Tornado in Aldie, Va. knocks down a tree

[FecesPeces]

You mean "crazy winds slowly push a newly planted sapling gently over and it lies on the ground until pushed back up and replanted the next morning" right?

[PrincessBubblegum88]

it would be better to stay in the house and record it from the window

[JhonyBoy02]

@the weatherchannelman fuck you u didn't know what it was like that day, you don't even live there...

[1misanthropist]

His fancy tree was destroyed.

[Dragonwarrior137]

windstorm instead of tornado

[shorty35565]

Not a tornado. When there is a tornado close to you, you will be sure. And you def wouldn't have been able to casually stand in front of the door and film if it was a tornado. You would be taking cover and your house would not be what used to be. This was straight line wind and it's not the same. But still, really cool footage. :)

[lookseekthink]

Good video.

[brettmiddle]

look at the tree!!!

[599coolgirl1]

I hated that time I was in 2 grade at school and we were all crying lol

[icanseetime]

that tree was a pussy

[TheWeatherchannelman]

@icanseetime yeah cause it sure looks like one! <- sarcasm

[lakieman5]

this happened yesterday in south florida

knocked trees and my basketball hoop over :c

lol

[BritishAutophone]

Hey I live in Virginia too. Im from Stafford!!!

[MrSp00ks]

OMFG SO MANY DRUIDS IN TREE OF LIFE AROUND GIVE HIM AF UCKING BATTLE REZ YOIU NOOBS SDTOP PLAY WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[chrisjames1962]

@MrSp00ks WTF???

[ChaseThatTornado67]

the winds in this video atre approx. 100 mph

[xxxRCT3FREAKxxx]

poor tree :(

[blackforest995]

@xxxRCT3FREAKxxx the tree can be planted back in the ground and be ok after the storm passes.

[xxxRCT3FREAKxxx]

@blackforest995 i know



[Naturalheals]

poor sapling did not stand a chance :-(

[mikedavis5671]

Knocks down a sappling.....

[dustanw09]

ya its not a tornado i had that same storm that fliped my trampling over

[redeyedol]

You shoulda stood out there in the open with the camera - woulda made for some GREAT footage.

[dragonridley]

Not a tornado. Tornado warned storms can produce damaging straight line winds like this and worse in addition to tornadoes.

[Matthaiis07]

This was not a tornado, this is what they call a "RFD" a Rear Flank Draft, sometimes this wind can get up to 120 mph, can do just the same damage as a tornado.

[Thunderstruck201]

Certified Storm Tracker & Severe Weather Assessment Teams Personell. . . what you are seeing is a Microbust approximate winds 68 to 73 mph., did notice some gust that produced at an estimated 81 to 84 mph 4 seperate times, all those trees were planted well, exception for one which was average, which was very unfortunate for the tree.

[heelsfantim]

Absolute microburst!! 17 year Skywarn advanced storm spotter here!

[TVWXMAN32]

Microburst ...

[PhantomFragg]

Nope, definitely not a tornado. I'm a Skywarn storm spotter, and I'd call this one: Straight line winds.

Although, you have a nice capture of this! Couldn't ask for more!

[AmMilFan]

I agree with the last few responses. I am thinking it was straight line winds. Perhaps up to 70 mph?

[swoop1017]

straight line winds only for sure

[cscmole]

it just looks like straight line winds

[australiandownunder]

don't think this is a tornado

[sierra727773]

omg ive been there

[LouiesPlace]

This is a typical thunder storm, not a tornado.

[lolgamer117]

:( sturm ist schlecht :(

[JenniferWhitlow]

We have been getting more and more tornadoes in VA...EXCITING!

[Magdalenadd]

i think its a hurricane

[Greatwhite75]

Its a Micro Burst.

[Greatwhite75]

Micro burst.

[itb222]

I don't think it was a tornado, i think it was just straight line winds, but straight line winds can be just as destructive as a tornado.

[EndeavourLaunch]

Might be some RFD feeding into the twister.

[DeweyChick]

omg

[pulastrin]

strong downdraft

[gjgjkg]

that was a bow echo

[Stormguy]

wow this is like the first good video of those storms ive seen! i was in leesburg..locked in a freakin school..but my wind stuff picked up a top gust of 40..i doubt that was the highest it got, but this storm was definitely intense!

[jimjoejohnnyg]

gods way of landscaping..ITS TOO CLOSE TO THE HOUSE ANYWAYS GET IT THE FUCK OUT OF THERE!

[tornadolover101]

Dude mircoburst are like the BOOM! This was sweet, and oh nice reflexs on that tree that when "TEM-BER"!!!!!!!!!! lol!

[alpi11ts]

straight line winds not a tornado

[ImNotAGirl879]

lol, poor tree

[davidlee110]

OMG!!!

that about 80mph

[Zeta9966]

they said closer to 85-90

[Zeta9966]

this storm almost took me off my feet inside an open warehouse

[celica18l]

amazing what a bit of wind can do.

[mattynovak]

This was not a tornado, it's was a straight-line wind event associated with a bow echo. All the same, it's still pretty cool footage!

[ChaseThatTornado67]

@mattynovak cool if it had 150 mph winds it would be better

[saskwashable]

@mattynovak sure it wasnt me just peeing?