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You Can Help Oklahoma Tornado Victim Reunited with Dog Get a New Home — Here's How

Drew Weisholtz — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 18:03:36 +0000

Remember the woman in Moore, Oklahoma who found her dog, Boweser, in the rubble during a news report after the devastating tornado last month? Well, the good news keeps on coming for her. An online campaign designed to help raise money to help Barbara Garcia build a new home has brought in more than $50,000 [...]

Check Out What It Looks Like From Inside a Tornado

Big Jim — Wed, 29 May 2013 12:50:02 +0000

Two storm chasers shot some pretty amazing footage from inside a tornado this week. The twister touched down in northern Kansas on Monday, and they were in basically a half-car half-tank called a “Tornado Intercept Vehicle.” It’s not clear how big the tornado was, but they say the winds were blowing between 150 and 175 [...]

Intense Footage Shows Storm Chasers in the Middle of Wedge Tornado

Emerald Catron — Tue, 28 May 2013 17:25:44 +0000

If you brought a spare pare of pants to work today, feel free to watch this video. Storm chasers Bradon Ivey and Sean Casey were sitting in their “Tornado Intercept Vehicle” when they quite literally intercepted a tornado. Winds were 150 to 175 miles per hour before they ripped the equipment off of the vehicle. [...]

What it's Like When an F5 Tornado Passes Right Beside You [VIDEO]

Jeff Easterling — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:37:49 +0000

This video of the F5 tornado that tore thru Moore Oklahoma is INSANE! This was shot from a storm shelter thru a small hole, and shows how dangerous all of the flying debris really is. Charles Gifford said he was secure in a storm shelter when this was shot. The footage of the tornado as [...]

BREAKING NEWS: EF4 Tornado Levels the City of Moore Oklahoma [VIDEO]

Jeff Easterling — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:08:13 +0000

A devastating tornado has leveled the town of Moore Oklahoma this afternoon. We have live video streaming here. This is from Newschannel 4 out of Oklahoma City…

Statewide Tornado Drill Set For Friday Morning

Rich Denison — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:13:38 +0000

Tornado sirens will sound at 10:30 a.m. Friday, as the National Weather Service and Wyoming Department of Homeland Security officials conduct a statewide tornado drill.

Check Out This Tornado… ON FIRE! [VIDEO]

Jeff Easterling — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:01:11 +0000

We’ve seen a lot of wild tornado videos, but this is the first time we’ve seen a tornado on FIRE! A guy in Australia witnessed a fire tornado last week when he was shooting some video of a brush fire. A dust devil formed and sucked up a bunch of burning debris and it looked [...]

Tornado Devastates Wichita, KS and an Iowa Hospital

Danny Groner — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:30:19 +0000

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback declared a state of emergency in the wake of a giant tornado, which hit Wichita particularly hard late Saturday night. Miraculously there are no major injuries reported so far. According to the National Weather Service, the “confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was located just east of Conway Springs and moving [...]

Massive Tornado Caught on Film in West Liberty, Kentucky

Mithun Divakaran — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:00:34 +0000

Nature’s force is at times awe-inspiring, but often downright scary. A woman in West Liberty, Kentucky experienced this first hand when she captured footage of a huge tornado heading towards her direction. As amazing as the footage may look, the tornado has sadly devastated the small town of West Liberty. The town has seen widespread [...]

5 First-Person Tornado Videos From Joplin, MO [GRAPHIC LANGUAGE]

Jon Michaels — Tue, 24 May 2011 02:22:42 +0000

The tornado that slammed Joplin, MO on May 22, like the others around the country recently, has resulted in stunning first-person video accounts. With the popularity of video capability on smartphones (not to mention digital cameras) we are now not only seeing the damage closer than ever, but we are also seeing what it's like to wait for the storm, then experience it.

Do You See That Twister? OMG!!! [VIDEO]

Jon Michaels — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:02:33 +0000

Having been through many tornado’s, I know there’s nothing funny about the power of these storms. Having said that, this video is Epic. You would be amazed how some people will get as close as possible just to see and feel the power of a tornado. I’m not one of them, I do just what [...]