My Dad and I were re skirting trailer homes earlier in the day and when we were coming back from Wichita north on turnpike this happened. I was twelve. I remember we pulled over south of el dorado lake when we saw this tornado form. Then another one formed just behind it. We couldn't believe what we saw. I remember when we got home we saw this video with 2 tornadoes going over overpass. This is good but where is the "raw" video of this with both tornadoes in it? Can't find it anywhere.
Yeah if you look the tornado actually missed them by quite a bit and the focused winds under the overpass gave the appearance of them getting directly hit by it. Those winds really only happened because of the overpass tightening the winds inside the gap.
It's a very bad idea to go under an overpass. They're lucky it was such a weak tornado, if it was stronger it could have hit them with debris, thrown them around, or even made parts of the overpass collapse, and when that happens you do not want to be under it.
we are around freight trains everyday and I have been very close to an F3 and they do not sound like trains so you fucktards need to stop saying this like all the other cattle out there mooooooooooo so retarded. The guy filming this was a pussy holding the camera like a frightened teen age girl at a horror movie.....
this footage has always amazed me how the twister seemed to follow them perfectly. The other thing that amazed me was that they stopped instead of trying to outrun it.
@spaceorbison Dumbest thing anyone can ever do is try to out run a tornado, if your in a car go lay flat in a ditch if you see a tornado coming at you. They were idiots in the first place to take cover under a death trap, over passes are not safe as they can increase the wind speed up to 50% stronger.
@spaceorbison Um, yes you would, unless you want to die from injuries sustained from the tornado or the tornado it's self, I live in Tornado alley I KNOW what I'm talking about don't try to think I don't.
@Zeck180 Wait, so lying in a ditch is better? But you're in the open, unprotected. Is the tornado just going to go over you? Do you mean if you're several dozen, or hundred, feet away you should lie in a ditch or low area?
@jd55192 do know know how fast tornadoes can travel or are you to ignorant to read the facts on what you're supposed to do, questioning my knowledge of tornadoes is quite outrageous seeing how I'm from the area called tornado alley and nearly everyone here knows what you're supposed to do.
@Zeck180 Jesus you little pansy I was genuinely curious. Little insecure there? Why so defensive. Answer the question in the previous comment cuz you still haven't.
@Zeck180 Depends on how fast it is moving. If I was on a highway, being followed by a tornado, I would try to out run it before stopping to take shelter in an unprotected ditch or an overpass. Being in tornado alley doesnt automatically grant you tornado knowledge. I am from Kansas. Does that mean I was born to know everything about tornadoes? Nope. But I know my car does 140mph, which may be a tad dangerous on a wet road. But
@Zeck180 But considering if I was on an open highway in the middle of nowhere with no other means of decent shelter, I would take my chances as worst case scenario I would die either way. And tornadoes USUALLY dont travel more than 20 miles or so before they leave the ground. And I could cover 20 miles at 140mph in a matter of less than 10 minutes. Im not saying its smart, but with little to no other options, that would be number 1.
Awesome vid! <3 That baby got a little too close for comfort though. Holy hell. x.x
And I love how people are like "OMG, GETTING UNDER THE RAFTERS WILL SAFE UR LIFE DUDEZ!" -sarcasm- Fact of the matter is, getting under an overpass like that is actually dangerous, as is MENTIONED at the end of the vid...You could either be sucked out of the rafters and into the tornado itself or you might even be killed the debris being flung into the overpass as it goes over it. These people were lucky....
If you have no choice but to outrun a tornado in a Car, Always travel away from the tornado going south or West. They never travel in that direction...always North to East.
@beckasha83 LOL. I never argue on the internet...ever...but this is too good to pass up. But it is 100% true that in the Northern Hemisphere, tornadoes always travel north east to East. Usually in a 35 degree window. I just hope you arent a troll and wasting my time.
@Caksman1027 This may be true. Makes sense since clouds move eastbound. But tornadoes can twist and turn into all different directions, though I cant imagine they would go westward for very long at all since the cloud supporting them is moving eastward thats probably what causes the rope effect and the end of the tornado.
NEVER SEEK SHELTER UNDER A BRIDGE. THE WINDS ARE INSTESFY AS THE TORNADO COMES NEAR. IT CAN SUCK YOU OUT. MANY PEOPLE TRIED THIS MAY 3RD 1999 AND WHERE SUCKED OUT AND KILLED!!
I remember the first time I saw this. It reminds me of my almost experience. When I was 8 my mom and I got caught up on the high way in an area of Ohio that looks like this. The tornado nearly wen t over us but changed direction about a football field away. Never been more scared in my life.
Unbelievable footage. I don't think people watching realise how rare this is, people surviving a Tornado, very lucky. An F2+ and they'd be dead for sure.
The worst idea is to get under the highway overpass or any bridges, thankfully this Tornado was not very strong plus as u can see i changed its way and did not go directly over the bridge, otherwise even tornadoes of this strength would have definitely swept them all out, not to say anything bout a stronger one.
Just a thought here: the two news reporters seemed to be getting away from the tornado safely in their car. I'm fully aware that next to standing in the open is the worst place to be when a tornado strikes, but it looks like they had time to get away from the twister rather than stop and take shelter under an overpass, then wait for the tornado to hit. Am I wrong on this?
@XxseanlfcfanxX I remember another video of this I saw on tv once where they said the vehicle could not outrun it. It was gaining on them and they took the only shelter they could find. He does say in the video "it's catching us". Guess you had to be there?
@XxseanlfcfanxX They could have kept driving southeast, as they originally were before they spotted the tornado, and been out of the way, instead of turning around and running from it. Those who aren't properly trained usually can't tell which direction the tornado is moving, and make rash decisions. This was before the entire length of the Kansas Turnpike had jersey barriers installed in the median, which makes it more difficult to turn around.
@XxseanlfcfanxX The likelihood that a ground vehicle will be able to outrun a tornado is very slim to none, Tornadoes can move at very fast speeds and even at top notch speeds in a car you can be blown away by the winds that extend outward from a tornado if you don't pay attention properly. It's a much safer bet to get out and find shelter.
Hey @polishchaser1, being a subscriber to you, and being an amateur chaser myself from WI, and having covered the Eagle, WI and Hartford tornadoes here, this is a great example of why an overpass should NEVER be used as a shelter. Great vid, send me any new stuff you ever get.
@jmeier37 I'm a storm chaser in IL. 100% I agree with DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER AN OVERPASS. The winds can be magified. for anyone who dont agree, go look up may 3rd 1999.
hey polishchaser, i saw ur website. i loved it. but, i loved the old one better. u know, the one with the may 3 pg. and the waterspout pg.. thts the first tornado website that really got me into twisters, the old one i mean. i wish i can see the old one 1 last time
I had to change it because too many links were offline. But perhaps I'll make single page for 3rr may 1999 videos, I think I have copy of my old website somewhere.
Where does anyone see a ditch in this video? A few inches of low ground, but they had nothing. There's no "inflow" sucking the car in either, the grass wasn't even blowing when they pulled over. Fact: The average forward speed of a tornado is 30 MPH, but may vary from stationary to 70 MPH. (FEMA.gov). If you can safely do 75, don't pull over!
They're lucky it was only as strong as it was,F2 maybe, if it had been the one that hit Andover that day they woulda been sucked out. I've heard people in Jarrel Tx. died because of this video, because they thought they could avoid the monster that erased their town by doing the same. If you go back to 1979 Wichita falls Tx. the same tragedy happened there with a highway bridge.
If they would have not tried to out run it and went the other way oin the road, I',m guessing they wouldn't have been trapped under the bridge by it. B?ut either way thanks for uploading.
OMG! If you look closely you can see 2 cars on the road. The car closest to the tornado gets picked up and you see it being rolled @ 1:12-1:15. The other car manages to turn around and drives back away from it. Man this is scary!
To lie in a ditch is a 50/50 chance. A tornado is always stronger on one side than the other regardless of its velocity. The size of the tornado, its speed, the depth of the trench and route the tornado chooses to take are all important factors. Dig a hole in the earth 1 foot in length, 6 inches wide and 4 inches deep. Using a decent tube extension on a vacuum; quickly move the vacuum tip from one side to the other width wise. Than try it length wise. See?
The first time I saw this, when I was about 12 years old, I thought; "Are those people insane?! Tornadoes produce winds of no less than 300 miles per hour, and winds that strong would tear an overpass to pieces and suck those people right up."
at around 1:10 or so you can see a car being tossed around with the tornado, I've seen this story many times, there was a man inside that car while it was being thrown around, he survived but received many injuries. They had to get the jaws of life to get him out of the vehicle.
I live a few miles from this overpass. I also worked on the Turnpike when I was a kid. The Kansas Turnpike overpasses have a very wide ledge just under the road bed with large girders for protection, so these people were able to get shelter. Most overpasses have no shelter at all. A number of people in the Oklahoma City tornado tried to get shelter under overpasses. They died.
They are actually saying that hiding under an overpass is not the best option, but if you are in panic you would follow the instincts of trying to hide away from it, such as an overpass.
Because of this video people believe that its safe to be under an over pass such a this, however what people don't realize is that the higher above ground you are the stronger the wind speed and the tornado didn't pass over the overpass it went around it. Had it gone over it, those people might not have been so lucky,
But under the circumstance for those people that was the only viable option.
in 1999 dozens of people tried it during a tornado outbreak in kansas, most of them died & swept away
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I actually read that no matter where you are you aren't safe out in the open. If you go into a ditch there could be a fast rush of water that could drown you. being under the gerters you are likely to be sucked out from under there and killed. the best place is to be under the ground like in a tunnel or small cavern... if you can find one, even then there is a chance of being sucked out or drowned.
those peoples had enough time to outrun this tornado!!! look at the time when they get off the car and the time the tornado reaches the overpass!!! at the speed they where going it only takes a split second to pass the overpass!! they just want to film this if u ask me
Ditch may be you your only chance, it's an option. Effective if some cases. This old vid is a misconception that most understand by now. I think this vid gave us an understanding then to a better realistic understanding............It sounded like a freight train.
when I got caught in a tornado the land was so flat I said fuggit I'll stay in the car, there was no ditch..thought about the over pass had 2 70 pound dogs with me, they released their fear smell, which smells worse than diarrhea explosion..no joke
@ReggieGurl04 Yes it is. Good Eye in seeing that. I believe there was someone in that car when this happened. The guy survived and wasn't seriously injured either.
Clues that this the video was a setup: 1) At 0:19 - 0:32 foreground objects drift by slowly. They are clearly not traveling or acceleration quickly. 2) At 1:15 - 1:20 the tornado appears to have relatively little forward motion and actually seems to meander. The evidence demonstrates that this tornado could have been easily outrun. Others probably saw it too late or panicked. I wish people could see the unedited version, but I can't find any mention of it. My prof got it from a friend on VHS.
I checked: mean storm motion at the time was ~40 mph. Tornado and storm motion is typically pretty similar. In the original edited version I think they show the speedometer at ~80 mph. If we accept that figure, with the tornado starting behind them, in order to catch up, it would have to be traveling faster than they were - so something like 85-95 mph depending on how far they had to drive. That would be about 45-55 mph faster than the parent storm motion, which is virtually impossible!
OMG most EPIC fucking shite ever! (aren't you able to outrun one of these things with a car though? -might be a bit of a gamble if there's other traffic though..)
I'm sorry, but it would have been much easier to outrun this thing if the road was relatively clear of traffic.
I would have floored it. And if the overpass has girders you can crawl up into where you're shielded from the winds, you'ld be safe. Unfortunately, most dont.
2 people in the car at 1:12 are deaded. they were 2 of the 4 casualties in this tornado. they tried to outrun it. you can see the car being tossed around like a toy. 1:12 - 1:20
i saw this video when i was little and for some reason it really frightened me. its haunted me ever since, im terrified of tornadoes now- luckily i live in the uk so i wont have to deal with one in real life lol!
@FlamingIceCubez lol, dont worry i dont intend to still be living in england in the next 5 years, let alone 15! theres no tornadoes in new zealand right? ;P
Your statements are inaccurate. It would be better to try to drive away from the tornado than to ride it out in a car. Most tornado's forward motion is less than 40 miles an hour although they in rare cases can travel at 60 - 70 mph.
Sorry, but you're full of shit. More people have been killed in cars running from tornadoes than anywhere else. That's the first tornado safety rule they teach.
If your already in a car with no chance of finding shelter(building,etc) it is better to determine which way the tornado is going and go the other direction. That is common sense. I'm not talking about abandoning a sheltered building and leaving by car.
I think your wrong on this. Produce the source for the statistics. I think most people probably die in buildings which did not offer solid protection (ex. mobile homes).
check out the names, I'm not who you think I am :P (And i also find that statement bogus, if you can't find a concrete building the most rational thing to do would be just floor it)
lambo...your teacher is stupid...you don't go under an overpass because the wind tunnel that happens would suck you out.....
the reason nothing happened to them was because the actual tornado DID NOT go over the overpass, it went off to the side of it.....watch it as it's about the hit them, it's moving off to the side and so technically doesn't go over the overpass. The people said it did but obviously if you look it doesnt
Several people get to shelter when they were as safe from Tornado.But they are still alive from Monster Tornado..They leaved an car And several people get there to safe.And tornado did not know where is people.And people did make it....But.How it happened on USA!!!
I saw the unedited version of this video. They let it catch up with them. Realistically they could have easily outrun this tornado. Tornadoes don't usually travel that fast and this one sure wasn't. Note how it doesn't blow by like a speeding car. In the parts that were clipped you see them let the tornado catch up so they can ride it out beneath the overpass and film it, which they unfortunately didn't know is typically a terrible place to hide from a tornado.
A prof of mine showed it to my class. He got it from a friend I think and there isn't a copy online that I know of. But common sense says it was a set up.
not really, he proves hes right with the fine argument that its not swooching by like a speeding car. It could have probably been outrun from the point where this video started also.. (guess they didn't want to take the chance with a jeep though)
Props to the camera man for keeping the video running and holding the camera as still as he did. I would have thrown the thing down and crapped my pants!
@ 1:13 you can see what looks like a car being tossed end over end like a toy being kicked. I understand that overpasses are not advised at all to seek shelter but if you are out in the middle of nowhere, what options are there?
As you might have guessed I don't live in a place frequented by tornadoes.
A ditch? That makes sense. If a tornado had me in its sights I would start sucking my thumb and crying like a little girl. But it seems to me that a tornado traveling across the ground is only as fast as the mother stom. So it also seems to me that outrunning the thing would be pretty easy to do at highway speeds. Am I wrong?
It is generally discouraged considering the unpredictable nature of tornadoes. Though most tornadoes don't go faster than highway speeds, there are some that do.
I would definitely be finding out how fast my Silverado would be going if I had a tornado barreling down on me. As I mentioned, I live in an area - Utah - that doesn't get many tornaodes. And the ones we DO get are short lived and weak. Might blow over an outshouse or something. I think it would be an adrenaline rush to be a storm chaser. To be out in the plains during the spring when storms are fierce and tornadoes frequent. Do you chase?
In August of 1999 Salt Lake City had a tornado go right through downtown. Did a lot of damage and one person was killed. But that was a once in 50 years storm.
"Tornadoes generally travel form the southwest and at an average speed of 30 miles per hour. However, some tornadoes have very erratic paths, with speeds approaching 70 mph."
Did you not listen to what the commentator said. In small spaces you will get sucked right out.. So no ditch. If caught in the open, might as well kiss your ass good-bye.. lol.
I've actually read guidelines from the National Weather Service, they say that a ditch is the best option when caught in the open. There was one case where a man got in a ditch to escape a tornado. The winds were strong enough to carry his car over him but he was unhurt. (I suspect this may be because the winds flow over the ditch rather than in it but I can't be certain).
@dragonridley Tornadoes do NOT suck UP anything. The winds are lateral and circular so it sucks out everything...so when you are in a ditch you are protected from lateral gusts.
I realize that the circular winds of a tornado do most of the damage. that was kinda my point.
Though it is not entirely correct to say a tornado cannot "suck things up" (though I would not use those words),. Tornadoes do have a powerful updraft that, in strong tornadoes, has been known to lift large objects and carry light objects (such as pieces of cloth and paper) into the upper atmosphere.
@dragonridley That would be correct. Getting as low as you can is a life saver, because the closer to the ground you are or if you are below ground, the more friction there is between the ground and the air that is moving. Plus getting that low makes you more aerodynamic; so the wind just blows over you like you are a part of the ground. However, be sure to protect your neck and head with your hands.
Cool
KingZeldaMaster 2 weeks ago
do you know where i can watch the uncut version of this where it shows the people being almost sucked out from the gurders? i watched this at school
DrBillBieber 1 month ago
@DrBillBieber a bit longer version but also worse quality
/watch?v=Xk5gvuraXzo
watch from 1:30
polishchaser1 1 month ago
@polishchaser1 that you!
DrBillBieber 1 month ago
My Dad and I were re skirting trailer homes earlier in the day and when we were coming back from Wichita north on turnpike this happened. I was twelve. I remember we pulled over south of el dorado lake when we saw this tornado form. Then another one formed just behind it. We couldn't believe what we saw. I remember when we got home we saw this video with 2 tornadoes going over overpass. This is good but where is the "raw" video of this with both tornadoes in it? Can't find it anywhere.
onefastv8s10 2 months ago
why bring the kids tornado chasing?
kuwinsitall 2 months ago
id have just tried to out drive it. . seems abit extreme doing this plus the wind speeds are greater under a bridge as a tornado passes , so bad move
ilovemoviesuk 5 months ago
All that and they could of just drove faster
DownNCrown19 5 months ago
Most amazing tornado video Ive seen yet!!
shayleeshi 5 months ago
they only survived for four reasons:
1. the unique shape of the underpass
2. it was a weak tornado(the most obvious reason)
3. they were hit by the western edge of the tornado(the rather weaker side of the tornado)
4. it wasnt a direct hit
AJTwister97 5 months ago
Lucky people in the overpass, wow. amazing
MakeupTeen94 5 months ago
@Flashinglights007 HAhahahahaha
TheWretch 6 months ago
People have died or became dismembered doing what these people are doing. The ones in this video just happened to be very luckt
plateshutoverlock 6 months ago
@Flashinglights007
me too man, me too. . . .
akrondude 6 months ago
Yeah if you look the tornado actually missed them by quite a bit and the focused winds under the overpass gave the appearance of them getting directly hit by it. Those winds really only happened because of the overpass tightening the winds inside the gap.
Spudst3r 8 months ago
I was born while they were filming this. Cool.
JawnRa 8 months ago
It's a very bad idea to go under an overpass. They're lucky it was such a weak tornado, if it was stronger it could have hit them with debris, thrown them around, or even made parts of the overpass collapse, and when that happens you do not want to be under it.
Gameathoner 8 months ago
@Gameathoner I believe back in 1991 they used to recommend ppl to take shelter under overpasses. They used to think it was a "good idea".
firewall5OOO 8 months ago
i wonder what music was used in this show?
vegetafan111 8 months ago
Poor little girl she was scared out of her mind.
hamsteradorable 8 months ago
we are around freight trains everyday and I have been very close to an F3 and they do not sound like trains so you fucktards need to stop saying this like all the other cattle out there mooooooooooo so retarded. The guy filming this was a pussy holding the camera like a frightened teen age girl at a horror movie.....
yetibiker08 8 months ago
@yetibiker08 Yes they do, you obviously never have been in a house while it was moving on top of the building.
Zeck180 8 months ago
this footage has always amazed me how the twister seemed to follow them perfectly. The other thing that amazed me was that they stopped instead of trying to outrun it.
spaceorbison 9 months ago
@spaceorbison Dumbest thing anyone can ever do is try to out run a tornado, if your in a car go lay flat in a ditch if you see a tornado coming at you. They were idiots in the first place to take cover under a death trap, over passes are not safe as they can increase the wind speed up to 50% stronger.
Zeck180 8 months ago
@Zeck180 Right I'm gonna get OUT of my car and lay on the ground for it to come for me.
spaceorbison 8 months ago
@spaceorbison Um, yes you would, unless you want to die from injuries sustained from the tornado or the tornado it's self, I live in Tornado alley I KNOW what I'm talking about don't try to think I don't.
Zeck180 8 months ago
@Zeck180 Wait, so lying in a ditch is better? But you're in the open, unprotected. Is the tornado just going to go over you? Do you mean if you're several dozen, or hundred, feet away you should lie in a ditch or low area?
jd55192 8 months ago
@jd55192 do know know how fast tornadoes can travel or are you to ignorant to read the facts on what you're supposed to do, questioning my knowledge of tornadoes is quite outrageous seeing how I'm from the area called tornado alley and nearly everyone here knows what you're supposed to do.
Zeck180 8 months ago
@Zeck180 Jesus you little pansy I was genuinely curious. Little insecure there? Why so defensive. Answer the question in the previous comment cuz you still haven't.
jd55192 8 months ago
@Zeck180 Depends on how fast it is moving. If I was on a highway, being followed by a tornado, I would try to out run it before stopping to take shelter in an unprotected ditch or an overpass. Being in tornado alley doesnt automatically grant you tornado knowledge. I am from Kansas. Does that mean I was born to know everything about tornadoes? Nope. But I know my car does 140mph, which may be a tad dangerous on a wet road. But
320bit 8 months ago
@Zeck180 But considering if I was on an open highway in the middle of nowhere with no other means of decent shelter, I would take my chances as worst case scenario I would die either way. And tornadoes USUALLY dont travel more than 20 miles or so before they leave the ground. And I could cover 20 miles at 140mph in a matter of less than 10 minutes. Im not saying its smart, but with little to no other options, that would be number 1.
320bit 8 months ago
Awesome vid! <3 That baby got a little too close for comfort though. Holy hell. x.x
And I love how people are like "OMG, GETTING UNDER THE RAFTERS WILL SAFE UR LIFE DUDEZ!" -sarcasm- Fact of the matter is, getting under an overpass like that is actually dangerous, as is MENTIONED at the end of the vid...You could either be sucked out of the rafters and into the tornado itself or you might even be killed the debris being flung into the overpass as it goes over it. These people were lucky....
ArtisanKindred 9 months ago 4
@ArtisanKindred What is the other options? Let me know. I'm new to Mid-west.
frodovader 8 months ago
If you have no choice but to outrun a tornado in a Car, Always travel away from the tornado going south or West. They never travel in that direction...always North to East.
Caksman1027 9 months ago
@Caksman1027 Wow that's not true.. but okay.
beckasha83 8 months ago
@beckasha83 LOL. I never argue on the internet...ever...but this is too good to pass up. But it is 100% true that in the Northern Hemisphere, tornadoes always travel north east to East. Usually in a 35 degree window. I just hope you arent a troll and wasting my time.
Caksman1027 8 months ago
@Caksman1027 This may be true. Makes sense since clouds move eastbound. But tornadoes can twist and turn into all different directions, though I cant imagine they would go westward for very long at all since the cloud supporting them is moving eastward thats probably what causes the rope effect and the end of the tornado.
320bit 8 months ago
that would be the worst way to die. Shit my pants then get sucked up and spat out by a tornado.
pokesfan92 9 months ago
NEVER SEEK SHELTER UNDER A BRIDGE. THE WINDS ARE INSTESFY AS THE TORNADO COMES NEAR. IT CAN SUCK YOU OUT. MANY PEOPLE TRIED THIS MAY 3RD 1999 AND WHERE SUCKED OUT AND KILLED!!
topthrilldragster20 9 months ago
I saw this on a old twister VHS..This is a smart move actually can save your life
CosmicDestroyer99 9 months ago
How did you manage to stay standing while filming?
Lisztman88 9 months ago
Insane
Lisztman88 9 months ago
I like
NatashaAnn19 9 months ago
Would've been funny if there was a homeless guy and he was like, " get out of my home!"
memos415 9 months ago
Child abuse much?
DEVOIDofORBIT 9 months ago
@DEVOIDofORBIT You poor thing. Sorry you were abused as a child.
BellumSacrumBellum28 9 months ago
I remember the first time I saw this. It reminds me of my almost experience. When I was 8 my mom and I got caught up on the high way in an area of Ohio that looks like this. The tornado nearly wen t over us but changed direction about a football field away. Never been more scared in my life.
CommandoMomo 9 months ago
That didn't look that bad.
Nintenkid91 9 months ago
Unbelievable footage. I don't think people watching realise how rare this is, people surviving a Tornado, very lucky. An F2+ and they'd be dead for sure.
StadiumHot 9 months ago
so glad those kids made it .
latinocorazon196 9 months ago
Quit following me, tornado!
sarahgishot 9 months ago
when i die i want to die from a tornado
skateboy159 10 months ago
@skateboy159 You sure got a lot of heart.
MarquisP2 9 months ago
@skateboy159 Give 'em hell, kid..
beckasha83 8 months ago
@Flashinglights007 Yea, getting caught eating on the toilet without paper sucks!!
coolman9999uk 10 months ago
The worst idea is to get under the highway overpass or any bridges, thankfully this Tornado was not very strong plus as u can see i changed its way and did not go directly over the bridge, otherwise even tornadoes of this strength would have definitely swept them all out, not to say anything bout a stronger one.
MrAppolo777 10 months ago
@MrAppolo777 get up under the girders
cjflo 9 months ago
@Flashinglights007 I would rather mess with Killer bees then this !!!!
Tom6093 10 months ago
I never get tired of watching that video! Very cool.
rasputinsdog 10 months ago
imho it sounded more like a plane taking off
camisa0ch0 11 months ago
Chuck Norris would have killed this tornader with a heel kick!
Runkleforskin 11 months ago
@Flashinglights007 i have wiped my ass with a slice of pinneapple pizza before.. I think ill take the tornado.
Runkleforskin 11 months ago
They are luck the tornado turned at 1:17 because if it went through the bridge the magnified winds would surely pull them out
riceicles123 11 months ago
Just a thought here: the two news reporters seemed to be getting away from the tornado safely in their car. I'm fully aware that next to standing in the open is the worst place to be when a tornado strikes, but it looks like they had time to get away from the twister rather than stop and take shelter under an overpass, then wait for the tornado to hit. Am I wrong on this?
XxseanlfcfanxX 11 months ago
@XxseanlfcfanxX I remember another video of this I saw on tv once where they said the vehicle could not outrun it. It was gaining on them and they took the only shelter they could find. He does say in the video "it's catching us". Guess you had to be there?
aardvark9100 11 months ago
@XxseanlfcfanxX They could have kept driving southeast, as they originally were before they spotted the tornado, and been out of the way, instead of turning around and running from it. Those who aren't properly trained usually can't tell which direction the tornado is moving, and make rash decisions. This was before the entire length of the Kansas Turnpike had jersey barriers installed in the median, which makes it more difficult to turn around.
avsfan331940 10 months ago
@XxseanlfcfanxX The likelihood that a ground vehicle will be able to outrun a tornado is very slim to none, Tornadoes can move at very fast speeds and even at top notch speeds in a car you can be blown away by the winds that extend outward from a tornado if you don't pay attention properly. It's a much safer bet to get out and find shelter.
Zenthios 10 months ago
Pretty sure I would have jsut drove around until it was over. It's hard to hit a moving target
sploosh56 11 months ago
Hey @polishchaser1, being a subscriber to you, and being an amateur chaser myself from WI, and having covered the Eagle, WI and Hartford tornadoes here, this is a great example of why an overpass should NEVER be used as a shelter. Great vid, send me any new stuff you ever get.
jmeier37 1 year ago
@jmeier37 I'm a storm chaser in IL. 100% I agree with DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER AN OVERPASS. The winds can be magified. for anyone who dont agree, go look up may 3rd 1999.
topthrilldragster20 11 months ago
hey polishchaser, i saw ur website. i loved it. but, i loved the old one better. u know, the one with the may 3 pg. and the waterspout pg.. thts the first tornado website that really got me into twisters, the old one i mean. i wish i can see the old one 1 last time
AJTwister97 1 year ago
@AJTwister97
I had to change it because too many links were offline. But perhaps I'll make single page for 3rr may 1999 videos, I think I have copy of my old website somewhere.
Thanks for visiting my page :)
polishchaser1 1 year ago
@polishchaser1 When I chase I use over passes to avoid precip and hail cores.
BlueTwisterFilms 6 months ago
@Flashinglights007 Joe and Bill from Twister would have been stoked !!!!!!
Tom6093 1 year ago
Where does anyone see a ditch in this video? A few inches of low ground, but they had nothing. There's no "inflow" sucking the car in either, the grass wasn't even blowing when they pulled over. Fact: The average forward speed of a tornado is 30 MPH, but may vary from stationary to 70 MPH. (FEMA.gov). If you can safely do 75, don't pull over!
blackxd42 1 year ago
They're lucky it was only as strong as it was,F2 maybe, if it had been the one that hit Andover that day they woulda been sucked out. I've heard people in Jarrel Tx. died because of this video, because they thought they could avoid the monster that erased their town by doing the same. If you go back to 1979 Wichita falls Tx. the same tragedy happened there with a highway bridge.
TheZepmeister 1 year ago
@TheZepmeister Yea it was an F2:)
23fagg 1 year ago
If they would have not tried to out run it and went the other way oin the road, I',m guessing they wouldn't have been trapped under the bridge by it. B?ut either way thanks for uploading.
VicTheMouth 1 year ago
OMG! If you look closely you can see 2 cars on the road. The car closest to the tornado gets picked up and you see it being rolled @ 1:12-1:15. The other car manages to turn around and drives back away from it. Man this is scary!
claurivas004 1 year ago
how could they not have outran that?
FlamingLavaOwl 1 year ago
@FlamingLavaOwl Some tornadoes travel at around 60-70 mph.
omgwtfmd 1 year ago
@omgwtfmd not this one obviously
FlamingLavaOwl 1 year ago
To lie in a ditch is a 50/50 chance. A tornado is always stronger on one side than the other regardless of its velocity. The size of the tornado, its speed, the depth of the trench and route the tornado chooses to take are all important factors. Dig a hole in the earth 1 foot in length, 6 inches wide and 4 inches deep. Using a decent tube extension on a vacuum; quickly move the vacuum tip from one side to the other width wise. Than try it length wise. See?
hakidosan 1 year ago
awww, poor kids!
cantbreal4ever 1 year ago
The first time I saw this, when I was about 12 years old, I thought; "Are those people insane?! Tornadoes produce winds of no less than 300 miles per hour, and winds that strong would tear an overpass to pieces and suck those people right up."
triton115 1 year ago
I think the best thing to do in this situation is close your eyes and pray!
nealtracy 1 year ago
Overpass= worst place to be for a tornado! Shouldn't a professional tornado chase team know this? Lucky idiots.
celticonduct7 1 year ago
@celticonduct7 that's because they weren't a chase team. I think they were a news crew that got caught out in the storm
Wafaloo 1 year ago
"An overpass offered the only cover" WHAT? Real Kansans know that overpasses create a wind tunnel effect, way more dangerous than a ditch.
NucleariA 1 year ago
there lucky they only got side swiped shew...
TheNamaste2012 1 year ago
this seems cool to me because i want that to happen
mrssasukelover 1 year ago
at around 1:10 or so you can see a car being tossed around with the tornado, I've seen this story many times, there was a man inside that car while it was being thrown around, he survived but received many injuries. They had to get the jaws of life to get him out of the vehicle.
ERAUPRCWA 1 year ago
1:34 watch the ground, that shows the true strength of a tornado, poor little girls!
portie147 1 year ago
These guys were really lucky for having chanced upon an overpass with such an unusual design.
sciencealwayswins 1 year ago
I live a few miles from this overpass. I also worked on the Turnpike when I was a kid. The Kansas Turnpike overpasses have a very wide ledge just under the road bed with large girders for protection, so these people were able to get shelter. Most overpasses have no shelter at all. A number of people in the Oklahoma City tornado tried to get shelter under overpasses. They died.
quacker1947 1 year ago
A really amazing Tornado!
Soleil111m 1 year ago
They could have put the car in the opposition direction to avoid it even on the current side of the road they were on.
DetroitLove4U 1 year ago
what country
jaypay777 1 year ago
They are actually saying that hiding under an overpass is not the best option, but if you are in panic you would follow the instincts of trying to hide away from it, such as an overpass.
tudssquadbuisness 1 year ago
I know one of the people who was under there!
Dogrin 1 year ago
Because of this video people believe that its safe to be under an over pass such a this, however what people don't realize is that the higher above ground you are the stronger the wind speed and the tornado didn't pass over the overpass it went around it. Had it gone over it, those people might not have been so lucky,
But under the circumstance for those people that was the only viable option.
in 1999 dozens of people tried it during a tornado outbreak in kansas, most of them died & swept away
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jabbawockeez4056 1 year ago
I would have shit my pants, the tornado would clean it anyway...
xerke 1 year ago
he could drive faster, there was no need to stop and wait for the tornado.
smilzomagro 1 year ago
this was Insane!!
UEFALionelMessi 1 year ago
i remeber this, at 1:15 that was a police officer in his car that day.
MrOleman54 1 year ago
I actually read that no matter where you are you aren't safe out in the open. If you go into a ditch there could be a fast rush of water that could drown you. being under the gerters you are likely to be sucked out from under there and killed. the best place is to be under the ground like in a tunnel or small cavern... if you can find one, even then there is a chance of being sucked out or drowned.
neptuneprincess1 1 year ago
those peoples had enough time to outrun this tornado!!! look at the time when they get off the car and the time the tornado reaches the overpass!!! at the speed they where going it only takes a split second to pass the overpass!! they just want to film this if u ask me
fotowngoonz 1 year ago
best option is to pay attention to the weather and not get caught in the open...
ke5oey 1 year ago 10
i turened 2 years old that day xP
whydoesthismattr 1 year ago
Morons should've left out the music. I remember the sound of this was amazing, but the music kinda detracts (ever so slightly)
Bimfirestarter 1 year ago
That is not what I would've done.
vader9596 1 year ago
Look at the truck. It likes a toy played by the devil
superarticulation 1 year ago
They should thank god for their life!
TheSchinkenlord 1 year ago
The man in the white shirt was my high school English and media teacher.
cgabb5 1 year ago
Ditch may be you your only chance, it's an option. Effective if some cases. This old vid is a misconception that most understand by now. I think this vid gave us an understanding then to a better realistic understanding............It sounded like a freight train.
JoeBoy247 1 year ago
when I got caught in a tornado the land was so flat I said fuggit I'll stay in the car, there was no ditch..thought about the over pass had 2 70 pound dogs with me, they released their fear smell, which smells worse than diarrhea explosion..no joke
LevelOrange 1 year ago
Hiding under an overpass or other bridge is a bad idea as the structure can funnel the winds and make them worse.
CloudchaserShaconag 1 year ago
@CloudchaserShaconag Hmmm, kind of exactly like they say in the video itself?
syounantube 1 year ago
I remember from back in the 90's that they said they were doing 90 and couldn't outrun it, so they stopped under the overpass
cantcomeupwithausern 1 year ago
Is that small black thing a car being tossed around? @ 1:12-1:18
ReggieGurl04 1 year ago
@ReggieGurl04 Yes it is. Good Eye in seeing that. I believe there was someone in that car when this happened. The guy survived and wasn't seriously injured either.
Torn80cj 1 year ago
i would of gun my car
skateboy159 1 year ago
Clues that this the video was a setup: 1) At 0:19 - 0:32 foreground objects drift by slowly. They are clearly not traveling or acceleration quickly. 2) At 1:15 - 1:20 the tornado appears to have relatively little forward motion and actually seems to meander. The evidence demonstrates that this tornado could have been easily outrun. Others probably saw it too late or panicked. I wish people could see the unedited version, but I can't find any mention of it. My prof got it from a friend on VHS.
storm8956 1 year ago
@storm8956 no one cares.....
DJPoeschl 1 year ago
I checked: mean storm motion at the time was ~40 mph. Tornado and storm motion is typically pretty similar. In the original edited version I think they show the speedometer at ~80 mph. If we accept that figure, with the tornado starting behind them, in order to catch up, it would have to be traveling faster than they were - so something like 85-95 mph depending on how far they had to drive. That would be about 45-55 mph faster than the parent storm motion, which is virtually impossible!
storm8956 1 year ago
Anything for a story eh? lol!
SoulSurferGS8 1 year ago
"keep rollin"--"im rollin"
03two 1 year ago
the idea is not to run or drive in the same direction as it is. if it is moving north, run east or west.
eishiba 1 year ago
@eishiba fuck you and the horse you rode in on
Firebirrd85 1 year ago
OMG most EPIC fucking shite ever! (aren't you able to outrun one of these things with a car though? -might be a bit of a gamble if there's other traffic though..)
n3gr4rn 1 year ago
I'm sorry, but it would have been much easier to outrun this thing if the road was relatively clear of traffic.
I would have floored it. And if the overpass has girders you can crawl up into where you're shielded from the winds, you'ld be safe. Unfortunately, most dont.
RayAir1 1 year ago
2 people in the car at 1:12 are deaded. they were 2 of the 4 casualties in this tornado. they tried to outrun it. you can see the car being tossed around like a toy. 1:12 - 1:20
MrAmericanAce 1 year ago
i saw this video when i was little and for some reason it really frightened me. its haunted me ever since, im terrified of tornadoes now- luckily i live in the uk so i wont have to deal with one in real life lol!
flyaninnocentlife 1 year ago
F5 tornadoes are predicted to begin striking the UK in about 15 years. I suggest you run.
FlamingIceCubez 1 year ago
@FlamingIceCubez lol, dont worry i dont intend to still be living in england in the next 5 years, let alone 15! theres no tornadoes in new zealand right? ;P
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evan95LO13 1 year ago
If you can outrun the tornado, why not just keep driving away?
JJ9715 1 year ago
@JJ9715
You can never outrun a tornado.
Most tornado deaths are people in their cars trying to outrun it.
TrollSturm 1 year ago
Your statements are inaccurate. It would be better to try to drive away from the tornado than to ride it out in a car. Most tornado's forward motion is less than 40 miles an hour although they in rare cases can travel at 60 - 70 mph.
GOODY61 1 year ago
Sorry, but you're full of shit. More people have been killed in cars running from tornadoes than anywhere else. That's the first tornado safety rule they teach.
TrollSturm 1 year ago
If your already in a car with no chance of finding shelter(building,etc) it is better to determine which way the tornado is going and go the other direction. That is common sense. I'm not talking about abandoning a sheltered building and leaving by car.
GOODY61 1 year ago
I'm not going to argue with you anymore. Just know that more people die from trying to get away in their cars in tornadoes than any other way.
TrollSturm 1 year ago
I think your wrong on this. Produce the source for the statistics. I think most people probably die in buildings which did not offer solid protection (ex. mobile homes).
GOODY61 1 year ago
mobile homes.. man tornadoes of this size rip apart wooden houses don't they?
n3gr4rn 1 year ago
Of course- and probably have the highest recorded fataties yearly - Not cars like you have stated before.
GOODY61 1 year ago
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n3gr4rn 1 year ago
check out the names, I'm not who you think I am :P (And i also find that statement bogus, if you can't find a concrete building the most rational thing to do would be just floor it)
n3gr4rn 1 year ago
@GOODY61 Amazing. If this is true though, any car would be able to outrun it (perhaps the tornados direction can be a bit deceptive though)
n3gr4rn 1 year ago
lambo...your teacher is stupid...you don't go under an overpass because the wind tunnel that happens would suck you out.....
the reason nothing happened to them was because the actual tornado DID NOT go over the overpass, it went off to the side of it.....watch it as it's about the hit them, it's moving off to the side and so technically doesn't go over the overpass. The people said it did but obviously if you look it doesnt
movieboy09 1 year ago
awesome observation!!! i always thought that it did. but now im sad.... i don't have anything to believe in!!! jk
mimitheechidna 1 year ago
we watched this in school, and our teacher told us to follow their advice: hide under an overpass. WTF??!! its a huge risk
lambogeek 1 year ago
Most overpasses aren't like the one they went under. You can't crawl under the girders on most of them.
norsemustang 1 year ago
Several people get to shelter when they were as safe from Tornado.But they are still alive from Monster Tornado..They leaved an car And several people get there to safe.And tornado did not know where is people.And people did make it....But.How it happened on USA!!!
MrJambalaa 1 year ago
I would scream and run
moldylemoninc 2 years ago
me too. ahhhhh!
mimitheechidna 1 year ago
I saw the unedited version of this video. They let it catch up with them. Realistically they could have easily outrun this tornado. Tornadoes don't usually travel that fast and this one sure wasn't. Note how it doesn't blow by like a speeding car. In the parts that were clipped you see them let the tornado catch up so they can ride it out beneath the overpass and film it, which they unfortunately didn't know is typically a terrible place to hide from a tornado.
storm8956 2 years ago
can you send me the link of the unedited version
bullrunlover 2 years ago
A prof of mine showed it to my class. He got it from a friend I think and there isn't a copy online that I know of. But common sense says it was a set up.
storm8956 2 years ago
sorry but common sense was wrong.
mimitheechidna 1 year ago
not really, he proves hes right with the fine argument that its not swooching by like a speeding car. It could have probably been outrun from the point where this video started also.. (guess they didn't want to take the chance with a jeep though)
n3gr4rn 1 year ago
Props to the camera man for keeping the video running and holding the camera as still as he did. I would have thrown the thing down and crapped my pants!
Uaohio 2 years ago
yeah man, balls of steel.
n3gr4rn 1 year ago
@ 1:13 you can see what looks like a car being tossed end over end like a toy being kicked. I understand that overpasses are not advised at all to seek shelter but if you are out in the middle of nowhere, what options are there?
As you might have guessed I don't live in a place frequented by tornadoes.
UtahMike41 2 years ago
If you're caught in the open, you're best option is to get in a ditch
dragonridley 2 years ago 8
A ditch? That makes sense. If a tornado had me in its sights I would start sucking my thumb and crying like a little girl. But it seems to me that a tornado traveling across the ground is only as fast as the mother stom. So it also seems to me that outrunning the thing would be pretty easy to do at highway speeds. Am I wrong?
UtahMike41 2 years ago
It is generally discouraged considering the unpredictable nature of tornadoes. Though most tornadoes don't go faster than highway speeds, there are some that do.
dragonridley 2 years ago
I would definitely be finding out how fast my Silverado would be going if I had a tornado barreling down on me. As I mentioned, I live in an area - Utah - that doesn't get many tornaodes. And the ones we DO get are short lived and weak. Might blow over an outshouse or something. I think it would be an adrenaline rush to be a storm chaser. To be out in the plains during the spring when storms are fierce and tornadoes frequent. Do you chase?
UtahMike41 2 years ago
No, but I hope to some day. I live in Pennsylvania which averages about 10 a year, most are weak, as is true everywhere, but there was one F5.
dragonridley 2 years ago
In August of 1999 Salt Lake City had a tornado go right through downtown. Did a lot of damage and one person was killed. But that was a once in 50 years storm.
UtahMike41 2 years ago
True, I believe that was the only tornado fatality in Utah history.
dragonridley 2 years ago
@UtahMike41 you are right
"Tornadoes generally travel form the southwest and at an average speed of 30 miles per hour. However, some tornadoes have very erratic paths, with speeds approaching 70 mph."
-research
domcho101 2 years ago
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Did you not listen to what the commentator said. In small spaces you will get sucked right out.. So no ditch. If caught in the open, might as well kiss your ass good-bye.. lol.
Jamesvorhauer 2 years ago
I've actually read guidelines from the National Weather Service, they say that a ditch is the best option when caught in the open. There was one case where a man got in a ditch to escape a tornado. The winds were strong enough to carry his car over him but he was unhurt. (I suspect this may be because the winds flow over the ditch rather than in it but I can't be certain).
dragonridley 2 years ago 12
@dragonridley Tornadoes do NOT suck UP anything. The winds are lateral and circular so it sucks out everything...so when you are in a ditch you are protected from lateral gusts.
chandru1103 1 year ago
@chandru1103
I realize that the circular winds of a tornado do most of the damage. that was kinda my point.
Though it is not entirely correct to say a tornado cannot "suck things up" (though I would not use those words),. Tornadoes do have a powerful updraft that, in strong tornadoes, has been known to lift large objects and carry light objects (such as pieces of cloth and paper) into the upper atmosphere.
dragonridley 1 year ago
@dragonridley That would be correct. Getting as low as you can is a life saver, because the closer to the ground you are or if you are below ground, the more friction there is between the ground and the air that is moving. Plus getting that low makes you more aerodynamic; so the wind just blows over you like you are a part of the ground. However, be sure to protect your neck and head with your hands.
jw870206 1 year ago
@dragonridley I think the best option is to put your head between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye, lol.
Seriously, though, I think a ditch is probably best. Thankfully, I've never had to test that out.
brian1969a 1 year ago