The Scale of Tornadoes

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Жыл бұрын

This ain't your 7 year old's tornado size comparison video
Honestly, though, there's a lot of tornado size comparison videos out there, but none truly capture the scale of these behemoths of the sky. I'm here to set that record straight. Let's take a look at the real sizes of a handful of the more notable tornadoes in meteorological history, and hopefully you can get a little bit of that sense of scale that one gets when actually confronted by one of these monsters.
Footage used: • Video
Music playlist: • On The Nile
Clarification bulletin: this video discusses size within the confines of the definition of tornado as described by the glossaries of the American Meteorological Society and World Meteorological Organization, that being a rotating column of air extending from ground level to the base of a cumuliform cloud (i.e. cumulus humilis, cumulus congestus, cumulonimbus, etc.). This video does not discuss parent circulation or vorticial structure of the tornado beyond the LCL, and although the actual tornadic column may rise for several miles beyond the ground, semantically the tornado terminates at the cloud base.

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@RojoFern Жыл бұрын

*One minute little scaling error on my part: at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="812">13:32</a> the Sears Tower's roofline should be a bit above Pampa, not just its antennae. A nitpick, maybe, but it would bug me till the end of time if I didn't address it.

@Lscott-fk2sn 8 ай бұрын

Hey, do you know if there is any footage of montane twisters? I keep hearing mentions of high altitude tornadoes, and snow tornadoes but I have yet to find any footage of either. Hoping you would know 👍

@HiroStoneIkhor 8 ай бұрын

Amazingly done. Don't feel like were not interested or don't understand. I'd love to hear more of your confident speaking and emphasis of larger words and meanings as it carries your demeanor and I think youd be a great documentarian.

@weakw1ll 7 ай бұрын

Noted

@Nazuiko 7 ай бұрын

im just happy you didnt call it the WILLIS Tower

@procactus9109 7 ай бұрын

It's really easy to not make that error. All you have to do is not measure in buildings or any non standard unit of measurement.

@styropyro Жыл бұрын

extremely well done video!

@TeslaArmy 8 ай бұрын

You watch tornado videos too?!

@Coop-sg6qc 8 ай бұрын

@@TeslaArmy yes, he chases storms also. Hes a big time weather nerd

@TeslaArmy 8 ай бұрын

@@Coop-sg6qc I haven’t checked his channel in a while

@myka2932 8 ай бұрын

Certainly one of the best I’ve seen in a long time

@bigaaron 8 ай бұрын

Hey man, long time fan. Hope you're doing well.

@awesome_by_default 7 ай бұрын

Cone of air: *Decends from anvil* *Destroys your neighbors house but not yours* *Refuses to elaborate* *Leaves*

@maho_nishizumi_tigertank 3 ай бұрын

The life of a Tornado

@ninjasiren 3 ай бұрын

I wanna ask, but the tornado is gone

@siluss Ай бұрын

Dinkle-b-gone

@PineappleOnPizza69 17 күн бұрын

a GIGACHAD move

@suruxstrawde8322 13 күн бұрын

Chad natural disaster

@n0msayn 7 ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="875">14:35</a> "I know what you came here for." Some dope ass synthwave apparently.

@iamarizonaball2642 3 ай бұрын

Yeah no pricking lie, that’s good.

@jaycariothe1st Ай бұрын

god, it slaps hard! i'm trying to find the name of that song but no luck. anyone here know what it is?

@luhrugby Ай бұрын

@@jaycariothe1stI’ve been looking everywhere for it myself

@luhrugby Ай бұрын

@@jaycariothe1stat the edge of eternal darkness by lost years

@jaycariothe1st Ай бұрын

@@luhrugby thank you!

@garrettfornea1088 8 ай бұрын

As a meteorologist and an artist whose pencil work concentrates on tornadoes, typically, knowing the height to width ratio is actually important to me. I would love to see an addendum Dixie Alley's tornadoes because it seems even the visible ones are still not as photogenic as in the Great Plains. I've theorized that this is due to lower LCLs.

@RojoFern 8 ай бұрын

The disorganized appearance of Dixie tornadoes may be a combination of factors stemming from the same root issue, that being the generally higher humidity. It makes me wonder if the high humidity means that it simply takes less effort for tornadoes to form a con-funnel, as opposed to the plains where condensation sculpts itself around the low-pressure core. Couple that with the lower LCLs, and what you end up with are these blotchy, pancaked stovepipes and wedges. Now, although I have studied some meteorology professionally, I can't in any capacity claim to be an atmospheric scientist, so obviously take my opinion with a hefty grain of salt.

@bepispaul2419 8 ай бұрын

Dixie Alley also has rougher terrain than the Plains

@amuricat2932 8 ай бұрын

@@RojoFern Faster storm motions probably dont help either, cant imagine a laminar funnel would form as easily attached to a storm moving 50 kts than one only moving 15

@iamarizonaball2642 7 ай бұрын

@@RojoFernbit of an odd question, but what’s the music at the 14 minute 40 second mark?

@mack.attack 7 ай бұрын

LCL IMO makes a huge difference to the photogenicity of all storms... Here in Utah thunderstorms always have dramatic flowing curtains and you can visualize the whole thing but where I grew up in Ohio you could never really see the overall structure of a thunderstorm unless it was very very very far away from you... So you couldn't really ever see both the thunderhead and what was going on underneath it cuz there clouds are just too low. Probably similar effect with this. Basically I think high base storms let you see the forest but low base you see trees but you can't really see what's going on overall

@ThatOneElement 7 ай бұрын

when that music kicked in and “A mildly informative video essay” came up i knew this video was about to go hard

@user-sd1rq5br8h 9 күн бұрын

SAME

@codyphillips683 7 ай бұрын

I told my crush I liked her and used this video to distract my self while I waited for a response

@williaml.6922 6 ай бұрын

@codyphillips9568: Did she ever respond?

@lovelykazuko Ай бұрын

Omg lol

@goldenphonautogram6141 Ай бұрын

How’d it go champ

@sgttomas Ай бұрын

The world wants to know partner

@user-on4hk9mv4k Ай бұрын

😂

@Eutropios 7 ай бұрын

"condensation snakes" for tornados gives off the same energy as "limousine mouse" for ferrets.

@Rudol_Zeppili 14 күн бұрын

LOL

@rschiwal 7 ай бұрын

An interesting story from the Pampa, TX tornado, as seen on the Discovery Channel; A man was in his storm cellar when the door was ripped off. He felt the air rush out of his lungs and his dog went to confront the "intruder." He tried to grab his dog before it was sucked out but failed. He never saw his dog again. What he DID see was blue sky straight up the funnel. The tornado went the entire height of the storm.

@wafflesthearttoad6916 Ай бұрын

And my parents think I’m crazy for holding onto both cats so tightly

@RonanHarkins-xk5zz Ай бұрын

Oh it was an intruder all right

@approximated_nerd Ай бұрын

ah yes how pleasantly horrifying

@Whvpps 10 ай бұрын

Its so unreal knowing that the brookfield tornado, a tornado that my mother lived through, a tornado that hit just north of an area i have basically lived in for 17 years, is actually significant in some way! Awesome video!

@dickJohnsonpeter 7 ай бұрын

That's awesome, I was living in Waukesha then but have no recollection of it. The F5 that hit Oakfield south of Fond du Lac was no joke either.

@KDENtrax 8 ай бұрын

Meteorology student here, highly appreciate this video. I similarly found myself extremely annoyed by the lazy and inaccurate view-fodder that other tornado size comparison videos tend to be, so this was a very well-produced breath of fresh air. I'll be using your methods to try and reconstruct the 1990 Plainfield Tornado. Cheers.

@zbubby1202 7 ай бұрын

It is important to note that the F and EF scales are relative to observable damage. This means some tornadoes that had the potential to be among the most violent in history get lower EF ratings (such as El Reno that had world record wind speeds). Nobody doubts that El Reno was EF5 status if it hit a metropolitan area, but thankfully it stayed over mooville; population 1500 cowpatties. You can see the result of this in the Jarrell tornado as there wasn't much observable damage prior to hitting double creek because it was out over ranch land. When it hit double creek all of a sudden the nader was rated EF5 because of the incomprehensible damage it caused there.

@commiehunter733 26 күн бұрын

The rating system needs to be revamped... wind speed must be top priority

@CockroachTheFoul 19 күн бұрын

@@commiehunter733it doesn't matter if a tornado spins at 500 mph winds if it doesn't hit anything, though I do think there should be a separate rating for damage and wind speed

@commiehunter733 19 күн бұрын

@@CockroachTheFoul we must account for wind speed and it should be #1 factor when issuing rating. Ofcourse use the damage factor as a tool also.... Humanity needs to know how fast these winds are and what is causing them, damage is secondary

@undercooked_spaghettios 7 ай бұрын

I like that you used humor to lighten the mood on an otherwise dark subject matter. The use of the EAS alarm sound as a swearing bleep at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1045">17:25</a> made me cackle lmao

@Cinerary 6 ай бұрын

Tornados are great. I dunno why ppl give them a bad name? All the deaths? Boo hoo.

@Leatherface123. 7 ай бұрын

El Reno is still to this day, a puzzling event as well as a horrific event It’s not as bad as some other tornadoes But it gave you a taste of what could happen Imagine if that thing hit Joplin or bridge creek instead of mostly open fields Or imagine if it did continue longer on and did reach the backed up highway that had hundreds of people stuck on it And the scariest part is, it can happen again, and it can be worse

@tomhsia4354 29 күн бұрын

El Reno 2013 by itself could have been as bad as a tornado outbreak concentrated into a single track. Just look at all the videos about its veritable forest of subvortices and satellite tornadoes. It's almost made to kill cars given its invisible main circulation and heavily rain-wrapped nature. All the other "super wedges" would have been horrific as well. Imagine the Hallem F4, Mulhall F4 (F4 damage from a mile away), or Trousdale EF3 hitting a metro area.

@Leatherface123. 29 күн бұрын

@@tomhsia4354 it certainly does make you realize that we’d be able to do nothing to stop it

@deifiedtitan 7 ай бұрын

The best thing Jon Bois ever did was give people a template for engaging video essays

@pepsihat Жыл бұрын

Dude I have no idea how this video isn't blowing up, it's insanely well done

@RojoFern Жыл бұрын

much obliged

@pepsihat Жыл бұрын

@@RojoFern Also minor nitpick but I just wanted to point out that whenever you obtain the LCL of tornadoes, you are using morning soundings and taking the most unstable parcel. Because the MU parcel takes the parcel with the most instability, and morning soundings tend to have large inversions, the MU parcel in a morning sounding can often be taken from above the surface, thus giving an elevated cloud base. During the day, surface heating and mixing will occur, significantly lowering the LCL. Keeping this in mind, using surface-based (SB) or mixed layer (ML) parcels from 00z would give a more realistic estimation of the LCL height. This probably wouldn't change the height of the cloud base for most cases too significantly, but it is something to keep in mind. The most prominent example would probably be the May 15th 1982 case, as the LCL estimation goes from 1981 meters to 1413 or 1661 meters, depending on which parcel you use.

@RojoFern Жыл бұрын

I definitely had this in mind when compiling the data. My height estimations are based off a mix of historical sounding data and actual imagery of the tornadoes. If the MU value tended to agree with what the tornado displayed visually, I typically went with that value. Often they didn't, and I'd have to refer to a sounding later in the day or take one of the other values that seemed more reasonable (Spearman I initially thought to be over 1400m tall, but re-evaluation put it down below Cordell's height). Brookfield is a very interesting case, and I went back and forth on whether or not to even include the segment in the video. the 1980m figure was collected from a morning sounding to the north in Green Bay, which already made the estimation rocky. However, given the tornado's starting coordinate relative to where we see it in photograph (denoting a northwestward movement), the length of the path, as well as the size of the condensation funnel in the photo considering its distance from the photographer ended up concurring with a funnel height of over 1900m. I seriously couldn't believe it (and to be fair, I still second guess myself on it), but from what I could make out it was in the realm of that height. Bottom line is, though, that I knew the great potential for error when using historical soundings for height estimations, and I certainly attempted to mitigate it. I'm honestly happy someone else could point this out rather than just blindly agreeing with what I've presented.

@pepsihat Жыл бұрын

@@RojoFern Ah, thank you so much for clearing this up.

@GuyWhoDoesExist 8 ай бұрын

well apparently now its blowing up

@greenbeanbedroom 5 ай бұрын

The first 17 seconds was the best explanation of a tornado I have ever heard.

@prince_8bit 7 ай бұрын

I'm autistic and have an interest in tornadoes or any extreme weather, and this video scratched my brain in all the right places. tysm for making this!

@V01DG0D 7 ай бұрын

same except without the autism

@13_cmi 7 ай бұрын

Tornadoes are unimaginably large. A few years ago there was a “little” fart of a tornado that measured over a mile and a half wide fairly nearby. That’s about the distance between me and the nearest Walmart. Or the distance from that Walmart to the nearest Walmart to it. More recently there was a tornado a just few hundred yards wide. Even that smaller tornado was huge. 100 yards is a good distance. But a few hundred of those? That little tornado would eat my whole subdivision in one go and take my shingles with it. You can barely even comprehend a mile wide wall of death churning through a city. It’s just too big. Fortunately they’re rare but we’ve also had near hurricane force wind storms that are even larger. Big things are scary. That’s the reason I still have night lights on when I sleep.

@laurenharrell227 Ай бұрын

The editing, the satire, this is prime KZfaq content thank you so much

@danielwieten8617 Жыл бұрын

Man this is one of the best tornado videos I’ve ever seen. It has it all. Awesome stats, originality, humor, effective editing, great video and images, and the best part: you didn’t make anything up!! So sick of coming across videos where people know shit is wrong and get called out on it but keep the titles or descriptions for clicks. “MASSIVE EF5 TORNADO” that’s actually an EF4, etc. Excellent work.

@Bitzy 8 ай бұрын

i never thought i’d see the day someone made an accurate size comparison of tornadoes 😭

@Middlemouse 8 ай бұрын

I've always wanted a video like this. One that does a true comparison of height and base length between tornadoes. I still don't think I can fathom their true scale, but this helps a lot!

@ArakDBlade 7 ай бұрын

Imagine big. Now make it bigger. Now make it heckin windy. Heckiner. Alright that should do it.😊

@johnmiller1806 7 ай бұрын

Being in my mid 30s all of the music scores you chose gave me a sense of nostalgia and comfort in an otherwise terrifying subject matter, so I appreciate that.

@DreamingWithTheDead666 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for making this. It may be impossible to combat the uninformative, copy/paste garbage "science" videos, but I'm glad someone finally did something because like every other seemingly simple and intriguing question that people ask, it's swept up by content spamming channels that treat the viewer like they are babies as to not lose their precious attention spans.

@crappyanimations9992 7 ай бұрын

Lol, you buy into a lot of myths don't you...

@DreamingWithTheDead666 7 ай бұрын

@@crappyanimations9992 The fuck does that mean? What myths? Did you reply to the wrong person?

@nev12345678910 7 ай бұрын

@@crappyanimations9992you think tornados aren’t real?

@crappyanimations9992 7 ай бұрын

@@nev12345678910 No, the attention span nonsense repeatedly shown to be false... Not saying TikTok isn't brain rot, I'm just saying attention spans have nothing to do with it.

@JohanCody 7 ай бұрын

⁠@@crappyanimations9992……KZfaq creator analytics literally show engagement falls off incredibly quickly and content creators use tried and true media techniques to maintain interest and attention. Quit trying to pick fights on the internet, especially when you don’t know what you’re talking about.

@santherstat 8 ай бұрын

this video earned my subscription. Extremely well made, informative, and entertaining. You should be very proud of your work

@lunarwolfmoon5015 8 ай бұрын

No seriously, I had to pause the video and call my friend when he used the Walmart super center as a scale XD

@nickhajec5846 7 ай бұрын

i cant believe ive actually stumbled upon the weather equivalent of chart party for sports videos , subscribed and hooked in less than a minute

@ash_1500 7 ай бұрын

I have a feeling that this will be one of those videos that goes viral years later

@plazmikpond 7 ай бұрын

Fr. I'm calling it rn.

@BenriBea 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for trashing those low quality cookie cutter size comparison videos. This video blows them out of the water.

@Gumbocinno 7 ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="916">15:16</a> I have a hunch you were cosmically proud of syncing that lightning to the music, and you should be. It works well.

@supertornadogun1690 3 ай бұрын

But what the song called

@steakthedoggaming5333 Ай бұрын

@@supertornadogun1690At The Edge of Eternal Darkness, it can be found in the playlist in the video description.

@complected 8 ай бұрын

why doesn't this have more views, this is legitimately so entertaining :O great work dude

@TheGoat_23_ 13 күн бұрын

The mini wedge disrespect is crazy

@LuminousLemon 7 ай бұрын

I grew up and still live in the south. Lived through the april 2011 tornado outbreak. I think people who aren't used to tornadoes don't truly comprehend the terror of them. This video did an excellent job portraying their true magnitude, loved it

@Wyi-the-rogue 7 ай бұрын

I’ve only heard a tornado and a warning for one once and I still get occasional nightmares because holy shit dude

@SupersuMC 6 ай бұрын

You either fear them or you chase them. There is no in-between.

@yaaaaarn 8 ай бұрын

i have watched countless tornado comparison videos but this is the most well done

@Streakbreaker 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic video! It's good to finally see a realistic depiction of tornado sizes, and I appreciate the touch of humor you sprinkled in.

@aidialces Ай бұрын

I haven't even finished the video and already had to share it. This is the most informative tornado video I have ever seen. The silhouettes are incredible. The websites you shared. The footage and images. The clear difference in categories such as width and height. The music. The whole video. Thank you for taking the time to make video and uploading it.

@girlbuu9403 7 ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="840">14:00</a> "You don't like them skinny spindly ones do you? You like them... a little wider... a little more full figured... a little more... THICC" You made me feel dirty listening to this.

@randomname_97 Жыл бұрын

Best video i've seen yet covering the sizes of these "property-consuming" funnels. Also, fun fact: Jarrell was hit by an F3 tornado on May 17, 1989 that caused one death. Although definitely overshadowed by the 1997 tornado, i still think it's cool to see something like that.

@Hypernova559x Жыл бұрын

Now that's what you call a coincidence

@brandonhernandez5154 7 ай бұрын

I’ve been obsessed with meteorology since I was only 8. Been tracking hurricanes with my father and seeing how and when high pressure patterns will change the path and tornadoes too. I’m an amateur. This video strives me to learn more and in fact kinda wanna chase and see a twister with certain precautions of course. Favourite tornado video by far!

@SupersuMC 6 ай бұрын

Good luck on the tornado chasing.

@MajorMeowzer Күн бұрын

Learned more from this than from entire years at school (ok maybe not, but still great vid!)

@courtneycloyd5110 6 ай бұрын

I lived a mile away from the McConnell AFB where the Andover tornado went through in 1991. It was considered THE tornado for a couple decades. As a meteorology geek and appreciator of the arts, I really enjoyed this video, especially your choice in vintage music and footage. Well done!

@atinofspam3433 7 ай бұрын

phenomenal, this and the mushroom cloud video. Very high quality, and I love the soundtrack choices you make, I rarely get emotionally moved by videos, and yet you’ve done it twice. Keep up the amazing work!

@disgruntledfaerie 7 ай бұрын

As soon as I heard the theme song I knew this was going to be a banger. It's like if Jon Bois was a meteorologist. :D

@Neonnotecards 7 ай бұрын

I was shocked to see that this video of documentary quality didn't even have 200k views, I fully expected to look at see 5M+. This is absolutely excellent.

@yuh7720 8 ай бұрын

this video is absolutely AMAZING. WOWOW i am absolutely going to be coming back to rewatch this, I’ve never seen a video put tornadoes into perspective THIS well, thank you for this!!

@ZonaNights 7 ай бұрын

These are the most American units of measurements I have ever encountered, Walmart super centers, Empire State Building, some generic Miami office building, football fields well done

@ashoakmaple4385 7 ай бұрын

OOO thank you for making this. I always get frustrated with some of those tornado size videos because they just scale up a graphic as if an F5 is stretching from outer space.

@starquill__ 3 ай бұрын

i've come back to this video no less than six times now. i love tornadoes and the different aspects of them and this video explains the different scales and metrics so well, with references that normal people can understand. i love how you've done this video, and the scale of mushroom clouds one as well. absolutely phenomenal job, i'm going to be coming back to this for years to come

@eddiehackim6534 8 ай бұрын

I'm subscribing because the composition of this video shows a level of entertainment and editing prowess such that you being at only 3400 subscribers is criminal

@Vestilae 7 ай бұрын

This video was super informative. I never realized the true scale of tornados but the way you showed and explained it made it very easy to understand.

@bananagirl006 8 ай бұрын

manifesting this to blow up, it is really well done cinematography about tornadoes..a niche that is yet to be filled

@aliastxt9743 7 ай бұрын

this video (and your more recent bomb scale vid) is giving me Summoning Salt vibes and I love it. Keep it up.

@Nefylym 7 ай бұрын

great delivery, great music, superb editing... i not only learned about tornadoes but also got introduced to the music of Neil Richardson, Keith Mansfield, and Chris Joss - thank you!!!!

@RojoFern 7 ай бұрын

Mansfield in particular is absolutely one of my favorite artists, one of the GOATs from the KPM era of TV and film music.

@Billybob50101 7 ай бұрын

@@RojoFernWhat was the intro theme? For the life of me I can’t find the exact song. That brass section is great!

@RojoFern 7 ай бұрын

Prestige Production, one of Neil Richardson's compositions. Do note, I have a music playlist in the description with every song in order of appearance if you need to find one.

@jacobstacko3056 7 ай бұрын

@@RojoFernis the one from 14:39 in the description? I played all of them and can’t find it

@RojoFern 7 ай бұрын

At the Edge of Eternal Darkness by Lost Years, and yes, it is in the playlist.

@b0rnc0nfused47 7 ай бұрын

The music is perfect. Inspiring af

@chrisfrancisbass8991 27 күн бұрын

I’m only half way in but I just wanna say this video absolutely exceeded all my expectations when I clicked. I thought it was just gonna be one of those “3d model of a thing zooming out to reveal bigger thing, ad infinitum” videos.

@theduke7539 7 ай бұрын

Having lived in Tornado alley. I would say Tornados are a phenomenon that are difficult to describe as anything natural. We all know how they work and why they form. But to actually experience one is almost a spiritual feeling. I say this as an athiest. But when you watch a tornado from close up, and then walk through the aftermath? Its nearly impossible to witness one and not feel like you're at something supernatual. The way they move is like nothing else in nature. Nothing stops them and very little withstands them Ive seen stone blocks and freight train cars picked up like toys, as if the Gaia herself is pissed at what we've built and decided to remind us how small we are.

@Chuzzlepuff 7 ай бұрын

your editing and commentary has a quality and uniqueness that I can't really explain, but it hits. you definitely need more subs

@rickyirwin8193 7 ай бұрын

Well to be fair he is copying Jon bois (dorktown) editing style and even voice completely, but who isn’t on yt these days

@jasonperry7970 7 ай бұрын

There was a tornado on June 7th, 2021 in Colorado that was visible by practically the entire Northern Denver metro. I'm having trouble finding the specific sounding but I found an animation of that day that showed an lcl of 2500 meters in North Central Colorado that day. Can you run your program to see if this is accurate? If so, that storm might best Campo by 730 meters. Love your work!

@bongwatershark 7 ай бұрын

I was so afraid of tornadoes growing up but was always told it was irrational! This is a great video to visualize a tornado’s actual power

@wilder11 7 ай бұрын

I came for the info - but stayed for the 1970s jazz intro. XD Honestly love your selection of music in general. I like that it plays such a strong role here. Also some terrific editing to go along with it, even putting lightning strikes to your sick synthwave beats. Love it.

@jasonperry7970 7 ай бұрын

Update to my previous comment....NWS said the tornado on June 7th, 2021 Weld county Colorado was over 10,000 feet high. This might warrant a part 2. If that's the case Campo, although better looking is "fun size" by comparison to the Weld County storm.

@RojoFern 7 ай бұрын

I haven't looked at the Denver sounding for the day yet, but afternoon surface temps and dew points do suggest the storm had a pretty high base. I assume NWS Boulder made the 10000 foot claim; do we know how they determined that height figure?

@jasonperry7970 7 ай бұрын

No idea how they came up with the 10k foot figure but I got that from a 9 News Denver story, I tried posting the link but youtube won't let it post.

@AMadLad 8 ай бұрын

Finally! And accurate tornado size comparison, with better proportions of width and height

@evan7721 7 ай бұрын

This reminds me of an old VHS my family used to have about tornado chasers with a break in the middle (I would skip as a child) of smooth music over twister footage Bless up, this brought me back to my younger years when I was spooked to death by the things

@NurseRekka 7 ай бұрын

I am digging the musical track. Definitely 70-80s vibe in the science class room. Those were the best videos.

@StarPlatinum7912 7 ай бұрын

I Like learning about things that scare me so they become less scary. This did not help

@carlmay9532 9 ай бұрын

One thought here. You mention Moore 2013 having 100mph less winds. We don’t know that for sure. There was no DOW or anything else to observe the winds. Still wiped slabs clean, wind rowed debris etc…. I’m not convinced at all that 2013 along with the EF5’s from 4/27/11 were all between 200-210mph. Likely much higher. Structures impacted failure points wouldn’t prove anything higher. Even if the winds were 400 mph, if the failure point of any particular structure is 205mph, that’s all it will get estimated at. I hope I’ve made sense.

@brandonevans4020 7 ай бұрын

EF5 means at least 200mph winds based off damage. A bit unfair to compare 2013 to 1999 since one actually had wind speeds measured and the other is just estimated by damage.

@gavinmoody5678 7 ай бұрын

Yeah that's like the 4/27/2011 Philadelphia/Smithfield tornado that dug an almost 2 ft. deep trench just from ground scouring. I think that could generate the force to throw an abrams tank several meters if not a kilometer.

@gavinmoody5678 7 ай бұрын

So the wind speed had to be pretty intense though I don't know if windspeeds have an exact equivalence to ground scouring. I just know a tornado is considered more powerful the deeper and defined features of it's scouring of the ground. Even in a well built basement or subterranean level of a home your safety isn't guaranteed when it's ripping and peeling the ground up almost a meter thick. It's obviously possible to suck out the occupants of the basement. Wow some ef5's get so intense even the get below ground protective measure becomes vulnerable, like your only option is to hopefully known well in advance that it's a high end ef5 potential wedge coming giving you enough time to get within miles out of its way.

@gavinmoody5678 7 ай бұрын

Many many miles out of it's way st that because I'd be afraid of a strong ef5 potentially spawning a satellite tornado that would wipe me out.

@carlmay9532 7 ай бұрын

@@gavinmoody5678 the part about “being considered more powerful……etc” One thing to consider though is the type of soil. Not taking anything away from the Philadelphia tornado. Obviously incredibly intense. But I don’t think it would scour the ground the same way if it were in a different part of the country. For example 2015 Rochelle IL the EF4(questionable rating) wiped well built structures clean and even moved a concrete walkway dragging it across the ground, but didn’t have near the scouring. Different types of soil are easier to move than others. El Reno 2013 radar estimated winds of 296mph and very little scouring. Could be soil type. Could be difference in wind dynamics between the storms. Perhaps Philadelphia MS tornado had greater vertical velocities? I’d love to one day have the technology to know for sure all the dynamics and how the inflict different damages.

@politicallyapathetic8471 21 күн бұрын

i wish i could like this video twice. the miami vice-esq music, paired with the slow panning atmospheric data had me busting. love the production quality my guy!

@andrewmorrow7472 19 күн бұрын

Good music choices. I like how the synth hits went with the lightning strikes. Kudos

@medea27 8 ай бұрын

As a fellow nerd I _LOVE_ what you’ve done here… communicating science is tricky, and this video is gold. 👍 The most important factor in effectively communicating scale is _putting it in the right context…_ that's no small feat itself, and the reason so many (especially mainstream media!) don’t do it well. The shadow diagrams you use throughout, as well as the tongue-in-cheek comparisons @ <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="295">4:55</a> and <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="715">11:55</a> are brilliant… really eye-opening for someone like me who is fascinated by the science but being outside the US, has never been able to contextualised these weather events. The inclusion of metric measurements as well as “freedom units” makes a big difference for us non-American viewers too, as it’s so much easier to engage with the points you’re making in that moment. My only suggestion would be to show both measures each time (eg. 700’ (213 m) _or_ 1 mile (1.6 km) ) to ensure all viewers can be on the same page, and it avoids confusion if you alternate between the measurements you're using in your narration (like swapping between metres and miles at around <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="480">8:00</a> ). But really thought-provoking content in all the best ways… an immediate sub! 👍 (by the by… the videos that include tropical cyclones in their comparison may be doing it to provide some context to their viewers, as equatorial regions like South East Asia, Australia/NZ, etc are much more familiar with the scale & damage from a cyclone. Tornadoes are much rarer outside the States.)

@SeanMacadelic 6 ай бұрын

You could also just google imperial to metric conversions…

@stinkyroadhog1347 9 ай бұрын

It should be said, i freaking love when video visuals match the music! Very high quality production!

@alacer8878 7 ай бұрын

Okay but like the soundtrack you've chosen for this video absolutely *rocks.*

@ZenataUSA 8 ай бұрын

Randomly popped up in my feed, so it appears the algorithm is finally picking this up. Much deserved for the effort put into this. Good stuff

@TheMouseAvenger Жыл бұрын

VERY interesting video! ^_^ Only one minor correction: "Fujita" is actually pronounced with the "J" sound & not the "H" sound, since it is a Japanese name. :-)

@RojoFern Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure I did pronounce it with an english J, but I wouldn't be surprised if my editing of the audio in post removed some of that pronunciation. Glad you liked the video.

@TheMouseAvenger Жыл бұрын

@@RojoFern You're welcome! ^_^

@gavinmoody5678 7 ай бұрын

You might be having hearing problems or maybe a ear infection. He 100% said it very clearly with a "J" sound. I'm really perplexed at how you heard an "H" sound. Maybe the speakers on your device or ear buds are going bad.

@jacobboucher6886 Ай бұрын

Can we have a metric version?

@kristinapiccolo8556 6 ай бұрын

Hands down my favorite tornado video!! Ahaha I love the pauses of silence when the joke punchline comes lol. Truly exquisitely done and love the music man!!

@ThatOkguy84 7 ай бұрын

Cordell is the next town over from me. It’s always interesting when towns right next to me pop up on things like this.

@DavidRYates-tk2tq 16 күн бұрын

Ever since I was a child, I've had a phobia of tornadoes specifically _because_ of how big and dark they are, not necessarily how destructive they are (hence why I call it a "phobia", that's pretty irrational). So, yeah, this video is nightmare fuel for me.

@coonyman10 8 ай бұрын

Stumbling across this was the best part of my day. Love how this is presented.

@Tsathogguah 7 ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1178">19:38</a> That thing is terrifying. An absolute monster in the dark. Great video.

@brianc1481 7 ай бұрын

Syncing up the music to lighting strikes is just awesome.. Doesn't go unnoticed.. super bada$$

@pacodelaguardia2362 7 ай бұрын

Amazing work, excellent editing and music, completely immersed and good narrative. Made me interested in tornadoes and felt awesome

@TeganCantEven 7 ай бұрын

The way the lightning and audio were in sync at around <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="920">15:20</a> 🔥

@user-sd1rq5br8h 9 күн бұрын

A masterpiece!!! Been looking for things on tornadoes for a while lately. We need more content like this on KZfaq!!

@zacharygibson4412 7 ай бұрын

The editing on the video is incredible!! I love how the music times up so perfectly with the different images and videos!

@heatherfranklin8683 5 ай бұрын

Hi I don't usually comment on anyone's video, but yours made a very bright moment in mine and my partner's day! Please keep doing stuff like this. Your art and humor is much appreciated and helps some of us actively get through depression. Thank you.

@Donn512 13 күн бұрын

Bros the summoningsalt of Tornados. We love it.

@wailingwolves7753 7 ай бұрын

Finally, someone does a video essay on weather phenomena!!! I absolutely loved this video, I'm super happy I found it :) Keep up the good work dude!

@Lazer_420 7 ай бұрын

this is truely one of the most interesting, well made, and just well crafted niche videos i have ever seen. you have less then 5,000 but deserve much more.

@Heroo01 7 ай бұрын

It's so weird how KZfaq just randomly decides now is the time to recommend this video to everyone

@mrhoneycutter 7 ай бұрын

Earned my subscribe, you’re criminally underrated subscription wise, as this was an extremely well edited and informative video.

@nameloading9986 6 ай бұрын

cant wait for that "Earthquakes to scale" vid!

@homulity5293 7 ай бұрын

I cant honestly cant say this was the most fascinating to me. However the editing and effort and dedication and care towards this video is truly something to awe at. You can tell he truly cares about the subject and takes pride in presenting it.

@jbird7782 7 ай бұрын

You got me with that intro music

@2BDAMMED 8 ай бұрын

tornadoes have been a giant interest of mine for years, i wish i came across this video sooner !! you are unbelievably underrated, i hope you start getting the attention you deserve soon !

@Krondelo 7 ай бұрын

I have been fascinated with tornado's ever since I saw Twister as a kid. Still going strong, if not moreso than ever over the past 8 years or so. SO needless to say I LOVED THIS!!!

@Exo294-zb7ee 7 ай бұрын

Best video of tornado scale ever exist

@dfresh93086 7 ай бұрын

Funny, extremely informative, and very entertaining. 26 minutes just flew by. Bravo, sir. Definitely earned another subscriber.

@tjpprojects7192 21 күн бұрын

And recently, one of the most photogenic tornados ever was captured by Reed Timmer, and there were even shots from an RCV. And no, before anyone tries to, "correct" me, a Remotely Controlled Vehicle is *NOT* a drone. By definition, dones are autonomous, which means they are *NOT* controlled by a human on the ground.