First 10 Minutes of Moore Tornado

[JesterCS]

Found this on my FB today. Didnt see any posts about it, but I didnt look long

[niyad]

1. some of the comments were clearly by idiots.

[JesterCS]

2. Well. It's Youtube

It's a popular troll grounds

[Benton D Struckcheon]

3. Yikes. n/t

[Control-Z]

4. K&R!

Wow!!!!!

[pacalo]

5. This is the best footage I've seen; I don't think it's been posted.

At the 6:50 mark, two cars are picked up on the bridge. At around 7:45 or so, the storm chaser's car window is apparently down & you get a really good idea of what the powerful winds sound like.

Here's the embedded video. For YT videos, click on the "share" button to get the link that will embed it on DU:

[LeftInTX]

6. Worth the watch!

[AndyA]

7. Radio announcer: "Now is a great time to download our app...there's a tornado on the ground..."

Sales over safety?

Edit to add: Video shows the incredible power of Mother Nature.

[intheflow]

9. It's a free app from a local tv station that contracted these storm chasers.

Having a real-time tornado tracking app is a huge boon to local residents. They were offering a free community service.

http://www.koco.com/Download-KOCO-s-Tornadoes-App/-/9844716/12747284/-/o4vo26/-/index.html

[nilram]

11. It's a boon. But "make sure you download it" so you can watch as the tornado is touching down?

The only thing missing is "be sure to buy your rebuilding supplies from our sponsors!"

[intheflow]

12. No, so you can track it in your storm cellar, or, god forbid,

your bath tub. This could really help people. You have obviously never been in a disaster where knowing what's happening exactly where and at what time could be the difference between life and death. This app may enable someone to actually live long enough to need those building supplies, not to mention, follow-up info from the news station after the storm such as where shelter, medical help and food can be found. My experience is that they don't run ads during extreme weather events like this, they actually work in the public interest. Until the Federal government offers a tornado-tracking app for free, I'll suffer a few ads after the storm to be safe during it.

[nilram]

13. I hear ya. The last time I updated my emergency supplies was

over 10 years ago after we had a minor earthquake. I hear that now the mayor of Moore wants the building code to require storm shelters in all new homes. Current events motivate us and I hope more people and communities become better prepared after this storm.

"My experience is that they don't run ads during extreme weather events like this, they actually work in the public interest."

The OP posted a dramatic stormwatcher video clip where the radio is playing during the tornado. The tornado is touched down, black and thick at ground level, and the radio announcer says, "You can see it right here. Now is a perfectly good time to make sure that you download the KUCO 5 tornado app and the KUCO app as well." As I heard that, I'm thinking "no, now is the perfect time to get your butt in a storm shelter, a bathtub, or an inner closet." And as he continues on to say "You can watch our streaming coverage as you go into your tornado shelter," I'm thinking, "Yeah, sure you can... If you have power."

Can't fault him, I guess. It's live radio, he's got to keep talking, and if his company wants him to advertise their apps a certain number of times per hour, then why not do it while the tornado is touching down. ("You can see it right here. Now is a perfectly good time to make sure that you download the KUCO 5 tornado app and the KUCO app as well. You can watch our streaming coverage as you go into your tornado shelter.&quot But I'm with you in hope that ads after the storm connect people with services and products that will help them stay safe in the future.

[AndyA]

14. I kind of figured out what it was

However, when there's a huge tornado on the ground destroying houses, that is not a great time to download the app--it's too late for that. I just thought it was odd that the announcer promoted the app first, then told everyone to take cover.

My local stations have weather apps as well, some seem to like them but the time to download would have been prior to the storm, not during the storm. At least, tell people to take cover first, then download the app once they're safe.

[nilram]

10. Exact quote: "Now is a perfectly good time to make sure that you download the KUCO 5 tornado app and

the KUCO app as well. You can watch our streaming coverage as you go into your tornado shelter."

I kid you not. At 1:10.

[laundry_queen]

8. That was insane

I've watched thousands of hours of tornado footage (and seen a few IRL) and I've never seen one grow like that. Generally before they get huge, they go up and down a few times with a few minutes in between each lowering. Once this one was down, it was down for GOOD and within 3 or so minutes it went from elephant trunk to stovepipe to giant wedge. Unreal.