Guy Records the Washington, Illinois Tornado from his house. - General

I stand corrected. I still think it's amazing that they escaped pretty much unscathed (from what I could tell, at least)

Yeah, as someone in tornado valley it's so weird to me because I can see myself in this video. It would be just like every other tornado warning that I've been putting up with for two decades where I'd begrudgingly go to the basement knowing nothing will happen while my dad stands on the porch and watches the sky because that's what we do in a storm... And then bam, it's the real deal, the mood would switch so quickly. I can't imagine one of these times coming upstairs to my childhood home being destroyed. And then some cunts on the internet would be like "jeez get over it shouldn't have wood house, just a house lol"

Wow props to the guy for keeping his shit together, even in a state of panic he made pretty good decisions with the exception of his footwear.

I sure as hell hope they are well insured.

[QUOTE=pentium;42944860]It's got a second floor.[/QUOTE] i have 3 floors, our house isn't massive

[QUOTE=No Party Hats;42945716]i have 3 floors, our house isn't massive[/QUOTE] For somebody like me who lived more than past decade in 3 room flat with 4 other people, yeah, that's quite massive. It's pretty subjective.

Air raid sirens is the scariest thing to hear ever. I think we test it every now and then where I live and jesus fuck. This is horrifying.

This man held it together pretty well all things considered. I've always been curious about Tornadoes but seeing how just 20 seconds of footage was all the difference from a twister being 100 yards away to your house being absolutely totalled...I think I'll stick to never seeing one.

Wow, it's incredible how half the house just disappeared. I wonder what a brick house would look like after a tornado like that. I imagine if it actually broke it would be a lot more dangerous because of the danger of getting buried under tons of bricks. Also, are houses like that common in the US? I don't think I've seen a modern but wooden house in my entire life.

[QUOTE=Tetsmega;42945643]Wow props to the guy for keeping his shit together, even in a state of panic he made pretty good decisions with the exception of his footwear.[/QUOTE] The contrast between his give-no-fucks attitude and the girl's was actually a little funny. He even had time for a dramatic pause "Our house... is freaking destroyed Josie!"

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;42946595]For somebody like me who lived more than past decade in 3 room flat with 4 other people, yeah, that's quite massive. It's pretty subjective.[/QUOTE] It depends on the area and lifestyle. City living spaces are generally smaller but far more expensive because land values there are far higher due to limitation of land. Many people in the city get used to living in relatively small spaces. In the American suburbs, it's not uncommon to see thousands of somewhat cheap houses of the same floor plan and design with two or three floors per house, because the construction of these houses has become a science and they can churn them out on plentiful land. In the American country, houses vary in size but are still relatively cheap. By no means is a house like this particularly expensive but it might be on the upper end of "middle income", and from the looks of it right in the middle as far as size for a suburban area. I've lived in everything from a trailer to apartment to townhouse to 1 and 2 story homes, and honestly I don't consider any of them massive.

Give the original guy credit, that link is a reupload... [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFrgSVoJi1U[/url] Dude has balls of steel and got very lucky.

As much as it sucks REALLY REALLY bad to lose all that, it would still be an amazing sight to witness first hand the power of nature.

Well... at least the TV was still standing.

I didn't know Nokia made TVs

The airborne debris coming into focus made my jaw drop

[QUOTE=Bbarnes005;42944852]People don't seem to understand there is a thing called "being in shock" after a huge event like this happens in such a short amount of time. Sure there are people who are going to able to shake it off, but those people are a minority and they're more likely to care for themselves and their families before their neighbors. And there has been plenty of cases of tornadoes destroying structures made of metal and brick. Example: [video=youtube;dt28VycW_x0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt28VycW_x0[/video][/QUOTE] "yeah but in minecraft!!!!" is the logic people use with metal and stone buildings wood is the cheapest, easiest to work with, and the easiest to manage

Its like a warzone. [editline]22nd November 2013[/editline] fucking scary.

[QUOTE=Bbarnes005;42944852]People don't seem to understand there is a thing called "being in shock" after a huge event like this happens in such a short amount of time. Sure there are people who are going to able to shake it off, but those people are a minority and they're more likely to care for themselves and their families before their neighbors. And there has been plenty of cases of tornadoes destroying structures made of metal and brick. Example: [video=youtube;dt28VycW_x0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt28VycW_x0[/video][/QUOTE] why can't the news be dramatic reels anymore [quote]RS R11 minutes ago (edited) This dude is like a more arrogant and foulmouthed version of Will Ferrell and Josie sounds pretty useless[/quote] the guy was just this side of ned flanders having a panic attack with his gosh darn language, and wow who would have guessed a child having a total breakdown over almost dying and going through what probably felt like the apocalypse would be a little too shaken up to go do anything [QUOTE=pentium;42944834]You can afford a massive house but you can't afford a camera that can adjust to low indoor light? What's wrong with you??[/QUOTE] I'm sorry he didn't invest in night vision in case he'd end up recording video in a basement with no power

[QUOTE=Kannata;42946647]Air raid sirens is the scariest thing to hear ever. I think we test it every now and then where I live and jesus fuck. This is horrifying.[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WYyMk01bu8[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTuErkCWbCA&t=1m55s[/media]

The comments look like the fucked up cannibal tribes you see in post-apocalyptic movies

The audio played out just like a movie, the anticipation before the strike, the fear while it happens, then the dialogue after everything's destroyed, especially the distant sirens in the background. And that shot right at the end, when he looks outside and EVERYTHINGS leveled, it's just surreal.

from [IMG]http://gyazo.com/931dd781dc87a578a7093aae32db66db.png[/IMG] to [IMG]http://gyazo.com/49f5407566c8d537caa042ed79ef62f7.png[/IMG] christ

It looks like one of my dad's attempts at hedge trimming.

This video is so much more surreal than others because you see the before and the immediate aftermath, rather than just the aftermath

Wow, watching this video makes me feel very lucky and very sorry for the victims. I just sat on my porch and watched the storm as it passed, but these people had it much worse.

christ i'm glad I live in ohio

That noise of the house being ripped apart....jesus.

I really want to see more, this is really sad. I'm hoping this wasn't as bad as the Moore tornado, but this is really sad to see.

When he pointed the camera outside after the tornado passed it looked like a scene straight from a Fallout game, absolutely horrible.