Live camera appears to capture possible tornado at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago

CBS Chicago meteorologist David Yeomans was updating viewers on the severe weather situation in the Chicago area when the live cameras captured what the National Weather Service was calling an active tornado on the ground at O'Hare International Airport.
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[@JDAWGSABBATH]

I work at O'Hare and I can confirm it was a tornado a lot of things from the ramp were being pulled up and thrown over the roof of the terminal

[@famguy218]

@@JDAWGSABBATH hope you and everyone else working there were safe

[@alexboxall5226]

Ok I went bye and I saw nothing but Airplanes outside no bad damage 😊

[@millerkarns]

Straightline winds can do the same

[@JDAWGSABBATH]

@@millerkarns NWS already confirmed an EF-0 tornado hit O'Hare. Started near York and Irving Park RD and went over the airport and ended near I-190 and Mannheim road

[@millerkarns]

@@JDAWGSABBATH I'm not saying there wasn't. I saw the same reports you've seen and I was watching the radar as well. I only said what I said to emphasize that people can underestimate the damage straight line winds can cause.

[@serethaharvey3260]

It passed right over the airport. I work there and it was massive. A few trees were down and I believe a few tugs were overturned

[@kattmilk]

Calendar: It's hurricane season! Tornadoes: Hold my beer.

[@nostopplease]

the tornadoes in a hurricane:

[@JoshuaWagner]

I'm not a meteorologist, but at 1:33 I could see what looked like a massive funnel moving from right to left. It's hard to tell because of the rain.

[@gamefan6219]

That's DEFINATELY a Tornado. It's barely visable.

[@DeliriumDelve]

That could have been a tornado, but I think that was a heavy area of rain because right after the timestamp it looked disorganized and not connected to the ground. Had the same thought originally though.

[@novughsigh]

if thats it thats MASSIVE

[@linkly9272]

Probably looks even larger due to it being wrapped in rain.

[@carmierochelle8810]

That is definitely a tornado. You can see it moving from the right to the left. It moved in front of the lights on the bottom right. It's huge!!!!

[@chrisjarrett66]

Our 23 year old daughter was sitting on a plane on the tarmac during this storm (along with hundreds of others).

[@jennilynmae]

@@chrisjarrett66 that must have been so frightening!

[@EJ_Creations3]

Glad we just missed it by going on vacation yesterday. If we didn’t go on vacation my dad would have been working at O’Hare at the time. So greatful

[@honeybuneykk218]

At about 2:00 you can see something maybe it's just the clouds moving fast but it kind of looks like a tornado moving fast to the left

[@asiamayne]

Looked like multiple tornados to me

[@garyb.6073]

I live 2 minute's away.... scary AF

[@beckyann2014]

I was sitting on the plane as well the whole plane was shaking

[@windgaming5606]

My dad is a pilot and was waiting for take off at o`hare airport he got some insane videos of this awesome storm

[@nemesishellman1131]

i live near o'hare, my house got SLAMMED by the winds and rain. the lightning was so bright that when the power went out the house was still lit up. the sky was also flashing red, were those sprites?

[@poochitaXD]

@@nemesishellman1131 are you okay

[@thefucrew9865]

Did you hear any "Tornado Sirens" ???

[@Chiguy312]

What are those red flashes???

[@OnlyJayBoss]

@@nemesishellman1131 Sprites ? No it was mountain dew

[@nvnolgus7873]

@@OnlyJayBoss 😂

[@LilJigglypuff999]

Wow, that was huge!!!

[@caroline.may11]

I was in the airport my brother is in a wheelchair and me and my mom ran out of the bridge from the plane to the airport as the tornado was on top of us.. scariest moment of my life. It sounds like a train and the floor starting coming up..

[@sharonholdren7588]

It is people like you weather "nerds" that save lives. You are as much "First Responders" as are fireman and medics. I live in Ohio and it is "tomorrow" after your storm; we could get "some" weather tonight. The intensity in your voices came through loud and clear. I do pay attention to our storm warnings. Thank you.

[@mariom6616]

Definitely looked like one moved across the landscape

[@johnblaze7962]

@@mariom6616 right!!right before 40 seconds I think I saw something moving

[@drewski1535]

This is dangerous because its rainwrapped kinds kind of hard to see

[@bhmch39]

Prayers to all my hometown ppl in chi town. We Are Chi Strong!

[@alexcross3286]

Nothing worse than a nighttime tornado let alone a rain wrapped tornado at night. Can’t imagine the confusion of being there and having to guess if it’s a tornado or not. Luckily however tho a tornado size doesn’t always correlate with its strength, you can have a large size tornado that causes minimal damage. I think we would see a lot more power flashes and debris if it were stronger

[@mrsnewmoneyboss1004]

Be safe everyone!

[@ShotaAizawa69]

Not me jumping down the stairs into the basement hopefully everyone is safe im also in DuPage County which makes us the affected area ❤

[@Snawsages]

You can see it on the right forming

[@yungdreski5558]

@@Snawsages where?

[@shaquille26able]

Bro i live in evergreen park, IL... Hella tornadoes south and west of us.. scary

[@user-np3en3dl7p]

I slept right through it all and I’m right by ohare…

[@marquishafreeman]

You must sleep deep

[@ms.princesskei1681]

God Bless Everyone out there! 🙏🏼🙏🏼 Please stay safe.🫂💖💖

[@anb7408]

This was a paltry EF-0 tornado. The straight line winds did more damage than the tornado did.

[@c.j.5363]

We were there visiting from Texas and was at Wrigley earlier during the day and that was my first time ever hearing a tornado siren.

[@Apirlvalentine3424]

Bro we jit in my basement like I’m looking at every wether app seriously

[@AleisaShenu]

I live by ohare and bro It’s been thundering for daysss and thank god the tornado wasn’t coming near me but there was lots of thunder

[@Truthseeker-4110]

I live in Logan Square between Kimball and Central Park. The storm was pretty wild. I saw power flashes to the southwest multiple times.

[@ddeboy002]

2:22 enters right side of screen-3:50 right center of screen-4:40 left center- and lifts. Probably an f1

[@user-nr9jj4oj7i]

It came straight down Montrose, my ears popped and I've never heard anything that loud... Was quick but the way the rain was swirling I took cover... Scary but yeah I opened the door and wanted to go outside

[@trendmassacre8423]

You can faintly see vortices as that tornado moved in, that was wicked!

[@Clipseditzzzz]

I live in river grove in IL and got a tornado warning and the tornado was in samburg and next it was going to my town but it stopped

[@michaelkawell3300]

I seen it go from right to left

[@chrisy7254]

Multiple vortex. Watch out for the RFD

[@brandondominguez5540]

Who else watching The Day After Tomorrow after this happened??😅 Plus, im seeing the movie Twisters this weekend

[@matthewz6022]

Don't think it was a tornado but strong winds. Had it been a tornado on camera, would of seen power flashes. Also that debris detector is showing straight line winds. Velocity radar would show a couplet

[@bighand1530]

Thinking About Next Week! from the Watchman River channel brought me here.

[@monexpo86]

whole metro area got slammed last night

[@amirgholami6928]

woww

[@jeanettecollazo9616]

My tree is on the neighbors house I'm in Freeport IL😢

[@NikiMilano-x5j]

This is not Normal Tornado i seen green blue light Harp

[@JJGeneral1]

@@NikiMilano-x5j you do understand that green-blue light is electric lines or transformers arcing and exploding, right?

[@Trahzy]

@@NikiMilano-x5j Um lighting and powerlines, genius.

[@NikiMilano-x5j]

@@JJGeneral1 still i belive there is HARP exist

[@JJGeneral1]

@@NikiMilano-x5j good to see you’re doubling down on the wrong. By the way, if you’re going to try to sound intelligent when talking about an array of antennas to study high RF frequencies in the upper atmospheres, at least spell it right. A: it’s all caps B: it’s HAARP. C: it stands for High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program D: nothing has ever been proven that when HAARP is activated that weather, specifically concentrated weather in specific areas, has ever occurred. Considering the antennas are all Omni directional (meaning all directions), it’d be a bit hard to pin point a weather pattern in one precise location. E: it was electrical flashes you saw. But hey, come at me again with more “harp” “facts” you believe in.

[@OnlyJayBoss]

never been to ohara airport

[@Ash-ng4mn]

@@OnlyJayBoss you’re an idiot.

[@a.y.7738]

I saw green lightning and green clouds as they lit up.

[@user-uk7jl4fk8k]

@@a.y.7738 yeah that's bad I was driving in it

[@EPIC-BLACK]

i can confirm this was a large ef0 tornado near ohare. because there was a drop in the tornado debris signature. look close at the right at 1:33 to 1:45. there was a large but disorganized. destructive too. a small but slightly large blue circle appears on radar. and thats when i knew... that this tornado is on the ground. including a large debris signature near evanston and chicago.

[@captaindein33]

This is O'hare and youre talking about Evanston

[@EPIC-BLACK]

@@captaindein33 yeah. two large debris signatures near and in evanston and chicago!

[@neb_youngan]

Never seen this before I was worried last night 😂😂😂 reminds of Day after tomorrow situation 😂😂

[@robertolebron2296]

Was this Sunday night or last night?

[@THEQUINTETS_1]

My reine and dad were in the tornadoes.

[@lisadatta1097]

Is this a PDS?

[@willfranken8293]

Y’all spelled o’hare wrong

[@jimstenlund6017]

@@willfranken8293 And you forgot to capitalize it.

[@JackpotMike77]

@@jimstenlund6017 O HAIR ! Over 100 million billboards served…. 😂

[@willfranken8293]

@@jimstenlund6017 my bad

[@SolaKnitez53]

I lived under the flight path for 13 years it's O'Hare.... It was once called Orchard Field... Hence the initials ORD. There's a history lesson... now back to class.

[@marquishafreeman]

@@willfranken8293 pay attention to the bigger picture..

[@alexboxall5226]

I saw blue lightning

[@Confambam]

What about Elmwood park?

[@gabrielmarengo1244]

Day After Tomorrow never was so real...😰

[@LuizFernandocorrea-nn1vn]

O fim está próximo , mais próximo qe vc imagina 😮 semeia o bem pra vc colher o bem ❤

[@johnkellet9245]

I think that is a whole bunch of 13, percent ers

[@RT-qd8yl]

Why do they say "Debris detector" instead of just calling it by its actual name? "Correlation Coefficient" already tells you everything you need to know about the radar product and how it works. It's not just for detecting debris. 🤔

[@BLACK-SOX]

DA bears

[@Thenortholksouthernrailfan]

What EF is it?!

[@thefucrew9865]

Did anyone hear any of the "Tornado Sirens" ????? If not, WHY NOT ???

[@IsaacHozz]

I heard no less than 4.

[@Ash-ng4mn]

@@thefucrew9865 I did. I received the warning and stupidly tried to take my dogs out to beat the storm. I live next to the Chicago Theater, and the wind picked up, sirens went off, the sky changed colors-I took off with my dogs. There were no less than 20 people also sprinting. It was wild.

[@thefucrew9865]

@@Ash-ng4mn , downtown ??? I was asking for the "poor peasants" that don't live downtown. I was collecting rent on the SW Side, and never heard the "TORNADO SIRENS"....NOT the alert on my phone, that everybody should have gotten, which some of my tenants didn't. Seeing the tornado as it is arriving on your street is a bit dangerous, I think.

[@Ash-ng4mn]

@@thefucrew9865 That’s ridiculous (not having the infrastructure to alert everyone no matter where you live). I grew up in a small town near Buffalo and every township has a siren.

[@garyb.6073]

@@thefucrew9865 I did

[@STEEPPOW]

“Whoa. What is that…” that’s what she said.

[@VeronicaWolfgang]

@@STEEPPOW 😂😂😂

[@billybob7891]

🍆👁👄👁

[@vanessaindignada]

Is this a EF4 tornado?

[@b777x5]

@@vanessaindignada you see. The tornado ratings are strange. You can have f5 winds in an area with grass. And it would be rated a ef 0. But if you have ef 2 winds and caused major destruction. It could be rated an ef 5. If it were bad enough. So it depends on how bad the damage is before they know if it's an ef 4

[@csmith1927]

Curious why your mind gravitates so specifically towards this being an EF4 tornado. Why not EF3? Why not EF2? There’s nothing to suggest anything related to the strength of the tornado based on this footage. Educate yourself on google.

[@Manstam]

@@b777x5 this is not how that works.

[@b777x5]

​ How does it work then?

[@Manstam]

@@b777x5 well since you're clearly very young i suggest going to the wikipedia pages for the f and ef scale and looking at their raw sources

[@cos3]

You guys need better cameras

[@tuxonchaserwx]

@cos3 those cameras are municipal cameras that CBS can tap into for the live feed. They do not belong to CBS. Storm Chaser channels on KZbin use the same access on highway cameras throughout the US for their live broadcasts.

[@thefucrew9865]

CONFIRMED Tornado...and no Tornado Sirens ???

[@TOOL_MARKS]

I wouldn't rule it out, unfortunately. I read that this storm had a potential possibility for generating "sneaky" tornados that would not be detected on radar, due to some unusual meteorological conditions. So as good as the radar is, and how much detection technology has improved over the years... It's not foolproof. Sometimes nothing beats your senses and a good spotter.

[@thefucrew9865]

@@TOOL_MARKS , but even when the National.Weather Service had "confirmed" it, there were no sirens. Not near O'Hare, nor near Midway. Sad that there is an early warning system and it sits there for years with no testing, nor actual.emergency use. When was the last time they sounded ??? Isn't there a "test" every first Tuesday of the month ???

[@user-uk7jl4fk8k]

I got multiple sirens and alerts

[@thefucrew9865]

@@user-uk7jl4fk8k , where ?

[@ElsieLyn]

The midway sirens went off. I heard them on midways live stream. ​@@thefucrew9865

[@NewYorkPlaneSpotter]

It can't lift a plane though, can it?

[@HunterKiller87]

@@NewYorkPlaneSpotter they can. Strong F2 or weak F3 tornadoes are producing 140 mph winds....enough to create lift over the wings and flip or tumble a large jet. Not to mention they can cause havoc with pushing and picking up ground equipment and creating tons of FOD.

[@NewYorkPlaneSpotter]

@@HunterKiller87 Wow.

[@user-rx7dc7qn9v]

No tornadoes anywhere in the city and that's a fact 💯

[@WillHellmm]

Just all the burbs lmao, although ohare is technically in Chicago. Borders be weird

[@Walt222]

what is a possible tornado? LOL what nuts on the media these days. If they do not know what it is why are they wasting our time. They actually get paid for this?

[@PaulHosey]

It's possible that I might see a guy streaking in the parking lot later but I doubt it.