Yep! I couldn't believe it. Driving in heavy traffic in the Chicagoland area tonight. Heading to one of my video taping spots. There it was ! My first tornado. Forming right in front of my eyes, out my passenger side window. And not to far away by the time I passed it . Talk about COOL ! It was all cool untill traffic stopped on the interstate and noone was moving! Plus the tornado was heading in my direction. I don't know if people were stopped to look at the tornado forming or what was going on. I had some pretty choice words for the drivers in front of me. Especially since it was in a construction zone, and no where to go. Instinctively, I grabbed my trusty video camera and started shooting footage. Traffic started moving again, and then did they go! Traffic was cruising about 80mph thru that construction zone, and I was right behind them !!! LOL ! so I calmed down a bit after we started moving again. . LOL ! I ended up with about 5 minutes of video footage. I just sucks I was in a construction zone, or I would have gotten out and video taped it better. The local news tonight had pictures of a little of the damage, but it really wasn't much.The tornadowas pretty big! But it never did touch down as far as I could see. But , I was trying to drive( In a construction zone), video tape and watch the people in front of me that kept slamming on their brakes. Pretty cool encounter![/align][/align]Here's some pictures.[/align][/align][/align][/align][/align][/align][/align][/align][/align][/align]Right here, I don't think I was more than 3-400 yards from it. [/align][/align][/align][/align][/align][/align][/align]You guys were almost singing, "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" for me at my funeral. [/align][/align]Oh yeah, I ended up seeing some pretty good bucks tonight![/align]
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WOW MAN! Too cool - well, just lucky it didn't touch down brother! When you film a B&C flying through the air like in "Twister", I will be you're best friend! he he he....

now thats cool footage!! glad you were not in the path. I got to witness a nasty one some time ago from where i work, what a sight, it ended up destroying a whole town that i grew up in[]

thats pretty crazy, glad ya made it

That is crazy.You said you were in Chicagoland. Where was this? It looks real familiar.

It was between Bolingbrook and Romeoville. (I think) 55 and Weber Rd. I see you don't live that far from me. That's cool!

I know right where that is. New it looked familier. I drive to Ottawa, IL everyother week to see my daughter so I pass right by.

That's cool!

Great pics, thanks for sharing

Wow that is scary i have never seen one we don't get many in New York