High-Definition Video > Tornadoes > HD-ILN-092206A

F4 wedge tornado in Illinois/Missouri

Date filmed: September 22, 2006
Location: Near Crosstown, Missouri and Murphysboro, Illinois
Source: HDV 1080i
Speed: Realtime
Class: HD Premium

Description: A massive 'wedge' tornado, rated F4 on the Fujita scale, plows across the Mississippi River valley from Missouri into Illinois during a rare September tornado outbreak in the midwest. storm chasers tracking the tornado get close, with debris raining down in front of and onto the vehicle. This tornado, which crossed from Perry County, Missouri into Jackson County, Illinois, was the strongest ever recorded in this region in the month of September.

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