TORNADO WARNING , MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI 4-28-14

[@funsizedcthulhu]

The sound of a tornado siren is the distance is absolutley horrific.

[@TravelsChases]

DoctorWhoFan10 yes , it was a frightening and surreal experience. Checking into that hotel knowing a possible tornado was close by , but not being able to see it was nerve racking. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@46619TAB]

I grew up during the 'duck and cover' years of the Cold War and even hearing them so many years later leaves my blood running cold.

[@Aqua.man045]

But it's times like those, that tells you what it means to be alive.

[@sirenlover100]

could be a 2 or 3t22 (they sound alike but 3t22 has solenoids)

[@failynnblack4030]

blaqkavdio listen to the sirens in downtown Wisconsin (I think that's it)

[@tac0maus]

This video is so surreal to me but I love it. The eerie distant tornado siren, the crazy thunderbolt at 3:56, the possible tornado sound at 6:50 -ish and the emergency alert system at 7:15. Great capture! I can only feel grateful we don't have these sorts of storms here in the UK.

[@DTOG33_2.0]

at 6:50 it might have been a tornado because it sounded like a freight train or a plane or some sort of roaring

[@forgaven3346]

​@@DTOG33_2.0 I hear only thunder...

[@DTOG33_2.0]

@forgaven3346 That "thunder" sound was continous for a good considerable amount of time

[@DTOG33_2.0]

@forgaven3346 if you had headphones on then you would clearly hear the jet-like rumbling sound (clearly how a tornado exactly sounds)

[@forgaven3346]

@@DTOG33_2.0 it's scary..

[@B3burner]

That constant barrage of lightning non-stop tells the whole story. I don’t think I’ve ever seen lightning that frequent in person... ever!

[@20PINKluvr]

Nor hear that crack-sounding thunder! I've seen constant lightning here in phoenix AZ during our monsoon season storms.

[@ZanesTrains1972]

I hate tornados at night because you can't see nothing only when the lighting strikes

[@traceytaibinger9512]

ya that's the scary part

[@Deadpool12353]

yes its real scary and unpredictable.

[@jonimichalski9193]

Their no better in the day either

[@Zabivodka]

@@jonimichalski9193 They are, you can see them or at least their wain wall. But at night, you cant see shit unless a lightning flashes, and not even that, its not enough time to identify its location or it's rain wall.

[@paulperry9861]

Legit this is on the top 5 things that scare me the most it ties with having a night i decide to heavily or hard and i dont hear anything then get sucked out of my home

[@20PINKluvr]

I'd hate being in a tornado warning at night..

[@ovenproof9905]

Happens to me all the time. I hate it.

[@chrisbrackin8822]

The only ones I've ever experienced have been in the middle of the night. Like 1 in the morning. The sirens always wake me up and then there's so much wind and lightning. It's so scary. Every time I hear the sirens being tested, it makes me think about those terrifying nights.

[@fwelstars7643]

If the tornado sirens wake you up at night, Amazing! They are designed to do that, Even if its a test, It gets you prepared.

[@chrisbrackin8822]

It's definitely a good thing! It's just the scariest alarm clock ever. The one I always heard was about a mile and a half away so it had just the right volume and tone to make it sound so eerie. Nighttime just made it worse.

[@burdofr7524]

me too

[@itsyagirlemily7810]

News guy: You need to be in a safe place *Listens* *Goes outside anyways*

[@joshdevdoss9041]

I always come back to this video every time I want to relax.

[@MikeHaggarSF]

I'm addicted to these types of videos. Nice work, BTW.

[@trancemaster871]

I would love to have been there in a rocking chair outside with a nice cuppa watching it.

[@cinnamonplayz17]

:/

[@werksdesign]

3:13 "this storm is out of control" ..... who allowed that to happen? He's fired.

[@walterlebowitz6308]

Lesson for viewers: frequent lightning (i.e. multiple flashes per second) often accompany tornadoes. If you are experiencing very frequent lightning while a tornado warning is in effect, there probably IS an actual tornado nearby.

[@20PINKluvr]

BS. we get that much lightning in monsoon storms sometimes here in Phoenix but they also cause microbursts..rarely any tornadoes

[@BlueYup]

We got hit by this same line of storms in the Florida Panhandle a couple days later. We got 15 inches of rain in 9 hours, (Pensacola got 26 in 25 hours, with 5.68" of it falling in only one hour), tornado warnings, extreme flash flooding, the most insane lightning I've ever seen in my life (and that's saying something considering Florida's the lightning capital of the US). At one point, the lightning was so intense, it confused the streetlights into thinking it was daylight (it was about 4:00 in the morning...it happened twice within 20 minutes actually), and the thunder was quite literally constant. It was quite the night...easily the craziest thunderstorm I've ever been in. Glad y'all are safe...nobody in the South was spared from the fury of Mother Nature over those few days.

[@jairopuerto6400]

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[@Scarlethimari]

3:56 that happens rarely if you record.

[@saracarter8203]

Now THAT'S a storm..

[@jennifermoser3011]

Sara Carter I agree

[@josemoralesjimenez4730]

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[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

I agree too

[@dragoncrackers7660]

Usually when we see lighting that frequent, there is a tornado somewhere, usually they hit in the county. Meridian always gets lucky. They say it has to do with the terrain that causes them to bounce over the city. I think they've just been lucky so far. If I lived in the city, I would have a safe room because you cant be that lucky forever.

[@cofm2326]

Reminds me of the time my uncle was driving truck to a Lowe’s just 2 minutes prior tornado hit it n sirens still blaring he is a veteran n said that’s the scariest thing he’s ever been thru.

[@idkanymore9590]

Holy! Even as a Floridian, I have never seen that much lightning in one storm!

[@Rainlover1984]

I was stationed at the NAS Meridan, MS Naval base in Oct/1988. I remember watching the storm and the lightning shooting all the way from one end of the city to the other. The entire sky was filled with rain and lightning like I had never seen before. increadible!!

[@TravelsChases]

Roberto Tamil yup , those storms in what we stormchasers refer to as "DixieAlley" can be out of this world!

[@mrbagel8751]

Roberto Tamil do u Know Maj High Power he was my Dad

[@sunflowers6531]

Well, I’m sure that if I can spell incredible, you can as “an adult who was stationed”.

[@BlackAce-zr2ms]

3:56, Gorgeous lightning strike!

[@TravelsChases]

Thanks , yeah it scared the crap out of me though. It was closer than it appeared in the video.

[@BlackAce-zr2ms]

From what it looks like in the video that it hits like an antenna about a couple hundred meters away...we get lightning like that here in the UK....and being close to a distribution station does give the hackles on my back to stand in end when there is CG lightning about! I love the video...keep them coming. :3

[@krsyal]

+Travels & Chases I've had that happen to me but real close I was in the window video taping and we have a pole with wires and stuff and lighting hit that and it was so bright and loud >.< my grandpa almost got blinded when he was looking out the window.

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

That scared me out of my skin that lightning bolt shooting across the sky

[@daphnietudor2953]

We had flashes like that in cookeville tn with the ef4. It was a loud tornado. Ive never heard one not like that. But I thought the lightening was power flashes continuing bc there was definately a tornado on the ground

[@CrazyWeatherDude]

3:24 With all of that chaos going on, it's already intimidating enough. Add on that house alarm in the distance, and it raises hairs.

[@jcitationcj4]

I frequently go to Kansas and have seen these kind of storms. They are really something that is very impressive!

[@Im-just-Stardust]

Wow that was a scary experience man, even on video.

[@youwish7597]

Lol great video of my hometown 💜 come back anytime

[@JoeBegin1558]

Great lightening strike and thunder at 3:57. Awesome. But it always sounds so much better in person. Thanks for sharing!

[@avonleamontague2469]

I wish people didnt get hurt, killed, or have their lives destroyed by these things because they are really, really fascinating and exciting.

[@model-man7802]

Those damn night twisters are nightmare material.Cant see them until they are on you.

[@nightmarefredbear4258]

Come to the Midwest we also have bad storms and the weather is bipolar

[@JDRNo1]

There was a tornado warning a month ago and May 3rd 2021 and this video was taken on May 3rd 2014

[@TravelsChases]

This was taken on April 28 , 2014

[@JDRNo1]

@@TravelsChases oh sorry

[@idkanymore9590]

Well the upload date was may 3

[@TravelsChases]

@@idkanymore9590 ok that makes sense then , May 3 is probably the day I uploaded the footage to KZbin, but in the heading of the title it says the date the footage was taken .

[@idkanymore9590]

@@TravelsChases yeah. You created the video April 28, but was uploaded may 3. (2014).

[@ArchAngel900]

The sirens In This video where pretty calming for me they don’t sound like a serious siren but it’s probably because the wind trying to wrap around the noise and they are 3t22 sirens

[@drunkminecraftfan1335]

I remember I was there in Mississippi for my grandma's brothers funeral when this happened. Damn it was scary. Especially in a hotel room when the storm had hit.

[@JaimeCrager]

The sound of that 3T22 💀💀💀

[@SkylineGTR_BNR32]

My friend was there at the time. He said he was sleeping peacefully when the EAS came on. He was scared senseless. I mean, who doesn't get scared at that "BEEP BEEP BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP" sound the alert makes when it first comes on,

[@shailacordero2505]

SomeRandomAE86Trueno your friéndoles has died???😱😱😱

[@wildwill1980]

Tornadoes are extremely scary, even more so at night when you can't see where they are, I was just curious of what hotel you were at and the road or interstate it was on when you filmed all this.

[@tremorchristlester4688]

The most eerie thing about a Tornado warning is hearing the sirens in the distance while the weather is calm

[@jeffwilliams4676]

Severe weather is scary. In Texas, we recently had a severe winter storm. We get Severe Thunderstorms and Tornadoes as well. Off the coast of Texas, Hurricanes can form as well.

[@nssteampunk4865]

The tornado sirens sounded like they were harmonizing

[@troshs]

Erich Diebold the siren actually has 2 sets of cones on it that play 2 different notes and they do harmonize. It's a 2T22 or something to that effect.

[@periquitovalenciaelmusic9593]

@@troshs I guess those notes are D5 and F5, although it reminds me of a B-flat Major chord.

[@jackiewalsh9652]

Sounds like eerie music or something

[@vekkuTV]

03:56 WOW! Awesome lightning! Very nice footage! Greetings from the Netherlands!

[@DTOG33_2.0]

You guys had alerts triggered on your phones too?

[@jacobkappus7737]

We had a tornado warning in Leavenworth ks 8 years ago and it lasted for 3 hours it was the scariest storm I've ever seen

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Was u booking the hotel room in this clip

[@TravelsChases]

Yes

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Oh right okay

[@letseeitplease]

that was some really good video you got there DTRAVELZ.... i really liked that lightning, very good video, thanks for sharing with us here on youtube,

[@Jesusmetalhead]

you can hear it at the 6:40 mark

[@TravelsChases]

Jesusmetalhead Wow , never realized that. Thanks for pointing it out. That's crazy !

[@Zamasu2]

Travels & Chases great video man :) 1 sub

[@TravelsChases]

saynomore485 thanks !

[@miyolakerr4513]

@Chris FLA 321 i heard it too omg

[@nessamonsta9604]

All I heard was the rumbling of thunder ...

[@heatherstub]

Great catch! The audio in this video is excellent! Great job.

[@starxykitten3310]

Wow. I was about 7 years old during this. I probably had no clue. But I live in Meridian, Mississippi!

[@irt3rdavenueel172]

I was 28 at the time and I was in the area heading from Forest MS but I had no clue who was in the white GMC van in front of me until I viewed the two videos captured on the same night 10 years ago. I stayed in a Marriott hotel near this other hotel that’s seen in this video and I was drenched in water from all the rain that poured down on us and it was indeed out of control. I was the time I was in the Marriott hotel I was on spring vacation and so my girlfriend at the time and my three children checked into the hotel and then I went to go park my car and the rain was so cold and I was so wet that after running into the hotel I had to take a warm shower to warm up and then change into my night shirt and pants with my night cap. The tornado completely missed us and we looked on the news the next day to see what happened and we get confirmation that multiple homes were totaled and many lives were lost that night and so I hope your family knew what to do in the event of a very strong storm like this when you were 7 at the time

[@benjamin5028]

We rarely get Thunderstorms of this intensity and tornadoes are even more rare. Last one was in 2006 and caused a huge tree to fall on our garage. Though we do get massive rainstorms one had wind speeds of 93 mph. Lots of tree damage and power outages. Snowstorms and Blizzards are real danger here, dropping up to 3 feet of snow.

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Did u turn the lights off just Incase the power shuts off

[@TravelsChases]

Nope , I wanted a better visual as to what was happening outside

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Oh right okay I thought that was a right decision

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

One thing u didn’t know that there’s a peppercorn a1 locomotive which has got the twisters name and she is called tornado and the raf jet has also the name tornado

[@acap-5043]

3:56 Lightning: (attacks the siren but fails) 2T22: hahahaha, I'am alive, get out

[@carriepost3502]

You've pieced together a very neat, coherent narrative, the actual storm interspersed with the the newscasts. Nicely done!

[@TravelsChases]

Thanks , that's what I was actually attempting to do although it was kind of nerve racking knowing a tornado might of been very close but we couldn't see it Yes , I was nervous lol. Thanks for watching and posting.

[@jichaelmordan1212]

Could be my OCD, but I love how centered the TV is on that stand 🤣🤣🤷‍♂️

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

I can see the tornado warning message on the telly reminding everyone living in the area of Mississippi about the dangerous weather is approaching fast and warns everyone to move away from the windows of the house and the vehicle and move to the nearest building as possible

[@jamesjay8281]

Great video. I loved that strike

[@gradientgamer5480]

listen to the thunderbolts and the 3t22

[@Keydownkang_1266]

My hometown 🙏🏾 I know it’s an old video! But I remember a many of close calls with tornadoes.......

[@michaelveis6498]

Those tornado warning sirens remind me of the Cold War.

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Was u terrified about hearing the tornado siren going off and the lightning flashing in the sky

[@TravelsChases]

No , we spent the entire day stormchasing . We knew that we were not in danger at that moment , although it was still pretty exciting .

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Gonna say

[@marieferguson7094]

Wicked lighting

[@urmom563]

That siren sound terrifying one time I’ll see a rotating storm at a hotel

[@ManyGoMad]

just another evening in the south...you should visit more.

[@TravelsChases]

I love coming to the south. Was just in New Orleans this weekend. didn't get any storms though. Thanks for watching. However that was not just another storm . This was the same day tornadoes ravaged Louisville MS and Tupelo.

[@failynnblack4030]

Allena Purcell welcome to the south! 😂😂 On today's agenda, you have possible death and thunderstorms

[@jordischneid5819]

@@TravelsChases are tornadoes rare

[@clubfuckingfooted3088]

I love this type of weather

[@MrElishaz98]

Nice quality and not so shaky. Not bad :/

[@TravelsChases]

Thanks , thanks for watching. It was some storm.

[@leeleeisme4279]

I remember this night! I live about 3 or 4 miles east from this motel!

[@lenraygandy]

I live in Meridian, but I use to live in Lawton, Oklahoma... but one never get used to this.... you just deal with it...

[@TravelsChases]

+Lenray Gandy Both towns are susceptible to tornadoes. They seem to be harder to see coming in Mississippi though because of the dense forested area. Oklahoma has much wider open spaces so visibility is better

[@gabeackerman4964]

I live close to Lawton

[@20PINKluvr]

And you must have a weather alert alarm on your nightstand lol

[@kevinspencer4313]

this is my hometown and that particular day was one for the ages. we get spring thunderstorms like this a lot but rarely get any tornadoes from them just lots of rotation but hardly ever touchdowns. meridian sits in a valley so usually the rotating wall clouds just roll over us and form some tornadoes after crossing into alabama as did this day from philadelphia to tuscalosa. im sure you all know about that tornado very well

[@TravelsChases]

I remember the Philadelphia / Tuscaloosa outbreak day very well. We were chasing storms in Central M.S. that day as well , and witnessed 2 back to back monster twisters almost half an hour apart. Ironically that day was April 27, 2011. This video I recorded here in Meridian was on April 28 , 2014. You live in a region that chasers call "Dixie Alley" , and when outbreaks occur boy does it get wild. One this particular day we witnessed what happened in Louisville. We did our best to help the people that suffered so much that day with what little we could do at the time. In my opinion tornadoes can be much deadlier in the SouthEast than in Oklahoma and Kansas , because it is much more forested , and people may not see them until it is too late. Also , storms like these tend to travel much faster in your region than in the west. Thanks for watching , and posting.

[@kevinspencer4313]

thanks for the footage, and hopefully one day ill get to fulfill my dream of chasing the most fasinating phenom known to man, tornadoes!!!

[@TravelsChases]

KEVIN SPENCER Speak of the devil. You have a TORNADO heading right towards the western part of Meridian MS RIGHT NOW. I'm posting this at 3;18 pm (M.S. Time) On Jan 3rd. Hope all goes well. Be careful. These storms have heavy precip and any tornado may be rain wrapped. Take siren warnings seriously.

[@JaimeCrager]

7:14 OH NO THE EAS

[@WanderingRoe]

Gosh, what a night! o__o The power of these storms is staggering...I'll never forget the first tornado warning I ever experienced, I thought I was gonna die from fright, lol (and that was in Forida where the big ones don't even hit...)

[@CrazyWeatherDude]

I live in Alabama, and they can get HUGE! Fun fact: Alabama and Oklahoma are tied for the most F/EF5 tornadoes.

[@tremorchristlester4688]

I'm from Mobile Alabama. We had a Christmas day tornado in 2012. It was a monster

[@WanderingRoe]

Much respect to you guys, I don’t think I have the constitution to live in Alabama

[@darkdemisegaming4936]

I wish I could see this in person. I love storms so much.

[@mamastarshine]

I thought so too until I saw an EF 4 rip thru my city on memorial day and I knew there was nothing I could do but watch in horror

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Just noticed that the lights suddenly plugged off already have you noticed it Sir

[@TravelsChases]

No I didnt notice? What time stamp was that at?

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

At 4.44

[@lucyg2165]

7:22 scared me I hate the like purge tv thing but it's said stay away from a fricking door and he's stood right at the door

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

I can see the weather man live on tv informing everyone living in the area that the tornado maybe coming over this way

[@m_a_s_o_n2337]

3:57 that almost scared me

[@TravelsChases]

It DID scare me when it happened in person lol. Thanks for watching . Hope you enjoyed it

[@Shadowwolf-ll3kp]

same here

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Me too

[@77DAdams]

3:57 damn I cant imagine how that felt with the people in the hotel rooms way closer than you were lol

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

That’s so frightening especially at night when u see the lightning in the distance and the tornado siren going off

[@nenblom]

I live in eastern Pennsylvania and, about a year or so ago, we had a supercell pass to our north over the Poconos. I do believe that it was tornado warned but I can't remember for sure. However, I have never seen lightning like that and it always seem to hit right in the same area. It was unbelievable! I saw on the news later that there were reports of a wall cloud in Stroudsburg, PA. Our area, Easton, PA, got hit by a severe thunderstorm a couple of hours later. BTW, great job filming this! That lightning is amazing!!

[@TravelsChases]

Yes , I remember last October Pennsylvania did have a tornado outbreak . Glad you enjoyed this video . Hopefully more vids to come next April and May when I chase again

[@edball4906]

I LIVE IN EASTEM

[@mtgau2000]

Cool. Im Coatesville PA.

[@nathanielaranda8407]

my first tornado warning experience was at a hotel when I was 4 did not know what a tornado was I live in CA and was visiting KY and they don't have tornados in California

[@ovenproof9905]

So many lightning flashes!!!!

[@jonimichalski9193]

Scary video

[@seanterry3732]

what a storm brilliant footage and the lightning was awesome sounded like bombs going off on some bolts how long did the storm last for.once again brilliant video mate

[@TravelsChases]

Thanks for watching and commenting. It was late in the evening on what had turned out to be a very destructive day in Mississippi.(April 28, 2014) There was a tornado outbreak , and multiple tornadoes wrecked havoc in that state. This particular set of storms went on for quite some time . Multiple hours.

[@77DAdams]

How did you get to Meridian MS so fast?

[@Reaper81805]

As dangerous tornados can be but this is beautiful to watch I would love a lightning storm like this here in California. But not the tornado guess were stuck with earthquakes

[@angeladawley6726]

When we get woke up for a tornado warning, we see which direction it's going. If it's going away from us, we are not getting out of bed. If it's coming close to us, we will see if it's going to make a turn away from us (usually does) and then go back to bed.

[@edwardbowers5509]

When you have that much lightning you will be able to see the wedge tornado particularly at night, when the tornado is rain wrapped then they are tough to see but it doesn't mean it's not there ready to hit a particular area.

[@supermariofigureboyfan4392]

Any alert get in effect on my LGtv

[@paytonsamuels2594]

3:57 That lightning bolt was mad

[@lespaulofdoom9288]

The truck driver at 0:10 is like "Fuck this I'm outta here"

[@davidca96]

thats exactly how the lightning was in the 1988 Raleigh NC tornado that I was in as a kid. It was so constant it was like a strobelight, it happened at 1am and I could see outside because of the lightning.

[@lightningbuster]

Man you definitely don't ever get storms like that here in Washington. Whenever we get a thunderstorms it's like 2 minutes between each lightning flash. Feels like I'm missing out a bit lol

[@melontm5866]

3:57

[@viktorosipov1174]

Also very nice sounding 2T22/3T22 sirens

[@TheMrfoxguy]

When lightning's that constant and positive its gonna be a hell of a storm.

[@sunnygirl5680]

One night i was coming home from KFC and saw that constant lighting At that time I didn't know anything about tornados, storms etc, but now I do and anyway I was really scared I've been In about 8 tornados before so I should know about stuff like that

[@GlennHootVlog]

Siren In Background Is 3T22 Or 2T22

[@troyandryanvlogs7841]

what time did you record this video

[@TravelsChases]

it was filmed on and off approxomitley between 8:30 and 9:50 pm

[@troyandryanvlogs7841]

okay

[@chaosligerzero88]

i live north of meridian between lauderdale and neshoba county lines i was home and trying to cook dinner when that storm system came through

[@Mrtapp5357]

There is more lightning in this video than Eugene Oregon has experienced in the last ten years Edit... in forever.

[@garfieldhunley71]

That same storm came through Jackson Mississippi

[@bandfromtheband9445]

Just.....WOW! This is freaking scary!

[@dankusoonyt7473]

Usually most hotels have shelters under the stairs but not motels which means motels are pretty unsafe from tornadoes especially the motels being small.

[@brandonmuralles2386]

Why did you turn of the light

[@STEP2004]

3:57. That would not be something I want to see and/or hear.

[@intothemystic5223]

So, was there an actual tornado on the ground or just a warning?

[@TravelsChases]

None that I could confirm at the time . I believe there was one a few miles north and east of this location

[@Trainlover1995]

The song of the 2/3t22 warns of the tornado. 50 years ago, though, it would've told everyone "THE SOVIETS ARE ATTACKING! YOU'RE ALL GONNA DIE!"

[@martinhosper2990]

Which never happened. It was a fake even then. Tornado,at least,is not fake.