Uploaded September 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Incredible EF4 tornado morphing through many different shapes while carving an 11.7 mile long damage path through South Dakota during it's 30 minute+ life span. For licensing contact
hankschyma@yahoo.com
Complete Story...
....This tornado first touched down around 8PM morphing from a cone to a brilliant multiple vortex tornado. At one point there were two tornadoes on the ground... A cone-ish elephant trunk and a brief rope making this the third day in a row I witnessed two tornadoes on the ground at the same time.
....Attempting to intercept this tornado at high speeds on dirt roads with a bad front end alignment yielded shaking video for the first 10 or so minutes (not seen here). The tornado reached EF2 status northwest of Woonsocket South Dakota and eventually became an EF4 South of Alpena as it destroyed a farmstead. The two people taking refuge in the basement at the time only suffered minor scratches cuts and bruises. The tornado dissipated Northwest of Alpena.
....Many other tornadoes touched down this day and the small town of Wessington Springs SD took a direct hit. A reported 20 minute warning time allowed residents to seek cover. No fatalities occurred.
Music "Darkest Night" by Dan Workman & Christine Wu.
Guitar ambiance by Pecos Hank Schyma
Incredible EF4 tornado morphing through many different shapes while carving an 11.7 mile long damage path through South Dakota during it's 30 minute+ life span. For licensing contact
hankschyma@yahoo.com
Complete Story...
....This tornado first touched down around 8PM morphing from a cone to a brilliant multiple vortex tornado. At one point there were two tornadoes on the ground... A cone-ish elephant trunk and a brief rope making this the third day in a row I witnessed two tornadoes on the ground at the same time.
....Attempting to intercept this tornado at high speeds on dirt roads with a bad front end alignment yielded shaking video for the first 10 or so minutes (not seen here). The tornado reached EF2 status northwest of Woonsocket South Dakota and eventually became an EF4 South of Alpena as it destroyed a farmstead. The two people taking refuge in the basement at the time only suffered minor scratches cuts and bruises. The tornado dissipated Northwest of Alpena.
....Many other tornadoes touched down this day and the small town of Wessington Springs SD took a direct hit. A reported 20 minute warning time allowed residents to seek cover. No fatalities occurred.
Music "Darkest Night" by Dan Workman & Christine Wu.
Guitar ambiance by Pecos Hank Schyma
