That Ring camera video of the trees being pulled down and broken was unbelievable. The power of tornadoes is amazing. 😳

@ochsj1971

2 ай бұрын

Which one, the first video or the second video? 2:25 and 7:25.

@littlehomeinthevalley

2 ай бұрын

Made me so sad. That one tree tried so hard to remain standing. 😢

@scotty6124

2 ай бұрын

@@ochsj1971 Looks like the same footage

@Geoffr524

2 ай бұрын

it was like some invisible elephants knocking those trees down.

@kaivrock

Ай бұрын

@@littlehomeinthevalley I thought the same thing.

This tornado, they say was 300 yards wide, I was in the last 50-100 yards of it. (The back side of the storm) Scariest moment of my 46 years of life.

@delainepep22

2 ай бұрын

Thank God your ok

@sm1ofakind

2 ай бұрын

I'm glad you're ok. How scary!

@Ktown4411fulton

Ай бұрын

Wait what! 😯😯

Wow a lot a people got a good Michigander at that tornader! But in all seriousness hope nobody was hurt. Looks like a beautiful place with all those picturesque views of front porches and yards. And oh my those poor beautiful trees 😢

You can hear the fear in the breath of the person at 3:10. They get it. I’m so sorry to the people of Portage MI who appear to have been hit very hard by this!

Thank you for showing the videos such good videos from everyone prayers to everyone in Portage Michigan

Tornadoes of this power are rarely seen in Michigan, but aren’t without precedent. There’s the 1953 Flint F5, the 1956 Standale F5, the 1965 Walker F4, and the 1980 Kalamazoo F3 to name a few.

@the23rdbryan

2 ай бұрын

1997 Detroit/Hamtramck. F3 outbreak. Much of my neighborhood was destroyed. I remember it like yesterday. I was at work which was only about 15 min drive away. It took about 4 hours for me to get home having no idea if I had a home to go to or if my roommate and our pets were alive and or ok. Luckily, our flat/apt was spared and had very little damage while much of our street was gone. Cell phones and cameras weren't in everyone's hands like they are now.

@hebrewhammer4086

2 ай бұрын

There was a pretty big f3 last August as well over by Williamstown.

@sm1ofakind

2 ай бұрын

@@the23rdbryan 1997 in Sterling Heights, too. I bet they were on the same day!

@shadowcastyt

Ай бұрын

Gaylord, Michigan got directly hit by a EF3 a few years ago

@realKevinRichter

Ай бұрын

This was 1 mph off from an EF3. We hadn’t seen one this bad here since 1980.

That's an incredible shot. Those poor trees. Gone in just seconds. Amazing power of that tornado.

@MikeRose325

2 ай бұрын

I wish it wouldn't have cut away. We don't know what happened with that house. But that was the first time I have actually witnessed trees being uprooted. It was amazing!

Prayers for all in its path 🙏

Great shots of some Big Ones, thanks to some talented local photographers, Glad you stayed safe.

The trees being ripped out the ground is the most terrifying to me 🌪. Great video 👍👍

Dear tornado phone filmers…turn your camera *SIDEWAYS!*

@terrishaw9171

2 ай бұрын

Amen

@alexhale2696

2 ай бұрын

Facts.

@usamichigander.mike98

2 ай бұрын

I agree 100%

@newtboys

Ай бұрын

That's why I don't like tiktok videos.

@gseric4721

Ай бұрын

lol.

This absolutely since chills down my spine... The power of mother nature is ominous

@BJBDF

2 ай бұрын

You edited this and it still since chills down your spine? Can't imagine what you edited.

@dq6253

Ай бұрын

God not mother nature!

@Dogmom-vj5ko

29 күн бұрын

@@dq6253 WOW you put way too much thought into this is just a reference ⛈️🌬️💨🌪️🌪️🌪️

When I saw the thumbnail I was like "wow that's one big cotton candy!!"

One word: Landscape! For the love of KZread please turn your phones sideways when filming!!!

I was about 3/4 mile away from this on i94 westbound as it ripped apart the fedex facility in my semi truck. Absolutely terrifying having nowhere to run except pushing forward and hoping for the best

The sheer might of Mother Nature is utterly devastating to behold. Stay safe out there, everyone!

"We need to go to the basement, grab the dogs..." ...at least they have basements up north, almost everyone has one...down here in the south, hardly anybody has one...

@loveamerica3426

2 ай бұрын

I love basements, best place to chill in a house.. too bad new houses aren't built with them like they used to be.

@leannemccumber

2 ай бұрын

We can’t have a basement if we’re below sea level

@lauragadille3384

2 ай бұрын

Because of that reason

@shawnjoseph7522

2 ай бұрын

Which is nuts cause the south gets hundreds of them

@gseric4721

Ай бұрын

@@leannemccumber Is that really how it works? I had no idea 😂😂😂

Great footage stay safe ,we don't have those in my state of Washington but it must be a horrible dark feeling to see one in person!

@SC-gp7kt

2 ай бұрын

Literally the next video in my queue is titled, "Washington, The Most Evil Tornado Ever Recorded" by HIGH RISK Chris.

That's got to be a scary feeling

Coworker told me that the fedex warehouse roof flew off. I just didn't know how big it was until these clips. Good thing none of us techs were driving during the storm.

All the tree go down but that flag manages to hang on

The trees falling away from the house was super lucky

I hope everyone is staying safe after witnessing these incredible displays of nature's power. Have you ever experienced a natural disaster up close?

Was that a multi vortex tornado?!? It looked like it! It was pretty big too! I live in Grand Rapids and was wondering once again, where was the tornado watch all day? 🌪

@hebrewhammer4086

2 ай бұрын

Yes it was.

Michigan the last 1-2 years has been having a really rare tornado breakout. Ive lived here for 25 years there have been less (major tornados) than there have been in the last 2. Pretty cool but scary stuff

@cali2010b

2 ай бұрын

I was just saying the same thing. I heard tornado alley might be shifting farther northeast now

@RT-qd8yl

9 күн бұрын

When I grew up, for the first 30 years of my life I remember maybe 3 or 4 tornado warnings. We already achieved that this year, and starting in February 😔

I saw a tornado and I was scared, but luckily, my whole family survived. I think I almost peed myself😨

I live there and lemme say it was an experience for sure

The tornadoes are looking stranger than I’ve usually witnessed

This was scarey. I live in kalamazoo and tbis wasnt far from us

Epic tornado videos

Seeing videos of tornados on the internet before this, I thought "I couldn't imagine what that would be like" Now having been through it in Portage, MI... I wish I didn't know. Seeing my neighborhood torn to shreds was absolutely surreal. Then ANOTHER tornado touched down not even an hour after the first, not far from the first one. It was horrifying.

I noticed my old house survived next to the trailer park ( Pavilion estates) that was all torn up.

How strong were the winds in the last clip? Looked like 100-120+ mph

It's amazing how they can video what's going on. Amazing

If we ever have a big tornado in Dickinson, TX, wherever it hits, the people would need a miracle to live. Very few, if anyone at all, have storm shelters!

That was amazing!!! Thank you very much for sharing, friend.

@NewsRadarExtreme

Ай бұрын

Thank you do much.Stay Conected.

95k views and no comments yet, how is this humanly possible? Hope everyone survived. Mother nature has her periods of extreme weather. You thought i was heading towards a euphemism didn’t you. How dare you! 😮lol (whilst a Karen reads this and starts clutching at her pearls)

7:38 domino's... praying for all those affected!

Think about this. The Brooklyn Tornado. A guy says "I was in WW2". "And I have never been that scared".

Never stay near windows during tornadoes. First Person: 👁👄👁

At least you have basements, lol

Wow, starting at about 2:37, those trees just start going over like some invisible giant is stepping on them!

Some great footage once again!! Either people dont know its there or they are all crazy thinking this isnt a serious situation. Everyone out on the road just driving on by a monster tornado like that is insane. I wasnt impressed with the "damage sight seeing" afterwards tho

@jasparewilson897

2 ай бұрын

When you are in it, it’s obviously super windy and rainy. I was in it, and had no idea what direction it was coming from. I was just trying to get the f out. And avoid all the debris.

"Ha, ha, ha! We're watching a tornado right now!" And it could also be destroying someone's home... RIGHT NOW!

Mother nature is beautiful but very powerful!!!

Watching all those trees go down in 1 minute. 😳

@shannonwhitaker9630

2 ай бұрын

I lived in a forest one minute and a field the next !

Wow 😮😮😮

Wooo, I wasn't there but I felt like I was. I was nervous and my heart started beating fast. Hope no lives were lost. We can't reckon with Mother Nature. God bless the devastated communities.

This video shows 2 different tornadoes, the portage tornado and the colon tornado

Mother nature aint playing this year. Shes pissed for what we do to her

Remember most tornadoes are traveling Northeast so to get away from them go southwest. Another interesting thing is flags at night especially when you're having a hard time seeing them will be pointing directly at the oncoming tornado

Did this happen today or yesterday?

the thumbnail looks so real good job

3:00 Holy Cp , how did the building the camera was attached to survive ? all those beautiful trees GONe in mere seconds .yikes !

@leannemccumber

2 ай бұрын

Ring camera on the door

@siriosstar4789

Ай бұрын

How did the BUILDING survive not the camera .

Poor sharp farms I drive by there on my way to schoolcraft Michigan...last time I went by highway 60 because I was running late

Wow. I am very lucky I live in New England. We rarely see tornadoes at this magnitude.

@hebrewhammer4086

2 ай бұрын

And just think, this isn't even really a powerful tornado all things considered

thank the good lord for all the husband cameramen out there

Crazy how the big trees were sucked down (7:38>) and those little flowerpots just sat there.

@Nonconformistwilderbeastman

16 күн бұрын

The wind velocity on the ground compared to the tree tops is a big difference, that's why if you're caught in the open of a approaching tornado instead of panicking and trying to run away it's best to just stop,stay calm and lie flat on your stomach and try to cover your head best way possible, chances are the wind will blow over above you and you will survive, that's why nothing happened to the flower pots

Damn I’ve been to Portage many times. I found the weather there to be way more mild than here in eastern NC and we rarely get tornadoes. Actually I’ve never even seen one in my 27 years of living here.

Sherwood Mi was also hit to

Repeat after me: "Landscape not portrait. Landscape not portrait. Landscape not portrait."

It's like wow what a mess

Hi

It was at that moment extra toilet paper was needed

@Nick-xu7wm

2 ай бұрын

Good thing it wasn't during Covid

If I see a tornado outside I am out! I'm not standing there recording with my phone. 🤦‍♂️

Omg the tornado hit me my house is damaged

Notice no tornado sirens? Not good.

Wow

My friends shop just missed it.

I hate to see such massive destruction..and injuries...Praying for all of you!!! We live in North Idaho..don't think we ever get tornadoes.

Wow !

Someone remind me how to make the screen as small as possible.

I’d like to download the tornado app on my phone sometime. According to this video it looks so real. I gotta try it out

Does anyone know what area of Portage this is? I lived in Portage for a few years when I was a kid, but I didn't recognize any area in the video. I lived off Centre Street, near the high school and not far from the lakes.

@jennifermalmquist2842

Ай бұрын

I know it hit Shuring rd/Westnedge area

wow... That is sad all those mature shade trees gone...

HOLY COW WOW

Wish everyone knew to turn their phone sideways

It's a little windy over there,,,

Such horrible devastation.

Hey look a tornado!😀👉🌪️ I’m gonna stand with my face up against this window😊

🌪🌪🌪🌪

i was lucky last week.

Mother nature remains undefeated.

Am I just got here or are there no sirens going off on any of these videos? Did they have no warning?

@jennifermalmquist2842

Ай бұрын

Sirens went off, just can't hear them in the clips. My daughter lives about half mile from the FedEx warehouse, and she and her girls hid out in the bathtub. She Def heard sirens

The thumbnail-

Wow. We don’t have leaves yet…

Those things are very Scary! 5/16/2024

well this is close to home wow

Do most house have a storm cellar

@jennifermalmquist2842

Ай бұрын

Yeah most Michigan homes have basements

Big ole' nado

A tornado is going by

How is the flag on the left of the house still flying as trees are being cracked over?

❤️🙏

I don't know how close this Tornado is to Kalamazoo. That is where my grandchildren are.

@magneto44

2 ай бұрын

Portage is really close, just right down the road

Big tornados

I live in Northern California. I'll take the possibly of a big earthquake every 10 years over the possibility of tornados every year. And yes, I lived through and experienced the huge Loma Preita quake in 1989. I was working at a day care, and it was terrifying. not just for the kids but also for me.

@Ktown4411fulton

2 ай бұрын

I'm from Chicago we don't want tornados period,imagine an earthquake 🤭🤭

@hebrewhammer4086

2 ай бұрын

We don't get tornados every year. At least not big damaging ones. This last 1-2 years has been pretty rare for Michigan to see this many naders.

I am all about these families who instantaneously go to their basements

I’m not an arborist, so apologies if this is a dumb question, but are any of those trees that were downed in that front yard replantable?

@shannonwhitaker9630

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely ! Only $50,000 for 2 day 100’ crane rental to stand them back up. Geez man people have lost it or maybe they never had it in the first place. See those things sticking out the base of the tree ? That’s a shredded root system ? Tree’s need roots to drink Brawndo.

@SC-gp7kt

2 ай бұрын

I was wondering that too

@RabbitBleed

28 күн бұрын

@shannonwhitaker9630 This tree expert sure is sensitive.

I'm lucky to live in Finland where we don't have those exteme weather conditions. We only have those tiny versions called trombs sometimes which may cause some damage but nothing compared to what a tornado can do. I hope you are all well❤

@justonecornetto80

Ай бұрын

I'm from the UK but was visiting my cousin in Alabama when the 2011 super outbreak occurred. I got to feel an EF-4 up close and personal. My cousin's home didn't take a direct hit but the flanking winds tore the roof off. I've never been so scared in my entire life but thankfully nobody in the house was hurt. One of my cousin's work colleagues wasn't so lucky. The same tornado pulled a large tree down onto his home killing him instantly.

@jennifermalmquist2842

Ай бұрын

My son in law is Swedish and he felt so helpless knowing his pregnant wife was in portage that day! His first intro to US weather was a tornado warning while he was waiting for his plane to take off from OHare in Chicago to head home to Sweden after a visit. Things are definitely different over here lol

Is it me or is tornado season getting worse and worse

@shannonwhitaker9630

2 ай бұрын

It’s just you 🌪🌪

@vinny4411

2 ай бұрын

It’s you

@Ktown4411fulton

2 ай бұрын

No I thought the same ,it's been tornados creeping the last maybe 5 years I started to realized and they be hitting in all seasons now the past years we haven't had a bad winter at all from where I live I say the last 5 ,6 years I can remember the average temp in winters maybe 42 degrees which is crazy , we all know or I'm assuming we all know this weather is being control by man🤷