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Written by Heidi Farrar   
Saturday, 18 April 2009 14:24

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VIDEO POSTED ABOVE!!!

Details are still coming in, but Extreme Tornado Tours intercepted a large tornado about 40 minutes ago northwest of Dodge City!  Matt Van Every and Dave Holder led 4 quests to a cyclic tornadic supercell that caused damage near Kalvesta, KS this afternoon.  Extreme Tornado Tours obsevered 2-3 tornadoes on the ground at the same time, with up to 6 inches of hail covering the roads.

 

 

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Last Updated on Saturday, 18 April 2009 20:15
 
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Amara9
Re:Extreme Tornado Tours intercepts large tornado northwest of Dodge City!
Apr 19 2009 15:11:20
I'd have to say that looked pretty cool from the video... nice catch!
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Jenn
Re:Extreme Tornado Tours intercepts large tornado northwest of Dodge City!
Apr 20 2009 01:03:33
Random note:

I saw this video on the news here in SE Minnesota this evening while visiting my Grandma. It took me a second to realize what it was, but as soon as I did, I yelled out "Hey! That's... that's TVN! Awesome!" And then, of course, I had to explain to Grandma what "a TVN" is, lol.
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updraft1
Re:Extreme Tornado Tours intercepts large tornado northwest of Dodge City!
Apr 20 2009 13:06:58
Well done E.T. Tours !!
How thrilled must those customers have been.

One day, oh yes one day it will be me out with E.T.T.
Its my dream and i will do whatever i can to make that dream come true.
The wife wasnt that keen on me putting her on E-Bay to fund a trip though

Well done again E.T.T.
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-1 #1 Caleb 2009-04-18 04:48
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WAS IT ON THE STREAM?
 
 
+1 #2 Anginlove 2009-04-18 04:48
AWESOME!!! Congrats! Wish I could have been there. Stay safe! Angie
 
 
+3 #3 Michele 2009-04-18 04:52
WOWW!!
Hope U guys got footage !
Be safe keep us posted :D
 
 
-2 #4 sooner_in_ks 2009-04-18 04:55
I seen the one by Kalvesta,Ks. Right now I'm in a tornado watch, with a high probability of spotter activation (which means me).
 
 
0 #5 ToledoWeatherSpotter 2009-04-18 04:57
Nice Hopefully there will be no fatalites. -Brandon
 
 
+37 #6 JC Surfs 2009-04-18 05:25
Hey all.. I was in this storm.. I have at least 8 tornado sitings and 3 at very close range.. I was filming a large tornado on the ground when it went over a ranch house and demolished it.. There was debris raining all around me for many minutes.. Feel a bit shoked to see someones home just gone.

I have many stills of multiple close range tornadoes and was scary close to two of them.. I will post some of the stills on the SWS site as soon as I settle in later.. My nerves are just frayed attm.. This was one of the most amazing mesos I have witnessed in recent years.. I will never forget what I saw today.. I hope no one was in that house.. cheers I guess..

The video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbs790w7Y4U
INSANE...
 
 
+8 #7 txvegas8ball 2009-04-18 05:34
My heart and prayers go out ot the family of the destroyed ranch house. I hope everyone was in a safe place. I do love the chase, and watching these beautiful but ominous storms take shape. This is the one drawback. I can't wait to see the video. JC Surfs, take care and be safe, and the same to all the chasers out there. Tammy
 
 
+8 #8 QuietLady55 2009-04-18 05:36
Keep streaming but BE SAFE!!
 
 
+1 #9 sooner_in_ks 2009-04-18 05:38
I agree jc, it was pretty wild out there. I got some nice stills and video of 3 different twisters. I had debris falling on my truck I use for chasing. I got hit by a 2x4 and busted my windshield. I bet it was from that house that got flattened.
 
 
+6 #10 CAStormChaser 2009-04-18 05:41
I was out on that cell too! Unfortunately, I blew 2 tires and was left watching the cell from the outside...Bummer!!!
-Sean-
 
 
-4 #11 sooner_in_ks 2009-04-18 05:52
Thank god I got a 4-wheel drive cause I had to cut across a stubble field cause powerlines were down. I wasn't gonna lose sight of the tornado I was filming at the time. Good thing I know the guy who owns the field I cut across.
 
 
0 #12 sooner_in_ks 2009-04-18 06:33
I just got an e-mail from skywarn, stating,possible spotter activation, main threat is 70 mph winds and up to golfball sized hail for ellsworth county kansas.
 
 
+2 #13 StormChaser12 2009-04-18 07:03
I belive i have a picture of that Tornado captured on GR level 3 ,nw of dodge city,about half an hour or so ago...dang i wished i saw it on live stream.
 
 
+10 #14 JC Surfs 2009-04-18 07:57
More on the INSANITY.. I just did an interview with the people that live(d) in the destroyed property.. They were OK. I did a couple of local news interviews, surveyed the damage, took vid and photos.. I need to get to a hotel to sort out the goods.. I have over an hour and a half of all 8 tornadoes. The structures being disinigrated, and some great footage of the meso right above me dropping.. I was doing electronic measurements with this scientific meter.. so I had to be real close.. It was an absolute success.. I have the data that I could only dream of getting to further the next step of what SWS is doing.. I was within 100 and 500 feet of the 2 really good tornadoes.. Really fullfilled on a successful chase day.. I will post more on our website as soon as some rest is realized. Hope everyone else chasing these meso's was safe as well..

The video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbs790w7Y4U
 
 
+4 #15 David Drummond 2009-04-18 07:59
Quoting CAStormChaser:
I was out on that cell too! Unfortunately, I blew 2 tires and was left watching the cell from the outside...Bummer!!!
-Sean-


I feel your pain man!
 
 
-3 #16 sooner_in_ks 2009-04-18 08:11
Good thing this didn't happen out in the field, but I was on my was home and I heard a grinding and banging, I shelled out a u-joint on my front driveshaft. So I stopped on the side of the highway and pulled it out. It was an expensive day but well worth it.
 
 
+3 #17 rolie 2009-04-18 08:51
I was watching from home on the telly:(
 
 
+4 #18 Tressa 2009-04-18 10:08
Here is the video they put up on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKCf6Aa8qEY
 
 
+1 #19 ToledoWeatherSpotter 2009-04-18 11:01
Great Job JC nice to hear you and them are fine! -Brandon
 
 
+14 #20 JC Surfs 2009-04-18 11:02
Great video extreme tours.. I was on the other side.. high contrast on all touchdowns... I had no idea there was that much hail on the other side.. All of my siteings are high contrast at a scary close range.. Just went through the footage... AMAZING! I love KANSAS!! I will post the stills on the SWS site later tonite. Was anyone else out here? I saw only emergency spotters.. No chasers the whole time.. What a great day!! Like said in the video.. he was right.. I witnessed 3 tornadoes at one time on the ground.. A first for me... I guess dewpoints can be overrated by this meso fest

The video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbs790w7Y4U
 
 
0 #21 sooner_in_ks 2009-04-18 11:18
That was a good video, I ran into some hail but not as much as they showed on the video, so I assume I was on the same side as jc. who knows??? I never seen the tour van. I ran into more hail after I left Kalvesta area.
 
 
+3 #22 bullzi 2009-04-18 11:56
CONGRATS GUYS ON THE AMAZING FOOTAGE!!

Wish I would've been out there with you, truck is still being pieced together though..
 
 
+4 #23 Michele 2009-04-18 12:17
Good Video !
Thanks for sharing :lol:
Congratulations guys!
B safe !
 
 
+17 #24 JC Surfs 2009-04-18 15:22
Hey Mates.. I put up a few stills of the event from my angle.. I still have a lot to sort through.. The link:

http://severewarningsystems.com/chase_4-16to20-09.html

The video of the ranch property destruction is jaw-dropping..

Also I still haven't sorted through the pics and vids after the meso crossed hwy 156.. Thats when the tornado really picked up in size and intensity. I continued to chase this on a really muddy dirt road. The contrast of the large tornado was phenomenal. From my location.. this was one of the most picturesque mesocyclones I have witnessed... I was up till almost 2 am downloading all the vid, and backing it up. I sure have some memories to bring back to California.. Amazing chase mates.. This mate is in AAAHH !!

Just posted the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbs790w7Y4U
 
 
+1 #25 Lefty 2009-04-18 16:50
I plan on going out around Al 2morrow..I will get what ever footage I can
 

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