Posted on 03/22/2022 1:06:42 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Pretty much any tornado captured on video is dramatic, but when the twister flips a truck on a highway, admittedly it garners more attention. However, when the truck then lands on its wheels and drives away?
That's exactly what we have in this extraordinary video from Elgin, Texas. A vicious line of storms hit the area in the evening hours, spawning multiple tornadoes according to KXAN News. One was captured on video by Brian Emfinger as it crossed a highway, filling the sky with debris and catching a red Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck in its vortex. As the video above shows, the truck is flipped on its side and spun before landing back on its wheels. After what's presumably a few seconds of shock, the driver punches the gas and we see the truck drive away from the carnage. Unbelievable.
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That’s a wild ride!
All that bronco riding paid off.
Darned right I would keep on going. I wouldn’t wait around to see what else could happen.
I hate when that happens!
That looks like something you would see from a 1920’s Sepia toned silent movie. The whole family dressed in their Sunday Best taking a drive in the Model-T. Then suddenly, it gets windy, real windy. Hold on to your hats!
Sometimes you just have to do what has to be done...
My son was driving around in that storm yesterday. I said, go park your freaking car.
That is all in a day’s work in tornado country.
The truly masterful touch was not captured in the video - he didn’t spill his beer!
Classic case of climate change and run.
His next stop would be at the bump shop to get that all buffed out.
These were more “gustnadoes,” still dangerous, but relatively weak, short lived spin-ups on the leading edge of a storm.
Like a Rock....new Chevy ad, coming soon! :-)
COWBOY UP!
Could me wrong, but sounded like the one filming starts to chuckle at the end. I might as well seeing the person is alright and just keeps driving.
Interesting. Lost right head light and got scratches i’m
sure on the paint. If they can find him he’s got an a
good video to show for the experience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU3A25IOoEk
Is that a Chevy? Would make for a good truck commercial. Better than the Timex byline.
It’s a storm chaser’s dream to capture video like that.
That’s what I was thinking. So much for “Ford Tough”, lol 😂!
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