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Written by Heidi Farrar   
Sunday, 25 April 2010 14:04
Below is dramatic video from yesterday's devastating tornado in Missisippi. Reed and crew estimate that it was ~1 mile wide at times while they were seeing it, but there are reports of even wider damage paths in other areas -- truly a massive tornado. The path length is still to be determined as NWS officials conduct damage surveys, but in tying together reports from across the state (and even extending into Louisiana and Alabama) it appears quite possible that the total will exceed 100 miles... or, unfathomably, even 200 miles.
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+4 #1 SwedeChaser 2010-04-25 08:50
Can´t wait to see this in next season of Stormchasers! Grlevel3-radardata was lagging at that moment so chasers could have ended up in a bad spot. I´m sad for the losses that occured but glad that the TVN-team is safe.
 
 
+9 #2 bdkarluk 2010-04-25 09:20
Unbelievable damage. Praying for everyone in Yazoo City. Excellent footage as always!
 
 
+38 #3 sean 2010-04-25 09:54
guys.. this event is not about the "data" or the " footage" my hat is off personally for reed and his crew. i was viewing the stream that day and again reed put his self in harms way to help others affected by tragedy. This is the line between a storm chaser and someone who cares for others.. thank god for people like reed and his crew that put their lifes on the line and put work aside to help others. He could have had incredible tornado footage to sell but he stopped what he was doing to help everyday people like you and me that were in danger.. god bless you reed and your crew.. if it was not for people like you many others could have died.. god speed sir
Sean Butler
Ret. Spec AR natl Guard
114th aviation div.
 
 
+3 #4 Solharis 2010-04-25 10:14
I agree with Sean ...

The area looks like a war zone and all my thoughts are for people who had to face that tornado
 
 
+3 #5 robbiesamson 2010-04-25 10:45
The good thing about being Reed is that you are always in perfect position to help out. We know he wouldn't have just passed those people by without making sure that people weren't trapped or seriously injured. Thankfully we have chasers like Reed and crew who have a big heart.
 
 
-87 #6 Mark 2010-04-25 11:05
Oh well, better them than me.
 
 
+8 #7 Gene Yates 2010-04-25 11:38
Hey Reed and the TVN gang just wanted to stop in to say thanks for helping the people there yesterday we showed up after yall did and it was amazing to see the damage it did. This was personally my 1st chase with fatalitys reported and it was pretty tough to see but again thanks for being there to help.

Gene Yates.
 
 
+4 #8 DevilGirl 2010-04-25 12:58
It is amazing just how mother nature can create such beauty, awe, power, and destruction... in just a matter of minutes sometimes. The video - I am still speechless.

I'm with Sean on this one. This goes to show just how great Joel, Chris and Reed are. Not just as chasers, but as people who care and will lend a helping hand.

Hope after these past few days you all get some down time. I'm sure its been very exhausting... Take care of yourselves!
 
 
0 #9 nadolover24 2010-04-25 13:46
good job guys!!!! great video and awsome helping ppl!! i love your show and i love what you do!! keep it going and stay safe!!
 
 
+5 #10 StormDancer1 2010-04-25 13:56
I love to watch and photograph storms, but things like this latest outbreak brings it to heart somberly that mother nature can be awesome yet cruel and deserves complete respect. My thoughts and prayers are with those people affected by these storms. As for comment #6, I can't believe anyone would say such a thing!
 
 
-16 #11 mdelliott 2010-04-25 15:30
I am from Greenwood, MS, just moved to Atlanta back in January. Regretting that I moved. I can't believe I missed out on the storm of the century.
 
 
+20 #12 kmccusker 2010-04-25 17:27
Quoting Mark:
Oh well, better them than me.


Wow. Really? REALLY!?

On a personal note, I AM thankful this storm system passed through our area (NE Texas) without much trouble, but the relief was bittersweet when we learned of the incredible damage and loss as it continued East. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by this horrible situation.

Clearly, we all have an interest in this aspect of science or we wouldn't be here. And the research being done by the tireless TVN crew and countless others in the atmospheric science field is an attempt to better understand these seemingly unpredictable weather events so that more and more lives can be spared. So while I'm not surprised that the people attempting to save lives with science would also stop chasing to help those very same people, I'm certainly thankful that they do.

You never know, next time it might be you they have to pull out from under the rubble. Mark. :-*
 
 
0 #13 JC Surfs 2010-04-26 02:52
Excellent job to you guys in S&R mode.. Appreciated your keeping me updated on your chaos down there. It is really awesome when things go into the full mode of a humanitarian mode.. TVN shows that they are true heros in this respect. Thanks Terry R and others for on scene updates. It been a long 4 days from 4-21-to 4-25.. Resting up for next Thursday.
 
 
0 #14 DevilGirl 2010-04-26 09:11
Your video is on cnn.com videos....
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/weather/2010/04/26/yazoo.city.tornado.hitting.cnn
 
 
0 #15 babygirl 2010-04-26 10:52
That was awsome i so can't wait to see more guys keep up the good work :)
 
 
0 #16 smalltexan 2010-04-26 11:37
Omg!! I saw it on the news then came here. Hope for the best for all the victims, and awesome video I hope it will make the show.
 
 
-6 #17 Mark 2010-04-26 13:52
I wonder if I can hit a -100??? By the way #12- I have been pulled outof debris from a twister, May 22,2004, Hallam Nebraska.
 
 
0 #18 mockg 2010-04-27 15:59
Being from Nebraska I remember that storm. Sadly tornadoes are always more memorable when they do massive damage to a town. Im sure that everyone will remember this tornado for years to come. Hopefully this will be the worst of the damage we see this year. Sadly the season is just starting.
 
 
-2 #19 Charlie 2010-04-27 16:51
Devastation, it's what you see after a tornado passes through a city;
 

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