Posts tagged with ‘tornados’

Watch the first 10 minutes of the Moore, Oklahoma F5 tornado forming and intensifying

Raw footage of Fast Unit 70’s (Chance Coldiron & Justin Cox) coverage of the Moore tornado that was used by KOCO5 during the event on May 20th, 2013. We watched as the tornado formed in front of us and rapidly intensified then moved across highway 37 in Newcastle, OK. Then the tornado continued to intensify as it tracked across the Canadian River and the interstate 44 bridge.

Video of a tornado in Dallas earlier today tossing tractor trailers around like toys

Earlier today, the Dallas-Fort Worth area got hit by some hellacious thunderstorms that came with several tornados, including this twister that picked up several tractor trailers weighing several tons each and just threw them around like they were tiny toys. Any DFW IHCers that got caught in this mess? Everyone okay?

Watch a giant, Earth-sized tornado moving across the surface of the Sun

So I guess we’re not in Kansas any more…

Heartbreak from Joplin, Missouri: A woman describes how her husband sacrificed his life to save hers

Bethany Lansaw and her husband, Don were right in the path of the massive tornado that destroyed areas of Joplin, Missouri last week. In order to save his wife’s life, Don used his body to protect Bethany from debris and died from his injuries. Sorry for the sadness… we’ll get back to our regularly scheduled snarky programming shortly.

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Heartbreaking survey of tornado damage in Missouri

This weekend, Joplin, Missouri got ravaged by tornados and Weather Channel meteorologist Mike Bettes struggles to fight back tears as he surveys the widespread wreckage.

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So this is what a tornado looks like when it passes overhead

Another pants-shitting video from the Tuscaloosa, Alabama tornado, only this one passes right over a motel and some guy’s just watching the whole damn thing from the window— a really bad place to be, by the way.

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Watch an F4 tornado rip through Tuscaloosa, Alabama

An F4 tornado is a quarter to a half a mile in diameter with winds between 166-200 mph. Think about that as you watch this beast rip Tuscaloosa a new asshole.

Also, this is why you don’t try to outrun a tornado. (Thanks to Delsyd for that link)

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K-k-k-k-k-kombo breaker!

Stupid hamburger stealing tornados. When will this menace end?

Dude in Wilson, NC stays way too calm with a tornado bearing down on him

I meant to post this last week, right after several tornados tore through various parts of NC, though IHC headquarters were spared. This guy in Wilson, NC is sitting in the parking lot of a grocery store, just watching a tornado rip through buildings right across the parking lot from him. And all he can say is “Yup, there’s the tornado.”

Video of a tornado in Brooklyn from yesterday’s storms in NYC

Yesterday, NYC was hit with some massive fucking storms that caused huge power outages and spawned several tornados, causing even more damage. This is a home video of one of those tornados tearing its way through Brooklyn.

Hope all yous NYC IHCers are okay and are had fun in the mess.

Lots more info, photos and videos here at the Gothamist

IT’S A FIRE… TOOOORNAAAADOOOOO!

After droughts in Brazil comes wildfires. After wildfires and some weird wind and air pressure fluctuations comes THE TORNADO OF FIRE. Okay, so it’s kind of a dinky fire tornado, but it is fact a fire tornado. Or firenado.

The vortex of fire resulted from months of drought in the region, combined with brush fires and strong, dry winds. Though a rare phenomenon, the formation of a fire tornado, or fire whirl, is quite simple. When there is a warm updraft of air and convergence of fire, say from a wildfire, a vortex of flame can occur. As the heated air from the fire rises, strong air currents cause flame to spin, shaping it into a tornado.

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