In this one, the tornado is visible for a short time before being wrapped in rain and passing in front of the camera FOV.
@redbull5181Ай бұрын
That large building to the far right in the screen is the Isle of Capri Casino & Hotel. In April 1998 when it was still Lady Luck Casino and the Casino was still on the riverboat, the boat got hit by a tornado. The tornado snapped all of the mooring lines and pulled the boat away from its dock and slammed it against the seawall on the Illinois side then started to push the casino towards the old I-74 bridge. Most of the people gambling inside hadn't realized the boat broke loose and were still gambling away.
@FullMetalMexican2025Ай бұрын
This tornado luckily didn’t damage a whole lot in/around the casino property but did blow away some lawn furniture at a restaurant called Verde.
@TwistypooАй бұрын
I was on the boat when that happened! I’m not sure how they didn’t notice. The boat was tilted.. they had some of us put on life jackets. Some were panicking, which is what freaked me out more than anything! I was interviewed by The Rock Island Argus about the experience.. and so was Ernie Banks.. yes, THAT Ernie Banks. He was also there.
@thebeans804Ай бұрын
I felt so sorry for the person riding a bicycle over the bridge trying to outrun the storm.😭❤️
@PaulHoseyАй бұрын
Why?
@mborski872125 күн бұрын
Sing it, " Ridin' the storm out"
@ronaldwhalen8143Ай бұрын
So I watched a bad rain storm for 15 minutes? Really 😂
@earthlingjohnАй бұрын
I immediately began watching at +2x speed !! _Double intensity in half the time_
@JamersondeАй бұрын
The tornado became rain-wrapped, so it was there, just not easy to see.
@CPR12345Ай бұрын
The tornado was in the red box, knucklehead.
@PaulHoseyАй бұрын
I saw it
@EggsyTrekJediАй бұрын
This is my home metro...In 1998 I was caught by a tornado on the Iowa-bound span of the former I-74 Bridge...The tornado nearly flipped my Toyota van, and tore the original Isle of Capri casino boat out from her moorings
@mariom6616Ай бұрын
My theory: The action starts around 3:40 and ends about 6:20. You can see the power flashed get closer to the bridge and then you see the heavy waves in the water and a small break in traffic as it passes and the the rain follows
@firemedic5100Ай бұрын
I notice the few vehicles going toward the storm are most likely storm chasers. All the traffic coming toward the camera, is the population running away.
@ceretomer5987Ай бұрын
Didn't see it.
@JesseWx_Ай бұрын
I was watching another traffic camera across the bridge, and power-flashes were visible.
@mariomacias5418Ай бұрын
Isle of capri was fireproofed by Wilkin Insulation. Drove through many times delivering materials there.
@mlkennedy9328Ай бұрын
A tornado is more than wind and rain.
@PaulHoseyАй бұрын
Why don't tornadoes cause mass destruction on roads like they do on grass land? Are they afraid of cement?
@jonbohanan5788Ай бұрын
Curious to know what those things are in the water that pass by on the lower left part of the bridge, right to left, that have either have navigational lights or glowing eyes....... Inquiring Minds Want To Know!!
@janeclarke-cj6mdАй бұрын
I think they are whitecaps forming from the strong winds
@doyleconner1910Ай бұрын
I see cars and rain and...........?
@kjbigsfulАй бұрын
Left side at approximately 5:16 and again at 5:26 it looks like the lightening hit twice in the same spot.🤔⚡🤷🏻♀️
@mariom6616Ай бұрын
I actually thought that was power flashes but the first flash definitely looked like lightening.
@kjbigsfulАй бұрын
@@mariom6616 Ok cool,t hank you!
@aametriigraham8489Ай бұрын
I saw a few power flashes but that was it...
@franklinbarrett4630Ай бұрын
Can someone help me out here? Why is one of the Quad Cities being misspelled as “Devenport”? The I 74 bridge is between Bettendorf and Moline, not Davenport. But the big question is, were the old twin suspension bridges rebuilt? I don’t recognize those bridges.
@bensoltau9157Ай бұрын
Yep I 74 got a brand new bridge. It's a little over a year old
@franklinbarrett4630Ай бұрын
@@bensoltau9157 After I posted, I looked up the bridge on the internet, Duh. It looks great, plenty of room, lots of lanes. I remember when it was a toll bridge. I’ll have to drive through town next time.
@adstalgaАй бұрын
Timestamp for when the tornado crosses the bridge?
@tripplefives1402Ай бұрын
Its behind the camera. Approaches from the far left in the trees.
@JoshMuller-er5ydАй бұрын
@@tripplefives1402then wouldn’t the other camera catch it
@coleytoonsАй бұрын
Bummed there was no sound but still cool to watch
@hearmeout9138Ай бұрын
Wife: "Oh, Jimmy. There's a tornado over there headed toward the bridge. We should stop here and wait before crossing the bridge." Jimmy: "Naaaaaaaa... I've got a Hemi in this truck. I can beat it." 🤓
@jdrose1000Ай бұрын
No tornado!
@shannongreenwell1278Ай бұрын
Not a good time to be out and about in the community, especially with a 🌪️ coming towards the area. Especially not a great time to be on the bridge 🌉!
@benorobey27 күн бұрын
6:20 man on a bicycle..
@jul1440Ай бұрын
5:24 Lightning hit a transformer?
@ronaldhopkey7633Ай бұрын
Power flash from wind or tornado.
@allenra530Ай бұрын
Looks like wires being blown together by the wind that you can see roiling the water surface over there. The sparks afterward are characteristic of an arc between wires.
@jul1440Ай бұрын
@@allenra530 You're right; I now too think it was a phase-to-phase short due to the wind.
@dennissvitak5475Ай бұрын
Devenport? Really?
@TechPro-24Ай бұрын
To bad the cam didnt actually capture the tornado.
@TrafficCamWatchАй бұрын
It actually did, if you look in the left side. Additionally, the tornado passed in front of the camera per the NWS track, which the camera was facing. But the tornado was completely rain wrapped by then.
@PhotofuelАй бұрын
Click bait!
@TrafficCamWatchАй бұрын
You can literally see the tornado on the left you special ed reject.
@thomaszadra8043Ай бұрын
Wow that is the best hands down evidence that tornadoes exist I was skeptical until I watched this clip.🫣🥱🙄