5 hours ago Tons of footage is surfacing from yesterday's devastating tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. But it's this video, by Basehunters Chasing, that truly captures the fury of Mother Nature.
Yesterday I couldn't take my eyes off the television. New reports and new video of violent tornadoes were continuously being reported throughout the afternoon and into the evening on Sunday.
Yesterday Sunday's midwest tornado outbreak in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Iowa involved more than two dozen twisters. Video of these dangerous storms has been popping up all over the Internet.
April 18, 2013 It's week three of severe weather season in the tri-state and, today, we face our first substantial threat of the spring. This afternoon and evening variables are expected to line up for an event with damaging straight line winds and possible tornadoes embedded in a squall line. Get full details here at WBKR.com!
January 3, 2013 I remember January 3rd, 2000 very well. It was a holiday here at WBKR studios and I had worked for a couple of hours early that morning. By that afternoon, it was sunny. Our temperatures were hovering near 80 degrees and I was ready for a big afternoon nap. That nap was cut short. Cut short by blaring emergency alert sirens ringing through Owensboro-Daviess County. I jumped out of bed and headed for the station. I knew if a storm was going to hit, that's where I needed to be. Boy, did it hit. And Wayne Hart, like he is always, was in his studio with the play-by-play. Check this out!
March 4, 2012 The tornado (we think it was one) that blew past the WBKR studios on Friday afternoon took me back 12 years to 2000. That F3 tornado (we knew it was one) that ripped through Owensboro on January 3 created the exact same high-velocity visuals we saw just two days ago. Yes, Friday's storms took me back 12 years. The sirens took me back even farther.
March 4, 2012 YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS!! My Facebook friend, Nathan Nelson, posted this video yesterday. It's of a massive funnel cloud swirling overhead in West Liberty, KY. As you know, that town was hard hit by the twister you are to see. But what makes the video even more powerful is the woman in it. She stands underneath this monster storm, her hand extended up to it in ferocious prayer. She is literally trying to will the beast away from her house and town. This is one of the coolest videos I have ever seen. It truly looks as if it's ripped right out of the movies. WATCH!
March 2, 2012 We were listening to and watching the Eyewitness News severe weather coverage. It got windy, and then, very suddenly, horizontal rain and hail blasted the WBKR parking lot. Steve Horn's pickup truck moved sideways about 6 to 8 inches and filled up with ice pellets.
January 3, 2012 Has it really been 12 years since a massive F3 tornado swept through Owensboro destroying more than 100 homes and and damaging nearly 800 more? Time has certainly flown in the dozen years since the city was hit by that nasty storm.
August 28, 2011 Now that the east coast has, thankfully, said, “Good night, Irene,” I’d like to toss in my two cents regarding a comparison between the hurricane and our very own beloved 2000 tornado. First, I can’t speak for any of those who were affected by Hurricane Irene, nor would I make that attempt. But after seeing a photo of Irene from space, I thought, “That’s what I would have liked to have seen eleven years ago when the tornado ripped through.”
Tornado Preparedness
The weather situation is shaping up to be an interesting one this afternoon and evening and considering the damage thus far this severe weather season now is the time to prepare
If you have not seen this yet you will not believe your eyes. With the last week of consistent severe weather and flooding that is still affecting portions of the tri-state, this is the kind of footage that reminds us just how much we are at the mercy of mother nature.
