A tornado suddenly touched down in Venetia, Pennsylvania on May 11, 2024, and began ripping up homes. Eyewitness videos show the destruction. #tornado #pennsylvania #venetia
Tornadoes can be fairly precise. My house has aluminum awnings above each southern facing window. We had an F-3 tornado in 1982 that took all three awnings but did no other damage to the house. We never did find the awnings. It also hit a neighbor’s 30 foot tall maple tree and twisted it. It left the tree standing but spiraled all of the branches around the trunk.
@@Rac3r4Life I recognize now that I was trying to show truth to a mocker. When the day comes that you recognize that you have or know nothing, know that you may humble yourself before God and he still will accept you into his flock. As you may have heard mentioned, John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. I apologize for my hastiness and lashing out in response, nonetheless.
This is sadly the tornado that ripped through my neighborhood. It was very crazy. If the tornado swooped just a bit it would’ve hit the hill I live on. I’m very happy that it didn’t hit my house and feel terrible for the three people who got hurt.
Did they even know or see it? I have done the same thing. I just thought it was a storm. No warning nothing. I just watched it. It hit the end of my road, 8 houses away.
Nice one 👍🏼 After reading your comment I looked closely, the sm brown shed like bldg has damage, outdoor furniture scattered etc. Wild how they jump & how precise or specific they can be. I’ve seen examples where all that way left of house was the foundation w/porch still standing, porch furniture & plants were undisturbed! 😳
What....did he/she rain on your parade...I am sorry you are so testy...hope your day gets better..and thank you for pointing out that it had already done damage...I too went back and looked and was surprised how much I had missed...
@TedaR thank you for pointing all that out....I went back and was soooo surprised at how much I had missed...I am sorry that russr was feeling testy , maybe because he didn't see all that you had or maybe just a bad day...I hope he didn't offend you and that his day improves...peace
I don’t understand how people can see this in their own backyard and not move somewhere where there aren’t tornadoes. These people have way more balls than I do.
This is not known to happen often in S Western Pennsylvania, and never the same place twice, always on hilltops. ( last ‘open’ area hit was >60 yrs ago)
i think this was the ef2, the others that happened on the same day were 0s and 1s, but we normally don’t get tornadoes over here so it was a wild day to say the least.
We rarely get tornadoes in SWPA, but we’ve had like 10 in May, and it’s exceeded our average for the year. All EF0 and EF1, and I think one EF2. Fortunately, no fatalities.
I thought this was an old video until I saw the date. This the second time, recently, a tornado 🌪️ has hit PA and homes were completely toppled 😳. Praying relief & assistance for the owners & families impacted 🙏🏽.
@@accuweather I'll never forget the tornado 🌀 that climbed up Mt Washington via McArdle road,... My gram lived at the top of the hill, we were all so worried 😱. I believe it even hit during rush hour!!
Its tornados that will pick up a peice of paper and lodge it in a tree and also pick up a carton of eggs and lay it down gently in the next town with no eggs cracked
A good reminder that size doesn't matter. (Lol 😏) A small tornado can do just as much damage as a large tornado. I have seen footage of violent wedge tornadoes and this is usually how they start. It's dangerous to assume the strength of any tornado because 9 times out of 10 you'll probably get a nasty surprise.
Drone footage is one of my favorites when watching tornado videos. 4K is fabulous too but the high up shots like this video are so crazy cuz you never seen them at that vantage point
My thoughts exactly. I was going to ask why do we always see people just standing outside to watch some natural disaster too close for comfort. My first instinct, run for safety.
Holy heavens! It was barely starting to form when it immediately destroyed (or partially destroyed) a building! Even the "weakest" tornados can be very destructive! Crazy!
@@scootermom1791 just because there is not condensation funnel does not mean the tornado is weak. it very much was touching the ground otherwise nothing would've gotten destroyed.
@@CreeseDF hmmm... interesting. I thought the "tornado" part of a "tornado" was the funnel. Before it forms, I thought it was just a bad storm with a bad wind. I don't live in an area that gets many tornadoes (thank goodness!), so forgive my ignorance. 🙂👍
No rain, still some sun... not someone's stereotypical idea of a tornado environment. Be aware. Even if you think the warnings are crying wolf, get to a safe spot.
small doesn't mean weak. Not a perfect correlation between size and intensity. It blew up a house. It wasn't a weak tornado. In Canada a few years ago a "small" tornado meandered through a town, everyone was out watching it and taking pictures. It was tentatively classified as F1 based on size. Than they noticed that it picked up an entire brick bungalow and pulled it up a hundred feet or more in the air just whirling it around the center vortice. And we thought the Wizard of Oz was pure fantasy!
Kansan here. There’s a few reasons we stand outside during thunderstorm and tornado season. 1. No one will tell you where the tornados at, until AFTER it hits something. Which means something is getting hit first, and we need to know if it’s gonna be us. I was taught as a child what to look out for in the clouds to know if there’s a chance of tornadoes. 2. Where’s there’s one tornado, there can most definitely be two or more. I would very much like to know if there’s more than one. 3. To see which direction it’s headed. And for all who may not know, if a tornado looks like it isn’t moving, it’s headed straight towards you. Now for more tornado knowledge. NEVER get inside of your car. Find a ditch or lay low on the ground. Your car is an umbrella in the wind to a tornado. Most tornadoes move 10-20mph, they can get up to 60mph. Most tornadoes are very difficult to see, they are usually in the middle of heavy thunderstorms. So how do you see it in a heavy thunderstorm? Look for small flashes of light near the ground. And a constant thundery rumble. If you see the lights and hear the rumble, you got a tornado. If you’re not in the rain and you can see the clouds, you’re looking for clouds moving in different directions, not spaced far apart. Thats called rotation, and it’s what breeds tornadoes. Not all rotation leads to tornadoes. In fact few do, but a tornado requires rotation to get it started.
This is normal in Tornado Alley states. Everybody, including myself, does this. When the tornado comes your way or gets closer then you dash to the basement. In 1975 -- just going outside to watch tornado wasn't enough for one guy in Omaha. He actually climbed onto the roof to watch. He was later picked up when they found the pieces.
It's south thing you know how many times I was in a storm shelter and my dad uncle and granddad all stood outside or near a door during super bad storms
I agree as far as which one is more frightening. But with a flood there's the sewer combining with flood waters. Gross! Plus a flood destroys everything in its path while a tornado picks and chooses what it destroys.
We had a flood too in Seal Beach when I was a kid. I didn't mind- no school yay!. I can still hear my mom walking around the 2 feet of water in my bedroom. Outside it was deep though, enough that I had to swim in a few places. some people were floating around on surfboards and little boats, a canoe.... We had just got new carpet a few days before, it was dark blue with a lot of padding, soft and luxurious...but then after the flood the jerk replaced it with the cheapest ugliest uncomfortable yellowish monstrosity he could find... Dammit every time I happily reminisce about this that damn carpet rears it's ugly head... It was supposedly shag carpeting which was the fad then, so each little piece of the shag was really long...kinda looks cool when there is alot per square inch, really thick... But this nightmare- it had almost None! You could see the canvas on the bottom! So walk on it once and the pile just lays down flat. Gawd I hated it. Thanks for listening.
I have chased sooo many of these, as a storm chaser. My hubby, and I are both hams{{if any of you know what that means 😉 }}. We would get tornado warnings out about 12 minutes before the news stations. CRAZY STUFF!! We have been for many years. They are BEAUTIFUL, but DEADLY, for sure. We have seen one F5-wasn’t confirmed. But, we knew!! I’m a storm lover, ALWAYS have been. We still go chasing, and sit in different locations, and notify TV, and law enforcement. Storm spotters. Idk, there’s just something about storms- - We’ll keep doing it until we can’t!!!
It's an important job when you think about it. I think about all the lives you and your husband could potentially save by trying to give the authorities and news stations as much as advance notice as possible so the notifications and alarm systems can be set off. Even better is that you both enjoy doing it. May the Good Lord keep you safe!
Glad there are people out their still doing hams!💕 My cousin & I used to play "Tornado Watcher" when we were 8 & 9! We'd sit by the window & next to the floor vent on opposite sides of our Grandma's little 🏠 & report what was happening on our side of the house lol!⛈️🌪🌩
We had a derecho in my eastern central Pa region 2wo summers ago it was about 2 miles away, but was louder than the train that runs a tenth of a mile away. I thought holy crap, did we just have a tornado? Nope! Can't even imagine the real deal coming close!
@@Snarky_Gurl I didn’t notice it at first either it wasn’t until I played it a second time that I noticed those were tires on top of the camper instead of being on the bottom lol
I just don't understand how people can feel. Safe and comfortable. Choosing to live in these areas and building lives there, knowing that During certain seasons at any time, a tornado could touch down and destroy all of your worldly possessions, Even taking the people you love or your pets.
Yeah, we don’t always feel safe during certain months of the year, but the area tornadoes can hit covers half the US. And the other half gets hurricanes, possible earthquakes, blizzards, or desert conditions. Pick your poison in this country.
This is a great example of the “freight train” sound people talk about with tornadoes. You can even hear it starting up when the tornado becomes visible
That thing came out of nowhere, and then disappeared just as fast as it appeared. I would not have been like those two guys at the bottom, I would’ve been running inside and taking cover somewhere.
They probably had no idea what has going on. They had those big trees right in front of them and were likely just scanning the sky. You can even see them leaning over to look under the trees. Kinda crazy.
I live here, I saw what it looked like from the ground, but the aerial view, YIKES, uh, we don't get tornadoes very often, the fire house siren went off about 1½ minutes before it touched down here! 😱
Next time you want to eat something that there is a shortage of, I hope you remember that instead of using the land to grow food, millions of people (especially in the US) have decided to use all of this very arable land (with all the water and all the energy it takes) to grow an industrially produced weed that sole purpose is for Richard to mown it (energy) every other Sunday and use tons of petrochemicals (again, water and energy) to keep it as green as possible. Just for him to show off at the next town gathering. In all inanity. Where you see great lawns, I see a big wasted food supply.
People are just standing outside watching it. Idk if they knew exactly what was there, since their vantage point looked to be a bit lower ... but go inside!
I live in Oklahoma and I know about tornadoes there in Pennsylvania at that time it didn't have enough power so that tornado lasted seconds giving it's full power which looked like ef2 are ef3 damage
I'm sorry to the people who went through this. However, to see how these things operate and to see how they destroy buildings is truly a wonder of nature.
LOOK AT HOW HIGH the house debris goes in the sky!! Do u see that?!! That could be a person WAY, WAY, WAY UP THERE, if there would have happened to have been a person IN THAT HOUSE!!! I don’t think there was , though, because I think this video would have stated that, if there was. But just can’t believe how high things get thrown upwards!! That is HORRIBLE!!
