DVD: May 3rd 1999, An Incredible Day

[Jim Leonard]

I have put together a 90 minute video of one of the most incredible severe weather events to occur in the state of Oklahoma. The video begins southbound on I-44 about 4PM going toward Lawton while storm "A" was developing, then I arrived in Lawton to video tape as the updraft base was organizing. Moments later I moved back north to Elgin to catch the first and brief tornado of the day at close range. I then went back to Lawton and westward to storm "B" which was developing rapidly north of Snyder at the time. I then drove north up hwy-54 then to hwy-9 eastward to FT. Cobb and caught a spactacular white tornado to my NE. After that I drove northward then east toward Cogar and Minco in time to catch two more tornadoes at close range. Due to heavy traffic at the intersection of Highways 9 and 81, I caught up with Charles Edwards and RJ Evans then we went west then north toward storm "C" just north of Geary Oklahoma. At this time it was getting dark we were able to see a wedge tornado to our NE in Canadian County. I drove for another half hour north and saw another large tornado which was near Dover this was around 10:30 PM. After this time I had to end the chase due to downed poles and lines.
This video includes an up to the minute continous updates on the radio of the events of the day from Gary England and the KWTV chase crew which really adds to this historic event.

 

[Shane Adams]

Jim's May 3, 1999 footage is not only some of the best from that historic day, but some of the best all-time. I've owned this awesome collection of video for years and have enjoyed it several times over.

The white Ft Cobb tornado is unbelievable, with it's triple-tiered collar cloud wrapping down into the tornado itself, which has some of the most dramatic cascading motions ever captured on film or video. Whole trees can be seen sailing sideways, including bulbs of earth from where they were ripped out of the ground.

The Minco tornado is incredible as well, as Jim captures it from the west as it crosses the road just ahead of him, displaying chaotic motions and structure as it morphs from wedge to multi-vortex to truncated cone to tube and finally rope. You definitely get it all with this tornado!!!

One of the most infamous events of all-time captured by one of the living legends of chasing - you can't go wrong.

 

[Bill Hark]

The white Ft Cobb tornado is unbelievable, with it's triple-tiered collar cloud wrapping down into the tornado itself, which has some of the most dramatic cascading motions ever captured on film or video. Whole trees can be seen sailing sideways, including bulbs of earth from where they were ripped out of the ground.

I can't elaborate any more than what Shane said above. Jim's video is aweosme That white tornado is one of my favorite tornadoes of all time. I highly recommend this DVD from the legendary Jim Leonard.

BTW, the price and address is in small print by the edit marker at the end of Jim's post.

Bill Hark

 

[Jim Leonard]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waMMMo-rAns
A portion of the May 3rd, 1999 chase is featured on this clip. This is the Ft. Cobb, Oklahoma tornado asociated with storm #B.