It seems so poetic and beautiful but so scary at the same time.
Yes they do pop up. And alot of times they jump, go up and come back down.Originally Posted by calico2222
You know, I'm fascinated by tornados, but there ain't NO way I'd be in my car chasing it! He's insane!! VERY cool video though.
One thing I've noticed about tornados in the midwest (that I've seen on video or in pictures) is a lot of times they don't seem to be accompanied by bad weather (ie storms). In that video, the sky around the tornado cloud was as blue as could be. I've only had a close encounter with one tornado but it came at the end of one of the most violent electrical storms I've ever seen. This was in Maryland though and tornados aren't common at all here. Do they often just "pop up" over the plains like that?
The people that pay thousands of dollars to go out on tornado chasing tours are the real nuts.Originally Posted by Telynn
And the guy running toward it at the end was a nut.
I live in Kansas, and have never heard of a tornado just "popping" up without bad storm weather. Now micro-bursts are a different matter. They call them that, and I've heard debates on whether or not they could be classified as tornadoes. We had one hit our home one day. Brilliant blue skys and only small puffs of clouds here and there. We went out to lunch and when we returned, our 3 foot diameter tree was down, and you could trace a line of complete destruction for about 3 miles (barns lost, cars tumbled, etc).Originally Posted by strange_wings
^ I think you misunderstood her phrasing? "Pop up" seemed to be meant as in without any sort of bad weather and that they form all of a sudden.