June 17th, 2010 Incredible Wedge Tornadoes near Wadena, Minnesota

[belladawn2004]

I live in alexandra and this storm i was in the twin citys and was so sad to hear about this casue i have friends who live in deer creek and wadena

[MaribelLopez425]

Brandon.... did Sean got the shot? what happened after the time this video ends? Because I'm telling you, my heart was racing as I watched this footage in Discovery Today.. OMG!

[GNews10]

will this be on stormchasers

[dragonheart771]

today i seen a clip show of the damage done in the high school ..it looked like the tornado touched down right on top of it good video btw

[ajk521]

wholy shit

[Mr71RA]

thats awesome

[monkey4man]

i used to live in arkansas. its pretty crazy what a tornado can do ive seen em up close. there horrible and awesome at the same time. ima help out in wadena as soon as they ask cuz ik what its like and ill do what ever i can.

[23fagg]

@monkey4man God Bless U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[xmalx22]

god this was a fucking terrifying day. my car was wrecked due to wind and hail. thank god for insurance, yeah? man....this shit scares me so bad.

[reelreal1]

that is scary cuz me and my dad was going home and there was a katty parry song "if we ever meet again" they stop it and i thought it was fakeand they said there was going to be a tornado and i thought it was in my area so we ran in the house and turn on the new (channel 11) and the sky was all yellow.!!THAT WAS SCARY!!!=O

[rflissmn]

1. Pray for the victims and the people who are supporting them. 2. Be helpful with either going to them, making meals, or donating. 3. Learn.

Thank you for everyone who has supported these people in their loss and devistation.

[rflissmn]

I have not even seen the video yet. I read comments. The word that comes to mind is RESPECT. I respect the people that provided this and serve us with their knowledge and courage. When a person is disrespectful the best thing to do is "not honor them" by being respectful and taking the high road. I will always respect those people that are unfortunate in this type of disaster. Nobody has mentioned the fact that, when people view this, they may do one of several things. (continued)

[quintonvelez26]

dude i love tornadoes

[hipsterscene]

@quintonvelez26 I like tornadoes, just not when they injure & or kill people. Tornadoes are cool & heartbreaking at the same time. :(

[pkrprodigy777]

gay video.........fag.

[KojachBaumherr]

clearly caused by the death clouds over the gulf

[sliposca8]

we gonna die

[sk8erdude8er]

dude these frikin creeped me out

[PyroDeScorpio]

thanks for posting this, i am in the FM area and was in the middle with tornadoes to the north and south of us about 2hrs---will this make ur show? a lot of ppl are surprised to hear that we get these up here as well---they usually offiliate twisters with only texas, kansas, Oklahoma, and so on---itd be nice to see it make the cut

[jb7059]

This is horible i will pray for the people in wadena

[ammylover1]

i would pee my pants scream and panic i guess tht wht u get when u have lived in california for 13 yrs (=

[usafisasome]

when this happened i was lucky to be in the Lake Minnetonka aera.Specefilily Exelsisor/Shorewood

[sweets730]

Brandon, many thanks to you and all the storm chasers our there. Without your relay of the valuble information of what is happening below what dopplar radar can see many more lives would be lost in the US every year. Thank you and keep up the great work.

[DepressionKillz]

what happened to the house?

[brittymcdummy67231]

To tell you the truth but ive never ever ever been in a single tornado yet but my mom said that tornados are really scary but i believe her because my best friend's mom said she used to be in one when she was a little kid and she said that thing is scary to look at

[lovedabud420]

Awesome footage. Lucky theres no Tornadoes in the UK.

[plica06]

Minnesota Girls are hot. Farm Fresh Fun!!

[efam14]

wow nice video!!!!i havent got to see a tornedoe in a real life all the tornedoes i see r on the tv!!!!!!!!!hope to see one real life..............

[itti1977]

God knows.

[StrollIR]

the footage of that pretty looking house and the storm was AWEsome.

[acomputersfreak]

Now I see it, thx for the upload. No wonder there was a big thunderstrom in Fargo that night

[momotous]

Now that last segment was a little closer than I would like to get, but, some great video. I liked it better out in the field though.

[absolutezero10]

lol going to have some nice tree action

[RIOTshuffle]

the only reason why stormchasers are studying the tornadoes is because , if they find out what's causing the tornado , they might predict when the next one is coming or stop them

[TrooperDobbs]

@RIOTshuffle Correct me if im wrong but tornadoes dont appear to be very complex machines.. I would think that after so much research that you would run out of material.. And isn't that what doppler radar is for? I mean how many times have we been to the moon? And I think that is worth investigating more than wind.

[elhefe4]

@TrooperDobbs shhh......

[gungasc]

OMG TREE ACTION! /flap flap! oh wait im only turned on by chicks.

[gymer15]

@gungasc maybe they like wood

[mikepfeilsticker]

i live in lake city i was at my grandmas house and we saw a funnel cloud it was amazing the wind was like 80mph. Our house was shaking

[colleen0617]

lol this was on my bday. nice

[hipsterscene]

@colleen0617 It was also on Wes Michaels.. the hero who saved his daughter on that day, but sadly died. R.I.P Wes. You and your family are in my thoughts & prayers. :(

[supersolarsun]

I live in the henning area, those clouds passed RIGHT over henning on it's way to Wadena and I must say they were nasty looking clouds. We were lucky in our small town. The people in Almora and Wadena weren't so lucky. Once we're allowed to volunteer to help clean up Wadena I'm gonna head on over there and do so :D.

[click420nick]

@supersolarsun wasnt it like a wall that produces tornados

[23fagg]

@click420nick Yea tornadoes form underneath wall clouds:) && have U ever seen one??

[click420nick]

@23fagg yes i have 

[SuperDuperNoobTuber]

wow it was all sunshine up near the twin cities area and Anoka!

Sort of.......

[ELWOOD960]

Great job Brandon, I have realives in Wadena. You did a excellent job. Thanks for help the injured.

Charlie

[JAMSVideoChannel]

Thank you for this Brandon..

[StormChaseDotTV]

@m3linko, who do you think is out there risking their asses to get ground-truth reports to NWS and emergency management officials? US. Without chasers and spotters 'oohing and ahhing' at the awesome power of mother nature, the NWS would be issuing warnings on every single rotating storm, most of which never produce tornadoes. I know you're probably just some 13yr old jackass that isnt worth responding to, but seriously, storm chasing is our life. It's what we live for. you will never understand.

[BigHair80s]

HO-LY Crap!

[falconk9]

Outstanding work Brandon....wish the stream would have been better last night. I miss listening to you guys talk during the chase...

[RiverSkyeShow]

It hailed a lot where I live. I live i Little falls, mn loL!

[harrison359]

WOW, those multiple tornados, around 38 seconds, remind me of a scene from an old movie called damnation alley.

Brandon and Sean, this is awesome footage !!! thanks for sharing. We don't get alot of action like this in Maryland or Pennsylvania, but we did get some storms around June 4th.

That footage at 1min 26 secs looks like you were both really close..MOST EXCELLENT !!!

[sohailchouhan]

This footage is evidence of the damage and horror for those of us who have not experienced it. Our hearts go out to them. 

[tman383]

Grrr I missed this outbreak because I was in North Carolina :/ Why couldn't it have waited a week when I get back up to MN D:

[BrandonIvey]

I understand where your coming from there m3linko, but the video doesn't show our hours of search and rescue in Wadena after the tornado struck town. We have a medic on our team and we went house to house helping those who were injured. As stormchasers we are out here to study these storms to help increase warning lead time, call in ground truth reports, and help out in any way we can when tragedy strikes. Think about things with more detail before you spout off rude comments.

[manderluvsu]

@BrandonIvey not to mention every single fire dept surrounding was there right after and are there today doing recovery and clean up, we owe them so much

[n1k7873]

@BrandonIvey Agreed!

[SuperiorPolitics]

I live 30 minutes to the south of Wadena. The skies were pretty scary.

[m3linko]

wow for you dumbasses who think this is so gorgeous and amazing, realize that it is destroying many peoples lives as you watch it. It's not some damn circus for you to oooh and ahhh at. The first thing you should think about when you see this is "who will this affect and how can I help."

[mgmguy9958]

@m3linko what would you have them do? Try to stop the tornadoes? Much of this type of footage, especially from professionals, can be used to study and further our knowledge of how tornadoes work so that we can better forecast and prepare for them. They are also an amazing display of Mother Nature's awesome power. Stop being so narrow minded,

[dragonridley]

@m3linko

You might not recieve notification of it but read his response

[chaosflar3]

@m3linko Dude, holy fuck what do you want us to do click our fingers and it will stop. Be in awe of mother nature, if not go cower in your basement or something.

[cincykid17]

@m3linko you are one simple jack

[Razahoo7]

@m3linko you are much more a retard then anyone i have seen. We cant stop tornadoes but we can learn how they act and what they do to help save people in the future. that is what these people do and im sure they would help others if they could. You could be saving electricity by not posting retarded comments on you tube.

[Krazykillasgammert]

@m3linko Thats life man dont get all fucking gay about it

[Iwilllickherwetpussy]

@m3linko fuck u....ill worry about dat when im done oooohen and aaaaaahen.

[beefygreenapples]

@m3linko moron they are out chasing the storm so that they can warn people that don't know what is developing... think before you say something so stupid for the entire world to see.

[chang91]

@m3linko wow slap yourself right now becuz uve been nominated for the most dumbass comment of 2010

[TiiPzYbAbY]

@m3linko ooohhhh boy noww heres a smart guy!

nominated for dumbest comment

[MelissaKY]

@m3linko Although I agree with others that you should think about what you say before you say it, I don't agree with the rude words others are choosing to say to you. It's equally as bad as what they accuse you of. To call one "retarded" is disgusting. Seriously, people, think about what YOU are saying also.

As for the video.. INCREDIBLE footage! I love the beauty of storms, and sadly, hate what it can do to lives and property. I pray for all affected by this storm.

[hipsterscene]

@MelissaKY I agree with you 100%. But what it did to Mentor, Wadena, etc., it's just heartbreaking. :(

[utcw201]

@m3linko Settle the hell down. It is an act of nature and while it destroyed many structures and lives, the reality of it is amazing. You are an idiot.

[hipsterscene]

@m3linko Obviously, some can't help. And many think this is cool because it hasn't happened to them. Let nature take it's course, and maybe they will understand later in life. Yes, it was very, very tragic and depressing. But have you ever thought lightning, or hurricanes were cool? Those kill also. And have you volunteered to help? I don't think so.

I see all these comments towards you, and I wonder what yous said. And I knew what I was going to say: 'Don't feed the trolls.' Oops..

[dragonheart771]

@hipsterscene i think lightning is very cool so is thunder don't you see the beauty in nature ? or do you just see the worst in things ? yes it is tragic but no one can stop nature....i did help with the clean up in this tornado what a bitch that was ...

can't sit a cry about what had happen can only get up rebuild and move on with life still lots of people out of homes

[RoSs3897]

@m3linko we can do what we want and your opinion isn't the opinion of everyone else. and most if not all people think about the people effected but they cant stop the twister so they look at how cool it is instead and help after. i have lived through tornadoes before and i remember helping others that were effected by the tornado that just missed my house. 

[JDMowerGuy1998]

son of a gun~! that is by where my aunt lives!

[rogeressig]

amazing! i cannot comprehend the power, my thoughts are with those who took heavy damage!

[UrOwnPersonalHeroin]

I was watching the radar and seeing the all those individual storms just multiply into a long string of super cells was shocking! It sucks that two people lost their lives due to this storm. Thankfully, Wadena has a supportive community. I have family in that area, so I was frantic when I heard how major all the damage was. Great footage guys, even though tornadoes are deadly, as was demonstrated across MN and ND, this is a great example of the beautiful yet deadly side of nature.

[tbschwar]

It is amazing to realize the damage that this tornado had. My husband was born and raised in Wadena and we are so saddened by the terrible damage. Two very dear friends lost both of their homes to this storm. They look like they were picked up in mid air and then just exploded. After seeing this video, you can understand why they would look like that.

[jpagecorrigan]

I spend a great deal of time at a friends organic farm here in Wadena, MN. This is a place very dear to my heart. I am saddened by the horrific devastation from this set of tornado's. They are a wondrous and powerful spectacle. This video show their beautiful side.

[revkoscielski]

I was actually one of the Skywarn Spotters out there, had just left town and heard the report of it headed into Wadena, needless to say the town is devastated, but eveyone I know is ok,

Was watching this storm form all day.

Just glad we saved lives, with our training from the NWS.

[Survivor1fan]

I went to school with Brandon for a while, graduated with his brother. A couple of good guys.

[djxatlanta]

Gorgeous multiple vortex tornado!

[lilgurlMN]

me and my bro r FREAKIN OUT bcuz it was supposed 2 hit us (Caledonia Mn) @ 10 05 hasnt happend yet so thats good

[Sam122010]

gosh that was a SCARRRRYYYY storm there was only 1 tornado next to me like 4 blocks away or closer it was pretty wierd....the tornado im talking about is the one that was in Bullalo!!!!!!!!!!! thanks 4 getting the footage!!!AAAAMMMMMAAAAZIIIINN­NNGGGG!!!!!!!

[gtownhustla85]

this wasn't today!! or was it??

[TheGeoffrey0]

@gtownhustla85 g I don't know.

[manderluvsu]

@gtownhustla85 yea it wuz, june 17th 2010. imma witness :(

[Gedde16]

is this the tornado that hit wadena PLEASE ANSWER

[manderluvsu]

@Gedde16 yes it is, there was an incredible amount of damage, hopefully all the gas leaks get taken care of!!!

[starbelly3]

Amazing footage!

[techmommy55]

Are you sure it was 4? I counted 5. Awesome footage!!

[flutterygal]

man this is some tornado footage!

[PlumboStudios21]

Brandon, great video showing a amazing multiple vortex tornado