DopplerWx Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 absolutely insane. the guy filming is a nut for being outside as the tornado literally swept through his neighborhood, but it made for one HECK of a video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Classic multi-vortex tornado. The forward speed and shear/tilt on the funnel is amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calderon Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 At about :20, just to the right of the huge tree, something fairly sizeable, either a tree or a building debris, is shot nearly straight downward out of the funnel. The speed is insane and I can't imagine the amount of force to shoot something downward against the overall vertical motion at the speed it appears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 The rotation on this thing is so intense when it emerges from the other side of the big tree it almost seems that the video is playing at a faster speed than normal. Obviously it's not, just insane rotation on this thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Ok beyond the obvious that this kid is insane for being outside in this, that has to be one of the better multi-vortex tornado videos I have ever seen. It is extremely apparent that you can see the individual vortices rotating around the parent circulation. Downright incredible to see this video and at very close range. Rough guess he couldn't have been more than 1/2 mile away from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocoAko Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Ok beyond the obvious that this kid is insane for being outside in this, that has to be one of the better multi-vortex tornado videos I have ever seen. It is extremely apparent that you can see the individual vortices rotating around the parent circulation. Downright incredible to see this video and at very close range. Rough guess he couldn't have been more than 1/2 mile away from it. Stunning. He says in the information on the video that he was about 1/4 of a mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Yeah, very cool video. Just one of those awesome catches-- right place, right time. It's not quite as awesome as that Latino dude's video from the Tuscaloosa storm, but it's definitely up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 The motions and general look of the tornado around the 30sec mark kind of remind me of one of the famous Andover KS videos. Certainly a violent looking tornado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 We've all seen a lot of violent tornado videos but one of the notable things about all of these is that the trees are bare. This is probably one of my favorite out of season neighborhood shots...reminiscent of that November 2005 tornado in Iowa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkman Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 It's a great video. I have to admit, if I caught a glance of it and realized it was going to miss me by 1/4 mile I'd be filming it too as long as it didn't start throwing debris at me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calderon Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 I was able to use Google Maps to give a rough location of 111 Cherry Street in Henryville looking due north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 It's a great video. I have to admit, if I caught a glance of it and realized it was going to miss me by 1/4 mile I'd be filming it too as long as it didn't start throwing debris at me. Me too. Certainly his area wasn't safe from strong/damaging winds as we see but nothing like the area closer to the condensation funnel. What do you guys think the winds were like at his location? 70 mph...maybe a little higher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Where he was standing 70 I would say, 80 or 90 where big tree fell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calderon Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Me too. Certainly his area wasn't safe from strong/damaging winds as we see but nothing like the area closer to the condensation funnel. What do you guys think the winds were like at his location? 70 mph...maybe a little higher? I'd go 70-80, maybe 85 but that's it. Considering the trees did not have foliage the winds are probably a bit higher to knock a tree out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmeddler Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 I'd love to see the Louisville office or another entity do a video analysis of this video and compare the debris speeds to the damage they saw on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 I'd go 70-80, maybe 85 but that's it. Considering the trees did not have foliage the winds are probably a bit higher to knock a tree out. Yeah. Seemed like there was a rapid increase in intensity on the other side of those houses across the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Yeah I'd guestimate 70-80mph winds as well. Regarding the large tree I think the fact that a large portion had broke off (around the 17sec mark) and was just hanging on the downwind side of the tree aided in toppling the tree. All that additional weight on that side combined with 70mph+ winds after the 20 sec mark was enough to knock it over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calderon Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Yeah. Seemed like there was a rapid increase in intensity on the other side of those houses across the street. Yeah, the homes in the background are along Mt. Zion Road and I'd say the winds there were up around 90-100, if that high. The tornado probably had incredible wind increase very clsoe to the funnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Where the guy was actually standing, I don't think the the winds were that high-- probably more like 30-50 mph. It's hard to tell because there aren't a lot of indicators. A lot of people don't realize that even Cat-1 hurricane winds are pretty violent and wild. I don't think winds at his location were hurricane force. Winds look much stronger on the other side of that big lawn. Those trees are moving quite a bit more. And that's no surprise. Any tornado is going to have a steep wind gradient, with great velocity increases over small distances around the vortex-- it's just the nature of that kind of system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Not to bring hurricanes into it, but here's an example (from my Hurricane Jova chase) of winds that were probably around 80-90 mph with gusts well over 100. Skip ahead to about 4:25, when it really cuts loose. Compare this to the winds in the foreground of the tornado video, which are nowhere near this strong: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoMo Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 I'd go 70-80, maybe 85 but that's it. Considering the trees did not have foliage the winds are probably a bit higher to knock a tree out. Unless the soil was moist/wet due to any recent rains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Unless the soil was moist/wet due to any recent rains. Yep, I think it had more to do with that-- or that the tree was not healthy. When the tree falls, it doesn't even look like the wind is blowing that hard. It just kind of tips over-- the wind isn't tearing it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Another tree blows over around the 12 second mark. Kind of hard to tell but it looks fairly sizable as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 anyone else notice the shingles that lifted up on the white house to the right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calderon Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Where the guy was actually standing, I don't think the the winds were that high-- probably more like 30-50 mph. It's hard to tell because there aren't a lot of indicators. A lot of people don't realize that even Cat-1 hurricane winds are pretty violent and wild. I don't think winds at his location were hurricane force. Winds look much stronger on the other side of that big lawn. Those trees are moving quite a bit more. And that's no surprise. Any tornado is going to have a steep wind gradient, with great velocity increases over small distances around the vortex-- it's just the nature of that kind of system. The tree to his right has a couple sizeable branches snapped off and that giant shed, which looks almost like a small house, has very noticeable damage done to it. That large tree, probably an oak, had some pretty violent motion in those gusts. As someone said above, part of it broke and it had already been knocked off balance a bit before it fell, it just did the gradual large, old growth tree slow tumble. 70-85 is likely a good estimation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 The one thing that caught my eye were all the power lines running to his house swinging over his head. One of those snaps off and lands on him its over. Great video and it really shows how fast these tornadoes were moving that day. There was another video from a guy at a gas station that showed the tornado very close as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*IndyMeso* Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 The one thing that caught my eye were all the power lines running to his house swinging over his head. One of those snaps off and lands on him its over. Great video and it really shows how fast these tornadoes were moving that day. There was another video from a guy at a gas station that showed the tornado very close as well. I just saw the gas station video. That video is actually pretty incredible because the tornado came right over Interstate 65 and obliterated homes just across the street. The gas station is literally the only thing standing in that area.Progress is being made in Henryville and debris removal has been kicked into high gear. I have been on site since last Friday and I can tell you some of things I have seen are just incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 I just saw the gas station video. That video is actually pretty incredible because the tornado came right over Interstate 65 and obliterated homes just across the street. The gas station is literally the only thing standing in that area.Progress is being made in Henryville and debris removal has been kicked into high gear. I have been on site since last Friday and I can tell you some of things I have seen are just incredible. Can you post a link to that video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 I just saw the gas station video. That video is actually pretty incredible because the tornado came right over Interstate 65 and obliterated homes just across the street. The gas station is literally the only thing standing in that area.Progress is being made in Henryville and debris removal has been kicked into high gear. I have been on site since last Friday and I can tell you some of things I have seen are just incredible. Good thing this tornado wasn't a half mile wide or something crazy. Since you are there and seeing the damage first hand I have a question. There are several videos of this tornado and the tornado is at different stages. The videos showing the tornado as this huge cone tornado and some with the skinnier multi-vortex tornado. At which point was it at its strongest? When it was a big cone or smaller multi-vortex and does the different structure of the tornado play a role in the intensity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Here it is from cnn eyewall. I haven't been able to find the full unedited version yet but he was close! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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