Re-used tornado video from 6/12/04

[mikedeason]

Originally Posted by Mike Hollingshead

That's funny after seeing the video. Nothing says "hide a tornado" like doubling its speed, and having it be anti-cyclonic! The high speed, drunk, backwards flying bird doesn't help either.

Too bad he didn't use the 91 Andover overpass footage. Would have been cool to see that news crew in reverse actually trying to get away from the tornado.

[beaudodson]

Originally Posted by Doug_Kiesling

And add in Sams video from a different point of view.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s7C0DQtnYE


And all I can say is, WOW - Well there is your proof that the video from Nebraska that was sold over the weekend is in fact the Rock Kansas Tornado from 06/12/2004.

Chaser denies
http://www.ksnt.com/news/state/24333319.html

"Fabel told the AP Thursday that he legitimately filmed the Nebraska storm. He says fellow storm chasers are jealous "if you got a tornado that they wanted."

Originally Posted by beaudodson

Chaser denies
http://www.ksnt.com/news/state/24333319.html

"Fabel told the AP Thursday that he legitimately filmed the Nebraska storm. He says fellow storm chasers are jealous "if you got a tornado that they wanted."

That's so page 5. lol

[Dave Kaplow]

Is there any evidence at all that there was in fact a tornado where and when he claiming he filmed it? The LiveLeak link says it was the 7th... A quick check at SPC shows no tornado reports from NE for that date, and no severe at all near Valentine. Was there even a storm there? I don't see how he could maintain his claims if there wasn't.

[GPhillips]

Originally Posted by Dave Kaplow

Is there any evidence at all that there was in fact a tornado where and when he claiming he filmed it? The LiveLeak link says it was the 7th... A quick check at SPC shows no tornado reports from NE for that date, and no severe at all near Valentine. Was there even a storm there? I don't see how he could maintain his claims if there wasn't.

It would likely have to have been the 5th.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/080705_rpts.html

[mikedeason]

Originally Posted by Dave Kaplow

Is there any evidence at all that there was in fact a tornado where and when he claiming he filmed it? The LiveLeak link says it was the 7th... A quick check at SPC shows no tornado reports from NE for that date, and no severe at all near Valentine. Was there even a storm there? I don't see how he could maintain his claims if there wasn't.

There is a report of a tornado near Valentine on the 5th. All the news stories I've seen just said it was footage recorded "over the weekend." But if he did put it out there as being on the 7th, you'd think he would have correlated it with the SPC storm reports and/or LBF's LSR.

[Dann Cianca]

Originally Posted by GPhillips

It would likely have to have been the 5th.
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/080705_rpts.html

It would be interesting to see if the tornado report was falsified too to back up the video ... I wonder if the weather service has record of the reporter...

[Mike Peregrine]

Wow ... this has certainly been the year of the scandal around this place. Most of them revolved around the same rehashed subjects that come up year after year and few of the long timers were interested in getting involved, but this particular one was special (and memorable) in so many ways! ... This time I just had to say thanks!

[mikedeason]

Originally Posted by Dann Cianca

It would be interesting to see if the tornado report was falsified too to back up the video ... I wonder if the weather service has record of the reporter...

From the LBF LSR:

000
NWUS53 KLBF 061025
LSRLBF

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
525 AM CDT SUN JUL 06 2008

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0335 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 W VALENTINE 42.87N 100.61W
07/05/2008 CHERRY NE LAW ENFORCEMENT

0340 PM TORNADO 2 W VALENTINE 42.87N 100.59W
07/05/2008 CHERRY NE LAW ENFORCEMENT

BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN 2 MILES WEST OF VALENTINE.

Law enforcement reported, standard caveat applies.

[Mikey Gribble]

I've never understood the strategy of digging a deeper hole when you are busted. It's blatantly obvious that he faked the video. Everybody knows it. What good could possibly come of sticking to your guns on this deal and swearing up and down that it's real. It reminds me of the stolen picture incident on here a couple years ago lol. Just come clean for gods sake!!! This has to be more than a little embarrassing for Fabel lol.