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This is a very serious situation.

This is now a confirmed tornado warning.

Seek shelter immediately.

This is a real live tornado.

One more go on.

Today is going to be extremely windy.

I wasn't planning on doing this, but I'm just going to start videoing

everything, I think.

My name is Blake Brown, and I live in Amarillo, Texas.

So in Amarillo, we have a lot of different versions of weather. But

March, it changed people's mindset in the way that how they need to treat

weather. The house is literally shaking, so I'm trying to get all my gear

loaded. It was already gusting to 70.

I knew it was going to be probably one of the wildest, like, windy weather days

we've ever had in the Texas Panhandle.

Would you want to begin with Fox 35 meteorologist Brooks Garner?

Danielle, good morning. My name is Brooks Garner. I'm a meteorologist in

Orlando, Florida, at Fox 35.

March of 2025, by far, was the most extreme month of weather I've ever seen

my career.

We are in it through the weekend with over 150 million Americans in that

zone for strong to severe storm.

You've probably heard of the phrase El Nino and maybe La Nina.

Well, in this case, we've been in La Nina, where it's been unusually cold off

Ecuador. And what that's done is push the jet stream really far north for much

of the winter.

And now as we get deeper into this month of March, that jet stream is being

forced southward into all of that hot air.

That is the match to the gasoline, the powder keg that is the atmosphere,

producing this widespread severe weather.

It's a little windy today.

It's the beginning of the wind season across much of the southern tier.

They can easily gust over 70 miles per hour, and when it's been extremely dry

it has here, It can kick up dust, known as haboobs. That's an Arabic word to

describe literally a blast of sand or dust.

And it can be blinding.

And it can also cause deadly accidents.

Hey, everyone. I am currently in Amarillo, Texas right now.

Sign's tearing apart.

I had to back up. I was parked right there.

Matter of time, that thing's flying across the road.

I find a spot to pull over because the wind is getting worse.

Oh, my God.

So the winds are picking up dramatically.

I know that the highway is not a safe spot.

We need to back up.

Oh my God.

I don't know what's going on, but they need to shut this down.

There it goes.

The visibility is almost zero in a lot of locations around Amarillo. So if you

don't have to drive, do not drive.

Not a good idea.

At this moment, Amarillo is a no -drive zone.

The dust is making the situation way dangerous.

You already have pileups, wrecks happening everywhere.

Just looking at the devastation, it felt like there was a lot of fatalities.

At this point in time, our computer models are saying this is just the

beginning. The La Nina -infused jet stream producing huge storm

systems is minutes away from producing multiple tornadoes across Missouri and

Arkansas.

that action.

Wow.

Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes.

Likely.

Got a little waiting game.

I'm extreme meteorologist Reed Timmer and I'm a storm chaser. We intercept

tornadoes with our armored vehicles, the Dominators.

I think we'll just hang here and let this develop.

It definitely feels volatile out here with the dry over moist pattern.

We got a storm now that's up to 31 ,000 feet down near Harrison, Arkansas.

And we're going to be chasing all night tonight. We're going to be chasing these

east.

Get a little bit closer to these storms, let me say.

Let's do it.

I'm chasing with other storm chasers.

Our goal is to live stream these tornadoes to warn people on the path of

storms as they're happening.

If we get a tornado that touches down, we want to live stream it so that people

know the dangerous storm is heading toward their location.

Not crazy velocity yet, but.

Got big inflow into it.

So that's the storm right there. There's Randy going that way.

And then we've got to go up here.

Yeah, we've got better moisture, everybody, right along the Arkansas

border right now.

Oh, look at that one going nuts right now. Oh, boy. It's happening.

South Brexit. Getting started.

They're expecting it to intensify, I think.

It looks intense.

It looks almost imminent to me.

Hold on, night mode happening here, guys. So hope you enjoy

this night mode here. A lot of these Dixie Alley chases happen in the middle

the night.

Severe warrens.

Severe warrens just went.

Just now? In our storms.

Two supercell storms that have some pretty strong rotation already, and the

dangerous portion of this outbreak is about to begin.

Oh, big walkout.

Danger.

Things are wrapping up here, folks.

Targeting a tornado in the middle of the night. It's very hard to predict and

also very dangerous to chase.

Directly to our south, I think.

I can hear it. There it is. It might be coming at us. I hear it.

I hear a tornado right now.

Oh, it's here. Look at that. Yes, it's happening, you guys. There it is. Did

freaking see that?

There it is. It's on the ground. There it is.

It's a tornado.

This is a very violent, destructive tornado heading right toward our

It's a coner. Coner!

Coner! Forming right on top of us. It is.

Debris! Yep.

Debris blind!

Yep, this is it.

It is heartbreaking to see a town with a damaged path right through the heart.

Incredible chief.

Oh, thanks.

We may leave this storm and then head back south towards the higher risk area.

Hopefully everybody's okay out there.

With an emergency statement, get underground.

Tornado outbreak is in progress across multiple states.

And that same weather system is coming into Florida.

I'm based in Orlando, Florida. It's where I work at Fox 35.

That morning, I'm thinking, uh -oh, this is going to be a very busy morning of

tracking and storms.

This is a very, very significant situation.

The first thing I'm noticing is there's a really high level of humidity.

I'm also observing an upper -level system in the south that will be

through Florida later this morning, and in doing so, producing wind shear, which

can produce tornadoes.

At this point, we're on alert. Stop it right there. Stop, stop, stop, and pull

it out. Do you see that area where the rain? See that? That could be it, guys.

We could be looking at a tornado on camera.

And suddenly, I see the tornado.

And it's heading for where people live.

It's going to be over Longwood Lake Mary Road right now.

And at this point, it's reaching EF2 strength with winds over 120 miles per

hour.

And it is getting even stronger.

And it's just minutes away from hitting the Fox 35 studios.

Well, I'm standing.

That could be it, guys. We could be looking at a tornado on camera. Okay,

there's debris.

We've got debris on.

Okay, take shelter.

Everybody in the Fox 35 building, get to your safe space.

Seek shelter immediately.

Get under your desks, guys.

That could be it, guys.

The tornado is rapidly making an approach, but it's hidden behind a sheet

blinding rain.

It's fight or flight.

Seek shelter immediately.

Get under your desks, guys. Anchors under the desks.

I was really scared. I was managing my fear. I'm a family man. I've got three

kids and a wife at home at this moment, and I'm worrying about their safety.

Get below shelter.

I've been doing this for a very long time. That's the first time a tornado

hit me while I'm doing the weather. This is the real deal.

And I'm hoping at this moment that people are heeding the warning that

getting to their safe spot.

Holy moly.

My name is Amy Sweezy.

In Seminole County, we've had a lot of storms over the years.

I think there's always the fear that someone can be hurt in a tornado because

I've seen it.

I'm looking at the trees bend.

I'm hearing the sound, the loud, loud, distinct sound.

I feel scared in that moment.

You know, things are starting to get really loud. The wind is getting very

noisy.

So at that point, I'm thinking in the back of my brain, Holy cow.

I am witnessing a tornado.

Oh my God.

The roof just fit down.

As I'm hearing the wind and seeing the power, I'm thinking,

wow, I can't believe that this is happening to me. I can't believe this is

house. And I'm looking at the stuff in the front yard.

And then I'm thinking, where is this storm going?

Across this one evening, multiple tornadoes are breaking out.

This is happening across the United States, from Florida all the way to

Missouri. And it's all related to the same system, as there's a battle between

winter and spring.

My name is Taff Gators.

My dad and I are driving to Kokomo, Indiana. That was our destination to put

a powerlifting competition.

We knew it was looking pretty bad, and that's why we pulled off on Tirola to

kind of let it pass us.

Oh, my God.

Goddamn tornado. Whoa.

Is this coming?

Oh, it's here.

It's here.

Look at all that debris.

Oh my God.

We are in a... The

emotions in that video are absolutely raw.

A little bit of anxiety, I guess, because you don't know what's going to

And then that's when you... Starts seeing the light flicker.

Once it had passed and I had a time for my brain to just do it over,

that's when I realized, okay, we could very easily not be here right now. And

then that's when it started to digest a little bit.

It'd be bad for both of us to not be here, but I think it'd be even worse for

him not to be here and me to survive.

I wouldn't want that.

Let's talk about the business side of the thing. Now that we here at Fox 35

safe, we've gotten through this tornado, we've got to talk about folks in the

path of this. In Florida, our Fox 35 storm tracker radar is watching the

warnings in real time in utter disbelief because similar conditions are

unfolding across the southern tier.

All of a sudden, Arkansas is becoming an absolute powder keg for a tornado

outbreak.

My name is Tacey Humphreys, and I was born and raised in Ashfield, Arkansas.

I grew up on a farm.

I got my horse Blondie when I was 14 years old.

That day, it was very windy, like insane wind. Even my sister decided not to

ride that day, which is very unlike her.

This is the storm. This is what I'm chasing.

My name is Brian Imfinger. I am a storm chaser from Arkansas.

So when the storm started to form, I am keeping an eye on radar.

All of a sudden, my mom tells me to get in the basement. She's like, we need to

go. This is serious.

Holy cow.

That's big.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

The wind started really picking up, and I noticed my dad coming down into the

basement, and that was just not like him. And there was a panic in his voice

that sent chills down my body.

Look at the debris.

Big enough.

Oh, my God.

Holy crap.

I was looking at my sister, and she was screaming and crying.

i hold my sister's hand and we take a moment of prayer that's it

oh my god

oh

my god look at the debris

So as the tornado was going over, I could hear the boards in my floor creak,

they were like almost pulling up.

And then I could hear stuff hitting the side of my house. My ears are popping,

and I can just hear the loud wing whipping around us.

I'm Brian Impinger. I am a professional storm chaser. I start going and doing

the search and rescue.

Anyone in here?

Oh, I heard somebody.

So our house was completely totaled.

And I looked up at the barn in a flash, and it was

basically gone.

And that's when the fear really started creeping in.

because we're worried about the horses, and especially my horse, Blondie.

At that point, I started flying the drone around. Is there a home here

damaged or destroyed that I need to tell these police to go check on?

And the first one I saw laying there was Blondie.

And she was trapped underneath a concrete trough.

And she was very, very still.

And so I went down to, like, put my hand on her and see if she was still there.

And I couldn't feel her breathing.

My heart immediately dropped.

You could tell the body language on the people in that area that this was a

horrible situation.

I just couldn't believe it.

She has been with me through so many things. I wasn't anywhere ready to say

goodbye to her.

And so I was just absolutely distraught.

A group of men lifted this thousand pound concrete trough

off of her.

And then all of a sudden, Blondie was... up and parked and looking around at

everything.

I just couldn't believe it. She walked beautifully, and so I was like, there's

no way. How is he okay?

I was just happy we were all safe.

In what is now a relentless multi -state tornado outbreak, caused by low

pressure systems and cold fronts coming in from the west as there's a battle

between winter and spring.

This is now an extremely dangerous situation.

And the same evening, the same storm system continues its devastating trek

northeast.

Tornado sirens are going off.

Yep, there's the hole right side.

Oh my God, that's fast.

There's the right edge.

My name is Jerome Jose.

I live in Oakville, Missouri, which is approximately two and a half miles away

from Arnold.

Yep, yep.

The evening, I started out with a basic weather advisory.

I would say living in Missouri for approximately 13 years at this point, I

really didn't pay the amount of respect I should have.

After receiving so many warnings and nothing happening, they're just

exaggerating it. It's fine.

We don't have to worry about this.

I didn't know what was coming.

So that night we're in a bar, and that tornado warning then turned into an

emergency notification.

As it comes closer, you hear it.

I did not know I was being filmed. I didn't even hear the lady.

I couldn't hear anything.

I felt being pushed and pulled at the same exact time.

This is extraordinarily dangerous in this series.

That's probably one of the dumbest things I've ever done.

I can't stop a tornado.

I can't hope to control it.

I just have to survive it.

And I struggled.

for about two and a half minutes trying to get these doors closed again

these

tornadoes are animals these are beef you really have to give them the respect

that they deserve

I am observing these conditions using the National Weather Service.

Our job is to warn where it's going and what it's likely packing.

Just 16 hours after Arnold, Missouri, was hit, a powerful low -pressure system

is fueling the power for even more dangerous extreme conditions.

My name is Terry Giles, and I live in Kerrville, Texas.

When we do get rainstorms, sometimes it gets pretty

bad.

All of a sudden, coming

through the wood, you could hear it.

It scared me because I thought it was a tornado. It was a roar.

But it wound up being hail.

It was

such a strong wind that was pushing it.

I've never seen anything come in that forceful.

It hadn't busted through this one.

It busted through the top, but it hadn't busted... What?

Not yet.

Well, that's just practice.

It was coming in like missiles. It was just crazy.

Listen to this.

It was...

a god -awful sound like I'd never heard before.

I was scared to go outside and see how much damage had actually been done.

So far, it looks like it hasn't busted the windshield.

It beat the hell out of everything, though.

I can't remember the last time I've seen hail like this.

Not good.

If anyone would have been caught out in something like that, it would kill them.

Here it comes again.

This is mom and I right now on the side of the road.

My car is completely busted up.

My mom and I were at a cheer competition in Galveston, driving back from that.

And all of a sudden, the first hail hit my windshield.

I've got water coming in.

This is my windshield.

The road, there's an accident.

We've got black everywhere.

Being in the heart of that storm was terrifying.

The hailstones were probably the size of a baseball.

They were quite large.

This is my car on the side of the road.

Beat to hell.

My brother came out to rescue us.

No one in Kerrville, I believe, has ever seen hail this size.

Sunroof busted in.

This was a freak storm.

I mean, it was so out of the ordinary.

It was just terrible. I mean, a lot of people were hurt. A lot of people were

injured. I just, I'm so thankful that I was in my car.

It absolutely was very terrifying.

Bro, that's a wall cloud for sure. Look at it.

During the month of March, the U .S. is particularly susceptible to a large hail

event. And it's moving, dude. Look, look.

That's it, bro. Yeah, that's a tornado right there. But there's still a high

chance of a major tornado outbreak.

There's upper -level energy riding the boundary between the cold polar air to

the north and the warm subtropical air to the south.

Everything is perfect for rotation in the sky as air lifts.

and violent tornadoes to defend.

My name is Dijon Lane and I live in Tallatown, Mississippi.

In Tallatown, we don't get a lot of storms.

I have never experienced a tornado.

When the trees went to swinging, I knew it was real.

Man! That's a tornado.

My God!

Oh, man!

Man, my car go on fire.

It was clothes everywhere.

It was debris everywhere.

Man, man, man, man.

over the next several days.

Multiple tornadoes are breaking out, resulting from the same weather system.

This is a force of nature that can't be controlled, and it's continuing its

damaging trek, bringing devastation along its way.

That's a tornado.

Oh, man.

Oh, no. Oh, no.

Literally in about five seconds, it looked like the world was turned upside

down.

Oh, Lord Jesus, man.

Mama, God damn it.

Oh, my God, man.

I never saw anything of that nature, of that caliber.

Wow, man.

What's going to come out?

I was very lucky. I was very fortunate.

If it was to re -happen again, I'd be ducking instead of recording.

I'll never forget March of 2025.

This is by far the most active March I've ever seen in my career and most

have ever seen in their lives.

March of 2025 was the number one for tornadoes in U .S. history.

You've got to go back to the 1930s, the Dust Bowl, to find the frequency and

intensity of dust storms that we observe.

A lot of people are surprised to learn that the water temperature off of

affects our weather here in the U .S. It can lead to droughts and heat waves,

and it can also impact the hurricane season.

That can cause a weather whiplash, and that's why March featured so much

madness.

I don't know when the next time I'm ever going to see Amarillo like that.

Hopefully I never have to.

It was horrible.

Seeing what I've seen, kind of like the trauma level of that, of just witnessing

everything that I witnessed, I don't think I'm ever going to be able to get

out of my brain. It's going to be there forever.

Based on my experience, I am very

observant of weather, more observant, and I pay a lot of respect to any

advisories and any notification.

You don't really understand and truly respect these warnings until you're

with something like this.

Okay, now who broke into the house?

I found where they got in.

Our house, it was a mess.

And so it made me absolutely terrified of tornadoes now.

I used to like storms. I used to like the thunder and the rain. But my storm

anxiety now is through the roof.

It makes me very nervous. It also makes my horses very nervous now. They do not

like wind or rain anymore.

So when she stood up completely fine, that's when the shock just took over.

I don't know what could have happened medically.

We've been puzzled about it since it happened. I don't know if she was

unconscious. She was in shock.

It's miraculous.

And so the only thing I can think is that God really did place a hand of

protection over her that night.

Right now, Blondie is fat and happy, and she's enjoying her days in the field,

and she just looks beautiful.

She's slicked off into her summer coat, and she's shining, and she loves all the

attention she's been getting that night.

Honestly, the only way I can refer to it is the scariest night of my life.

But it's made me become more grateful for the experience to get to do what I

love because it can be over quick.