On the evening of December 10th, 2021 a tornado outbreak would devastate the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys. One of the tornadoes from this outbreak would go on to make history as it completely destroyed several towns in Western Kentucky including the city of Mayfield. In this video we are going back to that tragic night in December to relive the disaster as it happened and explain the meteorology behind it. Follow along as we retrace the entire 165 mile damage path of this devastating EF4 Tornado. Today we discuss the Western Kentucky Tornado.
Mayfield was not the only town impacted by this monster tornado. The communities of Cayce, Benton, Cambridge Shores, Princeton, Dawson Springs, Bremen, and many more were also heavily impacted by this tornado.
Links to further information and videos on this tornado outbreak:
Reed Timmer’s YT Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NIp62BBfzM
Max Olson’s YT Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw2ngH3i_Fs&t=111s
High Risk Chris: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGpPbdVAtTUgW_w98lXC9nw
Tornado Footage curtesy of Chris Riske and Eddie Knight
–Meteorology of the event–
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpe-VTlgyfI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLSQrwxjdc4&t=2598s
–Sources–
https://www.weather.gov/pah/December-10th-11th-2021-Tornado
https://www.weather.gov/lmk/December112021Tornadoes
https://www.weather.gov/lsx/12_10_2021
https://www.weather.gov/meg/dec102021tor
https://www.weather.gov/ohx/20211211
https://www.weather.gov/ilx/December2021SvrWxUpdate
https://www.weather.gov/lot/2021dec10
https://www.weather.gov/ind/december112021severe
https://www.weather.gov/iln/20211211_Ada
https://www.weather.gov/lzk/svr1221.htm
https://www.weather.gov/crh/dec112021
https://tornadoarchive.com/home/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Western_Kentucky_tornado
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado_outbreak_of_December_10%E2%80%9311,_2021
https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/StormDamage/DamageViewer/
https://www.google.com/earth/versions/
https://vortmaxblog.wordpress.com/
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Well done on making such a comprehensive and well edited video. You've done an amazing job and should be very proud of this project, bravo!
Thanks Celton, that was very enlightening. that intro with the storm masked by the text gave me the chills.
Phenomenal video, really engaging stuff. I like the direction you're heading, cannot wait to see the content you make in the future!
Yeah… very intriguing and also very creepy style video. The music, the atmosphere, very scary..
its well edited video, the music is creepy and gives off a weird felling like a tornado is going to randomly appear. You should be proud of what you created.🙂like your videos.
You earned a sub. Can you do one of these for the parallel track EF4s that hit MS a few years ago. Bass MS was one location effected.
Really well-done video. I was watching this as it was happening from Knoxville and it was horrifying to watch. It just kept going and going and you knew you were watching people die. This thing had to be very close to an EF5.
Awesome Job! I really like how you used detailed analysis to give background on the environment, yet still focused on the specifics of the actual tornado itself. Amazing editing skills as well! Fantastic job!
Awesome video fr!
Great points made about this specific tornado it’s a very uneasy feeling to know it’s coming and not being able to do anything about it. This whole night had a very weird feeling in the air. Will never forget it ! Being just a few miles away from this monster makes you feel tht much more for the people that had to face such a tragedy. rip to all the lives lost.
I was at the part when the first violent tornado touched down, and my phone went off with an amber alert and nearly gave me a heart attack.
Great job on the video! I know these take forever to make.
I can't imagine the absolute terror that many of the people felt as they huddled together in their homes, well aware that this could very well be their final moments, as an unstoppable freight train of destruction rushed towards them.
Great job, you earned a new subscriber!
Not labeling this an EF5 is an injustice.
I remember this day so clearly, I was so shocked to hear what happened in Mayfield and genuinely thought it'd get ef5 status due to the death toll and damage it caused.
This video was very informative and entertaining. I'd absolutely would love to see you cover other noteworthy or even monstrous tornadoes! I can definitely see the tornado forensics inspiration (satellite mapping and photo usage in a collage, the super creepy ambient noise and music track) and I always dig it!
This definitely was a EF5 calibre tornado. This tornado is a prime example of what’s wrong with the NWS and it’s EF scale
I'm always especially gutted when these outbreaks happen right before Christmas.
The shot of all those empty slabs in the city was very sobering. I often think that communities get right back on their feet after a tornado but I guess not all of them are lucky enough to be able to bounce back like that.
The revisited comparison drone shots at the end are absolutely unique. I've watched just about every significant video of Mayfield, and yours is the only one that has that excellent narrative feature. It's great to see that 8 months on, many areas are clear and rebuilding. Great video 👍
The way this tornado kept weakening and re-intensifying over and over again was the scarier part for me. That thing just did not want to quit.