@Unb3arablePain
It was a hard day to be not too far from that monster, watching the radar on TV, and realizing there was nothing that could be done for those people.
@ChadDad1488
Tornado: [wipes house away] Surveyor: Yeah but this one toilet is still standing! Clearly an EF-0!!
@bobbydickens1162
Good job on video. My wife and I rode it out in a bathtub and no roof . All the trusses and most of the top plate was gone in the first 20 seconds. We live on Seminary Williamsburg Road . It was definitely violent. Thankful to survive that adventure. I didn't want hear a freight train it sounded like several powerful jet engines and the thrust was in our bathroom. Between 2 minutes and twenty seconds to 2 minutes 40 seconds of unbelievable violence. Holding on to that little bar you hang a wash cloth on in a fiberglass tub/ shower . I was getting pummeled by all kinds of things and all you can do is take it and not give up . Mother nature is calling the shots and you are along for the ride.
@CountryLife8837
Mississippi is far too often overlooked when it comes to these violent monsters. What's worse is they often roll in after dark and that to me is the most horrifying. I am thankful that the Appalachian mountains protects us here in western SC from much of the strongest tornadoes. Rolling fork and all of Mississippi are in my thoughts and prayers.
@tornadoboy3569
I’ve been waiting for a video like this on this event to come out. It’s one of my favorites to look back at and I don’t think it gets talked about as much as it should.
@RobynS9722
I live between Soso and Moss. Most of my family on my Dad's side live there and all but 2 homes were destroyed. I lost my home and vehicle. I was in my home, we're all very blessed to be alive.
@BAMRailroadPhotography
The soso/bassfield EF4 is probably the #1 tornado (maybe besides mayfield) since Moore 2013, that was most definitely an EF5, just lacking appropriate damage ratings. Definitely a terrifying tornado.
@jaylenaustin9481
As someone who lives right below in laurel I tell you that day the storm appeared was one of the scariest moments of our lives. Crazy to imagine that the 3rd largest tornado on record only happened some miles away.
@Koakoa45
The thing about living here in Mississippi is we did not have tornado sirens until after the 2011 outbreak. Well over 90% of the homes do not have basements or any underground shelters due to the high water table and the sand/clay soil, which makes basements collapse and flood. Our homes, the further south you go, are built to withstand hurricane winds, with anchor bolts in foundations, hurricane brackets on studs and roof. Any home in entire state built after 2006 is required to have these items. I have seen more tornadoes since I moved here in 2002 than I did 30 years in tornado alley, with 4 landing less than 1/4 mile from my house, one EF0 was 500 yards from my house. It is well known down here that we get massive large tornadoes we call grinders down here.
@EnoYaka
I feel that using the term "strengthened" when entering cities is a bit misleading, the main reason why "intensity" seems to pick up right as it's going into towns is because it likely never weakened to begin with, it's just the surveyors have little info to go on since they cant see the destruction done.. just my guess
@nateg978
I've been through that tiny town Soso many times on the way to a fishing hole. Great memories with my grandfather, the wonderful, and welcoming people who resided there. This time of year marks a stark reminder of the Easter Sunday terror
@terrythometz9482
Brilliant job Celton. The graphics were particularly stunning, the four screens. As usual, your research is granular. Kudos.
@pothly
this tornado ruined my life man. me and my family rushed to the bathroom because it was one of our safest rooms in our house. the moment the tornado came, nobody said anything but all i could hear was the horrific howl of the wind, and i remember without thinking just getting up and the door swung open because the wind broke our windows and pulled it open. i poked my head out a bit and all i saw was death. shortly after it was gone, we left the room and everything in the house was fine but when we walked out side the house across from us and next to us on the left were completely gone. one of the most scariest moments of my life and i’m still in therapy because of it. i was diagnosed with ptsd a few days later and i never wanna experience anything like that ever again. none of us were hurt but anytime i see a bad storm starting i have panic attacks and i feel like im back in the bathroom on that day. weirdly none of my other family were that messed up over the tornado but i was traumatized
@supra_derp
Hey, some constructive criticism: the background music is set a little bit high in my opinion. Reducing that volume by 10 to 15% while keeping your vocals at the same level would lessen the effect of overwhelming your narration. That aside, great job. I really like your videos, and you do a great job narrating. I subscribed a while ago, and always enjoy when you put a new video out. Keep it up!
@PWPeteW1
Another great video! The background music definitely fits the nature of this subject. I recall the 1995 Pampa, Texas tornado was upgraded to an F4 (still Fujita scale back then of course) after footage revealed the heavy farm tractor being lofted up very high in the air. Also love your use of the graphics and split screens.
@dustin6528
I live close to Seneca. That whole day was wet and chilly. I went to bed early because I knew I would be awake early to watch the weather. The difference in the temperature and humidity when I got up and went outside at 2 am was shocking and unnerving. The storms had weakened a bit but the aforementioned Seneca storm dropped out of nowhere and I saw the debris ball right on top of the city. It hit a major manufacturing plant and the fatality was a security guard inside. I shutter to think what would’ve happened if the storm hit at peak heating with full occupancy. We aren’t prepared or equipped for these types of situations in SC. Fortunately, it lifted quickly before reaching me but we still had lots of tree damage around here.
@michelleh5240
I lived about 1/2 mile from the EF-3 that hit SE Chattanooga this same day. We lost power Easter Evening about 11pm and We didn’t know the Tornado had hit until the next morning when my Sister texted from KY asking if we were ok. This was the first moment when I realized something had happened. We drove around to see the “storm damage” only to realize very quickly that this was a major tornado that went through. It changed this area forever. It looked like a different place, a war zone. Where this tornado hit was a very populated area so the fact that more people didn’t die was truly a miracle. The tornado was 3/4 mile wide so the destruction was unbelievable.
@Bthecheezit
Amazing how wide and long tracked these tornadoes were.
@L0qxn-LoganWx
Such a tragedy that Mississippi faced. You always know what to document. I like it. Praise for Rolling Fork, MS. You should do a documentary on that for your next one. Great vid, Celton. Keep up the good work.
@5roundsrapid263