Possibly the most terrifying tornado video I've ever seen

[siberian khatru]

FU if Q

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[TLO]

Scary stuff.

That takes some balls to get video like that. Even being inside that tank they built.

[houstonwhodat]

You can't fix stupid

[Deberg_1990]

That was insane. Pics of the vehicle they were in? Was that an F5?

[BlackHelicopters]

Insane

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

I'd have feces all over me !

[stonedstooge]

Awesome! Wish I would have been in that tankcar

[keg in kc]

I think this is the vehicle:

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[KcMizzou]

Awesome! Wish I would have been in that tankcarF that.

[RINGLEADER]

It's like the flintstones car wash...

[Halfcan]

I was in Moore, Oklahoma yesterday. Total war zone.

[Hootie]

you've never seen Frazod after his wife eats the last Oreo

[BigRichard]

I think this is the vehicle:

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Seemed more like an advertisment for Dodge then anything else.

[Al Bundy]

you've never seen Frazod after his wife eats the last Oreo

:LOL:LMAO

[scho63]

That is just incredible! Great post.

I got claustrophobic just watching and feeling trapped. I would NEVER want to add that experience to my bucket list! :Lin:

[DaFace]

That was insane. Pics of the vehicle they were in? Was that an F5?

F3-F4 from what I've read.

http://www.examiner.com/article/storm-chasers-captures-unprecedented-video-from-inside-monstrous-tornado

[Rasputin]

That is just incredible! Great post.

I got claustrophobic just watching and feeling trapped. I would NEVER want to add that experience to my bucket list! :Lin:


I want to go see this video at the Kansas cosmosphere in Hutchinson Ks. That would be wicked cool.

[crispystl]

Ican't believe it didn't pick that thing up.

[Simply Red]

remix (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mtd12PT8DY)

[Shogun]

My friend Lindsay is a meteorologist and these are her close pals. Cool video

[DaFace]

Ican't believe it didn't pick that thing up.

It's got giant poles that dig into the ground to keep it from moving. If it didn't, it would've been flying.

[Simply Red]

It's got giant poles that dig into the ground to keep it from moving. If it didn't, it would've been flying.

are there any links to this rigmarole of a project?

[Shogun]

I actually did some work on this thing, called the dominator. actually was the dominator 2. http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/10/16/automobiles/autos1.480.jpg Has very large rods that dig into the ground.

[Shogun]

are there any links to this rigmarole of a project?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRV_Dominator

[DaFace]

There's a lot of info online about it (just google TIV2). Here's another tour of it that they did back when they were on the Discovery channel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vie-qc7KKeA

[Mr. Laz]

Seemed more like an advertisment for Dodge then anything else.
noticed that


I imagine Dodge gave him a good price or something in exchange for including the brand in any video he made etc.

[DaFace]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRV_Dominator

Different team and vehicle, but same concept.

[houstonwhodat]

It's got giant poles that dig into the ground to keep it from moving. If it didn't, it would've been flying.



aha!

[Simply Red]

There's a lot of info online about it (just google TIV2). Here's another tour of it that they did back when they were on the Discovery channel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vie-qc7KKeA

how on Earth have I missed all of this?

[DTLB58]

That was insane. Pics of the vehicle they were in? Was that an F5?

The link Weather Channel posted this morning I saw said EF4 175 MPH winds!

[Simply Red]

i need to buy a weather radio.

[tk13]

There was a Mythbusters episode where they tested the TIV and the Dominator. The TIV held up better... I think the winds were above 200 mph. It was built to shoot IMAX video... so this guy probably has some amazing IMAX footage from this.

[Deberg_1990]

Ican't believe it didn't pick that thing up.

yea..they story says the vehicle has the ability to anchor itself to the ground. pretty cool.

[dj56dt58]

There was a Mythbusters episode where they tested the TIV and the Dominator. The TIV held up better... I think the winds were above 200 mph. It was built to shoot IMAX video... so this guy probably has some amazing IMAX footage from this.

Maybe..the imax movie tornado ally was released a while back. Got several shots inside a tornado and got a few in 3d. Must be working on another one..

They took storm chasers off and reed timmer(dominator) has online shows you have to pay for. You can also pledge money toward the site and if you pledge 10,000 you get to ride in the dominator and get in a tornado

[Frazod]

There was a Mythbusters episode where they tested the TIV and the Dominator. The TIV held up better... I think the winds were above 200 mph. It was built to shoot IMAX video... so this guy probably has some amazing IMAX footage from this.

If they allowed something this cool to leak, just imagine how good the stuff that makes the show will be.

[Chiefshrink]

That was insane. Pics of the vehicle they were in? Was that an F5?

If it was an F-5 we would not be watching this video.

[morphius]

If it was an F-5 we would not be watching this video.
exactly. F5 can tear off the road from the ground, and in the last one tossed a bulldozer (or some other heavy equipment) on top of a house.

[ChiefMojo]

Yup they are saying now it was definitely a EF4 tornado that went over them. Pretty much that tornado was at the limits of what the TIV 2 could handle. Pretty freaking amazing and crazy!!! Can't wait to see what it looks like in IMAX.

Of course that tornado was right in the area Braden Wilson is from in Smith Center.

[blaise]

I kind of hate to nitpick but why not affix the camera to the dash or something? It seems like they went to a lot of trouble and risk but then his camera dipped down low and cut off part of the view.

[Dave Lane]

Warning danger close.

[DaFace]

exactly. F5 can tear off the road from the ground, and in the last one tossed a bulldozer (or some other heavy equipment) on top of a house.

It would definitely be pretty tense, but it might survive. As mentioned, they tested it up to EF5 speeds on Mythbusters and it held up OK.

The big difference, though, is that that test only involved wind - not debris. If something heavy hit that thing at 200mph, it's gonna do some pretty major damage.

[TEX]

Terrifying video??? AWESOME is more like it! Id love to be in that storm chasing vehicle.

[ChiefMojo]

The reason that is the only camera you see things with is due to the fact the others are footage meant for the IMAX movie.

[TEX]

Awesome! Wish I would have been in that tankcar

EXACTLY! I've actually paid to go on storm chasing tours but we were a safe distance away was F-ING COOL! I can only imagine the rush one would feel in that storm chasing vehicle.

[morphius]

It would definitely be pretty tense, but it might survive. As mentioned, they tested it up to EF5 speeds on Mythbusters and it held up OK.

The big difference, though, is that that test only involved wind - not debris. If something heavy hit that thing at 200mph, it's gonna do some pretty major damage.
But was it a swirling, lifting wind? I could be wrong, but I'd think handling straight line wind is a lot easier than dealing with a swirling, low pressure, pulling up tornado. But as you said the debris would be the got you, if something hit it and lifted it up even slightly, would it still hold.

[kepp]

They took storm chasers off and reed timmer(dominator) has online shows you have to pay for. You can also pledge money toward the site and if you pledge 10,000 you get to ride in the dominator and get in a tornado

I was upset when that show got cancelled. We would watch that all the time. It would be awesome (although scary) to be in that.

[dj56dt58]

I was upset when that show got cancelled. We would watch that all the time. It would be awesome (although scary) to be in that.

same here..but at the end it was mainly tv drama bs anyways..the first couple of seasons were pretty cool

I have been watching storm riders recently..its cool but of course they dont have the tiv or dominator to intercept the tornado but they get some nice videos and pictures

I chase sometimes and got my first tornado last week in Oklahoma

[DaFace]

But was it a swirling, lifting wind? I could be wrong, but I'd think handling straight line wind is a lot easier than dealing with a swirling, low pressure, pulling up tornado. But as you said the debris would be the got you, if something hit it and lifted it up even slightly, would it still hold.

Yeah, tough to say. The Mythbusters test was indeed a straight-line wind. While I think the anchors would hold it down from even a swirling wind, you're definitely right - if something big hit it and raised up an edge, they'd be in for quite the ride.

[Halfcan]

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Moore, Oklahoma...

[kepp]

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Moore, Oklahoma...

Holy cow...that first picture. Two SUVs just melded together.

[ChiefMojo]

What I love about Storm Chasers is the fact they actually educate you on what they are trying to do and what to look for, not just a show that shows storm chase footage.

[Lzen]

same here..but at the end it was mainly tv drama bs anyways..the first couple of seasons were pretty cool

I have been watching storm riders recently..its cool but of course they dont have the tiv or dominator to intercept the tornado but they get some nice videos and pictures

I chase sometimes and got my first tornado last week in Oklahoma

Storm Riders is cool. One of the guys on that show, Juston Drake plays hoops at the YMCA I go to here in Topeka. He's a cool dude. Really down to earth. And really passionate about meteorology and weather chasing.

[Frazod]

I didn't realize Storm Chasers was cancelled. That's too bad.

Reed is a gigantic douche, though.

[BigMeatballDave]

I was in Moore, Oklahoma yesterday. Total war zone.

I drove thru there last Friday.

Amazing how destructive these things can be. I saw a car off the shoulder of I-35. Looked like it went through a crusher.

[ModSocks]

Holy cow...that first picture. Two SUVs just melded together.

It'd make for an interesting lawn decoration. Certainly a conversation piece.