Tornado Warned Thunderstorm

in this video, the storm was not yet under a tornado warning. However, the storm did produce tornadoes in Livingston County,IL later on. This was filmed on August 19,2009 in Pontiac,IL. Storm Story: On August 19,2009 a bow echo (possible derecho) tracked across C Illinois. This storm was rapidly rotating. A Tornado Watch was issued for most of C Illinois. Several tornadoes was dropped with this bow echo. The first tornado warning from this storm was east of the Quincy,IL area. No tornado reported in Adams county, but a tornado did touch down in Scott County SW of Murrayville,IL. Tornado warnings were issued for Scott and Morgan counties. No tornado touched down in this warning area. A tornado warning was then issued for Sangamon and Southeastern Morgan. A tornado did touch down in or near Loami,IL and a tornado also touched down near Southern View,IL. Tornado warnings also went for portions of Sangamon and Logan Counties. The most destructive tornado touched down around this time. An EF3 tornado slammed Williamsville,IL, causing severe damage. Tornadoes were also reported in Logan County in the Elkhart area and possible tornadoes near Mount Pulaski,IL. The storm had a break with tornadoes and then began to race north, mainly impacting the NWS Chicago area. Homes damaged in Vermillion County S of Henning. There were possible tornadoes in Livingston County (the one you saw in this video). Tornadoes were reported in Grundy, ford, and Iroquis counties as well before moving into Indiana.

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[jannu103]

where is tornado???

[matteng1997]

@jannu103 The tornado wasnt directly affecting Pontiac, but there was one about 4-5 miles west of town. We received heavy rain and strong winds.

[Tonyflame97]

Nice video matt ive seen a tornado touchdown go up then come bac down outside the landfill in pontiac il.have u ever filmed a tornado matt?

[matteng1997]

Yep. Sure have.

[BonJoviFan96]

every flippin summer we always get bad weather one summer we didnt have very many nice days

[raves11]

poor guy



[matteng1997]

@Pewpification Lol idk i might be only wearing socks. One time i went tornado chasing barefoot! Lol

[Boredomismyspecialty]

Were having extreme winds so im gonna go outside!

Wait does anyone else think...

[matteng1997]

Ya I guess your right. If the wind damage reports were scattered around. It seemed close to a derecho though.

[Tonyflame97]

Wats the video called?