Train derailed by tornado

[Brian McWatters]

Hi, I'm new here. I thought I would share a video clip that I discovered recently. It shows a train being derailed by a tornado. The person who uploaded the clip says it happened in northern Illinois on January 7, 2008.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFe0846RgWc

Here is more information about the 1/7/2008 tornado:

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lot/?n=20080107tor

 

[MatthewCarman]

I remember that event. It is interesting and the train had chemical hazards. The tornado was rated EF3 on the fujita scale and hit the suburbs of Chicago in Boone and McHenry counties.

 

[Jason Moreland]

I've seen it before but it never gets old. It looks like a scene in a Hollywood movie.

 

[George Dikun]

This was actually right outside my hometown and place of residence at the time. My home took in refugees from the small town of Lawrence that was evacuated due to the chemicals. This event officially got me hooked on storm chasing. I was (accidentally) about 150 yards from the tornado just after it hit the train, and the sight of it ignited an intense flame of curiosity that diluted any fear I had felt. This tornado also overturned a semi on Rt. 14 about a minute or two after it hit the train.