Tornado in Springfield (the real one, not the Simpsons one)

While the proliferation of video-enabled cameras and phones has provided us with nothing more than an abundance of videos in which an unsuspecting father gets kicked in the balls by his child, or a frolicking box of puppies before they are separated from their brethren to be pulled and prodded by their new 5-year old owner, we also have the opportunity to see news while it is happening. In the olden days, when home video cameras were the size of a a honey-baked ham (mmmmm ham), those few with access to a camera had to be extremely lucky to capture one of the fleeting events. Below is an example of what we get to see today, whereas just a few years ago, all we would find is pictures of the aftermath or a 3-minute news piece on one of the three evening news programs. This video of a tornado in Springfield CT yesterday is pretty incredible. Have a look.

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