Top 10 Tornadoes That Leave Me Unsettled

[@ILuCkYxCh4rMz]

Jarrel gets me every time. A tornado THAT powerful, literally stalled over a community and made pulp of everything…EVERYTHING.

[@grumpydixie1645]

Smithville tornado did similar damage while it was moving at 60 mph, it even disintegrated a brick church and tore a safe open that was bolted to the ground, it tore a truck to pieces with the only remaining thing was the bumper found on the smithville water tower.

[@CarnorJast1138]

Jerrell Texas' tornado is the watermark that is used to determine how powerful and damaging a tornado can be. There have been worse tornados, but at the time, and still to this day, there has never been a tornado quite like Jerrell.

[@youtubenoob37]

@grumpydixie nah you thinkin of Philadelphia ef5 with the 3 foot trench

[@CarnorJast1138]

@@youtubenoob37 But Jerrell came before the Phili tornado, hence why it's called a "watermark". It's not that it was the absolute worst, but it's what is used to compare modern tornadoes to.

[@kurttrzeciak8326]

In one of the documentaries I watched, they said that the field next to the subdivision was littered with pieces of bodies, and that it took two weeks to collect and attempt to sort all of the pieces.

[@manifestgtr]

The creepiest tornado to me is the jarrell tx f5. The footage from that thing is just unbelievable…it looks sped up. From rope to stovepipe within minutes then it just crawled through jarrell, turning people into ground meat. As far as I’m concerned, it doesn’t get much crazier than that. How violent does *wind* have to be in order for an obscenity like that to occur…

[@TheDBZEDITOR]

I’m sorry but… IT DID WHAT?!

[@manifestgtr]

@@TheDBZEDITOR Yeahhh, when you look up the specifics of that tornado’s casualties, it’s awful…

[@phyllischaffin4052]

It wiped them off the face of the earth. It also dug down up to 18 inches deep in some places.

[@Remliv]

@@TheDBZEDITOR It may sound graphic, but a lot of people were never even found. One person was able to be identified by a ring on her hand, and the arm was attached to only a small torso. It ripped the hair off peoples head and skin and even sucked the lungs out of cows. Mr. Igo had over 70 antique cars on his property and not one was found. That is just the tip of the iceberg.

[@GamerDevXD]

most had to be idenified from their dental records

[@conniegeorge8982]

I live in Joplin and was working at the High School at the time of the tornado in 2011. I've been in a lot of tornados but that one was the most awful one ever to me. There was 161 recorded deaths with this one. I had been outside most of the day watching this one develop because I just knew we were going to get one that day. It literally came right over the top of my house and really tore it up and I lived in a brick home. It was a very slow moving tornado that was a mile wide so it felt like it was never going to end. Everything in it's path was just shredded and believe me when I say, it showed no mercy whatsoever. I still remember it like it was yesterday.

[@thomasarcher4034]

Video of the beginning of this tornado is eerie. It seemed to go from nothing to a huge multivortex monster in just moments. If ever a tornado appeared evil and malevolent, it was this one. Condolences to you and your family.

[@StormChaserMaci.]

That tornado holds the record for cost of damage done. Joplin EF5 tornado had a mind of its own I swear.... that thing knew what it was doing in that town.

[@princetonnumber1gurl]

Joplin was menace from all the research I’ve done

[@worblergworbler]

grew up in missouri.. i remember that day too. i remember hiding in the basement with my family in the bathroom and i had hid in the bathtub. luckily nothing came close to us but i remember the color of the sky that day. and the news reports after were just awful, terrible things. may all the victims rest in peace.

[@harryparsons2750]

You’ve been in a lot of tornadoes? That statement makes me not believe you.

[@javorisscott4288]

The el Reno tornado left me unsettled because, damn the size and unpredictably of it was unprecedented. Plus the loss of Tim samaras and crew rocked me as a storm chaser enthusiast

[@thedutchwolf9747]

Me to it was rainrapped but huge and the Loss of Tim was a wake up call for all storm chasers

[@christinaglahn8036]

The thing that was so scary was that it took so many storm chasers by surprise. Not just TWISTEX, but multiple storm chasing teams.

[@jacquelinejacobson6789]

Yes - I studied that one in depth. Its incredible how it caught seasoned storm chasers off guard, starting out going south! After growing to 2.6 miles wide, it made a hard left turn, catching more storm chasers off guard. If El Reno struck Oklahoma City - it would have been rated an EF 5!!

[@theofficerfactory2625]

The day the hunters became the hunter.

[@StormChaserMaci.]

That tornado haunts me to this day. I saw it with my own eyes.

[@bransonheinz2213]

I grew up in Central Texas and it will always be Jarrell for me. How slow it moved, how fast it grew from an F0 to an F5, and how no one saw an outbreak coming that day always stuck with me. I still remember hearing the Tornado sirens go off and my mother rushing us home that day. I was glued to the TV all day that day.

[@timthetiny7538]

We knew a few of the paramedics that went out on that call. One of the only things they wouldn't talk about.

[@InvaderGIR98]

Jarrell tornado felt eldritch. The unusual circumstances of its 'birth', the way it evolved, the fact it changed direction and sat on top of the houses... the deadman walking photo is so eerie, like you can see the shape of a foot and the curve if the scythe. I know the photo alone creates a superstitious quality in my monkey brain but that tornado felt alive and malevolent

[@destinybuss6828]

Its nice to see someone finally talk about the Hallam tornado. It often gets overshadowed now, but it was still an incredibly powerful storm. I was almost 6 when it came through the area. Luckily my family lived in a small town about 30 minutes south of Lincoln. I still remember seeing some of the damage. The Hallam tornado is actually what got me interested in tornadoes. Soon, I'll be going back to school at the University of Michigan to get my degree in Meterology.

[@sameeknowsitall]

Yeah.

[@highseas11605]

My Dad saw the tornado and said it was "unbelievably massive". He thankfully was just barely missed. My grandma said the Hallam was, "entirely gone".

[@MrsJasmyn45]

The Dead Man Walking tornado still gives me chills. It's not just the leg vortexes inside of it. It's also the fact that it started to suck up storm cellars. Ripping off the doors and trying to get people out of there. It was moving at such a slow pace as well.

[@opalishmoth8591]

Most unsettling for me is Jarrel and second most is Greensburg. It was like they had a vendetta against a certain community. Third is whatever was that mile wide tornado I saw (around 2010) on the news as a kid. Still not sure which tornado it was, but the footage of it with the anchor explaining it was a mile wide has stayed with me. If I saw that footage again, I’ll know I’d recognize it. It was the moment I got a rational phobia of tornados EDIT: It was the 2008 Parkersburg Tornado. As I expected, the imagery in my memory matched the footage.

[@carlyannawx]

Jarrell has always, and will likely always be, number one for me and I agree with you. There are certain events that are just so unsettling to watch and never really leave your mind!

[@I.AM.TREBOR]

Jarrel for sure

[@tomaterjuice5095]

Tuscaloosa 2011 tornado?

[@I.AM.TREBOR]

@@tomaterjuice5095 By no means do i wanna play any others down, Jarrel is just too close to home. Tusca is gnarly too

[@KR_Diecasts]

@@carlyannawx absolutely Jarrell 100%. The side by side of the before/after of double creek always will be haunting.

[@BradleyJackson]

I read the book "Death rides the sky" about the Tri-State tornado of 1925. One of the first responders in Murphysboro, IL that day found a human liver attached to a flag pole at a school. I can't even fathom that.

[@kaylabrownell1268]

Would you recommend it? I need new books to read.

[@BradleyJackson]

@@kaylabrownell1268 yes the author travels the path of the tornado & interviews survivors

[@corona2309]

It is mind-blowing the power of wind!! Im an amatuer chaser and some of the stuff I have seen just seems impossible!! Like walls still standing and pictures still hanging on the wall or people sucked out of their homes and found a mile or so away completely unharmed!! Everyone be safe out there!!

[@dragonsword7370]

I live in Carbondale. And seeing an article Carly used in the new Tri-state Tornado docu she just made... was surreal. "Victims and the injured were transported by train and car to hospitals in Carbondale and Du Quion..." It's an obvious occurrence, but still affected me a bit. Plus how damaging it was in Murphy!

[@pookie87]

The thing about tornadoes that isn’t talked about much is the gore. Tornadoes don’t just make people disappear- they shred them. Everywhere. There are countless stories from tornado survivors that talk about the sheer amount of mutilated corpses that may never be indentified.

[@ignitionSoldier]

Great job mentioning the Natchez tornado. That one gets overshadowed by the Tri State Tornado on a regular basis so it is good to see someone like you talking about it.

[@poetcomic1]

Shocking that well into the 1930's black people in the South were not counted as 'casualties' in some tornadoes and floods.

[@Spade_WX]

The tri state was a family of tornadoes just like the glazier higgens Woodward tri state tornado. There just wasn’t any photos to prove if it was tri state or the more logical answer, A family. Illinois and Missouri have mountain areas which would weaken the tornadoes or stable out the air possibly dissipating tornadoes. Mesocyclones can drop in the same path and direction making it seem like a tri state

[@LadyOfMordorr]

I love how you mentioned the fact that mountains being protected from tornadoes isn't always true. I was only three years of age, but in 1999 a tornado went through Salt Lake City, and I had been in the path of it at the time. For Utah, that event was terrifying. For me, it only curated a sort of fascination for this specific force of nature. Loving your videos!

[@superomegamkiii2313]

You should do a segment on the Tri State Tornado of 1925. Just looking at the meteorological synopsis of the event is fascinating. So many rare circumstances all converging at a single point to create this storm. Meteorologist Thomas Grazilus has prolifically stated he believes this storm was a unique event that perhaps only happens once in 1,000 years. You can easily get lost in all the stories that surround this tornado.

[@carlyannawx]

Absolutely will! I want it to be a really comprehensive and well-researched video, and will likely follow it up with the "quad state tornado". You're right, it's absolutely an event that almost leaves you entranced. Thank you so much for your comment!

[@superomegamkiii2313]

@@carlyannawx Much appreciated, love seeing fellow enthusiasts share their passion, it's in our blood.

[@Josh3B]

@@carlyannawx I certainly look forward to that! I've done a healthy amount of research on it myself, so it will be great to see your video.

[@morningstar6562]

Considering something very similar happened last year. I'd say it happens more like every 100 years.. definitely once in a lifetime event

[@firechasersparkles2023]

@@carlyannawx The Quad-State Tornado will always scare me no matter how old I get. I watched the radar the entire time me and my family were taking shelter because two separate tornadoes had been reported near my area. But I was watching the main storm system that was responsible for spawning The Quad-State Tornado and I saw that Memphis had a chance of getting hit and all I could think about was if my fiancé and his family were okay. They don't live directly in the city of Memphis, but in the Millington area. I have never been more terrified in my life. The thought of losing the love of my life scares me more than anything.

[@Brown_suga24]

The jarrell tornado will forever keep me up at night, the way it moved very slowly throughout the town destroying anyone or anything that ended up in its path.

[@nomiddlenamenmn427]

It took off skin and pavement. A catastrophic monster.

[@RyGuy42089]

Both my mother and father lived in Elkhart, Indiana during the 1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak. The infamous photo of the twin tornadoes, my parents seen that when they were teenagers. My mom said it was the scariest thing she ever witnessed in her life.

[@leofrancoeur1417]

The Jarrell tornado is definitely upon one of the most disturbing tornadoes, but I would say the New-Wren EF3 and the Smithville EF5 are very close contenders, especially the New-Wren EF3 because of the fact that it threw a pick-up truck over 1.7 miles (2.74 km) off the interstate and completely swept homes off their foundation at most likely EF4 to EF5 strength, but the levelled homes were overlooked by the NWS and therefore gave it a undeserved rating of EF3. I have calculated the average forward speed of the New-Wren EF3 and I found a result of 65.8 mph (105.9 km/h) which is kind of fast for a tornado. This is my top 10 list of the scariest tornadoes. 1. Jarrell, Texas F5 (1997) 2. Joplin, Missouri EF5 (2011) 3. Murphysboro, Illinois (Tri-State tornado) F5 (1925) 3. Smithville, Mississippi EF5 (2011) 4. Hackleburg/Phil Campbell, Alabama EF5 (2011) 5. El Reno, Oklahoma EF5 (2011) 6. Mayfield, Kentucky EF4 (2021) 7. Mulhall, Oklahoma F4 (1999) 9. Sherman, Texas F5 (1896) 10. Greensburg, Kansas EF5 (2007)

[@Artfanbookfan25]

The Tri-State storm of 1925, too. I wish that there was known photographs of it. For me, I would have to also include Pampa, Texas of 1995, just because it's so well known, and because it was so photogenic (and, yes, it was a powerful storm as well). Xenia of 1974 and Andover of 1991 for the same reasons. The Hesston twins of 1990, too, because what are the freaking odds of two F5s occuring within minutes of each other? Otherwise, I've seen many photographs of tornadoes that weren't necessarily damaging or significant, but I include them because of how haunting they look. And I know it's an awful and corny cliché, but I have to say it: if ever there was an "F6", then Jarrell was it.

[@leofrancoeur1417]

@@Artfanbookfan25 It appears that the Tri-State tornado of 1925 was rain-wrapped and from a distance, looked like a big mass of rain and dark clouds. Of course, it was 1925 and cameras were probably not as much as a thing as today so maybe there were picture of the storm, but I didn't find any pictures either.

[@Artfanbookfan25]

@@leofrancoeur1417 All there is left are photographs of the damage. One photo I found claiming to be of the Tri-State tornado was fake: it was a photo of the Wichita Falls storm of 1979, which had been monochromed a grainy brown colour to make it look like a photo from the 1920s. I was bitterly disappointed when I discovered the truth (haha). According to eyewitness accounts, there were stages when the tornado had a distinct funnel. At one stage, there were two funnels, hence it was certainly a multi-vortex storm. Otherwise the general discription of the rolling fog/giant clouds appearance is the most valid report. Most people thought it was a big dust or thunderstorm, but by the time they realized what it was, it was too late.

[@MCxFATIGUE]

You don't have Joplin on there.. your list is already flawed lol

[@leofrancoeur1417]

@@MCxFATIGUE The list was made a year ago, and at that time, I didn't know as much about this event as I do today. I added the Joplin tornado as number 2 due to the destruction and the gruesome nature of the fatalities/injuries.

[@YoMomsGynecologist]

this channel is criminally underrated, please keep the videos coming 🙏🏽

[@ChrisWx]

A tornado that left me unsettled was the recent Mayfield tornado, because I watched it unfold live on Ryan Hall's stream and on radar. I saw the damage reports and photos that followed and it was devastating overall. Great video btw.

[@KermitTheGamer21]

My mom lives in Tennessee about an hour south of Mayfield. I normally drive through Mayfield on my way from Chicago to visit my mom. I went there a week after the tornado (planned visit for Christmas) and was forced to detour around. I could not see the town from the detour route but even the tree damage was exceptionally intense. I remember one tree in particular was wholly uprooted and tossed up into the top of another tree. Two weeks later, on the return trip home, I was allowed to drive through the town. I'd seen EF2 damage before, but EF4 damage is on a whole other level. When people say it looks like a bomb went off, it isn't far from the truth. The damage to the brick buildings in particular reminded me of pictures from places like Stalingrad during WW2. We saw one building with only an interior closet remaining, and several more with nothing but bare slab. It was horrifying, I can't imagine having to go through it.

[@dkoon884]

I totally agree the December 10th tornado makes me loss sleep every night me and my family live in Dawson springs Ky, we went to my mother in laws house that night and it got completely destroyed we were thrown on the other side of the neighbors house that night leavening me to go around and find my 3 kids my wife and my wife’s mom we ended up having to bury our two-month-old baby girl Oaklynn koon due to injuries from that tornado so now we are all terrified of any type of storms or bad weather but thankfully are storm shelter will be here the week of August 22nd!!!!!!! great job on the video as always Carly

[@brandonbaril4516]

I can't think of a day since April 27, 2011 when more cities and communities took direct hits from strong-violent tornadoes than December 10-11, 2021.

[@nolancain8792]

I just started working with that news station, WPSD. Bowling Green’s tornado was the forgotten violent tornado because it wasn’t as significant and didn’t directly hit something huge.

[@Carolinagirl1028]

Yes, while in another comment I said the Jarrell tornado was the most unsettling for me, the Mayfield tornado is probably second. I as well watched it unfold live and remember being absolutely terrified for everyone in it's path. The fact that it occured at night, in December, was on the ground for so long, and in an area that is not typically prone to such strong tornadoes just makes it all the more unsettling. For some reason the Mayfield tornado just made the threat of tornadoes much more real. While we all know tornadoes can occur anywhere at anytime, I think most of us that don't live in the typical 'tornado alley' or 'dixie alley' sometimes fall into a false sense of security. The Mayfield tornado, at least for me, destroyed that feeling.

[@hearmeout9138]

The two F5 tornadoes that hit Tanner, Alabama on 4/3/1974 would be on my list. The first tornado hit around 7:10 PM and the second hit around 7:40 PM. The average paths of the two tornadoes varied by only a half-mile along their entire path lengths (52 miles and 40 miles, respectively). At their closest points, the paths were only separated by one block and maximum divergence was only 2 miles. Both had estimated path widths of 500 yards, so many of the statistics are just "guesstimates" because for a significant part of their combined paths, the paths intersected and it was difficult to determine which of the tornadoes caused the damage. Most of the damage is attributed to the first storm simply because there probably wasn't much left standing for the second one. The total numbers between the two tornadoes was either 44 dead and 457 injured (according to the tornado database on the NWS BMX website) or 55 dead and 408 injured (according to the storm report that is also on the NWS BMX website). Sadly, on 427/2011, the EF-5 Hackleburg-Phil Campbell tornado reached Tanner still packing high-end EF-4 to low-end EF-5 winds and killed 3 before weakening and moving into Tennessee.

[@P_RO_]

Not to mention the numerous other tornadoes which Tanner has experienced.

[@eg300]

The worst thing about those back to back f5s the 2nd hit when they were in the middle of rescue efforts for the first one

[@paradoxstudios6639]

I had debris fall out of the sky and all around my yard from the Tanner trailer park during the 4-27-2011 outbreak, I also had notes, letters, documents from Hackelburg and Smithville Mississippi that stayed up in the clouds over a 100 miles before it fell back to Earth, the power in my neighborhood was out, last report was a tornado just crossed the Tennessee River heading for the airport, but it was much closer.

[@hearmeout9138]

@@paradoxstudios6639 We had debris from Tuscaloosa falling in our yard in Trussville. The wierdest thing was the little tornado wontons that were a small fragment of a stick or board that had been wrapped by wet insulation and then apparently dried while they were in the highest parts of the updraft. They were everywhere. It looked like when the cherry blossoms cover the ground.

[@97I30T]

@@P_RO_ Yes, Tanner and Harvest have been very unlucky with tornados. In Harvest, the Anderson Hills subdivision in particular has to be one of the unluckiest neighborhoods in America. Anderson Hills has been struck by tornados in 1974, 1995, 2011, and 2012. Some of the houses that were destroyed in the 2011 tornado were still being rebuilt when the tornado in 2012 hit and they were destroyed again. I heard that after the 2012 tornado, people could hardly even give away empty lots in Anderson Hills. Even to this day over 10 years later there are still quite a few empty lots in Anderson Hills.

[@stevenpowers546]

Well done as usual. Great job & keep it up.

[@mikeconlon3748]

Greensburg will always be my top terrifying tornado. I’ll never forget the images of it when lighting hit. I couldn’t imagine seeing a monster like that wiping out an entire town.

[@jamesstemmler7620]

As a Canadian, thanks for including the Elie tornado at the end, now I feel represented😅

[@coltoncranmore2166]

The Yellowstone/ Teton tornado really should be on this list. It occurred at elevations between 8,000 and 10,000 ft making it the highest violent tornado in recorded history, had a 1.5 mile wide/ 24 mile long path, decimated as many as 1 million trees, and would absolutely have warranted an f5 rating had it hit any towns. Ted Fujita himself said he had only seen that type of damage in one other instance; the f5 Birmingham tornado of 1977

[@eatassonthefirstdate]

no, it was Xenia Ohio. that and Jarrell he contemplated giving it a rating of F6 because the lack of debris. EVERYTHING turned to dust. they were finding babies teeth AND BONES and blades of grass STUCK IN THE DAMN TELEPHONE POLES. WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK😭

[@djamo1969]

@@eatassonthefirstdateHe actually gave Zenia and Waco preliminary F6 ratings, but downgraded both to F5.

[@coltoncranmore2166]

@@eatassonthefirstdate your comment had nothing to do with mine lmao

[@t.l.1610]

@@coltoncranmore2166I didn’t know about this one! That’s crazy. Gonna have to look that up.

[@ike_uwu]

Hey, small note! Tornadoes in Italy are quite common, with F0-F1 tornadoes occuring every few days or weeks. There are stronger tornadoes like the Dolo-Mira 2015 tornado occuring sometimes, but in general it's mostly waterspouts or weak funnels. If anyone wants to read up more on these I recommend the European severe storms laboratory and ESTOFEX :)

[@carlyannawx]

hey thank you for pointing that out, I appreciate it! I'll definitely look into that more on TornadoArchive!

[@MeesterJ]

Italy has had multiple F4's indeed and also a F5. It has multiple quite violent tornados every year, especially in the Po plain. Regarding numbers, even a bit more than France, and France is a way bigger country so in Italy it's all more condensed in a certain area. Then you have Germany ofcourse with also lots of F3 and F4's. Eastern Europe, like Czechia, Slovakia, Poland etc also have had some violent tornado activity. My own country, the Netherlands, has had two F4's (one in the 1920's and one in the 1960's and maybe also an F5 in the 1950's (still up for interpretation).

[@Micfri300]

@@MeesterJ italy has a deadly mix of conditions. From the north cold air from the alps, the south dry air from africa and from the east the balkans.

[@bdnightshade]

Italy looks to have a similar set up to Florida. We're also a peninsula sticking out into warm waters, and Florida gets a lot of EF0 and EF1 tornadoes, but occasionally, we get a monter like the 1998 Kissimmee tornado.

[@ike_uwu]

@@bdnightshade no, its much, much different. a few things, italy is mountainous, smaller sea, desert to the south bringing dry air, different general climate (cooler) and spain to the west, theyre not comparible

[@morningstar6562]

20:16.. I love the smile on your face as your cats meows for you and the next frame you are holding the big baby!.. haha I know that feeling 😊

[@amydavis4945]

I really enjoy your videos, Carly. Your peaceful soothing voice as you provide factual commentary make them so wonderful to watch - and greatly informative. Thank you so much for all of your uploads, and I greatly look forward to more.

[@5roundsrapid263]

I love how thorough and intelligent your analysis of tornadoes is. I have been through several deadly outbreaks, and once had a lot of anxiety. Your voice and face are so pretty, and lower my anxiety.

[@shanealan7093]

The Jarrell and Joplin tornadoes are by far the 2 most terrifying storms to me. Those are the tornadoes i think of when i hear a tornado warning.

[@kevinalford2165]

1999 Moore Tornado as well

[@kailawebb]

If you ever decide to do an earthquake, I would love to hear your take on the Bakersfield, CA quake of 1952. That region often doesn't get the same empathy that bay area and LA disasters do, largely because of the type of people who have lived there (farmers and immigrants). The empathy you show got victims of natural disasters is unique, and I so appreciate the attention you show underrepresented communities around the world.

[@BrylcreemBill]

Hey Carly.... Glad to see that you have your own KZbin channel. I first heard about you when you were working behind the scenes on Ryan Hall's channel. I think the content that the two of you do meshes together so well. While he is focused on the here and now, you focus on analysis and history of past tornadoes. A perfect combination! BTW, the sound on this vid is excellent. I could hear every word. I still find it amazing how calm and serene you remain, even when you are talking about some of the most horrifying tornadoes. I also like that you are not just focused on the U.S.! I was unaware of the Bangladesh tornado. What a tragic event! The people of that country are barely holding on the way it is, then a massive monster stomps through their country making things even worse. When you mentioned the death toll, my jaw dropped! Keep up the good work!

[@EvilApple567]

One crazy storm that (understandably) gets often overlooked in the most powerful of all time due to the year it occurred in was the May 24, 2011 Piedmont, OK EF-5. Had a measured wind speed of 295+ mph, but imo has one of the most extreme cases of tornado damage ever recorded when a nearly 2 million pound oil tanker was blown over and rolled multiple times. I can't even fathom the strength of air necessary to do that, the only other somewhat comparable single damage instance that comes to mind is the "F4" that occurred in Russia on June 8, 1984 when a crane weighing over 700k pounds was picked up and tossed. Just some more nightmare fuel for you in case you were getting a few too many peaceful hours in under the moon :)

[@geminitiger957]

I'm glad that someone mentioned this, because I also consider it one of the more terrifying EF5 tornadoes ever captured on film. I remember there was one dashcam video of a chaser that just didn't understand what he was looking at... he just saw swirling rain and heard a distinctly loud roar within the rain curtain. There are other chaser videos of this tornado approaching I-40 in full blown EF5 demon mode, and it really did look like May 3rd 1999 all over again. It just had horizontal vortices all over it and tendrils everywhere. What it did to that oil rig is for sure one of the greatest feats of damage ever surveyed, and then what it did to vehicles caught in that EF5 damage path... literally shredding vehicles like Chevy Avalanches down to pieces. I get that there's been some pretty scary tornadoes over the years, for sure some costly ones in terms of money and loss of life, but the Piedmont EF5 is just on a level all its own as far as power and intensity go. Thank god it didn't impact a major metropolis like Moore/OKC.

[@michaellovely6601]

To be honest; I think that not many people outside of Oklahoma know about this tornado because it occurred just two days after the EF5 tornado that devastated Joplin, Missouri. As a result of this; the eyes of the world turned to Joplin.

[@eg300]

The original el reno

[@mralmond693]

El Reno was sadly overshadowed by Joplin in the same outbreak

[@claytongillaspy8847]

Wasn’t this tornado or one in west Texas the high plains desert area that did the same and rolled it partially up a steep hill? It wasn’t recent that one it sounds like the same tornado t was never really covered it happened in an area where there was little to nothing there

[@Nkwenkl18]

I’m glad that you mentioned Hallam. Growing up in Lincoln we knew lots of people who were affected by the Hallam tornado and it was really scarring for much of the rural community south and southeast of Lincoln. Lots of people my age still have ptsd from that tornado outbreak. My parents drove out to volunteer in Hallam in the aftermath and brought back pictures that were just haunting.

[@goldfishofficial1513]

I've been in an EF3 tornado, very scary and surreal. I literally felt the air circulate around me.

[@terrib627]

I've had a couple EF0-EF1 tornadoes hit 3 miles from my house, and both times I could feel my house "breathing."

[@DM71]

I’m glad the Jarrell tornado made mention, and should have made your list. It checks all boxes for creepiness. Ultra powerful, oddly formed, a 100% death toll in the core, dead man walking photos, etc.

[@eatassonthefirstdate]

teeth, bones and blades of grass were STUCK IN THE TELEPHONE POLES. there was no debris. EVERYTHING turned to dust. I can't imagine how much blood was being thrown around in the air😢 RIP everyone lost in that insane evil

[@redginaldsanders6122]

It never ceases to AMAZE me to know that a Tornado is VERTICALLY Descending Winds' Spinning HORIZONTALLY. That's simply Amazing!!

[@LRamaekers]

Being from Nebraska I remember the Pilger tornadoes and in fact I actually saw the damage and it was crazy to me that something like this happens

[@patricklaurojr7427]

I can't watch that video since watched storm stories on the little girl who was killed. Her mother and her sister were running from it finding shelter and it caught them tossed mother and both her kids the 1 daughter hid behind a cylo the mother was in a coma for 2 weeks and was woken up to be told the youngest didn't make it. So when watch video knowing some poor little girl was being murdered by this monster I can't watch it

[@stryui5349]

Oh, a new video. I've been looking forward to one for a while.

[@hawkinzzz]

Literally my favorite youtuber

[@robertkarchunas559]

I was living near Elkhart, and I traveled to Dunlap (suburb of Elkhart) and I was amazed the destruction the twin tornadoes leased upon the victims and their homes. I was fortunate, to have spoken to a woman from there who survived that storm of May 11th, 1965. Her father (the founder) has a memorial for the people who lost their lives in the twin tornadoes. I will never forget that day, Palm Sunday ...May 11, 1965. Thank you for sharing your information with us. :)

[@MesoPsyclone_StormChasing]

I felt like I knew everything about tornado history but didn't realize all those statistics on Mulhall, OK. Fascinating stuff. Wish there were more video of it. Thanks for sharing! Subscribed.

[@irishronin6156]

Agreed. Mulhall seems to be the forgotten monster as another KZbinr put it. Dwarfed El Reno depending on how you’re measuring

[@DarkPrevaitor]

In addition to no 6, here in Germany a strong ef2 tornado formed near the river Lippe and followed it almost perfectly. It then hit the heart of the town Lippstadt (68.000 inhabitants) after traveling roughly 15 miles. No deaths, no injuries. The storm would then spawn another high end ef2 tornado which head right in the city of Paderborn (148.000 inhabitants) ~25 miles east of Lippstadt. No deaths, 40 injuries. Had these been more severe it would have been a big disaster.

[@jennteal5265]

So interesting fact about the Palm Sunday tornados. I was attending Goshen Middle School in the early 90s and had a science teacher, I believe his name was Mr. Wheeler. He had _so much information and photos_ of the Palm Sunday tornados and was a bit of a severe storm nut himself. I distinctly recall him showing a slide (for which he didn't have a printed photo of) that was supposedly taken inside one of these tornados. It was the weirdest photo I think I've ever seen but I could never _ever_ find reference to or the photo again. He also directed us to an address in Dunlap where there was still silverware embedded in a tree in the front yard from this event. The photo you showed is the most infamous, but I really think the Palm Sunday tornado event is an often forgotten event anymore. Probably because many of the people who lived through it are gone now or were so young, they don't remember much. Thank you for a wonderful video! You've quickly become one of my favorite channels.

[@carlyannawx]

wow that sounds like a really cool teacher and I think thousands of weather nerds around the world would LOVE to see photos like that! What's wild to me is that there are probably so many people that have photos of tornadoes like that in their family albums somewhere and were just never put on the internet! Thank you for the comment, I really appreciate it! :)

[@manifestationsofasort]

One (technically three but I'm counting them as one) tornadic event that unsettles and fascinates me is the Codell Kansas tornadoes. Three tornadoes all happening on the same day three years in a row and being ranked F2, F3 and F4 in that order is just so bizarre. The fact that the first two veered just east or west and then the third actually hitting the town almost makes it seem like there's an omnipotent being trying to destroy it. It's one hell of a statistical anomaly. On another note, I discovered your channel only a few days ago and I've already binged all your content and can't wait to see what you do next! ❤

[@igitha..._]

Given your preternatural understanding for the nature of these vortices I would love to see your take on "Disaster Resistant Architecture" in relation to tornadoes and any examples that have been able to withstand such an impressive and terrifying storm. I've watched a number of your videos now and really admire your research and attention to detail that many other tornado channels and chasers do not convey - Thank you for your hard work and keep it up!

[@carlyannawx]

oh absolutely I can do that! that's something I'd be really interested in! Thank you! I will take a look at that today:)

[@cleochip2938]

I just ran across your channel and I wholeheartedly agree!

[@grmpEqweer]

​​@@carlyannawx Boosting this. My suspicion is concrete grain elevators don't come down in tornadoes.

[@mitchwinder1204]

The Barneveld, WI F5 tornado (near Madison) in June of 1984 struck at night and leveled 80% of the town, including the entire business district. There are no photos or videos, and there was no on-air TV coverage. Nine people were killed. While most of the homes, and school, were rebuilt, the business district really never was. Driving through it today is bizarre as it’s mainly just homes. While its community spirit remains strong to this day, it’s a community that did seem to lose its soul. It’s nothing like it was prior to the storm.

[@Tyrannulet2k]

The Barneveld storm was well covered by an episode of PBS’s NOVA “Tornado”(around 1985) in some detail. I had this on VHS tape for years; the documentary covered tornado research up to that time (including TOTO, an early effort to place weather instruments in the path of a tornado) interspersed with interviews of Barneveld survivors. Very sad was a father describing the death of his young son in this tornado.

[@KBLofficialbeautymarkey]

The deadliest tornado in world history was the Daulatpur-Saturia tornado in Bangladesh on April 26, 1989, which killed approximately 1,300 people. In the history of Bangladesh at least 19 tornadoes killed more than 100 people each, almost half of the total for the rest of the world.

[@Eibarwoman]

There's another odd tornado on the 100+ fatality list, the March 15, 1671 Cadiz, Spain tornado which was violent in a place known for weak tornadoes (F-4/EF-4), nocturnal striking around 4 am, and urban resulting in 600+ dead.

[@jameswillis1742]

Seems like somebody wouldve bought a house that has a basement

[@chdreturns]

Another nasty one was Valletta, Malta in the 1500's it was likely only an EF3 at max but due to how buildings were built back then... And the fact it hit a busy harbor with many ships in the harbor at the time meant it was the deadliest tornado for the longest time with most deaths being at sea.

[@CrazyWeatherDude]

Not sure if it was extremely deadly, but in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the only known EF5 tornado in the S. Hemisphere struck the city. I forgot the year.

[@lordmatthewanunnahybrid1356]

My buddy Raj was there, he was 17 at the time and they found pieces of body parts of over 5k people. It hit very poorly built villages and the people were literally shredded into pieces. He always offered to get me digital pictures that his family has since his father was a doctor and his mom was an ER nurse.

[@GoldenLegionHoney]

Living in a travel trailer the last year while we renovate a house has been hell. A tornado dropped less than a mile from us in Leonard, TX and we went in the storm shelter twice this spring. Being in the Trailer has really made me aware of heavy wind situations

[@WeatherHappens]

Your voice is so soothing! This combined with my love for tornadoes and severe weather, caused me to relax. Today was stressful and listening to you made it go away. Thank you! 😊

[@carlyannawx]

wow thank you! That's a first for me! I have always had storm anxiety, so to be able to help someone relax even for a short while is a really nice compliment to hear

[@blackgrey7932]

@@carlyannawx Thanks Carla, I've over 85% of your amazing and scary commentary on tornados. we've had Joplin, Jarrell, and Kentucky in our lifetime, do you think these tornados are becoming more+ fierce because of global warming?

[@WeatherHappens]

@@carlyannawx I wish I was in my car heading towards a line of towering cumulus clouds in the middle of nowhere. Weather is great because it is always changing. No matter what it's like now, there's going to be some aspect of it to look forward to in the future. Severe weather is even more exciting because there's so much energy involved and so many different factors that need to exist and combine for it to happen! It would be nice to experience that adrenalin rush again like when I was younger driving on the plains of Colorado heading towards the storm. I miss those days!

[@peterolbrisch1653]

How old are you? Since when did sounding like a frog become attractive? The only girls who used to sound like this are old ladies who smoked too much or they were from Russia. Now half the women you hear on these vids, ( and most of them are young ) have a lot of fry to there voice, like they can't be bothered to draw in a long enough breath to not sound like Elizabeth Holmes. She needs a speach coach. And if you don't think voice fry is a thing, try googling it.

[@thecatfather857]

Unintentional ASMR.

[@stevehinnenkamp5625]

Dear, Ms. Carly, a brilliant expose handled with tact, sympathy and complete authority. Thank you for providing information with your amazing, calm presence. 😊

[@wx_trap]

I remember the Manchester, SD tornado quite vividly. I was a tornado-obsessed child in Aberdeen, SD, and was watching the weather when it happened. It definitely made me even more weather-obsessed.

[@gilrosesalazar-talavera1859]

I really like this “top 10” type video about tornadoes. Hope you make more videos like this!

[@yakamofishing8267]

Living through a tornadoe can really mess you up mentally. Youer thankful to be alive but the ptsd that comes with it no one talks about.

[@fluffyfly5147]

Still suffering PTSD from Wichita Falls tornado. 45 years and it seems like yesterday. I am not sure you ever get over it. At age 65, I can honestly say I haven't. Live in Michigan so storms are fewer here but I am still terrified if they say tornado watch.

[@poetcomic1]

Manchester reminds me of Greensburg in W. Kansas. With 15 minute warning everybody knew everybody else in town and who had a basement, cellar or storm shelter. As the tornado closed in whole families etc. ran back and forth to get and give shelter and thus greatly reduce the death toll. Manchester did the same as well. A fading remnant of a pioneer American spirit.

[@geminitiger957]

Really, any of the EF5 tornados from the 2011 Super Outbreak are terrifying, the stuff of legend captured on crystal clear video. The paths that were surveyed had truly impressive damage indicators I don't think were ever documented before. By far, The Hackleburg-Phil Campbell EF5 was the most unsettling for me. This was no ordinary EF5. It was on the ground for nearly 3 hours, wreaking havoc across the Alabamian landscape for 130 miles. It had an average forward speed of 55mph, but at times peaked at 70mph (I believe this was measured between Hackleburg and Phil Campbell). Witnesses described it as a roaring, swirling mass of rain, though it took on a couple different forms. At one point, it reached a maximum width of 1.25miles. Even though this monstrous EF5 occurred in broad daylight, one of the more intriguing aspects of the event is how it was never really professionally chased or covered. Only amateur video/photography exists. It was the witness testimony, the damage that was left behind, and the death toll that really told the story. This tornado ripped concrete and asphalt from the ground. In one instance outside of Phil Campbell, a storm shelter had its concrete roof torn off. In Mount Hope, it struck a restaurant with so much force that it buckled the foundation. One home that had poured concrete stem walls was destroyed, the walls sheared at the foundation. It uprooted, debarked, and denuded countless trees throughout its path - entire swaths of forest devastated! We're talking easily tens of thousands of trees. I have some google maps photos of the destruction... the forest looking like someone dumped a giant box of tooth picks.

[@meghanhause9435]

Yes, that beast, also that thing knock out a RADAR site as well, so any local news stations that were covering it, won't be able to cover its progress.

[@claytongillaspy8847]

Your forgetting smithville I believe it was as strong as hacklesburg or stronger since it was mostly rural locations it has been overlooked but it caused some of the most intense damage ever caused all while traveling at up to 70 mph nws underated it big @ 205 mph while I see 300+ mph damage it had a very narrow core of extreme winds only 30 yards wide or so but it was 1/4 mi wide and on the ground for 80 mi I believe not as long as hacklesburg @132 mi and Tuscaloosa was pretty darn bad also but nothing like the other two

[@claytongillaspy8847]

How about smithville Alabama? It’s not mentioned either and it was even stronger than hacklesburg and like hacklesburg was on the ground for 80 mi vs 132 for hacklesburg one thing about smithville was it’s very fast speed 70 mph and it intensified very rapidly to f-5 a couple min only very deadly tornado either way all the 2011 tornados in that outbreak were very violent including Tuscaloosa and Phil-campbell

[@wadewilson8011]

Smithville is HIGHLY UNDERRATED!

[@claytongillaspy8847]

@@wadewilson8011 most definitely I estimate based on the extreme damage and very fast speed up to 70 mph that winds were 315-330 mph maybye higher? It did extreme damage in 1-2 sec wiping houses clean and fixtures sill plates plumbing completely ripped out and the extreme trench digging up to 18 in deep in less than a second it was no doubt one of the strongest. Tornados in American history bar none just my take

[@viewsofthecamera]

Being from southwest Iowa, the Hallam Nebraska 2004 tornado is still engraved in my mind. It's also kind of eerie of just how close it was to Lincoln too.

[@claytongillaspy8847]

How about the 1976 Jordan Iowa tornado no doubt an f-5 it not only leveled farmsteads but swept them away with no remains to be seen anywhere one of the strongest tornados in American history

[@shae482]

One specific tornado event that has freaked me out since I was a kid was the night of 2007 Greensburg KS storm. Seeing pictures of that wedge eliminated by lighting, and seeing satellite tornados around the main storm, and the fact that other and bigger wedges were present after the greensburg twister just unsettles me. The trousdale tornado that popped up after the greensburg storm ended up being bigger than the Greensburg wedge!

[@paradoxstudios6639]

I've been through Greensburg on several occasions before the twister hit, then later after it hit, it looked like a bomb went off block after block, extreme eastern Greensburg and a few homes were spared.

[@poetcomic1]

They would have lost a LOT more lives but smalltown people all knew each other and in the 15 minute warning period they had, neighbors took in other neighbors without cellars and a LOT of lives were saved.

[@brianbenny6790]

I have Lilapsophobia (fear of tornadoes) but I love watching tornado chases and documentary video like this. I won't live anywhere that has a history of tornadoes. I will completely ignore that you said mountains (and water) are not safe from them. I will take my chances on my mountain. Excellent presentation. Side note: Great butterfly dress, it looks cool (literally) and awesome on you😍 I was so sad to hear of the monarch being close to extinction. They put them on the endangered species list, but your dress should be safe 🦋 Thank you, Carly, for the video.

[@igitha..._]

I've been fascinated by both psychology and tornadoes and I'd never heard that term - thank you so much for teaching me something new today! I'm not in the United States but I have witnessed this phenomena in person. I can completely understand how those who are in areas where tornadoes are more prevalent than where I am would develop such an intense fear... I feel it's healthy to have a fear of them especially when it's effected one traumatically - it's completely normal..

[@brianbenny6790]

@@igitha..._Tornadoes are just one of several phobias that I have. It's probably an irrational fear because I've never seen them in person, and do not live in an area prone to get them. I am just in awe of their size and power.

[@abbynormal4740]

My grandmother used to go into such an absolute panic whenever a tornado or even severe thunderstorm WATCH was issued, that she'd call Mom and demanded we drop everything, drive to her house in the next town, pick her up and load up both my wheelchair-bound uncles into our little 2 door car and take them to the community storm shelter. It didn't matter to her if there wasn't even a cloud in the sky yet or that the community center was still locked up, Nana was hollering at Mom to get her and the boys right away or else they were going to die in a horrible twister. That definitely qualifies as an irrational fear or phobia, in my book. Otoh, I used to hide under the foot of my parents' bed whenever there was a bad storm at night and had tornado nightmares - but I got over it by the 4th grade and became fascinated with tornadoes and storms. 😄

[@melissatrent2500]

I love watching your videos, tornadoes fascinate me. My kids say I'm obsessed with them, lol. Also liked seeing you take time to hold your cat even though you were in the middle of the video ❤

[@howardroth2501]

Truly fascinated by your work. I was a lawyer for the Department of Commerce which, as you likely know, administers NOAA, NHC, NSSL, SPC, etc. I always had great conversations with the excellent scientist of NOAA. I had been invited to storm chase, and the NHC offered me a jump seat on a hurricane hunter. Unfortunately I didnt get the chance to do either. Anyway, keep up the good work!!

[@kplooki]

I will always be unsettled by the Joplin tornado. Even with today's advances and warning systems, a tornado of that magnitude can still hit populated areas with little warning. Always thought it was be a horrific tragedy if we had a similar tornado hit a very populated area like Chicago during rush hour where highways are essentially parking lots, aka killing fields for a violent tornado

[@poetcomic1]

My brother lives down that way. People seldom mention that you can lose all your wonderful old trees and the land is ugly, bare and it is not inspiring to rebuild. I was in a small tornado in Kansas and walked out on the street afterwards and remember that powerful smell of freshly broken tree limb sap.

[@masonyuzwa8717]

Also...i think that as unsettling as these were I truly feel more saddened by the despair and destruction that some of these stories tell !!

[@Peter-en6bc]

Awesome video. There’s another international tornado that is terrifying that is almost never covered or mentioned. It’s the Ivanovo, Russia tornado from the 1980’s and appears to have had damage very similar to Jarrell.

[@Chrisx005x]

Thanks for sharing many insights with everyone on the channel once again, Carly. I had stumbled across that anomaly myself included about the Manchester F4 in '03 having the lowest pressure drop that we know of to date and that it was in fact recorded by Tim Samaras, but hearing it reiterated again for relevance is always great. Tim was seemingly fearless and was so dedicated to his passions from what I've read and just a fantastical person to be around ultimately. So unfortunate that he's gone along with everyone impacted by the El Reno EF3 in '13 on that day, but Tim's contributions to the meteorological research community will probably live on forever. I do genuinely like how you also brought to the forefront about lesser known tornadoes in foreign countries not getting enough recognition as they deserve which I resonate with as well considering they were just as if not more violent than the most ubiquitously oriented EF5 tornadoes in our country in particular cases which gets lost in the retranslations of Americana's lore sadly putting it as I understand all of it. I'm not singling out or faulting anyone per se, but I'm saying the other end of it too. I love the multiculturalist exchanges that go with foreign things. Every periphery's most likely had its own Jarrell like scenario episodically over eons of time ranging from the prehistoric-to-neolithic times consistently with the evolution of the planet even in modern times of course. As unprecedented as Jarrell is and as much as I've talked about the event, two particular F5 tornadoes honestly grab me on more of a subconscious level than even Jarrell does which I still think has categories all to its own given what actually happened with it among other things. Smithville is very interesting since it was more or less a quickly moving Jarrell situation and perhaps at times had damage intensity that exceeded Jarrell's when one thinks of its destruction. The Smithville EF5 allegedly bent an underground pipe invertedly along with there being no traces of even both shrubs and bushes in certain locations and that it only had seconds to do that kind of untold annihilation. Not to mention, the core itself basically is still believed to only be one hundred yards in width presumably. That's just the stuff of the worst nightmares as if there was no escape from its path except for being underground. Also, there a famous shot by a photographer of the Hesston F5 (It was before it merged with the Goessel cell to my information) crossing a turnpike or so and it's backlight from the angled position and it literally is the blackest funnel I've ever seen in colorized tornado photos. So visually, it was terrifying at least to me anyway. There's something about digitally restored old black and white photographs of circa tornadoes that haunt me in some respects as well. Not to mention nocturnal HP supercells that create invisible vortices and what's scarier than not being able to see anything? There was also an instance of my family escorting me to the birth of my nephew in August of '07 in my formative years and I'm from central North Carolina originally so we were traveling to a Wilmington hospital toward the coastal inlets apart from the Piedmont that far inland and as a funnel cloud was developing right over us with mistiming as we traveled south bound on an interstate having no time obviously to vacate the car otherwise we would've (Never become a motorist in the event of anything tornadic, folks), we could feel the suction from the updraft pulls into it a little and the car seemed to be a little weightless as it felt to be raised slightly. There was a warning already on the series of cells. I mean everyone involved to this very day's still intact, safely accounted for and I don't believe the vortex actually reached the ground, but it was still very eerie to say the least. Everyone was very lucky. No cars to my knowledge were ever lofted in the air, but it was scary, nonetheless.

[@myles_bennett77]

You mentioned the Neolithic period. I’ve always tried to imagine what it must have been like being a caveman watching an EF5 stovepipe coming at him.

[@Chrisx005x]

@@myles_bennett77 Certainly it was a sight for sore eyes probably for them to behold, lol. Given the status of our ancestors. But in all seriousness, we as both a species and civilization at that time so far removed from being urbane in a modern context instinctually had our ways of seeking refuge of course. It was primitive, yes, but I talk about ancient times in a lot of discussions because while certain values and prerogatives obviously shift in all eras or are rethought of in due course, the basic impulse that we've all reciprocated in one way or another in terms of being expressed is basically the same reflexive content we've always had since we could assign any kind of sapience to it or since we've became self conscious to the understanding of it. If we really believe the planet is billions of years old, then all of the hardships endured at the time in the vein of natural disasters is the same for our time as well with varying malefactors too. The same primal emotionality will always be there for people. In philosophy it's called, "Eternal Recurrence" and that everything's an echoed recapitulation of the past more or less. They probably built underground shelters via rock bed quarries or something and things like that essentially other than the caves themselves which probably served as some kind of added protection for different tribes. Archaeological excavations can reveal some of those intricacies. Perhaps one could prescribe supernatural revelations, I don't know since I'm more scientifically minded? Carbon dating and things like that practically. The minor concept albeit so apart from our internalization of engineering has probably always been there. Pretty much in a sense the same mechanics we'd use and probably all further generations in terms of being in an interior room insulated from everything. And while they were a makeshift affair relative to feats now, it was considered reinventing the wheel virtually at the time. That's why it can never be said enough as to why the greatest thing about certain nuances of human beings aside from developing opposable thumbs is our ability to be sentient in the most profound ways or to project our thoughts with critical thinking and such. In other words, one never stops learning or thinking at all. Precociousness has been the staple for everything along with communications.

[@heightenedsenses9411]

Wow, Chris Tyler, seriously, you really know how to talk absolute nonsense, I’m sorry but I can honestly say that I have never read such rubbish before.

[@cheryl8466]

We got hit on Easter night 2020. The same night as the one you mentioned in Mississippi. It was an EF3, but my gosh. It was definitely an experience we will never forget. I've always had interest in weather. I've always watched shows and documentaries. But it's nothing like actually being in one. I still get shaken up. Not by heavy storms, but by the alarms that go off for Amber Alerts and severe weather.

[@robinnicol1985]

The jarrell texas tornado still gets to me it’s so unsettling

[@fleetwood1125]

I saw the damage in Hallam not too long after the tornado. It was absolutely frightening. I've never seen tornado damage that goes as far as the eye can see. School buses and train cars were tossed around like it was a toy set. While I've seen other tornado damage, this damage swath was gigantic and jaw-dropping. I also had to work storm restoration efforts in the aftermath of the Rochelle-Fairdale tornado in 2015, albeit "back office" (I believe about 10 total in the territory). That tornado was also scary, as it weakened and re-strengthened twice, Clem Schultz's video is awe-inspiring, yet chilling. Great video, thanks for putting this out!

[@TeKnoVKNG23]

Great review of all these tornadoes, was fascinating to hear about the older ones in the 1800s. Would love to see you do the tornadoes that hit Gainesville, GA back in the day. The 1936 was the 5th deadliest on record and they were also hit in 1903 with another really bad one. Part of the big factory where most of the people died still stands today and is a hotspot for paranormal experts/fans as there are lots of ghost stories surrounding the tornado victims. Gainesville was hit again by a smaller one in 1998, but it's one of those odd "magnet" towns for tornadoes. The 1944 Shinston, WV one would be interesting to review as well.

[@P_RO_]

The 1936 Gainesville event started as two separate tornadoes on diffe3rent paths which merged into one entering downtown. The factory you mention still holds the record of the most tornado deaths ever occurring in one building. And even weirder is that on leaving downtown, it was reported that the single 'merged' tornado split back into two, again on different paths. This is now understood as the cell cycling, and actually producing 2 new tornadoes, but they didn't know these things back then. A 2-year-old Elvis Pressley rode out this event with his parents, after which his Mom always told him that the only reason they survived is because he was destined for greatness. One of the most interesting tornadoes ever!

[@TeKnoVKNG23]

@@P_RO_ Yeah I live fairly close to Gainesville and have driven past that factory(what's left of it) quite a few times. I remember the tidbit about Elvis to, very interesting.

[@wanna-be-thinker2377]

@@P_RO_ Sorry for the late response, but yeah, I heard about the two tornadoes "merging" into one at Gainesville. Yeah, either that was the smaller tornado cycling when nearing the larger, multi-vortex storm, and a new smaller one formed after leaving town, or the smaller one "danced" around the larger one before splitting away. Either way, I imagine the beginning of the "merger" looked like the cycling of the 1991 Andover, KS F5's. The first one had weakened and gotten small, and started "spinning" around the now larger second one before it was (so called) "swallowed" by the latter. Also, its crazy that that 1936 Gainesville storm is still officially considered one tornado on record despite it really being 2-3 storms.

[@timothybabcock9716]

Joplin tornado was nasty I watched it all happen on the weather channel couldn’t seem to turn it off even though it been years,things still pop up in my head when weather gets nasty. Same with the frankenmuth mi ef3 I was working in Oxford waiting to punch out and go home to caro we could smell the rain and wind was blowing in every direction and the closer to Lapeer we got the more water we saw in yards. By the time we got to may I’ll deep ditches were filled with water and over the road police everywhere we just made it up the s curve before the road washed away! Had to find back roads to get back to work for months! Crazy times. I’m glad you do the videos you do and really seem like the right person to do them,keep up the good work and stay safe and healthy..

[@Yzerman1991]

So looking forward to your video/analysis on the 1979 "Terrible Tuesday"/Wichita Falls tornado. That's the one that got me hooked as a (young) kid in the late 80's. I remember getting a book from my Elementary school library that showcased that event and it still fascinates me.

[@amydavis4945]

Thanks!

[@terrib627]

The Brandenburg KY F5 tornado from the April 3, 1974 super-outbreak is probably one of the creepiest for me. There are no known photos of it, just a drawing someone made. It wiped most of the town off the map (and into the Ohio River). A funeral home on a bluff overlooking the river was demolished, and they never found their hearse. They believe it is at the bottom of the river. The entire downtown was destroyed with the exception of the old jail which you can now visit as a pizza place. The myth about tornadoes not crossing rivers was also debunked here because this tornado crossed the Ohio River into Indiana. Later, the same cell spawned the Louisville tornado. If you haven't watched the video about Dick Gilbert's (helicopter traffic reporter at the time) coverage of the tornado, you should.

[@brycehale4725]

The photos of downtown Brandenburg after the storm are jaw dropping. Also, The Sayler Park F5 crossed the Ohio River twice and both Tanner tornadoes crossed the Tennessee River as well

[@sukhastings4200]

Same cell hit Louisville as an F4 tornado about an hour after Brandenburg

[@wxwatcher9315]

My mother survived the 1965 Palm Sunday twins. She said it was a truly terrifying memory. She always seemed remarkably calm during severe weather events during my youth.

[@daejeon0607]

I agree with your two most “creepy” tornadoes. Jarrell and Joplin were the most disturbing to me as well. I personally witnessed Jarrell’s destruction when I drove over to see the damage when I was 20. At the time, however, I did not understand the peculiar nature of the destruction...I just wanted to see an F5’s path for myself. What I remember most were three houses adjacent to one another; first house, there was no damage; the second house, severely damaged; the third house...a concrete slab! I remember the awful humidity of that day and the dark black cloud as I was driving southeast of Austin on that day. The cloud was indeed the Jarrell cell. You revived my interest in Jarrell with your video on it.

[@patricklaurojr7427]

Katie Wynnewood was very creepy to along with rozel kansas had octopus arms coming out it

[@robertfaust9406]

@daejeon0607 Are the first two houses you refer to the ones on the NE corner of Double Creek Drive; or the first two on CR305?

[@daejeon0607]

I think it was 307 based on my memory and watching aerial footage from May 1997.

[@garysprandel1817]

Joplin always amazes me with that video of the touchdown. having seen a lot tornado vids the speed at which it goes from not really visible funnel and suddenly condensation funnel forms seconds later as a narrow little needle funnel and in the time it takes to cross a little 2 lane road it's a monster wedge all within maybe 20 seconds. even without the knowledge of what's to come you say that's a killer.

[@samarssmallchickery3930]

Thank you for another great one Carly! And your dress is soooooo cute!!!!

[@Traveljetsetter954]

Yay my youtube homegurl is back

[@Samueldonovan2007]

I just discovered your videos last night….I love how in depth you go. That Parkersburg ef5 video you did was EXCELLENT and this is proving just as good. I’m finally chasing for the first time next year….can’t wait.

[@SRQmoviemaker]

Tim samaras did some truly amazing things.

[@peacockcrowe2718]

Yeah and the fact that he recorded the lowest pressure drop with a device he built himself is a feat on it's own.

[@masonyuzwa8717]

Not to be too out of pocket but that dress is very classy and very flattering on yah Carly !! 😁👍 Ha,and nice Pecos Hank style of background music!! 😆😁👍 But yea...the thing that I think really makes people drawn to these violent tornadic events is it's an awe inspiring but also very disturbing and scary!! Kind of like a masterfully crafted VR horror movie !! Love the vids and keep them coming...as they are now a late night watch for me now !! 😁👍

[@Dovietail]

I don't get your amazement at 2 semi trucks being blown off the road. A stiff breeze can do that!

[@cwilliby]

Yes, cutest thing I've ever seen 😁🦋 No matter the type of video, this channel never disappoints and always excites when a notification for a new upload comes through! Always can't wait to see what's next.

[@brandonwilliam2618]

I’ve been waiting for a vid from you. Your the best

[@jms1086]

Another great and interesting video Carly - I love the history and research that you include!

[@miriamelizabeth5548]

I got so excited when you talked about Elie, it's such a weird event: the path, the small size of the tornado, and then the damage leading to its rating- I find it fascinating (esp since I'm Canadian). One of the tornadoes that sticks w me (aside from Jarrel bc I've seen MANY people mention it already) is the Edmonton 1987 F4 tornado. Afaik it was the strongest tornado to touch down in my province, and it went right through the capital city, causing mass amounts of damage and killing 27 people. Tornadoes aren't uncommon here but they're not a huge concern either, since they're often much weaker (EF0-EF2) and they don't often go through major populated areas, so the thought of something like THAT happening just terrifies me.

[@Branwhin]

Yep - I live in Winnipeg, which is only 30 km to the east of Elie. YIKES, that one was scary. And we don't have an active civil defence network (tornado sirens) anymore. That concerns me, because as much as they are working to beef up emergency alert systems on electronic networks, not EVERYONE has a phone, or carries it on them at all times.

[@dorothygoodon3610]

I remember the Manchester, SD tornado well. I was living in Manly, IA with my mom and stepdad at the time, but in a long term relationship with someone that was living in SD the day those tornadoes hit. I remember talking to him, and seeing the weather unfolding when he said the sirens were going off, and he had to go. I went into a massive panic, and paced up and down the hallway and living room digging my fingernails into my arms until I finally heard from him again. When I eventually moved to SD to be with him, we went out to Manchester, and seeing it firsthand, just blew me away. I could not believe how awful it was, and how close it came to hitting the town he lived in. Several years later, we’re not together anymore, but still very close friends, and I still see everything that vividly, like it was yesterday.

[@CTAnimations0]

El Reno to me is absolutely horrifying to me.. the only thing it needed to do was move 8 miles north west and crush Oklahoma City.. up to 302 mph winds, and 2.6 miles wide.. incredible.

[@CTAnimations0]

I can’t count out jarrel.. the entire double creek area, well it was just GONE. But.. i say that the only other one more creepy is greensburg.. 10:00 PM storm that crushes your town wiping 95% of your hometown gone. The final one is Moore. Bridge Creek-Moore is also creepy as shit. Crushed so much land.. i remember it being only sitting in okc but it wasn’t.. that’s all i can say.

[@coreycostascryptocoins]

You’re wonderful! Subbed ❤️. Huge passion for tornadoes and you’re amazing!

[@yilvoxe4017]

The EF-3 Carr fire tornado takes the cake for me. Low death toll, but it's just so incredible and violent I can't put anything above it. I'd love to see you cover it. If fire whirls dont count, El Reno 2013. Basic choice I know, but it's compelling and terrifying to me that sooo many storm chasers were literally on the edge of the tornado, tasting it, and had no idea. Many couldn't get out until it was too late. The fact, too, that many chasers agreed that the day felt eerie and had a bad feeling. I'm sure there's a measure of hindsight bias there, but regardless it makes for a disturbing tale

[@SleepyTom2165]

I mean the fire itself was pretty deadly, the twister was a horrific additional feature that did extreme damage itself and was also deadly. It was a legitimate tornado as well, as it was spawned from a pyrocumulonimbus storm.

[@michaellovely6601]

The only time I have ever heard of a fire tornado is when I was learning about the September 1, 1923 earthquake that devastated Tokyo, Japan and the nearby city of Yokohama. A fire tornado destroyed a clothing factory in Tokyo.

[@09MoonStar]

I have a fascination for tornadoes & also I love your dress ❤

[@DuecePiece]

The creepiest tornado on video I've seen was the El Reno monster, the worst I've lived close to and heard so many horror stories of is the Xenia, Ohio F5. I would love to see your in-depth take on it and the Super Outbreak. What a harrowing few days to live thru.

[@StormChaserMaci.]

I saw El Riño with my own eyes... there are no words to describe what it was like to be face to face with the biggest tornado in recorded history.

[@carolinegray7510]

Weather is a worldwide problem event and the narrowness of weather reported has always amazed me. The recent events of weather, economy, civil unrest etc, has forced people to take notice of happenings throughout the world. Our brotherhood is now much larger in scope. Your presentation was brilliant!

[@daejeon0607]

Great work, Carly...as always! I enjoyed it. I learned a lot. Pilger is one of the most amazing events with regards to video documentation. Pecos Hank and many others took amazing footage of these twins. Also, the western twin was documented as the fastest tornado ever recorded! Skip talbot and Hank did a great documentary on this.

[@P_RO_]

The Bayard IA tornado of 2021 was initially listed as covering almost 28 miles in 14 minutes (120MPH) but the path length was officially changed to 19.7 miles with the same duration, giving 84MPH. I'm not sure which figure is correct, but the Pilger W only moved that fast for a moment, while the Bayard tornado traveled around that fast )or more) for it's whole duration. Even with the lower figure, given that tornadoes don't travel at a steady speed it's almost certain that Bayard reached 90MPH or more at some point. The NWS Des Moines site has an overview of this tornado in it's "Significant Events" section.

[@daejeon0607]

@@P_RO_ very interesting, I will look into that one

[@wing_teletran1]

Great channel! Two tornadoes in recent history that creep me out are the Fairdale, IL tornado and the 2015 Texas night tornado.

[@W1se0ldg33zer]

'The only building left is the jail cell.' - could you find a more cursed place? Think I'll skip visiting there.

[@veggiemonkie5041]

I'd be interested to find out if it's haunted, but other then that probably not the best place to visit.

[@carlyannawx]

you know, I didn't think about it like that but you're right...that is really odd...it's certainly not on the top of my "to-visit" places lol

[@igitha..._]

That stopped me in my tracks - that's so damn depressing! No wonder so many people left...

[@AnasatisTiMiniatis]

Part of what made the Jarrell tornado so unsettling for me was how close to home it was. Growing up in tornado prone areas, I'm used to tornadic storms. Usually, I feel a mixture of excitement and alert caution. This storm, however, just felt different. It's really hard to describe practically. It was like the sky was possessed by a calm but overwhelming malicious spirit of death. While I didn't witness the Jarrell tornado itself, an F3 from the same outbreak grazed my apartment complex. A section of roof was gone from one of the buildings, and the family car was tossed.

[@nomiddlenamenmn427]

I agree. Jarrell was a slow grinder with EF5 strength. Survival rate of direct hit above and below ground: zero.

[@Hero4Hire4]

I worked for the Army Corps of Engineers (33 years) before I retired. From 1993 to 2011 I was on the list for disaster response work. I totally get what you mean about thoughts about storms keeping you up nights. I had to take may name off the responder list after the 2011 outbreak season. It was just too much for me afterwards. I haven’t gotten it together financially yet, but I plan to build myself an earth-sheltered, steel reinforced concrete, monolithically constructed dome home for my retirement years. That’s about the only thing I will trust to live my remaining time in. For now, every time it gets stormy and winds start picking up, I get very nervous! 😯

[@thecatfather857]

That’s actually the kind of house I want… if not just for taking monster hurricanes head on, lol.

[@richardkoch8752]

Another excellent video Carly. Pecos Hank is my favorite Chaser. He plays a mean guitar also!

[@jimmycoppinger1305]

Thanks Carly. You may find some interesting things with the May 9, 1927 event as this was a big outbreak. In Garland, TX, five members of a family (Smiley family) died as an F-5 cut a short path through the city. Their grave in the Mills Cemetery is said to be haunted. Nevada, TX, about 20 miles to the northeast of Garland was destroyed and hour or so before with only the first baptist church remaining intact. My grandad lived north of Nevada at Merit, TX and said that they went to the cellar 11 times that night.

[@blehbloop6584]

That is so devastating I am so sorry :(

[@RagingMoon1987]

That same outbreak spawned an F4 that creamed Poplar Bluff, Missouri. At least ninety-seven died in that one.

[@stephanieschroeder3739]

My husband’s and mine best friends live in Pilger, NE. They didn’t live there when the twin tornadoes went thru but the house they bought is across the street from the grain silos that got destroyed. The house they bought was destroyed too. The old owners were only able to save the basement and had to rebuild the whole house basically. It’s really eerie to be in that town because you can see exactly where the tornadoes went though just by looking at where all the new houses sit. It’s a cute town though and being a Michigander, I love going to Pilger and Nebraska in general. Beautiful country out there

[@MikeB3542]

Growing up on Chicago's Southwest Side, the Oak Lawn tornado (1967) and Lemont tornado (1976) were shocking...particularly the death and injuries at the Oak Lawn Roller Rink. The Lemont tornado was well documented by Dr. Fujita...the primitive radar images of the tornadic storm suggest how challenging storm prediction was before Doppler/NEXRAD radar. That tornado, if it held together, likely would have hit our neighborhood, but it made a bit of a U-turn, turning to a northwesterly path. A particularly creepy tornado was the F-5 that demolished the Wisconsin town of Barneveld in the middle of the night, killing 9. The only thing left standing in town was the water tower. From the city of Madison, the storm literally strobed, with 200 lightning flashes per minute.

[@ThatMeansHesMad]

How about the 1990 Plainfield F5? I was about 11 years old when that happened while living in Evergreen Park at the time.

[@ellisjackson336]

@@ThatMeansHesMadI wasn’t even one year old yet when that Plainfield tornado happened, and I lived about 30 min east

[@OriginalRaveParty]

Love seeing your channel grow 👍

[@jmdcomplexity1034]

The photos of the damage in Jarrell are jaw-dropping.. im still yet to see trees shaven down flush to the ground, like they were in Jarrell. That tornado really wanted blood & it got some

[@lolosworkshop7033]

It got lots of blood