Sadorus Illinois Tornado - March 20, 1976

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Rare footage of a little-known tornado that struck the town of Sadorus in Champaign County, Illinois. The huge twister was said to be as wide as eight football fields at one point, and it traveled over 60 miles. Interestingly, 23 years earlier the Illinois State Water Survey captured the very first "hook-echo" on radar, which was the result of a tornado in Champaign County.

Sorry, not the best quality, but a rarity at any rate.

Video Credit: Dale Wilson

Category:

Science & Technology

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• tornado
• Sadorus
• Champaign
• County
• Illinois
• 1976
• weather
• environment
• storms

[iluvdx60]

WAS THIS THE TORNADO THAT TWO BROTHERS FILMED SEPARATELY ONE IN SADORUS OR IVESDALE AND OTHER IN EITHER SIDNEY OR PHILO? ALSO, THE TWO BROTHERS LATER WAS ON WCIA TELLING THEIR STORY AND WAS SEEN ACROSS WHOLE USA TOO ON CBS???

[openboltdude]

I was standing right beside my father when he shot this video,I was 6 yo and a bit scared. thanks for posting it,,,,,, Dale W

[ConnieElizabeth1]

I was working at Monicals in Tolono that afternoon. The new backroom was just up, no door yet. Wind and debris blew through the back room clear into the dining room. We were in the hallway by the bathrooms praying! Thankfully no-one was hurt.

[AJTwister97]

@bartsimpson67543 i had the la plata maryland tornado on my 5 birthday: april 28, 2002

[bartsimpson67543]

@AJTwister97 I have herd of the Woodward tornado it was on my 8th birthday

[AJTwister97]

@bartsimpson67543 thats the same day as that outbreak of tornadoes in 2005. u know, the woodward, iowa tornado

[bartsimpson67543]

@AJTwister97 same here i see you were born in 1997 so was I November,12

[AJTwister97]

@bartsimpson67543 i wanted to be a storm chaser ever since i could speak. now, im in 8 grade.

[bartsimpson67543]

thank god i live in Berwyn,IL ( 11 miles from Chicago) even though im in 7th grade still want to be a storm chaser though

[pkrprodigy777]

did he die?