I was there at my grandparents house when it hit. The sirens went off once then they shut off. They went off again then the tornado hit. My grandpa sadly was at a dentist appointment where they loud klaxon bells screeching!
And they usually wake me from a dead sleep at 2AM. Marshalltown as far as I know has two models. The Federal 1003 Thunderbolt two tone (production discontinued in 1990) and the Federal 129. The F 129 was a sorry sounding siren and I wonder why they didn't get the Federal 135's that sound like air raid sirens not fire trucks. We really need a un-interruptible power supply to these sirens.
The garage comment and I'm going to be pissed cracked me up! In 2010 in took over a restaurant and 2 days after my staff and I spent hours scrubbing it from top to bottom, literally, it was redecorated by a tornado. It was actually 2 in succession and the same staff and I were in the walk-in. It was awful and I was definitely pissed... Also, the sirens are on timers...
The sirens are timed for 3 minutes after they receive the coded signal. The Federal Thunderbolts have 3 modes- Alert or constant, Attack on off, or the obsolete fire high and low tone like a London police siren. About the garage I just spent about $120,000 on everything and the insurance won't cover more than $40,000. I got very lucky, the tornado could have easily gone a mile south also, right where I live.
Good footage. Would be awesome footage with a better camera or at least turning your phone sideways. That being said, please continue to stay at least that far away from tornado warned storms if you're going to chase...
My mom drove us right into a small weak tornado in June of '87. RFD blew my door open (I didn't have it closed tight so it was like air blowing over a suicide door) scared the hell out of me at the time but also led me to learn as much as I could about them.
The Rear Flank Downdraft or the back side of the tornado is where all the major damage occurs. Your lucky it didn't flip your car and to boot with your door open! I overrevved once when I was almost flipped. Worst place to be is in a car.
Yeah we we're lucky it wasn't a strong one for sure. But growing up in a trailer park you're kinda rolling the dice whether you stay or go find better shelter. In hindsight we would've been safer in the mobile home but what doesn't kill you makes you stronger I guess.
This is the way I see it. If you live in a mobile home you'll be taking unwilling flying lessons if hit. In a house you might get trapped in an area filling with natural gas or on fire. My recommendation is get in a car and try to head North or South if you have time. Get out of the area, PERIOD!
This tornado in marshalltown was big a half mile to 3/4 miles wide but the el reno tornado in Oklahoma was in a league of it's own it was 2.5 miles wide. The jarrell Texas tornado has to be the worst I've seen on UA-cam.
This Tornado never went by the airport it never was coming right at you the whole time you were filming this Tornado it started at the 40 mile an hour corner on summit st road just west of the veterans home outside of town and headed into Marshalltown up summit st
and it went all the way through marshalltown from where i said it started from summit st to main st where it stayd pretty much on main st all the way east through town and it wasnt a mile wide
Actually it touched down just Southwest of the corner of 190th St and 330 North. The thing that gets me with lots of the videos I've seen on this tornado, not just this one, is all these "chaser's" don't even know street names. This one for example: 18th STREET doesn't connect with "Highway 30" (Iowa Ave). So even if they're reporting a tornado, the people they're reporting to have no idea where the tornado actually is, let alone which direction it's moving.
Epic, thanks for your critique! The location was at 18th Ave not 18th St. and Hwy 30 just north of the BP. The Airport was the trajectory the NWS initially predicted. For chasers the danger is determining how far it actually is from you. That being said you can easily be overtaken by one if you're chasing it. I actually had been caught off guard in Brewster, Kansas and that was a very painful experience, to me and my car. I was in a hurry to get this video posted that's why the information is wrong.
@@mikevarnum842 excellent point. And when you think about it the NWS wasn't too far off on their prediction. After all the airport is less than 5 miles north of the damage path of this tornado. And then you have to remember they're predicting the potential damage path at least 15 minutes ahead of time. That's why tornado warnings are displayed in polygons. If they knew exactly where it was going to go they'd just draw a straight line. So when they say it'll be near a landmark, it's really just a generalization to give spotters, chaser's, and the general public an idea of where it's headed.
I was there at my grandparents house when it hit. The sirens went off once then they shut off. They went off again then the tornado hit. My grandpa sadly was at a dentist appointment where they loud klaxon bells screeching!
Thank you for telling which direction you were shooting and your location.
Thanks, hope you're ok.
The sirens are for warning those who are outside. They are *not* intended to warn folks who are inside.
*Do Not Rely on Outdoor Warning Sirens*
And they usually wake me from a dead sleep at 2AM. Marshalltown as far as I know has two models. The Federal 1003 Thunderbolt two tone (production discontinued in 1990) and the Federal 129. The F 129 was a sorry sounding siren and I wonder why they didn't get the Federal 135's that sound like air raid sirens not fire trucks. We really need a un-interruptible power supply to these sirens.
@@mikevarnum842 nobody cares about your siren fetish.
For all the nobodies- www.airraidsirens.net and if you have a 3D printer- www.thingiverse.com/thing:1103061
This guy is like one of those people that say “I’m humble”
Unfortunately Tornadoes will go wherever they want to go
The garage comment and I'm going to be pissed cracked me up! In 2010 in took over a restaurant and 2 days after my staff and I spent hours scrubbing it from top to bottom, literally, it was redecorated by a tornado. It was actually 2 in succession and the same staff and I were in the walk-in. It was awful and I was definitely pissed... Also, the sirens are on timers...
The sirens are timed for 3 minutes after they receive the coded signal. The Federal Thunderbolts have 3 modes- Alert or constant, Attack on off, or the obsolete fire high and low tone like a London police siren. About the garage I just spent about $120,000 on everything and the insurance won't cover more than $40,000. I got very lucky, the tornado could have easily gone a mile south also, right where I live.
Hey Mike, I live on Main, near North 9th and it went down State street, a block behind our house.
Unfortunately in my little city we don't have sirens we did back in 1995
Good footage. Would be awesome footage with a better camera or at least turning your phone sideways. That being said, please continue to stay at least that far away from tornado warned storms if you're going to chase...
Thanks Jeremy, I learned my very painful lesson in 1998 in Brewster Kansas. I was hit by a horizontal vorticity.
My mom drove us right into a small weak tornado in June of '87. RFD blew my door open (I didn't have it closed tight so it was like air blowing over a suicide door) scared the hell out of me at the time but also led me to learn as much as I could about them.
The Rear Flank Downdraft or the back side of the tornado is where all the major damage occurs. Your lucky it didn't flip your car and to boot with your door open! I overrevved once when I was almost flipped. Worst place to be is in a car.
Yeah we we're lucky it wasn't a strong one for sure. But growing up in a trailer park you're kinda rolling the dice whether you stay or go find better shelter. In hindsight we would've been safer in the mobile home but what doesn't kill you makes you stronger I guess.
This is the way I see it. If you live in a mobile home you'll be taking unwilling flying lessons if hit. In a house you might get trapped in an area filling with natural gas or on fire. My recommendation is get in a car and try to head North or South if you have time. Get out of the area, PERIOD!
I have video from 4th ave
I live 4 years ago in Marshalltown Is so so beautiful but dangerous! When this hapend
Was your house damaged?
No, I 'm a mile north. Thanks for asking. Did you get hit?
10:28 “Debris, look at that. It looks like a ruff.
That was more than a roof, I think I was looking at pieces of Lenox.
This is the el reno tornado all over again.
This tornado in marshalltown was big a half mile to 3/4 miles wide but the el reno tornado in Oklahoma was in a league of it's own it was 2.5 miles wide. The jarrell Texas tornado has to be the worst I've seen on UA-cam.
@@Yyyyyy5 Oh snap.
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This Tornado never went by the airport it never was coming right at you the whole time you were filming this Tornado it started at the 40 mile an hour corner on summit st road just west of the veterans home outside of town and headed into Marshalltown up summit st
and it went all the way through marshalltown from where i said it started from summit st to main st where it stayd pretty much on main st all the way east through town and it wasnt a mile wide
Duhhhhhh
Actually it touched down just Southwest of the corner of 190th St and 330 North. The thing that gets me with lots of the videos I've seen on this tornado, not just this one, is all these "chaser's" don't even know street names. This one for example: 18th STREET doesn't connect with "Highway 30" (Iowa Ave). So even if they're reporting a tornado, the people they're reporting to have no idea where the tornado actually is, let alone which direction it's moving.
Epic, thanks for your critique! The location was at 18th Ave not 18th St. and Hwy 30 just north of the BP. The Airport was the trajectory the NWS initially predicted. For chasers the danger is determining how far it actually is from you. That being said you can easily be overtaken by one if you're chasing it. I actually had been caught off guard in Brewster, Kansas and that was a very painful experience, to me and my car. I was in a hurry to get this video posted that's why the information is wrong.
@@mikevarnum842 excellent point. And when you think about it the NWS wasn't too far off on their prediction. After all the airport is less than 5 miles north of the damage path of this tornado. And then you have to remember they're predicting the potential damage path at least 15 minutes ahead of time. That's why tornado warnings are displayed in polygons. If they knew exactly where it was going to go they'd just draw a straight line. So when they say it'll be near a landmark, it's really just a generalization to give spotters, chaser's, and the general public an idea of where it's headed.