June 24 2003 storm chaser Tim Samaras is in tornado alley looking for trouble
in tornado alley looking for trouble
in tornado alley looking for trouble this thing turned into a big gust front
this thing turned into a big gust front
this thing turned into a big gust front his goal to place as many scientific
his goal to place as many scientific
his goal to place as many scientific probes as possible directly in the path
probes as possible directly in the path
probes as possible directly in the path of a giant twister the trick do it
of a giant twister the trick do it
of a giant twister the trick do it without getting killed the perfect
without getting killed the perfect
without getting killed the perfect conditions are forming near a tiny
conditions are forming near a tiny
conditions are forming near a tiny hamlet called Manchester
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[Music] Tim and his teammates drive towards a
Tim and his teammates drive towards a
Tim and his teammates drive towards a massive thundercloud about seven miles
massive thundercloud about seven miles
massive thundercloud about seven miles out a funnel starts taking shape
he tries to get closer but no roads need
he tries to get closer but no roads need in the right direction
this is the
this is the immediately
the outraces the tornado forty miles we
the outraces the tornado forty miles we took the road heading east basically
took the road heading east basically
took the road heading east basically going right into the path of the tornado
the chasers estimate it’s at least an f4
the chasers estimate it’s at least an f4 tornado with winds over 200 miles an
tornado with winds over 200 miles an
tornado with winds over 200 miles an hour a twister this fierce can level a
hour a twister this fierce can level a
hour a twister this fierce can level a well-built house and turn a mobile home
well-built house and turn a mobile home
well-built house and turn a mobile home into a missile
Tim’s probes will record wind speed
Tim’s probes will record wind speed barometric pressure and other data if
barometric pressure and other data if
barometric pressure and other data if the tornado sweeps directly overhead the
the tornado sweeps directly overhead the
the tornado sweeps directly overhead the more he deploys the better the odds
but playing chicken with a twister is a
but playing chicken with a twister is a dangerous game
the tornado shreds a nearby farmhouse a
the tornado shreds a nearby farmhouse a reminder of what 200 mile an hour winds
reminder of what 200 mile an hour winds
reminder of what 200 mile an hour winds can do still Tim is determined to deploy
can do still Tim is determined to deploy
can do still Tim is determined to deploy the last of his six probes
he was saying that but I was thinking
he was saying that but I was thinking something else I was already out of the
something else I was already out of the
something else I was already out of the car I got the probe I put it on the
car I got the probe I put it on the
car I got the probe I put it on the ground I jumped in my deployed 5 to 7
ground I jumped in my deployed 5 to 7
ground I jumped in my deployed 5 to 7 seconds then suddenly the tornado turns
seconds then suddenly the tornado turns
seconds then suddenly the tornado turns on them
twisters can accelerate at speeds of 70
twisters can accelerate at speeds of 70 miles an hour this one is only 100 yards
miles an hour this one is only 100 yards
miles an hour this one is only 100 yards away and bearing down fast if it catches
away and bearing down fast if it catches
away and bearing down fast if it catches up
up
up it’ll fling their van through the air
it’ll fling their van through the air
it’ll fling their van through the air then crush it like a tin can
then crush it like a tin can
then crush it like a tin can the driver puts the pedal to the metal
the driver puts the pedal to the metal
the driver puts the pedal to the metal but the tornado seems to be gained the
but the tornado seems to be gained the
but the tornado seems to be gained the twister chases the van down the road
twister chases the van down the road
twister chases the van down the road then at the very last second veers away
then at the very last second veers away
then at the very last second veers away and loses steam they escape unharmed
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