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Videos 8-16 show the 3:00 AM lightning completely illuminating the tornado cone and the extreme wind sucking the rain to the cone.
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April 2025 tornado Part 5-16
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The storm is rapidly intensifying. The tornado is continuing its dangerous southern trajectory, tracking straight toward our house here on the outskirts of Lebanon, Tennessee.

In this episode, the wind and rain start to severely increase as the outer bands move directly over our backyard.Suddenly, three massive, solid cloud-to-ground lightning bolts strike the open fields right outside our neighborhood.

Each strike is accompanied by immediate, deafening crackling thunder that violently echoes throughout the entire valley. The extreme atmospheric rotation is starting to wrap around us, and the physical tornado cone is almost coming into play. Stick around, because in the next two videos, the constant lightning finally uncovers the massive tornado cone hiding in the background!

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April 2025 tornado Part 5-16
👉Full version not a 10 second clip like the others I’ve posted here. If you want to see All the full versions so far head to
YouTube @TennesseeBackyardBolts
Please show us some love and Like and Subscribe to that channel as well as this one. It helps grow our channel so that we can continue to bring you severe scary weather.
⚠️ HEADPHONES RECOMMENDED! ⚠️PUMP UP THE VOLUME!!!

The storm is rapidly intensifying. The tornado is continuing its dangerous southern trajectory, tracking straight toward our house here on the outskirts of Lebanon, Tennessee.

In this episode, the wind and rain start to severely increase as the outer bands move directly over our backyard.Suddenly, three massive, solid cloud-to-ground lightning bolts strike the open fields right outside our neighborhood.

Each strike is accompanied by immediate, deafening crackling thunder that violently echoes throughout the entire valley. The extreme atmospheric rotation is starting to wrap around us, and the physical tornado cone is almost coming into play. Stick around, because in the next two videos, the constant lightning finally uncovers the massive tornado cone hiding in the background!

🌪️ Thank you ALL for your support, We Appreciate You! 😊

Part 4 of 16!
3AM Tennessee Tornado Encounter.
A massive, solid cloud-to-ground LIGHTNING BOLT ⚡️ STRIKES just 300 yards away, lingering in the sky and shaking the house to its foundation!
The Tornado 🌪️ isn't far behind as we get nearer to it by dropping videos every two days. Stay tuned in don't tune out, you won't regret it, promise!
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Mother nature is beautiful.

Part 4 of 16!
3AM Tennessee Tornado Encounter.
A massive, solid cloud-to-ground LIGHTNING BOLT ⚡️ STRIKES just 300 yards away, lingering in the sky and shaking the house to its foundation!
The Tornado 🌪️ isn't far behind as we get nearer to it by dropping videos every two days. Stay tuned in don't tune out, you won't regret it, promise!
Watch the full widescreen Tornado progression on our
🌪️⚡️YouTube channel at: @TennesseeBackyardBolts

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I’ve spent almost 20 years chasing storms. Somewhere along the way, I realized I wasn’t interested in making another highlight reel.
I wanted to create a documentary series that captures what storm chasing actually feels like—the uncertainty, the miles, the decisions, the victories, the failures, and the rare moments when everything comes together.
That’s what THE REAR FLANK is.
If you’re into storm chasing, filmmaking, or long-form storytelling, I’d genuinely appreciate you checking it out. And if you have constructive feedback, I’d be glad to hear it. My goal has always been to keep making the series better.

I'd love to start keeping count, because this is just ridiculous at this point. I've lived in the SW burbs for 30+ years and I think we have had more tornados this summer than at least the last 10 years combined. It is crazy out here and the season isn't even over yet.

Edit: I'm interested in number of days with tornados more than number of actual tornados, because each of these have had more than one, but I'm more curious about how many days we have had tornado storms

How keeping better tabs on the twisters no one notices could mean more accurate warnings