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WE DROVE INTO A TORNADO!!!
announcesone of the most popular videoson storm chaser Jordan HallsYouTube channel.
(IM IN IT!!
a graphic on the still adds, in case you were wondering.)
He was from Oklahoma, and he drove all the way to Montana to chase it.
I was like, Thats crazy, but its awesome.
Its not like theres a job program for it.
I always figured it would be something Id do on the side.
If you shoot crazy videos, it’s possible for you to sell them and make money.
That was kind of my motivator: I just gotta shoot crazy videos.
In both the originalTwisterandTwisters, storm chasers drive around with teams.
And then it was just me for a while going out there and doing it solo.
Did you and your girlfriend meet through storm chasing?We met on Twitter, but shes studying meteorology.
I think weve done over 48,000 miles this year alone already.
Youre almost on the road more than a truck driver is.
Its like car camping.
Were all united on that front.
But we all compete, too, because everybody wants to get the craziest shot.
The competition helps push people to shoot better footage, but it has its risks, obviously.
I watched your video where you drive straight into a tornado.That was in theDominator 3, yeah.
Thats one of the biggest threats, getting hit with something like a tree or someones house.
That day just worked out perfectly in Nebraska; we were in the middle of nowhere.
you might look at the tornado itself and you might tell whether its violent or if its too strong.
you might tell by the motion.
The motion will give it away.
Its almost like digging a trench or picking a flower out of the ground.
Cold air means its outflow dominant.
The storm is pushing out all its recycled air; its not breathing.
Is that something youve seen out on the road?Ive seen tornadoes have a big satellite on them.
Its usually anti-cyclonic, and you’re free to see them kind of revolve around each other.
Its very rare to get tornadoes that split off into separate directions, but it does happen.
So we saw those two tornadoes, but one was weakening as one was getting stronger.
Still, seeing two tornadoes simultaneously for about two minutes is pretty cool.
Are you excited to seeTwisters?I amsoexcited.
I was a Montana kid.
Everybody in that movie looks like theyre having a good time when theyre out on the chase.
Going up and seeing tornadoes up close is so beautiful and scary at the same time.
I just felt like I wanted to see more of that.
And the romance between Bill and Jo is so good.
I can watchTwisterover and over.
My girlfriend complains because any time we watch it, I literally quote the entire movie word for word.
Its just my favorite movie.
It has the perfect blend of CGI and regular theatrics, and it still just looks really good.
