EF1 Tornado Strikes My House (Bourbonnais, IL)

[@Carothedoll]

Worst part of a tornado hitting at night is not seeing it. Especially driving on the road.

[@beckylynn209]

OMG!!! Best tornado sound ever n I've watched at least 300 tornado vids.. I started getting into them when Reed Timer or is it Timmer?, oh well when they came out with that tornado chasing show with Shawn n the tiv n dominated n the other guy's.. Then people started posting their footage on u-tube and I liked those even better.. Regular people don't make all the noise n talking on a radio, and then there was REED AAHHHHHH!! Omg, I loved him but he was just an extreme excitable boy.. Lolol!! Anyway, fun video!! Great job!! 😂⚡👍

[@justblaze2464]

@mike caparzo it was an ef1 so it probably didnt do much

[@ryandonato550]

And when the QB completes a pass in the end zone it's a touchdown. Who would of thought?

[@Charlieangel-xn9in]

😭😭😭😭😢😢😢😢😢🌩🌩🌩🌩🌪🌪🌪🌪🌪🌪🌪⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡ :( I feel so bad bc they may die you never know

[@addil2062]

That’s why you need to always check the weather

[@tleep3075]

This is actually a great video. It gives the perfect sound of the tornado approaching and passing by. You can hear it shortly before it hits in the view of the camera and continued to get louder. For a home video, this was excellent for sound quality and good view for a nighttime tornado.

[@karar.kendall4872]

But it sounds like a sandstorm

[@MidnightBlackandVictoria]

What are the odds of a tornado hitting your home? They arent really that wide most of the time, so I would think its like winning a lottery, only the prize is misery and destruction....Does anyone know the odds?

[@tleep3075]

@@MidnightBlackandVictoria The largest tornado path widths can exceed one mile, while the smallest widths can be less than 10 yards. Widths can even vary considerably during a single tornado since its size can change during its lifetime. Path lengths can range from a few yards to more than 100 miles. What are the odds of being hit by a tornado? The odds of being killed in a tornado in a given year are 1 in 5,693,092. The term killer tornado refers to the roughly 2% of tornadoes that result in the loss of human life. 1 in 1,000 tornadoes documented in the United States is EF5 or Category 5 tornadoes. It doesn't have to hit your house directly. The winds from one can cause widespread damage.

[@MidnightBlackandVictoria]

@@tleep3075 Wow! Thanks. Thats some amazing info. I was just curious, because we are supposed to be getting some pretty nasty weather tomorrow, and I moved here a couple years ago (Iam in the toe of the boot that is Louisiana) and I have little to no experience with these things, or how worried I should be...And having aspergers alongside OCD doesnt help when it comes to worrying about the change in routine....My wifes not that worried, but I was worried she may not be taking the severe storm warning seriously enough....

[@tleep3075]

@@MidnightBlackandVictoria You're welcome! I'm on a path for the storms too. I think they may be a little more serious down your way. That is smart of you to stay on top of what is or could be headed your way. I always take storms very seriously especially when the Tor Con is mentioned. I don't care if it's a low one, like 2, lol. Here is an idea of storms to come that may help, for the next day or so...kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4mZdH1oq7BsmsU Stay safe.

[@SariennMusic73]

2:17 (few seconds after) if you look dead center the lightening literally back lights the approaching tornado. It's absolutely HUGE. It's where that lighter looking area is. At 2:55 (few seconds after) to the left of where the first view is, you barely see the left edge of the tornado - that's grown a ton and is coming right toward the house. Gives me shivers.

[@taelius2663]

Your timestamps were spot on. I saw something funny, went back 30 seconds, started watching the video again, looked at the comments and found yours. If you look closely around your first stamp, you can actually see the rotation before the TOR gets too close. After that, things just happen.

[@brmadden895]

Perhaps, but it's hard to know if that's the tornado or just a low hanging part of the gust front

[@91rattoyota]

That was not the tornado, just a scud cloud. The real tornado happens around the 4:45 mark off screen to the right (behind the cameras view) and moves off to the left. You can tell all of this from the way the trees and debris is moving (towards the camera). What you were seeing was deceiving but it was not the tornado that came extremely close to this guys house. Still though, scary to witness as I have done so many, many times. Just some food for thought.

[@SantaFebuff]

@@91rattoyota You are correct. Come the morning time when the light came out, the path of damage through the town followed your indication. That said, the house this was shot from was directly hit in the middle of said path. Seeing some of the more stronger tornado videos out there, I call us fortunate.

[@91rattoyota]

@@SantaFebuff I'm glad that you are safe!!!!! I remember living north of there and looking to my south that evening and saying to myself "Holy crap!!!! I pray that everyone is safe down there!!!!". That was before I pulled up my radar on my phone and saw what was happening. I'm a trained severe weather spotter with SKYWARN for the NWS. Your video has always captivated me with just how fast these systems can come and go. Stay safe out there, and I thank you for the awesome footage.

[@ragingriccor9999]

This same storm proceeded into Northwest Indiana around the Lowell/Shelby area. It may not have been tornadic at that point, but there was some strong winds with the storm and phenomenal lightning. Down in the rural areas of southern Lake County where there are hardly any street lights, the lightning was absolutely breathtaking and was unlike any other storm I have ever seen. It was spooky and exhilarating at the same time.

[@TravelsChases]

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing. It truly is a nerve racking experience to have a possible tornado hit you're home. The anticipation, and anxiety of what's going to happen. Great footage.

[@truetigress8401]

WOW! As a lilapsophobic I fear tornadoes. I've been working on de-sensitizing myself with tornado videos. I watched yours and viewed it over and over again Each time I viewed it my whole body reacted to it and I tensed up. After watching it a few times now I've not tensed up as bad. I am SO GLAD you and your family is okay. That's a dangerous thing to do to get video but I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

[@mr.tornadoman2153]

True Tigress DONT BE SCARED OF THEM UNTILL THE HIT YOUR HOUSE

[@F5Storm1]

The odds of one ever hitting you are extremely small even if you living in a tornado prone area, you can't live life based on fear, tornadoes are actually quite fascinating and mesmerizing to look at.

[@timnewman1172]

I was scared sh*+less by tornadoes as a kid, after watching hundreds of videoes I now understand how they function and know how to protect myself... I have gone from paralyzing fear to a healthy respect for them.

[@sameeknowsitall]

@@F5Storm1 depends. If its ef0-2 you can easily recover (ef2 is very strong I know) but ef3 and above is terrifying.

[@joemiller9931]

as we all get out our dictionaries or Google.....

[@mindlessgonzo]

I mistook a chunk of roof for a trailer park home around 5:15.

[@heavyweapons5749]

jeez ef1 is that scary imagine an ef5

[@loan119]

it would go for a long periodically time

[@zacharybickham6423]

Have one hit your house and tell me you don't almost ( if not do) shit your pants.

[@reeceschrock396]

They are probably unaware of how big and strong the storm is... little common sense goes a long way

[@opy1893]

I thought it was giving an number on how bad the damage was?

[@thefitinsquad5316]

@@opy1893 that'd what the Ef0 to ef5 is because if a tornado in the middle of nowhere hits and it has insane winds it could be an ef2 or ef1 but if a tornado hits multiple towns with mild winds and causes damage it could be an ef5

[@speedlearner]

I'm surprised that they didn't sound the sirens longer than they did. I'm pleased to see that your house wasn't massively damaged. I'm also glad that you're safe.

[@SantaFebuff]

speedlearner Sirens run on a fixed timer to warn people to take shelter. NWS issued warnings have expiration times that define the end of the threat. =)

[@simplydifferent7712]

I allways love the first part, that deep mysterious rumbles in the distance. :) Time's coming slowly again for that now.

[@torn8dogrl152]

I know, right??!!! That ominous rumble to me is the best and the intensity of impending doom adds to the coolness of bad weather and tornadoes!!!

[@simplydifferent7712]

torn8dogrl 15 Wow i don't like tornadoes themselve. I mean death people and animals :(. Buty i understand the wonder of nature, only in a place where nobody live their live.

[@ThatMimiThing]

That was nuts!! No, not the tornado. I mean the people driving through this.

[@lairdriver]

Bet you they were scared

[@BrandyWineBandit]

This tornado went across my lawn as well, I was playing Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.

[@The_white__f150]

Lmao

[@jtrx753]

My favourite character is claptrap he is hilarious

[@kinggarford]

borber lands

[@jordannowicki6974]

the tornado sirens went off like 4 times this night, it was crazy!

[@gamerbreh118]

5:00 you can hear the rumbling of the tornado

[@zacharybickham6423]

It's scary but, it's my favorite part.

[@karar.kendall4872]

@@zacharybickham6423 it sounds like a sandstorm

[@skaarlet1449]

You can hear it way before that. I picked it up about 3 mins in. It's like it thunders but then forgets to stop, it's just a constant droning rumble. We've had 2 near misses in the past 10 years where I live, both resulting in fatalities. It's not a sound you soon forget, believe me!

[@meghanh2511]

With earphones in you can hear it from the start of the video!!

[@fawxyyontoh]

This is why you need to pay attention to any kind of storm! Anything like this could happen! Stay safe people!!

[@SariennMusic73]

If you get the right headphones or ear buds it literally sounds like a snare drum getting louder and louder. Very freaky and frightening.

[@44icehouse]

Yup!! I have the skull candy crusher headphones. Xtra bass. Its freaking crazy

[@mr.kingofphenomenal4629]

I put it at full volume and just close my eyes to imagine being in that situation and it scared the crap out of me.

[@EduardRitok]

yeah. in some weird kind of a way it sounds like snare drum :D ..very interesting association ........but then when it approaches closer and hits the house, it's like an avalanche ... my neighbors are probably awake now :D ( 11:37 PM here, played through a decent speaker system, living in a block :D )

[@prarieborn6458]

Without earphones, on my ipad it sounds like hissing with high pitched shreiks. I have heard that same sound in a few other videos when a tornado does a direct hit. It does not last long and is gone. When debris is hitting the window, I saw what looked like very large wedge shape fly by on left, missing the house. Very good video, I am glad your family and home escaped destruction.

[@weathermanofthenorth1547]

@@mr.kingofphenomenal4629 Now listen to Clem Schultz's video of the Fairdale tornado at full volume. It was a direct hit, and just under EF-4 intensity at the time of the recording. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWHGY2qKrNqSldE&ab_channel=ExtremeChaseTours

[@mrmoot8722]

Nice build up of thunder, lightning than tornado. Great vid.

[@n8thegr85]

Wow! Crazy video! My daughter is currently staying at Olivet Nazarene. It looks like it missed them by about a mile. I'm glad you're alright, Joshua! It looks like you nailed it as far as your thoughts on how powerful the tornado was since the NWS posted it's findings. I shared this video on my FB account. Hopefully, you guys don't have another repeat tonight.

[@SantaFebuff]

N8theGR8 Thanks! Last time Bourbonnais got a major tornado it did hit ONU... I believe in 1963. It is the reason they have a siren on top of their Administration building... because it damaged the original roof.

[@adambuenviaje8669]

JOSHUA WHEELER

[@burnoutmaster5695]

I was in Peotone that night visiting family. I'm from Houston, where tornadoes are very uncommon, but can happen, so I usually shrug it off (the few times they happen in SE TX, they aren't strong.) Since I never had a personal experience with tornadoes before that night, this actually shook me up a bit.

[@sarahbetterton3681]

Thanks for sharing, and glad you and your family are ok!

[@SantaFebuff]

Sarah Betterton Thanks! No problem, it was obvious that it was something I'd have to upload when I saw the raw footage.

[@Charlieangel-xn9in]

@@SantaFebuff I feel bad bc THAT TORNADO CAN HURRT YOU 😥😥😥😥

[@emeraldphoenix7499]

I'd love to see this video put through some digital post-production processing to crank the contrast, see if that helps clarify what's going on in the distance. Agreed, it looks like you may have at least caught the wall cloud going past (watching real close with the lightning flashes). Hard to video a tornado looking SW through the rain, especially at night. We had quite a few folks listening and watching in the Skywarn groups in your area trying to spot what was going on and feed back reports to the NWS. Thanks for uploading! - I'm adding a comment after talking with my husband who does digital work. I realized as I just used the scroll feature here in KZbin it actually makes the wall cloud (tornado?) easier to see (starting at around 1:36). Can't tell if it's a tornado technically because the neighborhood blocks seeing all the way to the ground, but it looks like a really good catch. :)

[@SantaFebuff]

Emerald Phoenix This is after contrast and brightness adjustment, but yes... perhaps there's a better way of working with it. =)

[@leonardpersin9694]

I live in that neighborhood and that cloud you're doubting destroyed everything and uprooted trees so despite what you think it was a tornado

[@emeraldphoenix7499]

Blain Smith I wasn't doubting it at all. I was operating at the ham desk down at NWS Chicago helping to gather spotter reports when all this was going on. It's terribly hard to do storm spotting past sunset, so the video is much appreciated. As far as the question of "tornado" goes, since the damage survey teams are out today we'll not only get it confirmed but also get the strength after their analysis. Understand I'm trained to not assume anything based on a single video for or against. SantaFebuff You did a great job then and don't worry about my comment. It's great to see all the pictures and video shot that helps to document what happened. :)

[@SantaFebuff]

No hard feelings. Hope to see what comes of the tornado.

[@emeraldphoenix7499]

SantaFebuff Everyone who volunteered at the NWS last night was really hoping no one would get hurt or killed. The reports we had coming in over ham radio and social media really helped as well, so video like this is very useful and feel free to share any future pictures (taken safely) with the NWS through Twitter or Facebook. We're just glad most folks came through this ok and all our condolences to everyone who had damage from the storm. (-wx9vor)

[@lairdriver]

I like that you're talking and suddenly stop. The pure sound of the storm is amazing.

[@SantaFebuff]

That's because I went downstairs to seek shelter but you are correct!

[@lairdriver]

@@SantaFebuff I think this is the best night time Tornado video I've ever seen on KZbin or even TV. It's such a unique video.

[@EduardRitok]

Whoever was making windows for you, he did a damn good job! .. holy smoke

[@heatherhillman1]

That whistling though...... ⛈🌬🌪

[@candysmith8724]

Seeing that window flex like that😬 Impressed the power didn't go out.

[@heatherstub]

I've lived through two tornadoes: the first one was an F5 on April 4, 1974, and on April 4, 1984, we got hit by an EF4, multi-vortex tornado that damaged our house. We were fortunate. I'll never forget that sound, because it was like fighter jets covering our house each time. Being totally blind, I can tell you that I'm glad I couldn't see them! I surely could feel some of that wind, and we were pretty much in shock after they hit us. I hope I never have to go through something like that again!

[@SariennMusic73]

4.4.74 and 4.4.84 Exacrly 10 years apart to the very day. Glad you're oh and hopefully all future April 4ths have been safe and sound for you!

[@heatherstub]

@@SariennMusic73 Yes indeed. Fortunately, I've had more close calls since then, but thankfully, I didn't experience another tornado so far. I'm also on the bottom floor of a four-condo building, and the bathrooms have no windows. The safe thing is for me to get into the bathtub or to go to the Chamblee library which is only about 2 10ths of a mile away. I hope my neighbors are home if or when that's needed. Thanks.

[@StormChaserMaci.]

Wow. 1974... that year was one of the super outbreak years for tornadoes.

[@heatherstub]

@@StormChaserMaci. Indeed it was.

[@yoshigaming33thebestgamerv32]

The strongest tornado that I’ve ever experienced was rated as an EF2, winds at my house were clocked at approximately 45MPH to 48MPH. The winds were screaming around the house, it was the scariest storm that I had ever experienced as a kid... I even heard the howling and screaming of the winds. Now, as a teenager, on the date of March 2-3, 2020, a tornado tore through Nashville, Tennessee and other cities were impacted by tornadoes..... and that night in Huntingdon, Tennessee, which is where I live, the winds that night were higher than 50MPH, that’s what my dad told me, the wind was actually strong enough that it actually destroyed the 2nd storage building near the high school, when I saw the building, it collapsed, likely due to the strong winds blasting underneath the roof and through the spaces where two more walls were gonna be.

[@hebneh]

A tornado at night isn't too impressive in a video - but more importantly, if you can't see it (because it's night) you may not pay attention to it, and suffer the consequences.

[@lairdriver]

He got good night footage, lots of ambient light in the background.

[@Joshua-tj1if]

It's important to note that tornado sirens are not designed to be heard indoors. The best thing to do is to buy a weather radio. Weather radios are very loud and will wake up most people from a deep sleep.

[@SantaFebuff]

Yup, great advice. I only hear it well since I'm down the street from one. But usually you don't hear sirens unless you are outside and near one.

[@syt2157]

Hi santafebuff so Hurt like a Girl Help and up

[@syt2157]

What was that

[@SixStringSteveDelivers]

This really is an incredible video! From 05:18 for about 15 seconds the highest winds can be seen travelling right to left as the tornado passes by. It looks as if they got the outer edge of the circulation, which is still bad but, I suspect the damage a block or two over was worse. Even though its difficult to see, the sounds are amazing. Thanks for posting this.

[@91rattoyota]

I totally agree with you on how this storm passed by. Completely off screen but close enough to cause serious damage very close to this guys house.

[@therealym7172]

Man just imagine.. a tornado hitting late at night. Your best friend being the radar. All you hear is the roar tho.. that's super scary

[@rickenbacker315]

There were a lot of trees down and roofs torn up. I had no damage, I'm about 3/4 mile north of you..

[@mkp3824]

That was some good footage! We had an EF1 go by last spring, about 1/2 mile away. But the wind was intense. I live in a high rise. You know that whistling when you hear it!

[@michaelespeland]

2:00 - 3:00, you can see the tornado crossing the frame from right to left. Super creepy!

[@EphemeralProductions]

Sure was a slow movin thing.

[@SariennMusic73]

@@EphemeralProductions the slow moving ones are the worst. It's like a slow blender just eating everything up. The Jerral tornado was a slow one. So slow it sucked people out of underground shelters and those not underground died brutally. All of them needed dental records to identify them. All of them. The slow mover tore up feet deep ground and asphalt and concrete was torn out of the ground completely. I'd rather face a fast mover as it just one and done. A slow mover hovers like a blender. Nothing survives. Even house foundations are torn out and destroyed.

[@CJW0056]

Kinda wondering if that's just rain curtains, and the light sources on the left are hiding some of the rain, making it look conical? Idk, didn't seem very tornado-ish to me. Honestly if it wasn't confirmed I'd have thought this was just a strong supercell. Where I live we get a strong one now and then, and the damage just from the storm is comparable to an EF1.

[@91rattoyota]

unfortunately that was not the tornado. The real tornado didn't happen until right around the 4:45 minute mark, and it was completely off screen as it traveled from right to left behind the cameras position. You can tell all of this because of the way the debris is being sucked into the suction vortex (towards the camera which means that the tornado is actually behind the camera and out of view).

[@torn8dogrl152]

That was cool, thx for filming!!!!

[@carolhenry6895]

Holy Moly! This is one of the few videos I’ve seen that captures the sound. Absolutely terrifying.

[@erik2093]

The fresh twister of Bel-Air?

[@SantaFebuff]

Please tell me you're a local? The neighborhood in front of mine that the tornado hit is the Bel-Air subdivision. So yes, this is the fresh twister of Bel-Air.

[@erik2093]

I read the description 😂 I'm no local

[@SantaFebuff]

Erik Berndt Forgot I put that in there... good catch.

[@erik2093]

:D

[@StormSliders]

The crazy thing is I'm from west Philadelphia.

[@lukevlogs8027]

And you can see it at 2:33

[@Spence02]

Oh wow you can!

[@CanWeGetSubscribersWithN-jg8gr]

LukeVlogs omg its fricking huge im glad i live in michigan where there are no tornadoes

[@kaylynnbuente4535]

Help Me. I live in Bondfield,Il

[@justinbiggs1005]

Help Me. believe me. nobody is safe. tornadoes can occur in any state you can name. just have to get the right atmospheric conditions. i thought illinois was safe for a while until 2011 when we started seeing vicious swarms of them leaving devastating damage here and in many other states.

[@CanWeGetSubscribersWithN-jg8gr]

justin biggs ok but its really rare here ive lived for 11 years boi.

[@softwalnut179]

When the glass gets bent like rubber, you know you are dealing with mother nature's greatest.

[@TheAncientOneVI]

Went on a all around road trip that week. Went through towns like Chicago, Pretoria, Rockford, Champaign-Urbana, Decatur, Carbondale, east St. Louis and Bourbonnais. Damn.

[@triton115]

So 4:50-5:30 is the tornado! Scary as blazes! Especially when it occurs at night.

[@dylansmith1833]

Is that the tornado at 2:05? I can see something moving in the clouds right there.

[@TTV_Tsushima]

Yep

[@SultanMapping]

Yes thats the funnel

[@theplaguedoctor1248]

@@SultanMapping no its the full tornado i can see it forming @ 1:12

[@Charlieangel-xn9in]

ME TO SOMETHING IS MOVING IN THE CLOUD'S

[@Ferraris8221]

No that's just a scud cloud

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

good thing I live in PA and tornadoes here are Extremely rare

[@scenicdepictionsofchicagolife]

Don't mean y'all can't get em out that way be safe my friend

[@sarahwhitworth4619]

It sounded like by the time you got to the basement it was already pretty much over. Thank God you guys are okay though.

[@ashleighstoffregen9369]

I was taking my family to walmart at this time of hour. I watched as this touched down somewhere on county line road of peotone and bradley

[@AmericanMetalhead100]

Them swirling winds from even an EF1 are intense and terrifying! I hope you are your house were ok.

[@SariennMusic73]

Jesus christ. You can start to hear that... Sound of the tornado (to me it sounds almost like someone rolling a snare drum) coming around 4:02. It grows louder and louder, then dear omfg the ROAR. I've seen hundreds of tornado vids on here. Most all just have the "rolling snare drum" sound. But this. THIS. it gave me the most horrifying, heart stopping fear. That's the sound I've been wanting to hear (the actual roar) as I've never been in a tornado and hope never to, and after hearing this, I can not even begin to imagine what it's like RIGHT THERE. Glad you all were okay. How hellish.

[@ncredbird3998]

The ones that hit at night to me are far the most scary. Can't see it coming. This is complete darkness minus the few cracks of lightening

[@bxpress6507]

NC redbird it can be just as scary as a rain wrapped one in broad daylight

[@SweetFurry18]

I live right by I-57 and I was outside when it hit us.. Nothing scarier lol. this is a awesome video of what happened though.

[@marnamucha6893]

This was one of the most frightening tornado videos I have seen. The sounds of the storm were incredible. It made me feel I was looking out that window.

[@91rattoyota]

If you think that this tornado footage is crazy, then you really need to go check out the tornado footage taken on April 9, 2015 from a resident in Fairdale, Illinois. It has been deemed as one of the best tornadoes filmed on camera and will absolutely blow your mind. And by the way, the guy behind the camera survived and unfortunately his wife and neighbor did not. But the sound captured by the gentleman is extraordinary!!!!

[@sophiak1354]

I saw that video, and I thought he died while recording till I looked at the comments lol

[@noahkb80]

Was there 2 tornadoes? Looks line you can see one go by a minute or 2 before the second one hits. There is something definitely going by in the sky. Atleast a funnel or something. Looks like it atleast

[@trendmassacre8423]

I saw that to. I was wondering the same thing.

[@wvidz1174]

it could be the RFD or a satellite tornado

[@EastDetroitMusic-Sirens3000A]

5:10, rotation toward the very right. That’s the debris being thrown by the main circulation.

[@COMPOUNDCOLLECTIVE]

Imagine being a hitchhiker when a tornado hits.Well hey they are looking to get picked up are they not?

[@xxgolddoesmcxx]

+COMPOUNDCOLLECTIVE thats amazing

[@mars-yt6rh]

I CANT BREATHE

[@seanjenkins4459]

joke stealer

[@StormSliders]

OH

[@lizzardly3851]

Pretty damn good

[@Joshua-tj1if]

That looked scary. I don't ever want to see an f5. I live in Omaha Nebraska and the last large tornado was in 1975 which was an f4. I wonder when the next large tornado will hit. But Omaha still gets windstorms about every year as 100mph winds hit back in 2008 and that one was so loud when it came through. And then there has also been a couple of small tornadoes.

[@DolenzFan5]

I lived in Manteno when this happened. My brother was at the Culver's when it happened. Then next day, my mom and I saw the aftermath. Before it happened, I was in my house when the sirens went off. It was scary, but kind of cool

[@inzanedomain1263]

Crap, I used to live over there, glad your safe, though

[@paigebridges8172]

I live in Georgia and tornadoes are some what common and once a tornado went right by my house nearly missing it

[@alejandrohernandez8304]

When you hear hail that's when you get out of there

[@PlancoandChill]

When I was a kid I remember standing in my living room hearing loud thrashing wind and rain turn to hail and not having anywhere to hide for safety I just stood there. It leveled everything 50 feet from the house and then for 3 miles away from us. The worst part isnt the hail its when the lights dim and go out. Not snap off but dim and go out.

[@oklahomasouthern5859]

no, when its raining and hail is coming down then it goes disturbingly silent and still is when you need to go to survival mood and be very aware because after that the tornado will not be to far behind.

[@fabiana7157]

Not every storm with hail = a tornado lol

[@karar.kendall4872]

@@fabiana7157 4:51 the tornado sounds like a sandstorm

[@skaarlet1449]

@@PlancoandChill Or the lights, well, bounce is the best way I can put it. We've had 2 tornadoes come very much too close to home in the past 10 years. One in 2011 killed a lady and her granddaughter less than 3 miles from my house and one just this past year killed a lady about 5 miles from our house. The lights...bounced. It wasn't flickering, either, like you said it would dim and then it was off, on, off, on, off.........on, off....on......off. Not at all like a normal lightning strike/boom/outage type thing.

[@john.john.johnny]

Awesome catch love the scream damn tornadoes used to scare me silly but I love em

[@heatherstub]

I've lived through two of them. The first one was on April 4, 1974, and ten years later to the day, I heard and felt some of the second one which took place at aproximately 4:30 PM. The first one woke me up at 5:35 AM., and I heard what sounded like explosions, but it was crazy thunder! One minute later, I heard that roar, and it sounded just like a freight train. When it got to us, it completely leveled a home across the street and one over to the left of our house. When it arrived, it sounded like a fighter jet! So did the multivortex, tornado that clipped the front of our house ten years later. I'll never forget it!

[@jamieclink4783]

On July 31 at my husband's house in Monson, MA, there was a storm that had 3 tornadoes go through the area and the wind was 75 mph at highest. My 13-year-old son was on the porch at the time.

[@lorenzbroll101]

Those horrific Screams, Moaning and Wailing near the end just add to the authenticity of the horror!

[@Julien2395derijk]

It’s incredible what sounds it makes! The tornado sounds like someone is dying when you’re inside, incredible!

[@ldrobarts]

That was intense. Not knowing the actual outcome, I kept waiting for the worst, your house being leveled. Was very relieved you did not take a direct hit. That was close

[@TheNoahToller]

The wind like that when it picked up, My gosh.. That happened to me before..

[@billjaxiion2071]

This looks pretty crazy, Nice shot

[@ASAviation]

Glad you're safe! It crossed I-57?!! And let's hope the Kankakee station and tracks are okay! Champaign didn't get hit bad.

[@SantaFebuff]

AmtrakSpotterHD I can't figure out where it crossed I-57... no damage was done to any train tracks. It crossed when it was just tracks... north of Kankakee in Bourbonnais. Thank you, if anything the Kankakee tracks are pretty safe! Especially with all this flooding!

[@emilywendling4787]

I saw them fixing the tracks on north street yesterday morning.

[@SantaFebuff]

I bet they were probably making some adjustments. They ran a train through moments after it crossed, so they were probably ensuring it was good to go.

[@ASAviation]

SantaFebuff I think that was why Amtrak #390 was an hour late in to KKI, even though Kankakee is before Bourbonnais and Bradley.

[@marycoates4671]

AmtrakSpotterHD ,SanteFebuff, the reason is my husband just went through Coal City with the BNSF Shuttle train to Drummond, the Logistics yard. Reported the sirens, and all traffic was stopped. But directed him to bring the train into Joliet. They highballed it to Joliet,and he was off the train to tie it down, about 30 cars from the engine, and the Joliet sirens go off. He couldn't make it back to the engine so he saw a caboose in the yard and was going to ride out the storm in it, then the sirens quit in Joliet. There were about 20 trains stopped and held up. They had him go to Hillside to the hotel. Then they shut down all the trains in Chicago. No electricity, no railroad crossings would work and Coal City had to much damage to have any trains run through. So they just shut down the railroad and taxied my husband (Conductor) and his crew back home to the Galesburg terminal. Then they took the other shuttle crew and taxied them up to Chicago to stand by and be ready to shuttle trains when they opened up again.

[@tomshiba51]

Was that a scream I heard, or just the wind whistling through the cracks? Exciting video. Any damage?

[@The_white__f150]

@ 5:15 you can see what I think is a mobile home chunk

[@meghanh2511]

First was a whistle and then screams when the man told everyone to go down.

[@damienjstepick]

Brave camera! 😜 Kidding of course… fantastic footage.

[@thisispurecrazy]

are those tornado sirens in the background that I'm hearing right at the beginning

[@EnderH-mw6ew]

HOLY WOW! Very scary even if it was low on the scale. Great footage considering the lighting, etc. Glad you guys were safe.

[@zacharybickham6423]

People may think ef1 ain't nothing but, many tornados touch down. Ef1 is the first register of a deadly tornado. That 1 can turn into a 5 real quick.

[@greyjedi2250]

I'd be more scared of the sound of the wind then the tornado its self.

[@lukevlogs8027]

By the way did it do any thing to the house how much damage did it do to the house

[@SantaFebuff]

We lost siding and had the chimney damaged. We had damage to the roof with some holes. Over half the fence was blown over and ripped out, which is better than the neighbors fence which ended up in the front yard. Luckily the half of a tree that fell in front yard missed our cars.

[@VictoriaRamos-lj2ee]

watch the lighting strikes you can see it...Thing I want to know is. You can hear the thunder rain but yet i did not hear any sirens going off!! I see they still have power so why did we not hear them???

[@SantaFebuff]

Sirens are not sounded when a tornado hits a town, only when the tornado warning is issued so that people go inside. The sirens are sounded at the beginning of my video, they sound for 3 minutes - then remain off unless a new threat is found. The sirens were sounded 20 minutes before the tornado struck us. Never rely on sirens to warn you of a tornado, they only warn people to go inside and listen to the weather radio or channel

[@weathermanofthenorth1547]

Judging by the looks of it, it at this time was a high end EF-0 (80 mph) when it made impact. However, it was a EF-1 just seconds earlier, considering a piece of wood panel (underneath the shingles) was flying. And the window was almost to the point of blowing inward.

[@brianlevitow4777]

this is on my birthday..... June 22nd... I feel so bad, I was having fun while you were seeking shelter );

[@lukevlogs8027]

June 22 is my birthday to

[@kylesfishingadventures1128]

Brian Levitow mine is the June 19

[@purplekitty52_52]

Same

[@southerngirlsrock3588]

When you see that kind of lightning, you know a tornado is somewhere close by! Seen lightning like that so many times, and always under tornado warning! When I see that, even before the tornado warning is even issued, I know what it is... Scary!

[@burrmanchu]

Wow check out the trees on the left before and after... Stripped down!

[@wallyman292]

2:21 - is that the tornado pretty much dead center in the frame??? Sure looks like it whenever the lightning flashes!

[@Cody-hw3bt]

Oh shit, I'm fucked. I live in Manteno, IL which is only a couple miles north of Bourbonnais.

[@TheSugaqueen]

Omg the big bit of debris at 5:16 :O

[@cooper2904]

We just had a tornado hit last night here in Florida. I have never felt so much fear and terror in my life. Luckily, it was an EF1 - EF2 tornado, and all it did was uproot trees and knock down powerlines

[@INUN0TAISHO]

You had debris! I'd say you had something nasty go through! Also, note the tree on the left get stripped of leaves. The house across the street had several bits of roofing torn off as well. EF0/EF1 is a valid assessment.

[@billybassman21]

Seems more like an EF2. When I was almost 7 on May 20th 1983 there was a tornado outbreak in the Houston area around 2 in the morning. An F2 came about 1/4 of a mile to our house causing us to get the edge of the winds. Not sure what the winds were, but if I had to guess I would say around 80 mph. We heard that same sound, a big crack of thunder, some really strong winds and then heavy rain and lots of lightning. We had no power till that evening and our neighbor across the street lost her back patio. All the trees in my neighborhood lost a lot of leaves and the leaves that didn't come off the trees were bowed in. We had a tornado drill at school and just after we got dismissed another one crossed a 1/2 a mile from the school.

[@lukevlogs8027]

What time of night did it hit?

[@EthanBWeather]

This is exactly, precisely why I hate severe weather at night

[@dylanstrilko6732]

I heard you mention Coal City. I live in Coal City and we got hit by and F3 tornado that day. My house was devastated by the tornado and correct me if I'm wrong but this is the same tornado that hit my house!? If this is it obviously weakened Bc if it was the same strength as it was when it hit Coal City, your house would've been heavily damaged if not destroyed.

[@SantaFebuff]

+Dylan Strilko I thought it was, and that's why I was horrified to see it coming. We were getting early reports on how devastated Coal City was and I thought Bourbonnais was next... but the Coal City tornado lifted off somewhere in Braidwood. This is a separate tornado formed by the same storm on the same night that was only in Bourbonnais. You can see everything from that night here: www.weather.gov/lot/22June2015 Coal City was Tornado #10, this is Tornado #11.

[@dylanstrilko6732]

+SantaFebuff Ohhh ok and I was thinking it lifted in braidwood but if it didn't lift it would've hit the Bourbonnais area but I'm glad ya'll are okay!

[@amaregay9203]

That's really terrifying.

[@heroknaderi]

Wow amazing footage 😮👍

[@dansgroi1472]

Anyone see the door buckling? You can see it flexing.5:03. You hear a creak.

[@nonyabiz9487]

An ef1 tornado hit my house and took my wood shed. It was a pretty big shed and I never saw that shed again I couldnt find it! Even an Ef1 is no joke!

[@markmiller489]

Umm that looked stronger than an EF-1. Very underrated tornado video

[@donnadunlop]

We had a 2/3 go through our area in Ontario Canada, never heard of them every being in our area except on the Quebec side, so i had no fear. t was so close that outer edge of the tornado which was 5 houses from ours. Now i am left with a nervous feeling every time a storm approaches and things get dark. Our windows moved in and out and rattled and the sound of the wind was unreal, can't imagine what it would be like when it got a close to you as it did.

[@91rattoyota]

The best saying I've heard to get ready for severe weather is "Don't be scared, be prepared" from meteorologist Ryan Hall.

[@NoritaVelazquez]

The first one was the first best thing tornado 🌪️ had ever seen on a map and I was in shock and I couldn’t even imagine what was happening in my mind? 😢

[@Yankeeboy7504]

Excellent video! We don't get that where I live (NH) and if we do, its never where I live. Can't even get a decent thunderstorm. We just get lots of snow.

[@DJ-iu5bb]

You guys are under a Tornado watch right now

[@outfit7_bloons55]

Unlike Oklahoma and Texas, Illinois has recorded destructive debris from strong tornadoes in severe thunderstorms. For this reason it's important to keep Illinois damaged, As the weather of Mother Nature's fury not accidentally barrage with her. You have been provided with storm camera corders, Use it if you want to record after you see a strong storm with gusty winds of over 200+ mph, heavy rain, thunder and lightning, hail and sometimes tornados. The windows in homes has been covered in extra wet floody layer of heavy rain combined with severe, but strong gusty winds, Debris is flying out everywhere in the unfathomable sky of severe storm clouds during the day or night and sneaking into the house, complete destroys its pathway. Record the footage to reach over Illinois tornado videos.

[@garrukwildspeaker2230]

I lived not too far off on Meadows North at the time, and didn't realize one actually touched down.

[@sherriolsen7578]

idk where the hell Bourbonnais is but i live in plainfield. hearing "southeast will" is creepy

[@migueldettloff6195]

I lived in Bourbonnais Illinois with my mom it’s almost by Chicago Illinois my home town

[@maxyboy0714]

It's south of Chicago

[@jerrywilliams6649]

I'm from Kansas city and i lived there for a few years and the weird thing is is that a tornado never hit there before?!

[@SantaFebuff]

Last tornado here was in the 1960s, and so I was very comforted in the thought that I'd never have to deal with it... well, think again me!

[@stacywilliams7112]

thanks for the upload