Post your youTube storm video here

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Nice night-time capture, Brian. Usually, apart from power flashes, after-dark tornados are difficult to confirm. A rain/hail shaft or scud can look pretty convincing with the lightning and such. But you can clearly see the tornado with several of the flashes in this clip. In the super-night-shot mode section, you can just make out larger-scale rotation in the parent cloud as well. Nice job.
 
Nice night-time capture, Brian. Usually, apart from power flashes, after-dark tornados are difficult to confirm. A rain/hail shaft or scud can look pretty convincing with the lightning and such. But you can clearly see the tornado with several of the flashes in this clip. In the super-night-shot mode section, you can just make out larger-scale rotation in the parent cloud as well. Nice job.

Thanks Paul, I should post a version that is sped up, you can really see it spin...I can't imagine what that meso would have looked like in daylight!
 
I should post a version that is sped up, you can really see it spin...I can't imagine what that meso would have looked like in daylight!

I've got some night-time clips of my own, but I don't think any are as clearly apparent as yours is. If you do post a time-lapse clip, let us know. And yeah, I do think the meso on that storm would be rather impressive during the day. One of these days, I'll make some time to edit and post some clips of ours.
 
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I was hesitant to do so, but I put up my video of the August 22 2002 lightning bolt hitting a tree 17 yards away that I shot. I actually measured the 17 yards, so it wasn't one of those videos described as "omg! lightning hits 10 feet away!!!" where there is a 5 second period between the bolt and the thunder sound. Anyway...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbHpVVXFK0s

That pretty much started my becoming known as a lightning rod by most chasers here. The storm gave me what I deserved, right before it strikes that's me saying "Lightning doesn't make it severe, it's barely even rained!" knocking the strength of the storm. It had been very dull up to that point, but wound up being the most insane lightning storm I have seen in real life, or on any other video.
 
I made a quick video set to Humans Being by Van Halen because my SDS was getting to me. I just call it Storm Chasing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpLYDm3ji7o

Hopefully I'll find the time to make a video with every tornado that I've seen since 1997.


Here is a CRAPPY video of my car getting dyno-tuned at ATS Racing in Denton, TX.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQnCCqERO1s

The car weighs 2800lbs with me in it, and for people that aren't familiar with Brake Horsepower vs Wheel Horsepower... at an average of 15% for drivetrain loss (which is standard), 347whp is a about 410 horsepower at the crankshaft.
 
I got bored and made a new video a few days ago...its set to the lord of the rings music by enya - requiem for a dream.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv3Q9pQe344

Its 7 minutes long but dont give up on the beginning..i think it works out overall. I wont likely be chasing much for the next several weeks untill my wife finds her job (teacher) so this year is pretty much over for me (unless its Kansas south or after August), but its ok as once she does find that job I am free to do whatever I want which of course will be chasing full time without reservation. :)
 
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