April 20, 2004 - Tornado SW of Kankakee, IL

[rocmaven]

watseka theatre watseka illinois sept 3 jerrod niemann / oct 14 the outlaws

[spindalis79]

There was supposedly a bad tornado that hit near Manteno, IL (Kankakee Co.) in 1948.

[hailz1121]

tornado on the ground tornado on the ground lookin like a fool with ur tornado on the ground

[hottiboy10]

Hate living in Kankakee, we NEVER get anything. ha

[stormmoss]

Stan I'm curious as to what highway you were on here during this chase. I was on Highway 115 on Saturday Night (6-5) west of Herscher where I got my 1st ever successful tornado intercept :)

[stanswx]

@stormmoss Congrats on your first tornado intercept! I was on Highway 115 and S 3000W back on April 20, 2004.

[stormmoss]

@stanswx Wow! I must have went past the same area cause I was entirely on 115 once I got North of Forrest. That is very nice chase country up there, even at night :)

James Covington earlier had told me he saw your Spotter Network Icon near the Peoria storm. How did you fare with that storm? Did you see any of the storm that I intercepted?

[Torn80cj]

This video is a great example to show people that when the funnel cloud disappears visibly, it doesn't mean that the tornado has lifted or discipated. The debris on the ground was a great indicator to show that the tornado was still active. Great chase you had. I managed to see three on the 22nd of April in Texas this year. I haven't chased in the Illinois area yet.

[stormmoss]

@Torn80cj You make a great point about this on that video. In fact, the videos that I got on Saturday night if it had been daylight would have likely shown something very simliar with the lifting and dropping appearance of the "Tornado Cloud" but the rotation still on the ground.

[moonflow23]

That's a great effect to have the tornado warning on the radio in the background with the video of the tornado!

[kc9qyb]

Are you a licensed Amateur Radio operator?

[stanswx]

Yes, K9SWX.

[rainingblood1488]

damn that cop was bookin it haha

[amazingfertilla123]

i was there do you live here

[stanswx]

I'm in Champaign, was just up there chasing the storm that day.

[FoxDemonMaster]

was that the storm that knocked out power in Kankakee for about a week or the one that almost trashed the courthouse?

[cwastudent]

I got a Tornado Warning in Aurora,IL in Kane County twice that day and thenhad one in Batavia in June 2004....

[nitrostang50]

was this the same tornado that hit the industrial park near kcc?

[TheCheeseLady]

North west of chebanse? Isn't that Herscher?

BTW I love the way the lil computerized voice says kankakee.

[stormspinner1]

Think they need to reinstate that tornado warning!! Yipe. Five stars.

*StormSpinner1* in Texas

[stephwren12]

wow!

i dont even remember this storm!!

the only on i remember was that one day where the sky was green

and it was 2 years ago

but the tornado was just above us

[CharginChuckBro]

Did the car get damaged at the end of the video?

[stanswx]

Nope, all was well at the end of that chase.

[coyotes3344]

whoever said i was gonna get a job in kankakee???

[nesbitt615]

lol

[BULLSx15]

i live in orland park

[crossroads2112]

i went to ONU and the tornado sirens went off like every week it seems in the spring

[storm095]

every time the tornadoe sirens go off in kankakee i am outside

[lbwgirlxo]

OMG THAT SHxT iS SO SCARY..FROM EXPERiENCE.

iT SEEMS'z LiKE WE HAVE 1 EVERY YR NEAR K3 AND iT GET'z CLOSER AND CLOSER... =/

[coyotes3344]

ha i live in Kankakee and i remember that

[lsmote]

i live in aroma park but thts close

[HurricaneFreak30336]

I was in the middle of that.

[AeroStorm911]

Very awesome video, incredible powerflashes at the end. There was some intense motions in that field too

[nesbitt615]

please god wipe out Kankakee!!! Herscher too!

[coyotes3344]

DUDE K3 IS DA BEST!

[pfootballguy82]

thats pretty close to me well not really,lol but yea i remember that, i live in dupage in darien it's right by downersgrove

[MTech2000]

Very good job!

[GreenFlameZ]

This was south of were I live, my family and I were outside next to our house watching it.

[Tannenhawk]

LOL the end "OH MY GOD!"

[weatherman224]

That is amazing i live southwest of there bout 40 miles. When was this??

[stanswx]

As the title states: April 20, 2004. :) One of my favorite chases ever.

[KAMIKAZE233]

dude im on the border of cook and dupage, i was laughing because the storm came so close bu tmissed me

[campaignman]

GREAM COME TRUE

[marczakflys]

very cool keep an eye out!