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I couldn't even tell what was the tornado until looking closer to realize that's not just a huge as cloud in the sky.
Stay safe out there all.
Stay safe out there all.
OP
OP
The second. Keep in mind that the only reason we can see the tornado that large is because of the debris and dirt it has picked up. And it has to be very strong to be able to keep that much stuff airborne.
Jesus, this looks like an ad for the new Twister movie or something
Hope for minimal casualties, and minimal permanent damage
We don't get tornadoes up in the Northeast too much. What do you do when a tornado is on the freaking Highway?
Edit: are they storm chasers?
It's been three years since the last recorded EF5 tornado, but this one is going to come pretty close. That's probably a half mile wide.
View: https://x.com/NickGormanWX/status/1783950735434031233
Video of the same tornado from the car that was next to them.
No, usually large wedge tornadoes likes in the OP tend to be EF3+.
EF3 wind speed is strong enough to total your house.
There were a few EF5 tornadoes during the April 2011 outbreak that were just as large, if not larger in the OP, that had a forward speed of 60mph.
They can get a LOT bigger than that.
Tornado records - Wikipedia
Tornados are fucking terrifiying.
Jesus, that is terrifying.
I'm hoping for minimal casualties at this point.
That one killed multiple storm chasers, as well, because not only was it large, it changed direction a couple of times and swung right into those too close.They can get a LOT bigger than that.
Tornado records - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Tornados are fucking terrifiying.
Those guys in the video above are at serious risk.
Whoa. That is a massive tornado. I can only imagine how terrifying it is in person.They can get a LOT bigger than that.
Tornado records - Wikipedia
Tornados are fucking terrifiying.
I drove cross country a few years ago and a few storms scared the shit out of me. Don't think I'm built for Tornado threats.
I always think about tornadoes this time of year because of the horror show of the 2011 outbreak in my native Southeast was at the same late April timeframe.
Hope everyone in the path of this was able to get warning and escape harm. It looks bad from the damage footage on reddit but the buildings aren't completely obliterated, just heavily damaged/destroyed, so I have hope.
Tornado sirens are just such a terrifying noise. I will never not get freaked out hearing them, even just in a video. The terror is otherwordly.
There's always risk, but having a perpendicular "angle of attack" when chasing (which they did have) mitigates the risk vs. the extremely dangerous tracking in parallel. Storms move fast and wobble, but generally don't change course 90 degrees.
Hope everyone in the path of this was able to get warning and escape harm. It looks bad from the damage footage on reddit but the buildings aren't completely obliterated, just heavily damaged/destroyed, so I have hope.
Tornado sirens are just such a terrifying noise. I will never not get freaked out hearing them, even just in a video. The terror is otherwordly.
There's always risk, but having a perpendicular "angle of attack" when chasing (which they did have) mitigates the risk vs. the extremely dangerous tracking in parallel. Storms move fast and wobble, but generally don't change course 90 degrees.
Oh, it can get more terrifying.
The 2013 El Reno tornado was the largest ever recorded at 2.6 miles. The measured winds above ground level were 302 mph. It also had subvortcies dancing around the main funnel like a carousel that was a half-mile wide, with a moving speed of 175mph.
View: https://twitter.com/hinto62/status/1783972012655817173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1783972012655817173%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=
I'm seeing debarking on these trees. Probably EF4 level tornado and not quite EF5.
North Florida surprisingly has a lot of tornados. When I used to live there years ago, we would be under tornado watch like every two weeks. Very unsettling.
That tornado is ridiculous. It looks like it covers a 3 mile diameter.
That tornado is ridiculous. It looks like it covers a 3 mile diameter.
Potential tornado emergency call is not encouraging. They've only done that once or twice in history.