Watch: Terrifying Video of Tornado Bearing Down on Storm Chaser Outside Oklahoma City
A snapped telegraph pole becomes a flying cross as a dangerous tornado approaches, and then bears down on a storm chaser outside Oklahoma City in footage shot last night.
Watch the frightening coverage from KFOR-TV, AFTER THE JUMP...
(via deadspin)
Here's some more footage from central Oklahoma:
Sometimes I wonder if these videos do more harm than good by making people less afraid and less likely to seek shelter.
Posted by: phineas | May 25, 2011 6:13:29 PM
What's the drama Queen screaming about?
Posted by: Sargon Bighorn | May 25, 2011 6:17:30 PM
cool and scarry
sidenote = Reid forced the R's to walk the plank
They took a vote on the ryan kill medicare as we know it + more tax breaks for the rich plan
40R's voted for and 57 voted against
51 dems (held it together) 2 indies and 5 repubs voted against
-Murkowski
-Snowe
-Collins
-Brown
-Rand paul (cause worthless vouchers are too generous)
Posted by: mstrozfckslv | May 25, 2011 6:20:50 PM
The shocking thing about the 2nd one is the speed at which this goes from small to HUGE in a matter of minutes.
Posted by: Steve | May 25, 2011 7:18:17 PM
*Telegraph* pole? And the Pony Express stable is next door to the stagecoach office.
(It's an electrical power pole, even in Oklahoma.)
Posted by: Anastasia Beaverhausen | May 25, 2011 7:34:00 PM
Weirding Weather---I can't tell you what the weather will be in your area but expect more dramatic weather events (like these) across the world.
Posted by: PLAINTOM | May 25, 2011 8:25:47 PM
Wow! That IS terrifying!!!
Posted by: Gagner Argent Twitter | May 26, 2011 2:16:25 AM
Actually, the pole is not flying either. In higher-res versions of the video, you can definitely see that it's still suspended by the power cables attached to it. :)
Posted by: Steve | May 26, 2011 8:14:30 AM
David Payne is well-known around here as something of a drama queen and clown, but is a great storm chaser. The tornado above was VERY fast moving and kept wobbling back and forth and with our rural roads around here, it can be easy to get stuck in the path of a tornado with no where to go (which is what happened here). Most Okies aren't stupid enough to stand out and watch a tornado, those idiots are usually transplants or competitors for the Darwin Award.
Posted by: AggieCowboy | May 26, 2011 9:12:33 AM
As a side note, the above tornado destroyed large sections of heavily populated areas, yet unlike Joplin and Tuscaloosa, we have less than 20 confirmed storm related deaths. Okies have experience where other states don't.
Posted by: AggieCowboy | May 26, 2011 9:17:55 AM
Is it coincidental or am I mistaken when I say that the bulk of these natural disasters occur in almost always red states with antigay legislation on the books? The right wing religious nutjobs blame gays for everything including inclement weather. Though I'm an atheist, I wonder if their God is punishing the unchristian religious bigots for their hatred and intolerance? Does it never occur to them that they're wrong?
Posted by: Robert | May 26, 2011 9:23:00 AM
LOL @ Anastasia Beaverhausen...
I wondered about that "telegraph" part myself...
Posted by: johnny | May 26, 2011 11:23:50 AM
@ Robert - Thinking (rationalizing) like they do, even if its in the converse, still has the effect of giving credence to their beliefs and should be avoided.
Posted by: AERES | May 26, 2011 2:03:36 PM