Compilation of Tornado Videos 11/17/13 : Washington and Central Illinois

Several tornadoes ripped through parts of northern and central Illinois late Sunday morning to leave a trail of destruction that included leveled homes, overturned cars, several dozen injured and at least five fatalities. Sunday was the first F/EF4 November tornado on record in the state of Illinois.Violent tornadoes have struck in Illinois in December (F4 on Dec. 18, 1957 in Murphysboro).

In Illinois on Sunday Nov. 17th, according to the Weather Channel, there were tornadoes in the following Illinois towns:

1.Washington, Ill.  – Rating: EF4 with estimated peak winds up to 190 mph. An estimated 400 homes were destroyed
2.Gifford, Ill. – Rating: EF3 with estimated peak winds up to 140 mph. An estimated 400 homes were destroyed.
3. Coal City/Braidwood, Ill. – Rating: EF2 in Coal City. Estimated winds 122 mph.
4. New Minden, Ill. – Rating: EF4 west of New Minden. A small farm sustained a direct hit with only the foundation of the home remaining. Estimated winds at least 166 mph.
5. Pekin, Ill. – Rating: EF2 with estimated winds up to 120 mph.

There were lots of videos taken on Sunday, probably because most of us have video capabilities on our phones, easily accessible.  We watched hours and hours of tornado videos from November 17th, 2013. Below are the 10 craziest videos we watched of the tornadoes.

1. Amazing video taken during the storm. This one’s a tear jerker:

2. Family Prays As Washington Tornado Passes Thru Backyard:

3. It’s Huge It’s Huge It’s Huge”

4. That was close! Video during the Washington Tornado 11/17/13:

5. Homeowner Videos as Washington Tornado Approaches and While Inside Tornado

6. Washington, Il. Aftermath – Sunset, the night of the tornado:

7. Extenstive Aftermath Video – Town of Washington, Il. Demolished:

8. Helicopter View of Damage after Washington, Il. Tornado:

9. 11/17/13 Video Taken from a Barge of Tornado Crossing the River:

 

 

 

10. Tornado races across landscape, North of Irvington, Il.: