That is not close that is miles away!! I heard the 7 people who were killed were 90 years of age, in wheel chairs, in the road watching the tornado come right at them and since they had no hearing or eyesight well....you can imagine how they met Dorathy up in them thar clouds!!
@zagnut48219 Parkersburg is located in southern Butler county and you are located in central Floyd county yeah its south of you more in the north central part of the state
Great footage. Hell who cares if it was off a cell phone? I think it shows the power, the intensity of the storm, the size and the awe. Good job. I wish my cell phone had a video option. But I always keep my trusty digital camera especially during tornado season here in the tri county area of Metro Detroit.
First time I've seen this one. It's great! The resolution isn't the best--what can you expect from a cell phone video on YouTube?--but I can make out what appears to be a possible double-funnel structure. Very interesting to see.
My buddies and I were on this storm. We caught the formation of the second, equally large tornado that formed as the Parkersburg wedge occluded; ours went on to sideswipe Hazleton.
what do you think it feels to be up in that sky when the tornado gets you...oviously i think you go dizzy and stop breathing and loose your heart and die.....im luck tornados never happen hear..thank god
judging from the boyscouts who were in the log cabin at night when that F2 hit their cabin... it sounds like you'd be slammed by debris like trees, logs, rocks and parts of houses and shattered glass, I doubt the wind would rip someone apart..
Like most people get caught in tornados they are thrown by them, hurled several hundred meters, many suffer paralysis... i think i saw something on discovery channel where a child was thrown, fully recovered, but has no memory of it happening.
You're right. The tornado does look like the Moore, Oklahoma F5 from '99. unfortunately it seems like events like this are becoming more frequent in Tornado Alley. But it's probably just the better documentation and reporting of tornadoes.
That's what the Greensburg tornado would've looked like during the day. Could you imagine that thing at night? but none the less it was tragic and my thoughts go out to both Greensburg and Parkersburg and all the other rural areas that were effected by these such disasters.
That evening/night I was going nuts. I remember driving up near Dunkerton and being stopped by a spotter (the tornado was rain wrapped so it wasn't visible) and the spotter told me it probably wasnt a good idea to get up closer. All we could see was a dark mass,it didnt even look like a tornado. I then headed over to Parkersburg near sunset. I got to a hill on the outside of town and saw a mass of flashing lights. I knew it had to be bad. I will never forget how eerie it looked from that hill.
I was sitting at home and I turned on the news, because I thought we were gonna get some heavy rain. When I turned on the news all I saw on the radar was red, orange, and yellow. 3 very bad colors to be seen on the radar. Then the weather man said that there were several tornados out and that Parkersberg IA had direct hit! And so did Fairbank IA! I was scared for my life and my friends lived in Fairbank and Parkersberg!
My dads friend was in the Emergency truck right in front of the one where the guy taking this video was....i watched this tornado form south of my house in aplington and started calling my friends in parkesburg telling them to get in the basement!!!..I seriously never wouldu've thought it would get that massive and cause that much destuction...it's still bone chilling....
holy crap, what a monster this was. This is the first pics/video I have seen of the actual tornado itself. Most everything shows it all rain wrapped. Great capture.
this video is the best i've seen too. Most of the others its either too wide and rain wrapped you cant see it or they catch it right before it gets really bad or right after. Thanks for sharing.
That was HUGE! later on this thing gets all rain wrapped and hard to see. I was on this storm from waterloo on and the tornado is there but nearly impossible to see. I could tell by the damage I ran across. This is the clearest one I have seen thus far.
I caught up to the storm east of Dunkerton after leaving the norhtern storms near Marble Rock, and by that time it was rained wraped. Due to the rain and the darkness in the area, I was unable to get any decent photos of the tornado. But this was incredible and dangerous storm.
That is not close that is miles away!! I heard the 7 people who were killed were 90 years of age, in wheel chairs, in the road watching the tornado come right at them and since they had no hearing or eyesight well....you can imagine how they met Dorathy up in them thar clouds!!
yetibiker08 9 months ago
Wow ur close
TheBellazebra724 1 year ago
this isn't Northeast Iowa.... lived in Iowa my whole life and Parkersburg is definitely NOT northeast... sry :(
amelia51503 1 year ago
@amelia51503
Nope, it sure isn't. I live in Charles City and it's way south.
zagnut48219 1 year ago
@zagnut48219 Parkersburg is located in southern Butler county and you are located in central Floyd county yeah its south of you more in the north central part of the state
Heyde1979 1 year ago
Torando? seriously... its TORNADO!!!
TornadoWatche 1 year ago
crazy shit
jesseadkins187 2 years ago
Torandos are so beautiful but quite scary at same time. I live in the valley, here in California and we don't get anything like this.
xrockstarx94 2 years ago
one of the widest wedges I've seen!
gtpluvr 2 years ago
It looks like the f5 off twister
madmanulin11 2 years ago
Fantastic tornado, to bad it wasn't caught with a profesional camera on tripod !, look at the massive wall on the top part, powerful.
PupuTheClown 2 years ago
Great footage. Hell who cares if it was off a cell phone? I think it shows the power, the intensity of the storm, the size and the awe. Good job. I wish my cell phone had a video option. But I always keep my trusty digital camera especially during tornado season here in the tri county area of Metro Detroit.
brianthenerve 2 years ago
yeah.. my cousin took this video because he was weather spotting.
OliviaBallhagen 2 years ago
First time I've seen this one. It's great! The resolution isn't the best--what can you expect from a cell phone video on YouTube?--but I can make out what appears to be a possible double-funnel structure. Very interesting to see.
My buddies and I were on this storm. We caught the formation of the second, equally large tornado that formed as the Parkersburg wedge occluded; ours went on to sideswipe Hazleton.
stormhorn1 3 years ago
what do you think it feels to be up in that sky when the tornado gets you...oviously i think you go dizzy and stop breathing and loose your heart and die.....im luck tornados never happen hear..thank god
Communitychoud 3 years ago
the tornado would either rip you apart, or debris from it would kill you, except for in rare cases.
skinner587 3 years ago
OMG.....iw ill hate to be up there..rip me apart
:(
Communitychoud 3 years ago
judging from the boyscouts who were in the log cabin at night when that F2 hit their cabin... it sounds like you'd be slammed by debris like trees, logs, rocks and parts of houses and shattered glass, I doubt the wind would rip someone apart..
Like most people get caught in tornados they are thrown by them, hurled several hundred meters, many suffer paralysis... i think i saw something on discovery channel where a child was thrown, fully recovered, but has no memory of it happening.
DudukIsTehBest 2 years ago
DudukIsTehBest
Most deaths and injuries in tornadoes result from structures buildings and flying debris, not from the people being thrown.
dragonridley 2 years ago
You're right. The tornado does look like the Moore, Oklahoma F5 from '99. unfortunately it seems like events like this are becoming more frequent in Tornado Alley. But it's probably just the better documentation and reporting of tornadoes.
Chasermaan 3 years ago
That's what the Greensburg tornado would've looked like during the day. Could you imagine that thing at night? but none the less it was tragic and my thoughts go out to both Greensburg and Parkersburg and all the other rural areas that were effected by these such disasters.
rattmausch 3 years ago
no, in actuality the Greensburg tornado was TWICE as wide as this one. Hard to imagine, eh ??
ProfessorIgor 3 years ago
wow. thats huge!
powerkites16 3 years ago
looks similar to the OKC f5 of 1999.
howarjo1943 3 years ago
That evening/night I was going nuts. I remember driving up near Dunkerton and being stopped by a spotter (the tornado was rain wrapped so it wasn't visible) and the spotter told me it probably wasnt a good idea to get up closer. All we could see was a dark mass,it didnt even look like a tornado. I then headed over to Parkersburg near sunset. I got to a hill on the outside of town and saw a mass of flashing lights. I knew it had to be bad. I will never forget how eerie it looked from that hill.
reingardl 3 years ago
HOLY SHIT!!!!!
lol
tornadomad 3 years ago
this storm ruined my home and almost my family....I thank the red cross and everyone for all they did....i will never forget this day.
13579jon 3 years ago
my dad took this vidio
sk8erboy441 3 years ago
hell on earth
lima7487 3 years ago
I remember this day so clearly.
I was sitting at home and I turned on the news, because I thought we were gonna get some heavy rain. When I turned on the news all I saw on the radar was red, orange, and yellow. 3 very bad colors to be seen on the radar. Then the weather man said that there were several tornados out and that Parkersberg IA had direct hit! And so did Fairbank IA! I was scared for my life and my friends lived in Fairbank and Parkersberg!
jhober215 3 years ago
That Thing is MASSIVE!
eliteo14 3 years ago
My dads friend was in the Emergency truck right in front of the one where the guy taking this video was....i watched this tornado form south of my house in aplington and started calling my friends in parkesburg telling them to get in the basement!!!..I seriously never wouldu've thought it would get that massive and cause that much destuction...it's still bone chilling....
apsoccerstud08 3 years ago
holy crap, what a monster this was. This is the first pics/video I have seen of the actual tornado itself. Most everything shows it all rain wrapped. Great capture.
ProfessorIgor 3 years ago
holy! ***** O_O
zombie111roblox 3 years ago
It was scary when I saw it. I looked at it for two seconds and my family decided: To The Basement!
SilverBitsPonyclub 3 years ago
now 8 were comfirmed dead(old lady from p-burg
falcondude73 3 years ago
that old lady ur talking about happens to be my best friends aunt
Im2xteme 3 years ago
dang!
TheComputerMaster 3 years ago
this video is the best i've seen too. Most of the others its either too wide and rain wrapped you cant see it or they catch it right before it gets really bad or right after. Thanks for sharing.
Kpizzle007 3 years ago
That was HUGE! later on this thing gets all rain wrapped and hard to see. I was on this storm from waterloo on and the tornado is there but nearly impossible to see. I could tell by the damage I ran across. This is the clearest one I have seen thus far.
momotous 3 years ago
I caught up to the storm east of Dunkerton after leaving the norhtern storms near Marble Rock, and by that time it was rained wraped. Due to the rain and the darkness in the area, I was unable to get any decent photos of the tornado. But this was incredible and dangerous storm.
IowaStrmChsr 3 years ago