Escaping the largest EF5 tornado in history - El Reno, OK - full dashcam sequence

Escaping the largest EF5 tornado in history - El Reno, OK - full dashcam sequence

Read this frequently asked questions (FAQ) on the El Reno encounter: \rbr\rbr(Read descripton and transcript below) This is video from my front-facing and later rear-facing dash camera while escaping the core of, and hit by the outer circulation of, the EF5 El Reno, Oklahoma tornado in my Toyota Yaris on Reuter Road between 6:16PM and 6:30PM CDT on May 31, new. CDT time shown on-screen is based on GPS time, synced with US official time and accurate to the second. Road intersections are shown as the vehicle encounters them. \rbr\rbrI am attempting to narrate what is happening for the main video camera. My voice transcription is as follows:\rbr\rbr6:17:29 I want to find an east road here, Im getting a little to close. I need to start looking for the east (road) option. The tornado was moving east at this point. I didnt want to go farther south and risk not being able to reach the next east road option to the south after Reuter Road.\rbr\rbr6:17:45 Power flashes. The tornado is damaging the power lines up ahead and causing arcing. The streetlight goes out.\rbr\rbr6:18:18 New wall cloud. Another area of circulation was organizing to the north.\rbr\rbr6:18:28 The wedge is rain wrapped. Referring to the main wedge tornado about a mile to the south.\rbr\rbr6:18:57 I dont like getting in front of tornadoes I cant see, especially huge wedges. Referring to why I dont want to go farther south than Reuter Road.\rbr\rbr6:19:56 What is that? I dont like the looks of that. I am surprised to see what looks like the tornado to the south rapidly approaching the road. I had expected it to be well south of me and to the west.\rbr\rbr6:20:18 It looks like the tornado. I now realize what is happening.\rbr6:21:03 Its just off to the side of the road. Referring to the tornado, which I can see is now right on me.\rbr\rbr6:21:53 Come on, car! The car is not maintaining speed in the strong headwinds, due to the trion control reducing power to the wheels as they slip on the gravel.\rbr\rbr6:22:13 The car wont go! \rbr\rbr6:23:12 Ive got to get out of whatever this is Im still in disbelief the tornado reached Reuter Road that fast. Im wondering if it may be a second tornado that developed to the north of the wedge.\rbr\rbr6:23:24 The car just isnt going\rbr\rbr6:23:33 Come on! Trion control OFF! The entire time, I have been repeatedly hitting the trion controls manual override button to turn it off, but it is not working.\rbr\rbr6:24:03 I step out of the car and get my first look back at what I had just escaped.\rbr\rbr6:24:22 I just drove through that\rbr\rbr6:24:44 Theres debris There are small pieces of debris falling around me.\rbr\rbr6:24:50 Where is it? I cant see it From the drivers side looking north and northwest, I cant yet make out the north edge of the tornado. I was looking back to see if it was safe to stop again.\rbr\rbrSee a more detailed account of this event here:\rbr\rbr\rbr\rbrCopyright Dan Robinson.\rbrPlease visit or call 618-920-0811 for licensing inquiries.


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Uploaded: 2017-10-07

Duration: 14:28

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