Tornado in the Oasis (1 of 4)

[jasonschmidty01]

haha i work there

[blinksbiggestfan]

what was that guy doin with his kids lol he runs inside then runs back out

[xkrlstlx]

I live there! I was standing outside the hotel watching that!

[Kyoto1]

Trust me...it touched down. I saw the destruction. And watched the hotel be rebuilt. Trust me

[DigitalEagleInc]

that's a funnel cloud, not a tornado, the NWS says that its a Tornado only when it touches the ground.

But that is friggin scary

[ienterline]

it did touch the ground, did you watch the video?

[redoctober90]

It doesn't have to have a cloud touch the ground. Tornadoes can be completely invisible from cloud base to ground. It's condensation and what it picks up that gives it it's color. A tornado technically is a cloud just like the cirrus/cumulus/nimbus/alto/str­ato family.

(And this summer I'm working for the NWS ;) )

[brfts2001]

I know that this truckstop is on the south side of I-70 but this tornado appears to be moving westerly. That seems wrong but maybe it's just me.

[handshakejoe]

You are right it was going west bound.

[Mya771]

That's just... wow. Really amazing. I would have just exploded from fear.

And yes, that IS a tornado. It touched down.

[heathersmommy]

OMG i would have pissed myself!!! you are very calm and collected i salute you for that

[lateintheday2007]

So far you're the closest encounter yet on tornado videos!! That's awesome! You caught first touchdown.

[redoctober90]

I liked how your lady friend there waited for the funnel tip to articulate about your direction before she freaked out ;)

[bflavin]

Thats not a tornado, it's a funnel cloud. Tornados actually touch the ground.

[handshakejoe]

Funnel clouds don't do damage, see the debris being kicked up. There are some additional pictures on the fickr set too.

[Decimator92]

It is the tornado, the condensation funnel hasn't hit the ground. But it has touched the ground.

[Nights19234]

that was a pretty nice funnel cloud

[popedarren]

"No it aint neither." I think that dude was trying to agree with you with a very tricky triple negative. Awesome footage. I can't not unbelieve that you weren't not indirectly not under it neither. Simply wicked.

[supercellstorm]

Funnel cloud

[Martek100]

OMG!! NO!! DONT!! haha that was funny. Sounds like the Girl was trying to tell the twister to not come and play hhahahahaha

[ralnsda]

i love tornados they are so purty

[LeahJenn]

I live here in Colby. Too bad I wasn't in Colby at the time because that would have been awesome!!

[HannahBannana911]

wow, that was pretty cool :)

[jchiaro]

that was AMAZING! the thing was like literally over you. so lucky.

[zaphodb777]

That was no microburst, what you have there is a good demonstration of a LP (low precipitation) tornado. Doesn't appear to be an LP Supercell Tornado, but nonetheless, you can have a tornado that you cannot see a having full connection to the ground if 1. You see a funnel cloud, and 2. You see a dust swirl under it.

[tkriss]

I grew up there in colby kansas. My parents told me that a tornado came through. cool to see it on video.

[WWERULEZ1000]

That has to suck to have a tornado basically directly above you forming but awesome footage

[ozjenva]

Has the be some of the best close up vision of a tornado I have seen. So mezmerising, beautiful!

[austintumbleweed]

beautiful footage! and such a unique perspective.

[giveatake]

That's a wonder to see. Great video I've never seen a Tornado with my own ideas only on vids.

[Tezaton]

Holy crap, you guys were a little too close for comfort. Great footage!