Insane tornado footage from Wyoming on June 5, 2009

[miljo34]

It looks like you got a few rock chips from the debris, unless those were there from the last tornado you chased.

[AJTwister97]

wut was ur first tornado.

[Moreoff]

Was that Timmer yelling "back up" LOL

[robertgift]

Good! Try to get high. The higher the better.

After it passed in front, why did you not move forward and chase it?

What happened at 1:35. Is that a vehicle in the view? Why did you skip to another view?

[rtrewhella1982]

that was insane i'm glad i'm no american i' australian and proud of it but i would concider getting a storm shelter for the back porch

[Ligerzeronz]

and yes, i think they got the shot as shown in the 2nd to last ep. Dead Center.

[monkeygrass22]

did he get the shot i hope sean did he really needed it if he did do you know wat episode it would be

[DavidV112523]

that was intense!!!

[daemn42]

Awesome footage. With all due respect though, I gotta wonder if Sean is ever actually going to put the TIV directly in the path of a real live tornado to get his IMAX shot. The overwhelming impression one gets from watching the show is that he's ultra cautious and indecisive, and that is not a good combo for catching a once in a lifetime shot of an extremely rare and dangerous event. He's driving around a tank-like vehicle but refuses to use it for what it was built to do.

[Landotter1]

@daemn42 The show is like Gilligan's Island... Oh so close but it keeps viewers coming back, show after show.. Brilliant marketing but it ain't gonna happen. To get into any kind of sugnificant tornado, is a huge risk of death for the film crew, and they aren't willing to take the chance. I can't blame them but it just ain't gonna happen..... With that said, I stopped watching the show after seeing it 4 times. I read the script. I haven't missed a thing. It's all the same, every episode.

[Landotter1]

@Landotter1 See, the TIV is made to withstand a pretty good pummeling of rocks, sticks and whatnot but it is NOT made for the most deadly thing, which is being picked up and theown for half of a mile, at great speed, and then slammed to the ground. The inside isn't made to protect the crew for such a catastrophic impact. They have to be careful. A tornado like this one would destroy the TIV and it's crew, but it's just what they need for the movie. Put 2+2 together? It ain't gonna happen...

[jmchaser]

LOL!!!!!! Never get tired of seeing this footage (:-D)

Another 20 or 30 feet closer & you guys would've been toast...

Glad you ended up OK!

[torn80s]

definetly close. You're braver than me. Good video. I still want to get a closer shot at one, but I don't know about this close unless it's more of a rope tornado. I would have been to worried about this tornado blowing up into 1/4 mile wedge or more. Those things can and have had rapid growth. "V" shaped tornadoes are not ones I'll get that close to. If the bottom decides to go as wide as the top, you"re tornado food. Just be careful, don't get yourself killed. Again, good video.

[runexown]

you were like 30 feet away from that massive tornado seriously dude that the best tornado footage i have ever seen and that was an F5 tornado you were so close to it! 5 stars AWESOME!

[dragonridley]

It wasn't an EF5. There were noEF5 tornadoes in 2009.

[yamahonkawazuki]

agreed, the f scale IIRC is based upon dmaage caused, this looked like a strong ass tornado though.

[dragonridley]

Yes, it is based on damage.

Though this probably was fairly strong.

[yamahonkawazuki]

Never seen a weak wedge tornado, ida like to have seen the damage or track of this one. would have been interesting, ( where it crossed hte road etc)

[dragonridley]

One wedge I heard of was a high F1.

[yamahonkawazuki]

Wouldnt surprise me, to be honest. id hazard a guess and say that would bea rare bird though

[jnon1533]

thats awesome you were like 20 feet from it. BACK UP BACK UP.. I CANT THERES A CAR BEHIND US. AHAHHAHHAHA

[norekos]

Backup :D

[maizeandazul]

"I *cant*, I've got a car behind me." Who the hell else is 50 m from a tornado?

[CyrusNixes]

This video should have thousands of views by now. Perfect film that makes me feel deep sorrow knowing I won't be chasing on the plains this year.

[miltabib]

BACKUP is now the most popular line for tornado chasing !

[NaturalScienceFan]

Great Footage!!!

[wcarlpdrysdale]

nice ,,, 5*'s but I'm the only one to "catch air" and be picked up on one . and have the vid. to prove it

featured on channel . but be ready for an adrenalin rush if you view it !

[genmac1]

please tell me tiv was with you guys

[Nightstalkerz84]

That was close ye:)