Fairdale Tornado Looking South

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  • @ecardona53
    @ecardona53 4 місяці тому +10

    3:02 I love how the guy's reaction to the absolute cannon shot of a thunder clap is "...ow?" like his day has just been mildly inconvenienced lmao

  • @SuddenUpdraft
    @SuddenUpdraft 8 років тому +95

    Ya gotta love that calm Midwestern reaction. Great video.

    • @douglasgriffiths3534
      @douglasgriffiths3534 4 роки тому +15

      Their reaction would have been a lot different if that tornado was a lot closer. They did have a good view of that monster, and my wife is from MI, and she'll react the same when it's far off like that. That's it though, you stay calm and figure out where the thing is heading. If it's not headed your way, grab a beer, sit on the porch, and enjoy the show. Prayers for those affected.

    • @Silverfox501
      @Silverfox501 5 місяців тому +1

      Well said. So many of these videos are full of curse words, and poor video quality. Thanks for sharing.

    • @whatnujgaming714
      @whatnujgaming714 4 місяці тому +1

      Me a Michigan resident living in a suburban neighborhood when I hear tornado sirens: IM PANICKING

    • @SuddenUpdraft
      @SuddenUpdraft 4 місяці тому +1

      Tornado lightning always reminds me of shutters opening and closing super fast.

  • @markwittwer8700
    @markwittwer8700  2 роки тому +47

    Started filming it was about 4 miles away, at about 3 miles it started to go left. At the time it was very hard to tell distance. These estimate are from actual damage path. Point when I thought it was at hwy 72 it was still 1/2 mile south of that. Hit Fairdale 2 miles away. I stopped filming at 1/2 mile. Basement door was open and waiting 5-10 sec. away.

    • @packerman7410
      @packerman7410 2 роки тому +11

      Glad to know yall still are here

    • @mkp3824
      @mkp3824 Рік тому

      I would've hit the road!

  • @zakkholguin3942
    @zakkholguin3942 2 роки тому +21

    When he said "Ow" in that semi-annoyed tone of voice, I felt that.

  • @benatx8393
    @benatx8393 2 роки тому +10

    I'm 56 myself and I've never seen one either. I'm from Austin Texas and they've been around me all my life but I've never seen one. Seems like everybody but me has. The Jarrell Texas EF5 tornado was about 30 miles north of me. If I ever do see one I hope it would be just like this one. From far away. Going the other way. What a long-lasting strong tornado this one was. Thank goodness it didn't hit you guys. Looks like a multi Vortex tornado. A den of angry snakes going round and round. I hope it didn't seriously injure anybody. Thank you for sharing this, one of the better ones I've seen.

  • @timcrnkovic8991
    @timcrnkovic8991 Рік тому +6

    At 6:58 the little satellite funnel cloud was fascinating to see. The absence of any precipitation shield really made this storm easy to see in all of its detail.

  • @jaggass
    @jaggass 2 роки тому +12

    This is the tornado that Clem Shultz filmed heading towards his house and destroying it.

  • @TornadoChickWeatherNetwork
    @TornadoChickWeatherNetwork 5 місяців тому +4

    Awesome video! Grats...you just made my "Best Tornado Vids on the Web" public playlist! 😀😀

    • @JimmyBuffet-nh9wc
      @JimmyBuffet-nh9wc 2 місяці тому

      Can you post the link, Mark would love to see it.

  • @bensedg04
    @bensedg04 5 років тому +48

    Literally everyone: OMG TORNADO GET IN THE SHELTER WE GONNA DIE!!!
    Tornado Alley people: Hey everyone, let's come out on the porch and watch the tornado!

    • @spartan7911
      @spartan7911 5 років тому +2

      I would have watch the tornado, they are not that bad down here in Houston.

    • @jacobfamily4544
      @jacobfamily4544 5 років тому +7

      People overreact too much. If it's that far away you're fine. It's not like its s hurricane.

    • @allentoyokawa9068
      @allentoyokawa9068 2 роки тому +2

      @@jacobfamily4544 got pretty close still

    • @dianedavis324
      @dianedavis324 2 роки тому +1

      I used to climb on our top balcony rails when the sirens would go off or get in my car to go find anything.

    • @Prismalotl
      @Prismalotl Рік тому

      this is the way

  • @davidtallentrpo
    @davidtallentrpo 4 роки тому +31

    It's terrible that Fairdale was tragically affected by this monster, but you did amazing catching it on video. I'm a Rockford native, and I remember this day very well.

  • @kennethjeffers48
    @kennethjeffers48 3 роки тому +18

    Awesome awesome shot Mark. Love the calmness, no overly annoying screaming, this is just pure awesome. Thank you!

  • @SAL-xv6lb
    @SAL-xv6lb 10 місяців тому

    Great video! Thanks for sharing. I am from Lubbock, Texas and it experienced a massive and historic F5 tornado back in 1971. I imagine that the view of that tornado looked something like this if one were at the Lubbock Airport watching/recording/photographing the tornado coming from the downtown area, where it commenced. If this was an 8-minute video, I can only imagine what half an hour was like, which is how long that tornado lasted. The tornado eventually ended, at the airport! Tornadoes are just so fascinatingly scary, yet powerfully beautiful!

  • @muzicfreek1986
    @muzicfreek1986 2 роки тому +8

    My mom and I were driving home from DeKalb when this beast roared thru. I remember looking behind us and just seeing a massive black wall of clouds and having no idea until we got home that we had seen the storm that produced the tornado and had gotten out of the area just in the nick of time.

  • @mroof523
    @mroof523 Рік тому +3

    found this farm on google maps, literally 1.5 miles north of Fairdale. Also found the exact location of where Clem filmed this beast destroying his house.

  • @MattMajcan
    @MattMajcan 3 роки тому +7

    this is amazing footage. i saw hints of multi-vortex structure in other videos but here you can see it very clearly. wow, and that little satellite tornado or anticyclonic tornado at the end.

    • @dannyllerenatv8635
      @dannyllerenatv8635 2 роки тому +1

      It looks like all strong supercell-formed twisters are multi-vortex. This thing was dangerously close to an EF5. Incredible.

  • @t.r.4496
    @t.r.4496 4 роки тому +10

    Just the lightning alone would have sent me inside.

  • @prsearls
    @prsearls 4 роки тому +14

    This is a good video of a killer. Two ladies were killed in Fairdale and the town was almost completely destroyed. I live about ten miles away and was in the basement with our tornado sirens blaring. There were other tornado touchdowns from that storm complex; some were much closer to me that this one. I think this one was an EF-4 and had a very long damage path.

    • @BigMoneysLife
      @BigMoneysLife 3 роки тому +4

      I actually thought they rated this one an EF-5? Isn't this the one that also went through Rochelle?

    • @midstateweather3690
      @midstateweather3690 3 роки тому +4

      @@BigMoneysLife yes but wasn't rated EF5 but likely was an EF5 at some point

    • @sabishiihito
      @sabishiihito 2 роки тому +5

      @@midstateweather3690 just your typical 200mph EF4, right? Sheesh they were really splitting hairs on this one.

    • @heatherstub
      @heatherstub Рік тому +1

      Wasn't this the same tornado that destroyed that house with Clem Schultz and his wife? I know he survived, but she didn't. That was horrible!

    • @diecastcupseries7317
      @diecastcupseries7317 Рік тому +1

      Yes it was, Clem lives in Fairdale

  • @aintnoway686
    @aintnoway686 6 років тому +14

    World: Oh no! A tornado, how terrifying! We need to get to shelter now!
    Tornado Ally: Hey wanna go watch it?

    • @esco5593
      @esco5593 6 років тому +5

      This is a pretty average reaction from your typical Midwesterner

    • @douglasgriffiths3534
      @douglasgriffiths3534 4 роки тому +5

      Well, if it's not heading your way, then why not watch?

  • @jenniferredus3391
    @jenniferredus3391 6 років тому +19

    Multiple vortices. Very unfortunate for the people in their homes.

  • @raymonddhondt6849
    @raymonddhondt6849 3 роки тому +6

    Southern people tellin the grand kids about tornado’s: That right there is what I call a Nader 🌪

  • @nonyabiz9487
    @nonyabiz9487 4 роки тому +10

    Ive had my fair share of tornadoes in illinois

    • @JimHerbertOutdoors
      @JimHerbertOutdoors 4 роки тому +4

      Actually it was in Fairdale Illinois not Fair share.

  • @jasonexploring
    @jasonexploring 3 роки тому +7

    Finally a video w/ no yelling, running around.

    • @dianedavis324
      @dianedavis324 2 роки тому

      Why must you bash actual chasers who have made it possible to save countless lives?

  • @sagesheahan6732
    @sagesheahan6732 7 років тому +6

    Woooow. Good shot!

  • @thewatchmen4920
    @thewatchmen4920 Рік тому +2

    Looking at these 🌪️ the force, strength and the power of the damages they will do. Go when and wherever it wants. And nothing will stop it but itself. WOW 🌪️👀

  • @marianamendoza7263
    @marianamendoza7263 2 роки тому +1

    That was a múltiple vortex tornado into the main funnel?,just chilling!.

  • @ncmariofan3605
    @ncmariofan3605 4 роки тому +7

    3:04
    That has to hurt your ears

    • @horrorfanscream
      @horrorfanscream 3 роки тому +3

      What was that noise? Thunder or an explosion? Thank god I wasn’t wearing headphones

    • @justinbiggs1005
      @justinbiggs1005 3 роки тому +3

      @@horrorfanscream positive charged lightning. Oddly enough they seem to frequently occur with violent supercell thunderstorms

  • @dougn2350
    @dougn2350 5 років тому +1

    Nice farm btw.

  • @web3733
    @web3733 4 роки тому +7

    Nowadays with everybody having a camera you see firsthand the power of these things in every angle. The video of it going through fairdale shows the power lines and transformers going off in fairdale at the time it hits a man's home. Probably the scariest tornado footage I've ever seen and here you can clearly see it from a distance as it hits that man's home and the town. Unbelievable

  • @heroknaderi
    @heroknaderi 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome Footage.

  • @wrinklybird6395
    @wrinklybird6395 3 роки тому +5

    cant believe u stood out for so long when being in the direct path of it

    • @bc1173
      @bc1173 3 роки тому +3

      clearly wasnt in the direct path of it

    • @Michael-tc1dm
      @Michael-tc1dm 2 роки тому +1

      @@bc1173 it was for most of the vid silly.

  • @bellaxxi4116
    @bellaxxi4116 2 роки тому

    I found like 30 videos of the same tornado just like this one 😂. Now I’m watching them like it’s a Netflix series lol

    • @tocarules
      @tocarules Рік тому

      You have to watch Clem Schultz that lived at 32433 Main. He was shooting south west at house on the corner of West & Brown. Both houses are gone now. I have watched a ton of Twister vids and the Clem one is the second most crazy. The worst is Storm chasers got out of the way mere seconds avoiding almost certain death, then thinking they were safe almost driving strait back into the Joplin Tornado.

  • @henrysantos121
    @henrysantos121 2 роки тому +1

    Nice.🤔. video well done

  • @ThePriceisRight4094D
    @ThePriceisRight4094D 3 роки тому

    I am in North Carolina from Washington IL I miss the mid west my family survived 2013

  • @melissahall5997
    @melissahall5997 2 роки тому

    this looked for a minute as though it was coming directly at them- and FAST!!

  • @jeffputz1853
    @jeffputz1853 3 роки тому +2

    Great video sir and you have my admiration and respect for having comported yourself with such profound stoicism throughout what I'm sure was a rather harrowing ordeal. Anyways, to the best of my knowledge, it seems as though this was shot from 34332 W County Line Rd, is that correct? Cheers bru.

    • @skateboardingjesus4006
      @skateboardingjesus4006 2 роки тому +3

      He's not going to give you his address, but yes, W County line/ East line roads 2 miles North. Still too close for an F4 tornado. They weren't to know that it killed two people while they were looking at it. I still can't believe Mr Schultz just stood there, as that thing barrelled directly towards him.

    • @jeffputz1853
      @jeffputz1853 2 роки тому +2

      @@skateboardingjesus4006 I appreciate the confirmation of sorts and can say with a very high degree of certainty that I know precisely where this video was filmed from on the basis of several environmental or contextual considerations. As for that other video that you alluded to, it has to be one of the most terrifying and astonishing tornado videos on all of UA-cam and that is a bold statement indeed considering the plethora of competition in that domain. I would surmise that he was either too terrified to move and became frozen with fear sometime during the filming or was unaware of the magnitude and immediacy of the threat and the certainty of either death or grievous injury. Either that or he was just the most brazen, audacious and courageous videographer in the history of filming tornados.

    • @skateboardingjesus4006
      @skateboardingjesus4006 2 роки тому +2

      @@jeffputz1853 Same here. Finding exact vantage points from which tornados were filmed, is something I've done a lot of lately, with great success.
      The unfortunate Clem Schultz said himself, that he deliberately went to get his camera, as he was a "shutter-bug" and thought his 100 year old house could weather another storm. He calmly stood there taking a couple of snapshots, as he reasoned with decreasing confidence as to the house's structural integrity.The poor man lost his wife in that event.
      I originally thought this video's title was claiming it was filmed from Fairdale. I'm glad I was wrong.

  • @billpalmer4152
    @billpalmer4152 4 роки тому +1

    Awesome

  • @stinkyroadhog1347
    @stinkyroadhog1347 Рік тому +2

    Somewhere out there, a guy named Sam Smith sits in his pickup truck and watches, calm as anything as the tornado passes 25-35 feet in front of him. It's also the same tornado that would be famously filmed by Clem Schultz as it changed course and headed directly for his house. From this one tornado, two harrowing pieces of footage came into existance

  • @claytongillaspy8796
    @claytongillaspy8796 6 років тому +2

    Great video of this killer he said it had already gone through fairdale as a high f-4 it still looks pretty violent here at least f-3 I am guessing this looks like maybye Kirkland area?

  • @niteclydn
    @niteclydn 5 років тому

    Is that the Detig farm????

  • @slytherin3034
    @slytherin3034 6 років тому +3

    How far away is it from you?

    • @StormChasersofOhio
      @StormChasersofOhio 5 років тому +5

      Slytherin at one point it looks to be less than a mile. At its most intense I’d say a few miles, maybe 4 or 5. Towards the end there though, that sucker got really close. I would have been in the basement at that point. Tornadoes can and WILL do a u-turn if they feel like it...

  • @tomsparks6099
    @tomsparks6099 3 роки тому +2

    Interesting -- cam cuts out, no other videos on channel.

    • @bc1173
      @bc1173 3 роки тому +2

      why is that interesting? the storm clearly went past them

  • @maxengine6277
    @maxengine6277 Рік тому +1

    4:48 the moment where house and camera being destroyed on other video

  • @videorocketzmillar007milla5
    @videorocketzmillar007milla5 2 роки тому

    @ 2:57 it looks like it shift its track and coming at ya then it shifted back. 😬 Yikes!!!

  • @tomzeeh6618
    @tomzeeh6618 3 роки тому +1

    Without giving away your exact address, where was this video captured? Thanks.

    • @markwittwer9711
      @markwittwer9711 3 роки тому +5

      2 miles north of Fairdale. First saw it about 4 miles away. When it hit Fairdale it was 2 miles. Passed by us 1/2 mile away.

  • @katdog221
    @katdog221 2 роки тому +1

    The scariest ones are the ones you cannot see.

  • @tinadavis43
    @tinadavis43 2 роки тому +1

    This is fantastic home footage.

  • @Aderin.
    @Aderin. Рік тому

    Casual day in america, i would have shit myself if this was in my place

  • @neemiassilvasantos4470
    @neemiassilvasantos4470 2 роки тому

    Oh my

  • @neuzaesteves5072
    @neuzaesteves5072 Рік тому

    Poderia ter filmado depois da passagem da fera. 🌪

  • @horrorfanscream
    @horrorfanscream 3 роки тому

    3:04
    RIP headphone users

  • @applianceman6009
    @applianceman6009 2 роки тому

    I’d watch a tornado if I knew I wasn’t in it’s path like in this video. If I saw the tornado not moving, I’d find shelter as that means it is approaching.

  • @MonthlyFailsOutreaching
    @MonthlyFailsOutreaching 28 днів тому

    Hey Mark, do you have an email address we can use to contact you regarding this video? I'd love to discuss a license to use this if possible! Cheers, Felix

  • @Rthrasher696
    @Rthrasher696 6 років тому +3

    Looks like is fell apart after it hit Fairdale and restrengthened right after. This thing was a violent beast

    • @reginald3874
      @reginald3874 11 місяців тому

      It never fell apart during its path. Damned thing just kept going after hitting Fairdale like it wasn't even there.

  • @luciathomson3523
    @luciathomson3523 3 роки тому

    Yeah pass a little to close for me

  • @catherinemiller742
    @catherinemiller742 Рік тому

    Wednesday May 26 2015

  • @summersylvers8188
    @summersylvers8188 Рік тому

    There is a video of this monster tornado hitting someone’s house

  • @phuxus558
    @phuxus558 5 років тому +2

    in fairdale it killed 2 people

    • @jamesmiller5304
      @jamesmiller5304 4 місяці тому

      Yes , Clem Schultz who's famous video shows it coming directly at his home it took his wife and neighbor who's house was right next door and got destroyed first R.I.P. ladies.

  • @tomunderwood238
    @tomunderwood238 4 роки тому +2

    What is your 20, please?

    • @markwittwer9711
      @markwittwer9711 4 роки тому

      2 miles north of Fairdale.

    • @tomunderwood238
      @tomunderwood238 4 роки тому

      @@markwittwer9711 Must have hit Fairdale when it was behind the trees, I guess. You have nice proximity to the Kishwaukee. I'm coming by soon to catch some smallies, lol.

    • @tomunderwood238
      @tomunderwood238 4 роки тому

      @@markwittwer9711 I see, it hit Fairdale due south. Didnt warch long enough.

    • @markwittwer9711
      @markwittwer9711 4 роки тому +1

      Flashes of lights were Fairdale transformers.

    • @reginald3874
      @reginald3874 Рік тому

      @@markwittwer9711 Yep. And if you sync up the Clem Schultz video with this one, the flashes of lights in both videos match up perfectly.

  • @user-rr5zk6qe2y
    @user-rr5zk6qe2y 2 роки тому

    45
    حقيقة اعصار التورنادوا :
    هو في الاساس رباني ومن غضب الله الجبار
    ومن شدته انه اذا مر على نهر شقه نصفين ورفع قاعه الطيني وذر ترابه في الهواء
    وكذلك يقتلع البنايات والبيوت والاشجار ومن ثم رميها في مكان بعيد مهما كانت ثقيلة وعظيمة
    ويحمل الجسور والقناطر والخزانات الكبيرة ويدور بها وكانها عود ثقاب ويلفها كالمروحة من شدة قوته العنيفة
    ويحمل معه الحيوان والانسان الى عنان السماء ثم يلفظه خارج الغلاف الجوي او الكرة الارضية وكانها عملية تفريغ نحو الفضاء الخارجي
    مما يتسبب بخسائر مادية جسيمة وهائلة تقدر بتريليونات الدولارات
    وهذا غيظ من فيض وهذا بعض ما يجري في امريكا
    ان الذين كذبوا باياتنا واستكبروا عنها لا تفتح لهم ابواب السماء ولا يدخلون الجنة حتى يلج الجمل في سم الخياط ...
    اوكل الله جل في علاه بكل شئ ملكا :
    فهناك ملك الجبال وملك البحار وملك السحاب وملك الرياح وباستطاعته ان يامرها بما يريد
    ان زلزلوا او احرقوا او دمروا او حطموا او اغرقوا
    فينتقم الله ممن يشاء ولا يستطيع اي مخلوق في هذا الكون منع قضاءه جل وعلا
    ويقال ان صوت الرعد حسبما ورد في الاثر
    انه صوت الملك الذي يزجر به السحاب ويسوقه حيث يشاء بامر الله عز وجل ... والله اعلم
    قال تعالى ( وما تاتيهم من آية من آيات ربهم الا كانوا عنها معرضين )
    وقال تعالى ( فأرسلنا عليهم الطوفان والجراد والقمل والضفادع والدم ... )
    وقال تعالى ( وان يروا كسفا من السماء ساقطا يقولوا سحاب مركوم )
    وقال تعالى ( فلما راوه عارضا مستقبل اوديتهم قالوا هذا عارض ممطرنا بل هو مااستعجلتم به ريح فيها عذاب اليم )
    وقال تعالى ( ولو شئنا لرفعناه بها ولكنه أخلد إلى الأرض واتبع هواه فمثله كمثل الكلب إن تحمل عليه يلهث أو تتركه يلهث ذلك مثل القوم الذين كذبوا بآياتنا فاقصص القصص لعلهم يتفكرون )
    وقال تعالى ( مثل الذين حملوا التوراة ثم لم يحملوها كمثل الحمار يحمل اسفارا بئس
    مثل القوم الذين كذبوا بآيات الله والله لا يهدي القوم الظالمين )
    وقال تعالى ( قل ياأهل الكتاب لستم على شيء حتى تقيموا التوراة والإنجيل وما أنزل إليكم من ربكم وليزيدن كثيرا منهم ما أنزل إليك من ربك طغيانا وكفرا فلا تأس على القوم الكافرين )
    يَـأَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ قَدْ جَآءَكُمْ رَسُولُنَا يُبَيِّنُ لَكُمْ كَثِيراً مِّمَّا كُنتُمْ تُخْفُونَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَيَعْفُواْ عَن كَثِيرٍ قَدْ جَآءَكُمْ مِّنَ اللَّهِ نُورٌ وَكِتَابٌ مُّبِينٌ يَهْدِي بِهِ اللَّهُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوَانَهُ سُبُلَ السَّلامِ وَيُخْرِجُهُمْ مِّنِ
    الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ بِإِذْنِهِ وَيَهْدِيهِمْ إِلَى صِراطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
    وهذا ما سيحدث لامريكا كثيرا وستدفع الثمن باهضا
    كل شئ انتهى ولا يستطيعون فعل اي شئ
    اللهم عليك بهم فانهم لا يعجزونك

  • @JohnKennedy-zi5oi
    @JohnKennedy-zi5oi 4 роки тому +1

    At first it was coming at them then started moving left wow build a strong room every one not worth kids dieing and adults

    • @jasonexploring
      @jasonexploring 3 роки тому

      But adults ok to die

    • @Og-Judy
      @Og-Judy 3 роки тому +1

      They have basements in Illinois. They had no dying on that farm on
      that day. Two ladies in Fairdale weren't so lucky

  • @t036l2
    @t036l2 7 років тому +2

    Almost Evry Tornado Goes To NE {North East}

    • @urinalcaca5331
      @urinalcaca5331 7 років тому +6

      thats not true at all, its a old myth.

    • @pkranz937
      @pkranz937 6 років тому +1

      The El Reno storm went South. Then east. Then NE. Then it made a loop. Then it vanished before critics could start making generalities about severe weather.

    • @claytongillaspy8796
      @claytongillaspy8796 6 років тому +3

      Also the famous ultra violent Plainfield tornado of aug 1990 traveled nw to se it was a high f-5 killer

    • @claytongillaspy8796
      @claytongillaspy8796 6 років тому +1

      And the 1997 famous killer f-6 jarrell tornado traveled south mostly and southwest

    • @pkranz937
      @pkranz937 5 років тому

      @@claytongillaspy8796 it travelled SE.

  • @billbombshiggy9254
    @billbombshiggy9254 2 роки тому

    Its a bit easier for the Midwest Yankees to watch tornadoes. Y'all got flat land and no trees. Little harder here. Trees.

  • @aaaaaaaaaa97
    @aaaaaaaaaa97 3 роки тому

    Just remember, a covered porch offers no safety from lightning. Please go inside if you start getting closer strikes.