This week's Trends: twisters, drive-thrus, and backflips

Each weekday, we at YouTube Trends take a look at the most interesting videos and cultural phenomena on YouTube as they develop. We want take a moment to highlight some of what we've come across this week:

• We saw damage from twisters that touched down in Massachusetts and learned that searches for the word "tornado" have been hitting a high.
  
  
• We found that the trend of singing your McDonald's drive-thru order has now gone international.
  
  
• We highlighted dramatic footage from a protest in Bahrain
  
  
• We discovered a 75-year-old man who'd become a soccer star in Europe.
  
  
• We looked at the "Nyan Cat" phenomenon with the help of What's Trending.
  
  
• And we watched New Zealand BMXer Jed Mildon set one of two incredible, high-flying records this week:

Check back every day for the latest about what's trending on YouTube at: www.YouTube.com/Trends

Kevin Allocca, YouTube Trends Manager, recently watched "Thumbs Up for Rock and Roll!."