1 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:16,000 It's planting, it's planting. This is a killer tornado. 2 00:00:27,667 --> 00:00:29,267 I am not taking this gamble. 3 00:00:30,868 --> 00:00:33,000 [Reed speaking] 4 00:00:35,467 --> 00:00:37,801 [reporter] When we go to bed tonight, these storms are not 5 00:00:37,968 --> 00:00:39,000 going to give up. 6 00:00:50,100 --> 00:00:51,701 [Freddy speaking] 7 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:12,000 [Brooke speaking] 8 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,000 [main theme playing] 9 00:01:38,267 --> 00:01:40,501 [Tanner] Oh, yeah. 10 00:01:42,467 --> 00:01:44,367 Yes, nice-looking storm. 11 00:01:47,701 --> 00:01:49,167 What is up guys? 12 00:01:49,334 --> 00:01:52,767 Heading to North Dakota for a boom or bust day. 13 00:01:52,934 --> 00:01:55,801 Look at that. Oh. 14 00:01:55,968 --> 00:01:57,000 That would be crazy. 15 00:01:58,367 --> 00:02:00,767 So, feeling pretty good about today. 16 00:02:00,934 --> 00:02:03,968 Uh, we'll see, um, see what happens. 17 00:02:04,133 --> 00:02:07,000 I'm a professional storm chaser and I've been chasing for about 18 00:02:07,167 --> 00:02:12,000 15 years now. I love chasing storms because 19 00:02:13,100 --> 00:02:14,667 of the rare beauty it brings, 20 00:02:14,834 --> 00:02:16,801 but also bringing people into that. 21 00:02:16,968 --> 00:02:18,968 And I do that in the form of the live stream. 22 00:02:20,467 --> 00:02:24,167 I view myself as a professional tour guide 23 00:02:24,334 --> 00:02:25,801 to the wonders of God's creation. 24 00:02:27,100 --> 00:02:29,767 And that day in particular, I was looking at radar. 25 00:02:29,934 --> 00:02:31,200 And I knew in that moment we were gonna get 26 00:02:31,367 --> 00:02:32,434 a big tornado. 27 00:02:32,601 --> 00:02:34,567 Let's start with our severe weather potential. 28 00:02:34,734 --> 00:02:36,300 So, here's the tornado potential. 29 00:02:36,467 --> 00:02:38,868 Today it's a level 3 out of 5 30 00:02:39,033 --> 00:02:41,167 for central portions of North Dakota. 31 00:02:41,334 --> 00:02:43,367 The tough thing is that when we go to bed tonight, 32 00:02:43,534 --> 00:02:45,601 these storms are not going to give up. 33 00:02:51,300 --> 00:02:52,300 [Brandon P.] All right, I'm back. 34 00:02:53,467 --> 00:02:54,968 A lot of chasers here right now. 35 00:02:56,467 --> 00:02:58,701 This is my first really big day chasing on my own 36 00:02:58,868 --> 00:03:00,267 as a full-time storm chaser. 37 00:03:01,601 --> 00:03:05,367 I used to be a meteorologist in the Air Force for four years, 38 00:03:05,534 --> 00:03:08,267 but I left that to do this full time. 39 00:03:09,467 --> 00:03:11,367 There we are. 40 00:03:11,534 --> 00:03:13,567 Storm going up. 41 00:03:13,734 --> 00:03:16,501 I was able to use that Air Force money and put myself in 42 00:03:16,667 --> 00:03:18,901 a position to where I could take that leap of faith 43 00:03:19,067 --> 00:03:20,167 and pursue my dreams. 44 00:03:22,167 --> 00:03:23,501 All right, gonna hop on the interstate here 45 00:03:25,968 --> 00:03:27,467 and get out ahead of this thing a little bit. 46 00:03:28,868 --> 00:03:30,467 We're getting a tornado today, 47 00:03:31,767 --> 00:03:33,067 no matter what. 48 00:03:35,167 --> 00:03:37,200 There's a lot of butterflies in the stomach 'cause you know 49 00:03:37,367 --> 00:03:39,400 this could be a day that you're not gonna forget. 50 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:44,334 All right. 51 00:03:44,334 --> 00:03:47,467 We got ourselves a supercell that is trying to develop here. 52 00:03:47,634 --> 00:03:50,467 Haven't seen it go big time yet, but if this thing goes, 53 00:03:50,634 --> 00:03:52,901 we can get a strong tornado tonight. 54 00:03:53,067 --> 00:03:56,167 I've been storm chasing for just over 16 years now. 55 00:03:57,667 --> 00:04:00,868 When I was a kid, I convinced my dad to take us out on 56 00:04:01,033 --> 00:04:02,901 a storm chase one time. 57 00:04:03,067 --> 00:04:06,767 Not every dad is willing to take their seven-year-old son 58 00:04:06,934 --> 00:04:08,601 out chasing tornadoes. 59 00:04:08,767 --> 00:04:11,300 So a big boom or bust set up here today. 60 00:04:11,467 --> 00:04:13,100 My dad is out there right now as well. 61 00:04:13,267 --> 00:04:15,968 He's actually already on the base of this thing. 62 00:04:16,133 --> 00:04:17,501 My dad made a lot of sacrifices 63 00:04:17,667 --> 00:04:19,767 for me to get out there and chase storms. 64 00:04:21,701 --> 00:04:23,701 This one could be a big daddy. 65 00:04:26,167 --> 00:04:27,200 Hey, guys, welcome in. 66 00:04:29,667 --> 00:04:32,767 My name is John McKinney, and I am a minister 67 00:04:32,934 --> 00:04:34,968 and a professional storm chaser. 68 00:04:35,133 --> 00:04:36,067 [camera clicks] 69 00:04:37,467 --> 00:04:38,667 [John] I got into storm chasing 70 00:04:38,834 --> 00:04:41,400 through my son, Freddy McKinney. 71 00:04:41,567 --> 00:04:42,734 [camera clicks] 72 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:49,200 So I became kind of like a soccer mom, but more like 73 00:04:49,367 --> 00:04:50,701 a storm-chasing dad. 74 00:04:50,868 --> 00:04:52,067 This is the team tonight. 75 00:04:52,234 --> 00:04:54,267 -We got Mike. -Hey. 76 00:04:55,767 --> 00:04:57,267 Mike and John. John and Mike. 77 00:04:57,434 --> 00:04:58,367 -However you wanna call 'em. -One, two. 78 00:04:58,534 --> 00:05:00,167 Mike and John. 79 00:05:00,334 --> 00:05:01,367 What's going on? Hey, everybody. 80 00:05:01,534 --> 00:05:05,200 And we're here to really shake it up tonight. 81 00:05:05,367 --> 00:05:10,000 We rocked it all the way up here to North Dakota, 82 00:05:10,167 --> 00:05:14,400 and we got here just in time, just as the storm was firing. 83 00:05:14,567 --> 00:05:16,701 But we're not gonna have it to ourselves. 84 00:05:17,868 --> 00:05:21,000 I'm probably one of the older storm chasers. 85 00:05:21,167 --> 00:05:24,567 My goal today is more of a father-like figure out there. 86 00:05:24,734 --> 00:05:28,100 I guess it gives me a little niche of storm chasing that 87 00:05:28,267 --> 00:05:29,167 might be a little different 88 00:05:29,334 --> 00:05:31,567 than the younger, wilder, crazy type. 89 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:35,000 OK. 90 00:05:36,100 --> 00:05:38,501 Very pretty storm, and it's spinning. 91 00:05:38,667 --> 00:05:40,400 It's just not dropping yet. 92 00:05:41,567 --> 00:05:44,567 [cars honk] 93 00:05:44,734 --> 00:05:45,667 Sorry, guys. 94 00:05:48,100 --> 00:05:49,901 I think it's gonna produce here soon. 95 00:05:50,067 --> 00:05:51,501 This thing's gonna put down a tornado 96 00:05:51,667 --> 00:05:53,200 in the next 30 minutes. 97 00:05:53,367 --> 00:05:54,434 [car honks] 98 00:05:55,467 --> 00:05:56,601 [Brandon P.] There's a lot of people around me. 99 00:05:56,767 --> 00:05:59,400 I know Reed Timmer is, like, right behind me. 100 00:05:59,567 --> 00:06:01,567 Would you look who it is behind us? 101 00:06:01,734 --> 00:06:03,467 -The old Dominator! -[car honks] 102 00:06:04,901 --> 00:06:06,000 The Dominator -- 103 00:06:06,167 --> 00:06:08,567 that's the most famous vehicle in storm chasing. 104 00:06:10,567 --> 00:06:13,767 And Reed, he's the GOAT. 105 00:06:16,167 --> 00:06:18,000 [Reed] We have a storm erupting, 106 00:06:19,100 --> 00:06:20,167 erupting towers. 107 00:06:20,334 --> 00:06:21,667 Look at how crisp that is at the base. 108 00:06:21,834 --> 00:06:23,467 You've gotta be kidding me with that! 109 00:06:23,634 --> 00:06:24,968 We're gonna drive into the tornado. 110 00:06:25,133 --> 00:06:26,767 We're gonna collect data, 111 00:06:26,934 --> 00:06:28,000 'cause that's what we do. 112 00:06:29,367 --> 00:06:31,400 I've been a storm chaser for 30 years now. 113 00:06:31,567 --> 00:06:33,167 It's definitely a lifelong passion. 114 00:06:33,334 --> 00:06:36,100 I grew up a science nerd, so I went to 115 00:06:36,267 --> 00:06:38,767 the University of Oklahoma to study meteorology. 116 00:06:38,934 --> 00:06:39,868 Look. 117 00:06:40,033 --> 00:06:41,767 Right up here. Look at this thing go. 118 00:06:41,934 --> 00:06:43,567 It's right above us. 119 00:06:43,734 --> 00:06:45,267 Let's get out and see if it's trying to drop. 120 00:06:48,300 --> 00:06:49,801 Hey [laughs]. Hey! 121 00:06:49,968 --> 00:06:51,167 [indistinct] bro. 122 00:06:51,167 --> 00:06:52,701 -[Reed] How's it going? -[boy] Nice to meet you, bro. 123 00:06:52,868 --> 00:06:54,567 [Reed] Nice to meet you. Look at that. 124 00:06:54,734 --> 00:06:56,300 -See straight up? -[boy] Yes. 125 00:06:56,467 --> 00:06:58,000 [Reed] That's trying to form a funnel right there. 126 00:06:58,167 --> 00:06:59,100 Look at that. 127 00:06:59,267 --> 00:07:00,467 [boy] This is crazy. 128 00:07:01,300 --> 00:07:03,767 Our science mission involves the Dominator vehicles 129 00:07:03,934 --> 00:07:06,200 because they can get inside of the tornado. 130 00:07:06,367 --> 00:07:08,601 And we're trying to measure that very hard to capture 131 00:07:08,767 --> 00:07:11,167 surface wind data inside of a tornado. 132 00:07:11,334 --> 00:07:14,667 That's the wind that causes damage to life and property, 133 00:07:14,834 --> 00:07:16,367 and it's also the hardest to collect. 134 00:07:16,534 --> 00:07:17,534 We gotta go east. 135 00:07:18,601 --> 00:07:21,601 Hey, look up there. Sorry, I gotta chase. 136 00:07:21,767 --> 00:07:23,467 It's touching down right here. I gotta go. 137 00:07:24,767 --> 00:07:27,767 A supercell is a thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, 138 00:07:27,934 --> 00:07:30,467 and that's called a mesocyclone. 139 00:07:30,634 --> 00:07:32,801 When you see that process happen over your head 140 00:07:32,968 --> 00:07:35,901 from directly underneath, you truly understand it. 141 00:07:37,467 --> 00:07:39,067 [John] There it is! 142 00:07:39,234 --> 00:07:40,367 We're on a storm already. 143 00:07:42,267 --> 00:07:43,267 Wow. 144 00:07:44,767 --> 00:07:45,767 There it is. 145 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,000 [Mike] Oh, my goodness! Look at it go! 146 00:07:52,167 --> 00:07:53,601 [John] This is a huge tornado, guys! 147 00:07:56,801 --> 00:07:57,801 [Mike] Here it goes! 148 00:07:59,968 --> 00:08:01,567 Oh, look at it go! 149 00:08:03,100 --> 00:08:04,100 -It's down! -[John] There it is! 150 00:08:04,100 --> 00:08:07,067 [John] Tornado! We can get closer, though. 151 00:08:07,234 --> 00:08:08,167 [Mike] Let's do it! 152 00:08:12,968 --> 00:08:14,968 [siren wails] 153 00:08:28,367 --> 00:08:30,400 Look at this thing. Here it comes. 154 00:08:30,567 --> 00:08:31,968 Storm chaser Brandon Copic. 155 00:08:32,133 --> 00:08:35,000 We got a strong tornado on the ground behind us just 156 00:08:35,167 --> 00:08:37,200 outside of Jamestown. Oh! 157 00:08:37,367 --> 00:08:39,200 Whoo! Strong inflow! 158 00:08:39,367 --> 00:08:40,300 Strong inflow! 159 00:08:41,501 --> 00:08:42,968 Strong pipe on the ground! 160 00:08:44,667 --> 00:08:46,667 For the day, the plan is simple. 161 00:08:47,701 --> 00:08:50,100 I work with a major news organization. 162 00:08:50,267 --> 00:08:53,601 I relay and say, "There's a tornado on the ground." 163 00:08:53,767 --> 00:08:57,000 And utilizing that, the reports get relayed 164 00:08:57,167 --> 00:08:58,567 to the National Weather Service, 165 00:08:58,734 --> 00:09:00,267 who issues the tornado warnings. 166 00:09:00,434 --> 00:09:01,367 [lightning cracks] 167 00:09:02,667 --> 00:09:05,868 Mr. Copic is one of the best. 168 00:09:06,033 --> 00:09:09,000 As a certified weather spotter myself, it's also 169 00:09:09,167 --> 00:09:13,000 my responsibility to relay so we can make sure people on 170 00:09:13,167 --> 00:09:15,767 the path of these storms are taking cover. 171 00:09:15,934 --> 00:09:16,968 It's planting. It's planting. 172 00:09:17,133 --> 00:09:18,300 No way. 173 00:09:18,467 --> 00:09:19,801 [car honks] 174 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:28,100 -[Freddy] Oh, my gosh! -[Eli laughs] 175 00:09:28,267 --> 00:09:29,467 That is a freaking hog! 176 00:09:29,634 --> 00:09:31,801 That is a monster! 177 00:09:31,968 --> 00:09:33,400 [thunder rumbles] 178 00:09:33,567 --> 00:09:36,100 [Freddy] Guys, huge violent tornado here! 179 00:09:36,267 --> 00:09:40,267 This is a huge tornado! Take cover, guys! 180 00:09:40,434 --> 00:09:41,634 You're in the area. 181 00:09:43,667 --> 00:09:45,801 I'm actually very worried about this, I'm not gonna lie. 182 00:09:48,167 --> 00:09:52,000 Very, very concerning. This is a killer tornado, guys! 183 00:09:53,767 --> 00:09:55,767 [sirens wails] 184 00:09:58,000 --> 00:09:59,367 [Brandon P.] All right, we're about to step out. 185 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:06,801 Yeah! 186 00:10:08,367 --> 00:10:10,901 Big tornado! 187 00:10:11,067 --> 00:10:12,601 Let's go! 188 00:10:21,567 --> 00:10:22,567 Oh! 189 00:10:31,767 --> 00:10:36,367 Oh, my gosh, guys! Holy cow! 190 00:10:40,767 --> 00:10:44,100 Wow! Holy cow, dude! 191 00:10:44,267 --> 00:10:45,868 This is insane. 192 00:10:47,067 --> 00:10:48,067 Wow! 193 00:10:50,467 --> 00:10:53,267 Oh, my gosh! 194 00:10:53,434 --> 00:10:55,567 What the five! This is crazy! 195 00:11:00,267 --> 00:11:02,467 Oh, my gosh, dude. 196 00:11:02,634 --> 00:11:03,567 [ominous chord plays] 197 00:11:07,100 --> 00:11:08,334 Whoo! 198 00:11:10,801 --> 00:11:12,367 All right, it's probably time to go. 199 00:11:12,534 --> 00:11:14,167 This is insane! 200 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:18,000 This thing is huge, bro. 201 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:20,300 All right, we gotta get out of here. 202 00:11:21,968 --> 00:11:23,100 [car honks] 203 00:11:23,267 --> 00:11:24,767 [Tanner] When you see Reed next to you, 204 00:11:24,934 --> 00:11:26,000 you probably should leave. 205 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:33,367 [Reed gasps] 206 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,000 [Reed speaking] 207 00:12:10,467 --> 00:12:11,701 [dark chord plays] 208 00:12:14,667 --> 00:12:15,667 [Reed speaking] 209 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:20,000 [man speaking] 210 00:12:20,167 --> 00:12:21,767 Look at the left edge. Where's it going? 211 00:12:21,934 --> 00:12:23,667 [Reed speaking] 212 00:12:27,067 --> 00:12:28,067 It's coming at us. 213 00:12:31,767 --> 00:12:33,767 [Reed speaking] 214 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:45,467 [Reed speaking] 215 00:12:48,968 --> 00:12:49,968 [radio beeps] 216 00:12:51,467 --> 00:12:53,467 [Brandon C. speaking] 217 00:13:08,167 --> 00:13:09,868 Rain-wrapped tornadoes are very dangerous. 218 00:13:10,033 --> 00:13:11,767 They're unpredictable. You can't see them. 219 00:13:11,934 --> 00:13:14,767 You don't know if the tornado is directly in front of you. 220 00:13:14,934 --> 00:13:16,801 Is it to the left, about to hit you? 221 00:13:20,567 --> 00:13:22,200 [siren wails] 222 00:13:26,367 --> 00:13:27,601 This is a tornado. 223 00:13:27,601 --> 00:13:29,767 If you get too close to this, you freaking die, dude. 224 00:13:29,934 --> 00:13:32,868 This is probably the strongest tornado I've seen this year. 225 00:13:39,567 --> 00:13:40,567 Lost visual. 226 00:13:44,501 --> 00:13:45,567 [radio beeps] 227 00:13:45,734 --> 00:13:47,367 I don't like this. 228 00:13:47,534 --> 00:13:48,601 [radio beeps] 229 00:13:50,801 --> 00:13:53,467 [Freddy] I'm backing out. We gotta find my dad. 230 00:13:53,634 --> 00:13:55,467 -[Eli] He's with Mike, right? -[Freddy] Yeah, he's with Mike. 231 00:13:56,501 --> 00:13:59,334 I just got a tornado. It could kill ya. 232 00:14:01,868 --> 00:14:03,667 [John] I can't see nothing here at the moment. 233 00:14:03,834 --> 00:14:05,033 [Mike] Yeah. 234 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:06,167 -[John] Watch out, 'cause chasers... -[Mike] Oh, yeah. 235 00:14:06,334 --> 00:14:07,767 ...are flying in here right now. 236 00:14:09,167 --> 00:14:11,901 It's a whole circus of storm chasers 237 00:14:12,067 --> 00:14:13,667 looking for an escape route. 238 00:14:14,667 --> 00:14:19,100 So immediately, I get worried about Freddy, because he gets 239 00:14:19,267 --> 00:14:23,267 very close to violent tornadoes. 240 00:14:23,434 --> 00:14:26,367 And I'm hoping that he came out of it all right. 241 00:14:27,767 --> 00:14:30,567 [Mike] Wanna turn around or try to get east? 242 00:14:30,734 --> 00:14:32,767 -[John] Is that Freddy? -[Mike] Yeah, let's turn around. 243 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,567 -Um. -Go over here in a moment. 244 00:14:38,734 --> 00:14:40,000 [Mike] Get us out of here. 245 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,167 I think we just gotta get out of the path at this moment. 246 00:14:44,367 --> 00:14:45,501 Let's get on the interstate and go east. 247 00:14:45,667 --> 00:14:47,000 [John] Yeah, exactly. 248 00:14:47,167 --> 00:14:50,667 So, we're gonna reposition, re-engage. 249 00:14:50,834 --> 00:14:52,100 [Mike] That was insane. 250 00:14:54,167 --> 00:14:55,267 Oh my God! 251 00:14:56,367 --> 00:14:59,501 That was the best intercept of my whole life. 252 00:14:59,667 --> 00:15:03,267 Best [bleep] intercept of my whole life, man. 253 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,868 Oh my God, if you knew how long 254 00:15:07,033 --> 00:15:09,167 I've been waiting on something like that. 255 00:15:09,334 --> 00:15:12,300 The amount of work that I put in to get to this point. 256 00:15:14,467 --> 00:15:17,567 That is the kind of intercept I have dreamed of. 257 00:15:17,734 --> 00:15:20,300 It's my first day chasing full time. 258 00:15:20,467 --> 00:15:21,667 I know the footage is good 259 00:15:21,834 --> 00:15:23,267 and it's paying off up to this point. 260 00:15:25,167 --> 00:15:26,667 When it comes to the money making side of things, 261 00:15:26,834 --> 00:15:29,167 typically the closer you are, the better. 262 00:15:29,334 --> 00:15:31,901 Drama sells, so people wanna see the close footage. 263 00:15:33,100 --> 00:15:34,868 That tornado was loud and it was powerful. 264 00:15:52,267 --> 00:15:54,667 [Reed] Oh, we got a intercept there. 265 00:15:54,834 --> 00:15:56,100 Go on, don't lose sight of this thing. 266 00:15:56,267 --> 00:15:57,868 -[Reed] Yeah, we will. -Are we west? 267 00:15:58,033 --> 00:16:00,267 -We gotta check on the damage. -Are we westerly still? 268 00:16:00,434 --> 00:16:02,267 -Yeah, still west. -[Reed] Can't see very good. 269 00:16:02,434 --> 00:16:06,100 Power line down here. That house is in big trouble. 270 00:16:07,868 --> 00:16:09,167 [Reed] Yeah, we need to go check that. 271 00:16:09,334 --> 00:16:10,267 [man] Yes. 272 00:16:22,601 --> 00:16:23,601 [Reed] Oh. 273 00:16:28,467 --> 00:16:31,367 Hello? Hey, hello? 274 00:16:32,467 --> 00:16:34,767 Hello? Where'd they go? 275 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:39,000 [knocks on window] 276 00:16:39,167 --> 00:16:40,100 [man speaking] 277 00:16:44,100 --> 00:16:46,367 -[alarm beeps] -[man speaking] 278 00:16:46,534 --> 00:16:48,167 [woman cries] Oh, God. 279 00:16:52,167 --> 00:16:54,167 [crew members speak] 280 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:08,667 [woman] We've both lived here for 40 years. 281 00:17:08,834 --> 00:17:10,801 [Reed] Wow. Beautiful place to live. 282 00:17:12,667 --> 00:17:14,801 -[woman] It was. -[Reed] You'll be able to build back. 283 00:17:14,968 --> 00:17:16,667 -Yeah. -Glad you're OK. 284 00:17:18,167 --> 00:17:20,601 It's a huge sense of relief anytime you know that 285 00:17:20,767 --> 00:17:22,100 people are OK. 286 00:17:22,267 --> 00:17:24,367 We were very thankful that they survived 287 00:17:24,534 --> 00:17:26,100 that without a scratch. 288 00:17:26,267 --> 00:17:27,200 That was nuts. 289 00:17:28,801 --> 00:17:29,968 The strongest one we've seen. 290 00:17:34,801 --> 00:17:36,133 Crazy, crazy. 291 00:17:36,133 --> 00:17:37,667 All right, guys, let's figure out what we're gonna do, huh? 292 00:17:38,767 --> 00:17:40,801 Do we go south? Do we keep on this thing? 293 00:17:42,300 --> 00:17:45,901 Yeah, that's probably the new -- new area of interest. 294 00:17:46,067 --> 00:17:47,367 I think we're gonna stick with this guy. 295 00:17:47,534 --> 00:17:49,467 I'm gonna go back down to the highway and punch 296 00:17:49,634 --> 00:17:51,167 through this. I'm gonna go get it. 297 00:17:52,567 --> 00:17:53,567 Wow. 298 00:17:57,267 --> 00:18:00,300 As the tornado is slowly dissipating and everything's 299 00:18:00,467 --> 00:18:03,868 dying out, I feel this sense of relief. 300 00:18:04,033 --> 00:18:07,000 But then I look on radar and I see there's another storm 301 00:18:07,167 --> 00:18:08,267 right behind this one. 302 00:18:25,267 --> 00:18:26,767 Window's covered in freaking mud. 303 00:18:26,934 --> 00:18:27,901 I can't see out of it. 304 00:18:29,267 --> 00:18:30,367 Cannot see out of it. 305 00:18:31,801 --> 00:18:34,000 Tornado threat is rapidly increasing here. 306 00:18:34,167 --> 00:18:36,667 I think we actually have a big time tornado threat developing 307 00:18:36,834 --> 00:18:39,767 with this supercell. So trying to figure this out. 308 00:18:40,767 --> 00:18:44,767 Looking at the radar, I noticed rotations just about 309 00:18:44,934 --> 00:18:46,100 a mile to our north. 310 00:18:46,100 --> 00:18:49,767 The supercell is still ongoing right in front of us. 311 00:18:49,934 --> 00:18:52,000 All the signs are there that this storm is 312 00:18:52,167 --> 00:18:53,300 gonna produce another tornado. 313 00:18:57,667 --> 00:19:01,267 -There's my dad and Mike. -[Eli] Hi, Mike! 314 00:19:01,434 --> 00:19:02,367 [Mike] Is that Freddy? [laughs] 315 00:19:04,100 --> 00:19:05,100 [Mike] Yes! 316 00:19:06,100 --> 00:19:07,100 That's awesome. 317 00:19:07,267 --> 00:19:08,801 I step out, and it's Eli and Freddy. 318 00:19:08,968 --> 00:19:10,300 [John] Oh, there you go. 319 00:19:10,467 --> 00:19:12,601 [Mike] I can't tell you, dude, how many times this happens. 320 00:19:14,300 --> 00:19:16,200 [John] Oh, look at the rope up. There's a rope. 321 00:19:16,367 --> 00:19:17,968 -See the rope? -[Mike] I see the rope. 322 00:19:18,133 --> 00:19:19,267 [John] You see it? 323 00:19:19,434 --> 00:19:20,367 [Mike] Let's go! 324 00:19:25,100 --> 00:19:26,300 [Freddy] Oh, yeah, there it is. 325 00:19:26,467 --> 00:19:29,767 That's an anticyclonic tornado coming down. 326 00:19:29,934 --> 00:19:31,467 Tornadoes in the Northern Hemisphere like to 327 00:19:31,634 --> 00:19:35,267 spin counterclockwise, but this tornado is spinning 328 00:19:35,434 --> 00:19:37,000 the opposite direction. 329 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:40,267 Oh my gosh! 330 00:19:41,501 --> 00:19:43,701 Spinning the wrong way! 331 00:19:53,901 --> 00:19:55,200 [dark chord plays] 332 00:19:56,467 --> 00:19:57,467 [Freddy clears throat] 333 00:19:58,667 --> 00:19:59,701 [thunder rumbles] 334 00:20:01,167 --> 00:20:02,467 [radio beeps] 335 00:20:02,634 --> 00:20:04,067 This thing is so confusing. 336 00:20:06,167 --> 00:20:08,767 I can't believe that anticyclonic one is so big. 337 00:20:10,767 --> 00:20:13,667 This tornado is spinning the opposite direction. 338 00:20:14,968 --> 00:20:18,968 It only happens in very rare situations like this. 339 00:20:19,133 --> 00:20:21,901 And that means the supercell is gonna get a lot worse. 340 00:20:25,567 --> 00:20:27,400 [John] That guy right there is the GOAT. 341 00:20:27,567 --> 00:20:28,801 Oh. 342 00:20:28,801 --> 00:20:32,467 [John] Mike chose the target, drove us right to it, man. 343 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:36,701 [Mike] Look at this thing go! Gosh, that's beautiful. 344 00:20:38,300 --> 00:20:40,567 [John] This tornado is an anticyclonic. 345 00:20:40,734 --> 00:20:41,834 It's just incredible. 346 00:20:43,767 --> 00:20:47,100 You're seeing this phenomena of weather that's... 347 00:20:48,501 --> 00:20:49,501 so bizarre. 348 00:20:51,567 --> 00:20:53,100 [Freddy] That is absolutely nuts! 349 00:20:54,567 --> 00:20:55,567 Dude! 350 00:20:57,901 --> 00:20:59,467 Holy smokes. 351 00:20:59,634 --> 00:21:01,267 We have another cell blowing up. 352 00:21:01,434 --> 00:21:03,701 Things are just racing Northeast right now. 353 00:21:03,868 --> 00:21:05,267 We're gonna have to probably move here. 354 00:21:06,667 --> 00:21:09,667 I spot another tornado on the ground. 355 00:21:09,834 --> 00:21:12,267 There are multiple different tornadoes touching down. 356 00:21:13,667 --> 00:21:16,400 Oh my gosh, this new tornado is crazy too. 357 00:21:16,567 --> 00:21:18,167 There's my dad and Mike. 358 00:21:21,767 --> 00:21:24,667 When I'm out chasing, I do worry about my dad. 359 00:21:26,100 --> 00:21:27,868 It's definitely new for him. 360 00:21:28,033 --> 00:21:31,367 After 16 years of chasing, I'm now able to help make sure 361 00:21:31,534 --> 00:21:33,000 that he's going to the right area. 362 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:37,167 Mike! New tornado east! 363 00:21:37,334 --> 00:21:38,634 We have a new tornado east! 364 00:21:41,100 --> 00:21:44,367 It's good to see Freddy out there on the same storm. 365 00:21:45,667 --> 00:21:48,200 Makes me feel like I'm somewhat successful 366 00:21:48,367 --> 00:21:50,901 at storm chasing as well. 367 00:21:51,067 --> 00:21:52,367 OK, let's go. 368 00:21:56,868 --> 00:21:58,000 It's turning big down there. 369 00:21:59,567 --> 00:22:02,300 [Mike] Oh boy, this thing is really cranking. 370 00:22:04,767 --> 00:22:09,567 We are noticing on radar that behind us, 371 00:22:09,734 --> 00:22:14,100 there is this large group of storms and it's racing 372 00:22:15,167 --> 00:22:19,667 toward us with very high straight-line winds. 373 00:22:19,834 --> 00:22:22,100 And this is what is called a derecho. 374 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:25,000 We're getting nervous. 375 00:22:25,167 --> 00:22:27,400 This is starting to feel a bit scary, 376 00:22:29,100 --> 00:22:32,267 and now darkness is approaching. 377 00:22:32,434 --> 00:22:35,467 Storm chasing in the dark is very dangerous. 378 00:22:37,667 --> 00:22:40,300 You just don't have the visualization of the storm, 379 00:22:40,467 --> 00:22:41,400 and that could kill you. 380 00:22:45,767 --> 00:22:47,767 [sirens wail] 381 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,400 [Reed] The derecho continues to push off to the east. 382 00:23:08,501 --> 00:23:11,567 We have a massive supercell base that's barreling toward us 383 00:23:11,734 --> 00:23:14,067 at 100-plus-mile-per-hour wind, 384 00:23:14,234 --> 00:23:16,167 which has tornadoes embedded within it. 385 00:23:17,868 --> 00:23:20,501 This thing is going crazy. Might be about to plant, 386 00:23:20,667 --> 00:23:22,868 don't you think, Will? -[Will] Yeah, it's looking good. 387 00:23:25,167 --> 00:23:27,267 Chasing at night can be dangerous, so you need 388 00:23:27,434 --> 00:23:28,767 a lot of experience. 389 00:23:28,934 --> 00:23:31,000 Sometimes you have to hear the tornado to chase it, 390 00:23:31,167 --> 00:23:33,501 and so the science mission is extremely dangerous. 391 00:23:44,267 --> 00:23:46,067 [Brandon P.] Wow, what a crazy supercell. 392 00:23:47,167 --> 00:23:48,167 [dog whimpers] 393 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:50,467 [Brandon P. speaking] 394 00:23:56,367 --> 00:23:59,167 Something catches my eye on the side of the road. 395 00:23:59,334 --> 00:24:00,334 So I turn around 396 00:24:01,901 --> 00:24:03,601 and I see this corgi. -[dog whimpers] 397 00:24:04,868 --> 00:24:07,501 [Brandon P.] Come on, buddy. Come on, get in. 398 00:24:07,667 --> 00:24:08,601 OK. 399 00:24:10,100 --> 00:24:11,167 Good dog. 400 00:24:12,667 --> 00:24:14,000 Good dog. What's up, buddy? 401 00:24:15,667 --> 00:24:18,100 All right, we got to save this dog. 402 00:24:20,467 --> 00:24:23,367 And now I gotta figure out something to do with this dog, 403 00:24:23,534 --> 00:24:25,801 because we're on the path of a developing tornado 404 00:24:25,968 --> 00:24:28,367 that I know could put down at any moment. 405 00:24:28,534 --> 00:24:31,467 All right, we're gonna get this dog out of harm's way here. 406 00:24:31,634 --> 00:24:33,400 I'm gonna pull into this house real quick. 407 00:24:35,868 --> 00:24:37,367 Come on, baby, come on, baby, 408 00:24:37,534 --> 00:24:39,868 come on, come on, baby, come on. 409 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:47,667 OK, come on, baby. Come on, baby. 410 00:24:49,167 --> 00:24:50,167 OK, here she goes. 411 00:24:50,334 --> 00:24:51,767 I gotta -- I gotta get back. 412 00:24:51,934 --> 00:24:54,601 An elderly couple answers the door, and they seem so, 413 00:24:54,767 --> 00:24:57,100 like, drawn back that I'm there 'cause I'm frantic. 414 00:24:57,267 --> 00:24:58,501 Thank you so much. Thank you. 415 00:25:00,267 --> 00:25:02,667 But the old man, he's nice enough to take the dog. 416 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:06,801 And now I have to get back on the storm and figure out what 417 00:25:06,968 --> 00:25:08,067 I'm gonna do from here. 418 00:25:12,567 --> 00:25:14,400 OK. 419 00:25:14,567 --> 00:25:16,567 I'm happy with that. That's cool. 420 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:19,701 Definitely smells like dog in here now. 421 00:25:21,067 --> 00:25:23,567 All right, it's like right here, guys. 422 00:25:23,734 --> 00:25:25,467 Strong tornado right in front of us. 423 00:25:27,767 --> 00:25:29,767 North Dakota is just getting hammered today. 424 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:35,200 [siren wails] 425 00:25:47,767 --> 00:25:50,100 [Freddy] Where is it? Do you see anything? 426 00:25:50,267 --> 00:25:51,467 [Eli] To the left. 427 00:25:52,467 --> 00:25:54,367 [Freddy] To the left. Oh, my gosh, dude. 428 00:25:54,534 --> 00:25:55,767 Freaking violent wedge. 429 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:01,467 Yeah, this thing is absolutely massive, bro. 430 00:26:03,567 --> 00:26:04,834 Got debris fallout here. 431 00:26:07,300 --> 00:26:08,701 It's probably the strongest of the day. 432 00:26:11,167 --> 00:26:14,567 It's clear that this thing is gonna do some really serious 433 00:26:14,734 --> 00:26:17,901 damage if it impacts any structure. 434 00:26:20,367 --> 00:26:22,400 [Freddy] I am blasting north to Sheldon, 435 00:26:22,567 --> 00:26:24,567 and I'm very worried about Sheldon. 436 00:26:30,267 --> 00:26:32,167 All right, flooring it now. 437 00:26:32,334 --> 00:26:34,100 Flooring it now. 438 00:26:34,267 --> 00:26:36,267 These nighttime tornadoes just seem to have 439 00:26:36,434 --> 00:26:37,467 a different temperament. 440 00:26:38,467 --> 00:26:39,701 And in my experience, 441 00:26:41,567 --> 00:26:44,000 oftentimes they will hurt people. 442 00:26:49,267 --> 00:26:50,467 [John] Our blue circle 443 00:26:51,701 --> 00:26:52,767 is our location. 444 00:26:58,868 --> 00:27:00,267 The wind's coming back this way. 445 00:27:01,567 --> 00:27:03,467 [Mike] Just take a look at radar, man. 446 00:27:03,634 --> 00:27:05,167 I don't know what to tell ya. 447 00:27:05,334 --> 00:27:07,434 [John speaking] 448 00:27:09,901 --> 00:27:11,501 [Mike speaking] 449 00:27:11,667 --> 00:27:15,267 I see John McKinney just ahead of me, no more than 100 yards. 450 00:27:15,434 --> 00:27:16,601 [phone ringing] 451 00:27:20,968 --> 00:27:23,501 [Brandon C. speaking] 452 00:27:25,968 --> 00:27:30,100 And unbeknownst to me, a new tornado has formed to 453 00:27:30,267 --> 00:27:32,767 the north and about to cross the road. 454 00:27:47,601 --> 00:27:49,601 [Brandon C. speaking] 455 00:28:04,567 --> 00:28:06,567 [ominous music builds] 456 00:28:14,601 --> 00:28:16,067 [dark chord plays] 457 00:28:21,467 --> 00:28:23,467 [Brandon C. speaking] 458 00:29:12,167 --> 00:29:13,601 Tornado just came through here. 459 00:29:15,701 --> 00:29:16,767 Crossed right in front of me. 460 00:29:18,100 --> 00:29:19,567 Got a car in the ditch right here. 461 00:29:24,067 --> 00:29:25,367 Oh my gosh! 462 00:29:31,567 --> 00:29:33,567 Yep. 463 00:29:33,734 --> 00:29:35,968 Definitely had a tornado come by us right there. 464 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:40,367 Maybe we'll give a quick look at the dream team here. 465 00:29:41,567 --> 00:29:42,601 The ghostly look. 466 00:29:44,367 --> 00:29:45,467 That's it. 467 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:51,767 [John] I just drove down here for safety, man. 468 00:29:51,934 --> 00:29:53,467 So I gotta try to drive out. 469 00:29:54,968 --> 00:29:57,868 [Brandon C.] Freddy's dad was in front of me when this tornado crossed, 470 00:29:58,033 --> 00:30:00,100 and his dad freaking threw it into the ditch. 471 00:30:00,267 --> 00:30:03,067 So you can let Freddy know his dad's good 472 00:30:03,234 --> 00:30:04,200 and back up on the road. 473 00:30:04,367 --> 00:30:05,968 I was sticking with him just in case. 474 00:30:27,801 --> 00:30:30,300 You know, God looked after us. 475 00:30:30,467 --> 00:30:31,367 Took care of us. 476 00:30:36,868 --> 00:30:39,000 Wow, this thing is, uh... 477 00:30:39,167 --> 00:30:41,868 This supercell is even incre -- this is just insane. 478 00:30:42,033 --> 00:30:45,167 Today is the best day of my career, by far. 479 00:30:45,334 --> 00:30:47,767 It is gonna take a lot for me to top this. 480 00:30:47,934 --> 00:30:49,200 I wanna get out of the rain, too. 481 00:30:49,367 --> 00:30:50,868 I'd like to try to take some pictures. 482 00:30:52,901 --> 00:30:54,667 Yeah. This is gonna be -- 483 00:30:54,834 --> 00:30:56,067 this is gonna be perfect right here. 484 00:30:57,367 --> 00:30:58,367 Come on. 485 00:30:59,467 --> 00:31:00,734 All right, bear with me. 486 00:31:02,868 --> 00:31:05,000 Yeah, I'm about to take the best pictures of my entire 487 00:31:05,167 --> 00:31:06,067 life right here. 488 00:31:08,467 --> 00:31:09,901 Oh, my God, is that a big tornado? 489 00:31:11,167 --> 00:31:12,200 Massive wedge, I think. 490 00:31:16,100 --> 00:31:19,701 I set my camera up, and I can tell that this is the kind of 491 00:31:19,868 --> 00:31:22,200 storm that maybe comes along once in a decade. 492 00:31:22,367 --> 00:31:24,968 And I know that I'm getting incredible shots of it 493 00:31:25,133 --> 00:31:26,133 on my camera. 494 00:31:26,133 --> 00:31:27,701 And so at this point, I know that this is 495 00:31:27,868 --> 00:31:29,000 a career-defining day. 496 00:32:03,367 --> 00:32:04,667 [yells] 497 00:32:04,834 --> 00:32:08,968 I've never had a feeling in my stomach quite like this one. 498 00:32:09,133 --> 00:32:11,968 It's a very dreadful feeling knowing that a big part 499 00:32:12,133 --> 00:32:13,167 of your career is gone. 500 00:32:15,567 --> 00:32:17,868 It's a lot to process in one moment. 501 00:32:23,300 --> 00:32:25,300 [siren wails] 502 00:32:36,601 --> 00:32:38,601 [Eli and Freddy speak] 503 00:32:42,367 --> 00:32:45,767 Whenever you see a tornado of this magnitude, 504 00:32:45,934 --> 00:32:47,467 it's a big deal. 505 00:32:47,634 --> 00:32:50,067 I'm just hoping there's no homes in its path. 506 00:32:51,467 --> 00:32:53,601 [siren continues wailing] 507 00:32:56,100 --> 00:32:57,300 [Freddy speaking] 508 00:33:26,868 --> 00:33:30,200 As Eli and I roll into the scene, a lady comes walking 509 00:33:30,367 --> 00:33:31,901 around this tree. 510 00:33:34,267 --> 00:33:35,367 I didn't -- 511 00:33:43,267 --> 00:33:44,367 [Brooke speaking] 512 00:34:15,300 --> 00:34:17,300 [ominous music builds] 513 00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:29,767 -[Freddy speaking] -Yeah. 514 00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:42,968 I make the decision to leave. 515 00:34:43,133 --> 00:34:45,601 This tornado is absolutely massive. 516 00:34:45,767 --> 00:34:49,667 On one hand, I know that Eli and this lady are 517 00:34:49,834 --> 00:34:50,868 gonna be OK. 518 00:34:51,033 --> 00:34:52,767 But... 519 00:34:52,934 --> 00:34:55,767 I honestly don't know what's happening to the guy that 520 00:34:55,934 --> 00:34:57,267 we had to leave behind. 521 00:34:57,434 --> 00:34:59,300 [Brooke] Are you going away from the tornado right now? 522 00:34:59,467 --> 00:35:00,567 [Freddy] Yep. 523 00:35:00,567 --> 00:35:02,701 This is a tornado that you can't screw with. 524 00:35:02,868 --> 00:35:06,467 Alive is OK in this situation, 'cause you could die in 525 00:35:06,634 --> 00:35:08,000 a situation like this. -[Eli] Be alive. 526 00:35:09,767 --> 00:35:11,467 [Freddy] It should be safe for now. 527 00:35:12,667 --> 00:35:16,200 After we deem that we've safely escaped the tornado, 528 00:35:16,367 --> 00:35:18,868 we turn the car around and head back. 529 00:35:19,033 --> 00:35:20,167 [Brooke speaking] 530 00:35:20,334 --> 00:35:21,601 [Freddy] First, we're getting -- 531 00:35:21,601 --> 00:35:23,367 we are getting your husband. -We're gonna get your husband. 532 00:35:24,968 --> 00:35:26,501 You guys are our priority right now. 533 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:30,000 [Eli] Right here? 534 00:35:30,167 --> 00:35:31,100 [Freddy] No, I think it's right here. 535 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:38,000 Where's he at? 536 00:35:46,767 --> 00:35:47,801 [Brooke speaking] 537 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:50,567 [Freddy speaking] 538 00:35:52,467 --> 00:35:54,100 [phone ringing] 539 00:35:58,067 --> 00:36:00,400 Uh, yes, I'm a storm chaser here. 540 00:36:00,567 --> 00:36:03,300 I'm just a few miles east of Enderlin. 541 00:36:04,968 --> 00:36:07,367 Got houses that are completely leveled. 542 00:36:07,534 --> 00:36:09,367 There's nothing left. Um. 543 00:36:11,167 --> 00:36:12,167 [Eli speaking] 544 00:36:16,767 --> 00:36:18,400 [Brooke speaking] 545 00:36:20,567 --> 00:36:21,701 -[Freddy] All right. -[Eli speaking] 546 00:36:23,801 --> 00:36:25,667 [dispatcher and Freddy speak] 547 00:36:30,667 --> 00:36:32,767 [Freddy] It's on -- yeah, there you go. 548 00:36:32,934 --> 00:36:33,901 What do you guys need to do? 549 00:36:34,067 --> 00:36:35,067 [Brooke] Go to Enderlin, please. 550 00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:42,367 [Freddy] All right, I think the tornado has lifted. 551 00:36:44,567 --> 00:36:46,601 [Tyler speaking] 552 00:37:19,367 --> 00:37:21,267 OK, so we're -- here we are. 553 00:37:24,901 --> 00:37:26,667 Got an update on, uh, 554 00:37:26,834 --> 00:37:30,000 on Freddy. Freddy and Eli are OK. 555 00:37:30,167 --> 00:37:31,267 They're helping a family, 556 00:37:31,434 --> 00:37:34,701 which sounds good. -[Mike] Yeah. 557 00:37:35,868 --> 00:37:36,934 The ghosts. 558 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:41,801 -Not the GOATs, the ghosts, OK. -That's right. 559 00:37:43,701 --> 00:37:46,667 [John] Pretty dangerous chase tonight, really. 560 00:37:46,834 --> 00:37:48,801 -You guys are awesome, though. -Thanks, everybody -- yeah. 561 00:37:48,968 --> 00:37:50,868 [rain pattering] 562 00:37:56,400 --> 00:38:03,267 This chase reminds me of how unpredictable tornadoes can be. 563 00:38:03,434 --> 00:38:08,667 And being more of a father-like figure out there, I'm just 564 00:38:08,834 --> 00:38:14,000 feeling a little more blessed that the younger storm chasers 565 00:38:14,167 --> 00:38:15,267 came out of it all right. 566 00:38:17,267 --> 00:38:19,100 [Brandon P.] Whoo! Man, what a chase. 567 00:38:21,267 --> 00:38:23,267 I'm gonna be sick to my stomach about losing that 568 00:38:23,434 --> 00:38:25,400 SD card for quite a while. 569 00:38:27,868 --> 00:38:30,367 You should see how trashed this car is from today. 570 00:38:31,367 --> 00:38:32,367 It's been a hell of a day. 571 00:38:33,567 --> 00:38:36,000 At this point, I'm trying to gather myself. 572 00:38:36,167 --> 00:38:39,300 My career-defining shots are on that SD card 573 00:38:39,467 --> 00:38:41,200 and they're gone forever. 574 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:56,767 Our science mission, I consider a success because on 575 00:38:56,934 --> 00:38:59,801 that day we had the data set from inside of the tornado, 576 00:38:59,968 --> 00:39:02,467 the wind speed and the thermodynamics. 577 00:39:02,634 --> 00:39:04,467 And that's an important thing to understand 578 00:39:04,634 --> 00:39:07,667 because it's the near-ground and wind speeds that are causing 579 00:39:07,834 --> 00:39:09,200 loss of life and property. 580 00:39:12,801 --> 00:39:15,167 So this is exactly where I was. 581 00:39:15,334 --> 00:39:18,067 This is -- John went in the ditch over here. 582 00:39:18,234 --> 00:39:21,200 We couldn't get through because the power line's over here. 583 00:39:23,667 --> 00:39:25,901 He literally -- these are his tracks coming -- 584 00:39:26,067 --> 00:39:28,267 getting out of the ditch. That's crazy. 585 00:39:41,467 --> 00:39:44,467 [Reed] June 20th, 2025 will be one of those days 586 00:39:44,634 --> 00:39:46,100 that people remember forever. 587 00:39:48,467 --> 00:39:52,267 The tornado was upgraded to an EF-5 many months afterward. 588 00:39:53,267 --> 00:39:56,868 The meteorologists had to do forensic work and look for 589 00:39:57,033 --> 00:39:59,567 damage that can support the EF-5 intensity. 590 00:39:59,734 --> 00:40:01,567 That was a historic chase. 591 00:40:01,734 --> 00:40:04,300 Honestly, it was no surprise for the meteorologists 592 00:40:04,467 --> 00:40:06,667 and storm chasers that were covering that event. 593 00:40:06,834 --> 00:40:09,000 We knew because we experienced it on the ground. 594 00:40:18,167 --> 00:40:21,267 All right, so I'm here in Enderlin, North Dakota, 595 00:40:21,434 --> 00:40:24,567 and last night I was shooting a massive wedge tornado 596 00:40:24,734 --> 00:40:25,667 at nighttime. 597 00:40:25,834 --> 00:40:28,200 My SD card ejected out of the camera, 598 00:40:28,367 --> 00:40:29,601 and thought it was gone forever. 599 00:40:30,601 --> 00:40:34,300 But I come out here this morning, and we found it. 600 00:40:34,467 --> 00:40:37,801 I immediately drive to Dollar General in Enderlin. 601 00:40:37,968 --> 00:40:40,667 I buy a mason jar, put some rice in it, and I leave it in 602 00:40:40,834 --> 00:40:41,968 the rice for a day. 603 00:40:42,133 --> 00:40:43,801 All right, moment of truth. 604 00:40:43,968 --> 00:40:45,167 We're about to find out. 605 00:40:45,334 --> 00:40:47,200 [indistinct background chatter] 606 00:40:49,367 --> 00:40:50,868 [woman in background] Hey, Steve? 607 00:40:51,033 --> 00:40:52,167 Long time no see. 608 00:40:52,334 --> 00:40:53,267 -OK. -It's making noise. 609 00:40:53,434 --> 00:40:54,567 It's making noise. 610 00:40:56,567 --> 00:40:58,067 -Oh, wait. -Oh, they're there. 611 00:40:58,234 --> 00:41:00,200 [camera beeps] 612 00:41:02,667 --> 00:41:04,100 [Brandon P.] It's hard for me to put into words... 613 00:41:05,467 --> 00:41:07,167 [camera beeps] 614 00:41:07,334 --> 00:41:09,801 but those pictures to me are one of a kind. 615 00:41:11,467 --> 00:41:12,734 [camera beeps] 616 00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:18,267 But I try not to let the personal triumphs of 617 00:41:18,434 --> 00:41:21,267 my own goals overshadow what happened to the people of 618 00:41:21,434 --> 00:41:23,267 Enderlin that day. It's a very tragic day.