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Dangerous double tornado in Nebraska caught on film

The Governor of Nebraska has just declared a state of emergency after at least two people were killed and more than two dozen have been injured in a powerful storm that went through the northeastern part of the state Monday afternoon. Two half mile wide wedge tornadoes struck the towns of Seward, Stanton, and the town of Pilger is said to have been leveled which you can see in this photo:

Sunrise over the debris in #Pilger, NE following yesterday’s tornado. Residents head back in at 7:15 AM. pic.twitter.com/u3RJTmuVJk

— Mike Seidel (@mikeseidel) June 17, 2014

I saw the start of this storm from some of the meteorologists I follow on twitter who showed the beginning of the supercell developing:

I’ve never seen @NWSSPC issue a mesoscale discussion for just one supercell…this is an incredibly dangerous storm: pic.twitter.com/VieLQ4tGCm

— Jennifer Watson (@JWatson_Wx) June 16, 2014

But what StormChasingVideo.com captured will simply blow your mind (and if you think this is wild check out this video of a stormchaser being struck by lightning)

And here’s another video from Greg Johnson of Tornado Hunters where you can hear a little bit of the roar of the storm

Thoughts are with the people of Seward, Stanton and all other affected communities and their families as they start the process of rebuilding their homes and their communities.

Rainy Weather Phenomena Creates Sloshy Water Slinky

What walks down stairs, alone or in pairs, and is wet. It’s the Water Slinky! No, seriously, this is a thing. What happens when it rains, or if someone was to wash their car and a cascade of water begins to come down a large staircase in large bursts of water, a sloshy bit of fun can occur. I give you… the water slinky! And for more science geekery, check out the Weird World of Water Mythbusters kit

Storm Chaser Struck by Lightning, Survives, and Films It!

Storm chasers are no stranger to the dangers of Mother Nature. Last year one chaser lost his life when a violent tornado southeast of El Reno, Oklahoma shifted it’s path, rolling the vehicle. But this week in South Dakota, chaser Scott Sheppard got a jolt he never saw coming, filmed it, and lived to tell the tail:

Think this is amazing, check out the video of the Nebraska multiple vortex tornado

Sheppard said the bolt of lightning struck his arm and continued to the ground blowing a hole in the road. He survived, but his car didn’t fair too well and had to be towed.