Jeremy Gilchrist
I know I am new here but I am a meteorologist living in North Carolina. I also enjoy storm chasing whenever and whatever I can. This is footage I took as a downburst occurred in Hoffman, NC on 6-15-2010. Notice at the beginning of the clip the "wet out" conditions as this wet microburst began. I estimated speeds in the 50-60mph range at my location. I apologize for the shakiness as I didn't have time to really stop and set up as I wanted to capture the event as it happened right then and there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CiAsKWpJOM
This is the full description as posted on YouTube:
I chased this cell to Hoffman North Carolina in Richmond County at 6:30pm on 6-15-2010. The storm produced 50-60mph downburst winds, which tossed several construction barrels including one captured in this video. I apologize for the shakiness as I was keeping an eye out for vehicles and flying debris. I was forced by the weather to stop in a less than optimal position in a construction zone. This was on US-1.
At the end of the video is a slow motion clip of the flying construction barrel. Check out the original video for a little more storm footage as this is a shortened version.
UPDATE: I was given information that there was metal roofing ripped off a metal structure in the area I was chasing. I didn't witness that at the time but apparently it ended up in some trees. This would further support the wind speed estimates of 50-60mph.
UPDATE 2: I drove by there on 6/25/2010 and also saw further damage from this storm. I saw numerous pine trees snapped no more then 200 feet from the location this video was taken. You don't see them fall in this video because of where the camera is pointing and because of the low visibility due to torrential rain with the wind. This evidence suggests a microburst as the snapped trees were only in a small area.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CiAsKWpJOM
This is the full description as posted on YouTube:
I chased this cell to Hoffman North Carolina in Richmond County at 6:30pm on 6-15-2010. The storm produced 50-60mph downburst winds, which tossed several construction barrels including one captured in this video. I apologize for the shakiness as I was keeping an eye out for vehicles and flying debris. I was forced by the weather to stop in a less than optimal position in a construction zone. This was on US-1.
At the end of the video is a slow motion clip of the flying construction barrel. Check out the original video for a little more storm footage as this is a shortened version.
UPDATE: I was given information that there was metal roofing ripped off a metal structure in the area I was chasing. I didn't witness that at the time but apparently it ended up in some trees. This would further support the wind speed estimates of 50-60mph.
UPDATE 2: I drove by there on 6/25/2010 and also saw further damage from this storm. I saw numerous pine trees snapped no more then 200 feet from the location this video was taken. You don't see them fall in this video because of where the camera is pointing and because of the low visibility due to torrential rain with the wind. This evidence suggests a microburst as the snapped trees were only in a small area.
