Extreme Tornado Video Snapping Power Lines And Hitting Ipava, IL

Video Description

Large powerlines snapped next to vehicle, bright power flashes from transformer and dramatic rope tornado over Illinois during a significant tornado outbreak.

All footage shot during evening daylight on June 11, 2026 in or near the towns of Ipava and Rantoul, Illinois by Meteorologists and Storm Chasers Juston Drake and Simon Brewer.

Shot Sheet

00:00 large power-lines snap next to storm chasers from high winds

00:16 multiple power flashes over the highway from the transformer

00:39 dramatic rope tornado

01:09 tornado crosses the road

01:55 squiggly rope tornado

02:49 large rotating wall cloud

02:55 dramatic lightning strike at sunset

Location

Ipava, Illinois

Fulton County