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00:12we found Michael we're gonna drive
00:15south till it's warm
00:18sirens hey tornado sirens it's good to be back
00:40the structure of this is absolutely absurd
00:44oh my gosh shoot it can't just hang up
01:03oh my god
01:06oh my god
01:30might have two storms there so we'll head down to Arnett
01:47my name's Reid Timmer and I'm an extreme
01:50meteorologist and storm chaser we have got a sharp dry line here moving on to the Texas panhandle in the
01:56western Oklahoma western Kansas and that's initiating storms right now
02:02Oklahoma is right in the heart of tornado alley in the southern plains right in our own backyard so we
02:07knew that this was going to be a big day for the team dominator science mission
02:21will clay our extreme engineer had just made our mothership drone that can get close to the tornado and drop
02:28parachute probes into it it gives us the chance to access all the data inside of a tornado in three
02:33dimensions
02:34we're ready to be a big one and the ultimate goal of our science mission is to get a real
02:41-time tornado intensity estimate and then we can warn people on the path of those storms in real time
02:51the forecast models are definitely showing northwest Oklahoma as the prime zone for tornadoes
02:57so we blasted off to the east you definitely want to get there as quickly as possible
03:03let's get it I knew this was going to be an impressive setup for tornadoes all the ingredients were coming
03:09together in northwest Oklahoma so we figured every storm chaser would target that area as well
03:18oh
03:19oh
03:20look at that
03:22I am just so ready dude
03:26my name is Connor McCrory and I'm a storm chaser
03:28in the middle of May anytime you have a nice storm system coming through
03:32it's almost guaranteed that you're going to have some pretty serious tornado potential
03:36it's pretty evident that western Oklahoma is going to be the main place to be
03:41I think out in Oklahoma it's never fun you deal with the poor road network and
03:46uh
03:46lots of trees and mountains that can make it difficult to see the tornadoes
03:50this is a real deal middle of May monster tornado type day
03:58look at those daytime highs soaring well into the 60s and 70s and that will allow for it to be
04:04very warm and unstable air mass perfect for severe storms to develop where we have the greatest threat to see
04:10strong tornadoes so EF2 or stronger is going to be for Kansas and Oklahoma
04:18we found Michael
04:19we found Michael
04:2012 years ago tomorrow
04:21I know
04:2212 years ago tomorrow
04:23that's when we drove into that tornado over there
04:25Mike he's my number one chase partner has been for a long time
04:32Connor and I have been chasing together off and on for 14 years now
04:37he's one of my best friends
04:39there's no one on earth I trust to get me safely within 10 feet of a tornado than Connor
04:44well what are we going to do?
04:45we're going to drive south till it's warm?
04:47I have a surprise guest that's going to be coming along for the chase with us
04:52he brought his mom
04:54hi
04:55they are definitely surprised to see that my mom is chasing she's never come chasing with me before
04:59I don't think at this point my mom has any idea what she's in for
05:03give my mom a beer
05:04I'm still drinking my coffee, huh?
05:07that was the fastest way to get there
05:09f*** it up
05:12so are we in a hurry to blast northwest then?
05:14oh no
05:16Connor you're supposed to be the number one storm chaser on the planet
05:19your twitter bio says so
05:21if we want to go for that storm we just go west
05:23yeah
05:25Connor is very good at navigating
05:26so he tells me where to go
05:28and I point the truck that direction and push the gas
05:31mom are you excited to see a big fat tornado today?
05:34I'm excited!
05:36hell yeah
05:37could be a top tier tornado
05:39I feel pretty f***ing
05:42this is f***ing awesome
05:43yeah
05:46let's just stay right in between everything
05:49that's exactly right
05:51let the storms make the decision for us
05:55sirens
05:56hey tornado sirens
05:57that was sick
06:00whoa
06:01see that lightning bolt?
06:03we're in perfect position for this thing
06:05yeah man
06:05we might be
06:07whoa
06:08whoo
06:09ah
06:11oh my god
06:12that is insane
06:13oh my god
06:15oh that is sickening
06:18hell yeah
06:19are we the best or what?
06:21you're pretty good at this buddy
06:23whoa
06:23did you see that?
06:24yeah
06:25right now I'm just trying to keep it between the mustard and mayonnaise
06:39that was big
06:40that was big
06:45ow
06:47jesus
06:47i'm jordan hall
06:49i'm unique as a chaser
06:51because i'd consider myself a hybrid
06:53i had a lot of og mentors
06:55like the old guys
06:56reed timmer
06:57dan fitz
06:58a lot of the older generation
06:59and going forward now
07:01we have all the live streamers
07:02and i'm kind of right in the middle
07:03i find myself mid-twenties
07:06been chasing for 10 years
07:07is there a way to turn your wipers off
07:09or is it still raining?
07:11my name is cira lindsey
07:12and i'm a storm chaser
07:14i am with my boyfriend jordan
07:16he's also my chase partner
07:17for the last few years
07:20that was a bumper
07:22that was big
07:23so most of the chase community is men
07:26but i never felt like i was out of place as a female chaser
07:29oh boy
07:30what
07:31they're getting huge
07:32probably gonna crack your window soon
07:34i'm working towards my meteorology degree
07:36i'm really trying to use that to sharpen my forecasting skills
07:41let's go east
07:42yeah east
07:47yeah so this room
07:49you can take it all the way east to here
07:52having a chase partner especially sierra with me
07:54it really helps take some of the job off of my hands
07:57and she can help me look at radar
07:58possibly even help me with cameras
08:00at the end of the day
08:01we can conquer a lot more together than just being solo
08:05i'm in a perfect spot
08:06i'm just getting obliterated with hail right here
08:09my mission today is to get as close as possible to a tornado
08:12because it can really help with the safety aspect
08:14when people know what's actually going to be coming later in the day
08:18if this tornado goes from the fields to a town
08:21we have a very serious situation on our hands where we're going to be doing search and rescue
08:28oh we're going to be out of this hail at some point here
08:30the models have rogue supercells across western oklahoma
08:34but it keeps giving them and then taking them away
08:36the question is which setup do i think is going to produce
08:41when you want to move
08:42we don't need to move
08:44no i don't i don't i will when i move i'll make that i'll just make the decision when i'm
08:49ready
08:49when i feel ready to move
08:50it definitely does get tense in the moment
08:53sometimes the tensions get high you're trying to make smart decisions in a fast moment
08:57just let me work my magic right here
09:00just let me dance
09:02if i need a road i'll ask you though
09:04when chasing storms it's like cat and mouse game
09:07you know you're hunting you're looking for it you're the cat you're on the prowl
09:10there it is tornado
09:13oh my god
09:17it's coming down look at that
09:20i say fuck i'm full away from that
09:25look at them look at them
09:27look at that
09:29the structure on this is absolutely absurd
09:32classic supercells
09:35i got eyes where i need them
09:37we're going to play
09:47here it comes funnel halfway down here it is
09:51oh my goodness
09:53coming right at us
09:54here it comes
09:58we're in a perfect spot it's coming right to us
10:02it's all right it's on the ground it's throwing debris
10:04oh my god
10:06shit and stuff
10:07yep
10:08it's throwing trees
10:10when it gets through those trees we can get ready to rock and roll
10:13we'll move when i'm ready
10:16i'm basically playing chicken and it's very important to know when to leave
10:21here it comes
10:22it's coming directly at us and it's getting closer and closer
10:26this is perfect here oh my god
10:28we're in such a good spot we're good
10:31we're going to go
10:31pass those trees
10:33i want it to come to me
10:34i'm a little greedy today
10:36let's back it up
10:37yep i'm good
10:38it's pretty close
10:39we should have it
10:41i'm going to hop in
10:42and i finally pull the trigger
10:44we gotta get out of the way this thing is coming right at us
10:46it's crossing
10:48it's crossing the road
10:51oh
10:52okay i need people to get out of my way more than anything
10:59look at this thing
11:01look at that
11:02oh yeah look at that dirt
11:03oh
11:05it's right there
11:06shoot it
11:07shoot it
11:10it's going to get big guys
11:11that thing is violent
11:13here's popping
11:14here's popping
11:15it's going to expand though
11:16so i'm not going to
11:17we don't have to be crazy with it right now
11:18but we can get close to it
11:22oh look at that dirt getting stuck
11:27wow
11:28there it is
11:29oh yeah
11:29get on the next one
11:31consider the it scratched
11:33mom
11:35mom what do you think
11:36do we like this storm
11:37here you go
11:39oh my gosh
11:43oh that thing is beautiful
11:47sick vortices
11:48sick vortices
11:48fully condensed
11:50almost
11:50oh it is
11:51yeah there it is
11:52here we go
11:53here we go
11:55we got it
11:56yeah we got it
11:57yes
11:59oh my gosh
12:03closer
12:04closer
12:04closer
12:05okay you talked me into it
12:06just right here
12:07just right here
12:08this is going to be too close probably
12:11there's reading
12:12really?
12:16yeah
12:16yeah
12:18yeah
12:18it's on the ground right at east
12:19look at that
12:20look at that
12:20oh you're a sign here
12:26oh
12:33Go back and then go north for a while.
12:35You don't go!
12:37This road doesn't go for a while, does it?
12:39No, it stops right there.
12:41We're screwed on that road, we gotta go back and go north.
12:44Sometimes the roads don't cooperate.
12:45Sometimes there can be a dead end right when you're about to intercept a tornado.
12:49We're just gonna need the east option, aren't we?
12:51Yeah, and it's right there.
12:52That's the east option.
12:56We got behind the tornado a little bit from that dead end and had to catch back up.
13:02Yeah, this thing's going.
13:03We're getting all the way in our net.
13:08Gotta hurry!
13:09We got a convergence.
13:10We saw other storm chasing vehicles out there as well.
13:14Everybody's trying to get as close as they can or be the closest one to the tornado.
13:18Closer!
13:19Closer!
13:21Oh, wow.
13:22It's strong.
13:23It's very strong.
13:24Very strong.
13:25Dude, it's shredding.
13:29It looked like how the gallon is in here.
13:31Oh, f***.
13:32You see that?
13:33Yeah.
13:34Oh, f***.
13:35It's hitting a bar, look at that!
13:37Oh, f***.
13:39It's hitting a bar, look at that!
13:39That's a weed bar!
13:44It's hitting a weed bar, look at that!
13:46You smell it?
13:47Yeah.
14:06You smell the weed?
14:11It's strong.
14:12Debris.
14:13Insane.
14:15Wow, man.
14:19That is a move.
14:23This tornado just drilled right through a weed farm.
14:30Insane.
14:31I hope this weed farmer has his crop insured because this tornado does some damage to it.
14:36It's dodgable.
14:49Oh, my God!
14:51Oh, my God!
14:54Holy f***!
14:56Look at that!
14:57We're in.
14:59Gotta go get the f***!
15:02Go, blast!
15:07Oh, hang out the window!
15:09Hang out the goddamn window!
15:11Hang out over the roof!
15:13Hang out over the roof!
15:14Here we go!
15:19Look at that!
15:27What the do you want me to do?
15:28Yeah, it's right there!
15:33I'm just trying to get past chasers here.
15:37Hold on, Sierra!
15:39Just hold on!
15:40Come on, come on, hold on!
15:43Oh my god!
15:44Oh my god!
15:46We are so close!
15:49Oh my god!
15:51That's a strong tornado!
15:54Get out of these trees!
15:56That's violent!
15:58Shoot it!
15:58Just hang out the goddamn window!
15:59When we get in extreme situations, it's tricky because you're thinking, I gotta protect my significant other, I don't wanna
16:06put them in danger, but obviously what we're doing is very dangerous.
16:09But we've had these conversations and I think we have a very good trust built together.
16:19Oh my god, Jordan!
16:27Look at that thing!
16:28Oh my god!
16:37It's still on the ground!
16:39You're good!
16:41You're good!
16:41Keep shooting!
16:43I'm gonna cut north!
16:46Still on the ground!
16:50Are you good?
16:52Jesus!
16:53I just ate debris!
16:54You're good!
16:54It's just a breeze!
16:56You're good!
16:56It's just a breeze!
16:57Are you doing any of the Heimlich maneuver or are you good?
16:59No!
16:59Okay!
17:00It definitely does get tense in the moment.
17:03So, you know, under those high stress situations, it's pretty easy for tempers to get fired up when
17:09we're trying to get good video.
17:11Oh my goodness!
17:13Oh my god!
17:14Look at it, Ciara!
17:16Oh my god!
17:17Hold on tight!
17:20Hold on tight, Ciara!
17:22I am!
17:23I am!
17:23I am!
17:23I am!
17:24I am!
17:25I need this guy to go!
17:32Oh, that's so sick!
17:35That is a move!
17:36We are backroading it to the east to get away from the crowds, and it's a
17:40wild.
17:41There are 10 plus storm chaser groups.
17:45That's why I personally prefer to be on the back roads, so we have to deal with a lot
17:49less.
17:51Go or don't!
17:52Get out of the middle of the road!
17:54Jesus!
18:01Hold on!
18:02Hold on!
18:06Let's get close again!
18:07Yep!
18:14Close enough for you, buddy!
18:16That'll work!
18:19Violent tornado!
18:20Violent tornado!
18:21Violent tornado!
18:21Violent tornado!
18:26Wow, man!
18:31This is the beginning of a very long day here, people!
18:43Hail coming in from the left!
18:45Oh!
18:46Huge hail!
18:47Oh, my God!
18:48Giant hail!
18:49Whoa!
18:51That's hail, Mom!
18:52Can you put your harigates in?
18:54Window off!
18:55Window off, Mom!
18:57She doesn't realize that softball-sized hailstones coming and hitting you on the leg, I mean,
19:01that'll...
19:02That'll do some damage.
19:06Oh, my God!
19:10Oh, it's turning into a rope!
19:19It's bumping out!
19:23I think it's mostly done.
19:27Holy .
19:28That thing was violent.
19:29That was, like, yeah, four...
19:30Or higher.
19:32Dude!
19:33That was so sick!
19:35Dude!
19:36That's gotta be a new favorite, right, Les?
19:37Oh, my God!
19:38Dude!
19:39Wow!
19:41Yeah, dude.
19:43Woo!
19:46That's how you storm chase right there!
19:49Woo!
19:49That's how you storm chase right there!
19:50That is how you storm chase right there!
19:51Yeah!
19:52There are no words to properly explain the feeling of being 15 feet from a strong tornado.
19:59And once you have that, you chase to experience that over and over again.
20:04All right, let's do it again!
20:06After the tornado dissipates, we have a really good opportunity to reposition.
20:12This storm has everything that we think it might need to keep going and being just a tornado machine for
20:18hours.
20:19We gotta pull off right here.
20:22I'm getting off.
20:33Look at that!
20:35It's close!
20:36It's coming down!
20:38Oh, God.
20:40Oh, yeah!
20:41There's the big hail guys!
20:42There you go!
20:43Get in the car!
20:44Come on!
20:45Get in the car!
20:46Come on!
20:47Come on!
20:48Get in the car!
20:48It's happening!
20:49New one!
20:50Look at the new one!
20:50The new one's coming down!
20:59Can you see anything back there?
21:02There's the base!
21:03Yeah, I can see the base!
21:04A new tornado is trying to form right over the town of Arnett.
21:08It was a type of day where there was one supercell that initiated.
21:13And a lot of times, those storms will become cyclic, where they'll produce one tornado after
21:18another.
21:18And that's exactly what happened in Northwest Oklahoma.
21:21Go get me!
21:22Go get me!
21:22Go get me!
21:22Go get me!
21:25We're gonna have some deployment opportunities on this, that's for sure.
21:29We finally had our science mission ready to go.
21:32Okay, get ready!
21:34Get ready to launch!
21:35So we blasted off to the east.
21:38I wasn't missing this intercept for anything.
21:43Here we go, guys!
21:46After we get down here, I'm thinking that the storm will be up here by this intersection
21:51on the road right here.
21:53I'm Tanner Charles.
21:54I'm a professional storm chaser.
21:55As we're heading down, I'm seeing the tornado warning going off.
21:59And so I'm heading straight to there, because I know this is going to be where the next
22:02big tornado happens.
22:04We're trying to get there as fast as possible.
22:07I have my good friend Jeremy, who's the driver for the first half of the season for
22:11me, and then also my friend Ty Rogers, who's a professional FPV drone pilot.
22:16Ty?
22:16Woo!
22:18And so our goal was to drone a tornado.
22:22We've put a lot of hours into building the right drone.
22:25I would say technology is, like, the biggest factor.
22:28We want to see a drone dive bomb down the funnel, like, wrap around it.
22:34You don't know what kind of footage could do to help you understand very violent tornadoes.
22:41Need the drone set up. Let's go, baby!
22:43I've never really droned a tornado before. You know, neither has Ty.
22:47He is pumped. He is so ready.
22:50Here we go, guys!
22:52And so we were just coming on the road so we could blast west and just get there.
22:59The probability of two or more tornadoes, 70%.
23:02The probability of one or more strong tornadoes, 60%.
23:06I like those numbers.
23:09My name is Sarah Kasabian, and I'm a storm chaser.
23:12I grew up in Oklahoma, born and raised.
23:16And whenever I'm chasing in Oklahoma, I'm very comfortable in that space because I grew up with the kind of
23:23storms that we should be seeing today.
23:24I know the state like the back of my hand, so it takes out some of the uncertainty, which is
23:31an advantage.
23:33This road goes southwest, too.
23:36We'll stay here until we get to here.
23:38I need to get your mitt drops out there.
23:40Sweet.
23:41Get right up under.
23:43My chase partner is Brandon Jarvis.
23:45Jarvis is great because he understands the dynamic that we have.
23:49This is my truck that we're in. This is my show.
23:53But he's my partner.
23:55How's she looking?
23:57About 15 miles from our head.
24:04Hello.
24:06So today we're chasing with Brett.
24:08We're right behind him.
24:11Brett is absolutely a mentor.
24:13I'm not a meteorologist.
24:15I've never studied meteorology.
24:16So having Brett, who is a meteorologist, is extremely important.
24:23Sarah is a very exuberant individual.
24:27If she has her mind set to being in a location or a place, she's going to get there.
24:32What's that self option you said we were taking?
24:35It's 60 degrees.
24:37Cool.
24:37Cool.
24:39My goal today is to get as close to a ripper as I possibly can.
24:43To get closer than anyone else.
24:46To get better footage than anyone else.
24:48I don't want to be the best woman storm chaser.
24:51I want to be the best storm chaser.
24:55Tornado warning, Arnett, Oklahoma.
24:57Cool.
24:57Let's go. We're tornado warned, people.
25:00Rock and roll.
25:01Get ready to feel the chaos.
25:04We're flying west.
25:05We get a tornado warning.
25:07And at that point, we got to go.
25:09Go, go, go.
25:19This thing's going to be nuts.
25:27They're probably going to switch off.
25:30So my primary chase partner that's in my car is Heath Lawler.
25:34He's usually driving.
25:36But today, I decided that I wanted to get back behind the wheel just because I wanted that control.
25:44Do you think we should do or are you going to keep up?
25:47Oh, I can keep up.
25:48Okay.
25:55I have not yet let Jarvis drive us anywhere near a storm.
26:00I want to have the final say in exactly where we're positioned.
26:05And so, I was experimenting with the idea of letting Jarvis drive.
26:11Then I get nervous because today, I really need this tornado.
26:15Just like the Lord, like right here.
26:18I'm going to do it again.
26:25Go, go, go.
26:27Get the truck.
26:27Get the truck.
26:28Everything starts.
26:29It's fine.
26:32These guys have got to go.
26:34So, we're close to the town of Arnett.
26:38Everybody got here.
26:39Man, no kidding.
26:41Come on, guys.
26:41Let's go.
26:44There's a city worth of cart.
26:46Straight ahead?
26:46Yeah.
26:47Watch this.
26:49We hit a dirt road.
26:50We're flying west.
26:52Yeah.
26:52Good bird.
26:53It should be up here.
26:55Can't see it, but.
26:56Watch for it.
26:57And if you see it, the first thing I need to do is stick that camera out.
27:00That way you do.
27:04Oh, my God.
27:05Go.
27:14Here we go.
27:15Here it comes.
27:17Here comes the tornado.
27:19So, now we have the beginning of a ripper.
27:22We're in perfect position, so we pull off on the side of the road so that we can sit there
27:28and watch the storm as it develops.
27:37Oh, wow.
27:38Yeah.
27:43Bro, it's coming.
27:44Across the road right up there.
27:46Yep.
27:46I'm on the interstate.
27:47Gotta go.
27:47See ya.
27:48See ya.
27:52Keep my door closing on it.
27:59Oh, God.
28:01Can't get any closer.
28:03Huh?
28:04If the storm of the tornado turns to the right, then it's moving directly at me.
28:10You need to stick up.
28:15You're gonna miss it crossing the road.
28:17I think it'll be crossing the road by the time we clear these streets.
28:20Today is just too big of a day.
28:24I take matters into my own hands.
28:26I'm not gonna miss a tornado because breath's buffering.
28:30Go.
28:32This is something.
28:38She just jumped in front of you.
28:40Dude!
28:41She flies around me because she wants to get as close as she can.
28:45Right behind us, we see all the storm chasers coming with us toward this tornado.
29:01We're about to get a good view of it.
29:03Right over there.
29:05Wow.
29:06Wow, dude.
29:11You see that?
29:13That one counts as your first.
29:17Incredible.
29:19Nice tornado on the ground right in front of us.
29:21Yeah, look at that.
29:24That's your first tornado time.
29:27Wow.
29:30That thing is violent.
29:35Look at this structure.
29:38All the way down, man.
29:40All the way down.
29:41Woo-hoo-hoo!
29:43All right, you want me to get closer to it?
29:44You can definitely drone that.
29:46So we're seeing the storm for the first time.
29:47It's gorgeous.
29:48It's gorgeous.
29:49And the whole storm starts opening up to us as we're racing towards it.
29:53That's what we're looking for!
29:56Wow.
29:58As we get closer to it, I'm realizing that the tornado is on a direct collision course with the town
30:04of Arnett.
30:06It has about, like, 500 people, but it doesn't matter how small the town is.
30:11They're still in danger.
30:13And so the fear is that this tornado is going to go right through town.
30:20Turn around.
30:20Turn around.
30:21Turn around.
30:21Go, go, go.
30:24All right, get ready for the drone.
30:25Yep.
30:26Get ready for the drone.
30:27Prep the drone.
30:29Whoa.
30:32Ty is trying to figure out if he can fly his drone.
30:35And a ball of ice the size of a baseball comes down from the sky.
30:39So we explore and protect the vehicle.
30:41Oh, my God.
30:42And I'm just like, oh, man, this is our only drone.
30:45If this thing gets hit by hail, we're done.
30:48Whoa.
30:49Oh, shoot.
30:49Yeah, just keep it off.
30:50Keep it off.
30:51Yeah, right up here, you're going to take a right.
30:52Okay.
30:56In the moment, I just said, no, like, we're not going to risk it.
30:59You know, the footage we could have gotten would have been really amazing and epic, you know?
31:04To not be able to fly it when there's a trail on the ground is kind of tough.
31:08Sometimes you don't get the things that you're going after, and that's okay.
31:23Right there!
31:25Right there!
31:27We need to do this action soon!
31:28You got to keep going.
31:33All right, we're going in for it.
31:38One mile to the road here.
31:48And right now, we're just trying to get close enough to the tornado to deploy the FPV drone so we
31:52can send some sensors into it.
31:54It's going to be a little bumpy boat.
31:55Don't buckle up.
31:58We'll have to go east and then north again because these are all shot here.
32:02Okay.
32:08I'm doing it visually because the nav doesn't come up.
32:11We've got about a mile and a half.
32:13Okay.
32:15Great navigation so far.
32:25Smell that!
32:27Whoa!
32:27That's the tornado smell!
32:29It looks awesome out the front right now.
32:31We need to be stopped to launch the drone.
32:33How's it going, Will?
32:35It won't let me arm it while we're moving.
32:37Okay, it's going crazy on the left side of the road!
32:39That's a difficult thing for Team Dominator to pull off.
32:42We're in constant motion, constantly maneuvering.
32:45If we can spare 20 seconds.
32:48We can up here.
32:49I can get it out there.
32:50We definitely can.
32:51It's a group of tornadoes.
32:55Let's do it.
32:58Here it comes.
33:02All right, we're going in for it.
33:04Okay, cool.
33:05It's ready, ready.
33:07Okay, it's going crazy on the left side of the road!
33:19Ground circulation.
33:20Look at the motion!
33:22I hope our net's not going to be able here.
33:37Whoa!
33:54Whoa!
33:55Whoa!
33:57Whoa!
33:59Whoa!
34:00Oh, look at it rip off that tree!
34:02Oh, .
34:05Oh, my God!
34:08.
34:11All right, we got to go.
34:13So there's kind of this lingering hopelessness that you feel for the folks that are in the path of this
34:20storm.
34:23We got to go.
34:25It's going into town.
34:27Yep.
34:28Holy crap.
34:29This is Dodge City looking.
34:31Yes, sir!
34:31Holy .
34:36People may be about to get hit if it continues on its trajectory.
34:42What I tell y'all!
34:43Oh, my God!
34:45Hurry.
34:46Let's go.
34:46Let's go.
34:47Let's go.
34:47Let's go.
34:49Let's go.
34:49Move, girl!
34:50Whoa!
34:52Oh, my God!
35:02I got debris coming in the window here.
35:07Oh, it's hitting stuff.
35:09Oh, that tree just got out.
35:12Oh, Jesus.
35:15It's going into town.
35:16All right, brother.
35:17We got to turn around.
35:18Yep.
35:18So that's a huge danger.
35:20It turns from, this is the most awesome thing I've ever seen, to, oh, my goodness, I hope somebody's not
35:27hurt.
35:30Oh, my God.
35:46Oh, my God.
35:49How's it looking?
35:51We're going to be really close to Arnett.
35:53You're suddenly very concerned for the people in Arnett with this supercell barreling toward the town.
35:58And you know that lives are in danger.
36:01Get ready, y'all.
36:02Get ready, Will.
36:03Get ready, Will.
36:04Ready.
36:05Let's get it.
36:06Okay.
36:06All right.
36:07Baselode activated.
36:24There's such a small window to launch the drone.
36:26I obviously want to launch immediately.
36:29I don't have a lot of patience.
36:30A lot of times it'll dissipate before you get to it.
36:35He's up!
36:36Can you switch over?
36:38What's over?
36:38He's up!
36:39He's up!
36:40He's up!
36:40I gotta drive!
36:42All right.
36:44He's out of the wheel.
36:51Are you out of the wheel?
36:52I'm on.
36:53I got it on.
36:53How amazing is him?
36:55Coming out.
36:56I'm freaking screaming toward it right now.
37:12I'm coming out.
37:12Hey.
37:14Just let me know if I need to go faster or slower.
37:16Do a little slower.
37:17Right.
37:17A little slower.
37:19All right.
37:20No!
37:21I'm doing this hard.
37:22What happened?
37:23It's a disarm.
37:26Back up!
37:26I'm back up!
37:27You're good.
37:28You're good.
37:28You're good.
37:28Once we start moving, it has a hard time keeping connection with the drone, and so I did have to
37:35I'll put the pedal to the metal there for a little bit.
37:49Oh!
37:50Right towards our net!
38:03It's roping out!
38:06Alright, I've got the rope.
38:07It's gone!
38:12Alright, I don't see anything anymore.
38:25Alright, I think we're occluding right here.
38:28See this?
38:28It is occluding.
38:31That occlusion is usually at the end of a tornado life cycle.
38:35So the funnel starts to thin up.
38:38The town did not get leveled.
38:40No one was hurt, thankfully, there.
38:43And we're breathing a sigh of relief because this was so close to being a disaster.
38:49That couldn't have gone any better.
38:52Perfect road.
38:53Perfect crossing.
38:56That's what I'm talking about!
38:58Hell yeah!
38:59Yeah!
39:00Go!
39:01Woo!
39:02Woo!
39:03Woo-no!
39:04Okay?
39:05I see.
39:07This is it.
39:09This is the moment that makes it all worth it.
39:12There really is no experience like it.
39:14There's this tornado, it's not hitting any structures.
39:17It's not injuring people or hitting homes.
39:21It's a storm chaser's dream.
39:24Great job, Jonas.
39:26Good job.
39:28Good s***, man.
39:32Crazy, dude.
39:33That town is so lucky, bro.
39:35Well, we didn't get the drone, the tornado, but for real, that town is so lucky.
39:42Today was fun.
39:44Today was super fun.
39:49I've got, like, shards of corn and stuff down my pants.
39:52You okay here, bud?
39:53It tickles a little bit.
39:56Will deployed the FBB drone and it was launching straight at the tornado to deploy right in row bound.
40:01The drone was racing to it at peak intensity, but we never could quite get into the core flow of
40:07that tornado because it dissipated just as it was coming into town.
40:11That means that the mission has failed if the drone cannot quite reach the tornado.
40:16But any science mission is not always defined by failure.
40:30Time for a making break.
40:38I'm gonna need to see your storm chasing licenses.
40:51Talk about how many people storm chase now.
40:53And cars have been past us for, like, the past 10 minutes just to give you an idea of how
40:57many people are out here chasing today.
41:02This was a powerful tornado.
41:04It got rated an EF3.
41:06So it's very lucky that this tornado roped out right outside of our net.
41:10You did a great job.
41:14And then everybody else out there that's even pursuing the same goals, they all kind of come together.
41:20Nicely as our community to warn people on the path of these storms.
41:24Big time tornado out there, folks.
41:25We did it.
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