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[Reed] Whoo!
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[Sarah]
There comes the Dominator
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[Reed] How's it going?
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[Brandon J.]
Well, he don't have his
entourage today.
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[Sarah]
Yeah, just wait.
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Time to go!
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[Sarah]
It's a completely different
ballgame down in Alabama.
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[Brad speaking]
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[Reed] Whoa!
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Holy crap!
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We are live again back
in Alabama, and we are gonna be
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targeting these isolated
supercells that are developing.
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I'm Reed Timmer.
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I'm definitely a weather nerd,
and I'm passionate about
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the science, especially
severe weather and tornadoes.
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Alabama is the eastward
extension of Tornado Alley.
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I know that in northern
Alabama, when supercells
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approach that geography,
they like to produce tornadoes,
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so it was a perfect tornado
intercept opportunity.
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All of a sudden,
eight tornado warnings.
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Those will need a close watch
over the next several hours,
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as those will be some
supercells that have
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the potential to produce
some strong tornadoes.
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It's pretty outflow-y
right now.
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Mm-hmm.
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[lightning crashes]
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-Ooh, my God!
-Oh, my God!
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-Where the heck was that?
-Right in there.
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My name is Sarah Kassabian.
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I grew up in Oklahoma, right
in the middle of Tornado Alley.
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When I was in high school,
an EF5 tornado hit 25 minutes
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south from where I lived.
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There were multiple fatalities,
so it made me want to get out
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and do my part to help and make
sure that people can get as
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much lead time as they can
before something hits.
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It's a completely different
ballgame to chase down south.
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There's all these trees
everywhere and hills.
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It's difficult to see the storm.
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A lot of the tornadoes down
there get wrapped up in rain
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and you can't see them until
they hit you.
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I had very little experience
chasing in that area.
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So my goal was to get
a new notch in my belt
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in terms of a new area for me.
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Oh, hi.
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I was chasing with
my chase partner
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and best friend, Brandon Jarvis.
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He is a whiz with any kind of
camera, so I don't have to
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fidget as much with
the technology in my vehicle
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because he's kind of got it
all taken care of.
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Don't look at my chins.
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Figured it was a good shot.
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[Brad] Oh, look, guys.
It looks like the Dominator
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just pulled out
in front of us.
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Great thing about Reed is
if you're by Reed,
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then you know you're
probably in the right spot,
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because that guy is
one best storm chasers.
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My name is Brad Arnold,
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and I'm a professional
storm chaser.
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I've lived
in Huntsville, Alabama
my whole life.
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So I knew
that I would be chasing
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in my backyard that day.
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Guys, we're out here to get
tornadoes, but we're also
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hoping that those tornadoes
don't hurt anyone.
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My main goal has always been to
save as many lives as possible.
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And that's really what I think
we're out there for.
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I can't stop Mother Nature.
No one can.
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But we can help warn it.
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We're in the Dominator 3
science mission
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full throttle today.
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We had all of
Team Dominator out there.
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We have Matt Spatola.
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He was navigating
the Dominator 3.
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And we have Will Clay,
our extreme engineer.
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What's up?
Ready to go.
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Got the air cannon
in the back.
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The air cannon is
a custom-built potato gun.
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You charge it up with air
pressure, and then it shoots
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a miniaturized sensor into
the tornado so it can measure
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the wind speed inside
of the vortex.
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Our goal was to get inside of
the tornado, shoot our sensor
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into it, so it rises up
through the tornado,
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and then we can measure
that real time data
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as the tornado's happening.
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Tornado intercept mode
is happening.
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Never stop chasing.
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[honking]
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[Sarah] All right.
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Let's go before
the conga line gets here.
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Yep.
[chuckles]
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[Sarah speaking]
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Brett is a friend
and a fellow chaser that has
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decades of experience on me.
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I would say
he's one of my mentors.
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[Brett speaking]
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Me and Sarah met
a couple years ago.
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Get out here where we can
get a visual.
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Sarah is very driven,
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very hardcore,
not afraid at all,
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which sometimes gets
her ass in trouble.
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[Sarah speaking]
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It's of no benefit to me
when Brett and I have
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the exact same view.
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He's the known name.
He's gonna get
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way more viewers than I do.
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Unless I'm showing
something better.
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[Reed] That's it right there,
right behind us.
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That's the wall called
rapid motion on it, guys.
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Veer out the chasers here.
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[Sarah]
There comes the Dominator.
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[Brandon J.]
No, not the Dominator.
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[Reed speaking]
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[Brandon J.] Well, he don't have
his entourage today.
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[Sarah] Yeah, just wait.
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It absolutely brings out
my competitive side
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when I am surrounded
by great chasers.
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In no world do I think I will
ever be a better storm chaser
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than Reed Timmer,
but I want to try.
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If you want to be the best,
you have to compete
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against the best.
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-Look at that spin right here.
-Yeah.
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-Right here.
-Ooh, ooh.
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[beeping]
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[Reed]
This thing's gonna
produce eventually.
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-We probably have to go east.
-Get out the front for a second.
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I'm just getting things ready.
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A little snare drum.
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Time to go.
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My number one thought
when Reed shows up
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is don't [bleep] get stuck
behind him.
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A lot of people will get behind
him and just follow him.
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We got to go.
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[tires screeching]
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[Brandon J. speaking]
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[Sarah speaking]
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[bleep] him.
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Sorry, excuse me.
I didn't say that, y'all.
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I'm stuck behind
the Dominator, which is
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a really cool vehicle
for intercepting tornadoes,
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but it is not the most agile.
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All right, we've got to go
a little faster here, fellas.
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Come on, Reed.
Pick it up.
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-Yeah, we've got to keep
going east, I think.
-OK.
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[Matt]
We've got a stop sign
coming up a little bit,
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you're gonna go through that.
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We reached a point where
we've got multiple storms
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and it's always a question
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of which storm
is gonna be dominant.
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We're looking at the storm
to our north.
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It's starting to develop a lot
tighter of a couplet,
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meaning the rotation is
a lot stronger.
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[Sarah]
So Dominator goes straight,
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and Jarvis and I turn left.
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They're thinking they're gonna
have east options going
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that way, and it's few
and far between.
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[Reed]
I figured that they would
probably follow us,
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but then they went off to catch
the other storm, the one behind
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it that had a tornado warning.
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Yeah, imagine just driving
away from that storm.
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It's just the obvious decision
to stay with the lead storm.
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I knew that in kindergarten.
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Thing's trying to
produce, everybody.
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They extended that severe
warning pretty much
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all the way to Huntsville.
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-Probably gonna kick it.
-[Matt] Yeah.
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[Brad] This thing is about
to put down a monster tornado.
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This is dangerous.
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[indistinct radio chatter]
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[Brad] We're going straight
to Huntsville.
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Lots of emotions going through
my head at that point.
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Knowing that something could
happen near my home kind of
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puts a pit in your stomach.
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My wife and daughter
were at home that day.
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I've got to stay
with this storm.
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I've got to have eyes
on this storm,
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and I've got to warn as
many people as I possibly can.
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There it is right there.
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Tornado on the ground
right there!
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It's gonna hit those cars!
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Power flashes.
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Multi-vortex!
Multi-vortex!
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Multi-vortex rate's burning!
Oh, my God!
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Oh, my God!
Please, no!
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Stop!
Don't drive!
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[Brad speaking]
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There it is right here.
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We've got a tornado
coming down right now.
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Huge coming tornado.
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All hell broke loose.
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I started to see trees getting
thrown in the air,
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debris from homes
and other structures
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being tossed
in the air as well.
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[Brad's wife and Brad speaking]
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[Brad speaking]
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That's a "goddamn it" moment.
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All I can do now is race
like hell to get back up to it
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and try to get
my own intercept.
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[loud metallic banging]
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[laughing]
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Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
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Goddamn!
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-Whoa.
-Oh [bleep].
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I actually thought
my organs had, like,
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rearranged or something
when we landed that hard.
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It was one of those "that was
badass" kind of moments.
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But I was worried about having
to call Brett and tell him that
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I majorly messed up his truck.
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We're not telling Brett.
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-Unh-unh.
-I don't know.
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-Jesus Chr--
-[bleep].
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I don't know why the truck's
driving funny.
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Oh, my God.
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[Reed speaking]
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It's on the ground, guys!
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[siren wailing]
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They're firing that siren.
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-Right there.
-Yeah.
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I knew that the tornado was
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already on the ground
at that time,
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so we blasted off to
the east to get in front of it.
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-1.3, going east.
-Oh, my hat's gone!
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-1.3.
-OK.
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-[indistinct] behind us.
-[indistinct] it is now!
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It should be on Will's side now.
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[indistinct conversation]
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[Matt] 1.2, 1.2.
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-[Reed] I'm gonna go east too.
-[Matt] OK.
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Whoo!
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[Reed] Let's send those thrown
[indistinct].
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We were there with our whole
science mission ready to go,
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sensors ready to launch,
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air cannons to shoot those
sensors into the tornado.
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-1.2!
OK.
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[Reed] And in order to do that,
you need to be inside of
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the vortex, and that's a very
dangerous place to be.
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-One mile!
-I see it, I got it!
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There it is!
There it is!
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[Reed]
I knew that it would cross
our road just in front of us,
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so we're in a perfect position
to intercept this tornado.
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And launch sensors
into it with our air cannon.
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It's on this side.
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Yeah, we can see the whole
tornado cyclone now.
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-Picking up some.
-Yeah!
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We're basically in it
right now.
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-OK.
-Got it?
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See those curtains right
in there?
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[Matt speaking]
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-Right in there, right in
there, right in there.
-Yeah.
248
00:15:23,767 --> 00:15:25,167
-[Will] There it is.
-[Reed] There it is!
249
00:15:25,334 --> 00:15:26,801
-[Matt] It's going
over the interstate.
-[Reed] Zoom in on it!
250
00:15:26,968 --> 00:15:28,567
It's going over
the interstate.
251
00:15:34,167 --> 00:15:35,868
It's a big time
tornado, folks.
252
00:15:36,033 --> 00:15:37,601
-Yep, got it.
-[Reed] There it is.
253
00:15:37,767 --> 00:15:40,601
The whole thing's in a plant,
then we can launch into it.
254
00:15:40,767 --> 00:15:42,167
Well, whenever you're
comfortable, I'm right at it.
255
00:15:42,334 --> 00:15:44,567
-I'm comfortable when it's
on top of us if it gets here.
-OK.
256
00:15:44,734 --> 00:15:46,100
[Reed] I think it's coming
right at us.
257
00:15:46,267 --> 00:15:48,067
I don't see much left to
right, so it's gonna watch.
258
00:15:48,234 --> 00:15:49,801
[Will] I'm gonna
launch and I'm throwing
the air cannon out the window.
259
00:15:49,968 --> 00:15:51,667
-I'm rolling the window up.
-There it is.
260
00:15:51,834 --> 00:15:53,300
-Yeah.
-Going crazy!
261
00:15:53,467 --> 00:15:54,868
-All vertical motion, guys.
-Yep, yep.
262
00:15:55,033 --> 00:15:56,767
-We gotta go this way a bit.
-[Will] I will.
263
00:15:56,934 --> 00:15:58,501
It's going,
it's expanding big time.
264
00:16:00,801 --> 00:16:01,868
Coming right at us.
265
00:16:03,167 --> 00:16:05,067
If you launch, I think
it's getting in, sir.
266
00:16:05,234 --> 00:16:06,868
-There it is.
-The whole tornado's expanded.
267
00:16:07,033 --> 00:16:08,367
We're in the debris field.
268
00:16:10,100 --> 00:16:11,367
[Will] Oh, yeah.
269
00:16:11,534 --> 00:16:13,901
-We're on it.
-[Will] We're gonna
bang this thing.
270
00:16:14,067 --> 00:16:16,100
-Got it.
-Power flashes.
271
00:16:16,267 --> 00:16:19,000
[Will] Big power flashes.
Get past these power lines.
272
00:16:20,467 --> 00:16:21,467
Stay on it.
273
00:16:21,634 --> 00:16:23,367
-All right, I'm launching.
-[Reed] Shoot it.
274
00:16:23,534 --> 00:16:25,300
-Shoot it!
-Here, hand it back to me.
275
00:16:25,467 --> 00:16:27,767
-Whoa!
-[Reed] Oh, my God!
276
00:16:32,267 --> 00:16:34,734
Holy [bleep]!
277
00:16:37,167 --> 00:16:38,667
-[Will] All right,
I'm launching!
-[Reed] Shoot it, shoot it!
278
00:16:38,834 --> 00:16:39,801
Here, hand it back to me.
279
00:16:39,968 --> 00:16:41,000
-Yep.
-Whoa.
280
00:16:41,167 --> 00:16:42,501
[Reed] Oh, my God!
281
00:16:58,000 --> 00:16:59,868
-[bleep] Yeah!
-Let's go!
282
00:17:00,100 --> 00:17:01,968
[indistinct exclamations]
283
00:17:02,133 --> 00:17:04,267
-We did it!
-Whoa!
284
00:17:04,434 --> 00:17:05,868
-Holy cow!
-We're in danger!
285
00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:08,200
Holy crap!
286
00:17:12,100 --> 00:17:14,367
[indistinct yelling]
287
00:17:16,267 --> 00:17:17,767
[indistinct]
288
00:17:18,767 --> 00:17:20,868
[Reed]
For a split second,
I did think we were goners.
289
00:17:21,033 --> 00:17:23,067
That suction vortex
was coming so fast,
290
00:17:23,234 --> 00:17:24,901
and I didn't see it coming.
291
00:17:26,100 --> 00:17:30,667
It hit us like a freight train
and spun us around in a circle.
292
00:17:30,834 --> 00:17:33,367
I thought I made a huge
mistake, and I thought we were
293
00:17:33,534 --> 00:17:34,667
all gonna die.
294
00:17:34,834 --> 00:17:36,467
Hey, hold -- whoa, whoa, whoa.
295
00:17:36,634 --> 00:17:38,167
-Four-wheel drive.
-I can't drive!
296
00:17:38,334 --> 00:17:39,868
-Four wheel.
-I can't help.
297
00:17:40,033 --> 00:17:42,601
-We're in the mud.
-We got spun around.
298
00:17:42,767 --> 00:17:44,367
-Well, you guys...
-Yeah?
299
00:17:44,534 --> 00:17:46,367
...that's the last time
we're doing that.
-OK.
300
00:17:46,534 --> 00:17:48,567
-No.
-That wasn't bad now.
301
00:17:48,734 --> 00:17:50,467
It was great.
It was amazing!
302
00:17:50,634 --> 00:17:51,868
-You gotta be kidding me?!
-It was amazing!
303
00:17:52,901 --> 00:17:55,267
We spun in a circle,
[indistinct] bigger.
304
00:17:55,434 --> 00:17:57,100
-[laughs]
-I loved every second of it.
305
00:17:57,267 --> 00:17:59,167
We spun in a circle!
I can't get out.
306
00:17:59,334 --> 00:18:00,868
Look at the debris in there!
307
00:18:01,033 --> 00:18:02,667
We got hit by a corn stalk!
308
00:18:04,901 --> 00:18:08,100
-That was a full-blown 360!
-Get in, get in.
309
00:18:09,801 --> 00:18:11,100
Watch that cable,
watch that cable.
310
00:18:12,601 --> 00:18:13,667
[gags]
311
00:18:13,834 --> 00:18:15,567
-Can you see it still?
-Are we still spinning?
312
00:18:15,734 --> 00:18:17,300
-[coughs]
-You good.
313
00:18:17,467 --> 00:18:20,267
We pushed the Dominator 3
to its absolute limit.
314
00:18:20,434 --> 00:18:23,267
I think we can handle up
to an EF4.
315
00:18:23,434 --> 00:18:27,167
If the winds of that suction
vortex lasted another second,
316
00:18:27,334 --> 00:18:29,868
it likely would have destroyed
the Dominator and we probably
317
00:18:30,033 --> 00:18:32,434
would have been airborne.
318
00:18:34,901 --> 00:18:37,667
[Reed] The tornado thankfully
dissipated just as it was
319
00:18:37,834 --> 00:18:42,267
coming into town, so we knew
no lives are in danger.
320
00:18:42,434 --> 00:18:45,200
[Matt] I need a sandwich
after that one -- whoo!
321
00:18:45,367 --> 00:18:49,100
-That's how it's done.
-That's the last time
I'm doing that.
322
00:18:49,267 --> 00:18:52,000
-No, no, we're
doing it every time.
-We're doing it again!
323
00:18:53,467 --> 00:18:55,467
There's still a little edge
out there, I think.
324
00:18:55,634 --> 00:18:58,167
You know, there's still
a little edge for the old guys.
325
00:18:58,334 --> 00:19:01,000
But I'm not a competitive guy.
Good heavens.
326
00:19:01,167 --> 00:19:03,267
That's frowned upon
by the millennials.
327
00:19:03,434 --> 00:19:04,868
You're not supposed to do that.
328
00:19:05,033 --> 00:19:07,300
Let's get our bearings
through real quick.
329
00:19:09,167 --> 00:19:12,100
[indistinct conversation]
330
00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:15,701
-Thank you guys for the ride.
-Yeah, dude.
331
00:19:15,868 --> 00:19:17,901
-That was freaking good.
-That's how we do that.
332
00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,200
The sensor.
333
00:19:21,367 --> 00:19:24,000
[Reed] I'm incredibly proud
of Team Dominator.
334
00:19:24,167 --> 00:19:28,367
We had to cover all those miles
to get this tornado intercept.
335
00:19:28,534 --> 00:19:31,968
We put everything into that
science mission, and to finally
336
00:19:32,133 --> 00:19:34,400
succeed with Will
shooting that sensor
337
00:19:34,567 --> 00:19:36,400
right at the perfect time,
338
00:19:36,567 --> 00:19:38,901
it was a huge win
for our science mission.
339
00:19:39,067 --> 00:19:40,501
-Hey, you look a little beat up.
-[laughter]
340
00:19:52,667 --> 00:19:55,200
Cornstalk's still in there.
Look at that.
341
00:19:59,667 --> 00:20:01,567
-Thanks, you guys.
-Yeah.
342
00:20:01,734 --> 00:20:03,400
-Never stop chasing.
-Yeah.
343
00:20:05,467 --> 00:20:07,200
[Reed] So proud of us.
344
00:20:07,367 --> 00:20:09,367
So proud of us.
345
00:20:09,534 --> 00:20:11,167
-This was big.
-Jeez.
346
00:20:11,334 --> 00:20:12,767
It was the perfect intercept,
347
00:20:12,934 --> 00:20:15,667
the perfect science mission win.
348
00:20:15,834 --> 00:20:17,167
The day was insane.
349
00:20:17,334 --> 00:20:20,367
Definitely the most insane
storm chase I've ever had.
350
00:20:24,868 --> 00:20:26,501
[Sarah speaking]
351
00:20:28,267 --> 00:20:31,000
We were not able to intercept
the Huntsville tornado.
352
00:20:31,167 --> 00:20:34,000
We got close enough to catching
up to it that we could see it
353
00:20:34,167 --> 00:20:36,901
off in the distance,
but we couldn't quite catch up
354
00:20:37,067 --> 00:20:39,167
to it enough for an intercept.
355
00:20:39,334 --> 00:20:42,367
In Tornado Alley,
I have all the advantage,
356
00:20:42,534 --> 00:20:46,167
but I'm completely out of
my element in northern Alabama.
357
00:20:46,334 --> 00:20:49,767
So I'm excited to be back
in my home state,
358
00:20:49,934 --> 00:20:52,701
chasing up in the plains
in Tornado Alley.
359
00:21:04,767 --> 00:21:07,167
[meteorologist] Extreme
turbulence in the atmosphere.
360
00:21:07,334 --> 00:21:09,701
Listen up, friends.
We are not done
361
00:21:09,868 --> 00:21:11,100
with that just yet.
362
00:21:11,267 --> 00:21:12,667
In the Northern Plains states
363
00:21:12,834 --> 00:21:14,501
and then southern parts
of Nebraska,
364
00:21:14,667 --> 00:21:17,167
I think the big threat
down here is going to be
365
00:21:17,334 --> 00:21:18,901
a bigger hail threat.
366
00:21:19,067 --> 00:21:20,467
And then
unfortunately, I think
367
00:21:20,634 --> 00:21:22,100
that for our friends
and family
368
00:21:22,267 --> 00:21:23,801
up toward the north
this afternoon,
369
00:21:23,968 --> 00:21:26,167
it'll be more
of a tornadic threat.
370
00:21:32,868 --> 00:21:36,767
We should be live, everybody.
I believe we are back
371
00:21:36,934 --> 00:21:38,667
in action.
372
00:21:38,834 --> 00:21:41,200
I'm Freddy McKinney,
and I'm a storm chaser
373
00:21:41,367 --> 00:21:43,000
based out of Omaha, Nebraska.
374
00:21:43,167 --> 00:21:44,367
We got ourselves some storms
375
00:21:44,534 --> 00:21:46,400
developing to our
south right now.
376
00:21:46,567 --> 00:21:49,367
Look, we got an absolute nuke
going up by McCook.
377
00:21:50,901 --> 00:21:54,801
I have a pretty good handle on
how storms develop in Nebraska.
378
00:21:54,968 --> 00:21:57,367
Chasing in my backyard,
I know the roads
379
00:21:57,534 --> 00:21:59,000
like the back of my hand.
380
00:21:59,167 --> 00:22:01,100
-Look who's back.
-I'm back.
381
00:22:01,267 --> 00:22:03,367
[Freddy]
Eli is back in action.
382
00:22:03,534 --> 00:22:05,667
[Eli]
I've been chasing on and off
with Freddy for a while.
383
00:22:05,834 --> 00:22:08,567
I love going out and just
384
00:22:08,734 --> 00:22:10,801
basically just
facing danger head on.
385
00:22:11,868 --> 00:22:14,801
-Let's do it, man.
-[Freddy] Let's do it.
386
00:22:17,267 --> 00:22:19,601
[Freddy]
I think if you're sitting
10 miles away from a tornado,
387
00:22:19,767 --> 00:22:20,667
that's not good enough.
388
00:22:20,834 --> 00:22:22,000
You gotta get up close
to that thing.
389
00:22:22,167 --> 00:22:25,100
I think that's
what separates the pros
390
00:22:25,267 --> 00:22:26,734
from the novice.
391
00:22:29,167 --> 00:22:32,067
Welcome in, ladies
and gentlemen.
We're back.
392
00:22:32,234 --> 00:22:35,567
Happy to be back.
I'm in Imperial.
393
00:22:35,734 --> 00:22:37,067
Imperial, Nebraska, here.
394
00:22:37,234 --> 00:22:42,400
Got supercell initiation trying
to happen already right here.
395
00:22:42,567 --> 00:22:43,934
My name is Connor Croff.
396
00:22:43,934 --> 00:22:46,367
I would definitely say I'm kind
of a maverick of storm chasing.
397
00:22:46,534 --> 00:22:50,868
I like to just push the limits
to as far as I possibly can.
398
00:22:51,033 --> 00:22:52,167
Here is what we're watching.
399
00:22:52,334 --> 00:22:53,767
Got a kind of
a broad base here,
400
00:22:53,934 --> 00:22:55,000
a couple different clusters,
401
00:22:55,167 --> 00:22:56,467
it looks like,
trying to go right here.
402
00:22:56,634 --> 00:22:58,000
Nothing too organized yet.
403
00:22:58,167 --> 00:22:59,467
And I was just getting pumped.
404
00:22:59,634 --> 00:23:01,267
Hope we can get
a tornado out of it.
405
00:23:01,434 --> 00:23:02,501
I think we need to hit the road
406
00:23:02,667 --> 00:23:04,400
and start heading towards
that McCook, so...
407
00:23:05,467 --> 00:23:07,467
I think we're gonna
be hot on this thing
408
00:23:07,634 --> 00:23:09,601
in about 30 minutes,
409
00:23:09,767 --> 00:23:12,000
so as long as it can
wait 30 minutes,
410
00:23:12,167 --> 00:23:14,267
we're gonna be
on this thing, so...
411
00:23:14,434 --> 00:23:16,701
But we got to cook
a little bit here safely,
412
00:23:16,868 --> 00:23:18,300
but we do got to cook.
413
00:23:20,567 --> 00:23:22,267
-Whoa!
-The lightning.
414
00:23:22,434 --> 00:23:23,701
Oh, my gosh.
415
00:23:23,868 --> 00:23:25,667
Wow, that meso's
getting nice.
416
00:23:27,801 --> 00:23:30,100
We are getting
on this thing, guys.
417
00:23:31,901 --> 00:23:34,167
[automated voice]
Emergency alert.
418
00:23:34,334 --> 00:23:35,767
National Weather Service.
419
00:23:35,934 --> 00:23:38,567
Severe thunderstorm warning
in effect for this area.
420
00:23:39,667 --> 00:23:41,968
Destructive 3-inch size hail.
421
00:23:42,133 --> 00:23:45,601
People and animals outdoors
will be severely injured.
422
00:23:45,767 --> 00:23:50,000
Oh, my gosh.
That hail core looks nasty.
423
00:23:50,167 --> 00:23:52,267
Hail core is a region of a storm
424
00:23:52,434 --> 00:23:56,000
where you have tons
of hail residing.
425
00:23:56,167 --> 00:23:59,367
Those hailstones are coming
from 50,000 feet up.
426
00:23:59,534 --> 00:24:02,567
They come crashing down
at 100 miles per hour.
427
00:24:02,734 --> 00:24:06,167
If that hits you in the head,
it's game over.
428
00:24:06,334 --> 00:24:09,100
I'm not really liking the way
it looks on velocities.
429
00:24:09,267 --> 00:24:10,267
[Eli] Oh, yeah.
430
00:24:10,267 --> 00:24:11,667
[Freddy] But we have
to get on this thing.
431
00:24:13,667 --> 00:24:15,567
We're moving in.
432
00:24:15,734 --> 00:24:17,000
Oh, boy.
433
00:24:19,100 --> 00:24:21,267
The whole thing is broadly
rotating a little bit more than
434
00:24:21,434 --> 00:24:23,367
it was earlier, where you had
those little eddies.
435
00:24:23,534 --> 00:24:25,567
Now the whole thing
is starting to rotate.
436
00:24:26,868 --> 00:24:29,567
-[lightning crashes]
-[Brandon P.] Whoa.
437
00:24:29,734 --> 00:24:31,601
-[Brandon P.] Somebody --
-It's getting electric.
438
00:24:31,767 --> 00:24:32,868
[Brandon P.]
Not a bad look at all.
439
00:24:35,267 --> 00:24:37,167
[Connor] We're gonna go try
and punch this core.
440
00:24:37,334 --> 00:24:38,400
[Brandon P.]
Oh, yeah.
441
00:24:38,567 --> 00:24:39,901
Let's go.
442
00:24:41,467 --> 00:24:45,000
[Connor]
See, the big hail is just off
to our west now, guys.
443
00:24:45,167 --> 00:24:46,868
It's the big stuff.
444
00:24:47,033 --> 00:24:49,667
-[siren wailing]
-Siren still blaring.
445
00:24:54,501 --> 00:24:56,567
Still looking over there.
I don't see a lot going on.
446
00:24:56,734 --> 00:24:58,267
Oh, my gosh.
We got some nice wind.
447
00:24:58,434 --> 00:24:59,901
We should get to start
some big hail.
448
00:25:00,133 --> 00:25:01,801
We're starting to get
some RFP right here.
449
00:25:04,267 --> 00:25:07,601
We'll see if there's actually
large apples or if it's capped.
450
00:25:18,701 --> 00:25:21,300
We might be about to have
big problems here, guys.
451
00:25:25,868 --> 00:25:27,567
-Got your glasses on?
-[indistinct reply]
452
00:25:27,734 --> 00:25:28,767
Smart, smart,
453
00:25:31,167 --> 00:25:33,067
Coming into core,
here we go.
454
00:25:39,667 --> 00:25:41,167
Oh, dude!
455
00:25:44,267 --> 00:25:46,000
-[loud bang]
-Oh!
456
00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:49,501
-[bang]
-Oh!
457
00:25:51,300 --> 00:25:53,000
Oh, my God.
458
00:25:53,167 --> 00:25:54,801
That's freaking softballs here.
459
00:25:56,067 --> 00:25:58,067
Holy crap, dude.
460
00:25:58,234 --> 00:26:00,567
-Oh!
-[loud banging]
461
00:26:00,734 --> 00:26:02,501
Gosh, keep your mouth shut.
462
00:26:02,667 --> 00:26:03,601
Holy...
463
00:26:05,167 --> 00:26:07,167
Oh, my God!
464
00:26:07,334 --> 00:26:09,200
Wow!
465
00:26:09,367 --> 00:26:11,801
This is the biggest hail
I've ever been in, bro.
466
00:26:13,367 --> 00:26:15,000
Somebody says Connor's getting
hammered right now.
467
00:26:15,167 --> 00:26:17,300
If he's out there, bro,
like, yeah, he's probably --
468
00:26:17,467 --> 00:26:19,367
he's probably getting hammered.
469
00:26:19,534 --> 00:26:21,367
-Whoa!
-Damn!
470
00:26:21,534 --> 00:26:23,167
The whole frickin'
windshield just rattled!
471
00:26:24,567 --> 00:26:27,367
Oh!
Big time crack right here.
472
00:26:28,367 --> 00:26:30,267
Large hailstones
that fall from the sky
473
00:26:30,434 --> 00:26:31,501
at 60 miles an hour.
474
00:26:31,667 --> 00:26:33,067
-[glass shattering]
-Oh!
475
00:26:33,234 --> 00:26:35,100
-We got --
-Oh!
476
00:26:35,267 --> 00:26:37,167
Holy [bleep]!
477
00:26:39,267 --> 00:26:40,801
-Ah!
-Whoa!
478
00:26:42,300 --> 00:26:44,167
I'm moving to the back,
there's too much glass
479
00:26:44,334 --> 00:26:45,367
flying on me.
480
00:26:45,534 --> 00:26:47,200
Holy crap, dude!
481
00:26:47,367 --> 00:26:49,300
Look at the windshield, dude!
482
00:26:49,467 --> 00:26:51,400
It's raining glass on me!
483
00:26:52,701 --> 00:26:55,367
We're getting absolutely
shredded, dude!
484
00:26:55,534 --> 00:26:56,701
[Connor]
That was kind of my cue to,
485
00:26:56,868 --> 00:26:59,167
"OK, it's time
to get out of here."
486
00:26:59,334 --> 00:27:00,868
-[loud bang]
-[Freddy] We're getting
destroyed!
487
00:27:01,868 --> 00:27:03,601
-[loud bang]
-OH!
488
00:27:03,767 --> 00:27:05,367
Oh, my gosh!
489
00:27:05,534 --> 00:27:06,767
Are you kidding me?
490
00:27:06,934 --> 00:27:09,467
[Freddy]
I didn't realize how bad it was
491
00:27:09,634 --> 00:27:12,200
until the windshield
started caving in.
492
00:27:12,367 --> 00:27:15,167
I was like, "Oh,
we might have messed up."
493
00:27:16,167 --> 00:27:17,467
Oh!
494
00:27:17,634 --> 00:27:18,968
We're cooked!
495
00:27:19,133 --> 00:27:20,868
Windshield's caving in!
496
00:27:21,033 --> 00:27:23,501
Shield your eyes, bro!
Shield your freaking eyes!
497
00:27:29,501 --> 00:27:31,567
Oh, my God.
498
00:27:31,734 --> 00:27:32,667
Are you kidding me?
499
00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:35,467
We got big problems, guys.
500
00:27:35,634 --> 00:27:39,267
We're hiding
beside a shed here.
501
00:27:40,467 --> 00:27:42,300
The windshield's completely
caved in.
502
00:27:43,567 --> 00:27:46,067
Dude, I got glass,
like, in my thigh.
503
00:27:47,567 --> 00:27:49,567
-What have we done, bro?
-I don't know.
504
00:27:50,567 --> 00:27:51,734
Chased, I guess.
505
00:27:53,267 --> 00:27:55,367
[Freddy] I'd never seen
a hailstorm quite like that.
506
00:27:55,534 --> 00:27:57,667
That was quite unusual.
507
00:27:57,834 --> 00:28:00,767
I mean, we're all out there
just beating our cars
to smithereens.
508
00:28:00,934 --> 00:28:03,467
All of this to just
find a tornado.
509
00:28:03,634 --> 00:28:04,868
We messed up.
510
00:28:08,767 --> 00:28:09,901
[Connor] God!
511
00:28:12,367 --> 00:28:15,100
-Oh!
-[Brandon P.] Holy [bleep]!
512
00:28:15,267 --> 00:28:17,601
Dude, that windshield
is so cooked!
513
00:28:18,901 --> 00:28:21,601
My God, dude.
Unbelievable.
514
00:28:21,767 --> 00:28:24,501
-This is crazy.
-This is absolutely wild.
515
00:28:25,667 --> 00:28:28,667
I stayed in the car
because if that hail
had hit me in the head,
516
00:28:28,834 --> 00:28:30,100
it probably would have
knocked me out.
517
00:28:30,267 --> 00:28:31,767
Big glass problems here.
518
00:28:35,467 --> 00:28:38,267
I want to just check out
the damage on the car.
519
00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:46,400
Oh, we got big problems.
520
00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:52,868
Big, big, big problems, guys.
521
00:28:53,033 --> 00:28:54,901
You got to be OK
with your vehicle
522
00:28:55,067 --> 00:28:57,200
getting absolutely
hammered out there.
523
00:28:57,367 --> 00:29:00,901
And if you chase as aggressive
as I do, it's bound to happen.
524
00:29:05,901 --> 00:29:08,067
Got some
three-inch hailstones.
525
00:29:09,767 --> 00:29:11,767
Oh, my gosh.
526
00:29:11,934 --> 00:29:13,667
-[Brandon P.] Oh, who's that?
-[Connor] Freddy.
527
00:29:17,667 --> 00:29:20,267
Minor hail.
Minor.
528
00:29:20,434 --> 00:29:21,968
Mother Nature is
unpredictable.
529
00:29:22,133 --> 00:29:23,868
You can try and predict it,
and you'll get it right
530
00:29:24,033 --> 00:29:27,267
sometimes, but even the top
storm chasers in the world,
531
00:29:27,434 --> 00:29:29,367
I'd say, have
a pretty high fail rate.
532
00:29:30,801 --> 00:29:33,100
Now, I got to replace
two headlights
533
00:29:34,467 --> 00:29:35,467
and a windshield
534
00:29:36,868 --> 00:29:39,000
and a plexiglass
and the antenna.
535
00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:42,567
There are times where
I definitely do take
536
00:29:42,734 --> 00:29:46,167
a little risk just to make sure
we can get that shot.
537
00:29:47,167 --> 00:29:50,167
But you really got to keep
an eye on that because if
538
00:29:50,334 --> 00:29:52,901
you get too close, well,
539
00:29:53,067 --> 00:29:54,267
that could be it.
540
00:30:12,467 --> 00:30:14,400
We have a big day.
I honestly think we might --
541
00:30:14,567 --> 00:30:16,567
we're gonna see some
tornadoes today.
542
00:30:16,734 --> 00:30:17,868
My name is Jordan Hall.
543
00:30:18,033 --> 00:30:19,901
Storm chasing has changed
my life completely
544
00:30:20,067 --> 00:30:23,067
because I grew up watching
storm chasers from a young age.
545
00:30:23,234 --> 00:30:26,767
I was looking at the forecast
the night before and had a big
546
00:30:26,934 --> 00:30:30,067
supercell that was gonna
come through North Dakota.
547
00:30:30,234 --> 00:30:31,601
A big old dip
in our jet stream.
548
00:30:31,767 --> 00:30:33,968
You can see it right here.
549
00:30:34,133 --> 00:30:37,167
And they have issued
a threat of tornadoes.
550
00:30:38,300 --> 00:30:39,767
I'm running
on two hours of sleep.
551
00:30:39,934 --> 00:30:43,667
We left Oklahoma
at like 5 PM,
552
00:30:43,834 --> 00:30:45,567
and now we're in basically
North Dakota.
553
00:30:45,734 --> 00:30:47,067
It was a long drive.
554
00:30:47,234 --> 00:30:49,200
I overnighted it
from Norman, Oklahoma,
555
00:30:49,367 --> 00:30:50,300
all the way up to Selby.
556
00:30:50,467 --> 00:30:52,868
It's about a 16 and a half
hour drive.
557
00:30:53,033 --> 00:30:54,901
There's a whole lot of
vorticity pivoting
558
00:30:55,067 --> 00:30:57,868
with this thing.
-Yeah, I was looking at it.
559
00:30:58,033 --> 00:31:00,868
My name is Aaron Rigsby,
and I'm a professional
560
00:31:01,033 --> 00:31:04,167
storm chaser, and I've been
chasing storms for 15 years now.
561
00:31:04,334 --> 00:31:06,868
It's not much yet,
but it's kind of got
562
00:31:07,033 --> 00:31:09,467
that, like, troll look to it.
563
00:31:09,634 --> 00:31:12,868
There's a chance this thing's
wrapped in rain, too.
564
00:31:13,033 --> 00:31:15,567
There was a lot of excitement
for the day ahead.
565
00:31:15,734 --> 00:31:17,501
But there were also
some concerns
566
00:31:17,667 --> 00:31:19,267
for cloud cover that morning.
567
00:31:19,434 --> 00:31:21,701
If there's too many clouds
and the tornado becomes
568
00:31:21,868 --> 00:31:24,167
completely obscured by rain,
569
00:31:24,334 --> 00:31:26,300
not only is it dangerous
for storm chasers,
570
00:31:26,467 --> 00:31:28,701
it's exceptionally dangerous
for the general public.
571
00:31:30,467 --> 00:31:32,300
MDP is out.
572
00:31:32,467 --> 00:31:35,100
80% chance tornado
watch likely.
573
00:31:37,567 --> 00:31:40,200
All right, guys.
Here we go.
574
00:31:47,100 --> 00:31:49,000
I've got a west road up here
575
00:31:49,167 --> 00:31:52,400
off of 14 south of
[indistinct] going west.
576
00:31:54,868 --> 00:31:58,200
The biggest reason
I chase storms is keeping
577
00:31:58,367 --> 00:32:00,167
the public aware and safe.
578
00:32:00,334 --> 00:32:03,067
I'm just drawn to helping
people and making a difference
579
00:32:03,234 --> 00:32:04,167
in this world.
580
00:32:11,501 --> 00:32:15,067
Typically on a day like this,
the cloud bases are very low,
581
00:32:15,234 --> 00:32:17,400
so it's easy for it to be
a wider tornado,
582
00:32:17,567 --> 00:32:19,167
known as wedge tornadoes.
583
00:32:19,334 --> 00:32:22,267
They're usually very powerful
because they've got such
584
00:32:22,434 --> 00:32:24,801
a large and expansive
wind field.
585
00:32:27,267 --> 00:32:30,100
Time to find
where it's at in here.
586
00:32:30,267 --> 00:32:33,267
We're almost on it, I promise.
We are almost on it.
587
00:32:36,367 --> 00:32:37,801
Look at that inflow.
588
00:32:40,267 --> 00:32:42,467
As Jordan and I are looking
at this storm, there was
589
00:32:42,634 --> 00:32:45,300
a noticeable increase of inflow.
590
00:32:45,467 --> 00:32:49,501
And essentially what that is
is the storm is pulling in air
591
00:32:49,667 --> 00:32:50,601
up into its updraft.
592
00:32:54,501 --> 00:32:56,267
Yeah, Jesus.
593
00:32:56,434 --> 00:32:58,267
All of these signs
that are coming together
594
00:32:58,434 --> 00:33:00,701
tells Jordan and I that
something significant
595
00:33:00,868 --> 00:33:02,267
is likely about to happen.
596
00:33:02,434 --> 00:33:04,100
I think we're about to
have a visual.
597
00:33:05,901 --> 00:33:08,701
Yeah, rapid right to left
on the south side of this road.
598
00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:17,200
Yep, here it comes.
599
00:33:20,300 --> 00:33:21,434
Tornado left.
600
00:33:23,901 --> 00:33:25,100
All right, there it is.
Tornado.
601
00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:27,901
Yep, tornado in progress.
602
00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:31,801
Yes, wedge tornado
in progress.
603
00:33:33,767 --> 00:33:35,400
Let's get to that
north road, Jordan.
604
00:33:36,868 --> 00:33:38,167
Copy that.
605
00:33:45,701 --> 00:33:49,367
I'm going to be right with it
when it crosses 200 here.
606
00:33:49,534 --> 00:33:52,300
Right in front of us, guys.
Right there.
607
00:33:52,467 --> 00:33:54,067
Here it comes.
608
00:33:57,467 --> 00:33:59,400
Yeah, this thing is
getting violent heading
609
00:33:59,567 --> 00:34:00,701
straight for town.
610
00:34:05,467 --> 00:34:07,601
That is a violent tornado!
611
00:34:14,467 --> 00:34:17,167
The structure is impacted!
Structure is impacted!
612
00:34:18,701 --> 00:34:20,634
Oh, my God!
613
00:34:23,100 --> 00:34:24,667
We got homes getting
hit right now!
614
00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:34,000
[Brandon C.] We got homes
getting hit right now.
615
00:34:41,601 --> 00:34:44,067
It was concerning for me.
It's always concerning.
616
00:34:44,234 --> 00:34:46,467
People are being impacted.
Lives are being impacted.
617
00:34:51,467 --> 00:34:54,100
There's a structure hit,
but I can't -- there's no road
618
00:34:54,267 --> 00:34:55,501
to get to it.
619
00:34:57,601 --> 00:35:00,601
It's extremely frustrating
when your focus is on going to
620
00:35:00,767 --> 00:35:03,868
help people and you can't figure
out how to get there.
621
00:35:16,167 --> 00:35:17,567
Damaging tornado in progress.
622
00:35:18,601 --> 00:35:20,400
Damaging.
623
00:35:20,567 --> 00:35:21,501
Holy hell.
624
00:35:23,100 --> 00:35:24,200
Jesus, that's nuts.
625
00:35:25,767 --> 00:35:27,667
There's a north road up here
to the left, Jordan.
626
00:35:29,067 --> 00:35:30,901
Blowing us all over the road.
627
00:35:31,067 --> 00:35:33,501
Very strong RFD right now.
We're getting hit with debris.
628
00:35:34,701 --> 00:35:38,167
The RFD is where you see all
that inflow comes in.
629
00:35:38,334 --> 00:35:40,901
All the air funneling into
the storm comes in and it wraps
630
00:35:41,067 --> 00:35:44,100
around the backside of
the storm, and you're gonna get
631
00:35:44,267 --> 00:35:47,100
very heavy winds,
damaging winds at times.
632
00:35:53,868 --> 00:35:54,868
Rapid rain.
633
00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:00,067
My God.
634
00:36:01,100 --> 00:36:02,801
Overturn semi.
Overturn semi.
635
00:36:02,968 --> 00:36:04,067
Or trailer.
636
00:36:05,367 --> 00:36:06,367
Make sure they're OK.
637
00:36:07,901 --> 00:36:09,667
You OK?
638
00:36:09,834 --> 00:36:11,367
You OK?
OK.
639
00:36:14,968 --> 00:36:16,067
He's good.
We're good.
640
00:36:16,234 --> 00:36:17,167
All right.
We're gonna move.
641
00:36:17,334 --> 00:36:18,267
We're gonna move.
We're gonna move.
642
00:36:19,567 --> 00:36:21,667
I hate rain-wrapped garbage
like that.
643
00:36:23,567 --> 00:36:26,868
I'm flipping around.
I'm going to go get gas before
644
00:36:27,033 --> 00:36:28,501
stuff happens again.
645
00:36:28,667 --> 00:36:30,267
I need to get gas
at some point.
646
00:36:33,601 --> 00:36:35,667
There should be in town.
647
00:36:35,834 --> 00:36:38,200
I think there's like
one station.
648
00:36:38,367 --> 00:36:39,634
I'll be right there
behind you.
649
00:36:42,100 --> 00:36:44,501
I do believe this tornado is
likely still in progress.
650
00:36:46,501 --> 00:36:48,701
If we could see it, I wouldn't
be so worried about it.
651
00:36:50,100 --> 00:36:53,267
[siren wailing]
652
00:36:57,067 --> 00:36:59,167
Tornado sirens are blasting.
653
00:37:01,367 --> 00:37:02,767
We gotta be careful in here.
654
00:37:04,868 --> 00:37:07,567
This thing looks absolutely
incredible right now.
655
00:37:12,667 --> 00:37:14,701
Watch, it's gonna be one of
those things that just pops
656
00:37:14,868 --> 00:37:16,601
right out of the rain
for some reason.
657
00:37:21,667 --> 00:37:24,100
I'm gonna try and block
some of those for Jordan.
658
00:37:24,267 --> 00:37:25,167
It looks like he's got a card.
659
00:37:30,667 --> 00:37:33,167
So I said, "You know what?
I'm gonna give it a try."
660
00:37:43,868 --> 00:37:44,901
Whoo!
661
00:37:47,367 --> 00:37:48,467
I got it working, guys.
662
00:37:48,634 --> 00:37:50,567
I'll just drop the pump
once I'm full
663
00:37:50,734 --> 00:37:52,167
and you guys can just
keep using my card.
664
00:37:56,200 --> 00:37:58,100
My ears are low key kind of
popping for some reason.
665
00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:07,100
Whoa!
Here comes the wind.
666
00:38:07,267 --> 00:38:08,367
My goodness.
667
00:38:15,767 --> 00:38:17,968
I'm pretty sure -- yep,
this is a tornado.
668
00:38:36,300 --> 00:38:37,701
Whoa!
669
00:38:43,801 --> 00:38:46,400
My instinct was to jump out
670
00:38:46,567 --> 00:38:49,167
while the tornado's developing
on top of me,
671
00:38:49,334 --> 00:38:51,901
to get everybody
else fueled up
672
00:38:52,067 --> 00:38:53,367
to get out of there.
673
00:38:56,100 --> 00:38:57,467
Holy hell!
674
00:39:01,467 --> 00:39:02,667
Just do 15 bucks.
675
00:39:04,167 --> 00:39:06,267
We're trying to get gas
in a tornado at the moment.
676
00:39:07,767 --> 00:39:08,767
That's crazy.
677
00:39:21,467 --> 00:39:23,467
[Jordan]
Brandon's standing outside,
678
00:39:23,634 --> 00:39:25,667
completely exposed
to the conditions,
679
00:39:25,834 --> 00:39:29,300
and there's a big grain silo
just off to our south.
680
00:39:29,467 --> 00:39:31,767
If a tornado were to hit that,
it could blow apart,
681
00:39:31,934 --> 00:39:33,667
and it would blow
directly into us.
682
00:39:39,067 --> 00:39:40,567
Thank you, Copic!
683
00:39:41,868 --> 00:39:45,701
You're getting ready to run!
Run, Brandon, go!
684
00:39:47,100 --> 00:39:48,400
Oh, I'm so soaked.
685
00:39:50,868 --> 00:39:54,267
I literally just filled up
Rigsby and Jordan's car
686
00:39:54,434 --> 00:39:55,467
inside of a tornado.
687
00:40:02,367 --> 00:40:03,501
That got big fast.
688
00:40:05,167 --> 00:40:07,100
I just wanted to make sure
you guys got gas.
689
00:40:11,267 --> 00:40:12,367
We both owe you, brother.
690
00:40:18,267 --> 00:40:20,000
[Jordan]
The moment we get out
of that tornado,
691
00:40:20,167 --> 00:40:21,901
we're all at an adrenaline high.
692
00:40:22,067 --> 00:40:24,000
We're like, "Wow,
we just survived that."
693
00:40:24,167 --> 00:40:26,667
But you also kind of get
that reality of like,
694
00:40:26,834 --> 00:40:28,267
"That could have been
really bad."
695
00:40:29,567 --> 00:40:30,634
It's crazy how you can go
696
00:40:30,801 --> 00:40:33,367
from chasing the tornado itself
to being chased.
697
00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:37,367
[Aaron] It really puts into
perspective how dangerous
698
00:40:37,534 --> 00:40:40,367
storm chasing can be.
We are not invincible.
699
00:40:40,534 --> 00:40:44,667
We are just as prone to these
storms as any other person.
700
00:40:44,834 --> 00:40:47,200
Are we all good?
701
00:40:49,667 --> 00:40:54,467
Standing in a tornado in that
moment was extremely dangerous.
702
00:40:55,801 --> 00:40:58,267
In that moment, I definitely
felt like I was too close to
703
00:40:58,434 --> 00:41:01,167
this tornado and could have
gotten killed.
704
00:41:04,367 --> 00:41:06,000
I do what I love every day,
705
00:41:06,167 --> 00:41:08,100
and I do it
with my best friends.
706
00:41:08,267 --> 00:41:11,868
It's something that many people
don't get to experience
707
00:41:12,033 --> 00:41:13,701
in their lives,
and we experience it
708
00:41:13,868 --> 00:41:15,701
almost every time
we're in the field.
709
00:41:18,200 --> 00:41:19,968
Oh, boys, I love my job!
710
00:41:21,267 --> 00:41:22,701
[Jordan] That's exactly
what I was thinking.
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