5/24/08 Multi-Vortex Tornadoes Near Hennessee, Oklahoma

The second and third tornadoes in this film were AMAZING and huge. They got extremely close to us and eventually we had to reverse our car and escape from them - only to then run into large hail and high winds.

Mike Laca, my chase buddy, also filmed on this day with a much higher quality camera. I would suggest checking out his video if you find this video, in any way, interesting.

Jim, Ray and Eric were nearly killed in the third tornado after their car broke down in its path. It crossed a few hundred yards or so in front of them. Can't wait to see their footage!

And, yes, I am a little dramatic. The tornado didn't really "chase" us. It just got too close for comfort on several different occasions.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• tornado
• outbreak
• tornadoes
• hennessee
• oklahoma
• may
• 24
• high
• winds
• large
• hail

[holytornado777]

great vid. I still dont know why there isnt more video of these tornadoes. There was a million people on them and the storm was ultra slow moving. I saw it develope from Dodge city and drove there in time to see about 6 tornadoes myself. Awesome storm alog an outflow boundary from storms the previous day In kansas which also had tornadoes....but really fast moving ones... GREAT CATCH U guys,,,,stay safe

[CyrusNixes]

Yeah, we were on the storms the day before as well. We saw some pretty amazing super cells and a few tornadoes, but they were more difficult to follow and we didn't get nearly as close.

And thanks!

[liquidstl]

do you have a longer cut of this footage you could upload?

[CyrusNixes]

Hey, I never noticed this comment until now. I film with a teenie little diggie camera, so these clips are actually in their entirety. I have lots of other clips I didn't put up, though, so I could try put those babies up.

[nightmare9761]

so, did the video from the other chase car get uploaded yet? Link please

[CyrusNixes]

They haven't yet. I really want to see it too - they had much higher quality cameras than I did and they got much much closer.

[AndyJay15]

@CyrusNixes Did they upload yet?

[Torn80cj]

I should have gotten video on two of these tornadoes myself. I got the two in Orlando OK, but those other 2 which happened earlier in the day, I saw the multiple vortex tornado, but it dissipated as I was getting my camcorder fixed on it. Then the other tornado near Hennessee got rainwrapped(hailwrapped) so I didn't have any view to video that tornado either. That was a good size one to. Some people saw the rain, they thought it was a mile wide wedge tornado. Tornado was not a mile wide.

[doknocka]

its when multiple funnels rotate around the main funnel cloud, it can often be more devastating then a non multi vortex tornado

[scousecei]

well done can u tell me wot a multi tornado is

[liquidstl]

Don't Say that because I'm coming wit you guys next time & it makes me depressed that I may never get to have a day like that.. :(