Kay County Oklahoma Tornado

Got this tornado May 13 2009. Sorry about the shakiness of the camera, I had gnats pestering me a bit as you'll see one every once in a while in the video. Having some kind of error which is not letting me upload the whole video. I couldn't use my tripod because rain and hail decided to start falling when I found a place to film this tornado. I had to roll down the window on my truck to film this because of the rain and hail. I guess the gnats thought the cab of my truck would make a great shelter. Auto focus was a pain too. I have that problem solved for 2010 though.

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[cooliesass]

5* Great capture! I like the weather radio too...perfect with this video.

I've got a feeling 2010 is going to be an above average season for thunderstorms and severe weather in this area if this weather pattern we've been having continues through Spring.

[Torn80cj]

After that slow May last year, I figure this May will make up for it. Hard to believe Oklahoma only had 4 or 5 tornadoes in the month of May. But it does happen. Hopefully more action this year, but not hitttting peoples property.

[tornadovideostock]

Great video!! Nice catch :)

[Torn80cj]

Oh yes, I was very pleased with this catch, because May was so slow with tornadoes, especially in Oklahoma. We only had 4 or 5 for the month of May which is really low for OK. I know that the record for fewest in May is 0 in Oklahoma. I figure 2010 ought to be quite active in May. Thanks for the comment.

[StormChaserNathan]

Great stuff Chris!

[Torn80cj]

This is my best tornado. Like I said to others, just wish the gnats weren't trying to investigate the moisture in my eyes. I finally had a tripod, but I didn't get to use it on count of the hail and rain. But it was awesome viewing this one. It was actually on the ground for about 18 minutes. I went to get closer to it, but it got rainwrapped so bad that I couldn't film it anymore at my new and closer location.

[jcmegabyte]

Nice footage! =)

[Torn80cj]

Yeah, I had turned the auto-focus off, but I didn't realize it automatically comes back on if the camcorder is turned off for 24 hours or more. But now that I know this, it will be off before I start rolling to the storms in 2010.

[Torn80cj]

This was one where I wished I could have been outside filming. I wanted more of that structure, but the rain would get on my lense if I got close to the window. I had it rolled down, because I can't stand filming thru a rainy window. But it was amazing to see, just wished the gnats weren't hindering me while filming this.

[vmax135]

Classic tornado, Chris!!! On your wide-angle shots, the overall storm structure is awesome too! I'd love to see the rest of your footage as well.