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A “violent wedge tornado” tore across Ashby, western Nebraska, on Sunday, April 27. Video from a livestream by storm chaser John McKinney shows dramatic clouds forming into what the source calls an “elephant trunk” funnel as it touches down in the Nebraska panhandle. Minutes later, as the storm gathers strength, McKinney says a “violent wedge tornado” is sweeping directly towards him.
“Here it comes, right there, it’s wedging out right in front of us. We have a wedge tornado,” the storm chaser can be heard saying in the footage. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for the area on Sunday, advising the public it was a “life threatening situation” and they should “seek shelter now.
” Credit: John McKinney via Storyful Video Transcript There it is, man. There it is right there. I don't know if you can see it, it's right there.
Right there, look at that tornado. It's a sidewinder at the moment. It's on the ground doing damage.
I can see it. It's on the ground. Definitely coming at me.
But I got a good escape route to my right. Full on tornado. Hall for coming in.
Big hail. Look at that thing. I don't know if I can give you a shot.
Amazing, amazing thing. Look at that suction. Look at it suction.
Look at it suction. It's roping out, but it's still here. Snaking around.
Snaking around Wall cloud is right on it. Still going. All right, it's lifted temporarily.
I think it's lifted the whole wall cloud is rotating wedge tornado. Right there big time wedge. Big time wedge.
looks like it's wedging doing a cone. We're very close to the collar cloud. It's right in front of us.
Big cone in there now. Pretty darn strong tornado. Whole thing's rotating.
I'm gonna back out a little bit for safety. It's crazy. That entire thing is rotating.
Look at it rotate. Got rising, there's motion on the ground looks like. It's getting very close.
It's on the ground. Tornado Sorry, but I'm pretty excited here. This is pretty intense.
Because I'm, I'm north and east of this. And I have to keep moving out of the way. Look at the motion down there on the ground.
It's churning. Look at it, look at it on the ground. Very wide.
Very wide motion on the ground. Turning into a big time wedge here. It's wedging out right in front of us.
Here it comes. Here it comes, right there. Let it out right in front of us.
Got a wedge tornado. Directly in front of us right now. Whole thing's rotating clear.
It's, it's pulling in from clear out here and it's wedging right here. All right guys, They'll let you out of the car in a second. Look at that.
Look at this thing, go. Look how wide it is. Super wide Super wide Oh man, it's getting really wide.
Uh, look at it coming around the side. It's a violent wedge here. Violet wedge tornado.
Violent People are pulling out now. They're running. I'm gonna run with them here because it's starting to expand big time.
Very close. Here it comes. Here comes big time tornado.
Look at that. Massive tornado. All right, getting close, too close.
It's huge. I'm gonna get up on this hill a little bit..
