The History of F5 Tornadoes

[@tornadotrx]

Wanted to point out a couple of mistakes in this video haha! No big errors, but I've been getting a few comments over some editing issues so I wanted to clear the air. It says on screen "April 22" when I meant April 27th! Just a mis-type! I also accidentally say El Reno, Texas instead of Oklahoma. (I think all the audio takes talking about Texas got to me LOL!) Yes.. I know I said Lubbock like an idiot In retrospect, I should have included Tri-State 1925. I didn't, because in my research the tornado is rarely regarded as an F5, but rather just a catastrophic twister. I didn't want to misrepresent anything, as I saw a lack of damage indicating F5 strength. Sorry if the issues hurt the viewing experience, it was a very long video with a lot of research, so I was bound to make some mistakes, but nothing in bad faith!

[@uiohl]

it’s all good, great vid

[@MegaBluebone]

And wichita falls is in Texas not kansas

[@404cowgirl]

I don't think you mentioned the 1947 Woodward, Oklahoma estimated F-5 tornado. Well over 100 killed.

[@ceeinfiniti1389]

The Elie Manitoba F5 was initially rated F4 by the surveyors as they were unsure if the tornado looping over the neighborhood homes caused it to stall over the house that was swept away. It wasn't until the day after when a video of the tornado was uploaded to KZbin, showing it lifting the home right off the foundation then obliterating it to pieces that it was then officially made F5.

[@Jaco_Schutte]

The Tri-State tornado of 1925 really deserves a mention, especially since you include tornadoes from the 1800's on this list.

[@purcascade]

Tennessee's "forgotten F5" was forgotten because it hit a very rural area, and Nashville was hit by a less intense tornado that same day.

[@SirRobbins]

same reason why the Hackleburg EF5 was overshadowed by the Tuscaloosa storm in 2011. It was out in no mans land, and still killed more than the Tusc storm did

[@dannyllerenatv8635]

The forgotten F5 hit a very rural area, but make no mistake, the damage was immense. Those homes it swept clean were massive and extremely well built/anchored, even by today's fashion. That was an exceptionally violent tornado.

[@girlbuu9403]

Happens all the time, sometimes as the storm is in progress. An F4 killed three or four people in a nearby rural community because an F1 grazed Oklahoma City and that was all anyone would talk about. I remember Gary England being the only weather man actually covering it beyond "Oh and people in this county should take cover, back to this 100 MPH wind twister moving some guys car a couple yards!"

[@bradleyp33]

Was that the one where the guy was stuck in a high rise crane and witnessed the tornado from up in the air in the crane?

[@pook304]

​@girlbuu9403 I remember that and heck I live all the way in Tennessee it's like they are anticipating or like seeking some kind of rare event to happen. The "mega twister" event Oklahoma City an Dallas as well are the cities they always say will be the cities to be struck by a big tornado and anytime there is a outbreak in tornado alley especially in Oklahoma they always tend to downplay any other significant or destructive tornado's that hit the area when Oklahoma City gets a small one that comes close to hitting the city it's like that is the biggest story of the event. That day you talk about if it were not for Gary England's coverage the death toll would have been immense and also if not for his coverage of the storms the awareness of the areas struck by tornado's if not for him it could have impacted rescue personnel and volunteers from having knowledge of this situation and prevented dyer immediate help from reaching those who were affected by the storms. I'd love to say also I love that you still refer to tornado's as F rated ones the old fuigita rating I still won't call a tornado a EF one nope it's silly but your the first I've seen who says it like I do😊. Anyways your comment is a significant thing in the history of tornado history and sheds light on a serious problem that I feel is still a problem till now even insignificant tornado's cause of their close touchdown near metropolitan areas they get so much coverage and overshadow areas that are dealt catastrophic destruction and have none or little coverage at all and that hurts response and relief efforts to these areas. I agree with what you say to

[@hunterporth3302]

Actually Fun Fact The official Number of F5/EF5 is 59 but the actual total in us History is widely accepted by tornado historians and experts to be around 80-85. the First F5 in Us History is widely acknowledged to be the 1883 Rochester, Minnesota Tornado which is what led to the founding of the Mayo Clinic

[@Thicc_Cheese_Dip]

Actually the first F5 in US history able to be verified is the 1880 Christian County, Illinois tornado; although earlier tornadoes, such as the 1840 Natchez, Mississippi tornado and the 1860 Camanche, Iowa tornado, are possible/likely F5s.

[@mrs.w5539]

I'm no expert but F5 rated tornadoes have probably been happening since the beginning... I doubt they just arrived in the 1800s. Sure, there was no official scale or great documentation of those... but yeah, they've likely been happening for forever.

[@hunterporth3302]

Well the first officially rated

[@froey198033]

Yeah I'm sure the Indians in the plains had to deal with some monster tornadoes way back in the day before the white men stole their land. Just imagine Indians in their tepees getting swept away.

[@joycebarker1488]

Interesting information!

[@Richey24]

No sub begging, no "only x % of my viewers are subbed", no clickbait thumbnail, no over editing or zomg manner of speaking. Just facts and videos, channels like yours need to blow up! Happily subbed.

[@AD-df5tm]

"Facts" is a stretch. There are so so many errors in this video.

[@jarrodskufcagaming5203]

@@AD-df5tm you are an error

[@MaxVerslappin48]

@@AD-df5tmlol like he said Wichita Falls is in Kansas, which in fact is Texas over 200 miles away from the border of Kansas

[@e-fraz8960]

2😮😢😮​@@AD-df5tm

[@briangwynn3592]

@@AD-df5tm the pronunciations lol "Goothrie"

[@dieterdelange9488]

No matter how much I watch or read about Jarrell, it always gives me chills.

[@thomasmills3934]

Wasn't Joplin worse?

[@PotatoSaucevr]

​@thomasmills3934 In cost and deaths, yeah. but I think Jarrell was more powerful, it literally skinned cows. And the dead man walking photo might be the cause of his chills

[@dieterdelange9488]

@@PotatoSaucevr If Jarrell had struck a more populated area, it would have been Joplin-level destruction.

[@TaurusMoon-hu3pd]

​@thomasmills3934 It's the sandblasting effect. That freaks me out too. Washing machines were reduced to metal shavings. 😮

[@EliRicke-xl9mw]

Hudsonville was worse than Jarrell. At least Jarrell left some flooring on the foundations, unlike Hudsonville. Massive swaths of forests were ground into dust, not even the stumps remained. Asphalt was scoured off the roads, and cars were either vaporized or mangled beyond recognition with all the paint stripped off. Every single structure it hit was vaporized, and every inch of the flooring was scoured off the foundations. In some cases, not even the foundations remained.

[@grapeshot]

The Joplin tornado was the first tornado since the Flint tornado of 1953 to kill more than 100 people in an urban setting.

[@MoneyyyOG]

i went thru it. shit sucked a lot lmao. somehow survived in a damn closet and i was 2-3 blocks from main vortex.

[@aether44]

​@MoneyyyOG holy crap dude, that's insane. Glad you're still here. Did you get any injuries or anything?

[@MoneyyyOG]

Thankfully, no. Our house was constructed literally 3 years before the tornado, and our house had "minimal" damage. We lost our entire backyard, back door, a window, and part of our first layer of the roof. My mom had her hands on clothes hanging up above us just in case if the roof did come off, any glass or little debris would hit us and rip into us. Very scary event. I remember being so hungry after it was over, so weird. @@aether44

[@macgeek2004]

I mean, calling Joplin, MO an "urban setting" might be a bit of a stretch, lol

[@grapeshot]

@@macgeek2004 will they do have a city charter lol

[@glissyyy]

The Smithville tornado and the El Reno-Piedmont tornado are probably the two strongest tornadoes of this video. Along with the damage mentioned in this video, the Smithville tornado ripped pockets of concrete out of house foundations, dislodged foundations, ripped plumbing out of foundations, ripped a drainage pipe out of the ground, and, possibly its worst damage, turned an extremely well built brick funeral home into a paste, and sandblasted the forest with the remains. The El Reno-Piedmont tornado is even more insane than what you mentioned. Right before it hit the 1.9 million pound oil derrick, a mobile doppler radar truck recorded windspeeds of 295mph, the third highest winds ever recorded. And not only did it roll the 1.9 million pound oil derrick, it rolled it 3 times. It also lofted debris 40k feet into the air, which I believe is the highest debris has ever been lifted into the air. There is a possibility that Woldegk, the first F5 mentioned, lofted debris higher, as debris was found coated in ice, hinting that it threw debris into the stratosphere. This is most likely unreliable though, because damage surveys didn't take place until multiple years later.

[@dannyllerenatv8635]

Smithville was an insane tornado, especially when you consider that it formed very shortly after its sister tornado, the New Wren EF3 dissipated. Let's also not forget the insane damage the Smithville tornado did to the forest where it touched down, it almost completely deforested miles upon miles of low-hanging vegetation and massive hardwood trees before doing the unfathomable in the town of Smithville. That tornado also had one of the most impressive and "beautiful" looking wedge structure and wall cloud in the most eerie way possible given the damage it caused.

[@glissyyy]

@@dannyllerenatv8635 New Wren was also insanely violent, it ripped up multiple inches of topsoil in a few seconds, threw a vehicle farther than any other tornado has in recorded history, and completely slabbed a well built brick home. Also, the Smithville recreational park footage is some of the most terrifying close up video of a tornado ever, up there with the Bridge Creek DOW video.

[@dannyllerenatv8635]

@@wadewilson8011 The 2013 Moore EF5 moved at Jarrell speeds at times while it was within the subdivision. That level of damage requires certain wind speeds no matter how you look at it.

[@dannyllerenatv8635]

@@glissyyy No surprise and it's one of the most overlooked tornadoes out there. It produced EF5 caliber damage, but those areas were not surveyed due to a lack of resources. I mean surveying tornadoes such as the Hackleburg EF5, the Tuscaloosa EF4, and the Cordova EF4 amongst many long-tracked tornadoes that day must've been a tedious nightmare to survey.

[@glissyyy]

@@dannyllerenatv8635 They skipped a large amount of damage due to not having enough time, such as Smithville's potential EF5 damage in Alabama

[@dancline2143]

The Brandenburg tornado occured before the Xenia tornado. Ted Fugita actually initially gave Xenia an F6 rating, only the second one that he gave an F6 ranking to. The first being Lubbock 1970, before he decided F6 inconceivable. The Xenia tornado had the most deaths, 36, of all of the tornadoes in the 1974 Super Outbreak

[@rugger1009]

Pretty sure the two tornadoes were in the same super outbreak.

[@MaglikNSS]

Fujita

[@dancline2143]

@@rugger1009 no, she even said the years. 1970 for Lubbock, 1974 for Xenia

[@rugger1009]

@@dancline2143 - I was referring to Brandenburg and Xenia which were both part of the 1974 Super Outbreak.

[@dancline2143]

@@rugger1009 yes, they both of occured on the same day. Brandenburg occured first, and had the second highest death toll at 31

[@brt-jn7kg]

I was one of the first responders to the Jarrel TX tornado. It actually formed in my front yard as a small rope tornado not much bigger than a dust devil. It then traveled south for about 60 miles and became a monster.

[@coolKat237]

WOW, That must have been amazing to see from start to finish.

[@hph9614]

That footage of it dancing in your yard had me just in awe because of how iy felt like a dream or something idk almost like i was a kid and wanted to run out and touch it or run through it and run with it it was so close and cool to watch.

[@universefight2193]

It may have been the same supercell, but it wasn't the same tornado; the Jarrell Supercell formed just north of Prairie Dell, Texas right?

[@universefight2193]

The Jarrell F5 only traveled about 5 miles not 60

[@feoltmanns7624]

My son had a tornado in his driveway (Dallas TX)….he said it totally freaked him out. The miracle is that thing did not damage his house other than some rain came through the brick wall on the end of the house and a small tree fell over. It must’ve dissipated quickly because there was no damage to other structures in his neighborhood.

[@The_Carpet_Stain]

You’re so underrated, you deserve more recognition! Amazing editing and commentary, I know that you’re gonna take off on yt!

[@scalescrime]

Preach brother! 100% million percent. Especially the part about the editing

[@Arceusmemesidk-zk7tm]

Once they get more videos up, this channel is gonna have millions of subs

[@chvfd687]

One of my teachers in school was the wife of the late Spencer Black. Former head of Limestone county EMA where tanner is located. He was new and untested being at the job less than 6 months when the 74 outbreak occured. He took what resources made available to him and soldiered through making today the model for many cities their severe weather preparedness plan. He talked to us several times during my school years and ignited my interest in weather.

[@dieterdelange9488]

I would love it if a historical book was published on the history of F5s and EF5s, full of photographs and then get made into a documentary series.

[@SupercellsNSubies]

The Niles, OH- Wheatland, PA F5 tornado still blows my mind considering how close it was to my hometown back then. But what always disturbs me, is that my mom, grandmother, and oldest sister were all in Niles that day shopping at the mall and left minutes before the F5 tore through not knowing what was going on at the time. My mom recalls driving out of Niles and it becoming dark and windy and my grandmother recalls seeing some of the damage when headed back to Youngstown. She also remembers how big the hailstones were, describing how they were abnormally large. To this day Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania haven't seen a tornado of this intensity which is a good thing. Also, I enjoyed watching this video it is extremely well done!!!

[@Kat-tr2ig]

I was really little during the Niles, OH, tornado. But I still remember how scared my mom was. My dad was working around Youngstown-Boardman and was supposed to come home when the tornado hit.

[@ramen8040]

The 1964 tornado would be wichita falls texas, not Kansas. Sheppard afb is located on the outskirts. I appreciate the work that has gone into this video and the fact you even referenced it being the first shown on live TV, but wichita falls texas pops up multiple times in tornado history.

[@paulas2218]

I was going to tell him that too, then I saw your comment.

[@TxHollerBoy90]

Good ol Terrible Tuesday

[@MichaelLovely-mr6oh]

Of course it isn't particularly well-known outside of Wichita Falls because it is overshadowed by the much more infamous tornado that struck the city on April 10th, 1979.

[@Dr_Dan7982]

I’m glad to be alive from 2011 I live in Alabama , and man I thought it was the end of the world, we had tornadoes in Huntsville also , the whole state was tornado valley , we lost a classmate that was supposed to graduate with us , it was a very sad moment we made a cap and gown also had her picture in the seat honoring her from 2011 . I thank god for still letting me believe alive today

[@VlogginInDa256]

Same story for me I lived in toney at the time lucky to still be here glad yall were safe as well.

[@auntiegravity7713]

I've lived in the Midwest US, in the Rockies, and in Istria, Croatia (Near Trieste, Italy) I remember riding my bicycle back home from "downtown" Buzet (Istria) to the house I was renting at the time.. at the beginning of a bad storm. It felt epic. I never thought of the possibility of tornadoes.. in this region, (on this side of the Adriatic) they call it "Bura." This wind was so powerful I was considering finding a place to shelter as it was nearly blowing me off my bike. Glad I made it home. I have a video somewhere. It wasn't a tornado, but now I know more about the history of violent weather in this area because of this video. (Note: I currently live in Bosnia with different weather patterns) I really am enjoying your videos. The research, the production quality, and something unique that you capture about what these storms FEEL like. AND. (this is huge) your voice. I think that because of AI more and more will want to hear more real human stories and voices like yours. Keep going!

[@Mikey-v9m]

I honestly have no idea how I have not managed to find this video, or rather this channel, you, good sir, honestly deserve more attention for this video.

[@AmandaSmith-yz5hj]

Something interesting about the Blackwell tornado was that it had a glowing ball of light inside of it

[@tyronemaroney335]

Several tornados have had that

[@ezera7616]

Probably a powerflash

[@mdragon5536]

Wonderful work as always! but at 34:02 you have a segment transition that says incorrectly that the date of the 2011 super outbreak was April 22. The correct date is April 27.

[@fredmckinney8933]

The greater St. Louis area was hit by an EF-4 tornado on April 22, 2011. No fatalities or even severe injuries, thankfully. That tornado did roof damage to a house we bought 3 years later, with the previous owners replacing the roof in 2012.

[@leanneadams2549]

@@fredmckinney8933was that the one that hit the airport and no one knew about it until huge glass started to break and a 747 flipped over ? That one ?

[@fredmckinney8933]

​@@leanneadams2549Yup, that's the one.

[@cindyshields5753]

Just seeing all the older vintage cars is awesome in the photos. And the ones that got destroyed just breaks the heart.

[@baneverything5580]

Nobody knew they were vintage cars back then. I`ve found Model A cars intact way out in the woods and an old Cadillac once. It`s fun to metal detect for old car parts and relics around old dump sites way back in the woods from the dirt and board road days. Nowadays though there aren`t many places to detect. It`s a serious crime to metal detect on any state or federal public land...even disturbed state park swimming beaches made of sand.

[@tttornadoes]

You should try doing a video about the 1980 Grand Island tornadoes. 7 tornadoes struck the areas of grand island in just one night with some of the most weirdest paths

[@devbrew935]

That would be interesting and then later became a book called Night of the Twisters along with a made for TV movie

[@commiehunter733]

I saw those paths...some of those tornados were anti cyclonic... I wonder if that plays a role in such strange movement.... the loops they made were mind-boggling

[@nickfahlstrom1073]

This video is and channel is going places, Tornados are a terrifyingly cool natural disaster that deserves more attention. And you sir, beautiful editing and factual information

[@BeigeS7]

2:58 for those who don’t know, the tornado was so powerful that car could get picked up and orbit the tornado

[@xanderc1225]

I believe that the NWS relies too much on damage to rate tornadoes at times, because there’s no world where the 2013 el Reno tornado is not an F5 just due to lack of damage indicators it was an F3 with possibly over 300mph winds and being the widest ever recorded tornado. I feel part of it is fear that people will scrutinize the local governments for how it’s dealt with and a lower rating doesn’t raise any interest. Because there’s been so many strong tornadoes since 2013

[@macgeek2004]

I mean, that's LITERALLY how the EF scale works. I guess you prefer the old Fujita scale over the Enhanced Fujita scale then?

[@dieterdelange9488]

I also can't believe that tornadoes like 2015's Fairdale or 2021's Mayfield were less than 5.

[@xanderc1225]

@@macgeek2004 damage to property should not be what rates the strength of a tornado. It should include wind speeds and ground damage but that’s just my opinion

[@twister107]

@@xanderc1225exactly, had El Reno hit a town, the town would have likely been erased from the map.

[@TheArchitect515]

@@macgeek2004we know that’s how the EF scale works. That’s why so many people want a revamped version, because the way the EF scale works is inherently flawed. We should be rating the tornado based on damage and other factors, not the tornado damage itself.

[@MegaBluebone]

Not sure how you completely overlooked the 1925 tri-state tornado. The deadliest tornado in US history

[@paulreeves3379]

Came here to say that

[@GoldGamer-pl8yt]

It’s disputed because of poor record keeping and limited visibility of it

[@Jaco_Schutte]

​@@GoldGamer-pl8ytbut tornadoes from the 1800's are included? There are records and eyewitness accounts of the devastation caused by the Tri-state tornado. It's still the single deadliest twister in US history, as well as the longest tracked by some distance. Given how entire towns were simply wiped off the map never to recover, I don't think an F5 rating is a stretch.

[@Thicc_Cheese_Dip]

@@Jaco_Schutte it's not "officially" rated by the NWS as an F5, but it's widely accepted that it is an F5. It's weird how the NWS handles tornadoes before 1950, and there needs to be an official tornado database set up in the US to document and rank as many tornadoes as possible.

[@AmberWool]

I lived in a house in Murphysboro that lost its third floor. It is possible my great-grandfather put a roof on that house.

[@pep9077]

I grew up in Wheelersburg, OH! There’s still a memorial for the victims of the F5 in our public park. My grandma was pregnant with my mom at the time, and stood on her front porch in Sciotodale and watched the tornado cross the river and go right through Burg. I always wished it had been better documented.

[@connorpurdy6103]

I've been to Joplin this past year, you could still make out the area where the tornado happened, There's less buildings, a general feeling of sorrow and a memorial near the high school

[@SmokeTheHolyChalice]

Dude, very well done. Thank you for taking the time to put out a quality video that was as informative as it was entertaining. It's actually rare to find a channel that continues to put pride in their product over the race to monetize and get paid. I sincerely appreciate it!

[@dannyllerenatv8635]

The Lawrence County F5 of 1998 is highly forgotten despite how powerful it was. It swept away many extremely large, properly anchored bolted, and well-built homes clean off their foundations and produced approximately 200 feet of ground scouring in a nearby pasture.

[@cs77smith67]

This is why I really believe tornadoes have the power to take away a skyscrapers building 🏢 if it's an F5 or maybe just a little stronger than an F5 tornado 🌪️

[@dannyllerenatv8635]

@DakotaTNWX0330 Oh yeah, it was immensely powerful.

[@regentclockman]

i'm from the town just west of brandenburg kentucky. the newspaper in brandenburg printed a book with hundreds of photos of homes across both breckinridge county and meade county. the highschool basement ended up being used as a morgue because the funeral home got ripped to shreds and, iirc, was thrown into the ohio river along with a ton more damage. also thank you for mentioning us!! most people talking about the 1974 tornadoes skip over brandenburg, so you including it was actually really cool since we're kind of forgotten about, especially now since mayfield is a tornado victim. the newspaper also printed a book in 1984 about the recovery 10 years later. at the county courthouse there's a memorial to all the victims, and they've got all the names listed too.

[@Jake-gs6yl]

Brandenburg Kentucky? That's funny, there's a state in Germany that's also called Brandenburg

[@diontaedaughtry974]

I never thought about the early years of these monsters. A tornado that can cause another natural disaster is just mind blowing.

[@AlpacaMyBagsLetsGo]

You have such a great voice for videos! Love the way you present the info - kept me engaged and interested the whole time. New subscriber! Keep up the great work!

[@tornadotrx]

Wow, thank you!

[@arigentum]

at 24:02 you mentioned a line of B-10 bombers were struck, two of whom carried nuclear weapons. I looked into this, as I'm a aviation enthusiast, and it was actually 10, B-1 Lancers, A model of bomber still in service today.

[@AxisGMD2010]

B-10s are a 1930s plane

[@hughglass2520]

So they didn't have nuclear warheads?

[@lucaslucas2933]

@@hughglass2520yeah I wanna know that too? Like holy mother of god how many times are we gonna play our luck with nukes?

[@RyanKlapperich]

​@@hughglass2520B-1 bombers can carry nuclear weapons and back then a couple may have been loaded with them on "alert status."

[@rubidiumeater]

One thing you missed: During the Blackwell F5, there were eyewitness accounts of a strange light inside the tornado.

[@KayaChan1369]

An interesting fact about the Lubbock tornado is that it actually slightly twisted the steel framing of the tallest highrise building in the downtown area! But because the framing of that building was so well manufactured/engineered the twist didn't really affect the durability of the structure, and therefore, didn't really need to be corrected. The building is still standing today and is currently an apartment complex. Apparently if you look close enough, you can see a slight twist in the building on a certain story, although I forget which one.

[@grapeshot]

In the 1974 outbreak in Alabama .A man was injured by one tornado they took him to a church and then as it was transporting him to a hospital the ambulance he was in was overtaken by a second tornado that killed him.

[@dancline2143]

Actually, he was killed in the church. His brother was the minister of the church

[@HungerGamesFan00]

really had it out for the dude

[@Astro95Media]

"Loo-bock" is "Luh-buhk". But a funny story ... my dad was living there at the time of the 1970 F5. He and my grandfather watched from their roof, well south of the ground track of the tornado, as power flashes revealed the presence of the monster. I learned recently that my grandmother was hollering at them from the ground to come in, but they ignored her in favor of watching the once-in-a-lifetime spectacle.

[@adamsvette]

Best toronado channel on youtube. Cant get enough. Wish there was more than 10 videos. I have binged like everythinf you have made several times now.

[@crimsonstorm34]

How did you completely miss one of the most infamous tornadoes, the Tri-State Tornado? It happened in 1925. Not only was it the deadliest in U.S. history, but also an F-5.

[@artisticbunny3987]

Thats what I was thinking. Just kept going back wondering if I was a dumbass not hearing it

[@StormChaserGabe]

It actually never got an F5 rating

[@crimsonstorm34]

@@StormChaserGabe Not what I've read and heard.

[@StormChaserGabe]

@@crimsonstorm34 Neither NWS nor NOAA has given it an official rating but Tom Grazulis thought the tornado deserved an F5 rating. So, no it wasn't an F5 but it very well had the potential.

[@IAmGrim999]

It might as well of gotten and F5 rating just like el Reno deserves one too.

[@CozyKev222]

Love the way you break down everything and how easy you make it to understand

[@josephhebert3073]

Awesome video, man. Very well put together. You've given me a ton of tornado information to research now. Especially the 1960 Prague, OK; F5 that hit an oil refinery. Thanks for sharing. Godspeed.

[@tornadotrx]

Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@josephhebert3073]

@@tornadotrx 👍👍

[@thealexandralorian]

The Elie F5 is one of the most fascinating tornadoes of all time. It was an F5 because it picked up a whole house intact, spun and disintegrated it in less than 15 sec. This was also a well anchored house. Moreover, so many tornadoes have to have thousands of damage indicators before coming upon some f5/ef5 damage indicators. Elie only had 4 houses, some trees, and cars to work with on the street it did the most damage at. Elie was slow moving, yet wildly unpredictable. I've only seen two weather documentaries on it on YT but I would love it if more people looked into this F5. It def needs more looking into imo!

[@east8051]

You forgot the Belmond,IA (1966)and the Paullel,France(1967) AND the Broken Bow,OK(1982) tornado. Also the tornadoes in 1975 were in 1976. (Corrections)

[@Randomsportsfanforum]

We were visiting family in Kansas City when they asked us to stay an extra 30 minutes, we decided to stay. That decision saved our lives as we came through Joplin around 15-30 minutes after the tornado. Multiple 18 wheelers flipped well outside the city. It’s a sight I’ll never forget. Somehow my uncle was able to get ahold of us even with 0 bars. He was frantically asking where we were. We had actually driven through the storm that dropped the tornado on our way to Joplin. I’ll never forget him saying a massive tornado just destroyed the town.

[@davidgutierrez1729]

I grew up in Plainfield, IL and had no idea about the F5 tornado. Great video on a terrifying subject

[@FishingAddictNE]

You have to wonder about these early F5 tornadoes. If it impacted the same buildings today it likely would only be rated an EF-3 or EF-4.

[@rvnrubber1573]

I was apart of the Joplin tornado it was near my house but glad it turned the other way. I was 4 and still remember it. It haunts me till this day rip to all who died.

[@scottk9806]

Great video. Just a heads up. Wichita Falls is in Texas. Not Kansas, sheppard afb as well. If it was Wichita KS the AFB would be McConnell AFB. Great video man!!!!

[@mikezylstra7514]

That was Wichita KS/McConnell AFB.

[@thelemonlimeninja2144]

@@mikezylstra7514no it was not. The newspaper headline he showed to accompany that segment even said Texas on it. Sheppard Air Force base is in Texas, and that city had an f5 which was the one he meant to reference. It was just an honest mix up

[@mikezylstra7514]

@@thelemonlimeninja2144 whoopsiedoodle - wrong air force base, wrong Witchita. It happens.

[@sword6449]

I absolutely adore this channel! We need more channels like yours, Sweagle Studios, and Carly Anna WX!

[@joosh6106]

Fun Fact: the first tornado mentioned in this video was rated a torro 11 witch means its winds were estimated to be 300+mph making it potentially one of the mot intense tornadoes ever

[@DMWolFGurL]

Because back then they had the modern technology to rate it that high. pfft!

[@joosh6106]

@@DMWolFGurL but people now can read reports about the damage that happened and rate it

[@BuccaneerBruce]

5:49 Ruskin Heights is simply a neighborhood in Kansas City Missouri, that Tornado started in Williamsburg Kansas and cut a path across state line. I grew up in Kansas City in the area where the that tornado crossed over. It destroyed a train line and parts of the bridge still stand. Excellent video.

[@ThePhoenix5115]

Found your channel yesterday and subbed right away after watching your Videos. I really like the style of your Videos. Its easy to tell how much effort you put into them. Keep up the good work.

[@Arceusmemesidk-zk7tm]

Fr this guy just spawned

[@Astro95Media]

Same. Really enjoying this content.

[@PhilDavis122]

One to add to your list, 1905 Snyder, OK F5. It was one of the deadliest tornadoes in American history. So many people died that they were buried in a mass grave that is still present in the local cemetery.

[@emory2376]

I'm in Alabama and we have strange pronunciations of towns. Guin, Alabama is actually pronounced "Gyoo-winn" instead of "Gwin". Great video, I just subscribed!

[@mikezylstra7514]

And Olwein is pronounced "ole'wine"

[@section8usmc53]

I learned a simple lesson many years ago. I don't remember from whom, or what the particular subject matter was, but the idea is simple. When doing a report or documentary, write down every town and city, and what states those towns and cities are in. Then look up a reputable business in each place, like a bank, a pharmacy, or non emergency police or fire station, briefly explain what you are doing, and that you want to pronounce their town or city name correctly. Most people are glad to help. For tiny unincorporated towns, call the next nearest town. Then when you are writing down each name, under the actual spelling, simply write it phonetically in lower case letters, with the emphasized syllable(s) in upper case letters, and spaces for each syllable, similar to what you find in a dictionary. Then when you're ready to say it in the video, practice several times first, so it flows naturally. You can even go so far as to record the calls, as it's much easier to do so these days. A small recorder used for dictation as common with attorneys were quite expensive back in the day. Now we can do both on the same device.

[@mikezylstra7514]

@@section8usmc53 Well, yes. But in Michigan, for example, we pronounce it "Ill' 'in' noise." So I guess it depends upon who you are addressing. I do remember the media pronounced it "Gwin" at the time. The "gyou' winn" pronunciation on the media came decades later.

[@amandathecat]

Randomly was recommended this video. Was curious if you'd talk about the Xena, OH tornado. My grandmother and her three kids (my mom and 2 aunts) lived there when that tornado happened. My grandmother had been raised in California, and she actually had NO idea what a tornado was. (She moved to Ohio cause her husband was from there.) He was at work when the warning signals happened. She told me the story about how the neighbor came banging on her door to get into cover. But she didn't get to speak with him because he ran off. So, in my grandmother's INTENSE wisdom, decided to load up the car with all 3 kids, and drive to meet up with my grandpa. The direction? Directly towards the tornado's path. She believed it was a fire. Her oldest, my oldest aunt, realizing what was happening, told her to STOP. So they slammed on the brakes in the middle of the road with the tornado barreling towards them. I've never actually delved into whether this part is recorded or not, but they all swear the tornado *turned* and headed away from them. They almost died and I almost didn't exist. Figured it'd be fun to slap a story like this in a comment section for a video like this. Her oldest two (my mother and eldest aunt) have passed away, and her youngest was much too young to remember the story, while my grandmother has dementia. So just me and my sister have this story to tell. May as well be fun to share it.

[@johnnydrooble8058]

Great video but you forgot the famous Tri-State tornado of 1925. Obviously way before the F or EF scale was established but I think it got an honorary F-5 rating.

[@jasonmarcus6940]

This was my first thought and it still holds the title of worst tornado in US history, I’m shocked it was left out honestly as like you I was certain it was given an honorary F5 rating

[@tsepheletseka5115]

That's what thought too. It's also the deadliest tornado ever recorded in the US, having killed nearly 700 people through its track across the three states.

[@GalaxyNeko216]

Do I have a phobia of tornadoes and watch tornado videos out of curiosity? Yes, yes I do.

[@nxptvneee]

Me too 😭

[@eo7212]

39:19 you have put 7 EF5s on 2011 instead of 6. Really nice video though and a lot of information. Well done!

[@dannyllerenatv8635]

Truth be told, stories have it that the New Wren EF3 of the 2011 outbreak produced EF5 damage that went unsurveyed due to a lack of manpower. It is the sister tornado to the Smithville EF5, so it wouldn't surprise me if it truly was an EF5. There very well could've been 7 or more EF5s that year, but yes, 6 EF5s is the official number.

[@EbenWonder]

unbelievable cant believe u don't get more views just crazy man i absolutely loved it!

[@Adeptus_Artes]

1968 my mom was in the Charles City F5..... and we pronounce it like this, Ol' Wine lol. I also lived next to Jordan IA and can tell you that the tornado wiped the town off the map. There is nothing there now. One farmhouse and a grain elevator. It's literally just a railroad crossing/intersection. There used to be a picture of the twister as it was destroying Jordan, hanging up in the Boone Dairy Queen.

[@leericaltheonly]

Shout out Bill Kurtis. One of the best voices in history.

[@whatnujgaming714]

What’s scary is that it’s been TEN YEARS since the last ef5. Who knows when the next one will strike and how bad it’ll be. Also HOW IN HELL DID MICHIGAN SEE SO MANY EF5’S IN THE FIFTIES?

[@Satsuma1]

Omaha ef5

[@jacobchedder6180]

Just a weird coincidence I would guess. Hudsonville, for example, hasn’t seen another tornado since

[@canadaballplayz9999]

The Jarrell tornado was also a "Dead Man Walking tornado", where 2 vortexes twisted around each other and resembled a pair of legs walking and causing all of the destruction.

[@armyguy918]

At 24:00 you mentioned a line of B 10 bombers but I believe you might have meant B 52 bombers as the B 10 bombers were retired just after WW2.

[@mfkhometheater7742]

Actually it was a line of B1 B bombers.

[@tornado796]

brooo i thought this was a channel with over 100k you deserve more than what you have now the editing is perfect

[@tornadotrx]

I appreciate that!

[@tnetinycreations]

He's also missing the Tri-State Tornado of 1925. Just saying. That was a horrible tornado

[@jdsmith2670]

This account is a godsend, I'm in school right now working toward a meteorology degree to work closer with tornadoes and hurricanes.

[@tornadotrx]

Thank you!

[@HEATSEEKR]

The El Reno 2.6 mile wide tornado should definitely be classified as an EF5 with the long list of its incredible feet's. It's a shame the system works the way it does as that thing was a monster

[@anarchistatheist1917]

El reno oklahoma is imminently close to the built up area of the Oklahoma city area. I feel that if the el reno 2013 tornado continued on into oklahoma city the devastation would be rated a high end EF5. With hundreds of fatalities and injuries. Possibly making it the record for the world's second deadliest tornado replacing the 1925 tri state tornado for that title.

[@HandspunTreasures]

El Reno was rated EF 5 briefly based on wind speeds, but that isn’t how tornadoes are rated. This tornado is just one example of how even the EF scale is flawed. Though El Reno is more infamous due to the deaths of storm chasers as that is the first and only time that has happened.

[@timnewman1172]

The El Reno tornado is a textbook example of why the EF rating system needs to be revised!

[@reginahamilton982]

El Reno tornado was 2 miles wide

[@HEATSEEKR]

@@reginahamilton982 google the El Reno tornado it's 2.6 miles

[@lindseyjohnston9449]

I live in Topeka and looking up the path of the 1966 F5 was incredibly humbling, because I live northeast of Burnett's Mound and would have been directly in the path. super spooky stuff 😵‍💫

[@KyraLovesCats384]

I believe they are afraid to categorize F5s now. I am not a fan of the EF5 rating. Many examples that could be mentioned but one that definitely should be an F5+ is El Reno, Oklahoma 2+ mile wide wedge tornado with some of the highest wind speeds on earth. Due to it hitting a rural area its rating was lowered. Had it hit OKC the damage and death toll would have been catastrophic

[@WeatherIQ2007]

Great video! You're definitely underrated

[@TheKingSource]

There's been AT LEAST 8 F5's between 2013 and now but criminally rated wrong!

[@aquamarine9ix656]

Exactly. Mayfield, Fairdale, etc.

[@nxptvneee]

@@aquamarine9ix656as someone who lives 15 minutes from Mayfield, and my dad works at the hospital in Mayfield (he had to go for recovery efforts after it hit), you’re so right.

[@dclark302]

I love your analyses on these forgotten tornadoes. I lived in Mississippi for nigh some 20-25 years. We've had so many destructive tornadoes that come through that area and until recently, were mostly just passed over for the more newsworthy ones out of state. The community of Zero, not too far from where I lived in Meridian/Collinsville area got slammed almost EVERY year. It was so bad one year that we actually went down to help with the removal of debris, they were still finding pieces of people three months after the fact. Trees were ripped from their root systems, big oaks, not the shallow-rooted loblollies. Two churches were obliterated, and over twenty homes were just /gone./ Thankfully, there'd been a big farmers market thing in Meridian, and most of the community had NOT been home at the time of the hit. Still, remembering the deadly stillness and the green and grey sky afterwards still chills me to this day. It's the first, real time I'd ever really understood the calm before the storm.

[@tyronemaroney335]

Personally I think the Mayfield KY and 2013 el reno tornados should be classified as f5

[@SUBSPACE.THE.SCIENTIST]

I feel like if we had the og f scale they would be a f5, but the new scale is so picky🤷

[@nxptvneee]

As someone who lives very close to Mayfield I agree. The only thing that limited it from being rated F5 is the fact that most of the homes in the area were trailers/mobile homes. Some brick buildings were devastated though. Idk how it got an EF4 rating just from that.

[@MatthewDoel32]

Lots of really good information, but I say this as a writer who's done this myself, I'd recommend proofreading the script before recording in the future. There were a handful of small mistakes around the video that I have no doubt you'd catch on a proofread. Otherwise, really good video! Learned a lot.

[@bandito4805]

deadliest tornado with 10 deaths? ah i laughed so hard

[@agentkirai]

Same, you can’t call it deadly without a high death count

[@alop3184]

This channel is just absolute gold!

[@elsacampos6915]

I love your videos I use to be a fanatic over tornadoes until I stopped watching videos about them but this video showed up on my feed and I fell in love again !❤ make for videos please!!😊

[@clingfray3]

My youtube reccomendations at 2:37 A.M. never fail to disappoint

[@richcast66]

I'm going to guess that the group that was thrown by the tornado and all survived were near some crops, and all happen to be safely cushioned as they fell.

[@Dorvin55]

71 years since the first EF-5 tornado recorded. 11 years since the last EF-5 tornado .

[@diooverheaven4137]

Some additional things: First, it is worth mentioning that the Tracy, MN F5 was and is the smallest F-5 tornado ever recorded. Second, the tornado shown at 12:02 as you were talking about the Lubbock, TX tornado in 1970 is actually the 1995 Dimmitt, TX tornado, which was rated as an F2 and only caused 3 injuries.

[@aquamarine9ix656]

That Dimmitt Texas tornado is basically everywhere on the Internet now atp ngl

[@yroxyftbl]

Fun fact: The Xeina, Ohio tornado and the Lubbock, Texas tornadoes were originally rated a Fujita 6 or F6 but later downgraded to Fujita 5 or F5 but many people don’t recognize them as F6 tornadoes but some people do more people don’t recognize it than recognize im the one of the people who recognizes F6 Tornadoes.

[@MKei-nr5tl]

I think you should have included La Plata. It was initially rated F5, then downgraded to F4. However, this is the tornado that was the spur for the adoption of the Enhanced Fujita scale. It was the easternmost violent tornado -- and that's not even the first time it was hit by such a powerful tornado. Major tornadoes can happen anywhere.

[@CoolCademMAnimates-fz1ui]

Our local PD did a terrible job now that I think of it after a wrongly rated “EF-2” (correct rating is EF-3) tornado decimated my neighbourhood. Not only did only 2% of people get the warning before, but they had the bright idea to force people to lock themselves in an area that put 150 kids in a KNOWN gas leak danger zone. Great work guys, you’re lucky I’m still living.

[@michaelveis6498]

The May 1955 Udall, Kansas tornado had winds estimated up to 320 MPH, nearly wiping out the entire town.

[@kingpalm101]

Love this video! I would love to see you make a video about the Yellowstone National Park F4 as there isn’t much mainstream information on it.

[@Skarfar90]

Some of these highly intense twisters could well have earned an F6/EF6 rating, due to the extreme intensity. Tornadoes that are strong enough to rip grounded structures and asphalt out of the ground, or lift a 2 million pound rig is no joke. It does show that the Fujita scale needs another level, as well as a second revision. Ted Fujita himself actually rated two tornadoes F6, back in the 1970's. One being the Lubbock TX (1970) tornado, and the other being the Xenia OH (1974) tornado, but both got downgraded to F5. Now, while both of those twisters were extremely violent, both the 1999 Moore, and the 2011 Piedmont-El Reno tornadoes far surpassed the previously mentioned ones in intensity. And many believed that the Jarrell TX (1997) tornado would be classified as an F6, due to the incredible damage. It's also believed that the 2013 El Reno monster tornado would be classified as an EF5 at least, had it hit any populated areas, as that thing was incredibly violent. Multi-vortex at that.

[@bethsmith-hv7pf]

I love his videos because he teaches us like more than 200 more tornadoes than at school and by the way I still like his videos❤❤❤

[@QueenOfTheNorth65]

I went through the 1990 Plainfield Illinois tornado. I was a secretary at a school in the neighboring town. I’ll never forget seeing the wreckage driving home, after the “all clear” was given. My husband was on his way home, and there was a barn lying in the middle of the road!

[@fathersilas9463]

I’m glad I didn’t try to correct you earlier on the f5 and ef5. I had no idea that’s what it meant or that it was ever not ef’s

[@EM76578]

Thank you for uploading this amazing videos!

[@MayasRock78s]

Love your vids! Subbed! Ive always wanted to be a storm chaser for the entire 16 years I’ve been on this planet. So fascinating how these tornados work!.

[@lowspeedhighdrag566]

You did a good job on this video. Thanks.

[@ex0_f0x47]

I remember going to Joplin to visit my father after the tornado had hit, he was there because they needed law enforcement from many nearby counties to assist in clean up and also to prevent looting. The destruction I saw was the worse thing I've ever seen in my life, bad enough it's burnt into my memory.

[@ex0_f0x47]

Also to add onto this, that hospital had a window with blood leaking out of it. My parents said that some guy was sucked out of the room, I thought it was the room where they stored blood bags.

[@Straswa]

Great video, I was surprised to learn of the Wisconsin EF5s.

[@cannon26ify]

The Niles Wheatland F5 will be always the most interesting for me given how it was able to occur over 1000 miles removed from it's known area and the F4 in Moshannon dispelled the whole idea that large twisters cannot traverse over mountains.

[@TheRealMattFromWiiSports]

To be fair, the Jarrell f5 was probably moving like 5 mph but I heard it did like failed occlusion type motion but opposite direction from a normal northeast or east moving storm. As he said it's pseudo stationary. Remember it was like over 600 yards wide. So that's a long time to be in at least high end f4 winds probably was still actually F5 winds for the very core (some say it was from a weaker than 5 but it stalled )but that moved over the length of the street i think

[@samgreen7334]

I grew up in Kansas and I remember the greensburg tornado well. I was 13 and although I didn’t live in greensburg it scared the shit outta me. Those Kansas storms get WILD

[@flyingmonkey1342]

Great Video ! My In Laws survived the Plainfield Tornado. Their best friend and neighbor did not.