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zappaman

(20,606 posts) Thu May 23, 2013, 10:18 AM May 2013

What It Looks Like to Have an EF5 Tornado Pass Right By Your Shelter

Charles Gafford III had taken refuge in his storm shelter on Monday when he realized there was a small gap that he could stick his cellphone through to film the powerful twister that tore through Moore, Okla. (Personally, I would have had a slightly different reaction to the discovery of the gap.) This is what he saw:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/05/22/f5_moore_tornado_video_man_captures_amazing_cellphone_footage_from_his_storm.html

Heres's a link to the full footage this guy shot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_146936&feature=iv&src_vid=v3o6wTcy4UQ&v=77jiaIn4BoY

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What It Looks Like to Have an EF5 Tornado Pass Right By Your Shelter (Original Post) zappaman May 2013 OP

I dont think he got the strongest winds, their house didnt look to be damaged darkangel218 May 2013 #1

If you're talking about that brick house in the shot Warpy May 2013 #4

I'm sure there will be some who will say "Hey, that doesn't look so bad." I imagine they've bike man May 2013 #2

Looks pretty scary to me. zappaman May 2013 #6

Well, I can see why they have their mailboxes encased in bricks. NV Whino May 2013 #3

That's awesome video!! LeftInTX May 2013 #5

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)

1. I dont think he got the strongest winds, their house didnt look to be damaged

Reply to zappaman (Original post)

Thu May 23, 2013, 10:31 AM

May 2013

Warpy

(111,277 posts)

4. If you're talking about that brick house in the shot

Reply to darkangel218 (Reply #1)

Thu May 23, 2013, 11:28 AM

May 2013

you can see the front window blow in fairly early in the footage, and from wind, only.

He got a glancing blow from this one and was lucky. I imagine the people just a block over got their houses squashed.

bike man

(620 posts)

2. I'm sure there will be some who will say "Hey, that doesn't look so bad." I imagine they've

Reply to zappaman (Original post)

Thu May 23, 2013, 10:38 AM

May 2013

never been in such a spot, and it's just phony bravado/posturing/BS (pick one).

zappaman

(20,606 posts)

6. Looks pretty scary to me.

Reply to bike man (Reply #2)

Thu May 23, 2013, 02:18 PM

May 2013

I can't imagine being that close to that kind of power!

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

3. Well, I can see why they have their mailboxes encased in bricks.

Reply to zappaman (Original post)

Thu May 23, 2013, 11:23 AM

May 2013

LeftInTX

(25,383 posts)

5. That's awesome video!!

Reply to zappaman (Original post)

Thu May 23, 2013, 02:04 PM

May 2013

He does appear to be at the edge of the vortex, yet you can tell that he's somehow within the funnel because the debri is literally swirling in one direction, then switches directions, then after the tornado passes the debri is blowing.

The houses several blocks away were probably flattened.

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