Jeff Luchus Moore Tornado Video: Storm Also Caught on Camera in Space

When most of us encounter a storm, (of any kind, for that matter) we run for the hills to our cozy homes, but not Jeff Lechus. Oh no. This storm chaser didn't stand a "safe" distance away from the tornado he caught on camera.

In fact, the amateur videographer got "up close and personal," if you will, with the storm that hit just one block away from the Moore., Oklahoma tornado. (Just one block!)

Reviewers of the footage say they believe this stuff to be the scariest footage of the Moore tornado to be released so far, with swirling debris and bright blue explosions happening just a few feet away from the camera, according to MSNNow. Though Lechus survived with us to share the footage, you have to wonder how brave he must have been to catch the footage.

Lechus and other videographers weren't the only ones monitoring the storm. With a different variety of equipment, the GOES-13 satellite, which is operated by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), imaged the movement of storm systems in the south-central United States between May 19 and 20, including the storm that sparked a tornado in Moore, Okla., which is estimated to be an EF-4 in strength.

The tornado, which hit the city of about 55,000 people in the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area, with high winds between 166 and 200 mph (267 and 322 km/h) killed dozens and destroyed property over a 20-mile-long stretch of land.

Want to see the footage Lechus made? Check out this video, courtesy of YouTube.