Kid records tornado while family flees
0:00 – 0:52 Beginning with EF-4 south of Hwy 92
0:52-1:30 Good view looking south, Hardee’s lights go off
1:30-1:42 Double vortex tornado observed (rated strength EF-4 at this point)
1:42-2:30 Clearer view – base is half a mile wide
2:30-3:00 Partially obstructed view
3:00-4:20 *Multiple* vortices
4:20-5:21 Tornado getting MUCH closer
5:21-5:48 “Daddy, GO!!”
5:48-6:00 Tornado directly behind family
6:00 “HELP!”
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– The family did NOT leave their residence to “escape” the tornado. They were already on the road and passing through.
– All family members were safe from this close encounter.
– All traffic laws were followed.
– Posting this video is not an endorsement of any actions taken or not taken.
– This video is posted for informational and educational information, especially as it relates to the meteorological investigation of this tornado.
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"It's an EF shut up- I'm trying to make sure we don't die!" Lol
Praise Jesus prayers in Jesus name amen!
You cannot outrun a tornado, and it's reckless to even try. The father (who is obviously clueless) drove his family directly into the tornado's path, and they could have been seriously injured or worse. Hopefully they educate themselves before another tornado hits.
EDIT: I did not realize the footage belonged to the account owner.
Friend: if you're reading this, you should know that the safest place to shelter in a tornado is either underground or, if that's not an option, the innermost room of a well-built structure. EF-4 strength winds can and do chew up cars, so I'm not being hyperbolic when I say your ignorance almost cost your and your family's lives.
Wow! That kid took the PERFECT video of that multi-vortex tornado
What an id iot that dad was. Endangering his family.
Im so proud of this little man doing his best to keep dad informed and doing his very best to maintain as best he could. Way to go little one!!! God had his hand on your family to keep you protected! Way to go Dad getting your family out of there. Team work 100% for being such a little guy you did awesome camera work!! <3 TO glad your all okay <3
This is why you should plan ahead.
That kid is one annoying little winger "daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy" id be leaving it on side of the road 😂
Poor kid was so scared but he knows his daddy is a hero for sure now❤️😊
how to check if something is on a collision course, is take a bearing on it, if in a mile on a steady heading the bearing is the same you are in a bit of bother. In this case, the fact the camera was pointed at the same angle out of the car to see the storm tells you it is coming towards you.
That kid has no survival skills needa shut tf up
Thats why its best to learn sorcery instead of being weak.
You can see the power going out at the gas station or fast food?
At this point, everyone should have a good radar app loaded onto their phone no matter where they live…I have two, NOAA and MyRadar.
"Daddy! Daddy! A tornado daddy! Look daddy! Its right there daddy! Its getting closer daddy! Daddy! Im scared daddy! Daddy! What do we do daddy? Daddy! Go daddy! Drive faster daddy! Daddy go! Daddy! Daddy! DADDY!"
He's 100% sure you're talking to him kid.
Jesus Christ love you all never give up because Jesus never gave up on us 🥺🙏
That's a multi-vortex tornado
dbag dad of the year. woo…. id never scare my kids like that.
I know I might get a lot of hate from this but honestly shout out to the dad for keeping his composure under a stressful and literally terrifying situation, I would have honestly not kept that type of composure with my kid if he kept on screaming daddy at me I can only imagine it would probably be hard for me to operate the vehicle and maintain focus. Much respect to that man for getting his family out of danger though
SHUUUUUT UUUUUUP!
That was a monster! Did y'all see the size of the debris field under the wall cloud? It was literally the size of the wall cloud it just hadn't condensed all the way to the surface yet. There were so many ways this guy could've avoided the tornado sooner. There were at least 4 different roads I was going "turn right, turn right!". He needed to get south he was literally driving right into the path of that tornado. Good rule of thumb is if you have time to escape from a tornado you always want to head south and west as it will most often put you behind the trajectory of forward motion. Okay I'm sorry, but the more I watched this the angrier it got me. If you are going to try to outrun a tornado you need to know your weather, otherwise just seek shelter. This guy was on the absolutely wrong road for outrunning a tornado he got lucky. You never go eastbound on the north side of the circulation unless you're driving The Dominator or The TIV II. Driving eastbound north of the circulation puts you on a path for a direct intercept. At any point in time he could've turned right and headed south, and not put the family at risk. Also if you're outrunning the tornado and not chasing it you never stop regardless of what traffic is doing. Take the ditch if you have to, but keep driving, or that thing is going to catch up to you. You could see out the back window that until he got far enough ahead that the tornado was coming right down the road towards them.
The first time I saw one it was unexpected I was 12 or 13 driving from Orlando to Fort Myers and got hit by a supercell which I knew it was a supercell because I was a weather enthusiast since 1991 when I was just 9 or 10 so I knew the basics but when my dad pointed out a tornado I immediately put my hands over my eyes and then he reminded me how much I always wanted to see one so I was able to watch it from the top but I couldn't watch the bottom because the destruction capability I didn't even want to see and just looking at the bottom for a second made me feel nauseous so I was able to open my eyes and watch it rope out and watch the small cone at the top have a very long little rope but all in all it was less than 5 minutes but it's ironic how you always want to see one but it always happens when you don't plan on it I could say that with every weather event that was worth noting in my life
And I'm assuming in hope they had a home to go to after this
Trying to see it from the kids’ perspective, that would truly be terrifying. And from the father’s perspective, trying to get away while hearing panicking children yell “daddy it’s coming!” over and over would be incredibly distracting. Kudos to their father for keeping a level head here!
Poor kid is going to need therapy. Especially if they lost the house. He has a nice steady hand for recording the video
Daddy, get us the hell out of here!!
I would have stopped to seek shelter but I'm a scared cat
Any parent who would do this to their kids aren't fit to be parents. They should lose custody for scaring their kids in this way.
Zip it, kid, and let Dad drive!!
i would not like to live by that!
hopfuly all the animals are okay 🐱😺
What was that child’s favourite word again?😂
Not bad on the camera kid!
After rewatching the video, i must ask myself is this actually fake? Listen closely @4:30 is the woman saying "Hell is coming" ???
It's cute how they annotated "Complete stop at stop sign" as if they're trying to avoid any post-tornado-escape traffic violation tickets coming in the mail as a result of uploading this footage to YouTube. That being said, the little fella did a great job documenting this twister. Thanks for sharing this with us, guys! Glad you all made it out okay. 👍
We had a muddy view out to the east of it driving to the north to catch up. The thing was wrapped up like crazy and trucking it NNE; we rolled in to the northeast edge of town just in time to see a great shot of the ass end of it leaving flattened houses along with that awful and very familiar smell of gas leak all over that side of town before it wrapped up in rain and went out of sight. I still can't believe it cut to the east of Southridge, missing the metro by a fraction of a mile.
This was actually one of the best and most dramatic footages of a EF-4 ive ever seen. God bless the victims.
Wow they drove all that way and when the circulation finally crossed the road they were like 5-10 seconds in front of it? It didn't look like it but their forward speed put them on an intercept course. I was surprised at how much traffic drove right through the tornado behind them. So it must have weakened when it crossed the road? The part where you notice it getting closer is like the angry octopus tornado video.
We live by the elem school, saw it clear as day, debris, sheet metal, behind the hospital, small one formed above our house, then got sucked back in. Scary stuff. Too close.
Thats scary
They're going right beside it. Just a couple streets over.
You're lucky a satellite didn't decide to form at around 4:20 and come screaming in your direction at 100mph.
daddy never talks. just drives.
I personally would have sought shelter at the gas station they passed, most would have a cooler area that would have provided better shelter then in their vehicle. Especially with children in the car with them. It's one thing to chase weather when you are an adult, but to take the chance with your children's lives is unimaginable. Wether they thought it was close, or moving away they should have taken better care to find safer shelter.
Turn around. If the tornado is south, it is usually best to drive west, not east
Those poor children were not impressed…..
Man, as a dad, one of the worst feelings on earth is hearing fear in your child's voice.
You did great, little buddy.
Shut up the kids…mute them.
This kid is gonna grow up to be a cinematographer. Great video.
Why did he stop? He's just chilling in the bears cage, I don't care what you don't or do know about a storm, pick a direction and don't stop, chances are if you're a careful driver and stay on pavment you can simply outrun it, this was even proven in El reno