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Frightening Footage of Deadly Oklahoma Twister
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Storm chasers describe 'terrifying' sight
- Duration 2:51
- Date May 25, 2011
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There is heartbreak yet again in the heartland the death toll now from the latest storms in Oklahoma Kansas and Arkansas.
-- now with thirteen and climbing and this was the latest image from that storm.
From out of Oklahoma including one -- a path of destruction fifty miles long man.
Eight dead in Oklahoma dozens more injured he's the storm after storm after storm this had nothing -- -- the day before that.
Most of those killed from last night lived in the Oklahoma City area.
A storm chaser and severe weather photographer Robert -- is with me now.
Also this Beyonce Mariah leave with me.
Those of the voices of the -- you hear on the tape as they roll down that highway in the cart property they're good morning to you.
Good morning you say -- chased hundreds of tornadoes in your lifetime but this one was different why.
Did that the instability in the atmosphere this vornado came down.
So rapidly.
Go in front of the elephant -- tornado hit it to the massive wedge.
I would it was fortunate but this was just over water -- How far did you drive before -- out of harm's way.
You know the reason that I actually -- from the starting position that the camera was because the import wins I was actually worried that it was -- If there are folk.
That highway around over the spillway there it can't relate over the -- that -- Wes wrote I believe it.
And now I public -- -- would move off -- that the work where they're at it that -- act was started built back down valves.
And I I just thought to -- staple a pirate day like yesterday I'd rather be out of the way that they think.
Bought -- very high risk and summarize with you too can you have a phone to her for a moment.
We heard her on that that videotape to -- variety with me Erica because I know you've chased a lot of storms too but this one scared you didn't it.
It -- it why.
It would -- -- active and terrifying.
Now how many storms have you seen Mariah.
Thirteen we do it again.
Of course -- why.
They can hit it and if so early.
Also it off and also realize the danger on to what did you do yesterday to avoid that.
Possibility.
Of a fatality or injury do you hear the announcer.
I've just kind of you know -- -- down a bit let him know that it was -- to go.
Just whatsoever they'll have made it out the way.
You know it's nice to hear your voice Mariah when's the wedding day.
-- -- -- Good luck with that and thanks for sharing your story.
I'm Riley Robert -- -- -- chase storms in Oklahoma and they found a whopper.
Yesterday and they.