1995 Cantrall Illinois tornado raw footage (reupload)

Recaptured with better hardware and software that got rid of the green hue on the old video. This was taken by a Springfield TV news crew. Despite the odd appearance and not always visible condensation funnel, this tornado was rated F3.
And no, I didn't take this, nor is that me in the stand-up.

[@satellizer7584]

Crazy how this video from 95 has better quality than some videos to this day

[@allentoyokawa9068]

Well in Japan they had HD in the early 90s, maybe some of that tech leaked out to America?

[@MrWolfSnack]

The video has been FPS upscaled and deinterlaced. Easy to do. This is also professional newsreel footage so it will be on a high end camera and likely S-VHS tapes or Betacam.

[@fletzyproductions1190]

@@MrWolfSnackit also could have been a vx1000 made for news crews in dangerous places. The video really looks like minidv footage

[@jimstratton3902]

This camera had to be super expensive. Never seen such clear footage from the early to mid nineties. Pretty incredible

[@stevethompson6371]

Really clear video. If it wasn't for the Caprice cop cars I would have sworn you filmed this lately.

[@fearednative5182]

You can also tell by all them old ass cars riding around i didnt seen not one car from the 2000s around there

[@nirv]

and you notice it isn't vertical video so you know it's a real human and not one of those cell phone people who recorded it. How in the hell did the last two generations suddenly forget what good video looks like?

[@freethinker3716]

​@@nirv hahaha

[@jodimcdaniel7224]

​@fearednative5182 you wouldn't have because that was in 1995

[@jewelz6028]

And Plymouth Wood Panel Mini Vans lol

[@theforzaguy8312]

Mans got an I phone 5 quality recording in '95

[@mattdyer489]

I was almost 3 when this happened. We lived off a well, and needed to go to Athens to get water. Dad put me in his 78 ford highboy, and we went go get water. My dad says it was clear out when we left. By the time we made it to Athens, the sky had turned black. He took the back way from Athens to get back home. Also known as the post road. We made it halfway to the s curve when my father seen the tornado crossing the road about a ⅛ to a ¼ mile in front of him. I vaguely remember bits and pieces of the tornado. The thing I remember most is the storm warnings on news channel 20, and the weatherman saying find shelter immediately. I still give my dad crap for not taking the warnings seriously.

[@Marianne-Bachmeier-Extremist]

Still giving him crap 30 years later? Your dad probably thinks "Gosh, Matt is worse than his mom. Should've raised him to be a bit more manly." everytime. 💀

[@damon224]

Awsome ideo quality, it’s like going back to my teenage years watching the vehicles drive by, we’ll done, load more old tornado vids with good quality!

[@matt53t]

absolutely incredible historic video especially for being 25 years old!

[@DanielleFlack]

I saw a funnel cloud spinning near my house 🏠 back in October 21st 2021 but the tornado 🌪 didn't touch the ground OK

[@wilshiregreen5746]

It's amazing, but I just realized you don't see any of these cars on the road anymore. Amazing how fast time flies.

[@elgeneralxx]

Thats funny i drive a 90 buick lesabre a 94 acura legend a 89 acura legend and a 88 Plymouth

[@TruckEnthusiastYT]

As a 2008 baby, some of the cars in this video I’ve quite literally never seen

[@Schnacks_Beat_Lab]

This was my very first experience with a tornado! I still have the newspaper framed from the Register! Can’t believe you got a video of it! Thanks for the flashback!

[@crooked-halo]

Absolutely astounding! Good stuff! Tell the cop to "stick it, we're professionals!"

[@darks8202]

Great quality for 95 😳

[@twofoxsirensandalarms5397]

The quality of this video is amazing!

[@andrewhawkins8616]

This is some really good footage. I miss tapes.

[@EthanBWeather]

That's some amazing footage, really clear for the mid-90s, too!

[@ltlt3477]

Lol, even back then, the cops were ticking off certified stormchasers/news crew. Great behind the scenes footage of the storm report!! And I love how the weather lady was casually talking about the temperature while a huge tornado was on the ground. And man, the cars!! You may see some of those now, but not nearly as much. So cool so relieve my teen years through video! And I bet those burgers were indeed delicious!! In spite of all this, my condolences to all those affected by this beast.🌷

[@melinda670]

It's beautiful in its own way. Such great quality of footage

[@ryanbrettin]

I remember watching this on the horizon from my backyard as a kid. It was eerie how slow it moved. From as far away as I was it almost looked like a cloud on the ground that wasn't moving at all. Incredible footage you have here.

[@nescafe5308]

A memorizing view. Is the Ef3 tornados common in that area that you know of?

[@jeredjohnson5300]

It's insane how crisp you can get these old gems it's absolutely astonishing

[@ThE4EvRPs3GaMeR]

I love how everyone just continues to drive like nothing is happening. xD

[@chad3452]

central illinois gets some country boppers... alot of F3s&F4s and i will say that was a great camera for 1995

[@heartlandauthor]

This was filmed by a news crew for WCIA-TV in Champaign, Illinois (the "Trapezoid 3" logo WCIA used back then is evident on the reporter's microphone flag at 8:34), although I believe that was their Springfield bureau reporter during the mid-1990s.

[@thetexanhusky]

I might be wrong, but I believe this was taken on May 9th of 1995. There's a video from that day of a tornado that formed near Elkhart, which is northeast of Springfield and Cantrall.

[@KylesDigitalLab]

This looks like a Betacam SP recording. Very good transfer of the tape, looks like it was transferred via component video and correctly deinterlaced to 60fps.

[@cbehr91]

Correct (x3)

[@twood1uis]

This tornado moved incredibly slowly

[@ohmisskaimi]

Imagine if the Moore, Joplin, Jarrell, Tuscaloosa, and El Reno tornadoes were filmed with this camera. The video quality is amazing.

[@markquiswest6607]

I love those box style Chevrolet Caprice 9C1 Patrol Cars, from back in my childhood days!

[@lonely.summers]

incredible frame rate for 95 wow

[@ArturoRailProductions]

This video might blow up.

[@nescafe5308]

Awesome footage

[@Joshua429]

5:44 the speed of that rotation is frightening

[@1175Brian]

Great job.

[@facingthewind]

4:10 is the most Twister-like thing I've ever seen

[@mikexxxmilly]

You film this with a cinematic camera? No way it was a basic home video cam lol

[@cbehr91]

I didn't take this, but it was taken by a local TV crew using a pro camera and lens.

[@KylesDigitalLab]

Probably a Betacam SP camera.

[@MrMaul80]

I was only 14 at the time, didn't realize how close this way.

[@damondriver6363]

Man, it's crazy how clear this video from 1995 is is when nowadays children upload pointless lip syncing tiktok videos with a microwave

[@jenniferpesquera648]

I don't remember this one in Illinois before.

[@Rodwayy]

Whoever has the VHS tape looked after it very well.

[@cbehr91]

This is not from a VHS tape.

[@craigpiper2905]

I wish we had good cell phones then. I chased that tornado for about 10 miles driving under it when it was up.

[@t.brannan6940]

Was this the same system that caused the one in Lewistown? I know it happened right around the time this one did.

[@jodimcdaniel7224]

I remember this I was living in Jacksonville il at the time they had some wicked storms all around that day I was just 12 y/o

[@Bluesbetter7491]

I live in Cantrall well I guess Athens but anyway sometimes I just love to Watch this bc it really shows what they used to be in architecture what used to be places bc I was born in the 2010’s and I don’t remember any of this like is that field across the road there’s a house.

[@Jo-ym1yo]

I saw this thing from the 8th floor of St. John’s. The first and, hopefully, only one I will ever see.

[@southernsteamproductions7745]

At first I thought the title was a misspelled central Illinois.

[@lbaugher8131]

I remember driving home from work on this road and trying to get past this tornado before it crossed the road. Scary as heck. I was 28 and stupid for not pulling over instead. But at that age it was exciting for sure. Funny how age changes you. Oh, and those cars! Damn they ugly! I don't remember how ugly they were! I was driving a Plymouth laser and a Ford Bronco 2 throughout the 90s. Damn.

[@matthewrosengren2149]

Holy shit!

[@mostcom]

A news crew footage... no wonder the high res.

[@lociflow6154]

This was 3 years before i was born lol

[@liptonwitch]

Midwesterners just sitting on their porch during a tornado, lol.

[@tt01krunkerpoggers14]

Damn

[@apismellifera1000]

Neat seeing the older police cars

[@nunya7319]

Reminds me of the movie Twister

[@tyhik9338]

Where is this?

[@TheLegendOfSami1]

Cantrall, IL

[@thetexanhusky]

Much of the footage was shot at the junction of North Walnut Street Road/Illinois State Highway 29, West Andrew Road and Cantrall Creek Road, north-northwest of Springfield, Illinois.

[@pattibrooks1907]

We get the warnings watches and have come close in getting a tornado

[@StacyFrancis94]

I think I saw Buzz and Woody.

[@DeathbyPuppy36]

4:12 Tornado: *forming* People: 😊😍🙂😆😃😄😇😁😉☺️🤗😋😌🤭🤩😝🥰 8:37 (Once again) Tornado: *Coming straight for reporter* Reporter: “Hey let’s get this live guys, let’s risk our life for this one we’ll get so famous”