The Sideways Tornado
by Mike KrumboltzJun 8, 2009
It never fails. Whenever a natural disaster hits, somebody always risks bodily harm to take some video amid the chaos and destruction. Insane? Perhaps, but the fact is that footage from Mother Nature blows away anything you'll see in a summer blockbuster.
This weekend, when several tornadoes touched down in the West—and at least five slamming Colorado—the storm-chasing team from The Weather Channel was in the right place (Wyoming), at the right time (Friday June 5), with the right equipment. The result? An amazing look into the eye of the tornado. The video (embedded below), gives viewers a look at how tornadoes form and what happens when one turns on its side. It's terrifying and beautiful all at once.
Searches on the "wyoming tornado" have been soaring ever since the clip aired on NBC's "The Today Show." Related lookups on "colorado tornado video," "colorado tornadoes," and "denver tornado damage" also posted triple digit gains. Also surging on the Web: "southlands mall," a shopping center heavily damaged by one of the twisters. (CBS News hosts one video of the Colorado twister.)
Below, you can see the Wyoming sideways tornado for yourself. No special effects needed. Eat your heart out, Michael Bay.







