Tornado Approaching Goderich, ON, Aug 21, 2011

[SixStupidFlags]

isnt it weird that ever year between aug 10 to 30 theres like tornados and severe storms?

[rob22924]

To view the "chase" of the London, ON tornado June 2008, Google search "2 of 6 Tornado London"

[Thebearcat66]

You can see I think the white roof of the "Salt" factory where the poor worker lost his life. I'm told he was working on a high elevator and apparently fell to his death. RIP. The storms that followed on the 24th were very powerful.

[Thebearcat66]

We got the hell out of Bayfield on the 24th when several more huge systems were hitting land fall.Seriously scary stuff folks!

[JBiebsFever446]

Oh Damn....I hope Everyone's okay <3

[CHC2P]

holy shit thats a big tornado

[myrrhamira]

We've been in a state of "ALERT" all afternoon, evening.. as MORE tornados have been sighted in our area...

[tso1415]

@myrrhamira

I was in goderich at the time of the storm, only 1 street away from st. patrick. We had been watching the weather network not 2 minutes prior the storm, and there was no warning. the storm came without warning, and the weather network changed it after to cover their asses. lucky the death toll was no higher then 1.

[myrrhamira]

@tso1415 . Oh wow! That's insane... I don't know enough about the weather network, but it's crazy how something like this could NOT be noticed on radar!

[myrrhamira]

@tso1415 ...and glad you are okay... and yes; 1 death is 1 too many; but it EASILY could have been dozens...

[bluerainbowgaga]

Omg this video thats a big tornado! :P

[Moshi2009Fire15]

It Was So Damn Windy and So Much Rain And Hail ANd Lighting And Thunder In Toronto, Brampton

[clayps88]

Notice there was a ship docked at the salt mines...what type of damage did it receive? Windows gone etc?

[myrrhamira]

@clayps88 Not sure what damage the ship would have received... some perhaps but much less than downtown Goderich!

[filipnaw]

i find it weird that none of the videos actually show the tornado... 

[myrrhamira]

@filipnaw ...again; remember the tornado was forming OVER WATER therefore not as crisp and defined as you see over land. And certainly nothing like 'the movies' show. The tornado is definitely in there... within less than 2 minutes from ending this film; hail as big as golf-balls and even bigger was hitting my car and simultaneously the town was ravaged.

[lifeizcool]

And you stopped filming, just as it was about to hit? Why?

[myrrhamira]

@lifeizcool ... why do you THINK??? :D

[0921lyric]

@myrrhamira I AGREE WITH YOU I WOULD SAY IM GONNA GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE

[bobpoh4]

ok did anyone else see the ball of light at 0:30

[TheEsohar]

@bobpoh4 its a bird..

[myrrhamira]

@TheEsohar YES>>> the object you see at about 32 is a seagull...

[vibing92]

@bobpoh4 YEa i did smh..

[stevenwg19]

Doesn't look like a tornado :\

[myrrhamira]

@stevenwg19 When a system such as this moves across the lake it picks up the water as the cyclone forms. It is not as defined as one would view on dry land.

[sickwedios]

@stevenwg19 you kidding me right this is exactly what a super cell looks like... it seriously doesnt get much clear then this, this is just screaming that its gunna put down a tornado

[stevenwg19]

@sickwedios Actually it wasn't even a textbook super cell. I wonder if you know much about these storms. Plus if you knew anything, you can NEVER tell what storm will put down a tornado because science can NOT tell which storm will produce one.

[sickwedios]

@stevenwg19 actually it was a textbook super cell and if you heard it wasnt clearly they havent seen this video...clearly i know more then you because im sure you did some searching and all your perfect punctuation... Science obviously cant tell what storms are going to produce tornados but they can make on hell of a prediction on what ones have a chance of producing them, seeing as they can send tornado "warning" and "watch".

[stevenwg19]

@sickwedios I highly doubt that you know more about tornadoes then I do. Watches and Warnings happen all the time yet nothing touches down. Over here in Calgary we've been in about 5 Watches/Warnings yet nothing ever touched down. The radar probably showed circulation within it which is what gave them their 12 minute warning. That is NOT a textbook supercell. For starters wheres the inflow band/tail? What about the shelf's? And No, I didn't have to do any searching. I know this stuff

[sickwedios]

@stevenwg19 yah fuck off bud, thats in calgary i live 20 from goderich, when this shit happens we know what going down

[stevenwg19]

@sickwedios Just cause you live 20 minutes from Goderich doesn't mean anything. I could have watched Radar from my house. You should go back to science class and learn a thing or two.

[flightaddictalex]

@stevenwg19 Remember your looking at the southern end of the cell and the RFD. Check TVN for a pic of the hook echo from the Exeter radar. My father could see the shelf and striated clouds from Seaforth (off to the east about 20km).

[stevenwg19]

@flightaddictalex Finally something that was educated. Thanks for the info.

[zasafar]

@stevenwg19 It's a water spout over the water so it doesn't look like the Tornadoes you typically see in the country.

[stevenwg19]

@zasafar I know what a waterspout is. That looks like it was where the rain was wrapping so the circulation began to tighten up. Im pretty sure the tornado didn't got from water to land.

[rob22924]

Another video shot from beach .. search for "Storm at Rotary Cove Beach"

[HuffuySmurfs1998]

kitchener were i live almost got hit by 1 :O

[iamrocket]

what is the silver object that appears at 32 seconds?

[metallifuk1970]

@iamrocket Looks like a chunk of debris to me!

[Jman0079]

Why didn't you stop it from happening, instead of just filming it??? WHY DAMMIT? :P

[myrrhamira]

@Jman0079 I threw my staff up in the air screaming "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!"... it didn't work.

[ellehoh]

@myrrhamira HAAHAHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AMAZING

[falloutgirl2321]

i was in this with my family we were in the maitland falls campground it came right over us my mom and grandpa got pined under a tree THANK GOD no one was seriously injured im soo thankful that everyone is alive my prayers go out to all the familys of goderich i know what u went through and i hope we NEVER EVER have to go through anything like this again <3

[myrrhamira]

@falloutgirl2321 So glad no one was hurt more seriously!! xo

[mykerush333]

well done. great footage. thanx 4 posting!

[IanisLC]

Oh man this footage is insane!

[sebordom]

Yeah, I find it strange no other footage exists from here on...

[myrrhamira]

@sebordom To be honest...the only reason I had footage was that I was just leaving the beach since it had suddenly started to rain...but then the sun came out... and this was occurring... I am a photographer and naturally had to take pics of the 'cool clouds'...

My guess is that most of the ones still AT the beach were in the process of leaving and not thinking about it.

[psyfari1]

Those aren't boats . . . They are the lighthouses on the breakwall . . .

[rob22924]

Go in to "edit' & change the title of your video & everyone will be able to find & view it .. something like "Tornado Approaching Goderich, ON, Aug 21, 2011".

[myrrhamira]

@rob22924 THanks.... didn't realize I hadn't done a proper title! :D ~mary margaret

[rob22924]

I was lucky enough to see a tornado near my farm June 22, 2008, just NE of Bryanston .. had quickly determined it was safely moving away from me, so I grabbed my camera & jumped in the car ... do a Google search for "2 of 6 tornado london" to view the actual video footage.

[613Pesach]

Thanks for the research footage. What you witnessed was a waterspout that became a mesocyclone (tornado) on land, which is very rare across the Great Lakes but it had enough variables to stay formed. Fortunately, you were out of harms way. I would of loved chase that one. Glad your safe! Alumni Research - University of Western Ontario

[myrrhamira]

@613Pesach So appreciate your input on this and hope it is helpful~ Mary Margaret Gascho

[futureunknown]

ahhh I wished you had of kept filming.

[myrrhamira]

@futureunknown IN a way, I also wish I had been able to keep filming, however, it was within moments that the wind hit followed swiftly by hail the size of golf-balls... glad I made it back to my car to seek cover...

[Bashedyourfacein]

powerful storms always coime across the lake. but i have never seen something as ominous as that.

[myrrhamira]

Believe me, there was nothing BORING about the aftermath.

[CARPSPUDPICKER]

Looked like some boats were out there! Crazy

[CARPSPUDPICKER]

Looked like some boats were oyt there! Crazy

[SuperDollface27]

Finally some good footage, other ppl keep filming the aftermath which is kinda boring everyone knows what the aftermath Ends up looking like.

[myrrhamira]

I didn't realize at the time that this was the tornado forming .... within moments I was hiding in my car while the area was hit.

[inthecountry1973]

Crazy stuff!