Tuscaloosa Tornado filmed from University Village in SW Tuscaloosa.

[HedgieDiva]

You sir have balls.

[ffjsb]

Good vid, looks like you captured some multiple vortex's in that tornado. Good job staying calm, although I bet you were sweating bullets.

[thegrimm54321]

you have the biggest balls on the planet.......

[cheezbetweentheknees]

"WOOOO! LOOKIT THAT BAD BOY DAT'S A CATUHGORY FIIIIVE! WHERE'S IT GOIN? IS IT COMMIN?!

WOOOO!! S'COMIN ATUS!"

[vickymcfadden440]

Wow, you were really lucky, it must of changed course at the last minute, great filming job!

[davisotj1]

how did you get into college?

[Kimirulzz]

Awesome footage just be careful!

[mrmanandstarry]

Man, You've got courage/as people keep saying 'balls of steal' for being able to tape when it was that close!

I would've been scared shitless.

[MrGhostblood]

i love when a woman tells me to come inside.

[juggaloitis]

great video! it was like reliving it(from 15th st :)

[onionofdeath]

Wow that thing was practically at your doorstep!

[YourTubeVideoss]

Reminds Me a LITTLE of Xenia Tornado April 3, 1974

[marshalljimduncan]

I hope the guy that was cheering and celebrating, got sucked into the tornado

[SDandBVB]

"I'll come over to your house after the storm!"

Um dude, his house may not even be standing after the storm o.O

[AboutMeFamous]

Its So DARK it Looks like VINTAGE Film  ... wow !!

[AboutMeFamous]

Early Spring = Early Tornadoes ( according to the ground hog )

[overlandpark6me]

Isn't it "great" to hear a guy hooping and hollering when people are dying.

[SamCroSOA2012]

RFD at the end was too much.

[MyYugiohChannel16]

haha "Get your asses inside" in the beginning nice footage r.i.p april 25th-27th outbreak victims

[SuperNbafan1]

Just watch the whole video.

[SuperNbafan1]

0:00 is my response to this video, 0:07 is class A reponse!!!! 0:11 is hilarious!!!! 1:06 gets serious, 1:15 gets intense, and finally at 2:29 "Yep, Come inside."

[elainebmack]

Much too close sir! The tornado itself missed you, but flying debris might have hit you instead, like shrapnel.

[theBIGGDOGG2011]

You sir have balls of steel.. That is all

[rogeliojrsmommy]

too close for comfort !! great footage though !

[64Albere]

@@@ YouTube user CJHughesRTR... You was very brave for filing this tornado on video. Yikes !! made me nervous especially the part where it look like the storm could have barreled right directly towards you . Seriously.. I am glad you are okay.. Later and Peace Out !!

[fjanos]

Thank you for the answers very much, guys.

[alltimeamandax0]

WOW. So glad you made it out alive. I was holding my breath towards the end of the video.

[jingman3]

i don't think it was a weak tornado too me in my own mind but that was very very close

[supercellfrenzy]

If I would have been able to stay safe and if I was in your position, I would have actually tried getting a little bit closer to it. I'm being serious, too.

[supercellfrenzy]

@supercellfrenzy Chasing tornadoes is my life.

[SpookyBonesworth]

2:17 Run away!

lol

[rob666bass]

Bro you got balls of steel that was a very impressive shot.

[yummypenguin615]

"ill comeover after the storm" LOL if you're even alive. you were waaaaaaaaaaay too close man! haha got balls of fucking steal!

[SupremeAmerican]

lol. Woooooooooooooooooh look at that bad boy

[iascoinc]

Damn dude..... You held on that long why the hell didn't you just hang in there the rest of the way?

What a tease.....

P.S. Next time, try to hold the camera still. All that bouncing, trembling ect. is really aggravating....

[fjanos]

where i live, there are no tornadoes here. would you tell me, if brick or precast-built houses are safe?

[GAdawgsfan93]

@fjanos For weaker tornadoes like EF-0 to EF-2 a brick house would be pretty safe unless the roof caves in or a tree falls. But even brick or precast houses cannot withstand winds at almost 200 mph. At that speed, the brick siding becomes flying missiles.

[cartman1492]

@fjanos For a tornado that size, there is little above ground that is guaranteed to survive. Above ground, a reinforced cast concrete structure would be your best bet but again, not guaranteed. Conventionally built brick homes are pretty much guaranteed to fail, in fact I saw instances of brick homes stripped to their foundation by this very storm. The only thing guaranteed to survive a tornado of this size would be a well built underground structure. EF5 = winds > 200 mph (322 kph).

[cartman1492]

@fjanos Just to give you an example of what an EF5 can do, this storm scoured pavement from the ground in places.

[BamaUAMS]

wanna chase tornadoes with us? we're a student group of storm spotters and Community Emergency Response Team members at UA. go to our website at uamswx.com or send us an email to bamaUAMS@gmail.com

[GillFan26]

What the FUCK were you doing? That is way too close. Next time stay inside or film from a safer distance. You only live once, don't lose it doing something stupid.

[txbadgirl1]

That is some crazy footage you got. What makes it so crazy, is that was a BIG ASS tornado and you stayed so calm. We lucked out in Texas this year with only a few bad storms....not so in your part of the world....Stay safe



[FlightyViola]

Roll Tide <3

[Blige411]

ok i must say im a NY er and as manly as i am i would have fainted. that was too close. Alabama was in my prayers at that time. Good luck to your city.

[jobehen]

good thing you escaped! I would have fainted

[ArialeMaravilla]

I bet the reason why there were a lot of deaths, was because of people doing the same thing you did. Sat there and let it come to you when you are supposed to be seeking shelter. That's what the warnings are for.

[JameliaBramoore]

This is probably a dumb question...But is that kind of thing a normal event in Alabama? (As in tornados that massive) And do you guys have like storm shelters or something? I'm looking at transferring to the university of alabama, but I've never even seen a tornado so I'm kinda super scared of them. Haha.

[cherokeedoll1]

@JameliaBramoore this was the first tornado this massive we have ever had here in Tuscaloosa. We do get tornado warnnings sometimes,,but its never been anything like this. Some people who live in houses do have storm shelters..after this Im sure alot more people have had them installed.

[MrWeatherman10]

Holy Crap that's a big one

[IAmHurricaneStorm]

Shoulda stood there the whole time it was clearly going to miss you i say you missed the best part of the footage really shoulda went to the other side of the building and got even closer, that woulda been a money shot

[satanxhhhx]

@IAmHurricaneStorm Maybe, but what if it had suddenly shifted and changed directions. As the uploader stated, that was way too close for comfort. All it can take is a split second for a tornado to shift directions and you could be right in the path, and may not realize it until it's too late.  That's the exact reason spotters/chasers don't get *too* close to a tornado. Your life may be in extreme danger before you can realize or do anything about it.

[64Albere]

@satanxhhhx Point well made.... which be why I let the professionals do the job of filming the tornado especially since many of the chasers have years of experience.

[elainebmack]

@satanxhhhx Good comment. I can see how such a sight could be almost mesmerizing, but I'm glad the spotter here kind of woke up in time and got inside even if the tornado did actually miss him. Even if it did there's always flying debris that could kill as well.

[mryjn420090]

COME INSIDE

[tdayx3]

Wow can't believe how close this was, were you at the small pool near 2200?

[Silverhedgehog1000]

@CJHughesRTR

I hope you are alright was the university you are in damaged

[Silverhedgehog1000]

Dude you were like 402 meters away from the tornado that was too close

[CJHughesRTR]

@Silverhedgehog1000 Way too close! I didn't realize how serious it was until it was right there by me

[KimDAtkins]

Lol, yep! And you're welcome!

[CJHughesRTR]

Haha second floor? I love those! This video would not be complete without those chimes so I appreciate it.

[KimDAtkins]

Those are my wind-chimes that you hear in the background!

[CJHughesRTR]

Will do! I shot this from University Village apartments off of 10th avenue. Just south of the Rosedale apartments that were completely destroyed.

[rammerjammer88]

What apartments are these? I'm from Tuscaloosa and was at the hospital parking deck and got a very close and intense capture. Check my videos. Good shot though, man

[brizwx]

Amazing video... just incredible!

[CJHughesRTR]

Yea I have no idea who that guy is. He's an annoying neighbor though.

[thursmorn2011]

dude in the backround is a douche!