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sl8

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3. Fake.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 07:09 AM

Jul 28

I don't know if there was a tornado in Eau Claire last week, but this video certainly doesn't show it. It's pieced together from bits and bobs stolen from other peoples' videos.

The flying bouncy house segment happened in Hillsboro, Alabama last year:

Bounce House Goes Flying In Alabama

FOX Weather
Aug 17 2024

A severe thunderstorm in Northern Alabama on Saturday interrupted a gathering in the town of Hillsboro. According to a witness, the pop-up storm came without warning, which caused attendees to run for shelter.

[...]

An image search on other parts of the video turns up lots of old videos. With some, there are so many copies, it's hard to find the original, but most are far more than a week old, which is what the OP video purports to be.

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July 23, 2025 A Huge Tornado strikes Eau Claire, Wisconsin #tornado [View all] riversedge Jul 28 OP

Yikes!! 2naSalit Jul 28 #1

Is This a "Cyclic"/Seasonal Thang? MrWowWow Jul 28 #2

Fake. sl8 Jul 28 #3

whow. drats. I will delete the post. thanks. riversedge Jul 28 #4