00:01We're getting some velocity and we're still cooking a little bit.
00:05I'm really liking the radar trends right now. I see that rotation on there. The storm may do it.
00:25That's cranky dude. Yeah it is.
00:28That's down. It's down now dude. I'll be really strong.
00:33Strong tornado already.
00:36Guys I'm gonna head north.
00:40I'm heading north.
00:44Oh no oh no it's hitting structures.
00:57There we go.
01:02Oh my gosh dude.
01:04Here I am.
01:09Come on.
01:11How可以?
01:11I don't know.
01:55Oh, it's hitting structures.
02:13Ah, please protect those people.
02:35Okay, we're going to have a close encounter.
02:48We've got debris starting to rain in.
02:58I'm just slowly trekking with it.
03:05Big pieces of debris in the air.
03:27Uh, it's about a quarter mile away right now.
03:33We've got debris inbound.
03:42Oh my gosh.
03:52This is going to pass right in front of us.
03:57Violent tornado directly near us.
04:19We're crossing the road.
04:37Oh, it's going through the solar farm.
04:38Oh my gosh.
05:06Oh my gosh.
05:10There's a barn right there.
05:11Can I roll this up?
05:12Down?
05:13Yeah.
05:14I've got to get an east option up ahead.
05:16We'll see if it's even open.
05:17Sorry.
05:39This tornado isn't incredibly powerful.
05:48Okay.
05:52All right, maybe starting to rope out.
05:56Let's see, it's still on the ground.
05:59Nope, it's still on the ground, it might be uh, still extremely strong rotation above
06:07me.
06:09There it is, right in the field.
06:15Tornado number two, huge!
06:26Gotta watch to the south too.
06:37Watch out for this guy.
06:52Got a stop sign coming up, we're gonna slam on brakes.
06:54Let's go.
06:56Let's go.
07:10Oh, my God.
07:26Oh no, there's a house right there.
07:28Oh no!
07:32Oh, it looks like an abandoned structure.
07:46Watch out for power lines coming down.
07:53I don't need to wait until I get to do this.
07:57Hold on, this is just RFD, don't worry.
08:00I'll know the part.
08:10Oh, shit.
08:19Oh, my gosh.
08:21Let's see.
08:31We're gonna get RFD, which is very strong.
08:38Wow, just missed this house.
08:40Tornado's in the field.
08:42It's quite freaking here.
08:47Watch out.
08:51Listen to it.
09:00It's becoming rain wrapped a little bit.
09:11Oh, a tree just snapping right next to us.
09:18I'm giving it some space.
09:20I'm giving it space.
09:23Circulation's going directly over the road right now.
09:25It's not fully condensed, but it is definitely a tornado on the ground.
09:32Wow, this is big.
09:33This is a half mile wide tornado at least.
09:38Alright, I'm stopping.
09:41Circulation may actually be expanding a little bit.
10:08We are clear, cleared.
10:25Nothing grew right where we were.
10:36Oh, oh.
10:38Tornado.
10:38Tornado to the south.
10:41I am in between tornadoes right now.
10:46Legitimate tornado outbreak.
10:50Wow.
10:51Holy smokes.
10:52I've got to utilize both cameras.
10:56We've got a wedge to the left and a cone to the right.
11:03Bonafide tornado outbreak happening right here.
11:06Violent half mile wide to a mile wide tornado.
11:09Almost grew on top of the car.
11:11Had to back up quickly.
11:12And now a cone tornado to the right.
11:18Got to keep it down.
11:19Focus.
11:21Huge tornado to the right.
11:23Another violent tornado underway in Illinois.
11:37Tornado to the left has dissipated.
11:40Tornado to the right is increasing in size and strength.
11:47Humans have romantic,
11:52Not emphasis shpping,
11:53noticed in size andhic.
11:55Tornado to the right.
11:56Gusto nomine disaggregate.
11:56This is an unbelievable outbreak occurring right now.
11:59valuable outbreak occurring right now.
12:02Guys, this is that historic day that's unfolding in Illinois.
12:07Let's hear aLED incident in Illinois Gibraltar.
12:28Hold on.
13:05Watch the power lines.
13:07Alright, we got the ghost train ripping through here.
13:11Just missed that house.
13:12We got the ghost train.
13:16We got the ghost train.
13:50Oh, I hope that's not a house up here.
13:55We're going to get across the road again.
14:16Oh, no, a whole house, oh, no, that's, oh, shit, I'm going to watch the barrels.
14:20The grain salad just got knocked over.
14:28Power lines coming down.
14:42Oh, my gosh, somehow that house is still standing.
14:50Ooh, power lines.
14:54Back it up, back it up.
14:55Oh, my gosh.
14:56Oh, my gosh.
15:25Oh, my gosh, this is tornado number three.
15:56These cars go first, let's see if they can get through.
16:24That might be David Yeomans, actually.
16:27What?
16:28That might be David Yeomans.
16:30I'll just tell them, I'll just stop.
16:34Oh, we just got you live on the air?
16:35Yeah.
16:37Oh, my God, we're going to love it.
16:38Hold on one second.
16:39Are you good right now?
16:40Yeah, it's going to be a little noisy.
16:42Okay.
16:46Our storm chaser, Gabe Cox, hits off.
16:50He's live on the air right now.
16:51He has no idea yet.
16:52He's chasing me actively.
16:54But he's in Streeter.
16:57I'm going to transfer him from my cell phone to, you tell me what line.
17:05All right, stand by.
17:06Gabe, I've never done this before.
17:08Okay.
17:08I'm going to do this right now.
17:12Okay.
17:14Okay.
17:18Insane rope out.
17:20Look at how tall that is.
17:47I've got to see what's going on in my, uh...
18:04Oh, these people understand what they're driving into right now.
18:28Wait, stay on the phone.
18:29Hi, it's Rebecca.
18:30I got a visual on the tornado near Dwight.
18:32Fine.
18:33Can you keep on?
18:34Call gate contact.
18:35We're going to call you right back.
18:36Okay.
18:36All right, Brian.
18:39This is, uh, number six.
18:47I gave this to CVS control.
18:49Just confirm it.
18:50You can hear me.
18:50Yes, Dave.
18:51A little bit of a concerning sign.
18:52Copy that.
18:53The Piatone in Northern Kentucky County.
18:55We'll keep an eye on that.
18:57One more time.
18:59Okay.
19:00Back to our chaser, Dave Cox.
19:02Let's get back in on this storm.
19:04Dave, I assume you're on the storm we're looking at on radar east of Dwight.
19:08Are you on 17 or where are you?
19:10What are you seeing?
19:10David, I'm on a county road north of the circulation.
19:13I can confirm tornadoes on the ground.
19:15Came out of the rain gardens and there was a stout stovepipe tornado.
19:19Uh, we've got a bit of a cone tornado now.
19:21It's narrowed just a bit, but it is still very much on the ground.
19:25So this is it.
19:27This is the one we're zooming in on.
19:28And I, uh, Dave, I've got a debris wall on radar.
19:31Uh, just if, if Scully Road sounds familiar to you, Scully and Campus Road,
19:36north side of east, 3200 north, coming down Route 17.
19:41This is moving into our viewing area and moving into, uh, looks like now the debris wall just south of
19:4717.
19:47This is coming into western Kankakee County now.
19:49I'm about to have a tornado.
19:51These southern storms are stealing the energy.
19:53So big storms rolling into Chicago.
19:55Traveled halfway across the country to see this extraordinary severe weather setup and to help keep people safe.
20:00Gabe, what do you see right now?
20:02David, I've got a developing tornado directly in front of me.
20:05I am on that same cell.
20:07I'm looking due east.
20:10We have active tornado genesis occurring right in front of me.
20:15Have you crossed over the interstate yet, Gabe? Over 65?
20:18I have not.
20:20And, Gabe, what exactly are you seeing when you're saying that a tornado is undergoing tornado genesis?
20:26This is spinning very rapidly.
20:28This could put down a strong...
20:29It's on the ground.
20:30Tornado on the ground.
20:31I see debris on the ground.
20:32Okay, Torn.
20:33Let's make sure the water service is aware.
20:36Kylie, just north of DeMont.
20:38Tornado on the ground from our storm spotter.
20:40Tornado on the ground north of DeMont.
20:42So this, this is really quite frightening.
20:45Some of these pixels showing 81 miles per hour inbound, 63 miles per hour outbound.
20:53This could be, could be, an EF3 or stronger.
20:56David, I can confirm it is a strong tornado.
20:59I'm not going to wager to guess which strength, but what I've seen today, this is on par with
21:05the significant tornadoes.
21:07This is tornado number seven or tornado number eight of the day for me.
21:12Multi vortex at the base now.
21:14So this is a powerful tornado in progress.
21:18We're all good here, but this tornado is still in progress.
21:21Uh, yeah, I have multi vortex still on the ground.
21:27Quarter mile wide tornado.
21:29Sorry, eighth mile wide tornado.
21:32Uh, it seems to be strengthening.
21:33It seems to be strengthening actually.
21:35So this would be right over US Highway 231 and where it intersects with East 180, East of Hebron
21:44on State Road 8.
21:46This appears to be trucking down State Road 8.
21:48We'll put on a little motion here over the last 15 minutes so you can get a better stent.
21:52What we've seen the atmosphere capable of tonight though, according to the National Weather Service,
21:56is it strong or even silent?
21:59That's EF3, EF4.
22:01If you can hear me, Gabe, are you still near Hebron on this tornado?
22:04And is it still on the ground?
22:05David, David, I gotta go.
22:07I just came up on some damage.
22:08Uh, there's homes hit here.
22:10South east of Hebron.
22:12Uh, we need emergency personnel here.
22:14Homes have been destroyed.
22:15I'm gonna run up and check on these people.
22:18Thank you to those people, Gabe.
22:19Thank you so much.
22:21You heard it from our storm chaser.
22:22I told you storm chasers see some awful things sometimes,
22:24but this is why it's important that they're there.
22:27Not only to tell us what they're seeing and help keep other people safe,
22:30but to rescue people.
22:31If there are emergency crews listening to me right now,
22:33southeast side of Hebron, homes have been destroyed.
22:36You heard it from our storm chaser in that area.
22:38Homes destroyed and people in need of rescue.
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