Nope. A couple that I know were sucked up into a tornado and thrown out like rag dolls. They survived with multiple broken bones. They were in the hospital for weeks. They are much better now after a year of recovery and multiple surgeries each. That must be much more terrifying than surviving in a basement.
@@rehoboth_farmnope. Being circled by a family of tiger sharks before they collectively start tearing bits of limb off must be the most terrifying.. Whose next?
That is the thing that really gets me too. For much of this there is no-where to hide - then there are the animals. Rarely do they show that side of these tornados. Prayers for all.
More forecasted for today - April 27!!!! 🙏🙏🙏 I’m in Elkhorn, Nebraska- about 2 -3 mi from a hard hit area yesterday. EF-5 2 mi wide they said! My heart is broken for all who are experiencing the rage of these horrific storms!
Notice that the century-old homes are still standing... some of the structural failures may be attributed to lackluster construction standards of the 70's thru the 1990's.
Yeah that's likely due to the fact that this tornado was multi vortex, meaning there were basically multiple small and extremely powerful tornadoes on the ground right next to each other. These type of tornadoes are often the most deadly and unpredictable, especially for storm chasers. Like in El Reno 2013, when the multiple vortices were all over the place, trapping storm chasers along with the large size.
I grew up 8 miles away from this town, and vividly remember June 26, 1976 when it was hit by a tornado (I was 11 at the time). My heart sank when I heard the words "tornado emergency" and "Minden" put together today. 1976 pales in comparison to the damage I'm seeing in this video.
A town in Oklahoma,Moore, gets hit on a regular basis. A friend of mine had a kid in school there when it was hit. The town rebuilds and repopulates every time. Tornadoes are wild. People are even wilder. Lol.
I was watching this live unfolding as it happen... This truly is a day, I as a Canadian thousands of miles away will never forget... My heart goes out to those affected by mother natures beauty and fury. No words one human being can say may ease the heartache and pain of those who lived thru this story shall give it justice.. Only with time will the wounds of the heart , mind, body and soul heal.... My deepest prayers to everyone on April 26th 2024 across the many states touched by these storms.
What has always gotten me is, how the Tornado can completely destroy some homes, while others yards away aren’t even touched. Some of the foundations were so bare that you couldn’t even tell there was a house there. 😢 Prayers for all. 💜🙏🏼💜
They sent 4 kkk to brutalise, terrorise and made 9 attempts to kill me secretly after hearsts 18 wheeler flew over d Road to hit my car. They broke my face and chest again altho they failed to kill me secretly. They then changed their tactics to get me killed by d authorities as in d story of Patty Hearst. They used a black giant gestapo constable to strangle me until I cld not speak it breathe and then dumped me into jail. Later, judge Alex Green ignored d cctv footage and locked me up in prison on 3 false charges. Finally, they used a pickup with giant wheels to press d back of my moving car which fkew over 3 lanes but landed without hitting any other vehicle. The next day, they returned d verdict tt it was my fault tt hearsts 18 wheeler flew over d Road to hit my car and thus, I was not entitled to claim insurance. I had to be medically retired suffering from excruciating pains. I took unpaid leave from d prisons service in Singapore to study in houston. I worked as a prison officer and lay pastor to minister d Bible and deliverance to demonised prisoners twice a day after work out of my deep love for jesus. Unable to bear d excr pains, I prayed fervently and God then sent Dr Wayne Clark from S California to pray for me and a stream of the Fire of God flowed into me. God added d fire to d golden censer (me) and OVERTURNED it on d earth as in Rev 8. God then gave Mr a vision somewhat similar to Ez 9 and gifted me with the 6 weapons /angels /plagues : wind, water, fire, earth, pestilences and wars (judges 9, d first such retribution of the release of devils causing wars and Americans terrorising Americans was 911). I saw God wielding an Axe devastating man /usa and God told me to command disasters on the usa until compensation paid as his Hand will fight for me against the usa. God said tt He was d one who told Moses to get compensation from Egypt. God also asked me to read Deuteronomy showing tt usa is cursed in d City, cursed in d country for doing injustices to strangers and helpless and touching God's anointed King. Like David who was anointed King 3 times, I have been anointed thrice with the anointings of Called Chosen and Faithful to become a heavenly king, Army of Heaven to strike down d evil nations - monsters great red dragons committing monstrous moral distortions - Rev 17 and 19. Around 1980, at d St Andrews Cathedral, d Hand of God like a flame rested ON my right shoulder and 3 balls of fire came into me in d presence of Bishop Chiu who acknowledged that I was a chosen one. But while God was axing man /usa, man /usa kept murmuring and murmuring and d axing became more and more and harder and harder until SUDDENLY, man/usa split as wide as d sea /ocean. God was determined to destroy d usa for defying him. Commanding, fire of God produced EMW came forth to carry my commands, form a picture and activated the disasters on the dates i chose, d firsts were hurricane Hugo and St Francisco EQ but for Chinatown to stand. Ordinary fire/electricity can also be used to produce EMW to carry sound and picture but only reproduced in TV. God is a living, eternal consuming fire whose EMW (Hand, Dan 7:10), can craft good or evil - disasters, death and hell - isaiah 45. God is love and therefore just and being d faithful one, fulfilled d prophecy of psalms 18 to make me into David to turn d usa into dust. Usa fulfilled the prophecy of Obadiah to break d eternal covenant of brotherly love made with God thru d shed blood of jesus christ. D blood covenant requires the blood of Ephraim (usa and Western nations of d Cross) to be shed. Its d nature of blood covenant. Restore d covenant by heeding Micah 6 :8..
It’s actually incredible how many large tornadoes there were yesterday but a majority just narrowly missed so many small towns. This town was unfortunate though as this tornado caught the side of town.
Yeah it went from a small rope to a massive wedge with multiple vortexes in two minutes. I wonder if the NWS offices watch channels like Ryan Hall's for the storm chaser's POV because that rapid growth quickly resulted in a tornado emergency being issued.
Elkhorn was gigantic and beastly. But I don't think I've seen rapid growth like you said, vortices, a wedge looking like El Reno but wasn't. Elkhorn did level homes from what I've seen, but Minden looks absolutely scoured. That tornado was certainly EF4+ with damage like that. Catastrophic night
@@kevinjoyce285 The storm chasers and Ryan Hall had never seen that happen before either. It became the monster right before hitting Minden. The storm was the size of the town I have never seen Ryan Hall speechless as he told anyone in Minden,get underground. He was pale and looked ill. We counted 5 vertices at the base. It was like watching a cgi movie. The chat was praying. I hope we never see another one like that.
Love the positivism of the guy at 1:49, even if he's standing on the ruins of his home still has something in him to wave hello at a drone, wish the best for him and everyone else who's going through hardship because of this
This is just heartbreaking to see. I’m so sorry for those affected who lost so much. May you be given strength love and support to rebuild your homes and your lives.
Brett - You do tremendous work. Thank you for this vital historical archive. You capture a moment in time of these severe weather events. I wish only strength and peace to these folks impacted by the storm.
I get you are well intentioned, but honestly it's not like a god couldn't have seen this coming... If he wanted to help people he could have done something before they needed help, right? Let's thank the actual rescue teams and medical professionals that actually are helping these people!
@@voyagehome5810 I'll pray for the strength and peace of the people affected and those actually helping. If there is a god, I'd blame him for not diverting this tornado, he clearly doesn't want to intervene, if he exists...
@@thisissparta8884 But who controls everything, including nature? According to the story, god had a plan from the beginning, that includes every good AND bad thing that happens. If he wanted the universe to unfold differently, he is all powerful. He knew exactly how everything would happen, he is all knowing.
@@chrisuuu393 At 0:15 and 3:27 those houses have just the basements left. I'm no expert, but from the Enhanced Fujita Scale wiki page under EF4 damage "...frame homes are completely destroyed and some may be swept away."
@@mond000 There's only one home with an exposed basement, depends on the build quality of the home, it can be a high end EF3-EF5, there's just a lot of factors That go into how a building responds to wind load
One has to walk thru such devastation to fully understand the event. Did that when in high school and the visions never left me. They have such a long road ahead of them.
Thanks for covering these yesterday Brett. I'm thinking you and others may well have saved some lives with that coverage. And yet we still have folks, here in Iowa that say "I'll be on the front porch waiting for the naders". As a non-native of Iowa, or the States, they still terrify me.
It must be a very bittersweet feeling to be a resident of one of the homes that went unscathed. The nice thing about small towns is everyone knows each other and usually will help out neighbors without restraint. Even if there was beef before these communities always put aside petty differences work together when push comes to shove. Best wishes to those affected.
I am speechless and saddened by the wonders of nature. We will continue to pray for the recovery of those who lost their homes and livelihoods due to this disaster. From Japan
Quite a few years ago I had the experience of a tornado roaring right over me when I was driving truck , it happened so fast I guess I would say I was more confused than scared, thank God I wasn't hurt 🙏. I had other fairly close encounters with tornadoes at different times in life but never experienced any significant loss . I do feel sorry for all affected by the losses you folks are experiencing , hopefully your town will be rebuild asap. God bless and protect all of you 🙏 😊❤😊
My heart goes out to the people of Minden. On June 8th, 1985 my farm and neighboring farms were hit by a tornado, which leveled our dairy barn. It sounded exactly like a diesel locomotive. Two minutes of sheer terror.
I wish I understood how this only got an EF3 rating given houses were knocked down to their foundations. I definitely thought it would get an EF4 rating.
It's insane, some houses look virtually untouched, and others are decimated. Goes to show how random tornado damage can be, especially since this one was showing constant multiple vortex behavior.
I saw a radar windspeed of a 158mph when this entered that town; the radar was several dozen miles away. From the scoured ground and stripped down tree “nubs,” I can guarantee you the winds were a LOT higher than that.
It does look EF3 to me at 1:53, in the vicinity of around EF3-damaged houses (damage to trees are by flying debris). Hence, I think the winds were around as measured.
@@MaurickSh Depending on the houses near by too, but bet it is going to be the strongest of the year so far, IMO EF3 - EF5, most likely EF4, if you're curious about it, look up why rolling fork was not a EF5 dew to one building, and rightfully so
You know it was a powerful tornado when it picked up a whole house and moved it @ 2:09. House must have been built pretty sturdy as well to remain that intact after being lifted off it's foundation and moved like 75 feet like that.
Wow, this is absolutely heartbreaking for the residence of Minden. I feel so bad for them. It isn't just a tragedy for the families hit directly, this is such a small town that it affects everyone there.
Brave people for living there, I was watching the storm chasers live and to see the destruction afterwards leaves me speechless in another way. Crazy how cool and amazing tornados look, but the destruction is heartbreaking.
We watched this through Conner Croffs eyes as it unfolds and to hear this young man's voice and to see him run to aid in anyone that needed help was so devastating that it brought tears to my eyes for all those that lived there.
imagine picking up the pieces only to see a bunch of news vans and they do nothing to help you, but instead record and salivate over the destruction. that would hurt my heart more than the damage and trauma combined. It's like a bunch of hyenas showing up to a wounded buffalo stuck in mud.
Wow... so sad. but I've seen it up close. The power is unimaginable. These shots have me reevaluating my basement shelter. Has this one been classed yet? They will bounce back, they always do. That's how it is in a small town. There will be people knocking on the door returning things they've found 30 miles away in the future.
Prayers for everyone who endured this last night. More on the way today. My heart breaks for the ones who have lost everything! These storms are really getting wicked! Be safe everyone. ♥
I live in southern california often thought about moving to one of these beautiful little towns because of the homelessness, crime, high cost of living.Then I will see a video like his and Realize we're not safe anywhere.😢
Yeah, idk how this isn't at least an EF4. Several houses look totally slabbed and swept clean. The NWS has no idea what they're doing. Bring back the old Fujita scale
I would bet that the older homes are the ones still standing and the more recent built homes and buildings are the ones vaporized. They use to make things better and stronger with stronger materials!
They said it was an EF-5. Not surprised. Only an F-5 can leave houses flattened like that. I said a prayer last night for those who were affected by this tornado. This thing was a monster and I am still in shock that something this big has happened. First EF-5 in eleven years. Hope everyone is gonna be okay ❤️🩹🙏
Unbelievable. My heart goes out to all of you who were affected. Just terrible.
0:24 imagine hiding in your basement and the foundation above you gets ripped away, that has to be the most terrifying thing one can experience
Nope. A couple that I know were sucked up into a tornado and thrown out like rag dolls. They survived with multiple broken bones. They were in the hospital for weeks. They are much better now after a year of recovery and multiple surgeries each. That must be much more terrifying than surviving in a basement.
Bro my heart whould STOP youre safe and then BOOM foundation gone. Poor people. Kinda glad i dont live in america tornado alley
@@rehoboth_farmnope. Being circled by a family of tiger sharks before they collectively start tearing bits of limb off must be the most terrifying..
Whose next?
Riding in a space capsule to mars and a asteroid blows a hole in it and you get sucked out with all the air
@@darrellgarlock8478 space boy ey...
To see a room with a clock still hanging on the wall, and a bedroom next to it, is just heartbreaking. It's someone's dear home.
HOUSE, a Home is the Family in the House.
It's a miracle there were no fatalities. Thank you for your coverage.
That is the thing that really gets me too. For much of this there is no-where to hide - then there are the animals. Rarely do they show that side of these tornados. Prayers for all.
There actually was 1 fatality. An elderly gentleman passed away from his injuries a day or so after the storm.
Part of what is unnerving about this drone video is the utter silence.
I mean does it have a microphone?
Somehow I can still hear screaming and crying.
Creepy
@@beachbum77979really? I didn't hear anything 😢
It’s shocking how some homes are flattened and others go barely unscathed! Prayers and the fortitude to rebuild their lives 🙏🏼
Shows how dominant the multi-vortex tornado structure was
More forecasted for today - April 27!!!! 🙏🙏🙏 I’m in Elkhorn, Nebraska- about 2 -3 mi from a hard hit area yesterday. EF-5 2 mi wide they said! My heart is broken for all who are experiencing the rage of these horrific storms!
@@redesign5096don’t be surprised if it’s not EF-5, but it was definitely a wide monster
Notice that the century-old homes are still standing... some of the structural failures may be attributed to lackluster construction standards of the 70's thru the 1990's.
Yeah that's likely due to the fact that this tornado was multi vortex, meaning there were basically multiple small and extremely powerful tornadoes on the ground right next to each other. These type of tornadoes are often the most deadly and unpredictable, especially for storm chasers. Like in El Reno 2013, when the multiple vortices were all over the place, trapping storm chasers along with the large size.
We were watching this unfold via Ryan Hall's live stream, from Pennsylvania. A tornados utter destruction is just heartbreaking!
My brother lost his home and buildings near Treynor, IA from this storm. I've driven thru Minden many times, and this is unrecognizable.
Sorry to hear that, hopefully no one was hurt
🙏🙏🙏🙏
didnt ask
@boomstruck123...Nobody asked you to reply, either.
I grew up 8 miles away from this town, and vividly remember June 26, 1976 when it was hit by a tornado (I was 11 at the time). My heart sank when I heard the words "tornado emergency" and "Minden" put together today. 1976 pales in comparison to the damage I'm seeing in this video.
🙏
A town in Oklahoma,Moore, gets hit on a regular basis. A friend of mine had a kid in school there when it was hit. The town rebuilds and repopulates every time. Tornadoes are wild. People are even wilder. Lol.
I had forgotten about that one, prayers for the community
@@thatderangedbunny❤
The first ever tornado emergency happened during one of the two Moore, Oklahoma F5/EF5's in either 1999 or 2013, I can't remember which
The randomness of tornado destruction always amazes me. Some houses are in splinters while others not that far away are still standing.
usually the result of suction vorticies...
That always amazes me too.
I was watching this live unfolding as it happen... This truly is a day, I as a Canadian thousands of miles away will never forget... My heart goes out to those affected by mother natures beauty and fury. No words one human being can say may ease the heartache and pain of those who lived thru this story shall give it justice.. Only with time will the wounds of the heart , mind, body and soul heal.... My deepest prayers to everyone on April 26th 2024 across the many states touched by these storms.
Beautifully said !!!
Were you watching Conner?
@@BlazinRiver1 I was watching Reed mainly, you?
@@BlazinRiver1 I was between 4 chasers for 8 hours.
What has always gotten me is, how the Tornado can completely destroy some homes, while others yards away aren’t even touched. Some of the foundations were so bare that you couldn’t even tell there was a house there. 😢 Prayers for all. 💜🙏🏼💜
money not prayers
Both
Masonry walls not prefabricated wood panels is one factor
Multi-Vortex structure of the tornado is the factor. Nothing to do with house quality
@@davepowell7168They are all the same house if you look on Google Earth. Multi Vortex is the reason.
Sincere prayers to my fellow Iowans that you all recover quickly. May God bless
My heart goes out to everyone affected by the many tornados in Iowa, Nebraska, Texas and SE Kansas. Many prayers to all of you.
They sent 4 kkk to brutalise, terrorise and made 9 attempts to kill me secretly after hearsts 18 wheeler flew over d Road to hit my car. They broke my face and chest again altho they failed to kill me secretly. They then changed their tactics to get me killed by d authorities as in d story of Patty Hearst. They used a black giant gestapo constable to strangle me until I cld not speak it breathe and then dumped me into jail. Later, judge Alex Green ignored d cctv footage and locked me up in prison on 3 false charges. Finally, they used a pickup with giant wheels to press d back of my moving car which fkew over 3 lanes but landed without hitting any other vehicle. The next day, they returned d verdict tt it was my fault tt hearsts 18 wheeler flew over d Road to hit my car and thus, I was not entitled to claim insurance. I had to be medically retired suffering from excruciating pains. I took unpaid leave from d prisons service in Singapore to study in houston. I worked as a prison officer and lay pastor to minister d Bible and deliverance to demonised prisoners twice a day after work out of my deep love for jesus. Unable to bear d excr pains, I prayed fervently and God then sent Dr Wayne Clark from S California to pray for me and a stream of the Fire of God flowed into me. God added d fire to d golden censer (me) and OVERTURNED it on d earth as in Rev 8. God then gave Mr a vision somewhat similar to Ez 9 and gifted me with the 6 weapons /angels /plagues : wind, water, fire, earth, pestilences and wars (judges 9, d first such retribution of the release of devils causing wars and Americans terrorising Americans was 911). I saw God wielding an Axe devastating man /usa and God told me to command disasters on the usa until compensation paid as his Hand will fight for me against the usa. God said tt He was d one who told Moses to get compensation from Egypt. God also asked me to read Deuteronomy showing tt usa is cursed in d City, cursed in d country for doing injustices to strangers and helpless and touching God's anointed King. Like David who was anointed King 3 times, I have been anointed thrice with the anointings of Called Chosen and Faithful to become a heavenly king, Army of Heaven to strike down d evil nations - monsters great red dragons committing monstrous moral distortions - Rev 17 and 19. Around 1980, at d St Andrews Cathedral, d Hand of God like a flame rested ON my right shoulder and 3 balls of fire came into me in d presence of Bishop Chiu who acknowledged that I was a chosen one. But while God was axing man /usa, man /usa kept murmuring and murmuring and d axing became more and more and harder and harder until SUDDENLY, man/usa split as wide as d sea /ocean. God was determined to destroy d usa for defying him. Commanding, fire of God produced EMW came forth to carry my commands, form a picture and activated the disasters on the dates i chose, d firsts were hurricane Hugo and St Francisco EQ but for Chinatown to stand. Ordinary fire/electricity can also be used to produce EMW to carry sound and picture but only reproduced in TV. God is a living, eternal consuming fire whose EMW (Hand, Dan 7:10), can craft good or evil - disasters, death and hell - isaiah 45. God is love and therefore just and being d faithful one, fulfilled d prophecy of psalms 18 to make me into David to turn d usa into dust. Usa fulfilled the prophecy of Obadiah to break d eternal covenant of brotherly love made with God thru d shed blood of jesus christ. D blood covenant requires the blood of Ephraim (usa and Western nations of d Cross) to be shed. Its d nature of blood covenant. Restore d covenant by heeding Micah 6 :8..
All of that empty surrounding land, and it had to go right through everyone’s lives. This is so heartbreaking. Sending my love and prayers.
It was mostly going through farmland, tearing up their livelihoods before wiping out this small town. An entire community has been wounded.
It’s actually incredible how many large tornadoes there were yesterday but a majority just narrowly missed so many small towns. This town was unfortunate though as this tornado caught the side of town.
Yes
Sending Prayers from Cairns Queensland Australia to our Mate's 🙏🇦🇺🇺🇸
money not prayers
should have sent those prayers before the tornado passed through, this is all your fault
Go back to Europe. America and Australia aren't your native.
Go back to Europe, America and Australia are not your native.
Aboriginals will always be Indonesians.
Colonization is of poverty, your poor nature.
Thank you Mr. Aussie for your prayers. Our fellow Americans need them today....more bad tornados are going to go through the same area today 😢
That wedge tornado was 1.35 miles wide when it hit Minden. We watched it form and head straight for the town on Ryan Hall Y'All.
You're so cool
Yeah it went from a small rope to a massive wedge with multiple vortexes in two minutes. I wonder if the NWS offices watch channels like Ryan Hall's for the storm chaser's POV because that rapid growth quickly resulted in a tornado emergency being issued.
Elkhorn was gigantic and beastly. But I don't think I've seen rapid growth like you said, vortices, a wedge looking like El Reno but wasn't. Elkhorn did level homes from what I've seen, but Minden looks absolutely scoured. That tornado was certainly EF4+ with damage like that. Catastrophic night
@@kevinjoyce285 Go back to Ryan Hall's stream from yesterday. From rope to over half a mile wide in two minutes.
@@kevinjoyce285 The storm chasers and Ryan Hall had never seen that happen before either. It became the monster right before hitting Minden. The storm was the size of the town I have never seen Ryan Hall speechless as he told anyone in Minden,get underground. He was pale and looked ill. We counted 5 vertices at the base. It was like watching a cgi movie. The chat was praying. I hope we never see another one like that.
Scary how much damage the storms did. Our hearts go out to everyone that has to go through something like that.
Love the positivism of the guy at 1:49, even if he's standing on the ruins of his home still has something in him to wave hello at a drone, wish the best for him and everyone else who's going through hardship because of this
There are no words, unbelievable damage! I feel so bad for everyone who lost everything I pray they all get the help they need fast!
Pray for strength and love and kindness and for all who were affected....😢
money not prayers
@@melodioushaste - Troll that you are, there is no money for you ....
@@ddbutikofer825 bitch, stop being willfully stupid.
@@melodioushasteprayers first!!!🙏❤️
lol "prayers" waste of time
Thank you for sharing! To hear what happened is one thing, but to see it bring everything to a different level of real!
This is just heartbreaking to see. I’m so sorry for those affected who lost so much. May you be given strength love and support to rebuild your homes and your lives.
No words. Tears and prayers from Texas.
Also 🇨🇦🙏
Prayers to the families that were hit by this. So very sad.
So sorry for these people.
Brett - You do tremendous work. Thank you for this vital historical archive. You capture a moment in time of these severe weather events. I wish only strength and peace to these folks impacted by the storm.
I'm so sorry for this.
I pray God will Help all the people that were Injured and hurt by this tornado .
I get you are well intentioned, but honestly it's not like a god couldn't have seen this coming...
If he wanted to help people he could have done something before they needed help, right?
Let's thank the actual rescue teams and medical professionals that actually are helping these people!
@justinebuckleywright 🙏 Thank you for your prayers & please continue to pray for God's strength & peace as we recover.
@@voyagehome5810 I'll pray for the strength and peace of the people affected and those actually helping.
If there is a god, I'd blame him for not diverting this tornado, he clearly doesn't want to intervene, if he exists...
@@pauldickman4379I get what your saying but this is mother nature. God is good.
@@thisissparta8884 But who controls everything, including nature? According to the story, god had a plan from the beginning, that includes every good AND bad thing that happens.
If he wanted the universe to unfold differently, he is all powerful.
He knew exactly how everything would happen, he is all knowing.
sending love and prayers to everyone that got caught in the path of this monster tornado...🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️ praying there's no fatalities....
EF4 to EF5 damage. May God help the people affected.
I don't think so. It looks more like EF3 to me but we're not professionals so let's leave it to them.
3's can do that damage as well. quit pretending you are an expert when you aren't.
Why don't you help yourself? God doesn't do anything
@@chrisuuu393 At 0:15 and 3:27 those houses have just the basements left. I'm no expert, but from the Enhanced Fujita Scale wiki page under EF4 damage "...frame homes are completely destroyed and some may be swept away."
@@mond000 There's only one home with an exposed basement, depends on the build quality of the home, it can be a high end EF3-EF5, there's just a lot of factors That go into how a building responds to wind load
My God! That’s terrible. I hope everyone is okay!
Prayers for Iowa.
One has to walk thru such devastation to fully understand the event. Did that when in high school and the visions never left me. They have such a long road ahead of them.
My heart goes out to those that were affected by these storms. Never ceases to amaze me how quickly mother nature can remind us she is in control.
Thanks for covering these yesterday Brett. I'm thinking you and others may well have saved some lives with that coverage.
And yet we still have folks, here in Iowa that say "I'll be on the front porch waiting for the naders".
As a non-native of Iowa, or the States, they still terrify me.
Thank you for Broadcasting this amazing footage. Well done!👻👌
In the top of the video it says not for broadcast, so how can he be broadcasting it?
May God bless and take care of all these people & help them rebuild. This storm was truly a monster tornado 😔
This is devastation. So heartbreaking. Sending prayers for all those affected from South Africa.
Probably an EF4. So sad, and there were many tornados like this yesterday.
I at least hope everyone was able to survive this destruction.
Thats horrible I pray for those people and pets 🙏
It must be a very bittersweet feeling to be a resident of one of the homes that went unscathed. The nice thing about small towns is everyone knows each other and usually will help out neighbors without restraint. Even if there was beef before these communities always put aside petty differences work together when push comes to shove. Best wishes to those affected.
I was sheltering in the gas station at Minden...I'm grateful I stopped instead of driving into the town
I am speechless and saddened by the wonders of nature. We will continue to pray for the recovery of those who lost their homes and livelihoods due to this disaster. From Japan
Quite a few years ago I had the experience of a tornado roaring right over me when I was driving truck , it happened so fast I guess I would say I was more confused than scared, thank God I wasn't hurt 🙏. I had other fairly close encounters with tornadoes at different times in life but never experienced any significant loss . I do feel sorry for all affected by the losses you folks are experiencing , hopefully your town will be rebuild asap. God bless and protect all of you 🙏 😊❤😊
Can’t imagine running to the basement for safety and then the whole house being torn off the foundation above you. It’s amazing anybody survived.
My heart goes out to the people of Minden. On June 8th, 1985 my farm and neighboring farms were hit by a tornado, which leveled our dairy barn. It sounded exactly like a diesel locomotive. Two minutes of sheer terror.
I wish I understood how this only got an EF3 rating given houses were knocked down to their foundations. I definitely thought it would get an EF4 rating.
Praying these families can get back on track & find housing.
My prayers go out to the people of Minde /Harlan And for their difficult times ahead, God bless them.
This is just heartbreaking. I was watching the storms live yesterday and knew it was bad, but I wasn’t prepared for this
It's insane, some houses look virtually untouched, and others are decimated. Goes to show how random tornado damage can be, especially since this one was showing constant multiple vortex behavior.
This is just awful. Hoping and praying that everyone survived 🙏
I saw a radar windspeed of a 158mph when this entered that town; the radar was several dozen miles away. From the scoured ground and stripped down tree “nubs,” I can guarantee you the winds were a LOT higher than that.
It does look EF3 to me at 1:53, in the vicinity of around EF3-damaged houses (damage to trees are by flying debris). Hence, I think the winds were around as measured.
I'd say high-end EF-3 for sure, I doubt they will find any legit EF-5 damage anywhere...
@@timnewman1172 Would the leveled foundations at 0:24 be EF-5, or is that still 4?
@@MaurickSh Depending on the houses near by too, but bet it is going to be the strongest of the year so far, IMO EF3 - EF5, most likely EF4, if you're curious about it, look up why rolling fork was not a EF5 dew to one building, and rightfully so
I think it will be rated an EF4
Prayers to all that suffered their losses, can't fathom the emotions felt by all.
So sorry for all victims of this tragedy , may God comfort you all , stay strong.
So destructive. God bless everyone involved. Great footage LSM, as always.
Very sad!
You know it was a powerful tornado when it picked up a whole house and moved it @ 2:09. House must have been built pretty sturdy as well to remain that intact after being lifted off it's foundation and moved like 75 feet like that.
Wow, this is absolutely heartbreaking for the residence of Minden. I feel so bad for them. It isn't just a tragedy for the families hit directly, this is such a small town that it affects everyone there.
We send our love and prayers and thoughts are with everyone effected by this tornado 🌪 🙏
swept clean off the foundation, insane
My prayers go out to this community. 🙏 Cannot believe the damage !
Brave people for living there, I was watching the storm chasers live and to see the destruction afterwards leaves me speechless in another way. Crazy how cool and amazing tornados look, but the destruction is heartbreaking.
We watched this through Conner Croffs eyes as it unfolds and to hear this young man's voice and to see him run to aid in anyone that needed help was so devastating that it brought tears to my eyes for all those that lived there.
imagine picking up the pieces only to see a bunch of news vans and they do nothing to help you, but instead record and salivate over the destruction.
that would hurt my heart more than the damage and trauma combined. It's like a bunch of hyenas showing up to a wounded buffalo stuck in mud.
That is just so incredibly sad. I feel for all of those people!
Wow... so sad. but I've seen it up close. The power is unimaginable. These shots have me reevaluating my basement shelter. Has this one been classed yet?
They will bounce back, they always do. That's how it is in a small town. There will be people knocking on the door returning things they've found 30 miles away in the future.
Thank you for your video🦩❤️
Prayers for everyone who endured this last night. More on the way today. My heart breaks for the ones who have lost everything! These storms are really getting wicked! Be safe everyone. ♥
Oh my goodness, absolutely horrifying seeing all that destruction. I hope everyone survived in their storm cellars or basements.
I feel so sorry for the people in that town. May they somehow find peace with what has happened to them.
No words.😢 just prayers 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💔🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🎈🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
My prayers to everyone who is affected by the storm
Thoughts and Prayers to all its sad this keeps happening ,,,
🙏 for those in Minden
So sorry to all you people in the tornadoes.
Prayers to those who have been affected 😢🙏
Humbled. Give these folks strength to recover. 😢
Omg please bless those no are injured and lost their homes.
It's amazing . . . @1:50 the roof and walls are gone on that home yet the clock still hangs on the wall.
So sad just a small farm town God bless you all
I live in southern california often thought about moving to one of these beautiful little towns because of the homelessness, crime, high cost of living.Then I will see a video like his and Realize we're not safe anywhere.😢
Thinking about all the families who have been affected by the devastating tornadoes recently. ❤
Very sad for these folks! I hope you all can rebuild your lives.
Lots of prayers have been offered, but what they really need right now is food, water, clothing, temporary shelters, money and volunteer labor.
YES AMEN TO THAT SUPPLIES ALL THATS LOST . LOVING SHOWN LOVE HELP PEOPLE .
Yeah, idk how this isn't at least an EF4. Several houses look totally slabbed and swept clean. The NWS has no idea what they're doing. Bring back the old Fujita scale
Wow that place got absolutely leveled.
So, so sad. Hope no lives were lost. Praying for those who have lost everything.
Sending love to all the ones suffering.
I always thought you would be okay hiding out in the basement. That theory has been shot to hell with this video.
No words! Bless them all.
Bless all of you dear people. ❤🙏 Being from rural California, the best place Ive wanted to go is Iowa.
sad...prayers for those affected - was watching live when this came thorugh
🙏🏻 for IOWA🙏🏻
No matter how good the pictures are, until you stand in the middle of it, it just does not hit you how bad it really is.
I would bet that the older homes are the ones still standing and the more recent built homes and buildings are the ones vaporized. They use to make things better and stronger with stronger materials!
So sorry for your loss!!
They said it was an EF-5. Not surprised. Only an F-5 can leave houses flattened like that. I said a prayer last night for those who were affected by this tornado. This thing was a monster and I am still in shock that something this big has happened. First EF-5 in eleven years. Hope everyone is gonna be okay ❤️🩹🙏
I agree it was a EF5, but where did you get that info?
Deepest sympathies. That’s devastating.
God be with them...✨ AMEN ✨