Elie F5 Footage

[John Hudson]

Amazing Elie F5 Footage

This event was a few years ago now, but I stumbled upon some great footage of the F5 tornado at Elie, Manitoba on June 23, 2007.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCI1u05KD_s&feature=related

What makes the video remarkable are the shots taken upward along the length of the vortex. Amazing stuff!!


John Hudson
VE4 JTH

 

[Jim Bailey]

That was one beautiful storm! The guys in the car seem fairly relaxed, one would think they would pull over and film from the roadside.

 

[Joey Ketcham]

Wow, what a beautiful tornado. Probably one of the most photogenic tornadoes I've seen. Great lighting to it and all.

 

[Bill Hark]

That was one of the most beautiful tornadoes tornadoes that I have seen. Doesn't even look real. I obtained a different view (donation from a local resident) for Storms of 2007. There are a number of videos of the tornado on YouTube. Amazing.

Bill Hark

 

[Derek Heide]

What a night that was. Cells just exploded right around supper time. The cap won the battle much of the afternoon but a lake breeze boundary was huge in finally getting storms to initiate.

One thing I also love about this video is seeing a second tornado developing off in the distance to the southwest. You can see the wall cloud clearly in the backdrop as they film the tornado over Elie. Very cool event that I will never forget..

 

[Tim Balassie]

Neat footage. What I've been wondering about for a while is why people, including chasers, don't stop to film tornadoes. Much of the video is from the inside of vehicles, where frequently the autofocus is on and I get a good look at raindrops on the windshield, or the pillars, or the gadgets on the dash.

Here's a case in point. Wouldn't you want to stop and look at this phenomenon? They just past it, like they had someplace better to be, or tornadoes were an everyday occurance. I see this time and again. Don't get it.

Tim Balassie

 

[J Tyler]

And Hey, how about that AWSOME weather coverage on the radio?! I've been in radio for 28 years as an on air talent, and I can not IMAGINE saying, "Power 97 ROCKIN you all day with the phrase that pays! Gettin some calls about a tornado, so watch out for that, BUT in the mean time, lets get down to the bowling alley with the Power 97 mobile rockin unit for more bumper sticker giveaways!!!!".

 

[STurner]

Watching a whole frame home being thrown through the air is nothing short of incredible. What a tornado.