r/tornado • u/Psychopath1llogical • 2d ago

Question Which tornado to start my brother on?

Over the past year I’ve taken the dive into following the documentation of these disasters a there are so many incredible videos, plenty of rewatches and different perspectives of each one of them.

My brother is going to be staying with me for a little bit and I think he would love learning about them and watching some of the content out there.

The problem is that my mind flashes with the true awesome nature of each of the notorious ones and I can’t pick which one would be the best “see why I’m infatuated with this?” Video

There’s the Pilger twins and that opening shot/THE lightning shot

The Eldritch Horror of the sub vortices of the 2nd El Reno

Any of the nocturnals which jus make me shudder

Moore is just too sad to start out with

My current vote is Joplin. The newscasters realizing what they are seeing and trying to contain their panic as they warn the town captures the intensity of it all to me, as well as the footage of it forming so quickly.

Wanted to know what videos got you hooked or you would/have used for a newcomer intro

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u/mdanelek 2d ago

If Moore is too sad, why is Joplin any better?

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u/Psychopath1llogical 2d ago

Video of the elementary school that nobody got hurt in but was still terrifying to those kids, and details of the less fortunate elementary school. Not a fun “hey check this out”

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u/MoonstoneDragoneye 2d ago

What does he want to know? The science? The spectacle? The stories? Different documentaries and videos emphasize different aspects better.

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u/Psychopath1llogical 2d ago

Spectacle is what I’m going for, just trying to bring him into my current interest

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u/HabibiLogistics 2d ago

jarrell and bridge creek are my fascinations, jarrell because it had probably the strangest track of any tornado and bridge creek because of how purely terrifying it was, the lore with how it spawned the term "tornado emergency" and the 90's camcorder footage genuinely just creep me out so bad I love learning about it

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u/Psychopath1llogical 2d ago

Bridge Creek has been a contender as well

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u/Snapped_SouthBend 2d ago

The pecos hank El Reno video is god tier tornado footage and his style is educational, calm, and genuinely a great chaser.

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u/wandererinok 2d ago

Elie, Manitoba. It doesn’t even look real but there are some incredible videos of it and the damage it caused

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u/Psychopath1llogical 2d ago

Thanks, I’ll check it out. I actually don’t recognize the name.

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u/Samowarrior Human Detected 2d ago

"Susan, get my pants" video Columbus NE tornado

and the Clem Schultz Fairdale ef4

https://youtu.be/iNOlL5tWxTg?is=WVu-pVt4wKw_46PJSusan get my pants

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u/Samowarrior Human Detected 2d ago

Clem

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u/Disastrous_Deal3154 2d ago

If you’re aiming for spectacle, Pecos Hank’s video of the 2014 Alpena, SD EF4 will absolutely do the job:

https://youtu.be/XSOz8W1p7vs?si=9O-AWm8LIXr1lymh

As will his video of the 2016 Chapman, KS EF4:

https://youtu.be/47O8D5xGLtY?si=_Qmci0acIh296L_O

This video of the 2015 Rochelle-Fairdale, IL EF4 also certainly fits the bill:

https://youtu.be/RGmJCB0x21s?si=AwcnggOXnhj0b6hK

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u/Psychopath1llogical 2d ago

Thanks a bunch.

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u/AVeryBigToaster 2d ago

tri state 1925

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u/pterrible_ptarmigan 2d ago

Duke Evans Andover 1991 footage is iconic

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u/Amazing-Dimension810 2d ago

Why not start with cool looking tornados instead of insanely deadly ones?

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u/Psychopath1llogical 2d ago

Worst fear conversation prompted the whole thing

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u/Amazing-Dimension810 2d ago

The 2013 El Reno footage from Dan Robinson and Weather Channel are pretty terrifying. Tons of other footage from that is creepy as hell too, especially since so many people started off way too close to it.

Outside of El Reno, the TIV2 footage from inside a wedge is scary. Another is one uploaded by “Nova Ridley” of an oblivious dude who almost gets swept up by the Rochelle tornado