As Jamie Snyder sat watching television just before 7 p.m. Saturday in his home on state Route 13 in Camden, the clouds outside cleared and the sun began shining brightly.
It wouldn’t last long.
Moments later, Snyder saw a “twisting funnel of debris” and heard an incredibly loud noise, he said.
“It was extreme – like the worst windstorm you’ve ever heard – with lots of banging,” he said. “It was like a freight train coming through.”
The National Weather Service confirmed Sunday that a low-level tornado touched down Saturday night in the town of Camden 1.7 miles northwest of the village and traveled half of a mile – crossing state Route 13 – before lifting.
A classification of 0 for the tornado meant it had an estimated wind speed approaching 75 miles per hour.
As Snyder watched cornstalks, metal and siding from his house whip around in circles, he first felt fear, he said.
“Everything that was right in the area was spinning in the air,” he said.
But he knew his 10-year-old daughter, Jordan Snyder, and her friend were in the other room, so his thoughts quickly turned to safety, he said. He went to them, and they were standing, staring out the window, he said.
”I’ve seen tornados before,” he said, “so I knew I needed to get out of here.”
Snyder took his daughter, her friend and his dog into the basement, where he explained what was occurring to the frightened children, he said. They stayed ...
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As Jamie Snyder sat watching television just before 7 p.m. Saturday in his home on state Route 13 in Camden, the clouds outside cleared and the sun began shining brightly.
It wouldn’t last long.
Moments later, Snyder saw a “twisting funnel of debris” and heard an incredibly loud noise, he said.
“It was extreme – like the worst windstorm you’ve ever heard – with lots of banging,” he said. “It was like a freight train coming through.”
The National Weather Service confirmed Sunday that a low-level tornado touched down Saturday night in the town of Camden 1.7 miles northwest of the village and traveled half of a mile – crossing state Route 13 – before lifting.
A classification of 0 for the tornado meant it had an estimated wind speed approaching 75 miles per hour.
As Snyder watched cornstalks, metal and siding from his house whip around in circles, he first felt fear, he said.
“Everything that was right in the area was spinning in the air,” he said.
But he knew his 10-year-old daughter, Jordan Snyder, and her friend were in the other room, so his thoughts quickly turned to safety, he said. He went to them, and they were standing, staring out the window, he said.
”I’ve seen tornados before,” he said, “so I knew I needed to get out of here.”
Snyder took his daughter, her friend and his dog into the basement, where he explained what was occurring to the frightened children, he said. They stayed ...