Mena Tornado Video

[velvetsnape]

I was in the OLT and one of the tornadoes passed right over us. It sounded like water boiling over in a pot with the lid on. It was over in seconds and not as loud as I was expecting so I thought it wasn't so bad. Then I got outside and saw the parking lot...

[dbdragoner]

Me, my grandparents, and my cousin's son was on the porch watching it go by.It was a good mile or so away.  It looked a lot more like a big black cloud then a tornado. At least Mena's recovered and its almost hard to tell that we were hit.

[cheeseluver168]

I was standing on my back porch taking picture when all this was happening in dequeen and mena. I live in Grannis.

[ViewTubeOO]

Now that is BAD !!!

[avalon665]

@TheMrZeldafan oh yeah their idiots because they want to protect their families when a tornado is brewing in their hometown. so if anything, your the idiot. dont insult people in my hometown

[luvsjobro]

thts my hometown

<3

[swatson1190]

Hard to believe it has been a year. The same sort of weather is forcast for today. They don't call it tornado alley for nothing. Some people get earthquakes, some people get floods, some get huracaines, We all get something.

[TornadoWatche]

Did this tornado come during the evening?

[avalon665]

@TornadoWatche yes it came around 6-7 pm if i remember right. i live on the outskirts of Mena

[GXTvideoKRUW]

i like how your all calm clint, and at the end " COME ON LETS GO!" funny, i recorded the actual sound of the tornado when it hovered above us at US Motors, but you can here older men yelling like little girls more than the humming of the tornado. i use to live behind the Masonic lodge and I lost my house and some sort of debris shatterd my back windshield, but my insurance wont cover it. so i know cruise mena with Green duct tape on it. good times.

[BackyardEffect]

Warthog4444 are you the Clint who lives next to the pine bowl?

[BackyardEffect]

Hey Dylansprouseislove Mr.coogan is my history teacher up at the Hatfield Campus.

What Period do you have with him?

[Bffs4life54]

i have him 8th periodhes so funny btw this is DylanSrpouseislove

[warthog4444]

Sorry I couldn't meet your IQ requirements sir. I'll work on it. I promise

[Dylansprouseislove]

i saw this at school mr.coogan showed me it

[BackyardEffect]

Hey we must go to same school.\

He showed me this for history.

[missionwolf]

i was in fort smith when it happend... we didnt see that tornado but we did see something that looked a little bit like a funnel... not sure if it was though... great video... can u send me a message telling me if it hit your house? and where did u go?

[warthog4444]

No it didn't hit our house. It was a lot farther away than it looks due to it's size. It was a good 1/2 mile away at its closest.

[fb54bb44]

i live in dequeen and we were more fortunate than the people in mena...we only had a tree on our house and we werent home when it happened

[Tolans2003]

Wow i lived there awhile back and go back all the time. I have friends and family that live there and all i can say is thank god they are alive and well. I heard wal-mart got hit pretty hard and if so does that house on the hill near it still stand. Anywho glad u all are ok and my heart goes out to the 3 families who lost someone in this disaster

[shelbymainzer]

I live in fayetteville. The sky was completly green up here. I knew there was a tornado somewhere. Same thing happened last year in atkins when i drove through that tornado. Sky was as green as grass.

[whirlwindstec]

Glad you and your family are ok. Thanks for posting this video on youtube as it will be a reminder of why you should take shelter in tornadic situations. I used to storm chase Southeast Oklahoma and Southwest Arkansas very dangerous i those mountains during tornadoes.

[ArButterfly5]

Wow That's Amazing. Great Capture! I 'am Glad you are Ok.

[porkythefatkid]

Holy crap that was scary. Luckily I live in Hatfield and it missed us. I'm lucky none of my family and friends were hurt, and I hope everyone is o.k. and Mena can rebuild.

[bellb17]

Hey porky

[DanielD0uglas]

Great shot Clint, thanks for posting, I think it is the only video out there

[Chick6517]

Really awesome video! It's interesting to see these kinds of videos on here. I like the fact the youtube is freedom for any kind of video. =)

[newsman39]

hello

[dethklok99]

I live in Fort Smith and our hearts are with the town of Mena. Please let the citizens know we are loading trucks of supplies for our Arkansan family to our south. Stay strong and God bless you all.

[warthog4444]

Thanks... I hear there is a big need for diapers right now. But earlier we needed lots of boxes... and we got more than we needed. Thanks to box plants in Ft. Smith. The needs are changing.

[EliteKittycat]

I live is Ceterton, this was scary

[ldoyle1043]

The clouds with circulation came past Talhina going more east than north. The funnel clouds were going back into the main cloud when caught them.

[77firebird]

This is a great shot and I see that channel 5 contacted you and now I am seeing that channel 5 is going to air it. My parents live out in Potter on Aldersprings road and they are fine. thanks for this posting

[megansspark]

thanks for sharing this... a loved one lives 2 blocks from the masonic lodge (she is fine, thank God)

[livemax5]

Warthog4444 -

Would love to hear your story and show the video on the news. 479-783-1191 X5231 if you're interested.

Our crews are in Mena right now.

-Garrett

[charitymerritt]

Wow. I'm so glad somebody got a shot of this. I've been searching for a glimpse of the thing.

[TimAWM]

I hope you guys are okay. Hope it missed your house...

[joydivstellar]

wow. did you guys make it out okay?

[warthog4444]

We are fine it missed us completely.

[wxdroid]

That is Incredible! I hope all you folks escaped with your lives....