December Tornadoes Target Illinois (4k/UHD)
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- A storm chase, start to finish, with five tornadoes in between. This video documents the tornado outbreak of December 1, 2018 across west central Illinois including the Bluffs, IL EF0; Beardstown, IL EF1; Bath, IL EF0; Havana/Lewistown EF1; and Easton EF1.
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Skip, that is really some BREATHTAKING footage you have there!! WOW!!! So clear and precise, no trembling camera, no disconcerting music in the backgroun - just clear, straightforward, no-nonsense REMARKABLE footage!! Thanks so much for sharing it with us!!
P. J. Bovio Agree! That’s why I love watching his work. No yelling and screaming, no motion sickness from a camera all over the place. So glad no fatalities that day!
Agreed! One of the reasons I enjoy Skip's videos so much.
Awsome to watch no yelling or screaming in the background no trembling clear spot on Thank you
I also recommend Pecos Hank's channel if you haven't checked it out yet. There's background music, but he's also not one to yell or scream and his camera work is incredible. Him and Skip are definitely my top tornado chasers on TH-cam!
Wow what a nice way to say a compliment
Just imagine having a snowball fight and seeing a tornado drop down close by
Then the tornado starts chucking snowballs towards you at 100 mph
"Boulevard Road" That's some genius road naming right there.
Welcome to illinois in my town we have a sign that says make 3 right turns to go left
@@bradanderson6803 an on ramp?
Brad Anderson lmao
I live in Knoxville IA, and we have a street called Harlan Street Place... lmao!!! But go just north of South Street, and it's simply called Harlan Street.
The amount of patience and understanding you have with passerby... I’m impressed! You sure helped people feel safe!
Got the awesome opportunity to see the Bath, IL tornado from roughly 2 miles out. First tornado ever, in person. I've never been so mesmerized by anything in my life.. Almost like wanting to walk up to it and touch it... If that makes any sense... awesome video as always Skip. 👍👌😃
That first time is a magical, special moment you'll never forget. I'll never forget my first. What a great tube you had for a first catch too.
I’ve seen two tornadoes and this one is just great!
It’s so astonishing just watching.
An EF3 missed my house by two blocks. Close enough. Flattened my sisters house, thankfully they weren't hurt.
Mike, you sound like good chaser material. lol Just be careful, that mesmerizing tornado can kill you in an instant. I could never chase, I have a problem with anxiety and would totally freak out. lol
I like tornadoes and storms too, but I wouldn't get "mesmerized"/"hypnotized" by one & make the potentially fatal mistake of getting TOO close!
16:11 is just the most fantastic footage. Ridiculously photogenic...and in December of all times of year. Way to go, Skip. Thanks for sharing.
20:35
Leave it to Skip Talbot to sniff out Tornadoes in Illinois in December. Well done.
Yeah, that is true. I'm from Belleville myself and it's been my dream to see a tornado here in Illinois!
let it be my luck I live in the worst hit town and was at the store
Most chasers struggle to get decent funnel footage inside tornado alley right smack in the middle of twister season. Skip, on the other hand, manages to capture FIVE... in Illinois... and in the dead-middle of Winter. What can we say? The man is amazing at what he does. Keep up the great work, my friend!
its not really that much of a surprise. IL is in transition usually around this time in terms of temperatures, more flux than that of most midwest states. Indiana is thr same in this regard. though the tornadoes were unusual, they werent uncharacteristic. we get tornadoes here 12 months our of the year. they say if you dont like the weather, dont worry, itl change in a few days. its not uncommon to have 50 degree daily haighs until mid january then all of a sudden a huge deep freeze, then a deep freeze again and so forth. if you think about it, this instability is what drives storms like these...even the summers here go from 105 to 65 in a matter of hours for a variety of reasons. if you like consistent weather, dont live here. we have extremely hot summers and frigid (relatively speaking, not like Wisconsin or Minnesota obviously but still) winters, and it always feels like theres only 2 seasons. whens summer is done, its done, like a flipped switch and bam, you got anywhere from -20 to 55 degrees for 4 1/2 months and then bam again swelthingly hot humid days till mid october and bam again winter. weird shit. i guess it give this place a certain kind of charm. we need good basements, good air conditions, and good heating. wouldnt trade this state for nothin in the world though. love it here. its home.
@@scenicdepictionsofchicagolife Very informative post, Eric. Thanks for sharing.
Love watching Skip's videos! Not a lot of zooming in/out or panning, and no emotional outbreaks at the first sign of rotation. Perfect sky/cloud/ground radio. Skip's the best there is!
Really solid footage, probably the best of the day: No shaky-cam, combo of wide angle, close up and timelapse. Fantastic!
Nice
The weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful.....
and since we just came from Krogers, let it storm let it storm let it storm
@@jackylnhyde 😂
😂
Lol now I'm imagining someone playing that song in their house until tornado wacks off the roof xD
Just absolutely stunning work, Skip! Incredible!!!
You guys are amazing.
Savage editing skills! Getting a whole day down to half an hour and still have it look and feel like a proper chase.
RevolutionNo1 >>> Video editing is an art that I still need lots of practice on.
@@B3burner
Yeah me too.
Love the storm structure, color contrast, and tornado presentation at 8:45. What a great day you had. Nice work Skip!
Thanks, Bill. Love those cold air setups. Always great contrast and robust structure.
They are so beautiful and lovely, even though they are destructive and deadly. Nature is just phenomenal
What a great job you did on the photography! Thanks, Skip. Another thing I love about your videos is the minimal amount of talking. You let the storm take center stage.
Indiana: "I'm gonna fake everyone out with a surprise photogenic tornado outbreak in August."
Illinois: "Hold my beer."
Yeah, and a cold core in Iowa in July. What a bunch of trolls those weather gods.
cowboystormchaser That beautiful white funnel looked like it came down, took a taste and then said “Nope, back to Indiana.”
If this isn't accurate i dont know what could be. I live in Illinois and we had a blizzard with in a week of these tornadoes. Wtf Illinois.
@@spookybass1966 😂
I am a Central Illinois resident and I approve of cowboystormchaser's comment
08:37 "Ok, i'm gonna drive down this road in my white pickup truck and OH HELL NO A TORNADO I AM NOT GONNA DRIVE DOWN THIS ROAD" *engage reverse gear*
Lol
It STILL kills me that I had to work that day. I watched your dot roll closer and closer (I'm in Quincy) and kept whining that something was going to go twarned.. And sure enough! As always, you're on it. Great footage!
Great compilation, what a treat for December!
Skip, that wide shot starting around 16:10 is some of the most incredible footage I have ever seen. Seeing the full cloud structure is amazing. Thank you.
This is amazing work! Here in the UK we struggle to get decent storms in the summer months, never mind December.
Thank you for capturing some of the most amazing sights on the planet.
Very beautiful work. Watching it in full screen, I almost feel as if I'm looking out my window, seeing it majestically swirling before me. Thank you for your labors (and for taking such risks).
Saw your dot out there while I was chasing man, and some aquiantences of mine from Stormtrack convoyed w/ya. You're one of the best chasers/spotters around and your "Storm Spotting Secrets" video helped me immensely in chasing this event. Much love from Missouri and may the Midwest continue to shock and amaze plains chasers!
I live 19 minutes away from Staunton Illinois when this happened. I remember hearing a bunch of tornadoes had dropped down on the same day.
Lived in Jacksonville IL as a kid....saw six Tornados up close and in person growing up there, and they scared the you know what out of me. I would rather see them on TH-cam. Stay safe everyone!
I loved your interaction with that guy outside Beardstown. Pretty sure you being so calm and explaining it's location/direction was really comforting to him.
Very impressive
Beardstown Was My Town
What’s weird is me my brother and dad were working on a fire bird and while we were doing it, it got super warm to were it was colder in the garage than it was outside. Then it dropped instantly. Every one else was working on the car and thought nothing of it. I thought what if there was a tornado today were would we go. I kept thinking there was going to be a tornado today and I don’t know why. But it got super windy out of nowhere. I then thought well it’s December it most likely won’t happen. The next day I found out there was 22 tornadoes that day all over Illinois and one close to us only 30 miles away.
This work is BRILLIANT.
It's SO nice to finally see some tornado videos (your account) that have CLEAR visuals and vocals, and not just a floppy arm hanging out a window with a pixelated dark cloud, & a person screaming unintelligibly through bluster.
Thank you!
whats weird is its december and there's snow on the ground
We got snow on the ground people!!!
Number One - That happens in Illinois more than you might think.
@Nichijou Bot You're correct and there's been some pretty strong ones at that. Hell the January 7, 2008 Tornadoes in Southeast Wisconsin were crazy. One was a strong upper EF3.
@@R6-D2 ... Yes. I lived on Lake Geneva coming back from Burlington. There were 4 funnels that crossed the lake. After getting to New Munster after the ef3 passed it was time to see if everyone's ok. Lots of damage. One broken arm. I don't think the red canoe was ever found.
I'm not much of a chaser yet, but I can surely help those in need.
Thank you Skip for all you do.
I live in Indiana. There have been several times I have been blinded by lightning because it is being reflected off of snow that fell just a few days prior. We say here "If you don't like the weather in Indiana, don't worry, it will change." 😂
Hah, this year was a strange one. Earlier mid-April or so we got record breaking snowfall in my area for one day, then the next it was 62 degrees and almost balmy! Our summer severe season sucked though, but it seems winter has decided to take its place. Only in the Midwest can you get the four seasons in four days.
Did you catch the power flash at 8:04?
Then 9:50 l see debris.
Yeah
If you have a brief tornado that hits an underwear factory..... would it be a "torn briefnado"?
BigBoy4005 >>> ‘sactly! 😽
Lolo cute
unless they're boxers
That wouldn't even qualify as a bad dad joke.
Haha, thank you for this!
I love the people in the back ground in the video. Just seem like genuine honest friendly folk. And btw that's some gorgeous footage of offseason tornadoes!!
I think that this just might be one of your best videos I’ve seen. I grew up in Illinois and I now live in NW Indiana, and this video of yours reminds me of some of the best times I had storm chasing in Illinois.
I watched the entire event unfold on radar from the other side of the ocean and as soon as I saw your photos on Facebook, I could’t wait to see your video. Great as always, Skip. Greetings from Italy!
Love you work skip!!!!!! Best technical and safest chaser by a mile...peace from canada
Safest!? Did you see me get run over by that leafnado? I was outside of the car and everything. ;)
@@skiptalbot hahahaha...hopefully you make it up to Alberta some day and we meet up on a chase. I don't give out compliments often but I really appreciate the science, planning, calculated risks and intelligence of your chases. I have learned alot from you work!!!!!
Thanks for the words. I'd love to chase Canada someday.
I know someone with better video quality ;) Pecos Hank, but its great too
Moe Lester Fellow Albertan saying hello! Be safe this upcoming season.
Beautifully done, Skip, as always. What a day!
Having lived around that area years ago, the back road capabilities while storm chasing was amazing! Great footage!
10:55 Beautiful visual of a Rear Flank Downdraft surrounding the Tornado there!!
Spellbinding & mesmerizing footage, Skip, especially by using a 4K camera !! Stay safe out there and many thanks for sharing with us all of your fine efforts !!
Pecos Hank was my only go to TH-cam storm chaser. Not anymore. Wow Skip you are astonishing! Fastest sub click ever.
1:19 That is perhaps the most realistic and amazing footage of a supercell as a whole! You can see a lowering and a large dump of rain from the distance as well as the anvil top of the storm- and above the lowering on the left u can clearly see an overshooting top- a good indicator of rotation from a distance! Truely amazing footage!
Great chase, Skip! Thanks for sharing. That system hit us in Missouri at 12am Sat morning...couldn't see anything but we could hear it!
For a storm chaser, this is some of the best footage I've seen. Excellent job capturing each tornadoes life, and superb camera set up. I love that the camera isn't bouncing all around. Be safe.
I grew up in Illinois and I remember we see to get so many tornadoes-especially when we were at school. I have always been scared to death of them and I still am-even watching video of it!
Some nice captures of the RFD Skip. Thanks for sharing these.
One of the best tornadoes video i have ever seen, congrats!!
Cool i saw the cells that day and hoped you were chasing.Your 4k camera and narrative videos are top notch.
Skip, at the 3:35 scene in your video, some friends and I saw that rotation (and tornado) form from the beginning, about five minutes before then. You were less than a half mile from us, we were just to your southwest. The rotation started almost right above us, and we had to throw the vehicle in reverse because it nearly dropped on us! Very cool to see that you were right there with us, we had the idea that we were the only storm chasers to see that tornado form up close. I also want to add that it was my first tornado, and we could not have been in a better spot. Seeing an entire life cycle of a tornado on my first time out chasing was pretty awesome!
Congrats on your first catch!
Well done chase buddy. You and Pecos Hank are my favorite channels regarding video editing quality and the fact there is no constant yelling and screaming
Skip, really love the quality and commentary of your videos. Keep up the great work!!!
Great video Skip! It's been a while since I've had a good storm to chase here on the East Coast, though our last storm season was very interesting, just gotta get through winter, thanks for sharing!
Impressive footage, well done, Skip! Great job putting this video together and thanks for posting it!
Great job Skip. The shot @ 16:09 is jaw dropping! Thanks for the upload, stay safe...
My first ever tornado on that day! Saw an amazing 8 tornadoes!! Witnessed the three around Detroit, Beardstown, and the Litchfield/Taylorville tornado family! Mesmerizing that day was!!
"Dippy doo lowering" New storm spotter jargon 😆 Excellent work as always Skip! Keep up the great work.
I appreciate your patience in teaching passers-by even during a severe weather event.
You gonna get colder temps in February like -60 degrees cold.
You got great video!! I'm about 10 miles from Beardstown, we got called to come help tarp roofs and cut brush later that day and the whole next week. We were up in Washington in 13' after that huge November tornado. Love your videos
people jus be out side sitting in lawn chairs drinking margaritas
Every midwestern dad would have a beer in their hands telling their kids to stay inside while they’re watching the storm from the front porch 😆
Incredible footage, Skip! Thanks for sharing it with us. The shots at 12:49 and 16:10 are just beautiful!
Wow, amazing video as always! Some of the clouds formations you shot are just so beautiful! I really would love to see all this in real life some day.
The Bluffs tornado formed less than a half a mile from me near the river near Valley City as I was waiting. You and I must have been very near each other. Great day, yet sad day for some. Nice video
Iowa has had some weird tornado outbreaks this year as well, july 19 was unforecast, and then we had multiple episodes of tornado in october.
Welcome back, Skip. I'm dying for more of your vids. I see you're running solo. I hope this isn't permanent next season.
ths by far best coverage of tornado chasing i seen
That was a very rare opportunity you had there. Glad you seized the moment and get some amazing footage. Best of luck in your future travels.
I think this might be the best video I've ever seen of tornadogenesis. Great job.
I have been waiting for more videos from you!! Love it!
I love when the chaser gives a bit of a rundown in the beginning of the video. What the conditions and parameters are, where they’re going. What they’re expecting
December: Merry Christmas!
Tornado: Hold my beer
Excellent Skip!!! Thanks for sharing your chase.. Illinois does it again....
Your footage is incredible. Terrific editing. Stay safe out there.
Awesome work. Stunning video; calculating maneuvering; calm reporting; and superior editing! All the best going forward.
at 8:02 under the tornado, the cables tranporting energy, exploded or something. And i just wanted to say you are my favorite youtuber and thanks that you do the videos so good!
At 2:08 (Exit 46), Skip is exiting West I-72 for North IL-100 (Bluffs, IL).
At 9:30 you see Debris from the tornado above the tree level ... funnel likely there ... but not dark (dirt).
At 11:00 on Boulevard Road (IL-100 to West, Arzenville Road to East) South of Beardstown.
Traffic light is IL-125. Damage from tornado on south-east edge of Beardstown.
At 13:00 Skip is moving north on East side of Illinois River (Bath). Bluff City is across the Illinois river on west side.
Bluff City video captured by another chaser (featured on ABC national news).
Only highway crossings to west side of river are at Beardstown and Havana.
You must know the area well. The Illinois River throws a real wrench in chasing western and central Illinois, but there's something about that river valley that also makes it a tornado magnet so I always find myself there.
Skip Talbot's Storm Chasing Chronicles 10 min early and at the Griggsville exit you would have got great footage of the storm hitting Griggsville.
Thank you. Amazing, beautiful footage.
At 16:10, some of the best photography of a tornado I’ve ever seen. Excellent work!
Hats of to you sir great chase finally someone with more than 5 minutes
Worth of footage great to watch thank you from Australia 👍🏻
Skip, this is an absolutely amazing film. It has to be watched full screen (and not on a smart phone).
There was a wedge EF-3 tornado that went through Taylorville, IL, that day too. They aired a tornado emergency over the radio. I had never heard one of those in real time before that point.
you are realllllllly good at predicting drop zones! GREAT VIDEO MAN!
Great stuff! Thanks for not being one of those hyperactive yellers while recording.
I remember this day very well, was certainly really weird.
I feel like Illinois (where I live) is often underrated in tornado chasing despite it being so flat and really able to get tornadoes March-December even like you said, a week after a blizzard hit.
Great work as always Skip! Yeah not every day you get them in central IL in December with snow on the ground!
You saw more tornadoes on this December day than I have seen in 14 years of chasing early-mid July. Nice work!
that was the best half hour today, thank you
Watching this on a 4K TV I felt like I was there with you because it was such crisp footage.
Thanks for keeping an eye out, from us in Alton.
Amazing footage- and thanks for keeping the original audio with this rather than a music track!
Another masterpiece by Skip. Well done!
Good Lord. What a great perspective at 16:09 !
WOW! That's insane, gives you idea of scale, and the super cell. Skip called it when he said they will be great for recording!
Love the cinematography style in this video 😍
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Ain't it great to be able to watch videos of Tornadoes without Reed screaming "Tornado on the ground, tornado on the ground!"
Some friends and I were in Havana watching this all building up. Got back home in Canton and shortly after one touches down south of us on the outside of Lewiston.
You've got some beautiful photography here! Thank you...
Poah this sc is absolutely stunning, especially at 16 minutes with all the layers. Love this
Why is it there is so much beauty in nature but it can be so dangerous at the same time? What a great video, Skip.
Trees are like: "Tornados? I sleep. Late spring/early summer? REAL SH*T!"