Must see: Texas tornado spins pickup truck before it drives away
ByNatalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
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ByNatalie Dreier, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
A storm chaser caught something you may never see again — a pickup truck being tossed around like a toy by a tornado and then driving off after it’s righted.
The now-viral video, shot Monday in Texas, shows a Chevrolet Silverado being spun by the storm, then once all four wheels are firmly planted on the ground, the driver drives off, leaving the storm behind, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.
Omg… just going thru my video. This is a story about a red truck and a tornado…. I CANNOT believe they drove away like that. #txwx#tornadopic.twitter.com/8h0nD88xFv
Several tornadoes were reported in Texas Monday afternoon. An 18-wheeler was tossed on its side in Austin, while in Elgin, the same town where the pickup was left spinning on its side, a mobile home landed on top of another building, The New York Times reported.
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Tornadoes Michael Talamantez looks at his house on Stratford Drive in Round Rock, Texas, after it was destroyed by a tornado while he was inside on Monday March 21, 2022. "I thought I was going to die," he said. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) (Jay Janner/AP)
Tornadoes Michael Talamantez talks to a firefighter in his house on Stratford Drive in Round Rock, Texas, after it was destroyed by a tornado while he was inside on Monday March 21, 2022. "I thought I was going to die," Talamantez said. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) (Jay Janner/AP)
Tornadoes Kristie Wofford looks at the damage after a tornado heavily damaged several homes on Oxford Drive in Round Rock, Texas, on Monday March 21, 2022. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) (Jay Janner/AP)
Tornadoes Michael Talamantez comforts his girlfriend Derry Schroer after Talamantez' house on Stratford Drive in Round Rock, Texas was destroyed by a severe storm, reported as a tornado, while they were inside on Monday March 21, 2022. "I thought I was going to die," he said. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) (Jay Janner/AP)
Tornadoes Jarrod Schneider, who lives on Oxford Drive in Round Rock, Texas, helps his neighbors clean up after a tornado heavily damaged several homes on the street on Monday ,March 21, 2022. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) (Jay Janner/AP)
Tornadoes Debris litters the ground surrounding homes, damaged by a tornado, on Oxford Drive and Stratford Drive in Round Rock, Texas Monday, March 21, 2022. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) (Jay Janner/AP)
Tornadoes Police cars sit parked outside a bank, damaged by a tornado, near I-35 and SH 45 in Round Rock, Texas, on Monday March 21, 2022. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) (Jay Janner/AP)
Tornadoes Debris litters the ground outside a house on Oxford Drive in Round Rock, Texas that was heavily damaged by a tornado on Monday March 21, 2022. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) (Jay Janner/AP)
Tornadoes People look at the damage after a tornado hit a shopping center near I-35 and SH 45 in Round Rock, Texas, on Monday, March 21, 2022. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) (Jay Janner/AP)
Tornadoes A truck is knocked on its side after a tornado hit a shopping center near I-35 and SH 45 in Round Rock, Texas, on Monday, March 21, 2022. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) (Jay Janner/AP)
