CLOSE TORNADO TEARS THROUGH TOWN - Madill Oklahoma 4-22-20

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  • Опубликовано: 21 апр 2020
  • Extreme up close tornado in Madill Oklahoma on April 22, 2020. This tornado damaged town structures and lofted trees into the air before transitioning to a rope phase. Many people observed a rainbow with this tornado. Moments after the tornado struck, the sky was blue and sunny. Unfortunately it was reported that at least one person has lost their life from this twister.
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    To license tornado footage contact hankschyma@gmail.com

Комментарии • 17 тыс.

  • @samgraef3028
    @samgraef3028 4 года назад +2439

    Tornado: is ripping the roof off a metal building.
    This guy: lemme get a closer look

    • @chriscostello117
      @chriscostello117 4 года назад +21

      Sam Graef yo, you gotta retire that joke format ok Dane Cook?

    • @MC-wq4fk
      @MC-wq4fk 4 года назад +14

      Oh hey lemme drive under these power lines...

    • @OldManBilly
      @OldManBilly 4 года назад +41

      Except Hank is no thrill-seeker. He’s a pro who knows what he’s doing.

    • @sdHansy
      @sdHansy 4 года назад +14

      Omg stop this "chat" shit you kids are doing. It's getting old...

    • @RaymondRAYCE
      @RaymondRAYCE 4 года назад +3

      Dude...I was liken wtf is he doing?!

  • @TheAdventureMentor
    @TheAdventureMentor 3 года назад +1817

    Hank: *inside the tornado*
    "Oh, it's close"

    • @jeffersonrundell7540
      @jeffersonrundell7540 3 года назад +8

      That's a good one.

    • @squoshi307
      @squoshi307 3 года назад +18

      Nah, he wasn't inside it. He was just near the destruction zone, as I call it.

    • @det_tf2
      @det_tf2 3 года назад +79

      @@squoshi307 the suck zone

    • @502skater502
      @502skater502 3 года назад +2

      Hahahahaha

    • @davehart7943
      @davehart7943 3 года назад +8

      Too close if you ask me .. I wouldn't want to be that close to one ..

  • @lotusbandicoot
    @lotusbandicoot 2 года назад +415

    There's something particularly eerie about being right under a tornado while half the sky is still clear
    Also Hank is absolutely psychotic for slowly driving within feet of a building being completely torn apart, and I love him for it

    • @billgeiger8149
      @billgeiger8149 2 года назад +8

      Too many copycats who have no business doing what he's doing but are adrenaline junkies.......

    • @PetoriaZero
      @PetoriaZero Год назад +1

      So pretty

    • @tcg1_qc
      @tcg1_qc Год назад +2

      and driving right under those power lines

  • @RoseCheshire
    @RoseCheshire Год назад +73

    It’s crazy to see this video, nearly 3 years after that tornado hit. I lived in Madill at the time with my husband and our children. I had just picked them up from the daycare center when the tornado started to form. My husband called me and told me to come to Steel and Wire for shelter. I rushed there, parked my black Tahoe on the scales, and we rushed down in to the shelter that was under that building. It was like a freight train went over the top of us. I remember a truck driver coming in with a wounded hand, pouring blood, and I doctored it for him as best as I could. I worked at Atwood’s at the time too.

  • @4udreyk1ng20
    @4udreyk1ng20 4 года назад +438

    “That’s pretty damn close”
    *continues to go towards it*

    • @dakota481
      @dakota481 4 года назад +1

      4udrey K1ng LMAOO

    • @ALSfr70
      @ALSfr70 4 года назад

      would liked but is at 69

    • @turnisharajput8012
      @turnisharajput8012 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/8GmmO6xRhcM/видео.html&pp=sAQA

  • @Imlistenin09
    @Imlistenin09 4 года назад +4422

    he's simply the best, doesn't ruin his videos yelling "OMFG ITS RIGHT THERE" and always is in the right spot! P.S. the blue sky alongside the tornado were crazy to look at!

    • @chaosdweller
      @chaosdweller 4 года назад +29

      Great! footage

    • @chaosdweller
      @chaosdweller 4 года назад +24

      Idk how he's getting that close , and doing this, idk if it's the cameras or what?

    • @IdentiMind
      @IdentiMind 4 года назад +70

      Experienced storm chaser with commercial grade radar and wx equipment as well as planning. Still extremely dangerous though. He's also probably using a telephoto lens like the ones paparazzi use for celebrities to catch them at airports getting off their private jets.

    • @boxyice1017
      @boxyice1017 4 года назад +16

      Hey your talking about the man the myth the legend Reed Timmer

    • @MrSrtman18
      @MrSrtman18 4 года назад +10

      Yeah like some loud mouth dipsh*t timmer

  • @Jem395
    @Jem395 2 года назад +208

    This man is one of the best storm chasers out there. Always so calm and he just entertains so well. Thank you Mr Hank for all you do to bring us this fascinating footage. You are awesome.

  • @sixthguardian6914
    @sixthguardian6914 2 года назад +121

    this guy does not rely on his courage to capture a tornado up close, he relies on his heavy balls.

    • @John-X
      @John-X 2 года назад +7

      all jokes aside, that is one dusty ass roof yo

    • @u.p.woodtick3296
      @u.p.woodtick3296 2 года назад +1

      ........and empty noggin maybe

    • @jsull2891
      @jsull2891 2 года назад

      courage will get you killed, heavy balls keep you grounded.

    • @sierra4actual
      @sierra4actual 2 года назад +3

      @@u.p.woodtick3296 hmm yes, being in a field meterological research team chasing tornados so we can learn more about them and stay safer + doing it as a hobby is "empty noggin". did i mention that he also reports tornados so people in that area know a tornado is there?

    • @Hayyyward
      @Hayyyward 4 дня назад

      @@sierra4actualWe all know many of these people do it for views as driving that close does absolutely nothing to film it when one can simply Zoom in with their cameras. It changes nothing but risking the person's life more by doing so.
      Then you have the people that are so impressed thinking about the size of a man's balls. But hey, lots more people are open about their gayness today.

  • @JoeBob79569
    @JoeBob79569 4 года назад +5669

    My thoughts through this video:
    "Why is he so close?"
    "Why isn't he driving away from it?"
    "Why is he driving _towards_ it?"

    • @happymtdude539
      @happymtdude539 4 года назад +653

      Usually when other storm chasers do this they start talking real fast and become annoying because their Adrenalin overwhelms them.. but not Hank .. he is so calm .. its amazing

    • @anthonyjones3835
      @anthonyjones3835 4 года назад +45

      We would def be thinking that me and you but its what they do lol

    • @sambeggs462
      @sambeggs462 4 года назад +69

      i wonder what it would be like to drive into a tornado

    • @dustinlee168
      @dustinlee168 4 года назад +109

      watch all of his videos. hes been doing this for sooo long that it wont scare him anymore.

    • @addieyah4066
      @addieyah4066 4 года назад +99

      I felt like God was actually flirting with him.

  • @josecolin3011
    @josecolin3011 4 года назад +9309

    Am I the only one thinking wow RUclips actually recommends something that’s happening now and not 5 years ago💨

    • @SilentKnight43
      @SilentKnight43 4 года назад +118

      Yea, what's up with that? RUclips and current event in the same sentence.

    • @Diego_Borges
      @Diego_Borges 4 года назад +40

      If I go through my computer youtube recommends new stuff, but from my phone or tablet is always very old shit.

    • @ArrowLooper
      @ArrowLooper 4 года назад +21

      It's because it's on trending

    • @rainbowcat832
      @rainbowcat832 4 года назад +5

      Wowww that's actually quite a thought!!

    • @SEEYAIAYE
      @SEEYAIAYE 4 года назад +15

      @@Diego_Borges I've had an account on the computer since 2008, the new algorithm just sucks ass regardless of what platform you use. Hey, you know those 400 people you're subscribed to and went through the effort of putting the bell on for every single one? Well, never mind that nonsense, here's a video from 9 years ago, watch it again!

  • @SPARC3337
    @SPARC3337 Год назад +23

    I LIVE NEAR HERE!! The large building it hit was Oklahoma Steel & Wire, Thus the thick dark metal dust. I also have a good buddy who's dad works there and was luckily not there for it. They got a new roof and business is good. Madill had rebuilt quickly.

    • @wargamingrefugee9065
      @wargamingrefugee9065 Месяц назад +1

      Good to hear. I wonder what was going through the mind of the man who got out of the truck at the end.

  • @catpoke9557
    @catpoke9557 Год назад +22

    The rainbow and tornado combo was eerily beautiful

  • @calebwilliams7659
    @calebwilliams7659 4 года назад +463

    True Midwesterner: Tornado sirens don't mean "Find Shelter Immediately!", they mean, "Run Outside & Look For It!"

  • @NYBravest82
    @NYBravest82 4 года назад +983

    Everyone: tornadoes are dangerous and should be avoided.
    Hank: This is the way.

  • @Angelica_04
    @Angelica_04 Год назад +20

    2:26 absolutely beautiful to look at with that tornado 🌪️ and rainbow 🌈.❤

  • @m2svirtual384
    @m2svirtual384 2 года назад +135

    Hank: "Ok, just keep in mind, 6 feet minimum social distancing"
    Dude, you might be taking the term 'storm chaser' to a new level of 'storm stalker'.
    Glad you're ok, thanks for these videos Hank!

    • @seraphim-enjoyer
      @seraphim-enjoyer 2 года назад +1

      He'd give Michael Myers a run for his money

    • @Ariana321
      @Ariana321 2 года назад +1

      Any closer and he'd be a storm molester.

    • @cs77smith67
      @cs77smith67 2 года назад

      Tornado 🌪️ I have covid 🦠

  • @kayehartfield9892
    @kayehartfield9892 4 года назад +166

    Tornado: "Hank, don't you understand social distancing? Hank: "It's okay. I'm still SIX feet away...."

  • @craigrock8444
    @craigrock8444 4 года назад +835

    Storm Chasers: How close do we dare get to that thing?
    Pecos Hank: Hold My Beer..

    • @biged6443
      @biged6443 4 года назад +12

      Thanks for a good laugh.

    • @pprophet
      @pprophet 4 года назад +6

      Craig Rock hold my T.I.T

    • @craigrock8444
      @craigrock8444 4 года назад +2

      @@biged6443 You got it Big Ed!!

    • @craigrock8444
      @craigrock8444 4 года назад +2

      @@pprophet Lol. Not sure what that stands for bud but Ok!!

    • @dustyrose3865
      @dustyrose3865 4 года назад

      Lol

  • @Nurhaal
    @Nurhaal 2 года назад +20

    Hank captures probably some of the best footage ever and he does it in this, calm, collected, wise "hunter of beasts" style. He admires their beauty and yet always warns you of the grave lessons learned and the true dangers of hunting these things.
    This is not the first time I've watched this video.
    It also won't be the last.
    Thank you Hank for being awesome, stay safe out there!

  • @user-ug2ud6ys4s
    @user-ug2ud6ys4s 8 месяцев назад

    Lets pause to appreciate how amazing this footage is. I mean, WHO wouldn't like his video?! Hank, keep up the good work!

  • @RandomDudeOne
    @RandomDudeOne 4 года назад +682

    World : "We're shutting down for the coronavirus"
    Tornadoes : "We ain't shuttin' down"

    • @Marshall_Thompson
      @Marshall_Thompson 4 года назад +6

      There's a M.A.G.A. hat somewhere WAY up there.

    • @reapersvalentine6651
      @reapersvalentine6651 4 года назад +1

      Tornadoes: #weainthavinit

    • @SuperNovaHeights_
      @SuperNovaHeights_ 4 года назад

      Wm K I’m not sure tornadoes have the ability to think like that. It just doesn’t make sense

    • @denverdubois5835
      @denverdubois5835 4 года назад +1

      @Blue Raptor It's a little known fact that tornadoes can and do speak French. But not for plebs.

    • @derekintheph8935
      @derekintheph8935 4 года назад +1

      If this isn't the exact prooof that the universe doesn't give a fuck about anything or that we aren't the center of it then idk what will convince people .

  • @boeing797concept9
    @boeing797concept9 4 года назад +755

    Tornado: *stops*
    Rainbow: *hEy GuYs SoRrY iM lAtE*
    Edit: over 800 likes! Tysm guys

  • @Silvermoonscorpion
    @Silvermoonscorpion 2 года назад +2

    Mr. Hank, you're my spirit human. So close and the rainbow!! I'll live vicariously through you. Mad respect and gratitude for these videos. That's seriously in harms way. Stupidly maybe, I wish I was there. Tornadoes fascinate me in
    ways I can't articulate. We learn so much from these videos and data collected. Be safe!!

  • @Overlycomplicatedswede
    @Overlycomplicatedswede 8 месяцев назад

    Amazing videography work and editing
    On top of high quality footage with not much talking allowing us to watch this absolutely incredible tornado
    Tornadoes can be so beautiful and stunning but whatever is under them is normally not very beautiful after it passes
    fortunately a large percent of tornadoes will never destroy a property and just rip up a field or knock over trees
    Love from sweden

  • @cliff4695
    @cliff4695 4 года назад +149

    Tornado "who the hell is this crazy person chasing me through town"
    Hank "pretty damn close "

  • @gandoaesthetics4221
    @gandoaesthetics4221 4 года назад +787

    “Oh that’s close”
    *proceeds to get even closer*

    • @blueicefiredemon3265
      @blueicefiredemon3265 4 года назад +8

      @R. A. and not the brightest type of people

    • @mangchander
      @mangchander 4 года назад +11

      "It's close." Understatement. At 1:25 you were checking that tornado's prostate.

    • @ericwankowski3503
      @ericwankowski3503 4 года назад +3

      @R. A. And have a shorter life span lol

    • @EricJones_J
      @EricJones_J 4 года назад

      That's way driving by tornado very terrified and scary!!!

    • @tooakki
      @tooakki 4 года назад +7

      ...and he's sitting in very close proximity to Power-lines which I think is absolutely insane.

  • @cg1290
    @cg1290 8 месяцев назад

    I Love how the tornado was moving really fast and then stops right on a building. Awesome Vid!

  • @grindstone4910
    @grindstone4910 Год назад +8

    Tornado: *50 yards away*
    Hank: "Pretty damn close"
    Also Hank: *Drives closer*

  • @metelicgunz146
    @metelicgunz146 4 года назад +682

    Tornado: Tears roof off building
    *Drives closer

    • @gerfmon1
      @gerfmon1 4 года назад +11

      That's how you get the best shots. Hank knows what he's doing, he wouldn't be alive if he didn't. But still, he is putting his life on the line. I've watched a bunch of videos from chasers of this afternoon's storms, and some were pretty good. But none come even close to this video. Because the other chasers don't get close and personal with the tornadoes. :-) I use to love watching the late Kelley Williamson. He was like Hank, would drive into the outer circulation of a tornado. Loved his live streams. And no, his death was not storm related. RIP Kelley.

    • @mattuser-xn5cp
      @mattuser-xn5cp 4 года назад +10

      All that shit fell on the machine my uncle works at to and he would have been there if it wasn't for my aunt Making him come home cuz he was still welding causing him to notice the nader from the parking lot and Calling a Friend that's inside telling him to get everyone in the celler cuz it was bout to hit and it hit right when everyone got in and my uncle sped off and if Hank looked to the right and when he was facing right the nader was in the way and you would have probably seen him driving but the semi with the electric wire on it he said was he was basically racing it to get away when the wire hit it idk how it all went tho but i could definitely hear it from my house but couldn't see it sadly

    • @lisaelliott3864
      @lisaelliott3864 4 года назад +3

      @@mattuser-xn5cp Glad your uncle is okay! I was watching the weather closely from N. Texas!

    • @BeardedSniper82
      @BeardedSniper82 4 года назад

      It was moving away from him

    • @ToallpointsWest
      @ToallpointsWest 4 года назад +1

      @@BeardedSniper82 By that you mean, the debris stopped hitting his car as much....

  • @that6one6kiddd2
    @that6one6kiddd2 4 года назад +447

    tornado : steals the roof of the building
    traffic lights : "we're safe"

  • @jsmith5807
    @jsmith5807 2 года назад

    I've watched this video probably 100 times....Still one of the best. Cant wait for more. Great job!

  • @clarencewlsmith
    @clarencewlsmith Год назад +15

    The best tornado video of all time!❤ I’ll try the rest of my life to get something a fraction as good. Hope we cross paths out there someday.

  • @Jst12341
    @Jst12341 4 года назад +355

    Social Distancing: Stay six feet away
    Hank: "I can work with that"

  • @AeroRain
    @AeroRain 4 года назад +433

    "How close are you gonna get this time dude??"
    Pecos Hank: *Yes*

    • @ethanlewandowski1939
      @ethanlewandowski1939 4 года назад +13

      He’s had some really close calls

    • @cjbette7
      @cjbette7 4 года назад +3

      Love this comment. Lmao!!

    • @11knoel11
      @11knoel11 4 года назад +3

      Hahahaha!!! We are laughing!!

    • @sicfrynut
      @sicfrynut 4 года назад +2

      @@11knoel11 as long as Hank is safe, all is good.

    • @11knoel11
      @11knoel11 4 года назад

      @sicfrynut this was an impressive moment in time for sure! Happy he is well!

  • @joeblow26
    @joeblow26 Год назад +4

    Hank is the real deal No zooming necessary in his videos because you are right there! He is definitely better than that other guy, who will probably REED this!

  • @irenekaufer9024
    @irenekaufer9024 2 года назад +2

    merry christmas pecos hank ty for all your weather chasing vids there awesome!😇❤️

  • @Those2menoverthere
    @Those2menoverthere 4 года назад +314

    My mouth dropped when you had that small localized “rainbow” when you turned down the small side road. So much visual goodness in this video (destruction not included).

  • @Trouble-Clef
    @Trouble-Clef 11 месяцев назад +3

    What a beautiful shot there is at 2:13. Seeing that rainbow developed underneath the tornado on the left side was stunning. And then to see it change but still retain the shape of the underside of the tornado. I have never seen that before..

  • @memikecraig
    @memikecraig 2 месяца назад

    Hank, I have watched this video so many times. I am pretty sure I have commented on it more than once. But still, just letting you know this is THE best tornado video ever taken. You are a legend.

  • @wwfera00
    @wwfera00 4 года назад +361

    How close did you get?
    : Yes

    • @dakota481
      @dakota481 4 года назад +1

      Jehan Martinez LMAOO

  • @ZoniesCoasters
    @ZoniesCoasters 4 года назад +162

    This does an awesome job showing that there is much more to a tornados reach than it's visible condensation funnel.

  • @alexcross131
    @alexcross131 Год назад

    Looking back at this video two years later and that is still the most beautiful and mesmerizing footage I have ever seen from any storm chaser. Keep up the great work Pecos!

  • @Tegridyvs
    @Tegridyvs Месяц назад +1

    3 years later and this is still the best footage I’ve ever seen

  • @insom_6410
    @insom_6410 4 года назад +645

    “See? There really is a rainbow around every corner!” -Sid the sloth

    • @bowens9211
      @bowens9211 4 года назад

      Cringe

    • @ganon01ryanoutsen92
      @ganon01ryanoutsen92 4 года назад +4

      Tornado made a rainbow 😆

    • @ryan7625
      @ryan7625 4 года назад +4

      After it killed 2 people lol

    • @stuartpratt3662
      @stuartpratt3662 4 года назад +1

      @@ryan7625 sad but not even mother nature will be kind during a pandemic.

    • @green_card1943
      @green_card1943 4 года назад +1

      😀😀😀😀hold up that's not funny. Yes it is 😀😀😀

  • @mattbrown4557
    @mattbrown4557 4 года назад +1609

    The calm in his voice = he’s done this before. Wow

    • @TheGhostFart
      @TheGhostFart 4 года назад +58

      Hank almost got tagged by a tornado he was chasing in Canton last year.

    • @mindlessix302
      @mindlessix302 4 года назад +82

      Oh, he’s done this before. Trust me.

    • @emldV2
      @emldV2 4 года назад +3

      Mindless ix Guy is brave I give him that

    • @rubysrailvideos0261
      @rubysrailvideos0261 4 года назад +30

      Yes... he has... for 20+ years

    • @peace1319
      @peace1319 4 года назад +22

      he’s been doing it since like 1999 lol

  • @MrMiD.Life.Crisis
    @MrMiD.Life.Crisis 2 года назад +33

    1:20 - how close is too close? I guess if I ever did this, I would find out pretty quick and in a hurraayy - and may never know what hit me. Thanks for all these videos, not just entertaining but also super educational and maybe have saved some lives. What a legend Hank is.
    Hope everyone's doing good.

    • @du4lstrik3
      @du4lstrik3 Год назад +5

      Typically tornadoes will follow in one direction, so if you can gauge which way it's heading, you're safe if you stay perpendicular to the direction it's heading. This isn't always foolproof, however, as we've seen from El Reno. It's rare, but tornadoes can shift path, which has cost weather-chasers their lives. Still, Hank is pretty nuts. I've always wanted to get close to some big tornadoes, but NEVER this close. All it takes is one stray plank, piece of straw or sheet metal to hit you at missile speeds and you're toast.

    • @bubbashubbs298
      @bubbashubbs298 Год назад

      @@du4lstrik3 Yeah. The people that do this shit just leave behind another body someone has to pick up.

  • @LightningWing11
    @LightningWing11 2 года назад

    That tornado was quite literally on top of him and he captured it without panicking or flailing about. Pecos Hank is the best in the business

  • @plux6966
    @plux6966 4 года назад +571

    Normal person : RUN!
    This dude : lemme check this sucker out

    • @osgdog7772
      @osgdog7772 4 года назад +16

      Plux it’s because he’s from Oklahoma 😂 I think we are all like that

    • @olliepainter2155
      @olliepainter2155 4 года назад +9

      Bruh its Pecos Hank what do u expect

    • @maliyahhale4364
      @maliyahhale4364 4 года назад +4

      Storm chasers be like:

    • @emilylaflamme2839
      @emilylaflamme2839 4 года назад +3

      Plux lol storm chasing is a sport if you live in tornado valley!

    • @MajiggerRose
      @MajiggerRose 4 года назад +7

      He's not your average assclown thrill-seeker, though. He's a professional who actually consults with meteorologists and the KRIV news station. He also contributes his footage to documentaries.
      (I know you're joking and I laughed, but just in case anyone is interested.)

  • @therealwitwiki2177
    @therealwitwiki2177 4 года назад +267

    Bro you just took “hold my beer and watch this” to a whole new level

  • @criticalthinking3709
    @criticalthinking3709 2 года назад

    I bet I’ve watched every single video from Hank a dozen time lol. best content imo.

  • @philcahill3441
    @philcahill3441 2 года назад

    That is bye far the best close up of a 🌪 I have ever seen...
    Love hanks channel👍

  • @YourLocalSTAY80118
    @YourLocalSTAY80118 4 года назад +462

    I had two emotions watching this...
    1: amazing close up footage of a tornado prob the best
    2: GET THE HECK AWAY FROM THAT TORNADO!!!!!!!!!

    • @vivianp5962
      @vivianp5962 4 года назад +7

      Kinda like an emotional roller coaster. Lol

    • @RCmack
      @RCmack 4 года назад +1

      I had never seen a video of a tornado up that close until I viewed this one!

    • @wrxhex
      @wrxhex 4 года назад +1

      R McElhaney Should watch more of his vids then, he's got tons of em lol.

    • @JORDAN23TV
      @JORDAN23TV 4 года назад

      he’s amazing but i agree

    • @MrKingBladezz
      @MrKingBladezz 4 года назад

      I swear

  • @hawkdsl
    @hawkdsl 4 года назад +496

    Well.. That literally escalated quickly... from "dust devil" to "let me relocate your roof" in 45 seconds!

    • @iris5678
      @iris5678 4 года назад +14

      That's why sometimes a lot of people die because the tornadoes hit so fast and hard that they have little time to get into shelter.

    • @diegomarquez971
      @diegomarquez971 4 года назад

      15*

    • @theanonymooseshow6360
      @theanonymooseshow6360 4 года назад +4

      I know that tornadoes are serious matters, and all weather should be taken seriously but you had me f*cked up with that.

    • @NuckOHead
      @NuckOHead 4 года назад

      @@iris5678 that is true

    • @thenmsaid1577
      @thenmsaid1577 4 года назад +3

      No gold at the end of that rainbow 😪😕 those poor people who lost homes and business's.

  • @33RPMVinyl
    @33RPMVinyl Год назад

    Best tornado video I've seen. Most videos have chasers 3 miles from the tornado screaming "tornado on the ground", you drive up to the thing and don't say a word.

  • @DiscoverWorldHistoryTV
    @DiscoverWorldHistoryTV 2 года назад +1

    Badass coverage. Thank you for getting this videos.

  • @funnehbunneh2706
    @funnehbunneh2706 4 года назад +2581

    When you had enough of quarantine:
    *"I'm going to drive through a tornado"*

  • @Mewz123
    @Mewz123 4 года назад +252

    "Oh, it's close."
    *Gets closer.

  • @PaulRichards78
    @PaulRichards78 2 года назад +13

    That was honestly mind blowing
    So close and such high quality recording
    Really gives you the sense of how scary it is

  • @benjijones5216
    @benjijones5216 2 года назад

    I've witnessed a tornado when I was a child. It was the most alive I've ever felt to this day 30 years later! Ty

  • @ddeedoes
    @ddeedoes 4 года назад +653

    My dad worked at that OK Steel and Wire building for 13 years when we lived in Ardmore. It is incredible to see you so close to it and capture how something stationary for so long can be destroyed within a couple seconds. Also, all that gray stuff coming off the warehouse roof, is just years and years of accumulated dust 😂

    • @Averyslay108
      @Averyslay108 4 года назад +10

      glad to know no one was in there

    • @BGTech1
      @BGTech1 4 года назад +19

      Ashlyn Merritt I was wondering what all the grey stuff was

    • @JairCrawford
      @JairCrawford 4 года назад +27

      DeNature Kat Well that’s one way to dust a house. Lol

    • @ffjsb
      @ffjsb 4 года назад +1

      I figured that it had to be dust, a place like that isn't likely to have blown in insulation.

    • @legendrising3387
      @legendrising3387 4 года назад +2

      Who was your dad? I've got a cousin and several friends who work there.

  • @hammrtim1
    @hammrtim1 4 года назад +376

    This might be some of the greatest footage of a tornado ever taken.

    • @asdfghjkldfghjhgcgyuigfyui9792
      @asdfghjkldfghjhgcgyuigfyui9792 4 года назад +4

      hammrtim1 no. there are F5 on youtube

    • @sawart6798
      @sawart6798 4 года назад +2

      You should loom up more videos this was nothing compared to the others the rainbow is even pretty weak on this one

    • @PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures
      @PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures 4 года назад +13

      @@sawart6798 I don't know, I've seen a lot of tornado videos and though this wasn't one of the big ones this video really impressed me for showing such range from its hair-raising damaging phase - with that sound! - through to its beautiful structure, the rotation detail and the cloud base being pulled in, the rainbow, the roping out. This was just truly a memorable video. And though not as frightening and as powerful in its way as say the classic April 2011 videos, this I feel will be a video remembered. Anyway have a good 'un.

    • @swtlisa
      @swtlisa 4 года назад +1

      Pfffft... coming from someone who has lived in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, that was a baby tornado.

    • @evfd5883
      @evfd5883 3 года назад

      @@swtlisa that baby tornado still took people lives

  • @coinmastercoinmaster
    @coinmastercoinmaster 3 месяца назад

    Showing up in my recommendations in 2024.Hank's videos never dissapointing me🙂

  • @ivanrivas3464
    @ivanrivas3464 2 года назад +4

    Hank man much love from AZ. I’ve always wanted to see a tornado in person.. (within safe viewing distance of course) but we never get em out here in the valley but watching ur videos puts me right in tornado alley! 🌪

  • @DarkEmissions
    @DarkEmissions 4 года назад +855

    “Pretty damn close.”
    *drives straight in*
    “Yep. Pretty damn close.”

    • @chadthunder8362
      @chadthunder8362 4 года назад +3

      Believe it or not going inside of that thing the most dangerous thing would be a chance of debris coming through his wind shield . The tornado likely had EF-0 force winds , only strong enough to knock over shallow rooted tree's , and rip roof shingles , gutters and siding of houses off.
      Also I think for someone with 21 years of storm chasing experience , Hank knows way more about what he is doing than you do so with no respect stfu .

    • @nickswinehart3343
      @nickswinehart3343 4 года назад +39

      Guardian:TV Wow. That took a turn.

    • @Ofinfinitejest
      @Ofinfinitejest 4 года назад +1

      @@chadthunder8362 Good post, but I'm going to give that tornado an EF-1, or at least a gold star for trying to be. Otherwise that is the worst excuse for a roof in the northern hemisphere.

    • @dayachable537
      @dayachable537 4 года назад

      Idk why I'm laughing but I really tho a great joke lol😂

    • @FameMonsterThe
      @FameMonsterThe 4 года назад +3

      Guardian:TV relax, it was just a joke 😂😂😂wth

  • @burdubb6518
    @burdubb6518 4 года назад +2292

    The rainbow at the end is like: Congrats, PROPERTY DAMAGE.

    • @AquaCarb
      @AquaCarb 4 года назад +96

      The rainbow at the end was a Gay Tornado flying its flag.

    • @soonerfan745
      @soonerfan745 4 года назад +18

      It came down and tried to touch it, but pulled back multiple times. That’s a good PHD thesis, do rainbows repel tornados...

    • @intraterrestrial5035
      @intraterrestrial5035 4 года назад +24

      It's the perfect amalgamation of beauty and destruction. No better way to describe a tornado than that last shot.

    • @MagicUzer
      @MagicUzer 4 года назад +20

      🌈The More You Blow! ⭐

    • @justfrank5661
      @justfrank5661 4 года назад +5

      MagicUzer That’s what HE said!!!! lol 😆

  • @dalvizar4040
    @dalvizar4040 2 года назад

    i really loved your channel Pecos Hank, what a nice tornado video, i always loved to watch video from up close

  • @gregorypatton4706
    @gregorypatton4706 Год назад +1

    I rank this tornado as the number one tornado video I've ever seen the shortened shortened version of a tornado the number one tornado video footage I've ever seen period and I've seen tons of them this is number one my fella I can't get enough of this I'll watch it over and over again you can reply back to me you did a brilliant job I must have been a terrifying and dangerous spot for you to be in thanks again thanks for the Post

  • @caseydorn3309
    @caseydorn3309 4 года назад +122

    I mean, all of your footage is impressive. But, this footage literally made my jaw drop. Wow.

    • @kyliepechler
      @kyliepechler 4 года назад +4

      Same here. I was really worried for him with this one!

    • @jacobsinger97
      @jacobsinger97 4 года назад +1

      @@kyliepechler ouu kylie 😃😄

    • @Broomstick_Handle
      @Broomstick_Handle 4 года назад +1

      Includes my jaw too, I was quite taken aback!

    • @ppsccertifiedknowledge3766
      @ppsccertifiedknowledge3766 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/oPHZAS2g1KE/видео.html
      Click the above link to watch horrible sandstorm in Mankera, Bhakkar which turned the day into night. Look what happens in Pakistan.

  • @kevinbutler1114
    @kevinbutler1114 3 года назад +856

    If he would've gotten any closer to that tornado, he would have found himself in Oz. The rainbow was there and everything.

    • @Shadow-vd7es
      @Shadow-vd7es 3 года назад +3

      Kevin Butler huh? What’s “Oz”

    • @Shadow-vd7es
      @Shadow-vd7es 3 года назад +5

      And if he went into that tornado , hew wouldve got sucked right into the sky where theres less oxygen to breathe with

    • @tomstanley7568
      @tomstanley7568 3 года назад +4

      what if the rain bow stopped it ?

    • @lachousalle31
      @lachousalle31 3 года назад +8

      The tornado looks too weak to even pick up a dog.

    • @STARBurst-bz1id
      @STARBurst-bz1id 3 года назад +4

      Somewhere over the rainbow

  • @user-qo3yy9nv1u
    @user-qo3yy9nv1u 2 года назад

    Hands down the best storm chaser. I want to see more from him. 2022 is already intense.

  • @Maressite
    @Maressite 2 года назад +1

    This is the best tornado 🌪 video I have ever seen!

  • @skyeblakw09
    @skyeblakw09 3 года назад +2215

    Can we just take a moment to appreciate the fact that he risks his LIFE making videos for our entertainment and for weather experiments. Not to mention the fact he helps animals and people during these times! This man deserves a big award

    • @skyeblakw09
      @skyeblakw09 3 года назад +70

      @ammonitida No. You clearly dont understand.

    • @eucliduschaumeau8813
      @eucliduschaumeau8813 3 года назад +68

      @ammonitida Seriously? Have you ever left your house?

    • @skyeblakw09
      @skyeblakw09 3 года назад +26

      @@eucliduschaumeau8813 ikr

    • @ItsOnlyNiall
      @ItsOnlyNiall 3 года назад +24

      @ammonitida are you trolling? You can't be serious LOL

    • @squoshi307
      @squoshi307 3 года назад +19

      @ammonitida Storm chasers always go inside those things. It's chaotic but beautiful.

  • @AmericaWest90
    @AmericaWest90 4 года назад +60

    This might be the best tornado footage I've ever seen.

    • @simplysubliminal2943
      @simplysubliminal2943 4 года назад

      While this footage is superb, nothing, to me at least, will ever beat that footage of the F5 in Tuscaloosa Alabama.

  • @joshdavenport5685
    @joshdavenport5685 Год назад

    this has to be the best tornado footage i’ve ever seen

  • @JAMayerlGames
    @JAMayerlGames 2 года назад

    Pecos Hank is the only storm chaser I need.

  • @Blast2224
    @Blast2224 4 года назад +230

    Tornado: I’m gonna touch down. You might want to back up.
    Hank: I’m good.
    Tornado: I’m gonna do it!
    Hank: *So do it.*
    Tornado: ...Jeez dude.

    • @ClarkSarita200
      @ClarkSarita200 4 года назад +18

      Rainbow : Well if he wants a show imma give him a show 🌈

    • @paulbrewer2374
      @paulbrewer2374 4 года назад +1

      Blast22
      I love the way you’ve personified the tornado, Blast22. The damn thing WOULD be incredulous (“Jeez, Dude”) at someone like Hank with nuts big enough to tell it to “Come on down!”

    • @jaked924
      @jaked924 4 года назад +1

      Hahaha right!

    • @Blast2224
      @Blast2224 4 года назад

      @@paulbrewer2374 "You've never seen it miss this house, and miss THAT house, and come after you."

  • @justinemarculit7453
    @justinemarculit7453 4 года назад +80

    •A very close encounter
    •The Storm chaser is calm
    •Too much damage seen through video
    •High quality content
    This is a masterpiece

  • @trevahamby2934
    @trevahamby2934 2 года назад

    Deadly but beautiful! Mother Nature at her finest. Pecos Hank is truly an amazing person. Stay safe Hank!

  • @metro33777
    @metro33777 2 года назад +4

    Some damn amazing footage. The best seen yet. No big unimpressive words from looser experts. Thanks for risking your safety to bring reality to us all.

  • @ravengale
    @ravengale 4 года назад +678

    I love how people are just driving along like “nothing to see here”.

  • @dozzrecord6101
    @dozzrecord6101 2 года назад

    This is some of the best footage I have ever seen.

  • @younglildee5426
    @younglildee5426 2 года назад

    This is literally the best close up video of catching a tornado ever

  • @gigagaming9630
    @gigagaming9630 4 года назад +254

    The rainbow plus the Tornado raging behind it is like nature’s definition of passive aggressive

    • @robertjazz3613
      @robertjazz3613 4 года назад +6

      For real lol

    • @TheHolyGhost777
      @TheHolyGhost777 4 года назад +9

      It's also a warning from GOD... "As the whirlwind passes, so is the wicked no more." HEAVEN and EARTH are reserved for FIRE... the second FLOOD is of fire.

    • @scottm8914
      @scottm8914 4 года назад +7

      Haha yah i didn’t think a rainbow could be errie until today

    • @jad1436
      @jad1436 4 года назад +4

      or like good cop bad cop :D

    • @justinnelson9905
      @justinnelson9905 4 года назад +1

      That's a cool way to put it

  • @goatmenace
    @goatmenace 4 года назад +107

    the state of those powerlines had my butt clenched for you there, Hank

    • @mattuser-xn5cp
      @mattuser-xn5cp 4 года назад +6

      One almost hit my uncle but hit the semi ull see later on instead

  • @thelikebutton9432
    @thelikebutton9432 2 года назад +2

    This man is amazing. He deserves every like he gets.

  • @MCSpongeBob427
    @MCSpongeBob427 2 года назад

    Awesome!!! That capabilities of mother nature keep surprising me! And I love your content!!! Keep it up!!

  • @Saukko31
    @Saukko31 4 года назад +379

    That is the most incredible tornado footage I have ever seen.

    • @matthewgillespie2835
      @matthewgillespie2835 4 года назад +8

      Hands down. Insane footage

    • @travissmith34
      @travissmith34 4 года назад +27

      I’m a tornado enthusiast, I watch videos 24/7 and this is the best footage of a tornado I’ve ever seen

    • @DANGJOS
      @DANGJOS 4 года назад +4

      Definitely!

    • @braylieg9705
      @braylieg9705 4 года назад +10

      Because the dudes a fuckin psychopath and he's literally 20 feet from the thing!

    • @404cowgirl
      @404cowgirl 4 года назад +19

      @@braylieg9705 You obviously don't know Pecos Hank! Get acquainted.

  • @zaidm1134
    @zaidm1134 4 года назад +312

    Tornado Moving....
    He not Moving....
    My anxiety levels: 99.9%

    • @vickieclark5931
      @vickieclark5931 4 года назад +9

      Same here. I don't know much about tornadoes cause fortunately we don't have them where I live. But one thing I do know is that they can turn on you when your least expecting it. They change direction very quickly. That's what makes them so scary. You don't know if you running towards or away from them.

    • @ferrallezz5246
      @ferrallezz5246 4 года назад

      Vickie Clark same.

    • @SilverX707
      @SilverX707 4 года назад +1

      and those flying debris are dangerous.

    • @godbluffvdgg
      @godbluffvdgg 4 года назад

      @@vickieclark5931 They don't move that quickly, actually. A bit of common sense and understanding of practical Physics can get you real close without worry...You watch the outer edge of the rotation and debris movement...This guy was REAL close; his vehicle was getting pelted...Very brave but He got some money shots!

    • @godbluffvdgg
      @godbluffvdgg 4 года назад

      @@SilverX707 That's what kills most people in tornado deaths...We've all seen 2X4's embedded in trees and they can pick up a car, truck or train and hurl it...:)...

  • @jasonwall2861
    @jasonwall2861 2 года назад +1

    One of my favorite tornado clips

  • @gregorypatton4706
    @gregorypatton4706 Год назад

    this is by far the best tornado footage I have ever seen guys I give you all the credit in the world I don't know how you did this but if you if you can reply to my statement cuz I really mean that I want to contact you guys sometime I don't know how you tell me how you did this and survive man I'm really impressed

  • @NessyPerth
    @NessyPerth 4 года назад +281

    Incredible footage! But don’t get too ballsy, we don’t want to lose you. Best channel on RUclips ;)

    • @fairwarning007
      @fairwarning007 4 года назад +49

      Don't get too ballsy? It's the sheer weight of his balls that keeps him on the ground.

    • @PenguinPlaysGames229
      @PenguinPlaysGames229 4 года назад +4

      Mate I can’t agree more with you this channel is one of the best and I got to say thanks mate for the playlist on motorcycle repair this could really help my pop thanks mate will sub as even more thanks

    • @aimlovesmusic1469
      @aimlovesmusic1469 4 года назад +2

      Fairwarning 007 😂🤣

    • @PenguinPlaysGames229
      @PenguinPlaysGames229 4 года назад

      En Sabah Nur mate you right you right so you get sub too mate thanks for the laugh

    • @mattuser-xn5cp
      @mattuser-xn5cp 4 года назад

      Are yall in loooovvvvveeeee lol

  • @BipBopBoopBopBam
    @BipBopBoopBopBam 4 года назад +793

    ''About 5 p.m. CDT Wednesday, two people were killed when a tornado struck the town of Madill, Oklahoma. One person was critically injured.
    One of the people killed was a worker at a J&I Manufacturing Inc. facility, Marshall County Emergency Management Director Robert Chaney said. His body was found a quarter of a mile away, The Associated Press reported.
    The second person, Chad L. Weyant, 46, died after his car was hit by the tornado, KOCO reported, citing the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
    Madill, a town of about 3,800 residents, is located 100 miles southeast of Oklahoma City, near the Texas border.'' TWC.
    RIP

    • @arccv
      @arccv 4 года назад +60

      people *died* in this tornado and he still _got closer everytime_

    • @yeetsong
      @yeetsong 4 года назад +2

      Copy and paste lol

    • @erintreez
      @erintreez 4 года назад +35

      Thank you for posting! Much respect. My thoughts and prayers to the families and friends of the two individuals. We sometimes forget how quick tornados can be, catching people in the midst of work or on the road.

    • @Lumini3
      @Lumini3 4 года назад +12

      The one that was inside the truck had a heart attack.

    • @piethecatfunnies2137
      @piethecatfunnies2137 4 года назад +13

      Signs By Design so sorry to hear this. They are amazing to see but no one wants anyone to hurt. God bless their families. RIP

  • @wildone8397
    @wildone8397 2 года назад

    Man this is *AWESOME* Footage!!! SO CLOSE!!!.. It's like the movies.. I don't think I've ever seen footage taken so close to a Tornado.. 👍 mate!

  • @1themaster1
    @1themaster1 2 года назад +4

    The suddenness is what is most terrifying about it. Went from a breeze to shredding roofs in less than a minute.

  • @g_raff_har8518
    @g_raff_har8518 4 года назад +301

    This tornado killed one of my good friends. He was such a good guy, he always treated me so well. Always called to check up on me like I was his little brother. He was a very cheerful caring man. His name was Chad

    • @cthulhuswife2345
      @cthulhuswife2345 4 года назад +43

      My condolences... :'(

    • @g_raff_har8518
      @g_raff_har8518 4 года назад +6

      @@cthulhuswife2345 Thanks, funny name you have also lol

    • @Ghostface_boxing
      @Ghostface_boxing 4 года назад +18

      I live in madill sorry for your loss

    • @tdallbright
      @tdallbright 4 года назад +9

      So very sorry for yur loss.

    • @chitownmytownofficialonean6067
      @chitownmytownofficialonean6067 4 года назад +47

      @I Am Who I Am
      Two people were reported dead because of this tornado.
      Who really would wanna lie about a thing like this.
      *Chad L Weyant*

  • @southeastmedia936
    @southeastmedia936 4 года назад +413

    This is without a doubt some of the best, if not the best footage you've ever shot Hank. Glad you're alright.

    • @JulStar13
      @JulStar13 4 года назад +3

      I agree.

    • @mattuser-xn5cp
      @mattuser-xn5cp 4 года назад +13

      My uncle works at steel and wire in madill Oklahoma where the tornado hit on the 22nd of april in this vid and if it weren't for him more would be dead bc he was outside bc he was leaving bc my aunt wanted him home and he seen it was accross the Street and so he called his work buddy and had him get everyone to the celler and about the time everyone got in there the tornado struck the building and where he was just at (the machine he runs) was covered in metal and nobody new it was just outside my uncle thought it was just a test and kept welding then my aunt called and so yeah

    • @SovereignAi
      @SovereignAi 4 года назад +29

      @@mattuser-xn5cp i encourage you to learn how to use commas and period.

    • @PVPGOD99
      @PVPGOD99 4 года назад +24

      matt user373569313 I get what you’re saying and that’s some story. But I’m not gonna lie I had a brain aneurysm trying to read that. 😂

    • @TheMaisiewoofwoof
      @TheMaisiewoofwoof 4 года назад

      Ahreed

  • @Taiwankiddo2
    @Taiwankiddo2 Год назад

    Nice!! You're close enough I can see it here!!!! This is great footage! 👍

  • @dr.philgood4298
    @dr.philgood4298 Год назад

    I’ve seen this so many times and it still amazes me. Helluva video! You da man

  • @freelanceunliscensedpharmacist
    @freelanceunliscensedpharmacist 4 года назад +218

    *Literally one inch away from the chaos* Him: What’s going on

  • @aleks3869
    @aleks3869 4 года назад +408

    Hanks brain: *worringly* oh it's close....
    Hanks nuts: JUST DRIVE RIGHT INTO THE DAMN THING!

    • @Mutatedordinary
      @Mutatedordinary 4 года назад +6

      it was a relatively weak ef1 by the looks of it, or possibly ef2

    • @niksteriffic
      @niksteriffic 4 года назад +1

      LMAO!!!

    • @s4dg
      @s4dg 4 года назад +7

      @@Mutatedordinary yee i didn't see it do anything to any cars, might have made one wobble on its suspension a little, at most

    • @russellharp8761
      @russellharp8761 4 года назад +1

      Some drug addicts do this, they push the limit of the high. And then... On the other hand, nothing great would have ever been accomplished, if it weren't for people like this.

    • @teamLeon928
      @teamLeon928 4 года назад

      Wyatt Smith Weather Channel had this footage on it this morning and said it killed 3 people.