Escaping the largest EF5 tornado in history - El Reno, OK - full dashcam sequence

Read this frequently asked questions (FAQ) on the El Reno encounter: (Read descripton and transcript below) This is video from my front-facing and later rear-facing dash camera while escaping the core of, and hit by the outer circulation of, the EF5 El Reno, Oklahoma tornado in my Toyota Yaris on Reuter Road between 6:16PM and 6:30PM CDT on May 31, 2013. CDT time shown on-screen is based on GPS time, synced with US official time and accurate to the second. Road intersections are shown as the vehicle encounters them. I am attempting to narrate what is happening for the main video camera. My voice transcription is as follows: 6:17:29 “I want to find an east road here, I’m getting a little to close. I need to start looking for the east (road) option“. The tornado was moving east at this point. I didn’t want to go farther south and risk not being able to reach the next east road option to the south after Reuter Road. 6:17:45 “Power flashes“. The tornad
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