1 00:00:12,868 --> 00:00:15,000 [Reed] Whoo! 2 00:00:17,467 --> 00:00:19,367 [Sarah] There comes the Dominator 3 00:00:19,534 --> 00:00:20,734 [Reed] How's it going? 4 00:00:20,901 --> 00:00:22,868 [Brandon J.] Well, he don't have his entourage today. 5 00:00:23,033 --> 00:00:24,000 [Sarah] Yeah, just wait. 6 00:00:24,167 --> 00:00:25,167 Time to go! 7 00:00:36,167 --> 00:00:38,701 [Sarah] It's a completely different ballgame down in Alabama. 8 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:51,367 [Brad speaking] 9 00:01:02,701 --> 00:01:03,701 [Reed] Whoa! 10 00:01:06,601 --> 00:01:08,000 Holy crap! 11 00:01:38,367 --> 00:01:42,167 We are live again back in Alabama, and we are gonna be 12 00:01:42,334 --> 00:01:44,868 targeting these isolated supercells that are developing. 13 00:01:46,667 --> 00:01:48,300 I'm Reed Timmer. 14 00:01:48,467 --> 00:01:51,300 I'm definitely a weather nerd, and I'm passionate about 15 00:01:51,467 --> 00:01:54,667 the science, especially severe weather and tornadoes. 16 00:01:56,167 --> 00:01:59,167 Alabama is the eastward extension of Tornado Alley. 17 00:02:01,667 --> 00:02:04,267 I know that in northern Alabama, when supercells 18 00:02:04,434 --> 00:02:07,467 approach that geography, they like to produce tornadoes, 19 00:02:07,634 --> 00:02:10,567 so it was a perfect tornado intercept opportunity. 20 00:02:10,734 --> 00:02:13,367 All of a sudden, eight tornado warnings. 21 00:02:13,534 --> 00:02:16,567 Those will need a close watch over the next several hours, 22 00:02:16,734 --> 00:02:18,267 as those will be some supercells that have 23 00:02:18,434 --> 00:02:21,100 the potential to produce some strong tornadoes. 24 00:02:23,567 --> 00:02:26,000 It's pretty outflow-y right now. 25 00:02:26,167 --> 00:02:27,300 Mm-hmm. 26 00:02:29,767 --> 00:02:31,400 [lightning crashes] 27 00:02:31,567 --> 00:02:33,000 -Ooh, my God! -Oh, my God! 28 00:02:33,167 --> 00:02:34,467 -Where the heck was that? -Right in there. 29 00:02:35,968 --> 00:02:38,367 My name is Sarah Kassabian. 30 00:02:38,534 --> 00:02:42,000 I grew up in Oklahoma, right in the middle of Tornado Alley. 31 00:02:44,467 --> 00:02:48,901 When I was in high school, an EF5 tornado hit 25 minutes 32 00:02:49,067 --> 00:02:50,868 south from where I lived. 33 00:02:51,033 --> 00:02:55,601 There were multiple fatalities, so it made me want to get out 34 00:02:55,767 --> 00:02:59,000 and do my part to help and make sure that people can get as 35 00:02:59,167 --> 00:03:01,400 much lead time as they can before something hits. 36 00:03:03,868 --> 00:03:06,567 It's a completely different ballgame to chase down south. 37 00:03:08,367 --> 00:03:10,868 There's all these trees everywhere and hills. 38 00:03:11,868 --> 00:03:14,267 It's difficult to see the storm. 39 00:03:14,434 --> 00:03:17,167 A lot of the tornadoes down there get wrapped up in rain 40 00:03:17,334 --> 00:03:18,901 and you can't see them until they hit you. 41 00:03:21,100 --> 00:03:23,901 I had very little experience chasing in that area. 42 00:03:24,067 --> 00:03:28,767 So my goal was to get a new notch in my belt 43 00:03:28,934 --> 00:03:32,100 in terms of a new area for me. 44 00:03:34,267 --> 00:03:35,467 Oh, hi. 45 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,367 I was chasing with my chase partner 46 00:03:39,534 --> 00:03:41,968 and best friend, Brandon Jarvis. 47 00:03:42,133 --> 00:03:46,801 He is a whiz with any kind of camera, so I don't have to 48 00:03:46,968 --> 00:03:49,200 fidget as much with the technology in my vehicle 49 00:03:49,367 --> 00:03:51,167 because he's kind of got it all taken care of. 50 00:03:52,501 --> 00:03:54,868 Don't look at my chins. 51 00:03:55,033 --> 00:03:56,634 Figured it was a good shot. 52 00:03:59,100 --> 00:04:00,801 [Brad] Oh, look, guys. It looks like the Dominator 53 00:04:00,968 --> 00:04:03,100 just pulled out in front of us. 54 00:04:03,267 --> 00:04:05,968 Great thing about Reed is if you're by Reed, 55 00:04:06,133 --> 00:04:07,267 then you know you're probably in the right spot, 56 00:04:07,434 --> 00:04:09,868 because that guy is one best storm chasers. 57 00:04:10,033 --> 00:04:11,000 My name is Brad Arnold, 58 00:04:11,167 --> 00:04:12,367 and I'm a professional storm chaser. 59 00:04:13,801 --> 00:04:16,667 I've lived in Huntsville, Alabama my whole life. 60 00:04:16,834 --> 00:04:18,467 So I knew that I would be chasing 61 00:04:18,634 --> 00:04:20,267 in my backyard that day. 62 00:04:20,434 --> 00:04:23,467 Guys, we're out here to get tornadoes, but we're also 63 00:04:23,634 --> 00:04:26,868 hoping that those tornadoes don't hurt anyone. 64 00:04:27,033 --> 00:04:30,767 My main goal has always been to save as many lives as possible. 65 00:04:30,934 --> 00:04:33,100 And that's really what I think we're out there for. 66 00:04:33,267 --> 00:04:35,267 I can't stop Mother Nature. No one can. 67 00:04:36,667 --> 00:04:37,667 But we can help warn it. 68 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:43,467 We're in the Dominator 3 science mission 69 00:04:43,634 --> 00:04:45,567 full throttle today. 70 00:04:45,734 --> 00:04:48,067 We had all of Team Dominator out there. 71 00:04:48,234 --> 00:04:49,767 We have Matt Spatola. 72 00:04:49,934 --> 00:04:52,467 He was navigating the Dominator 3. 73 00:04:52,634 --> 00:04:55,367 And we have Will Clay, our extreme engineer. 74 00:04:55,534 --> 00:04:57,267 What's up? Ready to go. 75 00:04:58,300 --> 00:05:00,367 Got the air cannon in the back. 76 00:05:00,534 --> 00:05:03,300 The air cannon is a custom-built potato gun. 77 00:05:03,467 --> 00:05:06,300 You charge it up with air pressure, and then it shoots 78 00:05:06,467 --> 00:05:09,567 a miniaturized sensor into the tornado so it can measure 79 00:05:09,734 --> 00:05:11,300 the wind speed inside of the vortex. 80 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,767 Our goal was to get inside of the tornado, shoot our sensor 81 00:05:15,934 --> 00:05:18,467 into it, so it rises up through the tornado, 82 00:05:18,634 --> 00:05:20,501 and then we can measure that real time data 83 00:05:20,667 --> 00:05:22,501 as the tornado's happening. 84 00:05:22,667 --> 00:05:25,701 Tornado intercept mode is happening. 85 00:05:25,868 --> 00:05:27,100 Never stop chasing. 86 00:05:32,367 --> 00:05:33,400 [honking] 87 00:05:34,567 --> 00:05:35,968 [Sarah] All right. 88 00:05:36,133 --> 00:05:38,467 Let's go before the conga line gets here. 89 00:05:38,634 --> 00:05:40,000 Yep. [chuckles] 90 00:05:44,501 --> 00:05:45,667 [Sarah speaking] 91 00:05:53,968 --> 00:05:57,267 Brett is a friend and a fellow chaser that has 92 00:05:57,434 --> 00:05:58,868 decades of experience on me. 93 00:05:59,868 --> 00:06:01,667 I would say he's one of my mentors. 94 00:06:01,834 --> 00:06:03,968 [Brett speaking] 95 00:06:05,267 --> 00:06:08,067 Me and Sarah met a couple years ago. 96 00:06:08,234 --> 00:06:09,567 Get out here where we can get a visual. 97 00:06:09,734 --> 00:06:11,267 Sarah is very driven, 98 00:06:12,367 --> 00:06:16,100 very hardcore, not afraid at all, 99 00:06:16,267 --> 00:06:17,801 which sometimes gets her ass in trouble. 100 00:06:19,167 --> 00:06:21,000 [Sarah speaking] 101 00:06:34,100 --> 00:06:37,767 It's of no benefit to me when Brett and I have 102 00:06:37,934 --> 00:06:40,200 the exact same view. 103 00:06:40,367 --> 00:06:42,667 He's the known name. He's gonna get 104 00:06:42,834 --> 00:06:44,767 way more viewers than I do. 105 00:06:44,934 --> 00:06:47,367 Unless I'm showing something better. 106 00:07:01,667 --> 00:07:04,167 [Reed] That's it right there, right behind us. 107 00:07:04,334 --> 00:07:07,000 That's the wall called rapid motion on it, guys. 108 00:07:17,801 --> 00:07:19,701 Veer out the chasers here. 109 00:07:22,167 --> 00:07:23,667 [Sarah] There comes the Dominator. 110 00:07:23,834 --> 00:07:25,467 [Brandon J.] No, not the Dominator. 111 00:07:27,267 --> 00:07:28,767 [Reed speaking] 112 00:07:28,934 --> 00:07:30,601 [Brandon J.] Well, he don't have his entourage today. 113 00:07:30,767 --> 00:07:31,868 [Sarah] Yeah, just wait. 114 00:07:33,100 --> 00:07:36,267 It absolutely brings out my competitive side 115 00:07:36,434 --> 00:07:40,100 when I am surrounded by great chasers. 116 00:07:40,267 --> 00:07:43,701 In no world do I think I will ever be a better storm chaser 117 00:07:43,868 --> 00:07:47,267 than Reed Timmer, but I want to try. 118 00:07:47,434 --> 00:07:49,000 If you want to be the best, you have to compete 119 00:07:49,167 --> 00:07:50,067 against the best. 120 00:07:50,234 --> 00:07:52,167 -Look at that spin right here. -Yeah. 121 00:07:52,334 --> 00:07:53,868 -Right here. -Ooh, ooh. 122 00:07:54,033 --> 00:07:55,200 [beeping] 123 00:07:55,367 --> 00:07:56,801 [Reed] This thing's gonna produce eventually. 124 00:07:58,467 --> 00:08:00,767 -We probably have to go east. -Get out the front for a second. 125 00:08:02,367 --> 00:08:03,400 I'm just getting things ready. 126 00:08:03,567 --> 00:08:04,567 A little snare drum. 127 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:12,000 Time to go. 128 00:08:13,767 --> 00:08:16,000 My number one thought when Reed shows up 129 00:08:16,167 --> 00:08:19,067 is don't [bleep] get stuck behind him. 130 00:08:20,968 --> 00:08:23,767 A lot of people will get behind him and just follow him. 131 00:08:27,467 --> 00:08:29,467 We got to go. 132 00:08:29,634 --> 00:08:30,567 [tires screeching] 133 00:08:30,734 --> 00:08:31,667 [Brandon J. speaking] 134 00:08:32,868 --> 00:08:34,567 [Sarah speaking] 135 00:08:34,734 --> 00:08:35,767 [bleep] him. 136 00:08:37,300 --> 00:08:39,968 Sorry, excuse me. I didn't say that, y'all. 137 00:08:41,567 --> 00:08:43,767 I'm stuck behind the Dominator, which is 138 00:08:43,934 --> 00:08:46,567 a really cool vehicle for intercepting tornadoes, 139 00:08:46,734 --> 00:08:49,200 but it is not the most agile. 140 00:08:49,367 --> 00:08:51,801 All right, we've got to go a little faster here, fellas. 141 00:08:51,968 --> 00:08:53,501 Come on, Reed. Pick it up. 142 00:08:55,067 --> 00:08:57,200 -Yeah, we've got to keep going east, I think. -OK. 143 00:08:58,567 --> 00:09:00,167 [Matt] We've got a stop sign coming up a little bit, 144 00:09:00,334 --> 00:09:01,267 you're gonna go through that. 145 00:09:11,067 --> 00:09:14,667 We reached a point where we've got multiple storms 146 00:09:14,834 --> 00:09:17,367 and it's always a question 147 00:09:17,534 --> 00:09:19,300 of which storm is gonna be dominant. 148 00:09:20,767 --> 00:09:23,100 We're looking at the storm to our north. 149 00:09:23,267 --> 00:09:26,167 It's starting to develop a lot tighter of a couplet, 150 00:09:26,334 --> 00:09:29,100 meaning the rotation is a lot stronger. 151 00:09:34,968 --> 00:09:36,701 [Sarah] So Dominator goes straight, 152 00:09:38,067 --> 00:09:40,767 and Jarvis and I turn left. 153 00:09:50,100 --> 00:09:51,767 They're thinking they're gonna have east options going 154 00:09:51,934 --> 00:09:53,701 that way, and it's few and far between. 155 00:09:53,868 --> 00:09:56,467 [Reed] I figured that they would probably follow us, 156 00:09:56,634 --> 00:09:59,400 but then they went off to catch the other storm, the one behind 157 00:09:59,567 --> 00:10:01,300 it that had a tornado warning. 158 00:10:01,467 --> 00:10:04,100 Yeah, imagine just driving away from that storm. 159 00:10:04,267 --> 00:10:07,601 It's just the obvious decision to stay with the lead storm. 160 00:10:07,767 --> 00:10:09,501 I knew that in kindergarten. 161 00:10:09,667 --> 00:10:11,300 Thing's trying to produce, everybody. 162 00:10:12,501 --> 00:10:14,367 They extended that severe warning pretty much 163 00:10:14,534 --> 00:10:15,701 all the way to Huntsville. 164 00:10:15,868 --> 00:10:17,501 -Probably gonna kick it. -[Matt] Yeah. 165 00:10:27,467 --> 00:10:29,567 [Brad] This thing is about to put down a monster tornado. 166 00:10:30,968 --> 00:10:32,167 This is dangerous. 167 00:10:32,334 --> 00:10:33,501 [indistinct radio chatter] 168 00:10:33,667 --> 00:10:35,467 [Brad] We're going straight to Huntsville. 169 00:10:35,634 --> 00:10:39,300 Lots of emotions going through my head at that point. 170 00:10:39,467 --> 00:10:42,567 Knowing that something could happen near my home kind of 171 00:10:42,734 --> 00:10:44,601 puts a pit in your stomach. 172 00:10:44,767 --> 00:10:46,767 My wife and daughter were at home that day. 173 00:10:48,100 --> 00:10:49,801 I've got to stay with this storm. 174 00:10:49,968 --> 00:10:51,701 I've got to have eyes on this storm, 175 00:10:51,868 --> 00:10:54,501 and I've got to warn as many people as I possibly can. 176 00:10:54,667 --> 00:10:55,567 There it is right there. 177 00:10:56,868 --> 00:10:58,868 Tornado on the ground right there! 178 00:10:59,033 --> 00:11:00,267 It's gonna hit those cars! 179 00:11:01,767 --> 00:11:02,767 Power flashes. 180 00:11:04,467 --> 00:11:06,400 Multi-vortex! Multi-vortex! 181 00:11:08,100 --> 00:11:10,000 Multi-vortex rate's burning! Oh, my God! 182 00:11:13,767 --> 00:11:15,100 Oh, my God! Please, no! 183 00:11:15,267 --> 00:11:16,267 Stop! Don't drive! 184 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:23,667 [Brad speaking] 185 00:11:28,901 --> 00:11:30,501 There it is right here. 186 00:11:30,667 --> 00:11:32,801 We've got a tornado coming down right now. 187 00:11:34,567 --> 00:11:36,167 Huge coming tornado. 188 00:11:37,167 --> 00:11:38,267 All hell broke loose. 189 00:11:39,901 --> 00:11:42,367 I started to see trees getting thrown in the air, 190 00:11:42,534 --> 00:11:44,767 debris from homes and other structures 191 00:11:44,934 --> 00:11:46,167 being tossed in the air as well. 192 00:11:49,801 --> 00:11:52,267 [Brad's wife and Brad speaking] 193 00:11:59,467 --> 00:12:00,467 [Brad speaking] 194 00:12:21,467 --> 00:12:23,367 That's a "goddamn it" moment. 195 00:12:23,534 --> 00:12:27,767 All I can do now is race like hell to get back up to it 196 00:12:27,934 --> 00:12:30,167 and try to get my own intercept. 197 00:12:35,667 --> 00:12:38,400 [loud metallic banging] 198 00:12:38,567 --> 00:12:40,400 [laughing] 199 00:12:41,901 --> 00:12:44,100 Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! 200 00:12:44,267 --> 00:12:46,100 Goddamn! 201 00:12:47,801 --> 00:12:51,267 -Whoa. -Oh [bleep]. 202 00:12:51,434 --> 00:12:53,901 I actually thought my organs had, like, 203 00:12:54,067 --> 00:12:57,367 rearranged or something when we landed that hard. 204 00:12:57,534 --> 00:13:01,100 It was one of those "that was badass" kind of moments. 205 00:13:01,267 --> 00:13:05,067 But I was worried about having to call Brett and tell him that 206 00:13:05,234 --> 00:13:07,367 I majorly messed up his truck. 207 00:13:07,534 --> 00:13:09,200 We're not telling Brett. 208 00:13:09,367 --> 00:13:11,167 -Unh-unh. -I don't know. 209 00:13:12,267 --> 00:13:13,601 -Jesus Chr-- -[bleep]. 210 00:13:13,767 --> 00:13:15,667 I don't know why the truck's driving funny. 211 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:18,868 Oh, my God. 212 00:13:35,367 --> 00:13:36,567 [Reed speaking] 213 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:39,868 It's on the ground, guys! 214 00:13:41,467 --> 00:13:42,968 [siren wailing] 215 00:13:43,133 --> 00:13:45,467 They're firing that siren. 216 00:13:45,634 --> 00:13:47,167 -Right there. -Yeah. 217 00:13:48,467 --> 00:13:49,367 I knew that the tornado was 218 00:13:49,534 --> 00:13:51,067 already on the ground at that time, 219 00:13:51,234 --> 00:13:53,300 so we blasted off to the east to get in front of it. 220 00:13:53,467 --> 00:13:56,000 -1.3, going east. -Oh, my hat's gone! 221 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:58,567 -1.3. -OK. 222 00:13:58,734 --> 00:14:00,968 -[indistinct] behind us. -[indistinct] it is now! 223 00:14:05,801 --> 00:14:07,701 It should be on Will's side now. 224 00:14:07,868 --> 00:14:10,300 [indistinct conversation] 225 00:14:12,067 --> 00:14:14,567 [Matt] 1.2, 1.2. 226 00:14:14,734 --> 00:14:17,100 -[Reed] I'm gonna go east too. -[Matt] OK. 227 00:14:17,267 --> 00:14:18,767 Whoo! 228 00:14:18,934 --> 00:14:20,634 [Reed] Let's send those thrown [indistinct]. 229 00:14:23,100 --> 00:14:26,200 We were there with our whole science mission ready to go, 230 00:14:26,367 --> 00:14:28,067 sensors ready to launch, 231 00:14:28,234 --> 00:14:30,901 air cannons to shoot those sensors into the tornado. 232 00:14:31,067 --> 00:14:33,267 -1.2! OK. 233 00:14:34,801 --> 00:14:37,167 [Reed] And in order to do that, you need to be inside of 234 00:14:37,334 --> 00:14:40,000 the vortex, and that's a very dangerous place to be. 235 00:14:40,167 --> 00:14:42,200 -One mile! -I see it, I got it! 236 00:14:43,767 --> 00:14:45,601 There it is! There it is! 237 00:14:47,501 --> 00:14:50,467 [Reed] I knew that it would cross our road just in front of us, 238 00:14:50,634 --> 00:14:53,367 so we're in a perfect position to intercept this tornado. 239 00:14:53,534 --> 00:14:56,067 And launch sensors into it with our air cannon. 240 00:14:56,234 --> 00:14:57,501 It's on this side. 241 00:14:57,667 --> 00:14:59,601 Yeah, we can see the whole tornado cyclone now. 242 00:14:59,767 --> 00:15:01,868 -Picking up some. -Yeah! 243 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:05,167 We're basically in it right now. 244 00:15:09,467 --> 00:15:10,467 -OK. -Got it? 245 00:15:12,567 --> 00:15:14,400 See those curtains right in there? 246 00:15:16,868 --> 00:15:18,167 [Matt speaking] 247 00:15:20,267 --> 00:15:22,267 -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.