Incredible Oklahoma City Hail Storm 5-16-2010

This is raw unedited HD television footage I shot with my Canon EOS 5D MKll of the unbelievable hail storm that occurred in Oklahoma City on Sunday May 16th 2010. In the 30+ years I've storm chased I've never seen anything quite like it. As the video unfolds towards the 2:00 min mark so does the intensity. It was a very violent storm to say the least, probably over 100 million dollars in damage!

[@SaladPeterson]

Best capture of May 16th Hail storm EVER.

[@cjc6269]

Damn... that kinda hail causes so much damage.. looks like one heck of a micro burst..talk about so tough trees!!

[@quantumdave]

I think the earth is pissed-off at us!!! Great quality!!

[@Formula419sr1]

Thanks David, surprised you didn't recognize the pool :)

[@LucasVanderBartlett]

Should live in Minnesota if you like weather, I dont persoally live there but it would be my first choice for moving to. 90+ heat in summer, -10s in winter. Severe weather all year round with storms in spring/summer and blizzards in the winter. loverly!

[@wilb6657]

That hailstorm was NOT FUN. Thankfully I was chillin in Norman when it happened, and so I missed most of it.

[@MiaVlogs]

@csrivalry I actually totally understand, I have lived in Florida all my life & most of the time its always SO hot & sunny, people call me crazy when I say I would like a storm or some different weather once in a while, but I get tired of the same thing. It is exciting when there is severe weather!

[@Jayhoyt32]

The best thing about weather like this is that its one of the few times the greedy insurance agencies experience the monetary shock they deal out on all of us everyday.

[@BeastNationXIV]

@cncmasterw I work at a walmart supercenter...Now imagine hail that big coming down that hard on a department store building like that. It was LOUD!!! I didn't get a whole lot of damage to my car though. (My personal blessing) No windows busted or anything like that on my car but I saw back shields busted out and everything. Streets kinda flooded and all. I was crazy.

[@suetg6450]

Im from Cali, but lived in OK for a little while. My friends from Cali (who have never been to OK) like to go on about how they love lightning and thunder storms. I just laugh and them and tell them "You know nothing!" Lol

[@quantumdave]

Yes. I am aware. I have been in several earthquakes including a 6.9. And your point is?!???

[@spinozi]

Hey Ted! I always wondered just what it would take to keep a storm chaser home! Now I know! Robert C.

[@schuster521]

Your camera is my DREAM camera. I'm way jealous.

[@kimberlyrav]

Falling so hard it cuts the limbs off of the trees WOW MAN

[@swithinbarclay4797]

Turned the pool into a giant washing machine agitator bucket!!

[@juiceybananas5489]

Impressive sight when the hail hits the pool. Iwould assume cars were dented and your roof was in need of replacement same as everyone else in the vast area to.I bet the insurance companies just cringe when they get all those claims.

[@justin1reimer]

this hail storm was really bad i came down to help and i will be here for about a year

[@thezuki69]

oklahoma severe weather + wind chimes = creepy

[@Ryanaze]

45MPH wind gust
"GUA LEE 60-70MPH WINDS"

[@truennn]

@quantumdave ya i kno theres earthquakes everywhere, tsunamis, storms, everyting

[@ghjiop23]

I bet the window companies in Oklahoma City were raising the prices.

[@RoboTekno]

Remind me to install iron clad shingles and bullet proof glass if I move to Oklahoma.

[@MiaVlogs]

@csrivalry Oh really? I don't live in North Florida, but where I live in FL we haven't had a really big storm since..1992 and kinda in 2005. It's been pretty boring. lol

[@SymbolKing27]

DAMN NATURE.... YOU SCARY!!

[@clayguy1]

I wonder if Mother Nature got an inviromental impact statement before she was allowed to release all that hail.... could be an investigation... It could happen you know.. lol

[@LuQGames]

wow imposible!!!
cool hail!!

[@jacobmcr858]

I love California.

[@flyerfan1248]

I lol'd at 0:49 at the guy's reaction.

[@gymcoach15]

That poor guys yard.

[@F_L_U_X]

It's called Mexican hail. See how it was trimming the tree's branches?

[@tacomonster5]

i think i need a new set of ear drums....

[@BeastNationXIV]

@cncmasterw no...no sir....zero fun, sir. It was kinda scary, me being a born Washingtonian in OKC.

[@portie147]

not a pool its a jacuzzi

[@jerkydoo]

Wow

[@kennethblack314]

Did you file an auto insurance claim on your child's Tonka cars?

[@LucasVanderBartlett]

Great video and quite scary that would definatley be a killer if you didn't have any protecton! one of those bad boys would klnock you clean out whilst the rest pummled your face.

[@92latino]

OMG

[@Kreemerz]

@Sublimelife909 heck yeah! lol

[@Sublimelife909]

@quincy965 I'll keep the earthquakes and the sun

[@kaike9517]

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[@vinideantoni]

poor yard haha

[@Mirinita]

Thrid World War with climate:D

[@ash104]

goleee lmao

[@quincy965]

@jacobmcr858 Enjoy your earthquakes LOL

[@BeastNationXIV]

@cncmasterw no...no sir....zero fun, sir. It was kinda scary, me being a born Washingtonian in OKC.