Murfreesboro Walter Hill Tornado

[scottmon5]

I'm from Walter. Hill my names Walter. Last name hill

[Bleak2954]

you weren't scared?

[awesomeemily00]

I'm so blessed because that tornado barely passed my house!!

[dirty117]

I saw it as it was crossing the Interstate from the Blackman community. Surreal stuff there.

[Barderella]

very good video,,,well done...you weren't in any immediate danger so i won't lecture you about going inside :D Very nice tornado footage! I will add it to my playlist on my severe weather YouTube page :)

[tenacious645]

Im so pissed off i didnt get to see this tornado

[ghostman3331]

nice video shot a+

[RCT3fan9]

I was in it it wasn't even a mile away from me and I was in walterhill

[someguy4421]

what siren was that? we have only 1 siren in our county!

r u near mtsu campus?

[8564smb]

I live on the north side of town and was in the tornado. About where were you when you recorded this?

[AirRaider56]

Dude your just recording it like "ohh nothing going on here" looking at all the cars going by lol

[parkandgoboro]

Unbelievable!

[LJ88amp]

i was at my friends house and my dad and brother were at demos and my friend would not stop sreaming WERE GOING TO DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chimpinaflightsuit38]

LOL.

[KaiserElizabeth]

I would be the friend screaming that.

[8564smb]

May I ask exactly where this is in the 'boro?

[freemason72]

We are the Exact Center of Tennessee, Murfreesboro has a rich History and is Home to one of the best Schools in Tennessee Riverdale High lol.

[mfsamxoxo]

and there are still people driving. i'd be banging on someone's door to let me in!

[ns4sl]

it's a problem that you think it's GOOD.

especially since the writer can't differentiate between your/you're - if you had even a basic understanding of the english language you wouldn't be able to read it without cringing and thinking "where the hell did this kid learn english?"

thanks for your ignorance.

[ncn8ochaser]

Five words...

The American Public School Systems.

[ns4sl]

so am i.

[hhhhyyyffff]

yiiiiiiiiiiikkkkkes! we just had a huge hail storm that flooded are basement!

[ns4sl]

i hope that's sarcasm.

[mikethekeys]

I'd be bricking myself if that thing was so close to my house and yet the guy is so calm you'd think it was an ice cream van going past!

[baybeegrl712]

i like how calm you sound. must not be your first time filming a tornado

[PYCHODrAgOn]

me and my cousin were in the path my cousin was the unlucky 1 we were in de basment den de roof caved in on us i was in so much pain so dont jok about it

[bidoofman]

oh my goddness

[322223johncena]

it waa on the ground

all the sirens was loud.

[sim288]

I'm glad you were ok at the time.

[wiimii77]

if i were you id get inside kind of but pretty sweet!

[dayvyd420365]

the tornado was not in walter hill. It was on thompson lane, probly at that point. it never hit walter hill.

[Maryanne247]

My couain lives there, that was so freaky. I think she was really close to it this time

[GrimmRipper2]

Wow. How was the damage?

[ghostman3331]

at 0:10 two humans died

[sdeaton987]

HOW DO YOU KNOW

[ghostman3331]

because thats where they were found in that area

[DarthTimmanus]

Thats close to being true. The Tornado is right at or just passed through that area.

[EyeamEJ]

I was in a tornado once it was some scary stuff and to make it worst it was during a hurricane.

[DishwallaCandle]

woah..i think you're seriously very very daring to actually attempt recording it at such a distance..my country never faced anything like that before so i wouldnt know how is it like facing it at such distance..

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[ryanjordansara]

actually even thogh this looks close its prob around 5 miles away

[DarthTimmanus]

It is a Mile, maybe just a little more. It is just right on the other side of murfreesboro's airfield.

[HillbillyDelux18]

Yall do know that a tornado hit Etowah, TN back in the 70's right? My grandma lived threw it she said they can go over mountains as high as the ones behind Etowah...But that was the only tornado to ever hit that area.

[emt32489]

i think there have been a few that hit around etowah, but thats been the biggest to hit.

[Wareagle5693]

damn i have friends that live in murfreesboro, i have no idea where they live tho. haha

[ghostman3331]

tornado on the ground in clay county clouds are going east to west witch is so wrong they go west to east normally it looks like tornado alley is in middle tn now instead of texas

[cmva531]

I currently live in the walter hill area and never again will I ever knock the landfill because I truely believe that the landfill saved my subdivision from this tornado. I pray that everyone in the boro recovers!

[monkeywritergal]

I live across the street from where they filmed. Our townhouse isnt the one shown but that beige building brown roof is the last of the apartment and townhouses in our complex. I cant believe it was right behind us. Our neighbors were watching it. Had it turned we would have been creamed! Very scary indeed! :((

[sunflowernoo]

I now live in Memphis, but those townhouses look very much like Colony House Apts. were my family and i used to live. I lived in M'boro from 84-89 and have never seen a tornado there.

[elmosworld63039]

thats where i live

[Predarat]

Today in an update NOAA upgraded the tornados classification to an EF4.  I saw what looked to be EF4 damage off Patterson road near Eagleville but im not sure how that house was classed in terms of constuction.

[DarthTimmanus]

So I guess you will give the video 4 stars now?

I still can not believe its and EF4. Thats crazy.

[Predarat]

I tried to change it but YouTube won't let me so I emailed a YouTube admin to see if they can change that lol

[DarthTimmanus]

hehe... Thats awesome.

[Ferapont82]

Monday, April 13, 2009

ATLANTA — A swath of severe weather moved across a storm-weary South on Monday, killing at least two...The storm system that hit Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and northern Florida brought torrential rain, flooding, hail and gusty winds to states still reeling from strong storms and tornadoes last week. And the states braced for more rain expected later Monday.

An 18-year-old was killed in Etowah, Tenn., on Monday when a tree fell on his family's home as he slept.

[Ferapont82]

Wondered if it would hit over near the Appalachian Trail. I looked up Etowah on wikipedia, looks like the elevation is only around 800' so it's not quite into the mountains near AT but pretty close. I wouldn't want to be hiking the Tenn/NC section of the trail right now.

[protonr]

" so I did the safe thing... Grabbed a camera and recorded it! "

hahahaha

[eyesofawulf]

Awesomeeee footage we had those same storms later i posted the pics i took My prayers are with the community

[Sirenssneris]

That Whelen OM120 blaring is definitely the signal something is imminent. God bless all who lost lives, were injured, or lost property.

[ButtMonkey83]

I am sad about the tornado hitting, and the destruction, but i am thankful nothing touched down around me. I live in Cleveland, TN, and that line of storms hit us a couple of hours later. I was at work at Wally World (walmart), and we almost had to take cover. We had a warning out, and there was a lot of rotation in the sky, but nothing touched down.

[HillbillyDelux18]

Sure I'm a redneck, and everyone else I no is, but I have a friend in Alabama whos friends house got hit by a Tornado in Scottsboro and destroyed it completely. They moved in 3 wks ago, So plz Keep them in yalls prayers. P.S. I live bout 3 hrs from where most of them hit in TN, I was pretty scared that one may hit my house that day. But Plz, keep that family in yalls prayers that I mentioned earlier, Thanks.

[Barnett213]

I used 2 live on the street where this video was shot. Glad I wasn't living there now, if I would have been there when this happened I'd have probably been crapping my pants just listening 2 the tornado sirens. They are kinda scary.

[JTenn]

The lady and baby on Sulpher Springs road was getting in the car...why did the Dad not?

[mycrazyname]

They had just gotten home and left the baby in the car seat. They thought she would be safer in it.... sadly she wasn't.

[JTenn]

got home from where? Why did the mom flee the house, where was dad?

[mycrazyname]

The dad was meeting them at the house and they all just got home when the storm was hitting... sad. :(

[musicalchix]

wow...if a tornado was that close to me...all I can say is that i'd be in the basement or in the bathtub with the mattress over my head!!! Tornadoes to me are terrifying...but awesome to watch =]

[DragonNile7]

I saw them tracking this tornado...and the other big one in Alabama.

[malikaismomma]

DarthTimmanus

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Tornado on the Ground in Murfreesboro, TN. I heard on the news there was a tornado on the ground near 231, which is near my house, so I did the safe thing... Grabbed a camera and recorded it!

LMBO! That's AWSOME Darth! I'd do the SAME thing! ;)

[ghostman3331]

thats like the wizard of oz crap when the house landed on top of something did a woman named dorothy live in that house

[chick7489]

Hey guys! Today is just an awesome day! :)

I really enjoyed this video. It was great!

[AirRaider57]

im a storm chaser.. ever heard of one? probley not since your from jamaca. Ive been in a lot of hurricanes and seen a lot of tornadoes and damage from both. Hurricanes are nothing but wind and rain. Tornadoes are with hail, rain, wind, lightning. Tornadoes are a lot more deadlier then hurricanes.

[DavoFozter]

haha lmao did the safe thing and recorded it lol. Great video of the tornado tho. were there no stormchasers following this ?

[empoyi1]

dang! the house where the mother and baby were killed is like basically 1 minute and a half walking distance from my house. i have passed that house nearly every day for the past 3 and a half years. it's so sad.....

[awalko5]

I read about that mother and baby. That is so awful. Glad your ok though...

[ghostman3331]

look how the tail twists at 0:27 onward as it marches on its path of destruction

[mexicana1981]

wow thats too bad! we have tornadoes here in nebraska, but i was reading the comments and im confused about tornadoes and hurricanes, i have understood that hurricanes is pretty much the same, the difference of a hurricane it forms in the water and tornado on the ground, am i wrong??

[ncatina]

Hurricanes & waterspouts (twisters over water) develop over water. Tornadoes develop over land. Hurricanes afffect very large swaths of land at one time. Tornadoes affect smaller pieces of land when they strike, and often have much stronger winds than a hurricane. Hope this helps.

[mexicana1981]

Yes, thanks a lot!!

[ghostman3331]

scary as hell that one looked like a demon

[Stevsta1213]

i was home alone durring this

[pwND001]

I wonder what that would be like in auckland, NZ cause we NEVER EVER get tornatos, like Never..

[AirRaider57]

tornatos?

[AirRaider57]

idfshgjhs, shut the fuck up. Tornadoes do the same exact thing as hurricanes and on May 4th 2007, a 1.7 mile wide tornado struck greensburg, kansas and destroyed the populated town.. hurricanes are nothing to tornadoes.. the only extremly bad hurricanes were Andrew and Katrina.. do some research buddy

[JPPT1974]

Don't know what is more worse, a twister or a hurricaine? Hope to never, ever experience those.

[AirRaider57]

Tornadoes are.

[melvyd2]

When that tree shatters like glass, might indicate the need for shelter.

[dayvyd420365]

The tornado cam with in a couple hundred feet from my house. The back part of my neighborhood is really messed up. I watched the thing come and go. I was so scared. I now wish I would have caught it on video. I could see debris flying around and stuff. And it was the craziest noise ive ever heard. NOT like a train.

[Bororeed]

Psp,

His location is along Northfield Blvd near TN Blvd, about 2 or 3 miles SSE of the tornado. Don't forget, 2 weeks ago today, a tornado hit the Jackson Heights area. Many people do not seem to take warnings seriously, but for this videographer, his danger level was very low as the main body of the storm and tornado were moving away from his location to begin with.

Also, it has a preliminary rating of EF-3, so it was not weak by far.

[dragonfly051575]

News said today it will be announced later today, they say it was high end F3 on preliminary and NWS will either issue it as a high end F3 or may upgrade it to an F4.

[pspblows99]

im guessing that was an f1.....sense the guy is outisde with a dam camera and there isnt really any panic...

[RoguexSnypr]

They dont judge the scale size of a tornado based on the actual size,,, the category depends on the damage it causes

[pspblows99]

....i didnt judge on the size idoit.....re-read what i said, i didnt say shit about the size...the fact that people where outside and not in a huge panic makes it seem like a weak twister, idoit

[mohammed97k]

Man..it looks so dangerous..but your so close like its nothing

[skadallas]

that's eery man.. glad you didn't get hurt!

[blackmoon2188]

You're insane lmao.

[djscrizzle]

@ Caughtonfilm2: Rutherford County does not have any sirens. None in Lavergne, Smyrna, or most of Murfreesboro. What you're hearing is the Whelen model # WPS-2906 at MTSU, which is part of their campus alert system.

[DBZSaiyanHD]

not too far away from me... iLive in Antioch, TN (iFeel very fortunate)

[xXFatalTragediesXx]

i live in blackman. ...some houses are destroyed ..scary..lol

[kermitballs]

Great video! I sent this in to news channel 5 today :) glad you guys are okies. This time around we got downstairs alot faster. Thank god after last weeks episode!

[brutalpilot514]

based on the damage i saw I'd say mid-strength to strong EF3, possibly weak EF4. I was raised in Oklahoma so i know a few things about tornadoes and have seen plenty of them. Props on getting the video I've chased my fair share of them but I was driving home from out of state and was still 2 hours out when this one hit, otherwise i would have been out keeping eyes on it

[awdianne]

We heard the sirens twice in Leipers Fork. Wasn't this tornado from that pop up cell that started in Columbia? Our sirens sounded right about that time, then went off again about 30 minutes later, for what though I'm not sure about!

[nashvillelove3]

i live in franklin and we heard sirens too

[djscrizzle]

BTW: your video has made it on nationwide news! So sad that a momma and her baby were taken in this storm, but as a whole, only 2 deaths and ~50 injuries is very good, given the lack of warning sirens in this area. I hope that the community as a whole is pulling together and helping those that lost everything.

[djscrizzle]

Based on damage photos, I would rate this as an EF2, well built houses taken down to internal walls. I used to live in Smyrna, and the 1/24/97 event still haunts locals in both cities to this day. I hope the 'Boro gets sirens and quick.... You guys need them badly.

[bigme100]

I went into some of the harder hit areas. There are clean EF3 indicators in most of the neighborhoods. Very well constructed homes taken down to just a few interior walls. There were a few instances it appeared to where there was nothing but debris on foundation from brick homes.  I didn't see everything but there were at least one or two arguments towards lower end EF4.

[djscrizzle]

Makes PERFECT sense. Based on just the photos I saw, EF2. I would NOT be surprised to see it rated an upper-end EF3 to low-end EF4.

[TestECull]

I figured EF3 when they mentioned quarter mile wide after showing a two story site-built turned to a three foot tall pile of lumber.

[SanFran90]

@bigme100: I grew up near D/FW in TX, so I know quite a bit about tornadoes. I haven't seen the photos yet, but I've very recently heard it was at least an EF-3.

[caughtonfilm2]

I live in Murfreesboro, and we do have sirens...you can hear them in the background.

[mans6363]

The sirens were going off all over Murfreesboro...they were going off in Smyrna, Nashville, Columbia, Goodlettsville, Hendersonville...all over the place. It didn't seem like such a threat since there was little rain and wind in some areas where the tornado landed. I have learned my lesson!!

[Bororeed]

Although Smyrna, Columbia, and Hendersonville don't have sirens.

[mans6363]

There were sirens...maybe they were police sirens but people heard something...either way it was very scary. I hope you were okay too.

[txstoryteller]

Chilling vid; stay safe! FIVE Stars!

[MchWaltes89]

You don't seem scared, at all.

[Wyrdmaven]

i was a at work when it hit just a quarter/half mile north of us. Hunkered down...keep them in your thoughts, lots of folks houses gone or really damaged.

[Kamashei]

We were incredibly lucky we didn't get hit, and we're in Rutherford. :O

So sad for the mother and her baby. Hope everyone else made it through!

[Buucksh0t]

wow this was pretty bad how much damage it has done to us

[Cole212tnc]

well keep this in ind they rated it at i thik a ef3 or maybe a 2,im not so shure,but it messedup a lot of houses down there...

[thesixsixman]

I am glad you guys are okay, I live in Antioch. Keep the injured and the Bryants in your thoughts and prayers.

[101kasie101]

Keep the Bryant family in your prayer for the mother and the baby that was killed mothers name was Cory Bryant and the baby name was Olivia Bryant....So sad to hear

[ZanarkandAce]

Well, here in Franklin/Brentwood, I was at work when everything hit. Nothing in my area but some good rain/lightning. Was at MTSU just last weekend on an errand. Stay safe, all

[docdetroit2006]

Good job on the Vid. Coming home from Smyrna on 24 took 2 hours, and there was an overturned truck, and you could see where the tornado CROSSED the Highway! It tore a path right across the road. Thats NUTS! Stay safe everybody!!

[Predarat]

I only gave that 3 stars becasue I think thats just an F3 tornado, had it been an F5 I would have gave you all 5 stars. Only kidding great job on the footage Darth!!

[chasenab]

hey I used to live in those apartments!

[FanimeGirlPro]

dude it was right behind us!

[Irockman1]

Two confirmed deaths: A mother and her 3 month old baby. The father is severely injured. Such an unfortunate tragedy.

Looking at the results of the storm is unbelievable. I hope we don't have another tornado this year. =[

[DarthTimmanus]

Ditto my friend.

[flower108055]

baby was 9 weeks old

[allthetea001]

I live off Old Lascassas Rd near MTSU. Couldn't see anything because of the storms, although I could easily hear the sirens.

Hope everyone is safe.

[coreyteen13]

Damn. I didn't see this in Scottsboro. It went right around us. Sorry about the fatalities.

[foofymoofle]

i live in royal glen down 96.

that started in my backyard.

[zonesmuggla]

I live on cason lane, scary

[titansflamehead9]

That's a beast.

[Pinetree09]

Very nice video

[fasjam5025]

Any one know who owns this video???

[DarthTimmanus]

Me. I recorded it.

[fasjam5025]

How do i get in contact with you

[joeysipos]

"so I did the safe thing... Grabbed a camera and recorded it! " - lol

[gizmotastic]

Fantastic catch and fast thinking to grab the video.

[Buucksh0t]

nice video dude

[CountryChick4645]

we're luck the tornados missed us!

[Ayomide345]

this shit was crazy when it went over my place...two dead so far

[Buucksh0t]

yeah i know and the ironic part is today is good friday

[lpfan58]

im in knoxville tennessee, were about to get it!!!

[Winkr09]

i had tennis ball size hail pounding my house.

[skywarnjlw3]

For those like me living in the area, they are calling for volunteers to meet at the command center A and B located at Walter Hill School and Compton Site. Bring chainsaws, work gloves/clothes etc to help remove trees and debris. You can go from right now or tomorrow morning what ever suits you best.

[Wyrdmaven]

i'm in Murfreesboro, last I heard was that they didn't need any more help at the Walter Hill School...but the Red Cross at the New Vision Baptist Church on Thompson Lane in the Boro are accepting money donations.

[soccerdude7330]

Awesome video!

I'm about to upload one of the Dickson, TN tornado warning. We have a Federal Model 2 (of which I own and operate) and a Sentry 16V1T-B low tone which can be heard in the video as well. I'll have it uploaded tonight.

I will definitely be praying for those that were hit in the Murfresburo tornado and everyone else in TN that was hit by a storm as well.

[ElberethArcamen]

I live by MTSU. I'm glad most everyone's alright!

[Iheartashley69]

Also saw this on 19, hope you are safe. Thanks for the video..

[mattwu911]

I live in murfreesboro, in the colony house apartments, I think that video was shot pretty close to us.

[Shizzoc4five]

Whoa I seen this on news channel 19, scary stuff.. Its clearing up though around scottsboro.

[GeophrieSchmit]

i went from getting blown to being blown or vice versa

[MarkLWisenbaker]

I'm in Huntsville, AL and I just saw this on WHNT. I don't know what to say but Oh my God. I hope no one was hurt.

[TennesseeCruiser]

Saw this on the news. Scary stuff to have to go through. You all take care in TN and hope for a fast clean up and no more fatalities.

[GeophrieSchmit]

i was about to cum when it hit my house. this tornado really cockblocked me.

[DarkBladeMaster96]

0.o

[tim691977]

WHNT is showing the video live on the air right now.

By Greg Screws

[newgirl0]

That was kinda cool! i have never seen a tornado before

[Bleachrocksmyfaceoff]

I'm watching and waiting for the all clear...Be safe...

[WillBackbone]

good work

[mikeyzx2]

I heard on our local news there may be fatalities. We're still getting hammered here in northeast Alabama......

[tim691977]

I am in Huntsville, Al. Our thoughts are with you and the people in Langston Alabama who are getting hit as I am typing this.

[acrolltide04]

wow im down in nw alabama dealing with this crap too as we speak

[rockout2thesky]

me 2 saw this on the news

[AlleghenyGirl]

wow...thanks for the vid. It's already been shown on Huntsville news stations. Hope there are no casualties....

[DarkBladeMaster96]

LOL im in marshall,Hope you luck!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kissick12]

Ha, just saw your clip on the news and looked it up for myself. Stay safe!

[bledog42]

They are showing this on News Channel 19 WHNT in Huntsville, AL right now!! Awesome! WHNT RULES!

[pilotpowell33]

i did too thats why i got on