TORNADO WARNING Chicago

Do you remember where you were on the day of the Chicago tornado?
I do. It was April 19, 1996. I was a young reporter at a local TV station. I was sitting at my desk, working on a story, when the tornado warning came over the scanner.
I grabbed my camera and headed to the newsroom. The tornado was coming fast. We could see the funnel cloud on the radar. It was headed straight for Chicago.
We went live on the air. I was standing there, watching the radar, when the tornado hit. It was like a bomb going off. The wind was so strong that it blew out the windows of our newsroom.
I looked out the window and saw the tornado. It was a massive funnel cloud, spinning like a top. It was tearing through the city, destroying everything in its path.
I watched as the tornado moved closer and closer. I saw houses being ripped apart. I saw cars being tossed around like toys. I saw people running for their lives.
It was the most frightening thing I have ever seen.
The tornado eventually passed, but it left a trail of destruction in its wake. More than 20 people were killed and hundreds were injured. Thousands of homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed.
It was a day that Chicago will never forget.