Farmersburg, Indiana – Video filmed by X user Cody Meek captures chilling handheld footage on February 19, 2026, as a confirmed tornado spun across the flat landscape during an unseasonal severe weather outbreak affecting the Midwest.

The clip opens on a brooding, steel-gray sky filled with low-hanging clouds. Bare winter trees frame the foreground as a slender, twisting funnel descends from the storm’s base. Its dark, rope-like form coils erratically, probing the horizon over open fields and distant silos.

The camera shakes with gusting wind as the funnel narrows to a needle point before swelling again. Debris swirls faintly at its base, while the flat, barren countryside underscores the tornado’s isolation and menace under the overcast sky.

The tornado’s core contrasts sharply against the lighter cloud wall. Spiraling vapors reveal its rotation as utility poles and farm structures blur in the distance. The hail-wrapped vortex moves east at 35 mph, with no ground contact visible in this view.

The video lingers on the ominous funnel, emphasizing the storm’s ferocity during this rare February event that prompted urgent warnings across Sullivan and nearby counties.

The tornado, originating near Sullivan about 16 miles east of Robinson, Illinois, carried golf ball-sized hail and damaging winds. It caused tree damage, structural impacts, and risks to roofs and vehicles, though no injuries were reported in the immediate area.

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