Hermitage, PA Tornado - May 31, 1985 - F5

[KangaKucha]

wasn't there one point in this video when the narrirator, in all his wisdom, said "look at all the paper!!!" which was really debies of the town falling all over him, once was a top of a house that flew into his neigbors back yard soon after he said this.

[cbehr91]

@KangaKucha Yes.

[alfe2003]

My dad shot this video at my grandmas house in hermitage.

[jafish16]

Haha you can tell nobody cared about that stuff in 1985... "Hey look a tornado." "That's sweet." "It sure is."

I think somebody was gettin puffy. hahaha

[tomahawkfc]

I lived south of where this tornado hit in Hubbard, OH. I was 9 when it came through town and remember distinctly when my father came home and took me out to Chestnut Ridge Rd. to help those whose homes where destroyed.

[speedyquad]

i survived the tornado in oil city/titusville on this date. 

[jmeier37]

Love this vid, the rotation associated with this tornado is absolutely incredible.

[ILovestorms]

This one did not occur in the traditional "tornado alley" in northern Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas or portions of Nebraska, but in western Pennsylvania. They don't just occurr in their traditional regions, they occur anywhere, when the conditions are ripe.

[mimirue]

I think it's pure stupidity when people are just standing there recording a tornado instead of trying to get away. I wonder how many people have died that way?

[mimirue]

I think it's pure stupidity when people are just standing there recording a tornado instead of trying to get away. I wonder how many people have died that way?

[TheMightykaz]

Man that tornado sounded unbelievable!

[jck148]

I moved to the Shenango Valley the next year and remember there still being damage. 

[deoxysofshine]

@mammal567 Same here

[chelseathegreat246]

the people here mst be pretty brave to stand outside during an f5 tornado

[deoxysofshine]

@chelseathegreat246 Or pretty stupid

[DramaticMoments]

Great footage. I wasn't alive when that happened, that one guy sounds like Mr. Garrison from South Park.

[thebjm1967]

i remember this day. i live by albion,pa where we got a huge tornado. it was awful. i was only 3 then but i do remember the fear. horrible horrible day.

[ILovestorms]

How many lives did this tornado alone claim?

[cbehr91]

@ILovestorms 18 killed, 310 injured.

[chelseathegreat246]

@cbehr91 dammmmn

[nightgirl350]

@cbehr91 Awww soo sad! :'(

[TheRshelp2009]

@cbehr91 i have question, is this tornado that went right through willard ohio and destroyed it? or was that the one in 1974

[cbehr91]

@TheRshelp2009 No. I wasn't aware that Willard, OH was ever destroyed by a tornado. If it was, it wasn't in '74 either. (I will research it though) Willard is clear across that state from where this tornado affected.

[tomahawkfc]

@TheRshelp2009 Willard is much further south than where this tornado hit. The '74 outbreak may have been the one since it affected much of south and south-central Ohio. This particular outbreak devastated NE Ohio and NW Penna.

[tylerfp]

My parents talk about this all the time. My dad tells me about stopping at the top of the hill and seeing people from Wheatland Running in the aftermath.

[RacketaE]

It was like 85 degrees that day and in like an hour it dropped to about 60. It was crazy. I remember that day.

[skateboy159]

first comment =] nice vid