in this scenario people care what "can only be seen on 9". Stop plugging the channel and your program and just track storms and tell people what's going on. Let's see the destruction stuff AFTER the situation over

[@juggsforlife1]

blah blah blah focus on the tornadic storm at hand forget the rest of the storms, damn is this his first day on the job?

[@gennieowens6236]

WILD GAMING IZ FAT TORNADO

[@gennieowens6236]

Fat tornado

[@charlespeter6268]

This guy is the Bob Uecker of weatherman

[@Cheeselover2626]

is that "dome cam" or roof cam a 360 cam?

[@soupafi]

Do people complain about severe weather coverage there breaking into their show?

[@mallarysangel]

I've seen it happen when interrupting football games. That's partly because they happen so often that it gets routine. I'm in NE Texas so this is Cowboys country and some folks get way too into it. But I've been hit lightly several times. My roof lifted up and fell back down one time, but when I looked at it I thought, well that's a pain in the ass. You know, what the crap am I gonna do right now? I just felt my house move under my ass, huge trees are uprooted, there's shit all over the pasture and my roof is pouring rain. Shit happens.

[@jakewoods729]

Oh yeah. I live in OKC and people complain about it CONSTANTLY. The problem is, the severe weather coverage actually gets higher ratings than most of the primetime television shows so financially it makes sense for them to do it. The reason is that people like myself get fascinated and will watch the whole event without getting up. I did get really pissed once though because they preempted the series finally of 'Heroes' for a barn fire.

[@warrenduree9417]

KFOR preempted the "Jim and Pam wedding" episode of The Office for severe weather coverage of a storm that was 60 miles from OKC and caught some flack for it. People in the metro got pissed, but fuck 'em... at least the people out around Chandler and Stroud were safe that night.

[@connormchugh1253]

Anyone else annoyed when he assumes what the EF rating would be just looking at the storm?

[@scottbroadnax6266]

SAME.

[@MichaelSmith-te7eq]

If you think David Payne is intense, imagine Reed Timmer doing the coverage. The guy screams his head off every 3 seconds.

[@DevalDiamondProductions]

OMG IMAGINE

[@juggsforlife1]

this shows how much of a panic joke the news sources can be and the lags and video issues show that satellite is a no go for reliable info lol

[@justinwinsbro7770]

They can’t get everything right

[@justinwinsbro7770]

WILD GAMING and the glitching is because this is off of another person‘s computer that’s being strained streamed and it’s probably the computer glitching not the news stream

[@ClayRanger143]

0:01 Mike, get out of here. You don't work for News9. xD

[@jamesgentry13]

Both are blow hard spaz

[@TheCruelbeans]

I live in Oklahoma and this meteorologists David payne is so damn annoying. He gets way to excited and forgets how to talk, constantly repeats himself over and over. He was a horrible replacement for Gary England.

[@Martianozarko]

WhiteOgre No he’s stressing the word he’s repeating himself so people can hear the word!

[@boudebond]

He repeats himself cause he know alot of people are tuning in all the time and need info asap. You do realise this is not originaly for entertainment.

[@jorgedominguez4124]

wow good coverage good job.

[@TravelsChases]

Wonderful reporting guys , thanks

[@Wolverine2sweet]

Is there a part 2 of this coverage?

[@mrslibertas3977]

This weather news reporter is more obnoxious than Reed Timmer.

[@nuwon8154]

James wouldn't ask anyone to chase a tornado for him ever

[@godnet5079]

Tom is really struggling!!... But still getting some great shots.

[@whetherMANE]

5:47 "mile marker 60 mile marker 60 so giver take it north so giver take 55 to 65 so 55 to 65 basically yea so 55 may not be yea to 65 giver take may not be 55 to 65"

[@mikewimberly4293]

I have video of that. Tornado at the from the time it made up it I was 2 miles south west of the tornado it crossed I-35 at the 60 mile marker. I lost my friend and neighbor that day.

[@jong.7836]

right? i thought i was having an acid flashback.

[@matthew_396]

Sounded like I was sucked into an auction rather than a tornado.

[@ericaragan4023]

If u think this is funny its not becouse i was in this tornado and my family lost there home and there dog for 12 years they were in moore i was in del city and my house didnt get hit but my dog ran away and passsed away and it was headed towards del city and it was the scariest of my life my family had a year to rebuild there home they lost everything please dont ever joke about them thank you.

[@josefjensen8014]

I live in Stillwater ok I remember the tornado

[@crispycritterz]

This dude's annoying. It's like he's auditioning for TWC. I expected him to start naming the tornadoes at any moment.

[@crispycritterz]

So?

[@crispycritterz]

glowou. Thank you. You just revealed to all those who read these posts what you are and the knowledge you posess.

[@michaelross1452]

Tornado Bertha is on her way Followed by Jim the multivortex drillbit

[@jasonjohnston5794]

Bobby Payne once again dropping the ball, probably sitting in a drive thru

[@jakewoods729]

Seriously, the guy needs to 1. Update his camera because his feed always freezes, as well as 2. Either learn to get closer or stop chasing storms.

[@peachxtaehyung]

@@jakewoods729 hes safe. I would be the same way. More chaser should be the same way where maybe we wouldnt have so many lives lost

[@michaelgonsalves1116]

"That house is leveled its at least ef2 damage" Oh here i though ef0 did that damage...

[@feathertail8996]

No, in most cases EF0 tornadoes pull off branches toss light objects around, and pulls off shingles.

[@GR-bn3xj]

I got your sarcasm lol

[@michaelgonsalves1116]

@@feathertail8996 it was sarcasm lol. ..

[@feathertail8996]

@@michaelgonsalves1116 eh.

[@Rawnervzz]

I35 is the ground zero of some of the big baddies of tornados, even Jarell or close enough

[@elliottpeters6780]

Hey Tom TUrn your camera towards the tornado and turn your wipers off ok...its not raining at the moment and wipers are made for when it's raining because if they were made for when it's not raining then everyone would have their wipers on when it wasn't raining....ok now everyone defend him in words but not in action...hey Tom TUrn your camera to the left now...hey Tom if you need the. weatherman to hold your hand then go home

[@tylerday7965]

this is the most annoying meteorologist I've ever heard

[@lorelaikirk40]

I remember that storm

[@WWF0928]

“You folks enjoy” 😳

[@OCDTraci]

Wow, that was a bad day

[@Rescultir]

Watched about 3 of these now. Tornados don't seem to like Joy very much lol

[@nlocke74]

at 43:04 you can see the DOW truck from the Vortex Project

[@RondoOfBloodX]

13:21 I know he’s saying in Joy but just the way the sentence is delivered it sounds more like he’s saying you have 10 minutes or less enjoy.

[@Ethan_1651]

Hi Oklahoma City news 9

[@rosswood9455]

this is the only phase of weather he and Mike Morgan get right.and because of that, they get carte-blanch to be so wrong on everything else. channel 9 weather has bottomed out since Gary England left

[@aaronelliott3019]

I feel like this is what Reed Trimmer would be like if he became a Meteorologist 🤣 David should of stayed a chaser.. he's caged up

[@rickynorris1694]

He could be an auctioneer.

[@rblxcat7492]

bro its a typo check the last words

[@trarollins]

Wynnewood... is this the twister from Tiger King? Lol

[@Holyorderofkeith_08]

37:16 You’re right that Crappy radar is the only one in the United States. We over here in Tennessee I have correlation coefficient Advanced radars

[@carsonwendt8672]

David sounded so nervous through the whole thing, and would be too.

[@Holyorderofkeith_08]

41:13 NOT a good idea Especially with a tornado emergency attached to that storm

[@keithsparling5537]

The guy in the carr gotta be nuts! No way am I gonna let some guy in a warm, lit, Safe, studio tell me which way to go, when Im looking a tornado in the face. Pretty dangerous job! Hazard pay!

[@warrenduree9417]

Dude was a live chaser and morning meteorologist for channel 4 for years before he took the chief job at channel 9. He's been in the shit.

[@thediehardarkansasrazorbak7288]

Hey David Ever hear of decaffeinated coffee

[@gennieowens6236]

Connmmentos

[@Zachary.999.]

Dude is super annoying for not even taping the tornados

[@mikegonzo3184]

great coverage only thing is multiple vortex tornadoes are only associated with high end ef4 ef5 tornadoes

[@steveburtonomaha]

Mike Gonzo not true. EF3 tornados like El Reno 2013 had multiple vortices.

[@peachxtaehyung]

Not true. Any strength really can have them

[@brianpennington8608]

over kill. he really wants that to be all about him

[@nuwon8154]

We have James Spann and James puts everyone to shame

[@jong.7836]

KWTV's weather people always seem to be in a complete panic, are terrible about talking over their field scouts and co-anchors, and consistently engage in real-time, unsubstantiated assertions about a given tornado's EF rating. England was terrible about this, too. every single reel i've seen from this station's team is like this. they really need to study James Spann and learn how to do the job credibly.

[@blex5579]

jim gardner looks like hickok45

[@ronwilliams329]

hehehe maybe he can shoot the twister from the window of the chopper!

[@bradleyhoskins1023]

*shows the footage from helicopter. "Jim go ahead...". " Hickok45 here.....

[@dalesmyth7398]

He does resemble him.

[@michaelross1452]

He is smokin pot from the skies

[@kellypenrod2979]

David Payne, LOL! When I hear his name I get this mental image of him running in circles, with one of those little toy helmets with the flashing lights on it, with his head rotating 360 degrees with his mouth wide open and sounding like a tornado siren! He is all drama all the time! And a couple of his chasers are just as bad! Do they get the job done? Yes, and do it well, just wish they would just calm down, and slow down. More facts less drama.

[@HuJenny-gh4vs]

[@tinacampbell1302]

Who tf knows what “laminar” and “supercell “ , “a couplet”means in a newscast? Just say it in plain words!

[@michaelross1452]

Laminar(smooth) Supercell(long lived rotating storm) Couplet(what occurs when two points meet)

[@vinsonshinabery9077]

not too sharp

[@ivanfigueroa2990]

If I was born in Texas I would be like 😱😰😫🔫🌪