Storm Chasers' truck takes a direct hit by Alabama Tornado: Video

A storm dispute shared the film material of a vehicle, which on Tuesday has a direct hit through parts of Alabama through parts of Alabama.

Why is it important

The Alabama storm was followed by a storm of several days, which caused widespread destruction in several states, including Missouri, Kentucky and Virginia. At the weekend, the extreme weather demanded at least 27 lives, let dozens injured and damaged thousands of buildings.

What to know?

The experienced Storm Chaser Reed Timmer, who operates a YouTube channel with 1.35 million subscribers, published a video of the tornado on Tuesday on Tuesday.

“Take a look at this camera hinge of the Tornado setting, with @localmanweather grasping the effects of the violent tornado core,” said Timmer in a post -sharing film material of the collision on X, formerly Twitter.

Timmer hunts Tornados in his specially adapted Dominator 3 vehicle, which can anchor itself on the ground.

He added in a tweet. “It turned the Dominator 3 in the park either 460 or 100 degrees. I thought we were in the air for a fraction of the second, but the DOM3 did its job!

“@Willclay25 set the air cannon with a direct hit at the first start. Insane patience until half a second to wait before the impact.”

At 6:24 p.m. local time, prognostics discovered a tornado on Radar, which was moving through Western Madison County and Eastern Limestone County. The mirror.

The outlet reported that a warning to the residents' phones was broadcast, which were: “They are in a particularly dangerous situation. Take cover now!”

It added according to information The mirror: “Mobile homes are destroyed. It is likely that houses, companies and vehicles are considerable damage to houses, companies and vehicles and that complete destruction is possible.”

A tornado emergency was exhibited by the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Huntsville for cities such as Huntsville, Madison and Athens. The service warns the residents of the affected area at this time: “Now search for protection!”

Tornado watches were also exhibited for parts of Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee.

What people say

The NWS forecast office in Birmingham, Alabama, said on Tuesday on X: “Heavy update: A line and perhaps a cluster of strong thunderstorms will move in from the northwest in the late afternoon from 5 p.m. in the late afternoon and follow over the night.”

The office previously said: “Di -& Tue -Nacht -update: A risk of level 3 of 5 consists in N&NW parts of central -Al with a lower risk if you continue south and east. Tornados include (greatest chance in risk levels 2 and 3 of 5).

What happens next

Tuesday was the last day of a multi -day storm section that had affected millions across the country, forecasting at Accuweather said.

The outlet estimated that the total damage and the economic loss of the outbreak between 9 and 11 billion US dollars could become overall.