Tornado forming in my backyard May 9 2001 Northfield MN
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- 2001-05-09
Brief Description: NWS damage survey rated the tornado an F2. Tornado touched down briefly in downtown Northfield, flipping over a semi trailer truck and lifting the roof off of one business. Three-fourths mile later, it touched down again on the east side of Northfield, and then remained on the ground for 11 miles. After being in Rice County for 5 miles, it crossed Highway 19 into Dakota County and then dissipated in Goodhue County 4 miles west of Cannon Falls, for a total of 12 miles. Numerous rear flank downdraft gusts estimated at 90 mph caused damage alongside the southern periphery of tornado track. One man sustained minor injuries when he was blown from a tractor, but did not require hospitalization. A total of 8 homes received major damage, 22 more had minor damage, and a turkey processing plant was destroyed.
This was about 8 years ago east of Northfield, MN. I was alerted to the storm that already had 6 tornadoes by my son. As they took cover in our basement, I went out to tape some of the coolest cloud formations I'd ever seen. After about 8 minutes I noticed the dust cloud on the ground. You can see me adjusting my position as this is forming. I was planing my escape route. When I saw the trees about 1000ft away being ripped up, I decided it was time to go to the basement. It stayed south of us.
nitroshot Thanks, I was wondering about the location.
This happened very close to me, I’m in Savage. Was this May 9, 2001? What was the rating of the tornado? Looks awesome!
Video is fine. It's a little disturbing that you didn't call 911 the instant it touched down.
Warning the public is more important than any video.
You did right things go to your basement and be safe
U must be having a lucky escape
This is one of the best. There's no shouting, just the amazing footage of the clouds moving and changing... we get to watch the formation of this bizarre manifestation of nature... the quiet changes, dramatic increase of speed, etc It's really amazing, mysterious...thank you!
RedCloudBeechWaveAhh yes, GREAT VIDEO! This guy’s got a BIG SET OF BALLS for hanging in there👏👏👍👍fascinating & terrifying at the same time.
Watching the formation of the clouds moving was awesome. Best video.
I read not long ago the quiet eery stillness before a tornado is the air pressure changing,& sucking up into storm!!
It’s so nice not to hear….”Oh my God!!!l”
Well that would be panic you could always just turn your volume down if you wanted to see the visual only but then again you wouldn’t be able to hear the sounds the sky is making
I like videos that concentrate on the build-up of the storm and the eventual tornado (for a few seconds). I enjoyed the capture of the constant noise from the clouds and NO TALKING. Wonderful!
I would say that you made a Reed Timmer reference, but MOST chasers talk during videos, so you get a pass.
@@trendmassacre8423 I loved it to for the quietness of it. (Geez!! I had a headache!!!😁) Zero reference to anything of Reed Timmer, as I love the guy and watch everything he puts out!! As well as others. Favorite though is good ole Pecos Hank!!! I’ve been through a tornado, two actually. The last one damaged my house beyond repair, and destroyed so much. Neighbors lost their lives. So I have a great respect for them. I watch everything I notice that comes up on UA-cam. I’ve also studied for years now to learn all I can about them. Don’t want another one to sneak up on me at night!!! God bless🙏🙏🙏
@@trendmassacre8423 Imagine replying to everyone and obsessing over a guy who probably doesn't even know you exist.
‘It’s not that bad out here...’
*tornado appears
O... oh... ‘I’m coming.’
If i didn't see this comment I would've put the same thing lol
@@Wolverine2sweet More then enough to pick you up and prove you wrong!
@@fgruhlke excuse me?
@@Wolverine2sweet Was wicked seeing my yard floating around animated in my residential area. I didn't get my camera out. Fuk that. Haha.. I got my ass down to the basement. It was euphoric in the back yard. But straight slamming winds ripping high and low and making twisting crossfire winds and creating my back yard. Ripped my neighbors tree cut like a lumber jack and boom like dynamite. I have a big tree out my window. The old ones were silly like kids. I left one watching the backyard hovering and lifting things and the other watching straight winds with the big plastic garbage cans shoot down the street. All watching by glass? Hell no. Haha. I told everyone they are nuts and went to the basement. Enjoy the shows. Hahaha
@@tonydio666 are you just typing the predictive text for every middle word?
I saw a very brief snippet of this video on an old news archive website. For inquiring minds, this was on May 9, 2001. Very amazing video. Seeing the debris cloud meet up with the funnel was absolutely incredible. Also, I loved when you said about a minute before the tornado formed "It's not that bad out here."
Wasn’t this in Minnesota or Wisconsin?
Wow. This is top 5 on my list of tornado videos. Hard to believe it was filmed 20 years ago. Well done.
"Dad are you there?"
Lol I like how he ignores her. 😂
AMAZING FOOTAGE! You are a man with some serious guts to be out there like that! My respects, sir! 👍🏻😍🇨🇦
why is the thunder so relaxing this is scary as hell
I thought the same thing. Close your eyes and it’s so soothing. Open them and there’s a giant spinning death cloud coming over the hill.
True
Thanks, I wasn't sure of the names but the cloud formations are what lured me into taping this. Definitely the most awesome I'd ever seen.
From now on if u ever see a nado make sure u call it in to your local police department!!!
I went to Saint Olaf; from Seattle; land of no tornados, and wow, was I in for a treat. The storms were magnificent, and terrifying. And terrifying. Did I mention, terrifying? Terrifying.
i immediately thought of Rose Nyland
I remember this storm cell. I think it spawned 2 or 3 tornadoes, but luckily they were mostly rural. I was just 10 miles north of this tornado and the sky looked almost like day and night colliding. Ominous but very cool at the same time. Minnesota is no Oklahoma or Kansas, but we get a lot of severe summer storms. I'm surprised I haven't seen this video until now. Great footage!
This tornado is fascinating to watch being formed but I'm so grateful that I've never seen or been near one. Terrifying.
That was some incredible footage. Beautiful storm clouds. And I hope that tornado didn't hit your house or do any damage elsewhere!
The phrase "Oh, what a classic!" comes to mind.....
Good video Nitro. Above you around 7min 33sec there was swirl circulation. If I saw that Id get the heck outta there. A tornado dropping directly above is almost as scarw as a night tornado. Btw be safe
This is amazing footage. How quickly circulation extends downward once formation began was incredible. Thank God for the males of our species!
"Most likely a tornado" uh, do you see all that dust, kinda looks like a brown cloud at the bottom of the funnel? Thats dirt. That WAS a full blown tornado. A good one too. Good job
It's too big for a dust devil and dust devils do not have shelf clouds.
The Perfect Storm - and you caught it right on camera, man!!! AWESOME FOOTAGE!!!!!!
Starts at around 8:20. If you're not patient enough to sit through the whole video, UA-cam has this wonderful feature where you can skip ahead, just click on the little slider ahead of the circle. I hope this wasn't too complicated for you.
Not sure what you had to fear the most. The twister or your wife who was very unhappy with you not answering her or whoever she was lol.
Young boy named Mike, dad was teaching him to not be so scared.
Absolutely incredible footage! Thanks for sharing!
All these videos of circulation directly overhead and a tornado forming as soon as the rotation moves further away from them are freaky.
my gosh answer ur family! theyre worried!
GREAT VIDEO, no screaming & yelling. A good look at how a twister forms. Fascinating & terrifying at the same time. MOTHER NATURE sure can get NASTY when she want’s! MUCH RESPECT to the O’L gal.
YEAH NO REED TIMMER STANDING AROUND SCREAMING AND YELLING, MAN IT WAS GREAT!!! I bet you watch Reed's videos and then have the audacity to complain about him being loud, way to go, buddy.
Good video. Th wall cloud. The ever so slow rotation occurring. If you watch closely you can see early updraft as small clouds getting sucked upward. If you speed up the early part of the video it is really visualizes the rotation and updraft. Incredible the last part of the updraft off the ground just before the funnel drops down to meet it. I guess that was dust off the ground. I had the same thing occur next to my home but fortunately it died back before dropping a funnel. A shaky experience.
funnel didn't show up very well but under rotating base its considered a tornado even if funnel is not visible dust cloud says tornado is present not always able to see funnel
this was amazing to watch! the birth of a tornado, right in your own backyard!
One of my favourite video of the lead-up to a tornado.
A lot of commenters asked what damage the tornado did. It''s pretty much in the description if one opens it up.
Great example of the appearance of an rfd clear slot right before the funnel. Amazing quality for 2001 as well.
That's on top of the camcorder quality which gives the video more realism VS digital.
Before 9/11, whole different world now! I’m glad you got to experience this!
Sometimes UA-cam does wonders, it recommended me 12 year old video which was shot 22 years back.
👍 For the capture
Great video 'dad'. Boiling clouds. Rumbling thunder. Circulation everywhere. Then the
wind starts to pick up, and the tornado comes down. 2 thumbs up.
Very scary. That was actually in your back yard. Wow
Hold on, let me just take a video while my life is on the line.
Any thing for the views...
@@triggered_atheist619 unbelievable people actually did this in 2001 and the thing is UA-cam wasn't even invented yet😂😂😂
Well, maybe it was for tv views then xD
The tornado was still far away lol
Welcome to storm chasing. We risk our lives so people can enjoy nature’s awesome power without being in danger themselves. You are welcome.
I never saw too much circulation for the first 4 and1/2 minutes. But then the circulation became well defined and when he looked above him you could easily see circulation and plenty of instability. After that it didn't take long. Cool video!
I remember that storm. Was in my yard watching the clouds swirl
Why stopped filming? The formation just started getting good.
Gee, I dunno. Maybe because there's a giant tornado coming right at him?
Maybe He/She ain't trying to die.
Chris H Exactly haha
Accumulator1 get rekt
I know right, I wanted to see more
Amazing footage! beautiful formations. Fantastic work capturing it!
Awesome footage. I get more of a kick seeing the rotation in the clouds than I do the actual tornados.
Why is it only NOW this is recommended to me?
every minute i was like "Holy-Shit!, its another fucking cloud!"
If you don't have time to watch whole video, go to about the 8min & watch from there. Most likely a tornado. I left all the other stuff in because it was some of the most spectacular cloud action I've ever seen.
Great footage and great quality from that time. What was the results after it passed
Bzzzt. :-) I could feel the pressure change that I believe drew that fly in.
This is a great video! May have been years ago, but wow!!! I’m glad you filmed those amazing clouds. When I get around to painting, I’m going to use your video as the templet!! Thankyou for posting it. God bless!🙏🙏🙏❣️
This needs a part 2
Seriously though the RFD blowing almost being totally in sinc with the touchdown was also crazy.
lol your backyard aint a backyard that looks like 3 miles of field to me and dude thats crazy where did you film this video from
Probably his farm.
His backyard in Northfield, Minnesota
There isnt even a trace that this tornado ever existed now, crazy
Smart to recognize that the wall cloud would spawn a tornado and also to take cover eventually.
Hi! Can I upscale this using AI and repost it with full credit to you?
Hello, from Blaine Minnesota. I was born in 1965 and hear stories about the tornado that hit in Fridley, East Bethel, etc. Then in 1976, when I was 11 yrs old, another one hit by my trailer park and my elementary school. In Mounds View. We were on the school bus. I can't believe they released us that day. I still remember how pink and green the sky was, as we were all looking out the school windows! In 2005, in Blaine and surrounding towns, we got hit again. My entire neighborhood had their trees laying over with the roots sticking up towards the sky. My husbands truck was flattened from a huge tree branch. No house damage for us. They say straight line winds, but I beg to differ. A house a block away, was peeled like an orange. I still get freaked out in bad weather to this day!! Ugh!!
GREAT video. Hey @Reedtimmer this is how you record a tornado without all the screeming & yelling
For a while there, I didn't think a tornado was developing. Looks impeccable though!!
Have you ever sent this in to a news or weather station or took still shots from the video would make a beautiful picture
Bro... If you're device and connection is good enough to drag the player slider and watch it in variable warp speed, it's awesome. Try it.
I love watching storms and I would love to watch a tornado form
This happened right above my house once...it was scary but the circulation just randomly disappeared
That is one big assed backyard.
To tell someone to settle down in a crisis or really any time is very dismissive. As if how they feel doesn't matter/isn't important.
I know this is off topic but, is that vintage chevy running?
I was thinking, "Not such a big deal", until near the end and then, "Holy Crap!"
"I'm coming!"
That was a real nice shot of those bushes
perfect thats amazing footage
God, what I wouldn't give to go back to 2001...
Wow! That looks exciting!
I had a tornado forming right beside my house so I understand how your probably feeling I just don't like storms at all and when there's a severe storm I always stress and shake really badly and also I start to not feel good after a while it's like my body hates storms as much as I do 😂
Wicked formation!! Just beautiful!! Hope everyone was ok!!🦋
I NOTICE THE TORNADOES🌪USUALLY FORM QUICKER WHEN I SEE LIGHTNING⚡STRIKE .
This video is awesome!
Very surprised it was only an f2, looks like a super strong cell.
That’s the best tornado that I’ve ever seen.
Where is this? And what did you do after you stopped filming? Thanks again for this video!
So what happen afterwards...Did it miss them?..Flatten everything?... or did it fall apart???...Where was this at??
Thanks.
Wow that Mom meant business. This tornado's actually pretty slow moving and highly visible at a pretty significant distance. Did it ever head towards the house or come close? Generally, I know it's good practice to heed the tornado warnings and take cover, but this one is so apparently not posing a threat yet.
Great video of the big mesocyclone overhead though. Those clouds were moving really fast. So hard to know if it's going to turn into some huge ef-5 killer tornado, or just die out in a puff of smoke.
nice to see an actually continuous shot video like this
"Matilda, get my assless chaps."
Absolutely beautiful footage! Poor kid, you can hear him trying to stay calm. He sounded calmer than I would've been, that's for sure! Thank God I've never witnessed a tornado in person!
Thing was getting big, fast.
You could have filmed that for a lot longer. It was just getting good
Awesome video and sound. Beautiful clouds shifting and swirling. Good job.
Wasn't it nice to not have Reed Timmer standing around SHOUTING AND YELLING THE VIDEO UP? 😂🤣
8:52 Oh fuck... That happened quick! Looks like you even took a step back and considered running inside with how fast that thing formed!
I was definitely plotting my escape route.
Those are some angry clouds!! You're lucky to have witnessed it
Most realistic at the end "im coming" lol
You stopped filming when it was just getting good, but I don't blame you for taking cover!
Oh my gosh... that walkie talkie noise at like 3:20 or somewhere around there just struck me with great nostalgia... I remember I had a set of ones that sounded exactly like that, and I played with them, a friend, and my family like 8 years ago... damn man!
Is one of the better video of a tornado forming! 👍🏻
From 8:17 - 8:52 it appears there's moderate wind between ground zero on ground and place where funnel begins to descend....... cloudy masses not appearing to be spinning very much, but there surely is that activity near the ground for some time. I presume there's updraft pushing dirt upward?
VG XLNT video.... thanks for the adrenaline bump :)
Saw the clouds swirling like that today. We were so close to having one touch down! Not sure if I should be glad it didn't or disappointed in not getting one on video
Watch at 2x speed...you can really see the rotation
ShieKra38 How do you watch at 2x? Can you do it on UA-cam?
Click on the gear icon at the bottom of the video > Click Speed > Change to fastest (2)....Hope this helps
I grew up in a small town in north central Oklahoma & spent many nights in my grandparent’s cellar. My grandpa would round everybody up & get us in the cellar, then he would stand outside & watch. Now after a lifetime in Oklahoma when I hear the siren I go outside & look up! Lol
I've had so many dreams that look exactly like this
What's with the walkie talkies
what was it on the ef scale and what is the location?
looks like an ef2 and i dont know the loc
Did you watch the video?
Awesome video!
That is going fast!!
Did you not hurt?