Tornado Lincoln NE 5-5-2019 (backyard)

Security Camera footage of the May 5th tornado in west Lincoln. Backyard Camera. Looking ENE. At about 00:19 the wind lifts the 12x12 concrete pavers in front of my shed up, that is also about when the large window in the white house in the upper left gets pushed in. The pressure then increases inside the house and at 00:22 the basement window gets blown outwards.

[@stevethompson6371]

My thoughts and prayers to your table and chairs.

[@gregorycarlson6632]

Sorry, doesn’t look like a tornado to me. Just a big wind storm; unless I missed something!

[@imnothere5801]

Not even a big windstorm. My lawn furniture gets blown around like that every time we have a storm. At least 5 times a summer.

[@iamjustjudy]

That came up so fast! What's interesting, the chairs, table etc... on the deck all blew to the right. If you look over in the next yard, a cooler is blowing in the opposite direction.

[@TheBowlCombo]

It looks like this camera was on the SW edge of the tornado looking E/NE toward the other side of the tornado. So the winds at the camera's location were moving west to east (left to right). But on the other side of the tornadic circulation (neighbors yard) the winds were wrapping back East to West (Right to left). A very good demonstration of the rotating winds.

[@eyesonjason]

Hope not too much damage. Close call!

[@Bobby8451]

My eyes were glued to the little shed. Lmao 🤣

[@shuwashere.]

same 🤣

[@davidm7824]

Damn, I should have put that furniture in the shed! Now it could be a bunch of missiles and kill some one!! I always put my outside furniture in the garage if it looks like a bad storm.

[@lauranorwar]

Thank you! I was just thinking the same thing. Put all that stuff away and don’t take chances!! That looked like a scary storm! Hope everyone was safe!

[@imnothere5801]

Tornado? Looks like it's just winds to me.

[@Og-Judy]

This is why they say to SECURE furniture and loose objects in high wind warned storms.

[@weathermanofthenorth1547]

They were likely not moved because 1. Nowhere to put them 2. No room 3. Nothing to secure them or most likely other than 2. is they had no time to move them.

[@DByers-ci5kr]

@@weathermanofthenorth1547 Bull. Lazy, irresponsible, ignored warnings more likely. Put the stuff in the house, cable it to underneath the deck so it isn't weaponized by the wind. Lucky it didn't all fly into windows or cars.

[@weathermanofthenorth1547]

@@DByers-ci5kr You do realize that not everyone has the means to secure their stuff, right? Not everyone has cables, not everyone has decks, in some cases, there's literally NOWHERE to put them, other than maybe right along the house. Sure, were these people lazy? Maybe. But we'll never know for sure.

[@DByers-ci5kr]

@@weathermanofthenorth1547 So? These folks did.

[@cmerton]

How does the pressure inside the house increase? Do you have any clue what you are talking about?

[@ccashmere]

When the large window on the upper floor gets blown into the hose the 110MPH wind enters the home increasing the air pressure in the house. The lower floor window was a weak point for the air rushing in to escape, my guess is that window was probably only held in by the nailing flange. You can see the curtains and what seems to be a lamp get blown out of the lower window as the accumulated air rushes out.

[@heatherhillman1]

When a tornado is present, it can cause increased pressure inside of a structure by way of the sudden and dramatic drop in air pressure outside the structure.

[@cmerton]

@@heatherhillman1 A drop in air pressure outside does not produce an increased pressure inside. You are a dolt.

[@gregorycarlson6632]

@@ccashmere Very accurate explanation. I too am a trained Weather Spotter. No offense to those who think differently. Just trying to explain the situation. Eyes to the skies !!

[@bigthunder2860]

Close but no funnel

[@heatherhillman1]

Just because you don't see it on camera doesn't mean it wasn't there.

[@bigthunder2860]

@@heatherhillman1 It's to close to you,yes that's why your still alive!!!

[@gregorycarlson6632]

Absolutely right! I’m glad he’s not a storm storm spotter! He’d have the citizens panicking every time there’s a windy thunderstorm!

[@gregorycarlson6632]

@@heatherhillman1 We don’t judge by vision. We judge by damage. That’s why experts go to actually see the damage to assess the EF Scale.

[@bigthunder2860]

I know a tornado when I see one,This looks like a home security camera pointed the wrong way,and I been spotting for years sweety

[@MonthlyFails]

Hey Chris, do you have an email address at which we could contact you regarding this video? We would be interested to discuss a license to use this video if this is generally possible? (i.e. via email) :) Cheers, Felix

[@tomandamandasmolik523]

Looks more like the wind line coming through.

[@ItalianChicken72]

The tornado was probably near the backyard but not in it.

[@AlphaFox78]

that was insane!!.....

[@imnothere5801]

Really?

[@the1andonlyyoungone561]

Looks like a bad storm in Texas to me

[@NiallMS1]

Only rearranged the furniture!

[@gregorycarlson6632]

Correct.! 😊👍

[@keithfaulk1354]

The power of God!

[@gregorycarlson6632]

Right! It’s a good way to remind people He’s still in charge!!👍🙏