Here is a compilation of some of the highlights of the amazing spring storm chasing season to highlight the work of our amazing team of professional severe weather videographers.
00:00 – 01:29 Lockett, TX Brandon Sullivan
01:30 – 04:24 Crowell, TX Melanie Metz
04:25 – 06:00 Kit Carson, CO Melanie Metz
06:01 – 07:19 Kit Carson, CO Trevor Cokley
07:20 – 08:29 Benjamin, TX Connor Healey
08:30 – 10:31 Jackson, MS Trey Greenwood
10:32 – 12:38 Springfield, IL Trey Greenwood
12:39 – 13:42 Brookville, KS Simon Brewer
13:43 – 15:59 Appleton, MN Melanie Metz
16:00 – 18:04 Sudan, TX Brandon Sullivan
18:05 – 20:27 Forsan, TX Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
20:28 – 21:10 Colorado Springs, CO Trevor Cokley
21:11 – 26:21 Punkin Center, CO Trevor Cokley
26:22 – 26:45 Akron, CO Brandon Sullivan
26:46 – 29:35 Selden, KS Christopher Collura
29:36 – 36:00 Selden, KS Trey Greenwood
36:01 – 38:37 Deerfield, KS Melanie Metz
38:38 – 39:29 Spearman, TX Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
39:30 – 53:18 Benkelman, NE Tim Baker
53:19 – 56:17 Hays, KS Brandon Clark
56:18 – 56:54 Gruver, TX Justin Teague
56:55 – 1:00:31 Oberlin, KS Melanie Metz
1:00:32 – 1:03:20 Roswell, NM Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
1:03:21 – 1:05:19 Kim, CO Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
1:05:20 – 1:07:49 Dexter, NM Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
Full chase from first tornado forming near Benkelman and following it northeast as it drops multiple multi-vortex tornadoes and various shapes and sizes.
Shot Description
Benkelman Nebraska tornado beings to form ½ mile from town
3 miles northeast of Benkelman Nebraska tornado continues strengthening
Rapid motion in multi-vortex tornado
3 miles tornado widens and strengthens with 2nd tornado splitting from first.
Car races along the side of the tornado as it gets wider
Car races along the side of the tornado on mud road
Tornado gets taller and tighter
Tornado with visible debris and sun lite side while 2nd tornado forms and goes in front of it barely misses house
3 rd tornado forms next to roped out old one
Tornado continues to strengthen and change shape and sizes.
Now Rapid motion in multi-vortex tornado
Tornado now one as it tightens up and strengthens
Tornado video ends as a stout tornado with debris with debris
SID: Timothy Baker
Multiple tornadoes form near Benkelman Nebraska and move north over farm land.
Shot Description
Benkelman Nebraska tornado beings to form ½ mile from town
3 miles northeast of Benkelman Nebraska tornado continues strengthening
3 miles tornado widens and strengthens with 2nd tornado splitting from first.
Car races along the side of the tornado as it gets wider
Car races along the side of the tornado on mud road
Tornado gets taller and tighter
Tornado with visible debris and sun lite side while 2nd tornado forms and goes in front of it barely misses house
New tornado forms in field
Tornado continues to strengthen
Tornado now stout with debris
SID: Timothy Baker
Footage from a 360 Virtual Reality camera mounted on top of Connor Healey’s truck of the tornadic supercell that tracked across north-central Texas and produced softball sized hail and a few tornadoes.
The following video is from near Benjamin, Texas of a multi-vortex tornado and hail falling.
Part one of our series showcasing intense tornadoes. This is part of our new direction to bring more longer format and entertaining content from all of our older news clips along with some of our more recent news clips.
Tornadoes included in this video:
July 14th 2003 Searles, MN by Melanie Metz & Peggy Willenberg
August 24th 2006 Nicollet, MN by Melanie Metz & Peggy Willenberg
April 14th 2012 Lyons, KS by Melanie Metz & Peggy Willenberg
May 18th 2013 Rozel, KS by Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
May 19th, 2013 Shawnee, OK by Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
May 31st, 2013 El Reno, OK by Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
May 31st, 2013 El Reno, OK by Brandon Sullivan
June 18th, 2014 Huron, SD by Doug Kiesling
June 17th, 2014 Coleridge, NE by Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
June 16th, 2014 Pilger, NE by Terry Cook
May 24th, 2016 Dodge City, KS by Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
June 12th, 2017 Bayard, NE by Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
May 28th, 2018 Eastern CO by Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
June 19th, 2018 Eastern CO by Simon Brewer & Juston Drake
December 1st, 2018 Havana, IL by Simon Brewer
July 8th, 2020 Dalton, MN by Melanie Metz ( @MelanieMetzStormChasing )
March 17th, 2021 Morvin, AL by Trey Greenwood
March 17th, 2021 Tuscaloosa, AL by Simon Brewer
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New raw footage from the drone at sunrise showing the devastation and destruction around Newnan, GA. Video shows destroyed houses and the extensive damage to the High School.
Shot Description
Various drone shots of the aftermath of the tornado in Newnan, GA
SID: Michael Gordon
Video Overview from Shot-Sheet
Large rain-wrapped tornado over rural area southwest of Roxboro, NC during another big day of severe weather.
This is the same supercell storm, which produced a tornado near Burlington, NC earlier.
All footage shot during evening daylight on March 18, 2021 near Roxboro, NC by Meteorologist Simon Brewer
Shot Description
1. Large wall cloud southwest of Roxboro, NC
2-5. various shots of large, rain-wrapped tornado southwest of Roxboro, NC
6. edge of wall cloud crossing road
7-9. dramatic gust front crossing overhead from tornadic storm near Roxboro, NC
10-13. various shots of tornadic storm east of Roxboro, NC
14. lightning after dark from tornado-warned storm
SID: Simon Brewer
Late season winter storm dropped 6-10 inches of heavy wet snow on Southern, MN.
Shot Description
Footage from around Steele County, MN of numerous vehicles that crashed and heavy snow.
Snow continues across the Front Range with Blizzard conditions trapping vehicles along I-25.
Shot Description
1. Wrecker stuck in ditch
2. Wrecker in ditch
3. Car in ditch
4. Snow Plow
5. Jeep pulls car out of snow on I-25 on ramp at Highway119
6. Semi waits out the storm
7. Car in ditch of I-25 N bound
8. Car in ditch I-25
9. Car in ditch I-25
10. Car stuck in snow on main street Longmont
11. Car stuck in alley
12. Truck stuck at taco truck
13. Man walks down snowy street
14. Shoveling man
15. Close-up shoveling man
16. Branch down in parking lot
17. Branch down in parking lot vertical pan
18. Snow plow in bank parking lot
19. Dollar General closed due to weather
20. Closed due to weather
21. Wacky, waving, inflatable arm tube man
22. Wacky, waving, inflatable arm tube man … close-up
23. Abandoned house in country
24. Snow with stop sign
25. Blowing snow under overpass
26. Blowing snow
27. Blowing snow
28. Blowing snow above overpass
29. Snowy intersection
30. Snow man
31. Woman walking dog down snowy street
SID: Terrence Cook
Violent tornado west of Happy, TX topples cell tower, flips a semi on I-27, and snaps power poles.
Shot Description
Opening shots of wedge tornado in progress west of Happy, TX with damage shots after.
SID: Tornadoes Kick Media
B-Roll footage from StormChasingVideo.com Stringer Brian Barnes, an American freelance journalist that was in Otsuchi, Japan when the historic earthquake happened and the record breaking Tsunami as it hit the coast.
Footage includes the escape from the Otsuchi harbor and video of the Tsunami coming into the harbor. Footage ends with aftermath footage shot on a 2011 era smart phone of the aftermath and self interview the next day as they walk out of the destroyed town.
00:00 – Earthquake Hits and ground is shaking.
00:25 – Escaping the city for higher ground.
03:41 – Tsunami hits the coast of Otsuchi, Japan.
09:15 – Aftermath footage from the day of the Tsunami 3/11/2011
09:46 – Someone using the Public Address speaker on a fire truck to call for help,
10:35 – Brian Barnes giving a recap of the days events.
11:55 – The day after the earthquake and tsunami where Brian walks out of the ruins of the destroyed town and talks about what he saw and what is happening.
SID: Brian Barnes
An intense snow storm hit the North Metro area of Minneapolis, MN this morning, causing slippery roads, slow traffic and stuck vehicles. Snow plows, tow trucks and shovels came out today in Maple Grove. The heavy, wet snow was difficult to shovel but made for good snowmen.
Shot Description
00:00 – 00:22 – Police on the scene of a truck stuck in the shoulder of snowy roads.
00:22 – 00:29 – SUV being hauled onto a tow truck on the side of Hwy 169 near Champlin, MN
00:29 – 00:35 – Van being carried on a tow truck on I-94 near Maple Grove, MN
00:35 – 00:44 – SUV stuck on the shoulder of Hwy 169 with emergency blinkers on near Champlin, MN
00:44 – 00:52 – Snow Plows clearing I-94 near Maple Grove, MN
00:52 – 01:03 – Snow Plow clearing a parking lot in Maple Grove, MN off of Hemlock Lane.
01:03 – 01:15 – Snow falling on cars in the parking lot in Maple Grove, MN
01:15 – 01:24 – Person pulled over with emergency blinkers to clear snow off of car in Champlin, MN
01:24 – 01:40 – Person shoveling heavy, wet snow off driveway
01:40 – 01:48 – Snowman built this morning
01:48 – 01:53 – Heavy Snow falling in front of pine trees in Champlin, MN
01:53 – 02:12 – Traffic on snowy roads and driving on Hwy169 with poor visibility in Champlin, MN
SID: Melanie Metz
Very heavy snow falls on Memphis, TN Metro Area causing multiple accidents and dangerous conditions during a large, powerful winter storm.
All footage shot during evening daylight and darkness on February 17, 2021 in Memphis, TN Metro Area by Meteorologist Simon Brewer
Shot Description
1. I-40 Bridge crossing into Memphis, Tennessee
2. Memphis skyline with heavy snow falling
3. Memphis pyramid landmark building covered in snow
4 & 5. snow plows clearing snow in Memphis Metro
6. utility line trucks driving through heavy snow
7 & 8. tractor trailer accidents on I-40 in Memphis Metro
9-12. various shots in downtown Memphis
13. electronic highway sign warning of snow and ice
14. traffic driving on snow-covered I-40 with heavy snow falling in Memphis
15 & 16. Jeep pulls truck out of snow in Memphis
17. man walks in heavy snow in Memphis
18. line of snow plows clear snow from highway in Memphis
19. car turns around after ‘spinning out of control’ on Memphis highway
20-24. various shots of incredibly heavy snow with ‘Silver Dollar-sized Flakes’
25 & 26. Mississippi state border sign with heavy snow falling in Memphis Metro
27. POV driving show with heavy snow falling
SID: Simon Brewer
Winter storm causing large pileup and multiple accidents on Interstate 40 near Hazen, AR.
All footage shot during afternoon daylight on February 17, 2021 in/near Hazen, AR by Meteorologist Simon Brewer
Shot Description
1. POV with commentary “Highway is a sheet of ice”, which is I-40 near Hazen, AR
2. traffic on ice-covered I-40 with heavy snow falling near Hazen, AR
3-9. various shots of large pileup on I-40 near Hazen, AR with traffic backed up more than 15 miles
10-16. Various shots of multiple accidents along snow-covered I-40 near Hazen, AR
17-23. various shots of traffic and homes with heavy snow in Hazen, AR
SID: Simon Brewer
Raw Video and Photographs of the aftermath of the Tornado that hit Damascus, GA this afternoon.
Shot Description
00:00 – 4:31 Multiple clips of raw footage from Damascus, GA of the tornado damage to numerous homes and buildings with vehicles thrown about.
4:31 – 6:11 Still photography, 18 photos of the damage to Damascus, GA
SID: Michael Gordon
Damascus, Georgia Tornado
A major winter storm slamming the central US making its presence felt in Kansas as the record length arctic blast continued its strong grip as Wichita has gone seven days straight below freezing with another week in store. Snow moved in overnight and reports within Greater Wichita ranged from 3-5″, with widespread blowing and drifting.
Snowfall combined with the extreme cold lead to hazardous driving conditions all across the region, leading to several crashes in the city. The storm also cancelled dozens of flights in and out of Eisenhower Airport in Wichita.
Footage includes several wrecks, road crews clearing snow, shots in the airport of the flight information boards, and various other snowy scenes.
Shot Description
Clips 1-5: Accident scene on Kellogg near downtown Wichita with red pickup that spun out into the center divider and a black car that was also involved.
Clips 6-8: Crash scene of a black pickup truck spun 180-degrees into the center divider with two cops on scene. Opening clip stationary shot through intense blowing snow.
Clip 9: POV drive-by shot of grey pickup spun out on the highway with a cop on scene.
Clips 10-11: KDOT electronic highway sign warning of WIND CHILL advisories.
Clips 12-13: KDOT electronic highway sign warning of SEVERE WEATHER WARNING.
Clip 14: Three snowplows on highway in east Wichita clearing snow as heavy blowing snow falls.
Clip 15: Close up of passing plow truck clearing snow.
Clip 16: Oncoming snowplow clearing snow on highway in west Wichita.
Clip 17: POV driving shot in heavy blowing snow along Kellogg Ave approaching downtown Wichita.
Clips 18-20: Snowplows 3-wide clearing streets in the heart of downtown Wichita.
Clip 21: At the airport, snowplow clearing road in front of the main terminal.
Clip 22-25: Various shots of flight information board showing numerous flights cancelled or delayed, many coming from or going to Texas airports.
Clip 26-27: Bank sign reading a temperature of 1-below.
Clips 28-29: Shots of three flags (US, Kansas, Wichita) flapping in strong wind-drive snow with downtown skyline faded in the background.
Clip 30: Shot over the frozen Arkansas River looking over the Keeper of the Plains.
SID: Tornadoes Kick Media
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o70xc23buwtx51b/02112021_SCV_SB_Hagerstown_MD_Winter_Storm.mp4?dl=0
A band of very heavy snow moved across central Kansas during the morning into the early afternoon hours on Saturday bringing a brief, but very intense snowfall to the region, leading to flash freezing of roads that were to blame for numerous wrecks.
One wreck up near Newton involved a Kansas State Patrol vehicle and a van, the trooper was not hurt, but the driver of the white van was taken away by ambulance.
Snow reports of 1-2″ within an hour were common along the I-135 corridor as this band moved through. Most areas saw snow for an hour or less.
Shot Description
Clip 1: POV driving shot in white-out conditions, you can see signs appear from the heavy snowfall.
Clip 2: POV driving shot behind white truck in blinding snowfall.
Clip 3: POV shot from behind white truck as it merges onto the highway, sliding around and almost spinning out.
Clip 4: POV shot of snow covered I-135 near Newton with traffic barely visible up ahead.
Clips 5-10: NORTH SIDE OF NEWTON, KS; Various shots of crash involving Kansas State Trooper and white van. Tight shots of damaged trooper SUV as well as the van that it collided with. Driver of the white van was taken away by ambulance, trooper was not hurt. Final shot of snow plow driving by accident scene.
Clips 11-15: PARK CITY, KS; Multi-vehicle wreck where a black car was spun sideways on the northbound lanes of I-135, blocking the far right lane. A damaged grey SUV in the median, shots of it with driver assessing damage and then him moving his vehicle through the median.
Clips 16-18: WICHITA, KS; POV driving shots of a multi-vehicle wreck on an icy bridge in west Wichita.
Clips 19-21: HESSTON, KS; Two vehicle crash with trooper on scene of a semi and a red van.
Clips 22-27: Various clips of insanely heavy falling snow on traffic in Newton, Kansas as the main brunt of the band rolled through. Snowfall rates were estimated here at 1.5-inches per hour.
SID: Tornadoes Kick Media
Intense lake effect snow storm hits Buffalo, NY Metro Area causing multiple accidents, whiteout conditions, deep snow, and high winds generate large waves encasing car in ice.
All footage shot during morning daylight on February 6, 2021 in/near Buffalo, NY by Meteorologist Simon Brewer
Shot Description
1-4. multiple cars and truck accidents after sliding off I-90 Turnpike with police assistance
5. low visibility on I-90 with very heavy snow and high winds
6. man clears snow off vehicle with heavy snow falling
7. person walks through heavy falling snow
8 & 9. traffic crawling through heavy snow
10. electronic sign on I-90 warning of Lake Effect Snow
12-16. various shots of snow plows and front loader clearing snow
17. car buried in deep snow
18. ruler measuring 13 inches of fresh lake effect snowfall in Pembroke (near Buffalo), NY
19. Whiteout conditions on I-90 in Buffalo, NY
20-25. various shots of SUV, railing and patio covered in ice from wave spray off Lake Erie from high winds
26-32. various shots of large waves crashing with floating ice from high winds on Lake Erie
SID: Simon Brewer
A day after a snow storm blew through Chicago, strong west winds continued to roar as arctic air spilled in. These winds blew the fresh snow across several north south roads, creating treacherous conditions. A few spinouts are the result.
Shot Description
Shots 1-6 – Vehicles spinout along Valley View Road in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Shots 7-8 – Vehicle in the ditch being pulled out by a tow truck along Route 176 in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Shot 9 – Vehicle spinout on 87th Street in Hickory Hills, Illinois.
Shots 10-13 – Snow blowing across Valley View Road in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Shots 14-16 – POV driving shots of blowing snow and drifting along several roads in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
SID: Jesse Walters
A powerful winter storm continues to hammer Queens, NY well into the evening hours, burying several neighborhoods under deep snow, making travel extremely difficult.
Shot Description
Shot 1: Strong winds blow snow past street lights on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park, NY
Shot 2-4: People out and about struggling to navigate deep snow on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park, NY.
Shot 5: Blowing snow on Junction Boulevard in Elmhurst, NY
Shot 6: A motorist digs his car out of deep snow on Junction Boulevard in Elmhurst, NY.
Shot 7: A father helps his young child navigate deep snow on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park, NY
Shot 8: A group of pedestrians struggle to navigate deep snow while crossing Queens Boulevard in Rego Park, NY.
Shots 9-11: Vehicles buried under deep snow on residential streets in Middle Village, NY.
SID: Scott McPartland
The Northeast was slammed by another powerful Nor’Easter, which dumped more than a foot of snow across the entire region. Snowfall rates approached 3-4″ at times, leading to frequent whiteout conditions and extremely hazardous driving conditions.
Shot Description
SHOT 1: Overhead shot of cars following a snow plow during heavy snow, on I-84.
SHOT 2 & 3: Following behind a snow plow on I-84 during intense snow and frequent white out conditions.
SHOT 4: Point of view shot out the windshield while driving down Rt52 in Hopewell Junction, with intense snowfall limiting visibility to a couple hundred feet.
SHOT 5: A man struggles to pull his grocery cart through the snow.
SHOT 6: A man walking down the middle of the street during heavy snow.
SHOT 7: Two men shoveling during heavy snow.
SHOT 8: A man brushes the snow off his car.
SHOT 9: Three men shoveling during heavy snow.
SHOT 10: Overhead shot of traffic driving on I-84 during heavy snow.
SHOT 11 & 12: Traffic driving on Rt9 during heavy snowfall.
SHOT 13: A snow plow clears Rt9 during heavy snowfall.
SHOT 14: A snow plow passes by the camera.
SID: David Lewison
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Blizzard conditions as powerful Nor’easter slams Astoria, Queens, NYC. Dangerous driving conditions, snow-covered neighborhoods, Astoria Park.
All footage shot during morning and afternoon daylight on February 1, 2021 in Astoria, Queens, NYC, NY by Meteorologist Simon Brewer
Shot Description
1. Cars buried in deep snow with drifting in Astoria
2. person walking in blizzard conditions with blowing heavy snow
3. traffic under above ground Subway tracks in Astoria
4 & 5. cars buried under deep snow
6. police vehicle and heavy snow
7. snow-covered Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
8. snow plow clearing streets in Astoria
9-16. various shots of Astoria Parks with blizzard conditions
17-22 various shots of traffic and stuck cars in Astoria
23 & 24. entering and exiting Queens Midtown Tunnel with blizzard conditions
25. blizzard conditions crossing Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge
26 & 27. cars buried under deep snow with drifting
SID: Simon Brewer
One of the largest snowfalls in the last decade came to an end early afternoon in Wichita. Snow totals over 6″ were reported all across the city.
Officially at the NWS Office, the storm total went into the books at 6.5″, making it the largest snow since Feb of 2014 and the largest snow to EVER fall in Wichita on New Years Day. This is the official record broken at the Wichita observation site at the NWS office at the airport.
Winds blew snow and caused drifts up to two feet deep in places. Fortunately, traffic was light thanks to the holiday which likely prevented a much worse morning commute. Winter Storm Warnings that were posted overnight were dropped shortly after the noon hour as most of the snow had ended across the region as the storm pulled away to the northeast.
Shot Description
Clips 1-7: Various shots of red pickup truck that slid off I-135 on the south side of the city and crashed into a fence and some brush. Includes shots of vehicle owner and police officer on scene shortly after the crash.
Clips 8-10: Shots of dark grey sedan that slid into a railroad crossing gate.
Clips 11-12: Shots of light grey sedan in the ditch off I-235 with driver walking from the car.
Clip 13: Wrecker on the side of I-235 with flashing lights.
Clip 14: Two snow plows clearing a city street in south Wichita.
Clip 15: High winds blowing snow across an overpass with a highway sign directing drivers to I-135 in north Wichita.
Clips 16-18: Shots of KDOT electronic sign warning drivers of icy and snow-packed roads as heavy snow falls on the sign.
Clips 19-25: Various POV driving shots in heavy falling snow of traffic on Wichita highways.
Clip 26: Blowing snow from a guard rail on an overpass.
Clip 27: Blowing snow as an advertising banner flails in strong winds.
Clip 28: Heavy blowing snow falling on pine trees.
SID: Tornadoes Kick Media
