'IT WAS AN ACT OF GOD': Texas Family Lucky To Be Alive After Encounter With Large Tornado

Last week, a large tornado moved through Hawley, Texas. Kasey Lambert joins FOX Weather with her son Lane after her family was rescued from the side of the road by a storm chaser during that tornado. #tornado #foxweather #severeweather
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[@gerimartin6558]

I saw this whole tornado incident live on Freddys channel. He could have kept chasing the tornado, but instead went into recovery mode. Perfect timing for that very wounded and terrified family. He drove for miles in that horrible storm to find a hospital. He even rescued their precious dog and waited at the hospital to make sure the family was ok and give them their dog back. What an amazing human and true hero Freddy McKinney is!

[@nancyfarkas3592]

Because he’s human!

[@RikaMakara]

@@nancyfarkas3592 You mean, because he’s humane? Sadly, not all humans are humane. But this man really is such a humane human. By the way, you must be Hungarian with that last name. Szia!

[@jadelescault2773]

That poor child, I hope he not only recovers physically but also mentality. No child should have to experience this. Bless this family.

[@johnbaines6297]

it's a miracle if you survive, it's a miracle if you get help too.

[@Julie86Mac]

Even saved their dog! What a wonderful man he is!

[@ms.cellaneous7458]

Wow, glad the family is safe now. Freddie is a great chaser. Right place right time this time. On another note, If Fox Weather would make their banner at the bottom a little bigger, they wouldn't even need a video of what happened. Seriously, a little logo in one corner would suffice.

[@puppybasket3906]

Watched it live. Freddie is not only one of the best chasers out there he is a true hero. This is not his first rescue. He Always stops to help!

[@pigstars89]

Awww poor baby Lane. His lil eye feel better soon bud. 💚 He needs to be napping. Praise God!!

[@jenn0802ifer]

God bless Freddy and this beautiful family.

[@jcook2433]

Thank you Freddie! ❤ Storm chaser hero!

[@bugshat]

Freddy is a legend ❤️❤️❤️

[@Swede836]

fr so is that little boy

[@coskibum594]

I watch Freddy chase all the time. He is indeed a remarkable young man. I am so grateful he was there for this family. I was watching live and my heart was breaking. Prayers for a speedy recovery.

[@paigemaddi]

🥰🫶🏽

[@Lacronh]

What's the link to his channel?

[@paigemaddi]

@@Lacronh Freddy Mckinney's channel: youtube.com/@FreddyMcKinney?si=PP29dTlBWjb3MLkF

[@scericabauer]

I watched this live on Freddy's channel. Still brings me to tears. Glad everyone ended up safe. It truly is a miracle.

[@edwardzarnowski5558]

He should get a Presidential award for being a hero!!!God Bless this man and the family!! To God be the glory!!!

[@getyourliferightwithGod709]

Amen. It was a miracle. Thank you, God. There are things only you can do. I'm glad they are all okay. God is good! Freddie and his partner are heroes. His dad is another hero. Thank you, guys. Praise belongs to God, and honor to you❤

[@mattsmith5421]

Like sending tornados to destroy people's lives?

[@glellio88]

@@mattsmith5421 aw you seem like a bitter little person

[@mattsmith5421]

@@glellio88 it's called not being delusional

[@karengordon6610]

God sent Freddy to save all of you!! Thank you God and Freddy!!

[@EzraRoberts-kg3py]

You can tell that kid is traumatized

[@edwardzarnowski5558]

I was in a tornado 5 years ago. I still get freaked out when a storm coming. You'll never forget it.

[@DenaMayzle]

Oh my goodness, that poor young man. 😢

[@sisterblissuk9253]

That poor child.😥

[@dee4Christ]

So thankful that he was there, and the family is now ok. GOD BLESS!

[@derbyhc6050]

Freddie was in the right place at the right time ❤

[@Yukinomarvell]

was sooooo awesome that Freddy was there at the right time! and thanks FOX Weather for mentioning him! blessings to the Family

[@HomeEF]

Oh my God , 🥺 🙏 thank you God for save them, and to the storm chaser. Poor little child oh my God please help them to recover form the horrifying trauma 🙏♥️

[@Wiccan13]

So proud of Freddy ❤️

[@ENEMIGO970]

God bless that family!

[@puppylove1165]

Thank God they’re ok and safe. That’s extremely scary but my goodness they live so far out and that’s where tornadoes usually start in that area.

[@Avatar_fan_aang]

I will not lie the lamberts are my cousins and I cried when I heard the news

[@jamienorris8038]

The video of the tornado is covered up. Praise God for the rescue of the family.

[@normaortega4654]

Praise God, prayer works!

[@strattuner]

WHEN you call out to the LORD OF HOSTS,HE WILL come,if he can't BE THERE, he'll send an angel,esp when children are involved,the little boy is traumatized,happened to my family,he will watch the skies his whole life,i did after i went through this,in 1965,please to god,if you live in tornado alley,build underground,its cheaper and a lot safer,GOD BLESS THIS FAMILY

[@jojomax1568]

IT DOES. I PRAISE MY WONDERFUL HEAVENLY FATHER. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. YOU ARE ALWAYS GOOD. JUST DONT GIVE UP WHEN U R PRAYING

[@strattuner]

FREDDY,ON CUE,GOOD WORK,you were there,your life's work,saving lives,GOD BLESS ALL OF YOUR ENDEAVORS

[@MissAprilNinja]

Thank you God

[@markolukin4331]

I had a close call in 2021 in Woodridge Illinois. I was feeling adventerous and was takinh trying to take video when a picic bench flew just inches over my head. Soon as that happened i went in and hunkered down in a closet. Next time I will head straight for cover. The damage was just under 50,000 dollars. A video is not worth a life. Always take cover 1st.

[@thewatchmen4920]

Lesson learned. We all go through life getting that lifetime warning on what to do. Right or wrong. It's up to us to decide on the next time

[@edwardzarnowski5558]

Thanks for your message. Too many people try to wait until the last minute.

[@CTS_31]

Glad you are ok. For future reference, get everyone in your families some kind of helmet. A motorcycle helmet, football helmet, something for head protection. Thank God you're all ok!

[@Leadslinger619]

Glad you are all okay, broke my heart knowing the poor kid went through that, and the parents knowing what there innocent child just went through, everythings going to be alright prayers 💙 🙏

[@cmmmmmhmsh]

I’m so glad this family is okay. As an Oklahoman my advice for anyone that doesn’t have a shelter is to invest in good strong helmets for your family. Head injury is the most common cause of death by tornado.

[@fuegodeamoryvida2772]

Thankyou lord. To God the Glory

[@angel467]

Hero storm chaser!

[@zambufly1]

it's a miracle we could see anything with your obnoxious graphics covering 80% of the screen..

[@victoriamcduffie9216]

Thank God for his protection.

[@Eldeecue]

Didn't God make the tornado, though?

[@sarahluper7881]

@@Eldeecue God allowed certain tribulations more than we can bear in life to test our faith - to remind us that we need HIM. Who are we to complain?

[@mattsmith5421]

@@sarahluper7881 So you're saying I should stab my child in the leg to see if they still love me afterwards. You know, test them? Not exactly behaviour of anyone with sound mind is it. I'd be seriously worried if god was real which it isn't.

[@Eldeecue]

@@sarahluper7881 Yeah, I think I'd look for a better deity to worship, in that case. One who isn't an insecure, borderline sadist.

[@sarahluper7881]

@@Eldeecue Lean not on your own understanding. Try to read the Bible - the blueprint is there on how to live a clean life full of love and void of judgment.

[@Purity10101]

I felt he should have interviewed the kiddo as well. He probably would have liked to be included.

[@MrCrazycook8]

Look at his body language, he has something he wants to say.

[@tuconexionlocal7516]

Thank God

[@cocochanelle1970]

Absolutely!👍🏼 By God grace! I m glad u 🙏🏽 to the lord Jesus.

[@DevRel1]

Don't leave the bumpers on screen when they obscure the feed of the tornado. You can't even see tornado in some parts.

[@nancyfarkas3592]

I can see it just fine. What are you talking about? Nothing is blocking it

[@Sara45499]

❤❤❤😢😢😢

[@EquineMetalhead]

The Holy Ghost heard their cries. He knew they needed help and knew it wasn’t their time to go. So he had Freddy here intervene. I think he just gave Freddy a feeling to turn down a specific road and it led him to the family. Thank goodness they are okay ❤🙏🏻

[@mattsmith5421]

Good one, by the Bible's writing god sent the tornado in the first place.

[@edwardzarnowski5558]

That's what you call a miracle ! 🙏🥰

[@edwardzarnowski5558]

​@@mattsmith5421The devil is the prince of the power of the air. God does not cause harm.

[@mattsmith5421]

@@edwardzarnowski5558 lol I guess you missed the part of the bible where he apparently flooded the world and drowned everyone apart from noah. You're such delusional hypocrites.

[@connihudson1578]

So gratefu to Godl for your safety 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@kayrenee2652]

Thank You LORD.👑♥️♥️♥️

[@honestnewsnet]

So can we consider now storm chasers to be first responders?

[@obsidianwing]

Many Chasers are First responders some also EMS background, some Firefighters, Nurses. I know one who is Doctor and does his speciality is disaster management

[@OrganikJewelz]

🙏🏽

[@madeleinejohnston4790]

ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS AND HAVE GREAT MERCY ON ALL OF MANKIND

[@Eddiewelch23]

Good job Freddy you made a difference in the world that day that's what's it's about making a difference and saving lives

[@Freshy_Jones]

I call that middle America madness weather, I’ll stay in Florida with my hurricane warnings.

[@mistypfitzer111]

I was watching this live on that chasers yt livestream lol crazy

[@victoriaogletree4669]

This is real good news that they were alive to tell the story of how the Lord got them out and to get help.

[@cassiedeehoo]

I’m really happy that this family survived. The only thing is the act of God is that it would’ve never happened. Or it would’ve completely missed the house, but I understand why people tend to see what they say.

[@CF-mz2dz]

Thank you Jesus! They were all under the shadow of the Almighty God 🙏🙌🕊

[@Fantasydoppler]

Hero

[@AVE_MARIA_PURISSIMA]

MAGPASALAMAT AT MAGPURI NG WALANG HANGGAN SA PAGLILIGTAS AT WAGAS NA PAG-IBIG NG DYOS!!! PALAGIANG MAG-INGAT AT MAGDASAL SA DYOS SA ARAW-ARAW!!! BANAL NA PAG-IBIG SA LAHAT NG NILALANG NG DYOS!!!

[@joaniem3817]

I don't understand why tv news bothers to show video when half the screen is covered by a banner. It's frustrating to watch.

[@sturttv]

It was an act of Freddy. Praise Freddy!

[@christinelang2148]

Amen!! Just call out to Jesus and he will help you as he did! God is so Great!! Thank you Abba Father for preserving this families life! ✝️✝️

[@PEDALSnPROJECTS]

Then the car drives towards the tornado? 😮

[@lamastonemaker]

❤

[@artisticdriver4218]

Amen, God answers😊 prayers for healing and restoration🙏🙏🙏 God Bless

[@TamralynnIRL]

God did put Freddy there to help them. I was watching Max Velocity on YT at the time when others mentioned this encountered.

[@frankmacleod2565]

The tornado itself was an act of god, as well. Not a very nice one, at that

[@sarahluper7881]

We called it "a tribulation" - to test our faith in God (the One in control of everything).

[@sl4983]

"There's people"? What did he mean?

[@Makingthemarks]

It means he spotted people..? What else would he mean? 😅

[@sl4983]

@@Makingthemarks It sounded like maybe he saw people up in the tornado 😮

[@DangardsBrain]

You don't usually see people out in the open immediately after a tornado like that, it usually means they weren't very well sheltered & are in need of immediate assistance.

[@sl4983]

Probably has to do with the Nexrads being turned on overnight from 8:11 pm to 9:11 am across the country

[@sandyc6569]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@thomaskiely-oz4bp]

I said that last week.God put kenny there

[@mattsmith5421]

And the tornado

[@sarahluper7881]

@@mattsmith5421 Lean not on your own understanding. "Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up" (James 4:10). "God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble"(James 4:6) Needless to say, God is in control of everything!

[@mattsmith5421]

@@sarahluper7881 Not true otherwise he would of got humans to write his book sooner because there was an elephant being god for a thousand years before anyone ever mentioned Christianity. Btw which franchise of your religion are you going on about lol

[@sarahluper7881]

@@mattsmith5421 I believe in God and not you.

[@rochelle7901]

Yes, call upon the name of JESUS. He is the great protector.

[@UFOHUNTERS2]

exactly.. our GOD Creator uses extragers to help others... believe it...

[@crystalweeks2873]

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16

[@OGlurkerTammyA]

🫶🙏🇺🇸🫶

[@Oceanwaves777]

Test

[@cc10757]

God bless your family 🙏🙏👁️👁️💪

[@RepentfollowJesus]

God bless y'all

[@GhH-iu8si]

💪👊🤣

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

fox weather.. MOST WORTHLESS weather channel on tv..all weekend reruns of some chick travelling around natl parks.. 1000 times.. 1000s of tornadoes,, no current news from 5pm friday to monday..insanity

[@sl4983]

😮 Really??

[@Kimtwister]

What a waste of human u are you

[@BlueHaze-iy3dx]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@doublecrossedswine112]

An act of god? So god tried to kill you but he failed? Whatever.

[@BRETTLYBOOST]

Right? All these people thanking god and giving their god all the credit when it was literally Freddy being a fantastic human being and being at the right place at the right time.

[@madabz81]

This headline is mentally challenged. First you say “act of god” yet god didn’t save the 15 other people the tornado straight up killed including two kids. Then you say “lucky”.. you can’t be saved by god and lucky at the same time

[@MounZionBride.Gabriel]

Why do you think this thing happen to the people who believe in Christ? Jeremiah 23:19 Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord has gone forth in fury- A violent whirlwind! It will fall violently on the head of the wicked. The words of God define the word 'wicked' as someone who trespasses His Law. Christians are leading the world to reject the Law of Moses. They said they are free from it. What Paul meant free from the Law is you are no longer sinning against it. Romans 3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we establish the law. You need to serve God in truth and not through religions. Religions are perverting His words. They are teaching you are no longer under the Law of Moses. It is the lie of the devil. The Law of Moses is the ways and righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is an everlasting covenant that He made with His people in Israel and Zion. If you reject it, you are not a part of the commonwealth of Israel. He will throw you in Hell for it. Jeremiah 6:19 Hear, O earth! Behold, I will certainly bring calamity on this people- The fruit of their thoughts, because they have not heeded My words nor My law, but rejected it. Prophecy foretold Lord Jesus Christ will destroy the world of Gentiles through natural disasters for sinning against His Law. He will replace it with His Kingdom. The Law of Moses will become the governing Law. Anyone who is against the establishment of His Kingdom and Government will be abolished on earth. The truth is Christian religion is not the church of Lord Jesus Christ. It is the House of Israel and Mount Zion. The name of His people are children of Israel and children of Zion and not Christian. Only those who seek Lord Jesus in truth will be saved. Joel 2:32 And it shall come to pass that whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance, as the Lord has said, among the remnant whom the Lord calls. The Spirit and the bride Gabriel, an angel of the Lord Daughter of Zion Mount Zion, Heavenly Jerusalem

[@chrisusher7144]

Old old news

[@richardsmith1161]

What made them so special that god protected them?

[@EquineMetalhead]

As a Mormon, I will gladly tell you my theory. Now just remember, these are my beliefs and there are many different religions that believe different things. So there isn’t a wrong answer. Everybody perceives things differently. But here is my theory. To God, Jesus Christ and The Holy Ghost, everybody is of the same importance. Everybody is special in a different way to them. And they love everyone equally, even the exceptionally evil sinners like blasphemous people, Satanists (ones that worship the Devil, sacrifice people and animals since there are two types of Satanists), murderers, animal k!llers, r@p!$ts and liars. They just need to be punished for what they’ve done. And of course it makes them sad because they care about them too. They care about all. Now all three of these beings have the same importance but they all do different things. God is the creator of life and all things. And usually, he is in meetings with Angels discussing things. While Jesus Christ is checking in with all the souls (including animals) in the Kingdoms of Heaven (there are three kingdoms) as well as greeting new ones into the Kingdoms. And The Holy Ghost is the protecter and watcher. He watches over people. And when people pray, a Messenger Angel alerts God, Jesus and The Holy Ghost somebody is praying and they will listen to it. But during times of desperation and when people cry out, The Holy Ghost instantly hears it. He hears them and knows they need help. So he will help intervene and try to protect you when it isn’t your time to go. He will intervene by either whispering to you, he could send one of your Guardian Angels to protect you or he can have a human intervene like what happened here. Now in this case, I think he just gave Freddy a feeling that he should turn down this specific road which led him to the family. But remember, this is just my beliefs.

[@richardsmith1161]

@@EquineMetalhead Interesting, so during Katrina none of the 1800 people that died prayed?

[@EquineMetalhead]

@@richardsmith1161 Not necessarily because not everybody believes in the same religion. So people who didn’t pray probably survived out of luck, taking precautions or acting fast. But praying can help 100%. Also, when it is your time to go, it’s your time. Even if you pray it won’t save you because Heaven may need you. This happens to people and animals of all ages because maybe the person isn’t ready for the world. And of course when people have their lives stolen by people then yeah that isn’t God interfering that’s evil taking away life. But usually when it’s not that, things happen for a reason. Edit: Again this is just what I believe of course.

[@richardsmith1161]

@@EquineMetalhead Interesting. So praying can help you 100%, but not 100% of the time?

[@RepentfollowJesus]

​@richardsmith1161 nobody can comprehend fully the mind of God. God is too omniscient, omnipotent for us to understand Him 100%. If we could , as finite and small as our minds are, He would be like us and not God. Can you create planets ? He can and did. Can you, with absolutely nothing, create a blade of grass? If you can't do that, give up on trying to figure out why . All things work together for good for those who love the Lord, for those who are called according to HIs purposes.

[@stephenwlodarczyk175]

Love the title People are starting to learn that this is because of the sin of man

[@Eldeecue]

Eh. The area has seen way, way bigger tornadoes. I mean if he was TRYING he would send F-5s on the regular. Either he's bad at his job, or he's just bein' lazy. Also, he's throwin' these at christian, church going midwesterners more often than not, looks like. His aim is crap.

[@stephenwlodarczyk175]

@@Eldeecue you may think his aim is off probably because everyone sees themselves as righteous. But yes there have been many I will agree but sin has been around for longer than last week. The Biblical claim is that as birth pains so will be the destruction of the system. So birth pains start with infrequent contractions and they are not very intense. But as we get closer and closer we see the frequency increasing like crazy and they are much more intense. Dubai, Brazil, Canada, China, Malayisa, intensity is growing.

[@Eldeecue]

@@stephenwlodarczyk175 That's just climate change at work, though. There's no "God" necessary to explain it. And if he's really dishing out death and destruction with that broad a brush? Doesn't sound like any deity I'd want to waste my time worshipping. Religion is a free market-place.

[@stephenwlodarczyk175]

@@Eldeecue your statement sounds about right. I have left a few verses. God is not looking to save everyone. He is looking for people who are seeking him. Remember that. 2 Peter 2:6 (NIV) if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them *an example* of what is going to happen to the ungodly; Exodus 9:18-19 (NIV) 18 Therefore, at this time tomorrow I will send the *worst hailstorm* that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded till now. 19 Give an order now to bring your livestock and everything you have in the field to a place of shelter, because the hail will fall on every person and animal that has not been brought in and is still out in the field, and they will die.’ ” Revelation 16:21 (NIV) From the sky *huge hailstones,* each weighing about a hundred pounds, fell on people. And *they cursed God* on account of the plague of hail, because the plague was so terrible.

[@dinsdaleseven1627]

What about the people who die in tornados? I guess God hates them.

[@mistypfitzer111]

God doesn't hate anyone lol but everyone does have a time to go, & God gave us all free will- which could technically be the stupidity that end up getting ppl killed lol 😬😂🙄

[@sl4983]

Geo engineered tornado

[@fateweaver9844]

Lol. 🤡 Tornadoes have been a thing since the Earth was formed. No "engineering" behind it

[@evellegend]

"It was a act of God", absolute SILLINESS how egotistical do you have to be to believe that. Pure luck nothing more, NOTHING..🙄

[@Irish__Clan]

Absolute ignorance on your part to believe there’s no connection.

[@onthelake9554]

The only thing worse than not having anything to believe in is mocking those that do . God Loves You Too.

[@mattsmith5421]

Why are you mocking the commenter lol by your own logic god must also be responsible for the tornado and them getting hit by it. The irony of you say your ignorance too 🙄

[@mattsmith5421]

​@@onthelake9554 The only thing worse than not having something to believe in is believing in nonsense. Which god are you refering to the elephant that was worshipped long before christ was invented? Or Budda who was also around long before your god decided to possess some humans to write a book for him? No so which brand of your religion should he believe is real. I wouldn't mock anyone about their opinions on religion if I was you. It's fine to live by the values of religion they promote values and basically being a person but to act like it's actually real come on.

[@evellegend]

@@Irish__Clan actually it's called being an ADULT.

[@honestnewsnet]

How dare you not repent and call the name of the Lord Jesus Christ that you might be saved. This is a perverse and wicked generation.

[@mattsmith5421]

You're correct the tornado was an act of god

[@quietbeers2265]

So was the Storm “an act of god” too?? *Asking for people who believe in climate change / science..

[@andreworford9641]

Total.nonsense.to.such.thing.as.a.act.of.god.fortunate.is.the.correct.word.you.are.fortunate.or.unfortunate.look.at.the.story.of.gaza.

[@onthelake9554]

Nothing about Israel ?

[@oldbtchsgaming2858]

I was watching the storm chaser live it was incredible what a hero!!

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

fox weather.. MOST WORTHLESS weather channel on tv..all weekend reruns of some chick travelling around natl parks.. 1000 times.. 1000s of tornadoes,, no current news from 5pm friday to monday..insanity