Violent Supercell Thunderstorm- Silverton, TX June 13th, 2009

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Scott McPartland - Extreme Weather Photography

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This chase was NOT an easy one for Dave and I. We had stayed the night before in Colorado Springs thinking that our target area for the following day was a short drive away. Well, it didn't quite end up that way. The target shifted over night and we ended up with a long haul all the way to the Texas Panhandle! Several hundred more miles than we originally thought!
Somehow, we made it in time for the show and ended up intercepting this amazing supercell southeast of the Amarillo area near the town of Silverton. Unfortunately however, we had to thread the needle to get on the business end of this storm. Needless to say there were a few hairy moments as we navigated the "bear's cage". In the end though we were treated to one of the most amazing displays of mother nature. I hope you enjoy the video!
Scott McPartland
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©2009 Scott McPartland
*NOT FOR RE-BROADCAST*

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@ScottMcPartlandNYC 12 жыл бұрын

I'm glad that you have found my videos informative! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch them. As you've seen, we like to get close, but not too close. Always respect nature is our motto and we put safety first.

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching it! Much appreciated! And yes, I don't like obscuring my videos with music, etc. Let the storms do the talking!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@ExtremeSpinner99 Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed and thanks for watching!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 13 жыл бұрын

@123Oreoz4u Thanks for watching!!! Really glad you enjoyed my video :) And yes, can't wait for storm season either!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@L12weather Thanks for watching Leonardo! Glad you enjoyed the video, and yep....here in the US we do get a lot of incredible storms. Hope you are able to travel to the US one of these years to see them for yourself!!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@extremeweatherfilms Thank you! Glad you enjoyed. And yes, I was using a small HDV cam mounted to my windshield for the in the car shots. I'm a stickler for steady video, lol. I try to use my tripod as much as possible when outside the vehicle, but there are times where you have to shoot hand held. And I love 16:9 too! Thanks again for watching and commenting

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 12 жыл бұрын

Will do and thanks for watching!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@finalis70 Thank you for watching!! So happy you enjoyed the video!!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 11 жыл бұрын

Many of my British friends have said the same exact thing! I hope you get the chance to come over here and chase one day :) Thanks so much for watching!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 12 жыл бұрын

Will do! Thanks for watching!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@swanty32e Yep, my dash cam is a Canon HV20 HDV Cam (CMOS sensor)...the other camera I use which is my main one is the Sony Z1, LOVE that one! Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Yes, as amazing as these storms are, nature has to be respected too. We always put safety first. No shot is worth putting yourself in unnecessary danger.

@DuBBleXX 14 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the awesome video ! It will vastly help to get through the cold winter until the next season starts again ! Greetings from Germany

@Jazzgirl8888 14 жыл бұрын

Hi Scott ! This sure was an intense storm . This footage is truly amazing ! Love watching your great vids :) Thanks for posting !

@extremeweatherfilms 14 жыл бұрын

Thx for posting, beautiful structure. As always, very professionally filmed -- even in your vehicle, your footage is steady (looks tripoded). Looks liked it was filmed in 16:9 -- can't beat that panoramic effect !! Very cool !!!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@MartiniStrom Thanks for watching!! Next spring I plan on doing a lot more time lapse sequences! Definitely a good idea there :) Too bad about your storm season though, I hope next years is better for you!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 13 жыл бұрын

@26bengalsfan Thanks for the kind words! Hopefully you'll make your dream come true one day soon! Thanks so much for watching and commenting

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@DuBBleXX Yes, the dreaded SDS sets in until next spring, lol. Hopefully we'll get a few good snow storms here this winter to get me through until then! All the best to you and thanks for watching!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@robrob18 Will do! And thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed the vid

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 13 жыл бұрын

@LuvsTstormTapes Glad you enjoyed James! Yes, this storm was amazing and intense for sure!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 12 жыл бұрын

@lexx0703 That was an incredible storm without a doubt!! Thanks for watching!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 12 жыл бұрын

Florida gets some incredible lightning displays for sure! I'll be going back there in early August to document more storms!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 13 жыл бұрын

@RebornLayneStaley Thanks for watching! Actually, I don't have any employees at all...just me and my friend Dave and my SUV full of gear. We foot the bill for the entire thing too but we love getting out there on the road every year so it's all worth it :)

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@1weathernut You're welcome Mike! Thanks for watching and commenting!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@Jazzgirl8888 Thank you for watching! I'm so happy you enjoyed the video :)

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 12 жыл бұрын

Nope, that was a very large wall cloud with a ton of inflow dust getting pulled into the updraft area. A very intense storm for sure! Thanks for watching!

@Torn80cj 14 жыл бұрын

Great storm footage. I was in Kansas on this day and saw a brief tornado in Cimmaron. I got greedy and missed filming it because I was trying to get closer. It fizzled as I was finally getting to the spot I wanted to film it from. Another storm formed and cut the inflow off of the one I was on.

@MrAman707 12 жыл бұрын

this is why I want to move to the states - in england you'd never get to experiance something as exciting as this - the only time i have seen an immense thunderstorm was in florida and it was like a light show illuminating the night sky - so epic

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 12 жыл бұрын

LOL...yeah it was a pretty hairy situation for sure. Thanks for watching!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@Torn80cj Thanks!! And yes, I've been there myself where you want to drive just a little more so you can get into a good position to film, just to have the damn tornado fizzle on you, lol. Ugh that is so frustrating! Thanks for watching once again :)

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@TallSky Yes, lol......it was pretty hairy but we still did our best to keep the driving safe :) Thanks for watching!!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@The2Coolest2 Thanks!! And during that segment you mention that was dust and dirt getting picked up and pulled into the storms updraft region. The inflow with this supercell storm was amazing!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 13 жыл бұрын

@OfficialYoungAve Absolutely perfect! lol....doesn't get better than that! Thanks for watching!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 12 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, lol....they look strange indeed. That was light refraction from the filter I was using on my lens. The Ambulance lights is what triggered that. Thanks for watching!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@cardounts92 It was an amazing storm without a doubt. Thanks for watching!!

@123Oreoz4u 13 жыл бұрын

This is soooooooo awsome. Ive always loved tornadoes and thunderstorms..OMG i can't wait until storm season(:

@TallSky 14 жыл бұрын

Looks like a good adrenaline rush. Glad to see you're driving safely in spite of wanting to reach viewpoints quickly.

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 12 жыл бұрын

@STICKGUYMB That was the wall cloud so there would be minimal precipitation in that area, but what you could have driven right into would have been a tornado. Definitely not an area you want to drive under that's for sure. Thanks for watching!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 13 жыл бұрын

@McSWTHART Hi! And thanks for watching my video :) A supercell storm is defined as a single cell storm (one dominate updraft, and one dominant downdraft) that has a persistant, rotating updraft. Only about 25% of all supercells produce tornadoes.

@L12weather 14 жыл бұрын

VERY Very very very beautiful and unusual, here in Italy we never see tornadoes or other. You're very lucky! Leonardo

@JeanAlexandre707 13 жыл бұрын

That was a kinda strong mesocyclone for pushing that impressive inflow! Great chase! And you just emerged from the rain lol

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 13 жыл бұрын

@ganzfan9 Yep, you got that right! dangerous but fascinating at the same time. Thanks for watching!

@1weathernut 14 жыл бұрын

Great Job Scott!!! Thanks for sharing. Mike

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 13 жыл бұрын

@chemicalwarfare224 The inflow was insane! Thanks for watching!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 12 жыл бұрын

@manga4774 I have a lot of friends from Toronto that come down to Tornado Alley and chase storms every year. These storms are really an amazing sight to see, as long as they are out over open country. unfortunately that isn't always the case. Thanks so much for watching!

@WetPooooopie 11 жыл бұрын

Awesomely made and nature is great to do that

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@larry2043 Thanks!! Glad you enjoyed :) I've been going through some of my master tapes and I'm coming across some chase days that were only up until now on my dvd, but not here on KZfaq.

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 13 жыл бұрын

@MissWWE20 It doesn't want to end here either in NYC! ha ha...got another noreaster on the way for this Friday, what the hell!!?? Bring on spring already :) Thanks for watching

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 13 жыл бұрын

@lightningchaser111 Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the vid. And yeah, here in NYC we don't see anything like this either for the most part :)

@Swanty32eMachineVideos 14 жыл бұрын

Rolling Shutter effects on the car wipers, they get bended every time they moving in the front of the lens, typical CMOS sensor artifact...But from a other side, the video seems pretty awesome...Great footage....

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@Lukasz564 Same here in NYC. We very rarely, if ever get storms like this here in my area either. Well, with the exception of last month of course. lol. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@manga4774 12 жыл бұрын

I love storms. i never get anything near this beautiful in toronto

14 жыл бұрын

wwooww Thas's really amazing. great video Scott !! :D

@robrob18 14 жыл бұрын

You always Capture amazing weather, I am so jelouse, hehehe. Be safe out there buddy!!

@MissWWE20 13 жыл бұрын

Very nice! Hopeing for a good storm season this year. Here in MO winter don't seem to want to end lol.

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 12 жыл бұрын

LOL....my old 86' Camaro had slow wipers, I know what you mean! thanks for watching!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@DigitEditRelease Thanks for watching!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@louigyboss Glad you enjoyed!!

@christophevidallouigy11 14 жыл бұрын

Beautiful chase and imresive supercell

@ExtremeSpinner99 14 жыл бұрын

Very nice supercell thunderstorm, greate video !

@bengorski6069 Жыл бұрын

This is the exact day I was born. My mom told me when I got older that during my birth there had been a tornado warning. This may have been it.

@ScottMcPartlandNYC Жыл бұрын

Wow that's crazy! I bet you're right and that this was the actual storm. Thanks for watching!

@lexx0703 12 жыл бұрын

Lucky to be in a prime position like that. A dust bowl somewhere back and the inflow coming from it so you can actually see dust getting sucked into it!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 12 жыл бұрын

Not everyone loves storms that's for sure. They are incredibly beautiful at times, but can be terribly destructive at the same time.

@MartiniStrom 14 жыл бұрын

Impressive structures ! Great Video. Thought about making a timelapse especially of the rotating structures ? This year we had a bad season in germany - thunderstroms where quite rare in 2010.

@SessRoarkeCianNaruLv 12 жыл бұрын

Wish my wipers were that fast! They're like old grandparents...

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@NathansNatureVideos Thanks Nathan!!

@chemicalwarfare224 13 жыл бұрын

Wow! Those scuds are getting sucked into the updraft like a vacuum!

@RhodianColossus 12 жыл бұрын

Damn. We don't get things this intense in Europe :P

@LindaKitch 13 жыл бұрын

Keep them comming Scott!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@huracanado1 Thanks!! And hopefully you'll be able to get out to the plains at some point next year!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 13 жыл бұрын

@skateboy159 Rain X is great! We actually did apply it that day but it all washed off pretty quickly, lol

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 11 жыл бұрын

There are several great chase tour companies that while are a bit expensive, will give you two weeks on the road and you'll get to see some incredible storms. Cloud 9 Tours is the best in my opinion

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 13 жыл бұрын

@skateboy159 Good call! We'll definitely look into that for next season :)

@Tstorms 12 жыл бұрын

I didn't miss what you wrote, I wrote lightning because without lightning it wouldn't be a thunderstorm at all. Also, it was a violent supercell thunderstorm, obviously. Just look at it.

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@GonzaMart24 Thank you!! :)

@rokkendokken82 12 жыл бұрын

keeps ur vids up!! there great! :D

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 12 жыл бұрын

Wait, I'm confused lol. Not a violent supercell thunderstorm?? This was a classic violent supercell thunderstorm. This storm was putting out baseball hail (which we managed to avoid but several friends got caught in it. It had screaming inflow, a huge wall cloud, and did produce a tornado, albeit short lived. It had the classic flying eagle shape to it as well on radar.

@MrAman707 12 жыл бұрын

lol, you sit in your bathtub, I love storms xD

@LuQGames 14 жыл бұрын

Wow beautiful storm! It is a pity that in Poland, such storms are very local: ( Regards Scott ^^

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 13 жыл бұрын

@JeanAlexandre707 That storm was a beast for sure! Great chase indeed :)

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@GermanFireFighter95 Thanks!!!

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 12 жыл бұрын

Thankfully I haven't! I take lightning very seriously all though just doing what I do comes with certain risk. I try to minimize that risk as much as I possibly can

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 13 жыл бұрын

@lelsieldeleon37 Supercells can occur anywhere in the world. They are more common in places like the mid west USA, but they can and do occur anywhere as long as the conditions are there.

@lightningchaser111 13 жыл бұрын

we struggle to get OUTFLOW strong enough to raise dust here in oz :( nice video

@Irukei 13 жыл бұрын

@ 2:30 "Holy cow!" That's exactly the same thing I said right then XD

@Plaguebob 12 жыл бұрын

and I'm glad for that..

@detltguy 12 жыл бұрын

My reaction to The White truck ... 2:03 : Dude no, No!, No!!! Wrong way!!!! Turn around!! 2:16 : Oh god, No! He's so Dead!!. ... 2:20 May God Bless His Soul. :(

@STICKGUYMB 12 жыл бұрын

2:27 If you were to go into the middle of that thing, what exactly would there be? Just a thick 'fog' with heavy rain/hail and lightning?

@Tstorms 12 жыл бұрын

There is lightning throughout this video, how exactly did you miss it?

@ScottMcPartlandNYC 14 жыл бұрын

@alfru94 Thank you!!! :)

@zippybomb 11 жыл бұрын

Hi, a few years back when I was 8 or 9 I was camping and I got caught in what I think was either a microburst or a supercell in Algonquin Park. I was wondering which you would think it would have been. Trees fell everywhere around us, crisscrossing our campsite, it was a hugely powerful storm and very dangerous. We found a huge circle in the forest where all the trees had been pushed outwards from the center. Any ideas would be appreciated, thanks!