4/29/14 MISC: NC

[calvinkaskey]

Yay N.C. Got my first tornado on video. Only my second trip down to N.C. for tornadoes and severe weather. Very good video. Descent video length too. Got some damage video, only f-0 so no injuries.

 

[Rick Schmidt]

Can you post your video somewhere so we can view it?

 

[calvinkaskey]

Most of it is on youtube under John Calvin or North Carolina Tornado 4-29-14. I took about 5 minutes or so of the tornado. It was on the ground twice as long as the Nws has in their initial report. Looks to be on the ground most of the time for the 15 minutes. Rated f-1 although looks like there could be f-2 winds higher up.

 

[calvinkaskey]

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA4jcFFZtdlzLSexGqUhWMg

 

[calvinkaskey]

now up only on http://www.dailymotion.com/user/ckaskey/2

 

[calvinkaskey]

bottom tornado warned storm is the one I filmed. The tornado was near peak intensity at the radar time and I was in a residental area at the time looking at damage. The tornado was moving due North [basically] and not NE or NNE

 

[calvinkaskey]

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[calvinkaskey]

Tornado reaching maximum and sustaining it for about 3 minutes. notice mailbox on ground

 

[calvinkaskey]

FIRST PICTURE NOTICED WHAT APPEARED TO BE VORTEX BREAKDOWN but never seemed to get to the ground. Tornado appears to be entering the dying stages.

 

[calvinkaskey]

Tornado appears to weaken in a high moisture environment causing it to turn into a smoke-like apparition.

 

[calvinkaskey]

Tornado appears to dwindle to being on life support. Notice how untornado-like the second image is.