Storm-Chasing Couple Gets Engaged in Front of Oklahoma Tornado in ‘Epic Proposal’

A storm-chasing mates had a whirlwind of an engagement!

Matt Michell and Becky Patel had been chasing down a tornado successful Arnett, Oklahoma connected May 18 erstwhile nan unexpected happened — Michell sewage down connected 1 knee and proposed. 

Patel documented nan acquisition successful a Facebook post penning that she had “the astir unforgettable ‘yes!’” alongside photos and video of nan engagement taken by a friend. 

In nan video, nan winds could beryllium heard blowing wide arsenic Michell could beryllium heard telling Patel, “I emotion you, baby” arsenic she excitedly screamed and hugged him. She jumped up and down a mates of times arsenic they hugged again, each while nan tornado continued to move down them.

The ample tornado could beryllium seen looming acold down nan mates arsenic Michell could beryllium seen down connected 1 knee successful beforehand of their SUV, successful 1 of nan photos shared. Another snapshot showed nan happy mates smiling wide aft nan engagement, and Michell pointed astatine Patel’s caller gem engagement ringing connected her finger.

The engagement ringing appeared to beryllium an oval-cut gem group connected a pavé group pinch diamonds circling nan circumference of nan ring. Patel couldn't beryllium happier pinch nan ring, arsenic she could beryllium seen beaming while showing it disconnected to nan camera successful nan photos.

“On May 18th successful Arnett, Oklahoma, successful beforehand of nan astir astonishing tornado, Matt Michell sewage down connected 1 knee and asked maine to walk nan remainder of my life pinch him. I deliberation my squealing and jumping tells you what my reply was!,” Patel wrote.

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“I couldn’t person asked for a much epic proposal! Matt, you make maine consciousness for illustration nan luckiest woman successful nan world, and I emotion you pinch each my heart,” she added. 

Patel, who is from Canada, told KLAW that her caller fiancé, from Illinois, had “been chasing” tornadoes “for astir six years moving arsenic a guideline for Tempest Tours.” She shared that she “joined nan tour” past year, and that’s really nan 2 met. 

"I was only expected to pursuit for 2 weeks but Matt asked maine to instrumentality astir pinch him and pursuit pinch him for an other week, truthful I did!" she told nan outlet.

Since then, nan 2 person gone connected respective adventures, chasing down immoderate of nan fiercest storms, including a "great tornado successful Wyoming past year.”

Patel noted, however, that this tornado successful Oklahoma has now go nan astir memorable 1 successful some of their lives, owed to its caller value successful their relationship. Several group agreed that it was 1 to remember, including KOCO meteorologist Damon Lane, who called it "a perfectly timed engagement!"