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100% not the strongest tornado ever.....and 100% not even the strongest ever measured. May 3rd was measured with 321 confirmed, El Reno (2013) was measured 313 confirmed, but peak estimated at 336, then Greenfield was 309 confirmed, 318 estimated. Facts matter in science.
@@Denelix yeah you can hear on the video that I assume it’s still the first tornado and that it just somehow caught up to me. I had no idea it was a different tornado until much later in the day.
This right here is the one of the biggest dangers of storm chasing, and something which can impact even the most prepared and experienced chaser. If you lose access to information, at the wrong time, wrong place, and the storm does something unexpected, how that resolves is going to be a dice throw. Really glad you weren't hurt.
@@CeltonHenderson What this man said said it all, but this. Thank God you are ok and you did not get impacted by this terrible tornado, but man, you were close!!! I do believe God sent some angels your way and speeded up your car, and helped you keep it on the road. I hope and pray you know this. I love to watch you, as you don’t take chances, but try to stay in a safe position in regards to the tornado’s position. All your dads going out had to be terrifying!! God bless you always, and stay safe….please!!!!😁🙏🙏🙏♥️
For dangerous , strong tornadoes or storms, it is better to drive a strong vehicle that take hits like bullet proof armored vehicle, even if things goes bad, you still survive
Tornadoes are scary at night, because you can’t see them, except during lightning 3:35 flashes. I live close to the Pacific, but true you can’t see them except when things start falling.
Every single time I see a Nader right on someone's tail or scare the hell out of chasers (unexpected encounter due to trees), one phrase pops into my mind: *Remember El Reno*
So crazy eerie how the tornado crosses the road just behind you where you were living and breathing just seconds earlier, and you can’t even hear it because of the rain.
@@dustinhoffman9843 that’s a major major claim from you, as he did not know if anyone would be there, he did later but not at that moment, and saving them if they are even there is not his job as it is extremely dangerous. A destroyed house has a huge number of hazards, and it would be extremely unsafe to attempt anything.
Not going to lie brother, you are very lucky to be alive. Reminds me of the infamous Dan Robinson El Reno escape video knowing that if you were 30 seconds behind where you were, that would of been it like the TWISTEX Crew.... Glad you were on gravel and not a dirt road and glad your okay.
@@Fxstefan yeah it is very similar in a lot of ways. It’s scary to think that if I changed any of my decisions from that day in those last few minutes I wouldn’t be around to post this video.
@@CeltonHenderson and probably the main reason nothing serious happened was you not hesitating to move, if you had stopped/hesitated this would be alot closer. But im glad you were unharmed
What a miracle of timing that escaped it. Please be careful out there buddy. A lot of people call you chasers “crazy” or “stupid.” But some of us understand how important you guys are, we NEED you chasers alive and well.
It’s refreshing to find two storm chasers who aren’t hyperventilating and screaming at the top of their lungs at the sight of a tornado. Great content - well done!
"OH MY GOSH WE ARE GONNA INTERCEPT LETS GOOOOOO PUT IT DOWN PUT IT DOWN" reed timmer in every intercept ever. I don't hate the guy but he is experienced. I could see him being calmer in that scenario, knowing he has a 750k tornado tank he's driving.
The fact you had absolutely no satellite footage or even the knowledge that a second monster was headed straight for you; is so eerie. The fact you kept going straight instead of stopping. Your timing is what saved your life. God was def on your side bc you could have died. You looking back saying I guess it’s RFD or something, thinking the tornado is still far away from you but no, it was a monster coming straight at you. Freaking crazy man. I’m thankful you were able to stay ahead of it by mere luck.
You basically did a real-life remake of the first 15 minutes of Twisters. Thank God you made it out alive, and rest in peace to the unfortunate people who weren't as lucky as you. 🙏🏽 I've always wanted to storm chase and see a "decent-sized" tornado and one day with the proper qualifications and preparation I will. I live in South Carolina so we don't get many tornados especially violent ones (EF3 or higher) but I've seen the sky turn green and rotate, so fucking beautiful, frightening, and awesome! Also, idgaf what anyone says that was an EF5, I mean Look at that damage and 318 mph winds?!! Stay safe and keep up the content.
My mom said the exact same thing when I took her to go see the film, eerie how similar it was considering this happened just a couple months before the movie came out.
The old rating system would definitely make it an F-5. However, under the new system, it is more about population and damage than strength. In this case, Greenfield was simply too small of a town rate this clear F-5 as an EF-5. Had it hit a larger city; no doubt it would be well above the EF-5 criteria. Fwiw; I am not a fan of this rating system. I think it should entirely come down to size/strength; and not the damage caused. I feel this current rating system is not only focussing on the wrong things and blind luck; but it can even be potentially dangerous as it under-represents people in rural areas and the danger of a super-storm.
You had someone watching over you that day. Insane footage Celton. Glad to see you made it out okay and continue to tell the tale. The Greenfield tornado was a roaring monster that most of us haven't seen in quite a long time. Here's to hoping the victims get back as much of their lives as possible, so heartbreaking to hear and see the death and damage it left in it's wake.
Fellow chaser here. You were about 30 seconds from being featured in a Skip Talbot Chaser Safety Discussion video. I might be unusual for this but I follow the rules from him pretty closely. If I lose situation awareness and don't know where I am relative to the tornado, and I could be in the path? I take my escape route. I was further south this day on 26 and was intercepting each storm on the string of pearls, which included being within about 150 yards of greenfield after it formed. It was a safe intercept. As we kept going east intercepting more storms, at some point I lost all definition with the next storm coming towards us. Rather than risk getting hit, we stopped and let the tornadic region pass to our east. This ended our chase - but with the prevention of something like this happening where a strong/violent tornado bears down on us and we don't know it's there. I hope you learned from this one. No offense, but this was a clinic in what not to do. I'm glad you made it out safe.
yeah, i was perplexed when he said he was "forced to start driving east". like, dude, no you weren't. nobody made you do that. the tornado didn't make you do that. you made a risky decision and it came close to killing you. own up to that.
@@Nepeta-Leijon this. As a chaser, you're never FORCED to do anything. No data is fine if you can see. If you can't see or don't know where the tornado is, or don't know where it's going, you LEAVE. This is why I hate the fast motion days. Safety rule #1 of chasing is to stay out of the path. Fast days somethings jeopardize this and I'm not interested in that
@@CeltonHenderson hey, I'm from Greenfield, I'm glad your ok, I'm ok as well but some people aren't. I wish this never happened to us, but it did. We have been recovering quickly and some people are already rebuilding their house. Glad you are ok and stay safe you never know what could happen
@@YourBoi-Ty Its really unfortunate the tornado made that hard right turn at the end of its life when it was occluding. It might have missed most of town to the west if it didn't. Glad you made it out safe.
@@Fazbear-qy8mo A lot of tornados are remembered and named after the places they pass through and affect. Greenfield (as later indicated in the video) was ravaged by the powerful tornado. When the name Greenfield was dropped, it put into context just how precarious Celton's situation was. Because he was chasing within extremely close proximity to an incredibly violent tornado, one that was on it's way to cause immense damage to that very same town mentioned in the video. To those who remember the names, it takes a simple tornado chase into something so much more.
As one that studies tornado genesis (TG), thank you to you and the storm chaser community. Your videos are of extreme value to the study of TG. Thank you. 04:03 That’s a mostly exposed stovepipe-shaped deposition (depo tornado) driven tornado. The lower warmer part of the storm has dissipated, exposing much of the upper reaches of the depo tornado’s form. Notice how it extends out of the bottom of a very high storm/cloud base. This depo tornado’s “engine” is up high in that storm/cloud base where it’s much colder than lower down. There its “engine” is fueled by the large amount of latent heat released by the rapid and direct transition of supercooled water vapor to ice-deposition. 06:49 Wow!
I don’t care what anyone says. That’s an F5 MONSTER and Thank god you just missed getting hit by it. Confirmed winds over 300 Mph. That’s absolutely insane 2024 has been a year for tornadoes. Amazing video Celton. Would love to hear your take on the final rating.
@@LVM5584 when it comes down to it, it was a tornado with EF5 level winds that encountered structures that could only attain EF4 ratings. Probably an EF5 but we’re stuck with the limitations of the EF scale for now and I don’t think the surveyors did anything wrong with this one.
@@CeltonHenderson well, they followed the orders handed out to them by corrupt bureaucrats that answer to greedy insurance companies, politicians and real estate fraudsters…for starters.
@@ChrisMorrow-cx1rbEF6 doesn’t exist. Also, the bridge creek- Moore tornado had confirmed winds of 321mph (517 km/h) and is an F5 (and is most definitely an EF5)
Please do a video on the greenfield tornado please you keep disappearing please please please please please please please please please please please please
So learn from your experience. It's typically safer to chase from behind. If you're gonna tag-team tornadoes, get walky-talkies with a several mile range. Communication, and your lives, are critical in chases. Be safer. That said, happy chasing and I hope to see more footage. Subbed.
@@Midnight24435 we got more reliable radios a couple days after this chase. Unfortunately the ones we normally use had been broken before this chase started so we were forced to use our phones. Not ideal and got me into trouble.
5:45, felt like a pecos hank inspiration switching from the tornado's live footage to the aftermath! I like it!! Just saying that because I previously watched most of his videos and I saw one of his vid's transition like that :)
Dude thx for the drop. Been looking for footage of that tornado closer to the city. Your video really covers the windmills to the area it got really strong. It went from multi vortex and beautiful to dark and deadly
Okay, that gave me chills to watch. That storm was a monster, and that's way too close for comfort. Insane footage, though. I'm glad you're safe, and my heart aches for Greenfield. Where do you even begin to clean up a mess like that?
I remember the day this tornado struck. I was shopping at my local Walmart watching Max Velocitys coverage. The velocity on radar was absolutely unbelievable. Such a devastating tornado..
One of the fastest tornadoes I’ve seen at this angle.. wild it was trying to cut u off and then chased you for a bit. Good thing u kept moving gives El Reno video vibes fr
@@zayzay6113 yeah, that 360 camera angle really shows the different relative motion as I crossed it’s path and then escaped. It’s doing EF4 damage as it crosses that road.
Probably some of the best greenfield footage I've seen, even stacked up against reed's footage, I recommend you get a starlink or something similar for your car so you can keep reception in situations like this.
We got radios a few days after this, we normally use walkies for chase days like this but they had gotten broken before the chase unfortunately. Not making that mistake again.
@@CeltonHenderson When I was a newly minted ham radio operator, I tried running a handheld radio in the car, and even with an external amplifier and antenna it was no match for a mobile radio. Reliability and receiver performance were way better with the mobile radio. With a multiband radio you can monitor 2 or 3 frequencies simultaneously, and when transmitting on one frequency, you can still be listening on the others. You should also look into external cellphone antennas to improve performance in the boondocks.
That's somehow tied for the fastest recorded wind speed of a tornado. In 1999 a tornado hit Oklahoma City with wind speeds of 318mph. And 36 lives were lost. I can't even fathom what it would be like to witness that sort of force. But 7:56 gives a glimpse.
The imagery is taken from the desktop version of Google Earth, The tornado paths here were custom made by me hand drawing them based on the NWS damage surveys. I then overlaid these paths into Google Earth and took large screenshots of before and after the path and used an effect in adobe premiere pro called linear wipe to dissolve between the two screenshots making it look like the paths are moving. Once that was done I created the spinning circle graphic in premiere pro to represent the tornado itself and have it track along at the same rate as the path. Its not exactly an easy process to do but it makes for accurate and visually appealing graphics of what happened.
I saw that tornado touch down outside of Massena, it was about 60 yards from my house, and it was coming straight for us, then it turned straight to greenfield
Yea, i went back and the treees and house/shack were gone in the day picture... I always get goosebumps seeing before and after areas a chaser passed by
If a strong tornado is coming directly toward you and you don't have a tornado shelter or at least a basement, LEAVE. Seriously people, you MIGHT die on the road, but you will DEFINITELY die in the tornado. Keep track of its movement on radar and if it starts coming for you, leave while you still can. The advice of "you can't outrun a tornado" only applies when they're close enough. If they're far enough you can and SHOULD leave whenever possible. You cannot survive inside of a tornado. Your house cannot withstand a powerful tornado. It will not protect you. Your house can withstand an EF1 - EF2, and some rooms might survive an EF3. EF4 and above, your house is gone and so are you.
That's not really true though, otherwise tornado casualties would be much higher. If you don't know what you're doing, don't flee, just shelter. Tornados are extremely dangerous don't get me wrong, I just think this is bad advice.
I was watching Ryan Hall's livestream when this outbreak was happening, and I remember him saying that the speed of this tornado (moving across the ground, not the windspeeds) was absolutely insane! According to the radar, the supercell responsible for this tornado was actually moving at almost 90 mph!! So that's why it was able to sneak up on you so suddenly! I don't get why the NWS seems to always downplay the severity of tornadoes nowadays... for example, the Greenfield tornado has an official recorded top windspeed of 185 mph, but the doppler on wheels recorded windspeeds of 309-318 mph... I guess the wind speeds measured by the doppler on wheels only counts "officially" for older tornadoes, not new ones?? I don't get it. Plus, they originally gave it an EF-3 rating, which is just ridiculous. Yes, they did eventually go back and upgrade it to an EF-4, but how did they even think for a second that it could be an EF-3? I remember watching videos from the damage path the morning after it happened, and the person filming made sure to point out the exposed anchor bolts on all of the homes that had been completely swept from their foundations... and we all know that their favorite reason for not giving an EF-5 rating is homes not having anchor bolts 🙄. OK sorry, rant over, glad you're OK! Be careful out there!
Yeah in the moment I was thinking there was no way another tornado should have been in that location so quickly, I had complete conviction I was safe and then boom its right there.
EDIT: The measurement was taken on the far east side of town. The University of Illinois DOW made the measurement. The problem is that those winds were measured 160 ish feet above the ground. It was also for a fraction of a second, so likely one of the individual vortices. Friction increases significantly at ground level. It was also over fields when the measurement was taken. By the time it had reached Greenfield, it weakened. It was EF-4 at its worst in Greenfield.
every strong tornado is given preliminary ef3 ratings, including several ef5s. its preliminary for a reason. homes need more than anchor bolts to be rated ef5. the DOW data cant be used for ratings
@@etherealaimI guess my first reply hours ago never went through. The measurement was taken on the east side of town. Which coincides with the worst damage in town. Local news initially reported the measurement was taken some distance SW of town. Saw a paper from the University of Illinois discussing it. I plan on making a video discussing it. Just a matter of when I get every source together.
@@PHAC123 Winds were recorded around 318 to 322 mph. El reno was only recorded around 290 mph and that was only one of the sub vortices not the main vortex.
@@theMEWkiddo why would it kill you if it crosses past you, for example if he turned and followed behind the tornado when it led to Greenfield why wouldn’t that be effective?
@@TWKillaBeast You never calculate how strong the tornado is, and there is an area around the tornado that if you enter, no matter if you try to drive away, the tornado will catch you and it ends up into a direct intercept. So what he was meaning is that if he enter that zone, it’s the end.
Because of the location we were in and how fast these storms were moving, if we fell behind the storm, we would get stuck in its downdraft of heavy rain and hail blocking off our view of the tornado and stopping us from keeping up because of the muddy roads. Had we been further south when the tornado first formed chasing it from behind would have been a perfectly valid strategy.
I'm glad you're okay❤ there's another video on here, guy has a drone flying into what appears to be, if not the same storm, a very similar landscape with those giant windmills. The drone captured a nasty looking multiple vortex giant twister as it destroyed the windmills and a few structures, but I gotta say your video... jeez, see a drone, it just breaks, we could die! Please please please don't ever get cocky, you never have to (not saying you are or even demonstrated that❤). This was incredible. Omg thing wasn't far and I'm sure the influence of the inflow winds were reaching you. Please stay safe❤❤❤
Bro may 21st is my birthday so happy you mange to get away In time your one of the best tornado RUclipsrs rip all those people that day though that’s nightmare fuel though no scans no alerts and not knowing where it is and not knowing how fast it is
There was rain falling to my west that would have blocked my view of the tornado, I'm out there to report and film them so I didn't want to lose sight of it. I should have gone south and gotten behind the tornado instead of trying to get in front of it to the east and turn around to film it crossing behind me but hindsight is 2020.
Chills! Something similar happened to me, I was recording the carbon Iowa tornado and after it crossed the east-west road near Carbon I drove to Iowa148 North to stay ahead of the storm. I eventually lost sight of that tornado in the RFD and turned back south on 148 to find an east option to get out of the rain. After I turned back and got out of the rain, the Greenfield tornado was crossing 148 to my surprise. I also had no cell phone service and had no idea that a handoff was occurring. This coincidently was the moment the tornado threw a car off of 148 killing the motorist.
Yeah a lot of people had no idea that tornado was there, looking back through the radar data it looks like it was a new storm that blew up ahead of the Carbon supercell and produced a tornado almost instantly. It was also moving considerably faster than Carbon was which also threw people off.
@@CeltonHenderson last time I had radar data there was just a small rain shower south of the Carbon Storm and in ten minutes it blew up and had a violent tornado on the ground. Crazy!
You captured some really great footage man! I never watched your videos before so I dont know anything about you. But perhaps reconsider doing this again. Many storm chasers have died doing this which I'm sure you're aware of. Too many people die for stupid reasons like wanting to be popular on social media. I guess you know if its really worth dying for or not. Just be careful man and try not to die if you keep doing this. Be safe out there buddy!
For context, even though this will probably not be seen by anyone, the 300+ MPH winds were at 30-35 meters above the ground, that was not the wind speed of the tornado where it was touching the ground.
You don't know what you're talking about. The strongest winds are at ground level. I'm from Iowa and this was not very far from me. Let me guess you're from Oklahoma and you don't want the Reno tornado to be overlooked.
and this is why you guys shouldnt rely on the grid, i recommend getting a HAM License and using a mobile radio mounted on the car antenna inside most of the time for protection, taking it out if needed
I can see the EF4 rating bc it weakened a touch before it got to Greenfield and dissipated just after leaving town. In terms of winds absolutely EF5. To hell with that it was an old school Monster F5.
@@LVM5584 it still had 300+ MPH winds in greenfield. thats where the meaurement was taken, in the middle of greenfield. it may have been at peak strength there. it died RIGHT after it left town however. it was moving so fast that it wasnt able to produce any EF5 DI's, or at least none that have been found yet.
less than half a mile away, and yeah there were really strong inflow winds feeding into the tornado that were pushing my car around. I was having a difficult time keeping it on the road.
Its a piece of debris from a house falling out of the sky before I realized the tornado was right behind me. So far you are the only person who noticed it lol.
So thankful that you’re okay. Can’t even begin to imagine how terrifying this scenario must be. What was the music you used in the background in the beginning of the video? I’m thinking of using it for an edit!
Not sure if they are sold in the United States but in Australia a Cell-Fi repeater (Cell phone signal repeater) works wonders to pull a bar of service out of nowhere ;)
Every time they kept talking about greenfield, I thought they were talking about where I live in Indiana and legit I got really concerned I’d conveniently, completely MISSED tornadoes while living here
Man, you are so lucky, you should have never been in that position, if you are not fully aware and in posession of accurate data of where a tornadic circulation is, you should not attempt to get in front of a tornado in order to stay "in the chase". If you're not fully aware of where the tornado is, you should take your escape route out of the area. Nobody put you in that situation except for your own risky behavior trying to stay in the chase instead of taking your escape route like Chris did when you got separated.
@@orangejuche yeah it wasn’t a good spot to be in, the main issue stemmed from the fact that I still had a visual on the first tornado and my offline maps still worked for a while so I felt okay to keep going because I could visually see which way the tornado was going. I got into trouble when it started raining hard out ahead of the first storm and I couldn’t see that first tornado anymore so I started driving due east faster then the storm motion and felt confident I was fine because the storm looked like it was gonna cycle further to my northeast which is what the vast majority of supercells do. By the time I was aware that something weird was happening the only escape routes available were going to be dangerously close to the greenfield tornadoes path and I was nervous about the Carbon tornado occluding to the north, I didn’t know it had dissipated at that point. I was pretty much screwed at that point. Where the greenfield tornado was that day in relation to the carbon tornado was extremely unusual and not something many chasers have encountered before or would have expected. I thought I was making the safe decision to bail east and eventually southeast once I was clear of the rain away from the northeast moving carbon supercells tornado producing region. What I did was not safe at all but it wasn’t meant to be in a reckless manor, I just made a decision based on the circumstances around me at the time and then those circumstances changed when it was too late to do much about it with the information I had at the time. It definitely changed the way I chase though.
A few seconds that you would have taken to perhaps slow down or even stop to try and observe your surroundings and that storm would have swept you up and tossed you miles down into a field in a crumbled metal scrap heap. Glad you’re still here man.
Guys the greenfield tornado was rated ef4 peak winds up to 185 mph and it had 310 mph winds 😢 I was almost inside by I was heading north I had winds 150 mph
Just how was it not rated EF5, when it checks all the boxes and then some? It's things like that that show me that the enhanced system is broken (with apologies to Dr Fujita).
Glad you made it, that was unbelievably close. It’s chilling to think how fast the winds were and how disorienting it must have been with all that rain, and the fact a second tornado appeared almost like it was gunning for you 😰 Also im so sad for the ones who lost their lives and their loved ones.
@@IWillBeAll yeah I was pretty much doomed the moment I kept going east after that first tornado started to dissipate. I was on a collision course at that point and any difference or hesitation that day and I wouldn’t be here to make this video.
Greenfield, Iowa is still recovering from this devastating tornado, if you would like to donate to help them in this process, you can visit their website here: www.greenfieldiafoundation.org/donate
NATO run just run out of the tornado watch if you’re at home just go go go go go outside I’ll go outside
@@uzmarani3490 oh, no, are you OK?
100% not the strongest tornado ever.....and 100% not even the strongest ever measured. May 3rd was measured with 321 confirmed, El Reno (2013) was measured 313 confirmed, but peak estimated at 336, then Greenfield was 309 confirmed, 318 estimated. Facts matter in science.
Come on, man, it wasn't even close to the strongest tornado ever. Cut the clickbait.
@@TontoEpsteinyou gotta do what you gotta do
You not noticing it was a different tornado is what put chills in me. So glad you survived and to tell the story as well.
@@Denelix yeah you can hear on the video that I assume it’s still the first tornado and that it just somehow caught up to me. I had no idea it was a different tornado until much later in the day.
your pfp got me feelin some typa way
@@BeyBattleBoyyours does too
@@BeyBattleBoytake a shower
@@stompinshivavodss Can't. The stink fumes won't let me
This right here is the one of the biggest dangers of storm chasing, and something which can impact even the most prepared and experienced chaser. If you lose access to information, at the wrong time, wrong place, and the storm does something unexpected, how that resolves is going to be a dice throw. Really glad you weren't hurt.
@@Drosera420 couldn’t have said it any better myself.
@@CeltonHenderson What this man said said it all, but this. Thank God you are ok and you did not get impacted by this terrible tornado, but man, you were close!!! I do believe God sent some angels your way and speeded up your car, and helped you keep it on the road. I hope and pray you know this. I love to watch you, as you don’t take chances, but try to stay in a safe position in regards to the tornado’s position. All your dads going out had to be terrifying!! God bless you always, and stay safe….please!!!!😁🙏🙏🙏♥️
@@janledford3010 jesus dude
its all fun and games until you roll a 2
For dangerous , strong tornadoes or storms, it is better to drive a strong vehicle that take hits like bullet proof armored vehicle, even if things goes bad, you still survive
This is a nightmare chasing scenario, but at least you got a unique view of this legendary tornado out of it!
Dang I havent seen your channel in a little while, funny to stumble back across it!
I've never experienced a chase like this before, just extremely bizarre and super dangerous set of circumstances, but hey I got cool footage lol.
I had no idea the silly lazer guy likes storm chasing content
@@asies_lavidahe is a storm chaser himself
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Dude that is terrifying. No radar scans, don't know where the tornado is and how fast its going. Literally worst nightmare. Stay safe bro.
Tornadoes are scary at night, because you can’t see them, except during lightning 3:35 flashes. I live close to the Pacific, but true you can’t see them except when things start falling.
Another Forecasting Keegan? Never thought I’d see the day
Every single time I see a Nader right on someone's tail or scare the hell out of chasers (unexpected encounter due to trees), one phrase pops into my mind: *Remember El Reno*
It's even scarier with the lightning strikes
Yup.. and even more scary when you are in the forward flank
So crazy eerie how the tornado crosses the road just behind you where you were living and breathing just seconds earlier, and you can’t even hear it because of the rain.
@@MesoscaleMikeyChasing I’d imagine it was deafening loud right up next to it.
@@CeltonHenderson of course
@@CeltonHendersondid that family survive?
@@dustinhoffman9843 that’s a major major claim from you, as he did not know if anyone would be there, he did later but not at that moment, and saving them if they are even there is not his job as it is extremely dangerous. A destroyed house has a huge number of hazards, and it would be extremely unsafe to attempt anything.
@@lucycassidy2709 yes they survived with some injuries, they were in the basement when it hit.
Not going to lie brother, you are very lucky to be alive. Reminds me of the infamous Dan Robinson El Reno escape video knowing that if you were 30 seconds behind where you were, that would of been it like the TWISTEX Crew.... Glad you were on gravel and not a dirt road and glad your okay.
@@Fxstefan yeah it is very similar in a lot of ways. It’s scary to think that if I changed any of my decisions from that day in those last few minutes I wouldn’t be around to post this video.
@@CeltonHenderson and probably the main reason nothing serious happened was you not hesitating to move, if you had stopped/hesitated this would be alot closer. But im glad you were unharmed
Harrowing experience, buddy. Interesting to see Chris execute his learning lesson from Lewistown last season.
Yeah, its honestly super impressive to see him let go of a photogenic tornado like that for the sake of not repeating past mistakes.
@@CeltonHendersonBe careful dude, even pros can make mistakes. I don’t want to see anything like the TWISTEX tragedy again.
What a miracle of timing that escaped it. Please be careful out there buddy. A lot of people call you chasers “crazy” or “stupid.” But some of us understand how important you guys are, we NEED you chasers alive and well.
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Nah they're just adrenaline junkies that get so obsessed with their hobby that it kills them
needed for what? this does not even seem scientific per se.
@@FamilyRUclipsTV-x6d Are you being serious?
@@FamilyRUclipsTV-x6dI’m pretty sure that the data they collect is very helpful for predicting tornados and their path
It’s refreshing to find two storm chasers who aren’t hyperventilating and screaming at the top of their lungs at the sight of a tornado. Great content - well done!
"OH MY GOSH WE ARE GONNA INTERCEPT LETS GOOOOOO PUT IT DOWN PUT IT DOWN" reed timmer in every intercept ever. I don't hate the guy but he is experienced. I could see him being calmer in that scenario, knowing he has a 750k tornado tank he's driving.
@@AtlasEnthusiast0368 😂
Pecos Hank’s example is spreading to others
@@kimoose8 True! I love Pecos Hank’s videos and his personality.
I don’t think he realised how much danger he was in. He was driving almost through it without knowing that is what he was doing
The fact you had absolutely no satellite footage or even the knowledge that a second monster was headed straight for you; is so eerie. The fact you kept going straight instead of stopping. Your timing is what saved your life. God was def on your side bc you could have died. You looking back saying I guess it’s RFD or something, thinking the tornado is still far away from you but no, it was a monster coming straight at you. Freaking crazy man.
I’m thankful you were able to stay ahead of it by mere luck.
You basically did a real-life remake of the first 15 minutes of Twisters. Thank God you made it out alive, and rest in peace to the unfortunate people who weren't as lucky as you. 🙏🏽
I've always wanted to storm chase and see a "decent-sized" tornado and one day with the proper qualifications and preparation I will.
I live in South Carolina so we don't get many tornados especially violent ones (EF3 or higher) but I've seen the sky turn green and rotate, so fucking beautiful, frightening, and awesome!
Also, idgaf what anyone says that was an EF5, I mean Look at that damage and 318 mph winds?!!
Stay safe and keep up the content.
My mom said the exact same thing when I took her to go see the film, eerie how similar it was considering this happened just a couple months before the movie came out.
@@CeltonHenderson Talk about a coincidence lol.
The old rating system would definitely make it an F-5. However, under the new system, it is more about population and damage than strength. In this case, Greenfield was simply too small of a town rate this clear F-5 as an EF-5.
Had it hit a larger city; no doubt it would be well above the EF-5 criteria.
Fwiw; I am not a fan of this rating system. I think it should entirely come down to size/strength; and not the damage caused.
I feel this current rating system is not only focussing on the wrong things and blind luck; but it can even be potentially dangerous as it under-represents people in rural areas and the danger of a super-storm.
Dude, chasing a tornado in an unmodified car is crazy work.
You had someone watching over you that day. Insane footage Celton. Glad to see you made it out okay and continue to tell the tale. The Greenfield tornado was a roaring monster that most of us haven't seen in quite a long time. Here's to hoping the victims get back as much of their lives as possible, so heartbreaking to hear and see the death and damage it left in it's wake.
@1:24 I love the shot of the wind turbines. I commissioned that site back in 2011, they are Siemens 2.3-101. 2.3 Megawatt, 101 meter blade diameter.
some of them sadly, are recyclables for cement mix now.
Fellow chaser here. You were about 30 seconds from being featured in a Skip Talbot Chaser Safety Discussion video.
I might be unusual for this but I follow the rules from him pretty closely. If I lose situation awareness and don't know where I am relative to the tornado, and I could be in the path? I take my escape route. I was further south this day on 26 and was intercepting each storm on the string of pearls, which included being within about 150 yards of greenfield after it formed. It was a safe intercept. As we kept going east intercepting more storms, at some point I lost all definition with the next storm coming towards us. Rather than risk getting hit, we stopped and let the tornadic region pass to our east. This ended our chase - but with the prevention of something like this happening where a strong/violent tornado bears down on us and we don't know it's there.
I hope you learned from this one. No offense, but this was a clinic in what not to do. I'm glad you made it out safe.
first paragraph is crazy
yeah, i was perplexed when he said he was "forced to start driving east".
like, dude, no you weren't. nobody made you do that. the tornado didn't make you do that. you made a risky decision and it came close to killing you. own up to that.
Thank you for saying what a lot of us are thinking. This absolutely was a series of bad decisions and he's damn lucky he's not dead.
@@Nepeta-Leijon this.
As a chaser, you're never FORCED to do anything. No data is fine if you can see. If you can't see or don't know where the tornado is, or don't know where it's going, you LEAVE. This is why I hate the fast motion days. Safety rule #1 of chasing is to stay out of the path. Fast days somethings jeopardize this and I'm not interested in that
Hella ironic that his chase partner is Chris Riske, who *was* featured in a Skip Talbot video.
Man, it’s crazy to me that it’s been two months since many people witnessed history being made. May 2024 will never be forgotten for years to come.
So glad you lived to tell the tale of this monster. We all enjoy your content and wish you well in future chases.
5:05 my jaw dropped when I heard Greenfield mentioned
Why?
@@trasheyhamster yeah it’s creepy knowing what is about to happen.
@@CeltonHenderson hey, I'm from Greenfield, I'm glad your ok, I'm ok as well but some people aren't. I wish this never happened to us, but it did. We have been recovering quickly and some people are already rebuilding their house. Glad you are ok and stay safe you never know what could happen
@@YourBoi-Ty Its really unfortunate the tornado made that hard right turn at the end of its life when it was occluding. It might have missed most of town to the west if it didn't. Glad you made it out safe.
@@Fazbear-qy8mo A lot of tornados are remembered and named after the places they pass through and affect. Greenfield (as later indicated in the video) was ravaged by the powerful tornado.
When the name Greenfield was dropped, it put into context just how precarious Celton's situation was. Because he was chasing within extremely close proximity to an incredibly violent tornado, one that was on it's way to cause immense damage to that very same town mentioned in the video.
To those who remember the names, it takes a simple tornado chase into something so much more.
As one that studies tornado genesis (TG), thank you to you and the storm chaser community. Your videos are of extreme value to the study of TG. Thank you.
04:03 That’s a mostly exposed stovepipe-shaped deposition (depo tornado) driven tornado. The lower warmer part of the storm has dissipated, exposing much of the upper reaches of the depo tornado’s form. Notice how it extends out of the bottom of a very high storm/cloud base.
This depo tornado’s “engine” is up high in that storm/cloud base where it’s much colder than lower down. There its “engine” is fueled by the large amount of latent heat released by the rapid and direct transition of supercooled water vapor to ice-deposition.
06:49 Wow!
Thank you for your knowledge!
This and the El Reno tornado are two easy examples on why the EF scale needs an adjustment
I don’t care what anyone says. That’s an F5 MONSTER and
Thank god you just missed getting hit by it. Confirmed winds over 300 Mph. That’s absolutely insane 2024 has been a year for tornadoes. Amazing video Celton. Would love to hear your take on the final rating.
@@LVM5584 when it comes down to it, it was a tornado with EF5 level winds that encountered structures that could only attain EF4 ratings. Probably an EF5 but we’re stuck with the limitations of the EF scale for now and I don’t think the surveyors did anything wrong with this one.
@@CeltonHenderson well, they followed the orders handed out to them by corrupt bureaucrats that answer to greedy insurance companies, politicians and real estate fraudsters…for starters.
That tornado should have a EF6 rating. Winds at 318 mph from Doppler radar.
@@ChrisMorrow-cx1rbEF6 doesn’t exist. Also, the bridge creek- Moore tornado had confirmed winds of 321mph (517 km/h) and is an F5 (and is most definitely an EF5)
Still not as strong as Moore 1999 winds of 321 mph but close
Insane video bro great job
Aay tornadotrx is here!!!
@@tornadotrx the goat
Please do a video on the greenfield tornado please you keep disappearing please please please please please please please please please please please please
Late May, strong tornado, chaser danger....sounds familiar.
RIP Team TwisteX
You mean Violent Catastrophic Tornado
jesus Christ is coming soon believe in him ❤
@@atrmediaofficialthx
@@atrmediaofficial are you a bot? i have seen so many accounts replying with that exact sentence
The worst storm event I fear is a tornado, especially one that is rain wrapped. I’m glad that you and your partner survived. Stay safe out there!
So learn from your experience. It's typically safer to chase from behind. If you're gonna tag-team tornadoes, get walky-talkies with a several mile range. Communication, and your lives, are critical in chases. Be safer. That said, happy chasing and I hope to see more footage. Subbed.
@@Midnight24435 we got more reliable radios a couple days after this chase. Unfortunately the ones we normally use had been broken before this chase started so we were forced to use our phones. Not ideal and got me into trouble.
Good idea!
5:45, felt like a pecos hank inspiration switching from the tornado's live footage to the aftermath! I like it!! Just saying that because I previously watched most of his videos and I saw one of his vid's transition like that :)
@@colizai1689 Hank is the 🐐
Dude thx for the drop. Been looking for footage of that tornado closer to the city. Your video really covers the windmills to the area it got really strong. It went from multi vortex and beautiful to dark and deadly
Yeah, as far as I'm aware I was one of the last people to see it before the tornado hit town, scary day.
@@CeltonHenderson Relax, take it easy
Thats so big i never experience one in my life. I hope u guys are okay and make sure u stay safe bro!
Okay, that gave me chills to watch. That storm was a monster, and that's way too close for comfort. Insane footage, though. I'm glad you're safe, and my heart aches for Greenfield. Where do you even begin to clean up a mess like that?
I remember the day this tornado struck. I was shopping at my local Walmart watching Max Velocitys coverage. The velocity on radar was absolutely unbelievable. Such a devastating tornado..
One of the fastest tornadoes I’ve seen at this angle.. wild it was trying to cut u off and then chased you for a bit. Good thing u kept moving gives El Reno video vibes fr
@@zayzay6113 yeah, that 360 camera angle really shows the different relative motion as I crossed it’s path and then escaped. It’s doing EF4 damage as it crosses that road.
@@CeltonHenderson facts that was a monster violent and quick sheesh glad you’re good fr
The fact that he isn't dipping as soon as he sees the tornado is amazing. And that it was 318mph your a legend.
Dude and the fact that you remained so calm was insane I would be panicked I’m so glad you survived
Man, that tornado just missed you ! Take care ! Tornado chasing is exciting, but also dangerous !
I don't know why but I'm randomly addicted to these stuff.. 😂
me too lol
@@WindsweptHavocme three!
Because you can appreciate the raw power and beauty of nature. Something this world is greatly lacking.
@@kyliesbubbie lol
wait was this a ef5? is this the end to a drought?
Probably some of the best greenfield footage I've seen, even stacked up against reed's footage, I recommend you get a starlink or something similar for your car so you can keep reception in situations like this.
You guys should get ham or cb radios with car antennas. communication with one another doesnt need to be dependent on cell service.
We got radios a few days after this, we normally use walkies for chase days like this but they had gotten broken before the chase unfortunately. Not making that mistake again.
@@CeltonHenderson Glad to hear man. That's a smart move.
@@CeltonHenderson When I was a newly minted ham radio operator, I tried running a handheld radio in the car, and even with an external amplifier and antenna it was no match for a mobile radio. Reliability and receiver performance were way better with the mobile radio. With a multiband radio you can monitor 2 or 3 frequencies simultaneously, and when transmitting on one frequency, you can still be listening on the others. You should also look into external cellphone antennas to improve performance in the boondocks.
@@JohnShalamskas I didn't know external cell phone antenna were a thing. Makes sense.
That's somehow tied for the fastest recorded wind speed of a tornado. In 1999 a tornado hit Oklahoma City with wind speeds of 318mph. And 36 lives were lost. I can't even fathom what it would be like to witness that sort of force. But 7:56 gives a glimpse.
Dude! I am Pennsylvanian. I am obsessed with Tornadoes. I want to go storm chasing with you.
Jesus Christ is coming soon believe in him ❤
@@atrmediaofficial blah blah blah blah
@@atrmediaofficial Jesus? he cuts my lawn. good guy.
@@JJGeneral1good one man 😂😂
@@atrmediaofficialHis power when He appears in the Earth will make the strength of these tornadoes look weak and pathetic.
Can't believe this didn't get recommended to me until now, it's crazy you were that close to such a beast! Glad you're ok
this has to be the most fascinating video ever. thank you for this amazing footage and so glad you survived
This is why storm chasing is so dangerous I hope your okay and nothing bad will happen again
What app/website do you use to animate the path of you and the tornado like at 4:19?
The imagery is taken from the desktop version of Google Earth, The tornado paths here were custom made by me hand drawing them based on the NWS damage surveys. I then overlaid these paths into Google Earth and took large screenshots of before and after the path and used an effect in adobe premiere pro called linear wipe to dissolve between the two screenshots making it look like the paths are moving. Once that was done I created the spinning circle graphic in premiere pro to represent the tornado itself and have it track along at the same rate as the path. Its not exactly an easy process to do but it makes for accurate and visually appealing graphics of what happened.
Wow, what an amazing video! You are one brave young man! Stay safe and thanks for all you do.
I saw that tornado touch down outside of Massena, it was about 60 yards from my house, and it was coming straight for us, then it turned straight to greenfield
5:42 im guessing this is the transition after the tornado
Yea, i went back and the treees and house/shack were gone in the day picture... I always get goosebumps seeing before and after areas a chaser passed by
I live in greenfield Iowa and I was affected by it and it was scary the noise was loud and crazy we are rebuilding and it’s going to take a while
If a strong tornado is coming directly toward you and you don't have a tornado shelter or at least a basement, LEAVE. Seriously people, you MIGHT die on the road, but you will DEFINITELY die in the tornado. Keep track of its movement on radar and if it starts coming for you, leave while you still can. The advice of "you can't outrun a tornado" only applies when they're close enough. If they're far enough you can and SHOULD leave whenever possible. You cannot survive inside of a tornado. Your house cannot withstand a powerful tornado. It will not protect you. Your house can withstand an EF1 - EF2, and some rooms might survive an EF3. EF4 and above, your house is gone and so are you.
That's not really true though, otherwise tornado casualties would be much higher.
If you don't know what you're doing, don't flee, just shelter.
Tornados are extremely dangerous don't get me wrong, I just think this is bad advice.
This is why physical maps and radios in addition to phones are critical! Glad y'all got out safe
I was watching Ryan Hall's livestream when this outbreak was happening, and I remember him saying that the speed of this tornado (moving across the ground, not the windspeeds) was absolutely insane! According to the radar, the supercell responsible for this tornado was actually moving at almost 90 mph!! So that's why it was able to sneak up on you so suddenly!
I don't get why the NWS seems to always downplay the severity of tornadoes nowadays... for example, the Greenfield tornado has an official recorded top windspeed of 185 mph, but the doppler on wheels recorded windspeeds of 309-318 mph... I guess the wind speeds measured by the doppler on wheels only counts "officially" for older tornadoes, not new ones?? I don't get it.
Plus, they originally gave it an EF-3 rating, which is just ridiculous. Yes, they did eventually go back and upgrade it to an EF-4, but how did they even think for a second that it could be an EF-3? I remember watching videos from the damage path the morning after it happened, and the person filming made sure to point out the exposed anchor bolts on all of the homes that had been completely swept from their foundations... and we all know that their favorite reason for not giving an EF-5 rating is homes not having anchor bolts 🙄.
OK sorry, rant over, glad you're OK! Be careful out there!
Yeah in the moment I was thinking there was no way another tornado should have been in that location so quickly, I had complete conviction I was safe and then boom its right there.
EDIT: The measurement was taken on the far east side of town. The University of Illinois DOW made the measurement. The problem is that those winds were measured 160 ish feet above the ground. It was also for a fraction of a second, so likely one of the individual vortices. Friction increases significantly at ground level. It was also over fields when the measurement was taken. By the time it had reached Greenfield, it weakened. It was EF-4 at its worst in Greenfield.
every strong tornado is given preliminary ef3 ratings, including several ef5s. its preliminary for a reason. homes need more than anchor bolts to be rated ef5. the DOW data cant be used for ratings
@@weathermanofthenorth1547 the measurement was taken in town, it was high end ef4 strength in greenfield
@@etherealaimI guess my first reply hours ago never went through. The measurement was taken on the east side of town. Which coincides with the worst damage in town. Local news initially reported the measurement was taken some distance SW of town. Saw a paper from the University of Illinois discussing it. I plan on making a video discussing it. Just a matter of when I get every source together.
8:04 Im glad that crown vic wasnt affected by the tornado. It looks so clean.
8:00 Something about that flag still flying feels symbolic.
The cellphone coverage going out almost makes this video look like a scene out of Final Destination. Incredible footage.
The fact that you where 30 seconds away from a EF5 is scary
Ef4
@@deathbloom27 EF5’s are over 200
@@diker459 we haven't had an ef5 since 2013. Greenfield IA was rated an ef4.
The town next to mine got hit by one on the may 21st day. Big farm town so nobody was hurt. News still went crazy!!
Bro almost got killed by a 309+ mph tornado 🥲
Its not 310+ that would be stronger thrn el reno😊
@@PHAC123 Winds were recorded around 318 to 322 mph. El reno was only recorded around 290 mph and that was only one of the sub vortices not the main vortex.
@@bosballl ye ik i was at start of vis when i wrote that my bad
@@bosballl that crazy
@@PHAC123 that’s max recorded est. wspd
4:35 This view is insane, I would freak out if I saw that right next to me without me having a clue before, it's almost like a jumpscare.
0:37 why will the chase be over if the tornado passes you?
you’re pretty much dead if it does, so yeah, the chase would be over.
@@theMEWkiddo why would it kill you if it crosses past you, for example if he turned and followed behind the tornado when it led to Greenfield why wouldn’t that be effective?
@@TWKillaBeast You never calculate how strong the tornado is, and there is an area around the tornado that if you enter, no matter if you try to drive away, the tornado will catch you and it ends up into a direct intercept. So what he was meaning is that if he enter that zone, it’s the end.
Because of the location we were in and how fast these storms were moving, if we fell behind the storm, we would get stuck in its downdraft of heavy rain and hail blocking off our view of the tornado and stopping us from keeping up because of the muddy roads. Had we been further south when the tornado first formed chasing it from behind would have been a perfectly valid strategy.
I know your question was already answered but I would've guessed it was because tornados are usually fast and it would be hard to catch up to it.
I'm glad you're okay❤ there's another video on here, guy has a drone flying into what appears to be, if not the same storm, a very similar landscape with those giant windmills. The drone captured a nasty looking multiple vortex giant twister as it destroyed the windmills and a few structures, but I gotta say your video... jeez, see a drone, it just breaks, we could die! Please please please don't ever get cocky, you never have to (not saying you are or even demonstrated that❤). This was incredible. Omg thing wasn't far and I'm sure the influence of the inflow winds were reaching you. Please stay safe❤❤❤
0:18 whats the name of the song?
Pornography musical music
Ai recommended searching “moonlight merge” but it does not sound right idk
Ai btw
@@Sobhancraft that does not sound like that
Darude Sandstorm /j
The track is called "In Continuum" by Dream Cave.
Bro may 21st is my birthday so happy you mange to get away In time your one of the best tornado RUclipsrs rip all those people that day though that’s nightmare fuel though no scans no alerts and not knowing where it is and not knowing how fast it is
Can someone explain why he didnt go west right at the start of the video? Seems much safer
There was rain falling to my west that would have blocked my view of the tornado, I'm out there to report and film them so I didn't want to lose sight of it. I should have gone south and gotten behind the tornado instead of trying to get in front of it to the east and turn around to film it crossing behind me but hindsight is 2020.
My God that storm really makes you really the sheer raw power of nature
Chills! Something similar happened to me, I was recording the carbon Iowa tornado and after it crossed the east-west road near Carbon I drove to Iowa148 North to stay ahead of the storm. I eventually lost sight of that tornado in the RFD and turned back south on 148 to find an east option to get out of the rain. After I turned back and got out of the rain, the Greenfield tornado was crossing 148 to my surprise. I also had no cell phone service and had no idea that a handoff was occurring. This coincidently was the moment the tornado threw a car off of 148 killing the motorist.
Yeah a lot of people had no idea that tornado was there, looking back through the radar data it looks like it was a new storm that blew up ahead of the Carbon supercell and produced a tornado almost instantly. It was also moving considerably faster than Carbon was which also threw people off.
@@CeltonHenderson last time I had radar data there was just a small rain shower south of the Carbon Storm and in ten minutes it blew up and had a violent tornado on the ground. Crazy!
@@CarmenPalermoStorms yup never seen anything like that before
You can tell on the phone call that you have no idea it’s a second tornado, that’s crazy dude, good job you had your wits about you
holy , stay safe bro.
You captured some really great footage man! I never watched your videos before so I dont know anything about you. But perhaps reconsider doing this again. Many storm chasers have died doing this which I'm sure you're aware of. Too many people die for stupid reasons like wanting to be popular on social media. I guess you know if its really worth dying for or not. Just be careful man and try not to die if you keep doing this. Be safe out there buddy!
For context, even though this will probably not be seen by anyone, the 300+ MPH winds were at 30-35 meters above the ground, that was not the wind speed of the tornado where it was touching the ground.
So that means at ground level the winds could be stronger or weaker?
@@Alt3zza 185mph on the ground according to the NWS
Interesting.
Though, aren't tornadoes stronger closer to the ground
You don't know what you're talking about. The strongest winds are at ground level. I'm from Iowa and this was not very far from me. Let me guess you're from Oklahoma and you don't want the Reno tornado to be overlooked.
The visual of that monster crossing behind you was very creepy😮
Sheesh, God had you in His hands that day, man. Glad to know you’re safe.
and this is why you guys shouldnt rely on the grid, i recommend getting a HAM License and using a mobile radio mounted on the car
antenna inside most of the time for protection, taking it out if needed
High EF4? Nah, that needs to be an EF5.
I can see the EF4 rating bc it weakened a touch before it got to Greenfield and dissipated just after leaving town. In terms of winds absolutely EF5. To hell with that it was an old school Monster F5.
@@LVM5584 it still had 300+ MPH winds in greenfield. thats where the meaurement was taken, in the middle of greenfield. it may have been at peak strength there. it died RIGHT after it left town however. it was moving so fast that it wasnt able to produce any EF5 DI's, or at least none that have been found yet.
not really
@@featherweighthate I think another thing is the construction quality of the buildings it hit
@@oldrusty20 yeah. no doubt it would have at least SLIGHTLY higher damage indicators had it moved slower though
This is the first EF5 tornado in years
I just realized tornadoes are measured by damage, not speed
My friend works turbines in greenfield. So glad he was home that day. (Central Iowa here)
bro, you risk your Life to partake in One of the most dangerous jobs in history that’s dope💀
“Why do women live longer than men”
The term pussy makes sense now
Lol
Not necessarily
Yar
ever heard of a concept called a joke, martha?
If the winds were at 300 mph then why was it classified ef4? This system needs to be changed if so
Apparently, there were no damage that warranted a classification EF4, however mobile doppler radar recorded estimated winds of about 309-318mph
Wow. How close was it to you at the point where you said, “I’m flooring it”? Was it pulling you in?
less than half a mile away, and yeah there were really strong inflow winds feeding into the tornado that were pushing my car around. I was having a difficult time keeping it on the road.
@@CeltonHenderson Obviously I’m glad you made it out of there alive. Great video, Celton 👏🏻
I hope you realize how greatly fortunate you were you not got intercepted by that thing. My lord that was close.
Was that a cow flying lol😅 4:56
Its a piece of debris from a house falling out of the sky before I realized the tornado was right behind me. So far you are the only person who noticed it lol.
I noticed that too
@@CeltonHenderson ok that makes more sense XD
So thankful that you’re okay. Can’t even begin to imagine how terrifying this scenario must be. What was the music you used in the background in the beginning of the video? I’m thinking of using it for an edit!
Not sure if they are sold in the United States but in Australia a Cell-Fi repeater (Cell phone signal repeater) works wonders to pull a bar of service out of nowhere ;)
I don't think that is even legal here.
@@emuhillSounds like your FCC is just as bad as most of our agencies in terms of bureaucracy and red tape.
Every time they kept talking about greenfield, I thought they were talking about where I live in Indiana and legit I got really concerned I’d conveniently, completely MISSED tornadoes while living here
309???????????
Man, you are so lucky, you should have never been in that position, if you are not fully aware and in posession of accurate data of where a tornadic circulation is, you should not attempt to get in front of a tornado in order to stay "in the chase". If you're not fully aware of where the tornado is, you should take your escape route out of the area. Nobody put you in that situation except for your own risky behavior trying to stay in the chase instead of taking your escape route like Chris did when you got separated.
@@orangejuche yeah it wasn’t a good spot to be in, the main issue stemmed from the fact that I still had a visual on the first tornado and my offline maps still worked for a while so I felt okay to keep going because I could visually see which way the tornado was going. I got into trouble when it started raining hard out ahead of the first storm and I couldn’t see that first tornado anymore so I started driving due east faster then the storm motion and felt confident I was fine because the storm looked like it was gonna cycle further to my northeast which is what the vast majority of supercells do. By the time I was aware that something weird was happening the only escape routes available were going to be dangerously close to the greenfield tornadoes path and I was nervous about the Carbon tornado occluding to the north, I didn’t know it had dissipated at that point. I was pretty much screwed at that point. Where the greenfield tornado was that day in relation to the carbon tornado was extremely unusual and not something many chasers have encountered before or would have expected. I thought I was making the safe decision to bail east and eventually southeast once I was clear of the rain away from the northeast moving carbon supercells tornado producing region. What I did was not safe at all but it wasn’t meant to be in a reckless manor, I just made a decision based on the circumstances around me at the time and then those circumstances changed when it was too late to do much about it with the information I had at the time. It definitely changed the way I chase though.
@@CeltonHenderson Glad you learned from the situation of course, hopefully you don't have any more close calls. Glad you're safe ofc
THAT IS A REALLY POWERFUL TORNADO
A few seconds that you would have taken to perhaps slow down or even stop to try and observe your surroundings and that storm would have swept you up and tossed you miles down into a field in a crumbled metal scrap heap. Glad you’re still here man.
1:18 I was like… that gorgeous tornado is gonna turn into a… OBESE
Guys the greenfield tornado was rated ef4 peak winds up to 185 mph and it had 310 mph winds 😢 I was almost inside by I was heading north I had winds 150 mph
I almost died too I was in greenfield
Just how was it not rated EF5, when it checks all the boxes and then some? It's things like that that show me that the enhanced system is broken (with apologies to Dr Fujita).
Ahh...no other choice? Turn around and live another day? No pic is worth dieing for!?
Glad you made it, that was unbelievably close. It’s chilling to think how fast the winds were and how disorienting it must have been with all that rain, and the fact a second tornado appeared almost like it was gunning for you 😰
Also im so sad for the ones who lost their lives and their loved ones.
WAIT FUCKING 300 MILES PER HOUR HOLY SHIT
that’s insane 💀 can’t even comprehend it
there’s only been like..3 of them
Do radios still work in the storms?
Here before it blows up
Same
300 mph that a ef5 man 7:33
Thats and F5, EF ratings are given to the destruction a tornado causes. And are assigned off visual reports. More relevant than windspeed ratings
Not necessarily because the Enhanced Fujita scale gos off damage not speeds your size
How far away do you have to be to not worry about your car being sucked up?
What happened in this video was definitely very difficult to prevent. Glad you got out of there!
@@IWillBeAll yeah I was pretty much doomed the moment I kept going east after that first tornado started to dissipate. I was on a collision course at that point and any difference or hesitation that day and I wouldn’t be here to make this video.
how was this only ef4