THE STORM OF A LIFETIME - Tornadoes & Lightning, Laurel NE

Eight tornadoes, epic supercell and constant lightning from the Cedar County Nebraska storm on June 17th, 2014.
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At least 8 separate tornadoes touched down from this isolated supercell. The first was a cone that roped out, the second was a brief rope minutes later and the third was long-lived and began as a multi-vortex tornado. On several occasions a thick RFD engulfed and obscured the tornado, then the rain cleared enough to see a tornado was still there. These could have been separate tornadoes however the more likely scenario is that it was the same one. The constant lightning produced by this storm was odd in that it was made up of many, many small cloud-to-cloud discharges rather than the usual large discharges and anvil crawlers that more often accompany the supercells I witness. After dark, the consistency of the upper updraft and anvil was fuzzy or foggy giving the soft glow to the small frequent discharges.
Music by Southern Backtones...
"Lanugo"
"Bandera"
"Pillbox"

[@steventarsitano3209]

tornadoes at night are the scariest.

[@jamarionnash707]

Steven Tarsitano I know I would sh** my self🙊🙊🙊🙊🙊🙊🙉🙉🙈💩💩💩💩💩💩😠

[@dayanararogel9221]

Jamarion Nash yep

[@brooklynnehudson1178]

I got this feeling inside my bones it goes electric wavey when I turn it on all thru ma city all thru ma home were flying up no cling when I'm in ma zone cause I got that sunshine in ma pocket got that good soul in ma feet I feel that hot blood in ma body when it drops oh I can't take ma eyes abouf it when it drops movin pho pho ma all eyes you gonna uhnruhg

[@matt995amg]

Imagine just driving around not knowing that there's a tornado in the proximity up until you see one when a thunder hits.

[@epic_animegamer987deathnin8]

Steven Tarsitano ive been in a night supercell

[@greaser3069]

Its one thing chasing a tornado. But doing it blind in the dark with multiple around you. Fucking insane.

[@EmmaDeFazio5938]

That’s dangerous

[@rustypossumvr]

I live in Oklahoma aand my town is right in tornado alley

[@EmmaDeFazio5938]

@@rustypossumvr Better than hurricanes right?

[@rustypossumvr]

@@EmmaDeFazio5938 well I actually never seen a tornado but I was in Texas during hurricane harvy

[@rustypossumvr]

@@EmmaDeFazio5938 and it was cool

[@squirrel3443]

“Only when pigs fly..” *tornado chunks hog farm everywhere* “well shit....”

[@Krampy2]

Dad: I'll take you to Disney for a year if pigs fly. Son: Great! Lets go now.

[@hasnaalshammri4490]

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[@ShadowSkyX]

Pig! ... 'Nother pig! ... Actually I think that was the same one

[@squirrel3443]

😂

[@HorsepowerFS]

The lightning is almost impossible to believe even with this incredible footage. I can’t imagine being there. Simply Amazing.

[@spiritualconduit9971]

This day was hard. Pilger Nebraska lost everything, so many farmers lost everything. My friend lost her little girl this day. It makes me cry knowing what I saw, experienced that day. It's a very eerie feeling. I rummaged through fields to help pick up people's lives the next day. It will never be forgotten. We helped our neighbors who were mourning so much. Nebraska has rebuilt.

[@PecosHank]

It's very tragic what happened in Pilger. You are very lucky to have survived that tornado. Stay strong and wonderful Christiana.

[@SammyT08]

Pecos Hank how do you get tornadoes

[@avab3207]

I live in Lincoln lol

[@nugz4596]

I live in Pennsylvania.

[@ShebrewQueen]

Darn. So sorry.

[@siskokidd]

I like this video for two reasons. One is that the footage is excellent, and the second reason is the live action audio doesn't sound like the vehicle is full of overexcited, panicky children like in so many other videos. You all sound focused and calm, even if you are excited. I love that.

[@Draylogic]

there's one guy :D

[@arcaneadvemtureswithwill2117]

siskokidd 0.35 holly shit

[@animaljamloveromg2298]

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[@keelykatmarie4470]

siskokidd 😒

[@-crescent422-4]

KeelyKatMarie 木, no need to make annoyed emojis for no reason. No useless spam, am I right?

[@CCWP0251]

And this is why I love Pecos Hank. He is always calm and collected, not screaming and being dramatic like many others. Not to mention the absolutely stunning video he captures, and the second to none editing skills. I'll always be a fan. 👍

[@sefman5851]

So beautiful. From a distance. Your knowledge just makes it more terrifying.

[@stormangelus6638]

You couldn't pay me to hunt the bastards at night. It's bad enough during the day, but the nighttime? HELL no. I tip my hat to you, sir!

[@alakranvenenoso8079]

Same I was getting goosebumps just looking at how dark the sky was

[@starshot5172]

@@alakranvenenoso8079 Especially with a thicker layer of clouds... This would make for an incredible event in a videogame :o

[@76childreninmybasement38]

In Greece a tornado happened in Greece, the lightings were so terryfying!

[@jamesmeyers887]

During the day you can see tornados but at night that is the most terrifying when you can't see it

[@SogenOkami]

I dunno. For me it depends on what's going on. I wouldn't jump into one in progress at night but if I'm chasing one into the night then I kinda got a feel for it by then. But generally, yeah I agree, wouldn't want to do that.

[@merricka5538]

Once we had a tornado. When my brother was 4, he looked so scared. I simply said "dont worry." {we were in the basemant by now.} then he looked at me and was like "is McDonalds gonna be okay?"

[@NoahCanFB]

ThatOneIdiot kids, man lol they're funny as hell! glad y'all ended up okay!

[@mochiemoji1308]

ThatOneIdiot XD

[@IndianaBones19]

Oh shit that's freaking hilarious

[@lol-ct4ms]

ThatOneIdiot lol

[@rahilaakhtar2729]

Merriick. LMAOO

[@Dana-ki6vs]

The cracking beer and the jokes together after losing everything is pretty wholesome not gonna lie

[@jennybeam7226]

Amen! That got me choked up.. Cheers friend!🍻

[@lenisbennett3062]

Those kind of people are everywhere be it a tornado,wild fire, flood are hurricane wherever people need help. If the day ever comes and those kinds of people are no more America is lost.

[@jennybeam7226]

@@lenisbennett3062 Beautifully said!👊❤

[@crumman4299]

That’s Nebraska for you! I love this state. Even though there’s nothing to do the people are amazing.

[@SkullKid962]

You gotta appreciate how much hank puts on the line for these footage. I got goosebumps watching him drive through there at night were he could have easily be killed. Also props to him for going back to help others. What a great guy

[@etiennedauphin]

I usually don't care for added music over videos. This is different. Very artistic. A breath of air, that's what this video was compared to other storm chasing footage. Thank you.

[@PecosHank]

+Etienne Dauphin Thanks Etienne. BTW, I write and compose the music.

[@etiennedauphin]

+Pecos Hank well you composed sone very good music, fits the lightning time lapses perfectly, and reminded me of Boards of Canada, who I deeply admire. It's nice to talk to a fellow musician / composer who has similar interests ; I too also happen to posses an active interest in thunderstorms and in explaining stuff to people. Will watch your other videos. Cheers.

[@tatyhanasanchez1136]

+Pecos Hank BEST VIDEOS EVER!!!!

[@TheAmal89]

Well who would have imagined one can join ones music skills and passion for Storm chasing at the same time. That's makes Pecos Hank unique.

[@lennonvanatta7438]

@@tatyhanasanchez1136 no no this is the best video a mankind could ever watch kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnezmpV9e6ekY6c

[@blanca_plierrawr678]

"You don't want it to fart out a satellite tornado." ~pecos hank xD

[@olhoazulbrasil856]

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[@zootfoot]

@@olhoazulbrasil856 beautiful message

[@theparalleluniversethatili9910]

GAMES OLHO AZUL Well said 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@brooklynm-lewis]

i loved when he said that 😂😂 i died of laughter

[@pokemontradingcardgamecoll5934]

What's funny about that is I actually did fart while watching this about 10-15 seconds before he said that hahaha.

[@Bumblexo]

These are not only filmed well (hard to find well filmed tornado footage) but they are so well edited. Best tornado videos ever, and they are informative!

[@vinaymulukutla358]

The quality of your footage is unsurpassed and crystal clear. Those are some incredibly monstrous yet photogenic views of tornadoes and it's parent supercell. It's really quite frightening how that monstrous wedge is shrouded within a thick veil of black rain. You are my favourite storm chaser on here Hank.

[@HITHEREWINSTON]

4:43 just gives me goosebumps.

[@jogman262]

The finale of a Mother Nature fireworks show.

[@maimvwjchannel9493]

@HI THERE dont worry its just jesus powers

[@eliasgonzalez5357]

That’s the image of the apocalypse

[@Insertnamesz]

Yeah, growing up in pacific northwest, thunderstorms are like.... "ooooh, a lightning strike! I wonder when the next one will be! *begins counting past 30 seconds*..." meanwhile apparently there are storms that constantly flash lightning non-stop hahaha. Would love to see and hear that in person.

[@jaytv25]

@@Insertnamesz they can make you deaf and blind almost instantly

[@r3drapt0r]

you are by far the best and most interesting chaser out there. your videos are second to none

[@PecosHank]

I appreciate that Jesse. Cheers from Texas.

[@symarsh6618]

why does we have to get tornadoes because everyone wanted to do everything they want to do it I just drink the milk all day I drink milk all day play with my toys if I wanted

[@symarsh6618]

I don't care be quiet I don't shut up shut shut shut shut shut shut shut be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up never gonna make me cuz I'm the queen of fashion and you cannot make me make me he's my teeth shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up shut up you guys don't want to meet you don't you don't tell me to be quiet I'm your mother I supposed to be washing the dishes when cooking fried chicken and you're not doing that I'm supposed to be washing dishes be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet be quiet I hate you so much I hate the tornado I'm not going to watch it no more cuz it's telling people to shut up right now and I hate it so much that I don't want to getting a freaking God dang tornado I see the tornado is guilty you agree with me guys the tornado is gross disgusting and I hate tornadoes tornado

[@AmericanAirlinesRule]

Shut up.

[@youssefabdelaal434]

Shut up you dummies, all of you

[@12yellowcab]

4:45 that'd make a great screensaver right there

[@shyamalatalekar9947]

I was, sacred that time

[@swirlykitten2801]

It's so beautiful💥👅💥

[@michaelr113]

@@shyamalatalekar9947 Yes you were sacred

[@gioman0943]

Thats perfect in desktop

[@WestonVanHassel-yt4wg]

You guys might know what that is but for you guys who don't know that is called a nocturnal thunderstorm. It lights up the sky with lightning striking twice every millisecond! It's also a nice show!

[@Trouble-Clef]

WOW! From the safety of my living room I can appreciate the beauty in these devastating storms. And thank you for taking the time to freeze frame and explain what we are looking at as a lot of what we see I would not recognize as a tornado. I live on the west coast of Canada in earthquake country and have never seen (nor do I want to) a tornado but your videos and explanations help educate and inform. Cheers

[@davidtoddsingleton]

wow...that music you used during the long time lapsed lightning segment was perfect and gorgeous..

[@Siy624]

Ajjeyehhd

[@goldfishmegabites]

Sarah Soto r/ihadastroke

[@inthefade]

Sounds like Phillip Glass' string compositions.

[@Bumblexo]

Agreed

[@luminisant]

@@goldfishmegabites Good bot

[@navneet1751]

i cant believe this man is still alive.

[@quanzarefish]

It's amazing how your voice is so calm while all this is going on.

[@Firefly-trike]

"Chuckin hogs" That's Classic!

[@ryanhopf8324]

I guess you can claim that pigs fly

[@Insertnamesz]

Out of many spectacular ways to die I gotta say being yeeted 200ft into the air is probably pretty crazy until some debris knocks you out

[@Wyzwanie90dniPL]

One of the best videos ever done!

[@aliciagomez3102]

No I have seen better so yeah your wrong

[@EG_YT]

Yes one of the best!!!

[@jogman262]

Ditto

[@QueenDaenerysTargaryen]

It is a great👍 video

[@corban4133]

@@aliciagomez3102 that’s what “One of the best” means

[@OperationRusher]

I swear I am like a storm/tornado freak! I love coming to youtube and watching storm videos. By far, yours are the best! Look forward to seeing more of your videos in my subscription feed in the future! :)

[@PecosHank]

Lots more on the way Lorki. I appreciate it!

[@supertornadogun1690]

Pecos Hank i am a weather fanatic at 11 years old. I get all the weather books i can get my hands on. Thanks for the great video pecos

[@PecosHank]

The grumpy mother nature season is weeks away

[@lilkittyarixo9618]

Same my mother thinks its weird but I just love nature and disaster as well

[@justanarchaeopteryx.1587]

lilkittyarixo Lol I love watching natural disaster videos. To me tsunamis are one of the most cool natural disasters. Tornados are also amazing.

[@armi_armybts6976]

Me being a depressed prick My best friend: wanna go chase a tornado? Me: sure

[@hennygotmesauced4412]

Lol

[@Bobbyeditz23]

army 💜

[@onie4024]

I don't get it...

[@honeyfli332]

Vadim Safarian Nobody cares about your idiotic army

[@yvettemerlin5180]

@@honeyfli332 dude just leave them alone

[@morgan-peter]

Thank you for the work you do. These videos are incredibly important not only for scientists to study tornadoes, but also for everyone who lives in tornado areas, as the research contributes to better adaptive warning times and severity predictions.

[@billhill7330]

Farting out a satellite, Im definitely using that in my next meteorology class.

[@zebartles]

Me too.

[@dracothedrangonful]

Amen. XD

[@CrazyCreepersTube]

Bill Hill I'm gonna do that

[@zacharyk7225]

LOL, same dude.

[@vexshadow7936]

😂😂😂😂

[@HBSanta]

Balls of steel driving towards a tornado in the pitch dark. Amazing footage and great editing once again Hank.

[@PecosHank]

Thanks HBSanta. Keep it coming!

[@sominav557]

this is actually good footage than others I love it!💕💕💕💕💓

[@rhonda3733]

Me watches this and not being scared for anyone: Also me scared of thunder and lighting

[@nix_command9610]

Rhonda me too

[@rnbpalo9649]

Me too

[@cxxdreacts2749]

Astrophobia

[@dazenguile4215]

4:33 truly, thank you for capturing and sharing this. i’ve never seen anything like it and i’m so happy it exists. thanks for all you do, man.

[@BrosinsMusic]

Tornado farts, highly elusive and very dangerous

[@louiseforeman6199]

+Rural Disturbance In the path of one? You're screwed.

[@mysteriousecstasy3590]

+This username is irrelevant XD I AM DEAD

[@yeahoh2222]

Rural Disturbance lol

[@yee8462]

LOL XD

[@madixoxo8158]

Rural Disturbance IM DEAD XD 🤣

[@funshootin1]

my son and I love your work, great photography /video and production. .it's supremely watchable stuff. . btw you've got a knack for narration. keep up the great work

[@PecosHank]

Thanks dude! Tell your son I said hello.

[@kikiwilliamson7895]

Pecos Hank this is awesome there was a tornado in Avon when I was a baby

[@isabellathenarwhallover1296]

Kiki Williamson Avon,Indiana?

[@marshmallowcoolboy5308]

Tell ur son he is soon gonna be a marine in halo.

[@thechitownclown8972]

This is why I respect him the most out of all the storm chasers on KZbin. You don't need to get completely close to observe and get good shots. Other chasers do stupid shit, put lives at risk just to get so close. Pecos has some amazing shots here. Plus he always thinks of how he can help others when they are in trouble in these storms.

[@FlyPiper]

Dude I'm so glad I found this channel, be safe out there, keep them coming!!!

[@jazzymoni7750]

Wow. That was both the most frightening and beautiful thing I've ever seen. EPIC. Hollywood on its best CGI day couldn't stage something so grand. That was soooo dope.

[@Electronic424]

dope hardly describes this sight

[@jazzymoni7750]

sharpLess I said "Epic" too. Still not enough? ;-)

[@lindamarie6574]

you said it best "frightening and beautiful"

[@belindhoffmn533]

Whoa

[@mykemyers3583]

I hope this doesn't freak people out, but the sight of a twisty fresh tornado is VERY satisfying

[@mommabird2813]

They're just beautiful.

[@gentle2334]

You should see it in real life.

[@gentle2334]

***** You're the enthusiastic kind huh? Lol. Didn't Kansas just get a tornado a few days ago?

[@itatsuuchiha96]

Was that a Jacksepticeye reference?

[@ricksanchez1699]

+itatsu uchiha I was thinking that to

[@susanflowers6282]

You did an excellent job creating this video! Truly well done. And you have the perfect voice to narrate!

[@VigorousVirgo]

0:14 ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: The Logarithmic Tornado (It looks like a logarithmic function) Edit: when the hell did I get these likes thanks y’all

[@falseprophetproductions5446]

Holy mother of god that lightning sequence was badass

[@nicksmith8166]

I love how your descriptions of the tornados and storms. You make them sound...alive. I love the music as well. Very tastefully done!

[@luisgamez9941]

That has to be one of the scariest things that at night you can't see a tornado until it's too late.

[@davecrupel2817]

I appreciate your split second pauses of the flashes, Hank!

[@saakhutarrer9488]

man storm chasing at night must be really terrifying. This is just awesome. You are very brave!

[@RouxsTube]

Mr.PecosHank, I am a storm spotter and watch a LOT of live stream storm chasing and equally a large amount of footage online (due to my logistics we at best get occasional EF0's in Nor Cal) . You have to be one the best chasing commentators (recorded and/or dubbed). When watching footage and that OMG lump in the throat bulks up.. you detonate "Chunkin Hogs" (and I LOL so loud my cat launches off my lap) and other lines like time lapse for viewers "in an ever increasing ADHD society" .... Thank you for your calm demeanor, witty banter and insertion of the "aftermath" stills in your vid's. We weather addict folk that can't get to Nebraska (or TOG ground-zero-anywhere) to see these vortexes rarely get to see what happens after the fact exactly where footage is shot unless it is a large scale showing of random devastation by news media. Puts it into a better perspective. Thank you for doing what you do.

[@branon6565]

RouxsTube...I too live here in NorCal (San Jose) and couldn't agree more with your comment. I do have to admit that, as much as I want to see an EF5 up close and personal, I'd much rather deal with our earthquakes ( The Hayward Fault runs about 20tt behind my back fence) that's for sure...

[@metacomet2066]

Chunkin' hogs was hilarious! Refreshing bit of humor in all that calamity.

[@holeshothunter5544]

Hank, I love the freeze frame style you use in this vid. It lets me see things I previously could not. I have only run across one double tornado after dark. I was aware in the lightning flashes that there were 2 funnels straddling I-70. I couldn't really see either one. Thanks for showing them to me now. Muchos grande huevos, pal

[@glitchnyrmatrix7296]

This was very well done! The post-production narrative style was perfect. Very refreshing.

[@ITRIEDEL]

Tornado at 3:30 was terrifying. Like a big destructive building hiding in the night.

[@anonymousstormchaser]

That's some of the most incredible lightning and tornado footage I've seen.

[@PecosHank]

It might be awhile before I see something like this again... Hope not.

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[@alexanderlinderson2655]

It was a lovely edit! Just pausing a short while on those frames of lightning in the darkness helped us see and made them absolutely terrifying.

[@RazorStormInc]

3:44 is the most beautiful shot I have ever seen. Classic funnel, purely illuminated by lightning...

[@BobyCasasola87]

A tornado in the dark has to be the scariest thing mother nature can throw at you. I'd shit my pants even from a distance

[@emmacat3202]

I love how you try and help the community... I wish more chasers would do that.

[@Christin5554]

again, the best video and photos. I love the way you explain everything so well and also your compation, thanks!

[@theartistdrunkonart]

WOW!!!!!! Thanks for taking your time on this video! it was seriously cool.

[@Mary-lb7xo]

Hey Hank. I like that you spend so much time in Nebraska, including my native land of NE Nebraska. I just wanted to say, I like your style much more than some of the other chasers with their own shows, especially one who get really out of control emotionally. Not a real confidence builder for his team. Also, I find your stuff a good deal more educational than the others. I'm living in Ord, Neb., now. If you get up this way, give me a shout. I'd put you up.

[@PecosHank]

+John Ortmann Thanks John! Nebraska is one of my favorite places on this planet. I never know exactly when i'm gonna pass through Ord, but if the sky goes green there's a decent chance I'll be there. Have a great 2016 friend!

[@dtrix10kc]

Dear GOD....that lightning. That's nature gone wild.

[@littlebear5129]

Geo engineering

[@dragon_turtle]

That shot at about 00:28 seconds in is freaking epic. Love the work you do, Hank. 🤘

[@ext93]

I've been bingeing tornado videos lately. Hank has the best footage by far. I'm so happy to live where we don't get tornados, but I feel for the people that do live in those regions. I'd love to experience these unbelievable storms from a distance some day. Supercell formations look like they are from a different galaxy

[@ericbrown4761]

During the 2011 outbreak, we watched a cell which had developed in Alabama, cross over into Georgia just north of us. It was just after sunset, and in the anvil was continuous cloud to cloud lightning with no thunder at all. Occasionally, a bolt would make its way to the ground and it would rattle a bit, but otherwise complete silence. It went on to produce a short lived EF2 with minimal property damage and no injuries. It had to be one of the eeriest things I've ever witnessed.

[@nesthell2]

+Eric Brown Is that the one that crossed over a North/South highway? I always get reminded about that tornado when ever i go on that highway because it knocked down all the trees on both sides.

[@GuyIntermediate]

@@nesthell2 are you talking about the one that crossed 431 just south of Glencoe?

[@mec253]

Personally, if I lived out there, I'd be sleeping in a culvert at night. Those things are bad enough during the daylight, but at night .......forget it. Your videos are awesome. Too bad so many suffer in loss of property and life.

[@MsBabydoll7]

I'm glad I don't live in the tornado alley 🌪️

[@tjaxmanhattan]

@Next Couple ...I’ve lived in Kansas my entire life, and have actually only seen 1 tornado in 35 years - and that was last summer. When it comes to these types of storms, you honestly get used to it. We get dozens upon dozens of supercell, severe storms every year. 5% of those storms will have a tornado warning. Out of that five percent, 25% will have an actual tornado. The odds of seeing one, let alone being hit by one at home, is very rare. (You has much better odds of getting crushed by a hurricane living in S. Florida. Plus tornadoes then, too!) Just know what county you’re in, pay attention to the forecasts, and use your head when it comes to warnings. Have an emergency plan, as in where you’re going for shelter, and give yourself ample time. And don’t forget to wear shoes!! Ain’t nothing but another day!

[@leaf2180]

Just mother nature taking back what was rightfully hers ;)

[@BornAmazing]

You make truly spectacular videos, this is just incomprehensible.

[@glockgrandma2517]

I traveled on the back roads of Nebraska a couple years ago for work. Nebraska was a surprise that really touched my heart ❤️ It was clean, well cared for, loved and respected by the great people who lived and worked there producing our food. I felt deep gratitude and patriotism as I drove through. God bless America! 🇺🇸 God bless Nebraska 🇺🇸

[@IAA015]

What kind of camera are you using to get these footages? I'd love to know, please - because you are such a great inspiration to a weather, storm and tornado enthusiast like me. I still don't understand why you don't have more views and subs than you actually have to be honest with you, but you will get there eventually with these incredibly clear and beautiful tornado videos. Stay safe Pecos for the upcoming tornado season! Can't wait to see more from you!

[@PecosHank]

Thank you so much! I used a Nikon D7000 for this one and hope to upgrade to the D7100 this year. Good luck!

[@IAA015]

Pecos Hank Thanks for the reply, I got one more for you if you dont mind; what lenses are you using on them? Are they different lenses for day and night shots, or is it the same lens? Thank you once again!

[@WildSnakes]

IAA015 I have the whole spectrum of lenses for all occasions. I only purchase nikon glass... not that other glass isnt as good. BTW, this is hank.

[@mariuspetre5626]

I think he used a gopro

[@user-ny3tb6pd7o]

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[@thisjustin6529]

I don't get to see this kind of stuff in Connecticut (thank god) but your videos do a good job of satisfying my tornadic-curiosity. You are a great storyteller, photographer, storm-chaser, and showman. Keep up the great work!

[@PecosHank]

+Justin Walnum Cheers Justin!

[@ramireznfp03]

+Justin Walnum that is so true

[@strabe30]

Man you’re by far the best chaser out there. And it’s not close, you’re a good person and don’t get over emotional to create more excitement cough cough Reed Timmer cough cough. I love your videos man if I wish you posted more often. I get so excited to see that beautiful hair. Stay safe out there brother.

[@guud]

2022 and still. Hands down. Good luck and all the best to you. Thank you on this, never ever had any idea about all this. Learning every day..

[@SamIAmWich]

Man, you're brave. I'd have shit myself once the sun went down. But each person reacts differently to these things. I hope you have even more amazing footage, though not of this storm. Keep doing what you're doing!

[@PecosHank]

The storm was moving slow enough to brave the darkness. Thanks as always Samantha!

[@davidrodriguez6161]

Cristian David.rodrigues saldival

[@skywriting33]

Amazingly edited and narrated. Being stuck in these storms must be terrifying but having it happen at night with only lightning giving a glimpse of what is going on must be totally horrifying. Stay safe!

[@PecosHank]

At night, your brain thinks everything is a tornado in the flashes... It's pretty freaky. Thanks for commenting Skywriting!

[@gemigirl5521]

I don’t need movies and T V shows, I just need Pecos Hank’s videos. Tornadoes, lightning and mesmerizing music brings me to every emotion.

[@guymann4016]

Probably the most captivating and mesmerizing channel on KZbin.

[@KiX031]

I was going through youtube and I saw one of your videos about tornadoes,and now I can't stop watching all of your videos....keep up the good work....you are very brave....greetings from Croatia...you just got a new subscriber

[@PecosHank]

KiX031 That's awesome! Love getting feedback from other parts of the world. Cheers from Texas!

[@hidog420]

Just plain AWESOME Pecos Hank! Tour video's are spectacular and your witty dialogue bring a humorous side to the devastation. I'm very happy to know that the folks out there in Nebraska were doing ok. Keep on doing what your doing cause it's absolutely Awesome!!!

[@PecosHank]

I'm doomed to do this until the end. Thanks for the good vibes Hidog! Got a hard drive full of Mother Nature chomping at the bit to be uploaded. Keep the feedback coming.

[@hidog420]

You got it brother. Drive safe man because I'm not alone in saying we are looking forward to more of your uploads!!!

[@dw7323]

You take the best videos and photos of a tornado period!!! Superb

[@ChristianW1975]

I absolutely love your videos. Amazing recordings, the narrative perfect. Keep it up buddy 👍🏻

[@lowowl5299]

Lightning bolts are fractal blueprints. Everything has this fractal design in it. Tree branches look like lightning bolts, roots, watersheds, river systems, even your own circulatory system has an array of lightning bolt shaped veins. The shrooms i took are the fruit body of lightning bolt fractal shaped mycellium

[@danieldaniel4474]

+low owl Good observation! Quite simply put, in the literal sense, as the "path of least resistance." Lightening will follow the quickest and easiest route along active electrons, as tree roots will follow the quickest and easiest route to water sources, etc. The fractal shape can also be seen on volcanoes from lava flows, for the same reason as the fractal shape in watersheds. It's all fascinating

[@Miatacrosser]

Forgot how observant shrooms make you.

[@kurtbaynes1912]

The "Hell Hath No Fury" Lightning toward the end was incredible!

[@zennn1434]

*AWESOME CONTENTS, NARRATION WITH A SENSE OF HUMOR AND EDITING. YOU'RE THE BEST STORM CHASER I EVER WATCHED*

[@LaLaRice]

Just a "thank you"..I love watching these videos, and yours..by far are my favorite. Stay safe and know you have alot of big fans out here. Incredible footage & the music you add on is great. Generally not an add-on music fan, but everything you have produced is incredible 🙂

[@ZeroMass]

Awesome channel! Some of the best presented footage on youtube!

[@PecosHank]

Thanks dude. Uploading a sweet video tonight about clouds and boobies. Let me know what you think.

[@keithsage7258]

Fantastic video..you be careful.

[@StarTropicsKing]

Nothing scarier than a fucking tornado at night! Glad I live in Minnesota. Not that they don't happen; far from it; but they don't happen as often.

[@AnimeLover4Life3395]

+StarTropicsKing get other weird weather things.

[@StarTropicsKing]

***** I remember the one about four or five years ago that hit Minneapolis. I live one city south so we didn't get hit. Also, I worked -outside- during the wind storm that year! Almost 70 MPH winds! Shopping carts flying everywhere and people falling over. I helped an elderly woman into the store because I saw her all by herself. I did see some completely uprooted trees the next day on my bike route. Never seen anything like it!

[@ggirl8512]

Wtf? Where I live in Minnesota I fucking get destroyed by tornados.

[@junonovamusic]

For me, I get tornadoes every once in a while.

[@angelasoto2839]

StarTropicsKing I live in minnesota too 😂 I had a tornado watch last week, now I have a blizzard outside.

[@svharken6907]

Your video reminded me of when we had a constant lightening storm in Boston of all places, as the storm hit the ocean it stalled and dumped all its energy on our heads. The next day, folks were so traumatized by the sight that when I would talk about it, they just turned away. I'm from the midwest, but I think they weren't used to very many even regular thunder storms.

[@paulrivers6747]

Now that's a documentary well worth watching, I like the way you talked us through, still photos were perfect, you explained exactly what was going on, your background music wasn't too loud, and, you did a follow up on the people, NICE!!! Thanks excellent job, NEW YORK

[@lovatojonasfan1]

Tornadoes are the reason why I want to go into meteorology and they're also the reason why I want to go to Oklahoma for college.

[@YoshiYoshi456]

That's kind of risky in tornadic activity

[@lovatojonasfan1]

Exactly why it's perfect for meteorology.

[@YoshiYoshi456]

Matthew Brunette Seek shelter if it happen ;)

[@MissWWE20]

Matthew Brunette Goodluck with meteorology. I wish I would have gone into it . I settle for spotting and chasing .

[@karleevalentine7748]

Matthew Brunette Same here! I've been watching The Weather Channel specials, and especially tornado specials, and I fell in love with weather and especially tornadoes. In the spring I would come home from school and watch outbreaks unfold, and when I turned nine, I decided that I wanted to go into meteorology :)

[@patcatania8582]

Tornadoes and Thunderbolt's. An awesome combination to make someone crap their pants.

[@LIBERTY0RDEATH]

Great video. Living in California and now Las Vegas I have never had to endure any major natural disasters. I can’t imagine losing everything. I guess the people that live through these experiences value what truly matters instead of materialistic things. Throughout my life the things you remember and cherish the most is the hard times and the people that were with you when you pulled through it.

[@simplygaming2280]

One reason I love living in Nebraska...i've had several opportunities to safely watch tornadoes and it NEVER gets old :)

[@dxcorxm.2893]

Even though I am not from the US I still want to be a storm chaser!

[@VigorousVirgo]

Trav7rav25 Gaming you do you my friend

[@ozzy6220]

Lucy Bubz i think it’s like 80% of the worlds tornados are in the USA. Also u can catch so many storms like tsunamis, floods, sandstorms and much more.

[@kyloren7963]

Do your dreams my man high hopes for u

[@Seanion592]

Same

[@charleyronglien8517]

I believe that you can achieve that! 😁

[@jessicalee5260]

"Farting out a satellite" I'm dead. XD

[@dark___matter_]

This is one of the best tornado videos I've ever watched. The music is absolutely perfect for the content. The lightning was absolutely beautiful.

[@SuperHeliboy]

You do some great work. I appreciate how your empathy shows through your fascination of these beautiful monsters.

[@JoDidntHearYou]

You’re by far my favorite storm chasing channel. Thank you for sharing your well-informed, articulate voice overs and this amazing photography. During the end of the storm where all that lightning was happening, is the footage in the video happening real time, or is it sped up or slowed down? It was beautiful! Thanks again for sharing!

[@Mrcatlistening]

Man, this is great Pecos hank; did you produce this? It's amazing. You did a great job! The lightning illuminated frames stitched together to give a moving night time image is brilliant. I'm sharing this.

[@Warsaw_Pact]

So I’m a kid and I once thought that tornadoes were extremely rare and always damaging and deadly. Because of you and external research that I found elsewhere I now know that they’re pretty common in big storms and that the storm has to be a supercell and a very developed mesocyclone. I got big into tornadoes and weather when the Laramie Wyoming tornado on June 6th, 2018 touched down and brought 4 anti cyclonic tornadoes with it. It was declared an EF3 and the ground scarring that it left behind made it apparent to everyone that it was probably an EF4. It was also the most photogenic tornado of 2018 because there was no rain associated with the storm that birthed it

[@brandenjones716]

Thoes pics of the tornado in the dark, look lile the scariest thing I've seen, that hige monster is there but you cant see it except for a couple seconds here and there in the Flash

[@SarahAParis]

Nature is amazing! I love Lightening storms, when it's not raining and there's just lightening. Wow.😍

[@wewinusa]

Incredible footage. Very rare to see storms like this on video from the build up stage to the end. Excellent video. I enjoyed watching it all through .. Well done 👍⚡

[@CallSignJammer]

Those images were beautifully taken. Nice work and thanks for sharing.

[@tree356]

You are the Man when it comes to beautiful, violent scenery!😎✌🏼