Must see: Texas tornado spins pickup truck before it drives away
By Natalie 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.
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.
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)