Tornado May 24th 2004 South of Hastings NE Clip_0001.wmv

This super cell produced 19+ documented tornadoes on May 24th 2004. This tornado was located about 35 miles SSE of Hastings NE, just off hwy 4 E of Lawrence NE. This was the first tornado produced about 3:00 PM CDT and was on the ground ~ 13 minutes.. The first debris cloud spun up 75 yds to our E, we then moved W about 1/2 mile. The view is looking due E down hwy 4. This tornado was originally broadcast as moving to the NE, but was actually moving to the SSE about 10 mph. My son Paul usually handles the video and I do the stills. He was not with me on this chase so my wife Hope filled in with those duties. Making it even more difficult was the fact we had a bright sun to our back which made it difficult to see the video display. Please forgive the at times shakey camera work. Copyright: 2004 Randall Oliver

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[AJTwister97]

isnt this the same storm that produced the widest tornado in history

[nadernut]

@AJTwister97 - This is a couple days after the Hallam NE tornado of May 22, 2004. It was the widest tornado ever recorded at 2.5 miles wide.

[AJTwister97]

@nadernut i know about the twister, i did a science paper for it when i was in 4th grade. all i can remember from the paper was how it was an F4 and how wide it was.

[nadernut]

@AJTwister97 Nice to know they're still doing science papers in the fouth grade 8>)

[bsax08]

I give you huge Props for the editing of this video. Not only a bad ass Tornado but I can max my speakers out and Jam to it. Well done!

[nadernut]

@bsax08 Thanks a bunch !

[Kopecky12]

Gay

[naderchaser]

@TheFriedolays FYI, the "widest" tornado in U.S. History IS INDEED the Hallam, Nebr. tornado of 5-22-04. It was just about 2 1/2 miles wide at it's widest point. The Greensburg, Kansas F-5 killer tornado is the 2nd. widest. It's damage path was just a bit smaller than Hallam's. You can verify these facts with the National Weather Service. I've been chasing storms for over 20 years. These are just accepted facts within the chaser community. Thank you.

[AJTwister97]

@nadernut actually i did for extra credit in the meteorology branch of my science class. i was getting an A but wanted to bump it up to an A+, which i succeeded at

[nadernut]

@Torn80cj Thanks, we were in just the right place at the right time 8>)