3/31/2023 - The Tornado Outbreak of the Decade

On March 31, 2023 an outbreak of tornadoes struck the United States, this short documentary follows forecasters and storm chasers as they recount their firsthand experiences with this historic outbreak.

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Thumbnail Credit - Devin Pitts, Tornado Archive Data

Featured
Andrew Lyons - @TwisterKidMedia
Trey Greenwood - @ConvectiveChronicles
Jacob Hernandez - @JacobHernandez
Tanner Charles - @TannerCharlesYT
Taylor Wright - @TaylorWrightWX
Devin Pitts - @DevinWxChase
Zachary Hall - @WorldofWeather_

Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:23 - The Forecast
1:43 - Little Rock, AR EF-3
6:48 - Hedrick, IA EF-3
13:04 - Keota, IA EF-4
14:17 - Wynne, AR EF-3
16:00 - Conclusion

Attack On London by CK Martin - Artlist

Scene of the Crime
Background Check - Fesliyan Studios

Cinematic Tension - Soundridgemusic

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[sarrakitty]

I hope "Tornado Outbreak of the Decade" doesnt end up tempting fate for an even worse one before the 20s are out

[tennvolsman]

Good lord, that guy who drove through the tornado in Hedrick ought to be the spokesperson for Chevy. I mean the marketing potential is through the roof.

[WorldofWeather_]

Thanks for allowing me to help you with this video, Max.

Proud to call you a friend.

[bradenwalker]

Me and my family were in Wynne, AR. We were in the hallway because we didn't have a basement. It took the roof off and 80 percent of the house imploded. But we all made it out without a scratch. Can't believe it's been one year today.

[Alferia]

Fantastic work with great interviews that looks like it took a long while to piece together. (At least given how many people you were able to get in contact with, that seemed like a task and a half).

Glad to see more people enter the weather documentary space, I know that you've done more than a handful before this, but you've been on a roll since you just released the video on Rolling Fork. In my opinion, the more people can see different people's perspectives on these events, the better.

Looking forward to more documentary stuff from you.

[MightyMuffins]

That Keota, IA tornado was probably the most photogenic and impressive tornado not just in 2023 but in the last 5 years. The smoothness and motion of the wedge and it having a satellite tornado with it was just crazy cool.

Truly I consider this to be a super outbreak event still. Over 100 tornadoes to be is where the benchmark is to consider this a super outbreak....and this was.

[victor]

The two worst tornadoes of the outbreak were 2 that nobody chased: Robinson, IL / Sullivan, IN EF3 (6 killed) and Bethel Springs, TN EF3 (9 killed). Both were night-time wedges in radar holes, leading to pretty late warnings. The Sullivan one was out of the areas of highest risk. The Bethel Springs one was rain-wrapped in hilly forested terrain with a lot of mobile/poorly constructed homes (literally got every debuff on it)

[andrewo]

Dude that highway looks more dangerous than the tornado 5:47 you got 30+ cars/trucks facing whatever direction they want on a highway

[ac]

Dang you even got Convective Chronicles in this video, nice

[AmericanMetalhead]

I was watching this go down on Ryan Hall's channel. Wild day in weather. This one's gonna be remembered.

[TannerCharlesYT]

Glad I was able to contribute what I could with this video man. Loved how everything turned out! I actually wasn’t aware of how many tornadoes were confirmed after everything was said, and done. Unreal.

[Wilson_Does_Stuff]

On that day, the neighborhood that my dad grew up in was destroyed. He grew up in Little Rock. He said it was so weird seeing his old house and the Kroger that he used to shop at getting ripped apart

[AlexBrowningPX]

I remember this day all too well. I was watching all day. The radar, Storm chaser live streams. It was huge.

[shawnconnelly]

Thank you. This was a great summary and format. A tornado video for storm chasers, made by storm chasers. No theatrics necessary. WX community needs more of these!

[tekjess_]

The production quality is amazing. Good video!

[calebcopeland]

@convective chronicles sighting!!

Great video man biggest outbreak of my life

[Someone-vnce]

God bless you for helping that elderly couple whose roof was ripped off, you are saints! You are some of the most amazing storm chasers and you have such heart!!

[fishskigaming]

Oh man I remember this very clearly. I was tuning in to Ryan Hall Y’all’s live stream and i remember when a tornado hit Little Rock. After that i made a weather video on the severe weather. It was too little too late. The outbreak had already started. I continued to watch Ryan Hall. It was a very memorable day.

[dazcnt]

Fantastic video, I remember watching this unfold on Ryan Hall's stream, I'm a storm lover from Australia, but the pit in my stomach that day - a day I will never forget also. My thoughts to all those impacted, and to the amazing storm chasers covering that insane day.

[rickkearn]

Hands down, this is the best recap of that outbreak I've ever seen. Well done, Max. Amazing and sobering footage from all contributors. I was struck by the greenish cloud colors in most of the clips. I had heard from old timers that if you see the green tint, there's going to be trouble. I guess it's true after all. BTW, I subscribed. Cheers.