Washington, The Most Evil Tornado Ever Recorded 

Steve Neubaur is the definition of a pure soul. Gave his life trying to save his cats

Lost my apartment in this tornado. The response from the cops, the government, and the property manager was absolutely terrible.

Amazing video, although emotional for me. That's my dad at the 12:43 mark. He lost his house in this tornado, but has rebuilt. I'll never forget that day. Thank you for such a well-done, exceptional job.

At 9:24 if you look very closely on the right side of the tornado, you could see an ominous face. That’s terrifying.

God, FEMA denying any help on basis of population is disgusting. I can't remember a time where FEMA has actually helped disaster victims. They didn't help people in my area after hurricanes, and they dont want to help people after tornadoes either. It makes me sad, but thankfully local communities have far more compassion than companies.

I remember this day very well. I vividly remember waking up that morning and walking outside onto the deck and feeling the warm air on my skin followed by several intense and cold breezes. I looked at the sky and thought "Today is going to be bad." My sister was living in the Georgetown Apartment complex at that time. Her apartment was on the 3rd floor, the top floor, of the building that was damaged the most by this tornado. She had gotten home from working an early shift and decided to take a nap because of how overworked she had been. About a minute before the tornado impacted the building her roommates boyfriend managed to break down her door after repeated attempts to wake her, and drag her out of bed into the hallway and lay on top of her to cover her. The entire 3rd floor of the apartment complex was lifted off of the rest of the building, swung around and slammed into the ground about half a football field's length away. In the aftermath when they were clamoring to escape the rubble they caught a glimpse into her room, and the entirety of the roof had caved and collapsed right on top of her bed. My sister would not be alive today if it weren't for him. I'll never forget how she looked when she arrived where I was living, covered in dirt, cuts, bruises, tears and fiberglass insulation. I'll never forget the tone of her voice when she burst open the door and yelled for our dad. I'll never forget witnessing the aftermath of this catastrophe driving through Washington the next day. And I'll never forget the sinking feeling in my gut that autumn morning. Thank you for covering this tornado, and thank you anyone who reads this.

9:04 Kris is the definition of “the cameraman never dies”

As someone who lives in the Midwest, this is crazy that in mid November an E4 really struck Illinois at this time of the year in fall. Sometimes we have over a foot of snow by this time of the year. Great video

That mapped path edited to show before & after effects in real time is extremely impressive! Well done sir! Such destruction... tornadoes are truly a marvel.

8:50 kris is a real one so glad he survived some of the craziest footage ive ever seen

One of the best documentaries of a tornado I've seen. Love the overlay of the damage path and the size of the tornado, plus the location of the videos being shot. Very well done!

This is one of the best tornado videos I have ever seen on RU-vid. The way you show the path of the tornado and the before and after satellite photos as well as highlighting the location and vantage points of the video footage you obtained of the twister is truly a remarkable way to present the facts of the storm. Well done!

You are setting a new standard for tornado documentaries, Chris! Your method of screen setup is just fantastic and totally engrossing. Love love love this!

Thank you so much for covering this tornado. I was nearly killed by that monster and trust me, I almost started crying when all the memories came back. You are doing a great service to thousands of people by covering events like these. Thanks, and keep up the good work!

I watch a lot of tornado videos but I think I like your style the best. I like the part where you show the neighborhoods intact and the destruction as the tornado passes instead of before and after photos. The way you do it really brings to life the progression of destruction and devastation. It’s heartbreaking.

This is an EXCEPTIONAL video. Great voice and narration, along with amazing footage, and the best graphics display of the tornado's path and damage I've ever seen. Brilliant. THANK-YOU!

The lack of assistance from the government is just like you said, DISGUSTING. Im beginning to realize our government wont help us at all but they sure do expect us to line their wallets!!! We need to stand up as a nation, indivisible and for once and for all. Enough of this greed and letting the government get away with this. We need to do something and NOW.

I am a GIS specialist and your maps and the way you presented the spatial information was incredible! I especially admired how you blended the satellite imagery from before ad after the tornado hit as the tornado was raging through. It really shows how destructive the tornado really was. Thank you for treating the victims with respect and highlighting the inaction from the federal government and FEMA. Important video!!

Amazing documentary , i usually dont watch tornado videos , but yours got me watching till the end. Visualizations and explanations were well put to together.

I can’t stop thinking about the man trying to save his cats 😢 Bless you sir I would have done the same exact thing. Pets are so much more than just animals ❤️

Some of the most gut-wrenching home footage of a tornado. Wild to think its been over 10 years. Great video homie!

Your coverage and script are both superb. You’re a true journalist. Thanks for your contributions.

Amazing visuals in this video. I had nightly tornado nightmares growing up until I moved out of tornado country as an adult. Despite the first-hand experiences, the current ability to capture tornados on camera on the ground and in the air has given me a new understanding of how narrow the path is, how they develop and merge, and what it's like to get a direct hit. Great video!

Another amazing video from you bro. Washington is one of those tornadoes you think is straight out of a movie. The debris in the air, the destruction, the look to it. Probably deserved an EF5 rating.

I lived in a nearby town when the Washington tornado occurred. I've been through many tornado warnings in my life, but never have I experienced the lack of birds or "hearing" the atmosphere so... quiet... a few hours before. There was a steel beam bent at 90 degrees on the side of the highway next to the summit church from this tornado for several years afterwards. Will forever remember that day.

idk how else to put this but the structure and editing of this video are perfect. Thank you.

This was a great video. Especially the editing. Love how throughout the tornados 🌪️ track you got video evidence and perspective!! Job well done, truly!

As A resident of Washington Illinois, this was extremely well put together as a documentary. I remember that day like it was yesterday. Thank you sir for all the effort you put into this!

The way you had the before and after sliding along with the tornado is some of the best work I've ever seen. I absolutely LOVED that! I know a lot of people majoring in Geography/GIS, even post-grads, who would kill for this type of stuff in their research presentations. Amazing work!

I absolutely LOVED the illustration of the tornado and its “markings” it left off. Wonderful video, keep uo the great work!

Your video editing efforts are insane, the live before after map is amazing Chris!!

Genuinely, I remember seeing this with my own eyes. It was rather terrifying. I luckily wasn’t in its direct path, but it was still terrifying

Thank you so much for mentioning the New Minden tornado, even if briefly. I lived in the next town over and could hear it. Our sirens weren't even going so no one had any idea it was there until they saw it. I helped with the clean up and had never seen damage like that before.

This is a wonderful recap of this storm. The before/after overhead photography scene is awesome, as well as pinpointing the videographer locations on the map to associate footage both in time and location. Just fantastic. Hats off!

Just fantastic how you overlay before and after ariel footage with the tornado center passing over. This really incresed my understanding of whats happening in the process. The naration is perfect, dont change a thing. New sub, take care and please keep the excellent content coming!

That Marc Wells video is still some of the most terrifying footage out there, just hearing the wind sucking everything out of the house is insane.

Thanks for sharing Chris, I remember this day like it was yesterday. A couple guys were watching outside our church while the rest of my church family sheltered in the basement. One of the guys watching was on the fire department and looked at us and said “Washington is getting hit by a big tornado”. My heart sunk. We were about 15miles from Washington, but we could faintly make out the tornado sirens. One of the most Erie feelings I’ve ever felt

Your video is incredible. The sliding before and after along with side-by-side real footage. 300k views should be 3 million. Great work. That's the correct way to get likes and subs!

The way you present this with the map, amateur video, and changing satellite imagery all at once is INCREDIBLE.

I was at the mall in Peoria when this storm hit. I've never seen it rain or hail harder in my life. When the tornado sirens went off, they made us shelter in place. You could hear hundreds of phones screaming in unison when the alrt sounded. I thought the hail was going to blow the skylights out, it was coming down that hard. Wild day.

I’ve always been absolutely terrified with tornadoes but I’ve watched a ton of videos about tornadoes. The way you put this video together… I feel like it showed just how terrifying tornadoes are and did such a good job with it. I think specifically how you showed the tornado moving and the land being cleared behind it… it’s just devastating to watch.

Its so hard to find videos like yours such details that ive been looking for thank you

Such a clear video. I love how you show the path and the transition between the satellite view before and after, with video in the corner. Really excellent presentation of information.

I live a couple hours south of Washington. We went up to help patch roofs and tarp houses that were still standing but damaged. That was the most devastating destruction i had ever seen. Looked like the town had been bombed. Great video man.

It’s eerie reliving this experience. I was in high school at the time and had just gotten my license. I remember driving through the wreckage days later and just being awestruck

Excellent editing and storytelling, incredible work. The circle of the tornado moving and revealing the path of destruction on the previous existing map, wow.

Actually seeing the patterns at 10:08 without needing the graphic gave me genuine chills

November is an active month in north Alabama; The Nov. 15, 1989 outbreak that dropped an F4 on Huntsville is one we still talk about today. 21 dead, 463 injured.

Lived in Washington my whole life and remember the tornado, my schools news paper just a few months ago put out an anniversary paper about it. I remember driving around the town and looking at the debris and how leveled it was. It was intense being able to see the aftermath st such a young age

Great vid man, love the overhead real time damage path

That visual change of the ground terrain as the animation core moved is unlike anything visual I've seen to date. You've set a new bar in visual documentary timeline event story telling. Its the most sobering real time impact of damage,and the entirety of the horror of one of these. Bravo,youve made an exemplary documentation,bravo sir.

The Lancaster video is most impressive home video I've ever seen of a tornado. He is incredibly lucky...who would have thought that screened patio would hold up as long as it did? I think the large trees in the backyard helped shield some wind and debris around him.

I really appreciate the quality of the editing shown in your videos. Seeing the 'real time' damage of the path appear behind the tornado on the over head map was a really good detail.

This stirred up a lot of emotions watching this as a resident of Washington.This brought the town together to help each other. I had damage to my home but not as bad as my neighbors and friends. This video was well done.

Your satellite overlays and how you change it from before to after is phenomenal great mapping work that really helped visualize the path

That was your best video to date. That was incredible work. As detailed as it was, it wasn't overwhelming and perfectly walked thru. There are so many of these great pages on here, some that commented on this video even. I always learn just a little more from all of you. Having this kind of information at hand at all times is incredible

this is one of the best tornado documentaries i've ever seen on YT. Keep up with the good work man!

Extremely well done, the graphics are amazing good job

Extremely well put together mini-documentary. Thanks!

Wow. First time viewing your channel. Of the many, many, many videos of tornadoes this is beyond excellent work. Pairing the satellite map of the storm's path with videos, and pinpointing the spot where it was filmed, is brilliant. Equally appreciated is the time taken to remember those who so tragically lost their lives in the storm. Thank you for your excellent work.

Ok I must say, this is THE BEST tornado content in youtube. Amazing job and I really wish to see a lot more like this. Thank you for your great work! 🌪️

What an incredible way you presented this. Great job!

This type of video is unique and really awesome. Great production team!

The footage people caught of this tornado is super compelling. Wish I could like your video multiple times!

You are my new favorite for these documents. I love them! And well your voice is nice too 😊

This is amazing video. I live in Washington and I was actually outside when we heard what sounded like a freight train coming our way...(It hit .5 mile from my house)...then a silence came over me and before you know it we heard ambulance, firetruck, ambulance firetruck, we knew something bad had happened....the map you showed was great,easy to follow, the footage let me see how the event occurred. Great job!!!

I just had to take the time to comment. As a storm spotter & meteorology enthusiast, I consume a lot of storm media videos and this video is very well done. Great footage collection, satellite images, damage paths, human impact stories, recovery efforts, all while keeping a even composure of dictation. I'm subscribed. FEMA did provide $2.5 million in grants and $21 million in low interest loans for individuals and business, but as you stated, denied the $21.4 million requested to reimburse local governments for clean-up and infrastructure repairs. Fortunately the Illinois state governments came together to raise $45 million for the affected communities. This event did spark some hearings of government officials questioning the formula used by FEMA for damage assessments. Thanks again for the effort of putting the video together!

No way buddy makes a video about this. I just wanna say thanks for listening to my comment like a month ago and now my favorite RU-vidr posts a video about a disaster of a storm that was right next to me. Thanks bro

This is an amazing documentary! I love the details. I wish the people pictured, that flashed on the screen, that had passed was a second or two longer. I also wish I hadn't watched this on my tiny phone. This deserves a Full screen/4k. Lots of really fantastic data here. The lines shown for the paths, and severity of how it grew and where, was so helpful in understanding more of what happened. Including other tornado paths previously in the area and more tornados during the same time frame but surrounding from that same system of weather was well thought out!

Amazing editing work! Very well put together video!!

The fact that I studied this tornado so much and the fact I witnessed it makes it probably one of my favorites to teach some people about

Something I wanna point out. Towards the end, it showed the Plainfield F5. The year was incorrect. It said “August 28, 2013” when it should’ve said “August 28, 1990.”

I like the way you made this video, putting all the videos together in real time, with Google Earth images, so we know who was where & what they where seeing, great video.

Amazing video. I love the way you edited together home videos, satellite imagery of path with animated tornado image. Great way to explain this event. Well done.

There are two videos of the Washington tornado where both people have it hit their house.. Marc and Kris. some of the craziest tornado videos of a hit I've seen. Thanks for doing a video on this tornado. I recommend anyone interested to look up those two videos mentioned.

Great editing on this, well done.

great video dude!! love tornados, hate them too. That 2 1/2 mile wide one in el reno lifted up and dissipated right before hitting my town. One of the spookiest nights of my life

One of THE BEST tornado video i have ever seen. Beautiful footage but the informative commentary surrounding this tragedy really hits me. Shame on FEMA for not providing assistance!

4:13 thats so sad :(

Oh, and Chris? I Subscribed and liked this video !! The amount of data that you give the viewer, with regard to the animated tornado, the location of the video that is being shared, and other factors as they come up? Fantastic. 5 Stars. PLEASE keep up the good work, so I wont have to listen to other amateurs screaming into their mics just to get a good look at a funnel ! Peace. Mark

This is such a well made doco. Very professional quality and respectful of those who lost their lives - such a poignant personal touch. Nature is crazy!

So glad you made this video. Im glad that you added the week 25 taking cover. One of the best thongs where you showing the actual tornado path. Washington Illinois i can confirm that the houes look better now after it. Im so glad you added the other towns getting hit instead of just Washington. Only thing that you missed but its okay its that debris was found in Chicago. Which is a 3 hour drive from Peoria Illinois (which is where I live) i feel like this tornado is always over looked due to many other naders happening that year. The video of the tornado is a truly beautiful video but very devastating tornado. Everyone recording who was recording this was okay. Rip to everyone who was killed by this. This video was definitely your best yet! I also can confirm that kris Lancaster is okay as well. He had a few cuts and and concussion from his fridge hitting him in the head. But overall l good video chirs definitely my favorite video. Thank you!!

FUCK YES. This tornado easily has some of the most horrifying amateur videos of all time.

Fabulously well-done video. One of the best, and I've seen alot of tornado videos over the years. 👍

The editing and format of this video is amazing

such a well put together video! keep it up man, ur vids help get me through it

That gap between the Washington tornado and the next tornado just so happens to be where I was sheltering in a basement near Streator Illinois. I have a photo somewhere of the Welcome to Washington Illinois sign that landed in Streator. Anyways, I’ve always wanted a video of the tornado and absolutely love that you decided to make one.

Great video! Would like to see you do a video on the December 10th, 2021 Mayfield, KY tornado. Keep it up!

I think this was a great video. You did well. Being a local and a first responder involved in this event. I think you did well in mentioning the high points throughout the event. Very good summary I thought. There are so many stories, hundreds even, I'm sure that could make this a movie. It's important though, to not forget the lives lost on this day. That was a good touch.

I'll never forget that day, this was the worst tornado experience that I have ever seen. I'm from Peoria and luckily, we were safe, but my uncle lost his home in that tornado. My uncle survived and made it into the basement in time. I remembered the day before, it was unusually warmer than normal (the temperature in Peoria went up to 75°F on the day before the Washington, IL tornado). Then, on the day of the tornado, I remember the skies were so dark and the winds picked up. The next day, my family and I went to what was left of my uncle's original house to help, and I was just so devastated and heartbroken. This was the first time in my life that I experienced tornado damage in person. My uncle's house has since then been fully rebuilt, but some of the scars from that tornado are still there today. Also, quick date correction to point out regarding to Plainsfield, IL tornado (14:57-15:16), that tornado occurred on August 28, 1990 -- not 2013. Yet, 1990 and 2013 were still bad years for tornadoes in the United States. I was only 11 months old when the Plainsfield tornado occurred, but I had always lived in Peoria since I was born.

The Plainfield F5 was August 28 1990, just a small error where it said it was in 2013

Best tornado documentary i have ever seen!! Well done!😊

This was a great video explaining how it happened! I cry every time I see the videos. I was in Eureka about 10 miles away having breakfast with my dad and grandma right before this tornado happened. It started getting dark and windy so we decided to leave and go home. I watched this tornado in the distance going home. Interesting that you mention the tornado that destroyed Parsons, I watched that tornado from my dad's yard when I was a kid. It was way way far away though.

I wonder if the high visibility of the tornado also led to the low death toll, since some people "need" to see a funnel before they will take action. Contrast that to Joplin 2011 that was shrouded in rain and killed 50x more.

despite the rather grim subject matter, it's such a treat to watch you develop your skills in making videos dude. this was a great retrospective that was very informative and well-put together and i appreciate the respect you showed to the victims rather than just plastering a bunch of "wow pretty footage" clips together. excellent, excellent work and thanks for the upload dude, I greatly look forward your new uploads in the future

Very very nicely edited and put together man, very well done and educational. I'm from Michigan and get a few from time to time but nothing like Oklahoma and the Midwest.

This video is top tier. Dude, great job.

Monster multi-vortex stovepipe that was racing through the town. That thing was a monster.

Disgusting. What is it with America and not helping it's own people?

Wow...that was a great chronology and interesting story of that tornado...good job!