TurretCam: Laramie, WY tornado June 6, 2018

6/6/2018 I documented a highly visible and photogenic tornado from beginning to end
© 2018 James Hammett NOT FOR BROADCAST - Contact me to license www.stormdig.com/about
Video shot with TurretCam - see www.stormdig.com/tech/turretcam for more info
This tornado formed 8 miles north of Laramie, Wyoming and is shown here crossing U.S. Route 30, the historic Lincoln Highway. It rapidly intensified, tearing up grass and dirt as it traveled over mainly open fields. The tornado followed the contour of the land up and over the Laramie mountain range for over 45 minutes before dissipating. It was rated an EF-3 by the National Weather Service.

[@Red88Rex]

Damn this is some of the best footage I've ever seen! That white stovepipe is GORGEOUS!

[@XrackProject]

Thats exactly the same thing I was about to write! ^^

[@anitasmith4559]

The cinematography is awesome, powerful; just stunningly beautiful. This is the best I've seen out of all of the countless videos of tornadoes on line.

[@tiffanybrown8829]

Braylen Epps

[@Ultratron100]

Best tornado video I have ever seen. Not one of the chasers is screaming "OMG OMG OMG" for the entire video.

[@davidsaurer692]

James, this is quite possibly the video of the year for Tornadoes in 2018, epic amazement. So thankful you shared this. Congratulations on a very excellent capture!

[@forbiiddensoulsyt3045]

David Saurer it looks reallllllllllllly fake

[@Warsaw_Pact]

@@forbiiddensoulsyt3045 it’s not. I saw it firsthand

[@darthcreaper8173]

Awesome camera job! That tornado is literally the perfect tornado! It's got that perfect shape about it.

[@user-lz7jv6lp2c]

It’s a massive sun o a gun

[@engrtobe]

Growing up in OK and TX, I've seen a bunch. That might be one of the most scenic I've ever seen, Nice.

[@ivyreign2181]

Are they usually that big?? I live in VA so we dont get many

[@victorcalderon2378]

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[@verawickiser4062]

It was very cool to see, v pretty

[@vlk40]

Amazing footage! I live in Laramie and saw this with my own eyes. My very first tornado and hope it will be my last lol! Absolutely beautiful to watch though

[@merkhoufanila5760]

Pm

[@wesgc]

You hit a home run with this video.

[@onlyinthe707]

Been 5 years and still one of my favorite tornado videos on KZbin. You're a legend!

[@Daniel-pq4bs]

Awesome, and much bonus for the total absence of spoken words in the video!

[@anitasmith4559]

Indeed. The impact of the video is enhanced just by the sound of the wind.

[@zach7495]

Agreed

[@RachelWrites]

I’ve driven this road often & this horrifies me. I would straight up have a heart attack. But this footage is insanely beautiful.

[@MarcoZack-qm4md]

This video should deserve thousands of views, the best tornado video

[@kyledilbert6424]

This is probably the first thing people think of when they think “tornado”. Look at it, it’s so well defined that it looks more like an artist’s depiction of a Tornado.

[@imitane]

Anyone else see the person open the door and step out of the mobile home at 3:15? That must've been an unnerving experience.

[@jeffbeaudoin4544]

Yeah I was watching the horses praying

[@allycatg9000]

Jeff Beaudoin to couldn’t see him her

[@northtexasskies3243]

I saw that

[@gishanie5020]

LMAO YES I DID!

[@ghostbombl8034]

Theres two horses eating out there enjoying there invited visitor to sit next to them and hang out for min lol

[@tangogrrl]

This is Ms Photogenic, 2018! Fabulous, really. From like 0:37 on, it could be CGI, it's so perfect, so surreal. What a churner, what a catch!

[@nathanielepps]

This footage is blowing my mind, in spots it's hard to even believe it's real. Great job man!

[@iiDOCKERY]

Idk how I’m just now seeing this video but this is amazing footage!!

[@CroatianStorms]

Man that condensation clip is just epic. Crazy footage

[@ayanacamilli9367]

It’s so cool how it just took form on the ground and it’s so beating when it does!!!

[@kane2103]

Beautiful and frightening at the same time. Nice footage.

[@thelifeilive5005]

I am not an expert on animals in a tornado but at the 2:06 mark there are three horses in the lower left hand corner that for an entire minute never move. Don't lift their heads, don't rip more grass, don't take a step. They seem completely unaware of a giant dark object moving right at them. They are completely frozen. This doesn't jive with what I know of animals.

[@Gloriapower]

Thank you for pointing that out. I was waiting for the quonset hut to get sucked up so I didn't notice any animals. There seems to be some on the right side of the hut too.

[@erenyeagar2928]

The video is frickin fake

[@Blurpbees]

Fake? You think this is fake? Have you ever been near a tornado? Being near one is fine, you can stand outside of them and be fine. Any closer or being in it's path is when you are in danger. From a distance they are just a mass of wind traveling. It's literally a concentrated funnel of wind that impacts the LZ and path.

[@toninhoferrazoliveira9102]

It is true!! I also found the coloring of the houses and the shape of the drawing strange ... it seems to me fack news !!

[@toninhoferrazoliveira9102]

Notice at 1:20 the color of houses and sheds, it is very artificial ... very fake !!

[@spcoll7587]

Best footage of the year, hands down. Great capture.

[@amandadanes8975]

This tornado is so beautiful and photogenic, it almost doesn't look real! 🌀

[@EthanBWeather]

WOW great footage!

[@storerestore]

and finally a storm chaser that isn't constantly shouting about how great the footage is

[@forrrrestjohncave]

NE and KS have the best tornadoes. The dust always enhances the form of the tornado.

[@Sampdoria-hf1uw]

Incredible footage! 1:07 is fantastic! Almost surreal!

[@supercargamer8796]

TYSM, ive always wanted to see how a tornado form :D

[@greensteve9307]

Amazing footage! Well done.

[@karenupton4044]

Excellent footage!

[@andrewmurray8678]

Insane! Nice work James! wow

[@codymazza7303]

most other chasers were scared to get close to it....ty for some of the best footage

[@tracyjames2046]

Fantastic footage

[@davidwilliams187]

Spectacular footage James! Please tell me why you chose Laramie as a target. I targeted westcentral NE and did not forecast Laramie as a target. Would love to know what you saw for future reference.

[@gabeplaysreal]

0:47 that is one of the most insane things…

[@valensinclair6750]

Those zoomed in shots are terrifying.

[@LaramidiaWX]

Spectacular footage

[@tylerm608]

OMG! Seriously, that’s the best tornado video i have ever watched on KZbin. Oh gosh, so pretty and so destructive.....

[@AllanEvansOfficial]

It’s incredible how high the base is

[@Krondelo]

Wow such a clear tornado at first, not rain wrapped or anything. And @ 1:18 damn it looks massive! Thankfully it looks like it didn't hit much of anything.

[@oscarnomination6457]

spectacular photography

[@dewbottle]

this is beautiful thank you

[@rolandsoos]

This will be the first video that I see of a tornado that's not shaky and that hasn't got any comments on how awesome and dangerous it is.

[@charismao23]

So beautiful yet deadly.

[@cowboystormchaser]

Stupendous capture!!!

[@kath67502]

Great capture of that tornado James!! Keep up the good work!

[@AndrewRileyNet]

Amazing. Nice catch!

[@triippy...6476]

that is such a beautiful tornado. I love tornadoes like these, the ones that don't kill and are oh so gorgeous

[@Whyistomatoafruit]

Holy Tap-dancing F*CK this is beautiful footage. Tornado is pretty as a picture.

[@cheddar2648]

well done guys, thanks for sharing.

[@troposferaapma]

Great, but really great video!! Amazing!! Congrats!

[@pusatsumber6534]

yah..good shot and beautiful tornado

[@jdrose1000]

Beautiful!

[@michaelmathes6897]

Need more videos like these less talking more watching, great video 👍🏻

[@edgarallenlee3879]

Great video, James!

[@northtexasskies3243]

This is the first video in a while thats made me yell out WTF! This is an amazing video. That shot of the Meso was my favorite

[@francuzs]

i thought that was scene from sci fi movie,amazing video

[@dljarman3708]

Superb footage

[@MrHeights73]

Great footage but man tornadoes freak me out. Those are the only reoccurring nightmares I've ever had.

[@conordyer2307]

60fps for the iwin, this looks amazing

[@Midnight_Freedom]

Freaking awesome video -

[@kraigadamson9240]

Great videography.

[@euphxriaaq]

0:16 *how did the lower part of the tornado get so thick that fast?!!*

[@shawnm5653]

What kind of camera is that. I am more interested in how clear the picture was than I am of the tornado. Kids could have been flying in the background for all I knew but the image itself was just gorgeous.

[@kitward24]

Was in my room studying for a midterm and heard an alert on the phone out of nowhere. Looked out the window just see this massive funnel north of town. Crazy first time seeing one in person!

[@imonlyamanandiwilldiesomed4406]

Beautiful.

[@StormHunter71]

Outstanding!

[@yourshadow91]

This was the first tornado I ever saw live! From a safe distance of course. I was at my parents place on the north edge of Laramie, got a good view from the deck.

[@jcabongchannel5447]

dude what in the world dude crazy man

[@MelAJamesMeditation]

So many tornado videos have rain on the windshield, with wipers going - and it's so distracting! How did he get this without the rain? Perhaps enough distance with a lot of zoom? Amazing.

[@rancidcrabtree.]

OP posted his website above. www.stormdig.com/tech/turretcam Apparently compressed air is used to keep the dome clear

[@nathanashmore2131]

The storm was a low precipitation supercell, so there was hardly any rain in the vicinity of the tornado, allowing for perfect viewing conditions.

[@Mustafa-di7ix]

Wow that's a beautiful tornado

[@maximusmaxipad482]

Beautiful

[@emmacat3202]

So beautiful!

[@MsjEsUsFrEaK73]

Beautiful! 😍

[@mishamashinist]

Excellent !!!

[@BenjaminJurkovich23]

Is there any chance you could post the whole lifespan of this tornado including all your different angles on KZbin? Would love to watch this thing uncut!

[@zach7495]

I'd love to see a few hours of these storm videos ... To fall asleep to..

[@vince5227]

Wow.. Great job...

[@pritikinaa]

I am in awe

[@user-yt1kh3uh2b]

こんなきれいに形どった竜巻があるのか！ かっこいい！日本にはない光景です

[@nazarenoarevalo1912]

Nadie yo viendo todos los comentarios en inglés yo :exacto

[@rallyfan22b88]

beautiful

[@tiffybnTN]

Fantastic!!!

[@ghostbombl8034]

I remember this.this happened two days I moved out there.two of them hit I heard.

[@YouOnlyIiveTwice]

This is like the Twilight Zone of tornadoes; looks too perfect to be real but at the same time looks too real to be CGI.

[@yossefthepro9178]

Woah the tornado is like turning into a landspout

[@WorldvsTruth]

Amazing.

[@Gloriapower]

If only we could use that power for good. It's a really good video!

[@DJHANSVERWEIJ]

great video

[@thedeformedspongebob9698]

Where are you at to get so much tornados

[@izhevod_vii]

I understand it, of course, but it looks so cool.

[@summerville71]

WOW!

[@iiiZ3R0]

That fact that it was in my Birthday- Yes, I was born on June 6.

[@janetovens756]

Both frightening and awesome all at the same time. At one point it looked like a scene from Independence Day.

[@wonderpandimonium]

It's so perfect that it looks like CGI

[@mossgamer4082]

when it approaches the water, does it fall apart?

[@sxmantha6969]

It’s like the tornado is a magnet pulling stuff from the ground to connect!

[@DENIZ-xt9yc]

Amazing !!😉

[@potatoperson7414]

Very photogenic.

[@elizabethschmidtberger2366]

OMG that is the biggest tornado 🌪 I have ever seen

[@andremarc1275]

this i a huge tornado, very intimidating

[@ultraserry]

Awesome!!!