INCREDIBLE video of the last F-5 tornado – May 3, 1999

Posted on February 28th, 2010 by admin in videos | 25 Comments »

**WARNING!! DO NOT TAKE COVER UNDERNEATH AN OVERPASS WHEN A TORNADO IS APPROACHING!!!*** This video defines the beginning of storm chasing for TornadoVideos.net. We knew very little about storm structure or forecasting back then, but we learned fast on May 3, 1999. This video is a great example of how NOT to safely storm chase. Seeking shelter under an overpass is a HUGE mistake, since the winds actually accelerate there when a tornado approaches. Check out TornadoVideos.net for more insane tornado videos, our breaking news blog, and our live GPS tracker.

Duration : 0:4:45


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25 Responses

  1. poopheadjim Says:

    were was that at i …
    were was that at i would have been scared!!!!!!!:(

  2. thresher4 Says:

    a little bit of …
    a little bit of excitment there.

  3. Those2menoverthere Says:

    You had some big …
    You had some big ballz.

  4. CaseRed0605 Says:

    Although this has …
    Although this has been debated by weather experts one storm chaser claimed to have gotten at one point in time a wind reading of 318 mph in this storm. As I said though weather experts have deemed this as unlikely.

    That being said there have been many scientists that have clamored for the addition of an F6 parameter to the Fujita scale, because they say it is possible that winds could reach over 300 mph in a given torando.

    Bottom line, this storm was from hell, no matter the wind speed.

  5. ysflightman Says:

    my god, from this …
    my god, from this standpoint in the video, it looks to be almost a mile wide.

  6. jaypaw2545230 Says:

    @ This “outrun a …
    @ This “outrun a tornado discussion” People normally don’t outrun a tornado in their car because they’re normally *outside* of their car when they realize it’s too late, and by the time they get back to their car the tornado’s three seconds behind them. Also, about 90% of these videos are popular because the people take cover and get hit by the tornado, no one wants to see someone drive away from the tornado, or at least, would think it’s a great video.

  7. BurnoutRacer2009 Says:

    and of course its …
    and of course its on oklahoma!
    my god its allways f5´s in oklahoma!

  8. hotrock410 Says:

    I agree. Just an …
    I agree. Just an estimate… 5% of tornadoes travel faster than 60 mph? Yes they can grow but if you’re at least 100 yards away you hit the gas, and don’t run out of it.

  9. DrSatan187 Says:

    Lol yeah there …
    Lol yeah there totaly noobs, ive hear’d of lots of people dieing from stoping and taking cover under bridge’s when they could of simply outran it lol hahaha..

  10. frambesbuckeye Says:

    Why do people …
    Why do people always take cover. You can EASILY outrun a tornado in your car. Just drive away from it noobs.

  11. frambesbuckeye Says:

    This tornado came …
    This tornado came out of Jesus’s vagina

  12. emmaxai Says:

    oh my god
    oh my god

  13. t60ss Says:

    awsome!!!!!!!!!!
    awsome!!!!!!!!!!

  14. masterland52 Says:

    They should call …
    They should call these guys the tornadic daredevils.

  15. dragonridley Says:

    Well, it was 1999
    Well, it was 1999

  16. UtahMike41 Says:

    At the end, ” …
    At the end, “Where’s Matt?” Matt is in the next county. Not by choice. =]

  17. UtahMike41 Says:

    Haha the person who …
    Haha the person who drove by had his car top down. Or maybe the tornado blew it off.

  18. FRURMELLL Says:

    @AbdullaDXB It’s …
    @AbdullaDXB It’s because this vid is uploaded early, Youtube didn’t have HQ yet.

  19. friday13thkiller Says:

    those twister`s r …
    those twister`s r awesome
    this video is-action!
    (i like action :D

  20. AbdullaDXB Says:

    i dont know why no …
    i dont know why no one take a clear video if ur going to film a tornado get better camera

  21. SunnieShine Says:

    @AddictedToDivo


    @AddictedToDivo

    Yeah! :(

  22. AddictedToDivo Says:

    @SunnieShine

    Me …
    @SunnieShine

    Me too :) the only thing we have to deal with it water

  23. callofpaul Says:

    only somebody with …
    only somebody with a death wish would ‘chase’ a twister stupid arsehole

  24. dragonridley Says:

    Indeed it was an F5 …
    Indeed it was an F5, the most destructive in U.S. history.

  25. Afk4life8 Says:

    According to some …
    According to some dude on TV your not supposed to go under the underpass cause the winds will suck you out. But everyones seen the movie twister so lol

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