Tornado on a mountain. 4/27/2011

so apparently a tornado went through the neighborhood. The damage wwas bad. I will post video of the damage later. 3 died. it looks like a bomb went off. As the emergency broadcast was going off the power went out and my dad put us all downstairs. I quickly grabed my camera as we head down.

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[WickedTornado]

WHY......didn't you gather up your kids and get down flat somewhere? I swear to God, what you did was irresponsible. Looking out the window, and then going to the other window to look out of it.

The weather service tries sooo hard to give people ample warning time. But the public has got to be smarter than this. When you see huge trees going down one after another in your yard, you need to hit the dirt....or go down to a basement. No big offense to these folks in the vid, but geeez.

[watertower7]

OH NOOOOOO THE TREES

[ILovestorms]

@ChristopherSaindon Was the F5 the one that struck Plainfield, Illinois?

[ChristopherSaindon]

@ILovestorms Jesus THANK you. I was thinking (and yes I've seen 6 over the last almost 22 years..one F5 on August 28, 1990) debris is in every shot OUT the windows and trees that would crush a LARGE building are slamming down -- and you're shooting video w/kids and family all over the place all running from window to window.

[nedfbrcks13]

@ILovestorms nope

[ILovestorms]

@nedfbrcks13 Not if you have a plan in place lone BEFORE your in this kind of situation. Preparing for these kind of events are absolutely essential. Sounds like your family did not have a plan in place.

[nedfbrcks13]

@ILovestorms Because when your in a tornado you panic and don't think what the smart think to do.

[ILovestorms]

@nedfbrcks13 Well...I was in what my mom thinks was a tornado because trees were down in the opposite direction early that morning, 4/27. Why?

[nedfbrcks13]

@ILovestorms have you ever been in a tornado

[ILovestorms]

@nedfbrcks13 First and foremost, you and your family should NEVER have been near ANY windows whatsoever. Small room lowest level away from windows. Put as many walls between you and the outside as possible. Get under something sturdy.

[suzukir123]

Could have been worse. haha

[nedfbrcks13]

@WickedTornado haha were in a basement and the ground is about 2 feet under the window. Our house is made up of rock and brick. The worst thing that could happen would be the window shattering and us flying out. Its still dangerous though your right.