The Greensburg Tornado: A Meteorological Breakdown

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  • Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
  • The EF5 tornado that destroyed the small town of Greensburg, Kansas on May 4, 2007 is a tornado that has taken on a particular notoriety in the meteorological world due to its size and strength. In this video, we'll explore the meteorology behind this killer tornado and some of the processes that played a part in making it so powerful.

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  • @djmoch1001
    @djmoch1001 2 года назад +1407

    The moment you cut yourself off with the "Tornado Warning" emergency screen and the subsequent display of flashes of that monster tornado truly freaked me the hell out. Brilliant, man.

    • @ShawnTheDriver
      @ShawnTheDriver 2 года назад +63

      Scared the absolute MESS out of me lol.

    • @muhhjordy2504
      @muhhjordy2504 2 года назад +65

      DUDE! It is storming outside I completely forgot I was watching a RUclips video it literally got me!

    • @StanballMapping
      @StanballMapping 2 года назад +33

      I was watching this with my dad and we both were scared to death lol

    • @ElTurbinado
      @ElTurbinado 2 года назад +7

      spoiler alert

    • @monus782
      @monus782 2 года назад +25

      And the music was just the cherry on top, tornadoes at night are one of the things that scare me the most and I don’t live in an area where tornadoes happen often to begin with.

  • @arxe_d3505
    @arxe_d3505 2 года назад +222

    Jeez. Those lightning flashes revealing the absolute size of that gigantic tornado gives me chills. Literally the definition of wedge.

    • @jeffbryan4019
      @jeffbryan4019 Год назад +5

      Just like a strobe light . I witnessed such on March 28 1984 during our Carolinas Outbreak .

    • @RBMapleLeaf
      @RBMapleLeaf 13 дней назад

      Actually, from what storm spotters stated from when The Weather Channel covered this tornado. It could've been larger than what people saw. The narrator said something of the lines of. "The tornado was so large not even lightning could evoke it's true size."
      A 1.8 mile potentially even 2-mile-wide tornado is just ridiculous.

  • @BrylcreemBill
    @BrylcreemBill 2 года назад +912

    You have hit on the biggest weakness of the Fujita Scale. Unless a tornado passes through a populated area, there is much less damage left behind upon which to determine the intensity. The El Reno, Oklahoma tornado is a perfect example. While the winds in this monster were directly measured by a mobile Doppler radar at over 300 mph, the tornado was only rated as an EF3 because it mainly affected a sparsely populated area. I have absolutely no doubt that the El Reno tornado was an EF5, but the NWS has to be consistent or else the records of past tornado strengths will mean nothing. I have a firm belief that one day, the wind speeds of every tornado will be measured directly and will result in much more accurate records. The ratings of tornadoes using the F and EF scales will be called into question, and the two rating systems will be non comparable.

    • @OuterGalaxyLounge
      @OuterGalaxyLounge 2 года назад +175

      It literally seems anti-scientific to not look at actual strength objectively. Do officials say a magnitude 7.0 earthquake isn't one just because it didn't damage any buildings? It's time to retire this whole F/EF-scale BS. It served its purpose, and mad respect to Dr. Fujita, but let's progress.

    • @gabepena2868
      @gabepena2868  2 года назад +211

      Honestly I'm with you on a lot there but really a damage-based scale is the best we've got right now for accurately and consistently determining tornado strength. Its not like we can just wheel out a radar truck to scan every tornado that ever happens. How else could we rate these tornadoes if not by looking at what they did? Maybe its not the most accurate scale but it's literally all we have right now. IIRC Tim Marshall and a large group of engineers/grad students/etc are working on a new version of the EF scale that looks to be a complete overhaul of the current scale, going way way deeper than the current EF scale already does.

    • @catsinwonderland7473
      @catsinwonderland7473 2 года назад +37

      @@gabepena2868 after thinking about I understand why it’s rated by damage, but scientifically rating them by wind speed and intensity would probably help, for example, let’s say a super powerful wedge hits farmland and gets an ef1. Two meteorologists talk about it.
      X: yo dude did you hear about ef1 earlier while you were on vacation
      Y: nah bro, it’s just an ef1
      X: nononoono it was a wedge, mann super important
      Y: Show me brooo
      Like, rating it by intensity would most likely help with research, I’m really bad at explaining things, so I hope you understand
      Edit: it would help with studying patterns when looking at official meteorology records

    • @aslightlysanescientist3874
      @aslightlysanescientist3874 2 года назад +37

      The funny thing is that initially they pre rated the El reno event as an ef5 but looked at the damage and decided tondowngrade

    • @9nrstar
      @9nrstar 2 года назад +9

      Marshall is working on enhancing the scale to consider more damage Gabe is right. Hopefully the team working on the upgrades will be done sooner rather than later to start getting more “accurate” ratings. Here’s a news story on it: ruclips.net/video/wXrCLWVhKLE/видео.html

  • @SoCal780
    @SoCal780 2 года назад +266

    As a truck driver, I have driven through Greensburg many times. I saw the damage firsthand and saw the recovery on subsequent trips. As you stated, the town has been completely rebuilt which is a living testament to their strength and resolve.

    • @jeffbryan4019
      @jeffbryan4019 Год назад +5

      Greensburg was among the most violent tornado damage paths . It reminded me of Xenia Ohio and Parkersburg .

    • @SoCal780
      @SoCal780 Год назад +4

      @@jeffbryan4019 it reminded me of Xenia too, since I grew up in Beavercreek, Ohio which borders Xenia. I remember the tornado flew over Beavercreek and touched down in Xenia. I remember it well being that I was 10 years old at the time. My mom drove us through Xenia about 3 weeks after the tornado. The place looked like a war zone.

    • @Fordtraktor1
      @Fordtraktor1 Год назад +1

      @@SoCal780how many states have you been in

    • @SoCal780
      @SoCal780 Год назад

      @@Fordtraktor1 46. I have not been to Maine and Rhode Island.

    • @Fordtraktor1
      @Fordtraktor1 Год назад

      @@SoCal780cool I’m from smithville Mississippi and I remember the horrible day of April 27th 2011. Ps, have you been to smithville?

  • @JonnyGlessnerStormChasing
    @JonnyGlessnerStormChasing 2 года назад +167

    I visited Greensburg in mid-February for the first time. I’ve known about this tornado since it happened but to see the town itself with my own eyes was surreal. I ended up running into a local politician who gave us a tour of some of the public government buildings in the town and took us to a great diner. It was purely amazing hearing the stories of the people there, how tight-knit they are, and how involved everyone is in the community. Truly one of the most amazing towns I have ever visited.

    • @Jaxanator25
      @Jaxanator25 2 года назад +6

      I passed through Greensburg in mid March of 2021 and even at night the entire town looked like they had just built it within the past year

  • @poetcomic1
    @poetcomic1 2 года назад +306

    One thing you don't mention is that the 15 minutes of immediate emergency warning was spent by neighbors with basements gathering in their basementless neighbors and many other such actions that cut the death toll a third.

    • @jxq12
      @jxq12 2 года назад +17

      people have hearts

    • @iilyzabith
      @iilyzabith 2 года назад

      I don’t understand

    • @poetcomic1
      @poetcomic1 2 года назад +56

      @@iilyzabith Neighbors were giving shelter to other neighbors who didn't have a place to hide.

    • @iilyzabith
      @iilyzabith 2 года назад +2

      @@poetcomic1 ohhhh

    • @MrWolfSnack
      @MrWolfSnack 2 года назад +22

      @@poetcomic1 In the plains states not all houses have basements, esp. older houses before 1970. It just was not necessary. Why they did that, IDK. If you have a slab foundation house you're pretty well fucked in a tornado unless you're rich enough to have a bunker. I've seen poorer people dig ramps in their yard and then back a school bus into the pit and re-enforce the insides and put dirt over the whole bus in a mound to make a tornado shelter. They probably don't last very long but for the price of an old bus ($500-$1,000) replacing it every 10+ years isn't that bad a deal.

  • @charlesshaw2045
    @charlesshaw2045 2 года назад +276

    About a week after the storm my high school's 4H club shipped several busses of students over to help with the cleanup. we spent most of the day just wandering a field north of town pulling out whole sheets of metal roofing material and 2x4s that had buried themselves, and winding up what felt like miles of barbed wire. The thing that never gets talked about after the big ones is how windy it gets in town afterwards, when there's no trees or buildings to act as windbreaks.

    • @kansas3332
      @kansas3332 2 года назад +1

      Naw

    • @SavvyMuhon
      @SavvyMuhon 2 года назад +8

      @@kansas3332
      Lol what

    • @gandolfthegardener
      @gandolfthegardener Год назад +2

      Friends and family commented similarly after 1974 Xenia, Ohio, tornado. Our friends had a silver maple survive. City came through to trim off damage parts. Tree lived another 25-30 years until removed by another homeowner. A drive down USR 35 bypass show clearly the path the tornado look: trees, nothing, then trees again. My chiropractor related a similar story when he was driven by a family friend who was a state trooper at the time.

  • @cindyperaza
    @cindyperaza 2 года назад +47

    My dad was driving through on his rig, when this happened, and heard the sirens and decided to seek shelter at the liquor store and that saved his life. The rig was dragged about a mile away. It was the most traumatic thing he'd experienced. He then decided to stop doing all 48 states and went local after that. We're fortunate to have him here with us still after that.

  • @FreddyMcKinney
    @FreddyMcKinney 2 года назад +439

    Top-tier storytelling and editing! You have earned yourself a new subscriber and deserve plenty more.

    • @sterntaler64
      @sterntaler64 2 года назад +4

      I subscribed too 😃👍

    • @BlakeNunnelly
      @BlakeNunnelly 2 года назад +1

      ik you from somewhere lmao

    • @FreddyMcKinney
      @FreddyMcKinney 2 года назад

      @@BlakeNunnelly 🤔

    • @kaiyote7924
      @kaiyote7924 2 года назад +4

      can we also talk about the absolute peak choice of sound design. like dude, this is art. i cannot understate how amazing the soud choices are

  • @funnyperson4027
    @funnyperson4027 4 месяца назад +11

    He really dropped one of the best and most realistic tornado videos of all time and never came back

  • @_gavimations
    @_gavimations 2 года назад +23

    That bone-chilling segment at 7:00 onwards where this maniac is approaching the enormous void in front of him. The droning voice of the EAS in the background, the muted driving footage, the low hum of that eerie synth. Even without the lightning, you can tell something is wrong from the way everything feels. Then you see that lightning light up the silhouette of something so vast that it shouldn't exist. The sky is swallowing the ground.

  • @mddmont
    @mddmont 2 года назад +189

    This was absolutely phenomenal. I'm a weather enthusiast and I have a specific interest in tornadoes, especially historical ones. I've watch probably just about every tornado documentary on RUclips, and yours is the best by far. You are grossly underrated my friend, I will be sharing this around and definitely referring folks to your channel. Keep up the wonderful work!

    • @someoneelse2489
      @someoneelse2489 2 года назад +2

      This one was quite nice I agree. Have you ever watched SirTumbl3? His aren’t quite documentaries I don’t believe but they’re quite entertaining regardless. (I’m not saying he is better than this guy whatsoever, just simply a recommendation”

    • @mddmont
      @mddmont 2 года назад +2

      @@someoneelse2489 Oh I haven't! I'll be sure to check him out, thank you for the recommendation. :)

    • @IfWiccanYouCan
      @IfWiccanYouCan 2 года назад +1

      Same here, I’m utterly scared of them, and I live in an area that’s kinda a mix-matched tornado alley, it’s scary as hell. I love documentaries of tornadoes. I use to love tornado watchers, sadly they died from a giant EF5 similar to greenburg.

  • @grise1075
    @grise1075 Год назад +37

    I was sad to see that you only have two videos on your channel. If you made videos of this quality on a regular basis, you’d easily reach 1M subs. Your voice, delivery, editing, and ability to create an atmosphere are amazing. I would love to see your takes on other tornados like Mayfield, Xenia, Jarrel, etc.

  • @TheDriller64
    @TheDriller64 2 года назад +57

    It's crazy to learn that even after producing the monster that was the Greensburg EF5, this storm went to create THREE more tornadoes that likely were of EF5 strength as well. If that is true then the Greensburg supercell must have really been some sort of super storm.

    • @sukhastings4200
      @sukhastings4200 Год назад +3

      Re cyfing. In the 4/3/74 the same cell that hit Brandenburg, KY as an F5 hit Louisville 45 minutes later as an F4

    • @TweezersUnlimited
      @TweezersUnlimited Год назад +4

      iirc, one of the cells on 4/3 had 3 F5s and an F4. Hanover/Madison F4, and the Depauw & Sayler Park F5s. iirc Xenia was it's last tornado, but i can never get a clear answer on timing.
      Philadelphia/Cordova/Rainsville/Ringgold on 4/27 was also all the same cell.
      And then of course Pilger may have very well been an equal to Greensburg. Stanton had vehicle damage genuinely comparable to Moore/Bridge Creek, and one of the Pilger tornadoes debarked an entire grove of trees.

    • @MrVietDonger-y9l
      @MrVietDonger-y9l Год назад +3

      @@sukhastings4200 2011 outbreak had similar events with the cells that dropped Smithville tornado and Tuscaloosa and a few others I don’t remember exactly what events

    • @kevinjoyce285
      @kevinjoyce285 Год назад +8

      The Trousdale tornado was 2.2 miles wide, this storm was just a monster at producing

    • @lovebugmac1961
      @lovebugmac1961 2 месяца назад +1

      They very likely were as strong or possibly even stronger. Tornado ratings are unfortunately based of the amount of destruction that is done to an area so a EF 4 or 5 tornado that is out in open farm land and does relatively little structure damage will likely only be rated an EF 3. You're not getting an accurate account of how violent the tornado actually was by going of the EF rating most of the time.

  • @Alferia
    @Alferia 2 года назад +42

    Wow, just wow, okay where do I begin.
    As someone who has worked on like, 3 amateur natural disaster documentaries myself (Only one of which I am actually proud of), this has just blown me away. The use of custom made footage is something I could only dream of creating myself. The video is well paced and the such. I feel like the only issue that I had was that some of the terminology wasn't as well explained as I would like it to be, but then again since Meteorology is going to be my major in college, It doesn't bother me all to much. Everything from the audio mixing to the script itself just gave me goosebumps. You have definitely outdone yourself, especially with such a small subscriber count. I feel like there could have been so many small more bits of information put into the video, but at that point I'd be nick picking and honestly, I can't sing this video's praises so much. Since it was just one small documentary, the only thing that could have been added is interviews with people who survived the tornado and NWS officials, but of course that is asking for a LOT. In terms of small creator documentaries or just videos in general, this is one of the best I've ever seen. Rock on my dude, I'll definitely try and implement some ideas from this video into a video on Jarrell when I get to work on that at some point. Nearly 15 years later, This storm's impact on meteorology will be known to the community for many years to come.
    Rock on my dude, you earned yourself a subscriber and I can't wait to see what else you have planned.

    • @The_Horizon
      @The_Horizon 2 года назад +2

      thank you mr gd guy

    • @Alferia
      @Alferia 2 года назад +3

      @@The_Horizon you confuse me sometimes

    • @rhino69420
      @rhino69420 2 года назад

      @@Alferia he means geometry dash

    • @mattekumba
      @mattekumba 2 года назад

      @@The_Horizon unexpected place to find you. well i its not the first time you have popped up on some niche video that i never thought i would find anyone i know on. but why is it somehow always you no matter the topic.

    • @jonathonloredo8026
      @jonathonloredo8026 Год назад +1

      @@The_Horizon never would’ve had Mr. Anti-PayToWin to be a weather geek like the rest of us but I’m certainly not complaining

  • @pepsihat
    @pepsihat 2 года назад +91

    Amazing editing, loved the little details such as the highlight on the CAPE profile and the glitchy cuts to the tornado.

  • @benmitchum6655
    @benmitchum6655 2 года назад +43

    The Greensburg tornado is such a fascinating and terrifying tornado. To have a tornado so huge hit a small town in the dead of night and basically wiping it off the map it’s like a horror movie.
    Not to mention to have a single cell create handful of epic monster tornadoes to follow in the coming hours is mind blowing. Just think of the coverage of this tornadic cell if it was during daylight?
    There were locations just to the northeast of Greensburg in Barton County that picked up 20+ inches of rain the coming days due to this system. It made Cheyenne Bottoms into a huge reservoir.

    • @sukhastings4200
      @sukhastings4200 Год назад +3

      The width of the tornado covered virtually the entire town. Its amazing there wasn't a higher loss of life

    • @jeffbryan4019
      @jeffbryan4019 Год назад +2

      We were hit under the cover of darkness on March 28 1984 in North Carolina by a tragic barrage of tornadoes . Of 22 tornadoes mapped by Fujita seven were rated F4 . The largest enveloped entire towns such as McColl Maxton and Red Springs . The giant wedge tornado reached 2.5 miles wide . This storm actually maintained a two mile width for 20 miles . It is still recognized as the widest tornado on record for the east coast .
      The Moshannon State Forest tornado of May 31 1985 was 2.25 miles wide in the Allegheny mountains of Pennsylvania . The Hallam Nebraska tornado of 2004 reached 2.5 miles wide and destroyed 90 percent of the town .

    • @lancecurry7538
      @lancecurry7538 7 месяцев назад

      Extra note that the Greensburg Tornado is not only the first officially rated EF5... it's also the widest, at 1.7 miles wide. The widest confirmed F5 before the integration of the Enhanced Fujita Scale was 1.8 miles wide... not far off.

  • @Gman-lg9jd
    @Gman-lg9jd 2 года назад +65

    You gotta do more of these on days like Joplin, Tuscaloosa and the recent Andover tornado great Vid and hope for many more! ❤️

  • @JohnsonTv
    @JohnsonTv 2 года назад +68

    Absolutely incredible. Loved the informative storytelling and detailed analysis. Can't wait for more

  • @mrecto5187
    @mrecto5187 Год назад +5

    At 6:48…that shot where you see this monster….and then turned invisible again. That particular shot will always live rent free in my head. Beautiful, fascinating and terrifying.

  • @Shrexyyyy
    @Shrexyyyy 2 года назад +46

    This was VERY entertaining, professionally worded, and well put together. Would really love to see more videos just like this for Joplin, May 3 99, etc

  • @sammylacks4937
    @sammylacks4937 2 года назад +28

    " Storm chasers" like Reed Timmer and Skip Talbot just to name a couple ( there are many more just as capable) are instrumental in providing warnings to give residents the precious minutes needed to get in a safe place and they have saved many , many lives. I want to thank all like them for putting themselves in danger to provide eyes on and in real time warnings that have saved so many and then they may be the first responders even capable of reaching hard hit areas.
    God bless them all.
    Thank you.

  • @359archangel4
    @359archangel4 2 года назад +31

    How this doesn't have more views I'll never know. Even though I was never affected by it, this tornado has always remained in the back of my mind ever since I first saw it on the show Storm Chasers when I was younger. It represents the truest worst-case scenario regarding tornadoes; a massive, extremely strong tornado shrouded by darkness headed straight for a town. This video only serves to cement that and I have to admit, having the tornado warning interrupt the video in the middle followed by dashcam footage of the tornado's silhouette shown only for seconds at a time by lightning, combined with the music, gave me goosebumps. That's the stuff nightmares are made of.

  • @dwightmansburden7722
    @dwightmansburden7722 2 года назад +17

    I vividly remember this. I was about 100 miles East and recall the lightning from that storm was some of the most intense I’ve ever seen in 50 years of experiencing Kansas weather.
    Greensburg was a pretty little town, with big shade trees and a little museum by the big hand dug well that housed an enormous Pallasite meteorite.
    It’s a neat town now and has been reborn, but it’s lost it’s quaint charm imo.

  • @fireman305
    @fireman305 2 года назад +19

    Incredible video! This has to be one of the scariest tornadoes in recent history. An EF-5 wedge tornado in the dead of night. Not something I’d want to mess with.

    • @Meteor_5207
      @Meteor_5207 2 года назад +4

      For real man. Based on the footage, it wasn't even visible unless there was lightning or a power flash. It was larger than the town itself. Even crazier, there were 3 other tornadoes that night that were pretty strong with 1 being even wider than the Greensburg tornado (1.7 miles wide). That particular tornado measuring 2.2 miles wide is just insane. I wouldn't want to mess with either of those 4 monsters.

  • @AdrianG23228
    @AdrianG23228 2 года назад +12

    I remember this day. The family was taking a trip to Wichita and we passed Greensburg early in the day and it was normal. On our way back we passed Greensburg again and it was like something out of a horror movie. The destruction was unreal, having to drive slowly past the town and seeing the damage was honestly terrifying

  • @GottaWannaDance
    @GottaWannaDance 2 года назад +36

    Thank you. Very professional. High Quality.
    I never feel joy from watching these storm videos but, I enjoy videos of this caliber (yours, Skip Talbot, Pecos Hank).
    (I will add more names as I can remember)

    • @mochiyeosang1908
      @mochiyeosang1908 2 года назад +3

      I also reccomend Tornado Forensics. They do synced videos of big tornado and in-depth damage path analysis

  • @AmyraCarter
    @AmyraCarter 2 года назад +36

    The sudden cutoff to the EAS warning caught me off guard completely. Wasn't expecting what most call a #jumpscare in a vid like this one.

    • @baileyostrom2972
      @baileyostrom2972 2 года назад +6

      Every time the radio goes out, I always get VERY nervous because I’m thinking the EAS is coming on. It always scares the crap out of me!

    • @AmyraCarter
      @AmyraCarter 2 года назад +2

      @@baileyostrom2972 Yeah, I understand that. For me, it vibrates the inner ear in a way that I just do not like. It's *_cacophony,_* in the worst possible way.

  • @PeytonWX
    @PeytonWX 6 месяцев назад +18

    Dude made an insane video and just left.

  • @Strype13
    @Strype13 2 года назад +16

    The notion of driving blindly toward a massive EF-5 tornado on a pitch black highway, watching it get larger and larger with every lightning strike makes for some of the most nightmare-inducing footage attainable... and the 7:25 mark provides a near-perfect example of this. That is one terrifyingly riveting capture right there. This entire presentation was exceptionally well done. More severe weather and/or tornado channels could learn a lot from this video. Both extremely entertaining, as well as incredibly informative. Top-notch quality content, without a doubt. That being said, my sincere condolences to any and all of the people who were victimized by this monster. Thank you for sharing this with us, Gabe. I really hope to see more of these. Keep up the amazing work, my friend.

  • @deanbaron1019
    @deanbaron1019 2 года назад +6

    Excellent analysis and story telling. It's amazing how one storm can produce so many prolific tornadoes one right after another. A true testament to the conditions in place that night.

  • @Chiezky
    @Chiezky Год назад +2

    Gotta say the cut to the emergency signal was very well done. gave me chills

  • @stormstalker2413
    @stormstalker2413 2 года назад +13

    Great stuff, Gabe! Subbed for sure. Love the way you weaved a ton of info into the larger narrative without getting bogged down.

  • @PeytonHarmsen
    @PeytonHarmsen Год назад +2

    We need more meteorological breakdowns like this, this is an incredible video

  • @Beanrock124
    @Beanrock124 2 года назад +9

    Such an underrated video! This is one, if not, the best tornado documentary I’ve ever seen!

  • @mddmont
    @mddmont 2 года назад +1

    I keep coming back to this video. It's just so well done.

  • @enderguz3213
    @enderguz3213 3 месяца назад +3

    The fact that only 11 people died when a town took a direct hit from an ef5 leveling the entire thing to the ground is a miracle.

    • @루비알렉산더
      @루비알렉산더 2 месяца назад +2

      It’s not technically, ‘a miracle’ if you think about it. 11 people still lost their lives, that’s pretty tragic, I wouldn’t still call that a miracle even if it was only 11 people.

  • @2200Z
    @2200Z 2 года назад +3

    I started stoem chasing back in 2002. I remember that evening well and the next day as well. I also remember chasing the storms in southwest Nebraska on March 28. I missed the big tornado in Grant, Nebraska by a few miles. Thanks for posting this documentary.

  • @goldgamercommenting2990
    @goldgamercommenting2990 6 месяцев назад +1

    This is why greensburg is my fave tornado
    It’s the perfect definition on how a tornado is portrayed and preformed

  • @richardkoch5941
    @richardkoch5941 2 года назад +12

    I visited Greensburg on a road trip around 1996 or so, saw the Big Well... Anyway, came back thru town with my wife in 2013... The difference from what I remember was core-shaking. That Mother Nature could erase the human footprint like that was unnerving and pure in its example before me.

  • @OdelianRepublic
    @OdelianRepublic 4 месяца назад +4

    Bro dropped one of the best tornado videos of all time and then dipped

  • @monus782
    @monus782 2 года назад +1

    This is one of the best tornado documentaries I’ve seen so far and I didn’t know much about this one in particular (but I did grow up watching some shows about the reconstruction of that little town) and the tornado emergency bit was particularly chilling.
    The footage showing that monster at night reminded me of the more recent tornado that destroyed parts of Kentucky, tornadoes at night are one of the things that scare me the most and I don’t live in an area where tornadoes happen often in general.

  • @noozguy
    @noozguy 2 года назад +5

    This is top notch work here, Gabe. Your writing was crisp and very informative while your delivery was comfortable to listen to and easy to follow. The editing was tight and followed the storyline, good use of nat sound. If you're not doing this professionally, you should be, IMHO.

  • @iiserenity
    @iiserenity 2 года назад +2

    This video deserves much more likes for the amount of views and the quality of this editing. Well done!

  • @glitchforum
    @glitchforum 2 года назад +5

    Wow, incredible breakdown and review of this. I'm really looking forward to more!

  • @Jdxd3152
    @Jdxd3152 2 года назад

    i come back to this and watch this all the time. amazing work.

  • @jakmaneditzp
    @jakmaneditzp 2 года назад

    Genuinely the best tornado documentary I’ve ever seen.

  • @d33zNuTz22
    @d33zNuTz22 5 месяцев назад +3

    This tornado has always interested me the most. Probably because I was living in Wichita when it happened and we ran a canned food drive for the kids of Greensburg.
    This tornado came in the dead middle of the night, 1.8 miles wide. It swallowed the entire town. How fucking terrifying.

  • @beverniousb5992
    @beverniousb5992 Год назад +2

    I was 9 years old at the time living in Goessel, Ks at the time living with intense paranoia. Everytime I heard that warning sound I would panic and cry like the it was the end of the world. I was up late with my father watching the weather to make sure we'd be safe that night. The description of the storm coupled with what I saw on radar scared me to my very core, I was hysterical to the point my father had to call my mother who up in Lawrence at the time to calm me down. I never physically saw that tornado and I can't imagine what was going through the heads of those that did but I'll never forget that feeling and I will never ever take mother nature lightly again because of it.

  • @The-Drone-Hobbyist
    @The-Drone-Hobbyist Год назад +1

    Such a horrific tornado! My parents were around that area after the EF-4 in Enterprise AL, It was sad to see. Thanks for the video

  • @TeKnoVKNG23
    @TeKnoVKNG23 2 года назад +4

    The tornado family produced by that supercell was nothing short of insane. Reminds me a lot of the Super Outbreak when the one cell dropped the Tuscaloosa tornado, went north of Birmingham, and then dropped another monster near Ringgold, GA.

  • @aslightlysanescientist3874
    @aslightlysanescientist3874 2 года назад +12

    You should do an episode on the 1947 Glaizer-Higgins-Woodward F5 it's actually really interesting

  • @AtTheCrossingProductions
    @AtTheCrossingProductions 2 года назад +2

    Fantastic documentary! Your editing style adds to the depth of the presentation of this event tenfold. I would love to see a documentary on the Joplin tornado if you continue to do these documentaries!

  • @barackobreezy
    @barackobreezy Год назад +2

    You really should consider uploading more content similar to this. Myself and many others loved this video, would love to see more content from you man

  • @mrecto5187
    @mrecto5187 Год назад +2

    Nighttime tornadoes are terrifying. To think a mile wide monster like that is completely invisible is completely insane. Being able to just with a lightning flash is both terrifying and fascinating at the same time.

  • @aslightlysanescientist3874
    @aslightlysanescientist3874 2 года назад +2

    That warning sequence is spine chilling

  • @CleverWx
    @CleverWx 2 года назад

    This is amazingly edited! The music and jump cuts make it so ominous. Accurately capturing that night.

  • @milesstallworth6167
    @milesstallworth6167 Год назад +9

    That clip of the lightning showing quick flashes of the monstrous tornado in pitch black atmosphere is a real life nightmare. I couldn't imagine driving in that storm or especially looking out the window to see that possibly coming towards me.

  • @bluhturn1051
    @bluhturn1051 2 года назад +1

    Glad the algorithm provided this gem of a video.

  • @Chris-sx7sj
    @Chris-sx7sj 2 года назад

    This is very well done. As a meteorologist who formerly worked in the plains (Tulsa) I really appreciated the synoptic overview. Good job.

  • @playhard1337
    @playhard1337 Год назад +2

    Greensburg tornado would always be the scariest one ever for me. The night time rural setup is a true nightmare scenario. All you get is only brief glimpses at the monster through a well placed lightning flash. The horror of it approaching must have been unbearable.

  • @Tertia_Optio
    @Tertia_Optio 2 года назад

    This is unbelievably thorough yet pithy info making it completely watchable for laymen like myself. Thanks!

  • @MACM1NNY
    @MACM1NNY 2 года назад +1

    This was incredibly cool! Super awesome to have more high quality videos about the power of the atmosphere.

  • @zjdubya22
    @zjdubya22 4 месяца назад +2

    The absolute worse situation you could possibly be in. An EF5 tornado that is damn near 2 miles wide coming at you in complete darkness. It does not get much worse.

  • @Parkerstormchases
    @Parkerstormchases 2 года назад +2

    Holy crap. This was beautiful. Very informative and well edited out. You got a new sub here!

  • @jakezxz1352
    @jakezxz1352 2 года назад

    The way you stitched together the night time footage with the tornado warning was incredible and very eerie - I can't fathom what people experienced this night... holy.....

  • @ne10ne10
    @ne10ne10 2 года назад

    the sound design in this movie is impeccable! kudos!

  • @OriginalRaveParty
    @OriginalRaveParty 2 года назад +1

    Great work on the edit, production and research. This thing was a monster.

  • @funnyperson4027
    @funnyperson4027 Год назад

    I really appreciate the tone of this video. Tornadoes aren’t to be glorified even if the processes around them maybe be interesting. Tornadoes are deadly and something to be feared and this video definitely leaves you feeling at least a tiny bit uneasy, especially after the abrupt cut into the warning

  • @gandalfthegay420
    @gandalfthegay420 Год назад +1

    I watched this tornado live on a stream back in the day!
    God it was terrifying....
    It was an extremely tense chase being at night and only visible with the lightening!
    I'll never forget watching the terror unfold live.

  • @tonyscates1884
    @tonyscates1884 2 года назад

    Well edited,narrated. I like the low key,matter of fact delivery. The video is concise,not hyperbole,informative. Well done!

    • @tonyscates1884
      @tonyscates1884 2 года назад

      PS: I am a new subscriber, looking forward to your next project!

  • @AlwaysChasingStorms
    @AlwaysChasingStorms Год назад +1

    That tornado is genuinely terrifying. I thought the Mayfield Tornado was terrifying but this is something else.

  • @SOS-BFV
    @SOS-BFV Год назад +3

    Bro made one masterpiece then dipped, respect

  • @imquokkacola
    @imquokkacola Год назад

    Dude the production of this video was absolutely top-notch!
    I would love to see more videos like this one for other well-known tornadoes.

  • @cassandrawoodson1
    @cassandrawoodson1 2 года назад +1

    Man, this was a great video! I went to binge-watch anything else you've made and I'm bummed there aint more. Cant wait to see what ya do in the future!

  • @baileyostrom2972
    @baileyostrom2972 2 года назад

    Thanks so much for this. It’s really interesting learning more about the meteorology behind this memorable tornado. I can’t believe it’s been 15 years.

  • @erden1
    @erden1 5 месяцев назад

    incredible vid. I keep coming back to this one. So well done.

  • @Dragonalfanimations
    @Dragonalfanimations 2 года назад

    that was one hell of a good video. Simple, clear, and instructive. I'm hyped to see your next works!!

  • @asheyoclm1127
    @asheyoclm1127 2 года назад

    This editing style is absolute fire. I love how sophisticated and easy to follow it is. Hope you keep making videos!

  • @easilyscan
    @easilyscan 2 года назад

    Love the meteorological breakdown. I don't have a 100% understanding of how a tornado forms, but thanks to videos like this, I'm getting close.

  • @highriskchris
    @highriskchris 2 года назад +1

    Excellent video, great editing. Subscribed to your channel! Looking forward to your future videos

  • @jbaez4914
    @jbaez4914 2 года назад +5

    Dude this is so well done. If you can, please do the Mayfield EF4 tornado.

    • @solarpony
      @solarpony 2 года назад +3

      That was heartbreaking

    • @gabepena2868
      @gabepena2868  2 года назад +6

      that will likely be my next vid, I haven't started work on it yet so it'll be a while but i plan on making it over the summer

    • @jbaez4914
      @jbaez4914 2 года назад

      @@gabepena2868 Work at your best pace. The only way you get the best results is with time. Either way, an amazing documentary you made here.

    • @KaiserStormTracking
      @KaiserStormTracking 2 года назад

      @@gabepena2868 I think you should do both of the EF4s on that day since they go hand in hand

  • @brandonburton5394
    @brandonburton5394 2 года назад +1

    The biggest reason I became a meteorologist. I am from central Kansas and remember every second of this storm as this supercell passed through my town (Holyrood, KS in southwest Ellsworth County) and we were terrified because we knew what it had done prior. A month after this tornado we were driving to Bucklin for a baseball game and I will never forget how all of us on the bus got super quiet as we passed through Greensburg.

  • @xnovaluna
    @xnovaluna 2 года назад +9

    There is something so overwhelmingly beautiful about the way the town chose to build back with an eco-conscious mind. They could've just built back using conventional standards (and no one would've pressed the issue one bit), but they purposefully chose to take the time and effort to meet very stringent LEED platinum certification. They chose to rebuild their town and many of the homes there in a more sustainable manner. They're a shining beacon of not only what eco-friendly design can look like on a city-wide scale, but also of what humanity can choose to be after facing intense tragedy and loss.

  • @inthedarkwoods2022
    @inthedarkwoods2022 2 года назад

    Videos like this are why youtube is so much better than any show on television. I've subscribed.

  • @abbexx4283
    @abbexx4283 2 года назад +2

    I hope you will do more tornado storytelling like this! It’s very neat.

  • @RousseauVoltaire
    @RousseauVoltaire 4 месяца назад +1

    Bravo! That was an incredible documentary. I'm thoroughly impressed with your editing skills. I genuinely felt uneasy during the sequence where the car was approaching the lightning illuminated tornado. You earned my subscription, keep up the good work with whatever you end up doing.

  • @samanthapweiss
    @samanthapweiss 2 года назад +2

    This is brilliantly done.

  • @katethielen3883
    @katethielen3883 2 года назад +1

    Nice video!!!! I loved how you showed the maps, and illustrated the science behind it! As someone who mainly listens to RUclips while doing other things, I would recommend slowing down a little and allowing the words you're saying to sink into your audience. It's an awesome script!!!! Let it ✨✨✨ marinate ✨✨✨

  • @zakkholguin3942
    @zakkholguin3942 2 года назад

    Just watched this for a second time and it was still entertaining. Great video and I think I speak for everyone else that has seen that when I say I look forward to more!

  • @bruceawtry5453
    @bruceawtry5453 2 года назад +1

    Great video, I love learning about tornadoes of past. And this one was one of strongest in history

  • @sudoFrank
    @sudoFrank 2 года назад

    Superb video on one of the most infamous storms to occur within the last 20 years. Hoping there's more to come!

  • @teresabenz7117
    @teresabenz7117 2 года назад +1

    I remember it well, because my cousin and his family lived in Greensburg when this happened. They have rebuilt and still live there. It took a couple days to find out they were okay. My Grandparents house, about 3 miles south of town, was totally demolished . But luckily no one was living there then. My parents and I went to Greensburg shortly afterwards. It was so tore up, that it was hard to locate anything. So sad!

  • @StellarAedifex
    @StellarAedifex 5 месяцев назад

    Absolutely amazing work, please make more of these!!

  • @CeltonHenderson
    @CeltonHenderson 2 года назад

    Fantastic Job man. The storytelling in this is wonderful.

  • @PetShopCrazy101
    @PetShopCrazy101 Год назад +2

    I remember my mom talking about this one, she drove through the aftermath when I was 6 years old while we were on our way to a camping trip. It was all closed off but, we got permission to drive through the town. My mom said it looked like a wasteland like something that came out of a movie, it was just that surreal. She also mentioned that there were white pointed sticks pertruding from the ground and then came to the realization that they were trees stripped of everything, even their bark.

  • @jimbobshambles
    @jimbobshambles Год назад +1

    I wish u would make similar videos for all the big ones. Joplin, Bridge Creek, Moore, Jarrell and on and on. Super interesting video!

  • @mrsim1976
    @mrsim1976 2 года назад

    Great video ! Seeing a monster of this size in the night illuminated by lightning is incredible !

  • @Arothewinddragon
    @Arothewinddragon 2 года назад

    How in gods name are you not more popular?? This is top tier quality content :D

  • @Gorre022
    @Gorre022 Год назад

    This was amazing! I instantly sub’ed to you and was sad it’s your only video! Super well done and thank you 💙