Tornado near Roodhouse, IL - August 19, 2009

I videotaped this tornado from a mile or so north of Roodhouse, IL on August 19, 2009, beginning around 2:15 p.m. This is the same tornado that caused considerable damage in Manchester, IL, between 5 and 10 minutes after this was videotaped.

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• severe
• weather
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• Illinois

[kevinlovestina07]

did it ever hit Roodhouse

[johnefarley]

@kevinlovestina07 No, it passed northwest of there and continued on to hit the north edge of Manchester and rural areas northeast of Manchester.

[kevinlovestina07]

is that Rt 67

[johnefarley]

@kevinlovestina07 

[johnefarley]

@johnefarley Kevin-Yes, that is route 67. 

[Yarndt]

Nice catch John. Are you still updating your chase logs?

[johnefarley]

Yes, please check them out on my Web page - same as before; this won't let me post links.

[skeeterdee4561]

Were there sirens going off during this event? The reason I ask is as the storm that produced the Girard tornado last year was moving in with potential to produce at any moment there were no sirens and people just wandering around the streets. Then I managed to lose my data and about got clipped by the damn thing trying to reposition a little south for a better view!!!

[MrTalbotFisher1984]

Man, I recognize that spot from the trees and the tracks. Jeez.

[YourIntertainment]

@x00p3 Definitely seems to be a pattern of tornadoes running from Patterson and Barrow area towards Manchester.

[kevinlovestina07]

@johnefarley ty i thought I recognized it ty