I always get excited when I hear that there's a tornado watch in my area. But then I watch videos like this, and then it is much less exciting and more terrifying. I wasn't born until like 3 years after this storm occurred, but I'm sure it was just an awful experience to go through.
I was in this tornado.. I'd just taken a left off of Airport road onto Whitesburg going toward Drake Avenue.. hadn't made it there yet when the storm came through.. I glanced down at the clock in my car while waiting at the light to make the left.. it was 4:33 PM... sunny and breezy.
in third grade my teacher showed us the news ch. 19 version of this, the teacher was in the tornado too, she went to holy spirit school and she was n 4th-5th grade
I always get excited when I hear that there's a tornado watch in my area. But then I watch videos like this, and then it is much less exciting and more terrifying. I wasn't born until like 3 years after this storm occurred, but I'm sure it was just an awful experience to go through.
nerdsrule06 10 months ago
There were 21 fatalities and 463 injuries in this infamous November 15, 1989 Huntsville tornado.
ILovestorms 1 year ago
@ILovestorms, then it must have been 2.5 miles wide.
talladegajunkie1439 1 year ago
@talladegajunkie1439 No, is wasn't that wide. I don't think even the EF5 Greensburg, Kansas tornado of May 4, 2007 was THAT wide.
ILovestorms 1 year ago
@ILovestorms, the Greensburg, Kansas EF5 was 1.7 miles wide, so it wasnt off by much.
talladegajunkie1439 1 year ago
that's weird.
EV150 2 years ago
I was in this tornado.. I'd just taken a left off of Airport road onto Whitesburg going toward Drake Avenue.. hadn't made it there yet when the storm came through.. I glanced down at the clock in my car while waiting at the light to make the left.. it was 4:33 PM... sunny and breezy.
bamadanni 2 years ago
I remember well the storm in 89 that hit because the tornadoe went right over my house ...
titan365us 2 years ago
Thank you for posting this video, great job, being born and raised in Huntsville I remember this very well.
auwareagleau 2 years ago
in third grade my teacher showed us the news ch. 19 version of this, the teacher was in the tornado too, she went to holy spirit school and she was n 4th-5th grade
rockobuddy 3 years ago
It completely demolished Jones Valley Elementary...my cousin was in that school at the time. Thank goodness he was fine. Just some cuts and bruises.
FreeFallin1976 3 years ago
Wheres the old channel 19 footage?
uuuultra 3 years ago 2
Someone's probably digging through and looking for it, give them a chance.
JamesBarcus30 2 years ago
it also blew pics of people onto our land and we lived at skyline
nenebobb 3 years ago
@nenebobb I heard stories about that. I heard a Goldbro sign was found in Gurley.
dontbeapunk1 1 year ago
it struck about *one* mile from where I once lived
zekepig 3 years ago
And alot of trouble with hecklers and people gawking at the media cameras. I remember this day well.
JSUWx29 3 years ago
This was 5 years before I was born, and it struck about ~5 miles away from my house.
DarkRave24 3 years ago