Tuscaloosa Tornado, Al 4/27/11 Green Grove Dr Ne

Tornado Tuscaloosa, Al 4/27/11 Green Grove Dr Ne
This is the Tornado event from my house on Green Grove Dr Ne in Alberta.
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[@Im1ofTh3m]

0:00 The Curiousity 1:45 The Fear 2:30 The Realization 2:55 The Uncertainty 3:45 The Relief 3:55 The Shock

[@daysaved]

No we're from Alabama. I had 11 trees fall on my house. But honestly it's nothing compared to what happened just a few blocks south of where the video was shot. After I made it out to Alberta i quit complaining and started to help clean up. Currently i've travel over 2800 miles in Alabama starting up debris removal systems. Right now I'm in Mississippi getting a smaller county started. Hopefully I'll be in Joplin by tomorrow. Thanks for the support guys.

[@guywilliams5687]

Don’t go to Joplin there was an ef5 tornado there

[@singingsincebirthtb1418]

ARE YOU STILL ALIVE AFTER 10 YEARS????

[@somestormchaseridjitwithwi2024]

@@guywilliams5687 If he was going to help clean up, he already knew there was and that's a good reason to do so.

[@HIBROOO789]

Joplin must’ve been pretty hard to clean up

[@HIBROOO789]

@@singingsincebirthtb1418 I think he is

[@cheese-qw9vd]

One of the most intense experiences I've seen. You get the feel of it when he goes outside and you hear the damn thing, the roar is intense.

[@stevetugwell9599]

From the movie “Dude! Where’s my Tornado?”

[@queenbunny9899]

Omg you made me giggle , thx for the laugh 😊💕💕

[@DaBears08]

Bravo

[@josephastier7421]

When your ears are popping you are already inside the tornado.

[@andygossard4293]

I had that happen. But actually the touchdown didn't happen until about a half mile down the road. Saw nothing. Just went from gray to dark.

[@michaelgarcia2050]

Dude... That tornado got there fast.

[@bulletman124XXL]

Amazing glad you guys had a basement, smart choice realizing it was headed directly at you to head down. And that howling of the air sucking out of the house just wow!

[@framedanddried]

Dude 1: Dude is that thing coming this way? Dude 2: Nah Dude. (As tornado comes STRAIGHT for the house) Dude 1: Dude let me film for a second Dude 2: Second is up dude Dude 1: You think we should head to the basement dude. Dude 2: Nah dude (Meanwhile tornado destroys house across street) Dude 1: I'm going to the basement dude Dude 2: Yeah I'll be there in a sec dude, just want to set up the camera. Dude 1: Dude! Dude 2: Dude! Tornado: Dudes! This was my favorite scene from "Dude-nado"

[@queenbunny9899]

Hahahaha xDD

[@tysimon]

This is my favorite tornado video ever, listened it with very high quality earphones, is crazily scary !!

[@MrTopielec]

No, it sounds cool and interesting

[@iascoinc]

1 EF-4, 4 or 5 massive Bong-Hits & 14 "Dude's"

[@scaggly9239]

Best tornado footage ive ever watched on KZbin.

[@Lunzatis_Palemoon]

There is only one video that is better than this one on KZbin. I'll put the link below. It's chilling. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJyYimWYnrijpck&ab_channel=TommyShenanigans

[@lookn4adventure1]

I've never met two dudes named dude and dude, dude!

[@patriciafoster3347]

😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 Nice comment dude!

[@jasontremane4098]

Really dude

[@meghanh2511]

The roaring sound is a sound of nightmares.

[@dlr11164]

If it's close enough to hear its close enough to kill!! The roar is the rear flank downdraft which follows close behind a tornado. The winds in that part of the storm outside of the tornado can get above 50 miles an hour without any problem and have been known to be as much as 100 miles per hour more. The roaring sound is similar to a commercial jetliner taking off and the winds created by those engines at takeoff thrust can exceed 100 miles per hour.

[@maryzylema9699]

I have heard that noise a few times but have yet to see a tornado. I really hope I don't ever have to go through that. I hope they found their dog !

[@alabamathingies5337]

You seriously dodged a bullet, I looked up the path and some of your neighbours were hit

[@LouisvilleTorn8o]

This is the best tornado audio I've ever heard! First it sounds like a jet engine as it approaches, then it sounds like a huge waterfall when it's right on you. You guies are blessed that that thing didn't directly hit you. Sounds like you might have been in the outer circulation.

[@KeltasNTB]

Yikes! That's a little too close for comfort eh? Glad you guys were ok.

[@greatestever184]

Wow dude. I've been in some tornadoes before, the last one being November 17th in Southern Illinois, but that roar was bad ass, sounding even more worse than the one that came through our area did.

[@katethegreat9296]

the horn noise was the tornado actually sucking the air thru the cracks and corners out of your house, it only happens when the tornado and the structure are lined up just perfect, I think its cool and terrifying, I bet your ears popped from the massive drop in pressure, I watch your vid for 1, that deafening roar and 2, that noise of the air sucking out of the house, really, super scary but awesome vid! glad you made it out okay!

[@daysaved]

First time anybody has explained the "Train Horn" noise. But yeah massive ear popping. Thanks!

[@stormymsimmons2403]

Exactly!

[@Pipsqwak]

The noise is fucking terrifying. I'd have nightmares for months after going through something like that.

[@mentlinc]

Try years

[@mikedehooghblackflagracephotos]

Hell of a thing. Smart move setting up the camera while b-lining for the basement.

[@stormymsimmons2403]

I've been thru several tornadoes, but none this big.The roar will make your blood run cold. A buzz hum whistle is the air being sucked under the door and the metal threshold strip acts like a reed on a music instrument.When it goes through the walls where it meets the ceiling or another wall it can suck unimaginable things through the crack which then usually closes after the tornado. Your house may even look perfectly fine, but inspectors know what to look for and if the separation is enough, the house will be declared uninhabitable.I volunteer for the American Red Cross and do damage surveys. I learn something mind blowing every deployment.I used to be horrified of tornadoes. But not anymore. I've seen destruction for great distances and most people survive if they take reasonable precautions. A pile of lumber and debris and a mom and kids walk away with just scratches.That is what blows my mind the most, is how many people DON'T die.Great video. Thanks for scaring the crap out of me. It was awesome!!

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

Interesting. Good info. This house was in the tornadic windfield or whatever you want to call it. They just didn't get hit by the core of it luckily. This tornado was an EF4 I'm pretty sure. You're saying tornados will damage studs, separate foundations from the home above - leading to possible collapse or leaks/pests getting in at best case?

[@krazedgunner]

Freaking wow!! Y'all are so lucky! That has to be the top 3 TTown tornado vids. Let us get through this hard time.

[@lukemn29]

These guys broke my dude counter.

[@leq6992]

That's crazy. Looked on Google Maps cuz I was curious about the landscape and how it appeared the tornado descended into a valley to nail you guys. The house that was across the street (with the double garage doors) appears to be completely wiped off the map. Did they just decide to demolish and get out of there?

[@torisiry268]

I love this shortened version thank you

[@TJ89741]

When you hear a roar that loud you know you’re dealing with an F4/F5 Tornado. Luckily you just missed the worst of it. And this was a borderline F4/F5

[@musicalhearts2879]

It was a high end EF4, but there’s speculation that it might’ve reached EF5 intensity at certain points in its life span.

[@masterofpuppets7295]

Dude wheres my car dude?

[@Malarky1965]

Truly awesome video dude! Very cool of you to keep it rolling. Good job!

[@robribant6716]

Personally, I like POV Tornado videos from the folks in the neighborhood, more dramatic and you get the true feeling and scope from the business end of the Twister from that vantage point. Plus they are just there, it’s where they live. I don’t appreciate Tornado chasing videos because many times (not this one) you have people yelling with their hotdog vocabulary and their screeching is loud and abrasive, chasing away the atmosphere of the event. Plus the windshield wipers going all the time and most importantly, they create unnecessary danger by the very act of chasing! They come from different states and even countries. If something happens to them the local fire, police and rescue will be forced to spread their services thinner to an already difficult and devastating event. Let local news and authorities handle these unfortunate events. The best thing chasers can do is stay far away and pray so you’re not part of the problem. Thank you very much.

[@kleinemaus6094]

Check out Pecos Hank :) He's calm, explains terminology, lots of humor and stellar editing. Also he always helps people after a tornado hits. Best chaser out there, Reed Timmer is obnoxious.

[@Cassie27200383]

Dude: Dude dude dude!!! Other dude: WHAT?? Dude: Nevermind dude!!

[@tomtallahassee23]

Happy birthday!! Can’t believe you’re 15 tho. wow! Ly

[@rumorady-4566]

Don't you hate it when the video ends. . I wanted to see the destruction outside since he was still filming ugh. I'd love to witness a tornado but, I wouldn't want to live in tornado alley. Unless I lived alone. I wouldn't put my family at risk.

[@davidmatheny1993]

The trouble now with the term "Tornado Alley" is that the highest concentration of damaging tornadoes has shifted further east than the original definition(Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, etc.). Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia are part of the southern "Dixie Alley" which is most active in late winter through April.

[@BamaRailfan]

He has a few other videos on his channel that document the damage outside.

[@someguyontheinternet9683]

Woah its crazy how going inside 1 minute later was a life or death situation. Thank god you survived and im sorry you had to witness that

[@chesk13]

This video really captures the frightening near approach of the storm. wow!

[@rsfarris86]

Incredible footage.

[@MrDrums76]

that was was not the RFD winds that you were hearing,that was the 190 mph compressed winds coming from that tornado. ive been in a couple of ef1's and ef2's and i know that familar sound. it sounds like a freaking fighter jet. it will scare the hell out of you. plus you also gotta remember that this was a multiple vortex tornado and lots of times those spinoff funnels have been known to have stronger winds than the main funnel.

[@heroknaderi]

Wow amazing footage

[@greggbrown8419]

Great video guys!

[@suzukir123]

Yep I know exactly what you're talking about. I've seen that episode... but most of the time people don't survive the direct hits from F4's or F5's. There are the few that have though so you're right. Some of the stories are absolutely amazing.

[@stevesmith8854]

Excellent sound capture

[@LupeCoded]

At 0:40 is when we you can start to hear the roar.

[@punishedexistence]

Holy crap that's intense! Great video but I woulda waited in the basement for at least a few more minutes...regardless you're OK thats that counts. You sirs get my full thumbs up for excellent video!!

[@rachelpaquet9749]

Man, that's pretty scary.

[@Cassie27200383]

"DUDE"...that was a pretty cool video...lol. But on a serious note glad you guys are okay and thankfully you had a safe place to go to.

[@patriciafoster3347]

What a great shot!

[@MrDrums76]

i keep thinking about how lucky we were here in columbus,ga that day cuz we're 190 miles from tuscaloosa and if these storms would have shifted more due east they could have came through here. yea we had some ef1's a couple miles up the road but nothing like this.

[@VictorG2013]

Crazy !!! did you get any video of how the outside looked after ?

[@lauranorwar]

Victor Gonzalez there's a longer version of this video that includes some footage from afterward.

[@hebneh]

Yeah, but then what?? "The camera's fine", but what did everything look like then, with the "porch gone" and "all these trees" - ?

[@lauranorwar]

Watch the long version of his video. It will answer those questions for you.

[@kellymorales8523]

Hi I have a question and it might be kind of dumb it's just where I'm from idk if we will ever experience a tornado and I personally want to move to places where I know they have tornados, but does everyone have a basement to hide just in case that happens? Sorry for the things that got ruin can someone just explain to me how often do you guys get tornados once agin sorry for everything that happen to your homes.

[@Ketu71491]

Kelly Morales Some homes have basements but a lot of homes do not, even in places where tornados are more common. But remember, getting hit by a tornado is still pretty rare, no matter where you live and most people never even see one in their lifetime. Especially large ones like this. Very rare.

[@pops0003]

I live in Texas and we may not get as many tornadoes as Oklahoma but we get a lot. I would say that about 98% of the homes here don’t have basements, and a lot of us don’t have storm shelters. Shelters are expensive to get so a lot of people don’t have them. We were hit by a tornado last year, there were four in total that hit our city that night, and we had nowhere to go but into a small bathroom. We got lucky and it didn’t hit our apartment building, but there were injuries that night because no one in our city has anywhere to go. We also get a lot of flooding so having underground shelters wouldn’t do us any good.

[@rumorady-4566]

Kelly Morales your crazy but, I'd date you.

[@adamj3170]

Kelly Morales Pets Kellys head silly girl.

[@scotabot7826]

You're so lucky that the tornado passed to the south of you. I bet it was scary though!!! That was close dude!!

[@joegopher4887]

I found your house on google street view and noticed that the house in the video which was directly across the street is gone now. Was that due to tornado damage or did something else happen in the intervening years?

[@jonathanscheele4774]

I was about to write the same. It looks like a few other houses are still in disrepair. Plus some blurred homes.

[@beckylynn209]

My favorite video.. 🤗

[@LouisvilleTorn8o]

Not necessarily. There are a couple of vids from Joplin, MO of people surviving a direct hit from that EF5 tornado, which was worse than this one. I've even heard on Storm Stories of someone surviving an EF5 in a closet of a house without a basement in Greensburg, KS.

[@triton115]

Couldn't you have filmed the tornado from a basement window?

[@captmonk1]

Nice! Let's see the Aftermath. You guys got downstairs just in time it sounds like

[@arcturysprime8462]

@FLguyCB: Don't know if "excellent" is the word I'd use. 4 minutes of pretty much nothing; only the briefest glimpse behind trees of the debris cloud.

[@kirstypie]

This was in the episode of tornado alley for this tornado right? It seems very familiar

[@lanec4702]

Yes

[@pholdread1]

Holy Shit!!! The roar!!!!!

[@daysaved]

Yeah I know. Scariest part about it was this crazy horn sound right before the house really got hit. The "Roar" was what drove us inside. But the "horn" sound was so loud it dulled out a lot of other sounds. That's when all of the trees hits the house. I'm goin upload a longer video of when that tornado hit soon. Here's a video of us getting my car out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHmoh5uCapqUfdU

[@andrewroach3817]

daysaved I see what you mean about the horn sound... I thought it was maybe the sound of that door you had outside on your patio sliding. But you mean to say its the sound of trees falling on your house?

[@LucasGfirealarms]

This is from the Tuscaloosa Alabama tornado

[@stevecowder4774]

Wow that was vividly scary as he'll.

[@MrDrums76]

great video. that thing sounded like an f18 fighter jet.

[@Thunder_Dome45]

At first I was going to get my smart ass keyboard out, but then the video got good. I've never "heard" the tornado before on a video, usually the wind noise on the mic covers it.

[@aldito7586]

Time to get underground !!!

[@BillyDoesVids]

The tornado had destructive winds.

[@daysaved]

Yep

[@larrysalyers7040]

I was living in Bessemer,al.at the time, about 20mis. From T-town

[@dlr11164]

I don't know how you figure 1,000 mph or more. First of all, I am a pilot flying the 737 and know that the engines produce 25,000 pounds of thrust per minute each. This is the reason the acceleration is slow. The cruise speed you are talking about happens at high altitude and it may surprise you that the indicated airspeed when the cruise speed is around 500 miles per hour is only about 230 to 240.

[@leigh7944]

It's been 6 years since Dwight felt the need to write this know-it-all comment.....and to this day nobody gives a single fuck.....

[@JulianMade]

That's crazy!

[@chesk13]

@daysaved - I never would have guessed that you're native to Alabama. Alberta, CANADA I would believe. :)

[@boomtownJ]

That wasn’t even a direct hit. Thanks for sharing.

[@heatherstub]

I've been through two tornados, and my friend, we're both very lucky and blessed to be alive. What she described was correct, and better yet, that roar becomes like a fighter jet. Yes your ears do pop like you're in an airplane, and there's that hissing sound. If the winds are strong enough, they scream. Dude, I would have gone downstairs when I first heard that roar in the distance. IT doesn't matter how strong you are, because f4 and f5 tornado winds will suck you up in to them, and if that had been any closer than it was, you'd be gone. I'm blind, and when you're in a tornado or fire, you can't see anything in front of you, and that's why we have 5 senses. But I like to say we have 3 others: common sense, a sense of humor and a sense of timing. You can sometimes forget those when you're trying to look for the tornado, and if it's dark or nighttime, you can't ever wait until it's on top of you like that. Please consider this if you should find yourself in the path of another tornado. If you can hear it and it's getting closer, then take shelter immediately! I'm so glad you made it.

[@daysaved]

Thanks for the advice I'll try and remember that next time.

[@heatherstub]

daysaved So glad you made it, and I've read the other comments, and indeed that roar is the compressed air in those vortexes. You also have that rear flank downdraft, kinda like the air that comes out the back of a jet airplane. That's the rumbling sound you hear as the jet goes down the runway and takes off. It's pure bliss for me, as I love airplane spotting, yes even if I can't see. I also love flying but in good weather. I'm going to check out the longer video next.

[@elainemarie9470]

How many others were yelling at the screen RUN!! Pretty much everything here is what you don't do in a tornado. You dudes were lucky you weren't harmed, because y'all almost had a Wizard of Oz experience. Can't believe you stood there as the tornado was in your front yard.

[@MrDrums76]

thats what i did too. you should find the one of the joplin tornado when they are in the walkin cooler at the gas station. way scarier than this,and thats scary!

[@triton115]

100 miles per hour created by jet engines? Try closer to 1,000 and possibly even as much as 3,000 miles per hour. Especially considering that a typical jetliner, especially a Boeing 737 for instance, has an average weight of roughly 40 tons, and yet has an average crusing speed of roughly 500 to 525 miles per hour!

[@tinawoodell1957]

You alright? Yeah the camera is fine 🤣

[@kcaulkins21]

how can you say "if it actually hit the house they would be dead." ppl havr survived direct hits many times

[@tommygreist9560]

Damn.

[@suzukir123]

Seems like the tornado barely touched you guys. Had you been in the middle of the path, you'd be dead.

[@netdog713]

dude

[@amandamills6560]

this happend to me when I was born

[@triton115]

Some jetliners are even capable of speeds of as fast as 600 miles per hour!

[@Michael-tc1dm]

How fast are they 9 years later?

[@DannyAllen10271966]

That's it???

[@gregorycarlson6632]

That was the worst camera work I’ve ever seen on a tornado video! Only the sound came across well.🤷🏼‍♀️

[@WickedlyMe328]

I live in NC where EF3 went through my area that weekend. I grew up in tornado alley and we never had a destructive tornado until 2011. I was upstairs, after the warning expired, and then it got extremely quiet and dark. Next thing I heard was the train sound and the funnel cloud went directly through my backyard. Touched down less than 30 minutes away and caused extensive damage. You never forget the sound.

[@P_RO_]

When you get that sudden quiet and darkening, you're about to experience noise and wind in a big way!

[@jmiller297]

2:30 *FUCKING RUN!!* 😱😱😱

[@michaell.8938]

No offense, but if you're going to take the time to film a tornado, at least remember to point the camera at said tornado. In other words, pay attention to what you're doing, or just don't bother filming. That was terrible.

[@douglasgriffiths3534]

They did the best they could from their POV. Lots of trees and other houses in the way.

[@shadrach6299]

Dude!

[@pholdread1]

that's me talking on my daughter's account

[@jaywinters2483]

While recording & talking about it, you should be executing tornado plan- run into shelter NOW, get loved ones, pets shut off gas & electricity.

[@Only1forme75]

Yeah and stick with the motto " No dude left behind".

[@andie_pants]

"Nah, we're good."

[@hammertime663]

Dude..dude! Someone buy this guy a tripod. Dude, no way!

[@supernimo739gaming7]

Damn

[@ericascali5427]

Mamia 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶

[@brentdrury2490]

I thought this was Tuscaloosa Alabama lol

[@soulerflare7]

Brent Drury that is Tuscaloosa AL . Alberta must be a small surrounding town or something not Canada. I remember that date well because I was in Birmingham.

[@daysaved]

With that tornado it would have been too late no matter what. If it would have actually hit the house you would have never seen this video.

[@festcaughorn8145]

dude dude duuuuuuude! damn! dude! holy shit dude dude go downstairs yo lets go downstairs lol glad no one hurt

[@patricklaurojr7427]

Womder if that guy outside by his garbage made it in

[@rickyt.9482]

Dude.like dude

[@cheekyoziechick]

Dude.