Quinter, KS Tornado May 23rd

Tornado drops about 300 ft from my vehicle (while I fumble to get my camera loose from a GPS cable) It was very close at that point then proceeds to cross Interstate 70 moving away from me. I found out later that it did damage throwing a car into the adjacent field.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Quinter
• Kansas
• Tornado
• May
• 23rd
• 2008
• storm
• chase
• highway
• interstate
• 70
• randy
• applegate
• jerry
• prsha

[Torn80cj]

Awesome tornado footage. I chase myself, and that was close when you first got your camera on the tornado. If that tornado hadn't been going somewhat away from you, I think the guy in the big truck would have gotten hit along with the car that was in front of him. I got my first video of a tornado in Lane County KS on this same day. I saw two the day before and saw 4 more in Oklahoma the day after. It was an incredible three days of chasing being that it was my 1st days chasing ever.

[jprsha]

I saw four more tornadoes that same day.. It was just an incredible experience!

Thanks for posting!

[ndzimmerman]

The tornado did throw a car that was driving east over on the other side of the west bound lane. The driver was taken to the hospital.

[ucsoccermanic11]

to the guy who got hit "hey man, i wanna give u the video of the tornado that pwned ur ass and almost killed u" hahaha, nice idea. lol

[wkLeoTrooper]

300 feet is a little bit of an exagerration, you're more like 1/4 mile away, but still that's incredible footage. Great video.

[goodlife404]

Mother nature terrifying force that would change lives, forever.

[WWERULEZ1000]

Reed Timmer at 1:05 ish

[skateboy159]

looks like its 100 yards away lol

[dragonridley]

Actually, someone came 300 ft from this when it was a mile wide. Although it might have been weaker at the time it formed, it was rated EF4. Reed Timmers came within the same distance of a Half mile wide F4. So even if you're close it doesn't mean you'll get picked up. I still wouldn't recommend it.

[t80tank20]

I regret to this day pursuing the storm near Ness City after Quinter number 1, and the small tornado immediately after that. Seeing this one cross I-70 would have been the best video I've taken. Check out the videos I have posted from my chases.

[missourimedic]

Great video. A bit further than 300 feet I think, but still mighty impressive!

And thank you, thank you, thank you for not screaming like a school girl like many of the chasers do when filming, (You know who you are)