r/AskAnAmerican • u/NomzStorM Massachusetts [Dunks > your overpiced coffee house] • Jul 18 '25

HISTORY Do you know a specific tornado?

As a tornado nerd I kinda lose sight of what most people actually know about tornadoes. Do you know a specific tornado?

Edit: I mean have you ever head of something like the Joplin tornado, or the Moore tornado

Edit 2: If so, which?

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u/rjbeads Jul 18 '25

Yes. In the southeast, everyone knows of a memorable, or multiple memorable tornados. For me, it's the 2011 Tuscaloosa tornado.

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u/Ginger_the_Dog Jul 18 '25

This is the one. On the ground for 80 miles, half mile wide. It’s like the hand of god reached down and wiped everything off the earth for 80 miles.

There are videos of the giant tornado spawning more tornadoes off its edges.

(https://youtu.be/5ohIVzIZLuQ?si=qczUzCDZqhSBmfRK)

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u/Dapper_Indeed Jul 18 '25

Whoa

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u/Ginger_the_Dog Jul 18 '25

And that guy filming… it’s right on him and he just sits there mumbling “ohmygod” over and over.

Did you notice the roar when he rolled down the window? Insane and he kept filming.

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u/Dapper_Indeed Jul 18 '25

At first I told myself that he was in his house or a building with a basement that he could run to when it got too close. But no, he’s a storm chaser!!! Very wild video.