Dashcam video captures one man's encounter with a tornado on I-265 in Southern Indiana

[@dorbiss]

bro said let me drive straight into it like wtf

[@XCBen]

That's what I was thinking.

[@XanaxDust214]

I think he did that so his truck wouldn't flip over from the crosswinds. At least I'm hoping anyway...

[@Matt-yw2oi]

@@XanaxDust214correct, he was in a high profile vehicle and all of the cars ahead of him stopped directly on top of a bridge. Being in a truck that would be a death sentence to sit there

[@Enjoyer.762]

Bro be like Reed Timmer lmao

[@smartfck4]

It's just a wind

[@jaydeebow6431]

Shows that being ignorant of your surroundings and mother nature can possibly kill you.

[@JauRan123]

At what point is it being ignorant, I am from Europe and tornadoes here are "very" rare. Most of the time they are an accidental by product of a predicted straight line supercell. Looks like one to me until the car flips.

[@bulldog7196]

@@JauRan123Well, the fact that this weather system was talked about days ahead of time. Then there are constant weather alerts going off everywhere. In this part of the country, tornadoes and severe storms are quite common. People like this out on the road either live their lives with their heads stuck in the sand and their butts up in the air, or they think nothing will ever happen to them. Until it does.....

[@dallastester822]

@@JauRan123lol thats the definition of being ignorant. Thats not necessarily an insult. Ignorant means basically having no clue.

[@MrEricmopar]

@@JauRan123 You could see it was rotation and a tornado, but people here in the U.S. road rage and blow by everyone that stopped, yelling that everyone else is stupid, then disaster....

[@343jwright5]

Exactly. Where the fuck did Karen think she was going. And also, why all those cars aren’t moving when it’s raining sideways. 🤬

[@JULYXXIV]

The minute that tornado crossed, those traffic signal heads dangling from the span-wire became deadly projectiles. Notice that at the end of the video, some of those signals were missing. Also notice how a vehicle was overturned. To the driver who filmed this, you were INCREDIBLY LUCKY you were not killed.

[@carsnanidiot]

do you think we are blind?

[@MmmHuggles]

A lot of people don't realize just how big traffic lights are. They can be a big hazard.

[@thatreidguy]

@@carsnanidiot clearly the driver was. This person was just putting into words what we are seeing. Such hostility these days.

[@bmolitor615]

@@carsnanidiot you must be a joy in person

[@carsnanidiot]

@@bmolitor615 i am, puff puff

[@jaylopez9929]

Rain wrapped Tornadoes are so stealthy. You never know there's one near by until you're in the bears cage already

[@KansasFarmer620]

Only the dumbing down doesn't know cause anyone with a brain knows and understands weather

[@VorlonAngel]

OK, if everyone in front of you has hit the brakes, WHY would you hit the GAS and pass them up??????????? Is it possible they saw something you did NOT????????🙄🤔

[@Matt-yw2oi]

It seems pretty obvious to me he floored it because he realized what was happening and that all of those vehicles stopped directly on top of a bridge that they could easily be thrown off of??

[@VorlonAngel]

@@Matt-yw2oi 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣You're the driver arent you??? LOL

[@Matt-yw2oi]

@@VorlonAngel you can watch the video interview with the guy after and quickly gather that I am not the driver, it just seems like common sense to me to not sit in a high profile vehicle during a tornado on an overpass. Was surprised at how many people didn’t think about it.

[@pumpkinproblem]

He realized they were all stopped on top of a bridge about to get hit by a tornado and they realized their odds of survival were a lot higher on solid ground

[@MrEricmopar]

Dude, the sad fact is, a ton of people that are mental, are allowed to have a DL here in the U.S. That is beyond being in a hurry, that is straight up mental issues, to be driving like that.

[@diversafriday]

The debris speed into that windshield. Holy smokes, so fortunate to survive that.

[@donniefaust2763]

Yeah people are killed by debris all the time. Especially EF4 and EF5 debris will hit you at such a high rate of speed it'll probably go through you.

[@kimm6589]

This had to be a baby EF1. They're freaking lucky.

[@Wesmancan]

Some people just aren’t very bright

[@LeL-q9e]

It happens in some families. Years ago a certain (not close) family member went out shopping with a friend because they had "cabin fever." Warnings of heavy rains, strong winds, icy conditions were ignored. They had an accident and nearly slid over an overpass. Oh well. They were ok cause they had seatbelts on if not who knows. Stupid girls!

[@civilwarwasaninsidejob7405]

He was actually very smart. In a large vehicle like that, it's a death sentence to be on top of an intersection in a tornado. He got off the intersection and ensured his truck wasn't positioned to be toppled and sent over the overpass. I guess you're the one who isn't very smart brotha

[@willekewk]

That's literally you

[@antoniomarcos5321]

@@civilwarwasaninsidejob7405 , exatly. He moved the car to have it facing the direction the wind was coming from, because if the wind hit it sideways, it could have toppled it, as it did with another vehicle ahead.

[@Shaw7373]

It's a rain wrapped tornado. You don't see them coming till it's too late.

[@SongMom8]

Doesn’t pay to be impatient on the road.

[@carlsaganlives6086]

'I think I'll park up there under the wires, lights, poles, and signs - sorta empty here'

[@vidpie]

I was on a highway two years ago when I encountered a storm like no other I had experienced. First the skies drew nearly dark as night. There was cloud-to-ground lightning. It was close. It was very loud and the ground seemingly shook. I've never been in a war zone but wondered if the effect wasn't similar to when mortars are falling around you. Then just as we seemed past the worst, traffic slowed, then stopped. A ferocious wind rocked the car and drove the rain so hard it was impossible to see out the windshield. It passed, yet we continued to sit. We sat for 7-1/2 hours. Because the wind had knocked down nearby electrical towers and power lines were draped across the highway blocking traffic in both directions. While in the middle of that wind I wondered if it was a tornado, but found out later it was straight-line winds that did the damage. 50 miles up the road the winds had blown a train off the track. Moving south the powerful storm went on to knock power out to portions of a major city for days.

[@Izumi-sp6fp]

You are so fortunate that the vortex of that tornado had cleared the intersection moments before you entered it (the intersection). All you experienced was the inflow, which was probably about half the windspeed of that vortex you just missed intercepting.

[@ramblinman4197]

I am not so sure it had completely cleared. If you notice when he first pulls up to the intersection he pulls up next to a car that later winds up turned upside down.

[@vvolfsmal]

You can see the shadow of it move in, it's completely rain wrapped. I hope the person in the flipped car is okay!

[@Hammrdookie]

Why did those people stop in middle of road. Oh that's why!

[@tesstkohls7448]

Cause the signal lights went out. hahaha

[@tobylou8]

I got stuck in a tornado on I-81near Raphine, VA and it was drive though it or risk being run over by an 18 wheeler. This guy had more visibility than I did. It was rough and I could barely see 10 feet in front of me. Then just like that, it all stopped and the sky was blue to the west!! Wouldn't want to ever do that again!!

[@julianslade]

Pull over to the shoulder with your four ways on and you will likely not be run over. At the very least get in the right lane

[@tobylou8]

@@julianslade Nah, 1-81 is dangerous in dry clear weather. I wasn't going to be part of a pile-up.

[@GroovyVideo2]

was a thick dust storm for me on I 10 in small car - 18wheeler seconds behind me -

[@seabreeze7378]

Glad you made it ok, I81 is a BEAST on a normal day…I avoid it if I can. I64 is enough for me…live nearby!

[@tobylou8]

@@seabreeze7378 Thanks!

[@jeremylarson6267]

i was in a tornado once, it sucked

[@ACEDIAMOND666]

Ba dum bum!

[@darkworlddenizen]

That blows..

[@ladysilverwynde]

Whoosh...

[@MrEricmopar]

🤣

[@winterdesert1]

Your story is twisted.

[@FoulWeatherFriend385]

There’s always at least one car in these videos that’s a mile ahead of the cameraman driving straight into the tornado.

[@kennethloki7011]

In a high profile vehicle aiming towards the wind prevents being flipped over. No clue if thats what they were thinking though.

[@Snowstar837]

I actually think it might have been the wind from a subvortex that turned him. I've chased hurricanes before and the only time your wipers freeze like that is if there's insane wind, and they stop at the same time he spins.

[@hebneh]

I'm sure that's exactly why the driver turned to face the wind, and it also reinforces my belief that this person is a chaser who was there on purpose and not by chance.

[@brianfunt2619]

​@@hebneh No - the way the car turned on the spot - I'm 99% sure it was twisted by the wind

[@calamitytor]

@@brianfunt2619 unless it’s back wheel drive, the wind definitely turned the car, look at the windshield wipers

[@2010MegaScooter]

0:40 That wind stopped his wipers and spun him off to the side. That's some power. 😯😶

[@maybenot6075]

He reversed to make it point towards the wind, you can tell by the way the front swings round.

[@ramblinman4197]

​@@maybenot6075 pretty sure it was the wind that turned him. If he did that then he is the one that hit and turned that car over as it was there when he pulled up & would have been what he intentionally reversed into.

[@kelly00000111111]

somehow, im assuming by luck, he was able to get his vehicle pointed towards the direction of where the wind was coming from, to minimize chance of roll over. although i assuming he didn't do the other part and duck down under the dash so a 2x4 or road sign doesnt slice your head off.

[@hebneh]

Not by luck, by intention.

[@Quantari]

He starts by not slowing down for yellow and all but blowing the light, then trying to get around the stopped traffic rather than getting a clue. Dude then gets caught in a tornado. Shocker.

[@micron3268]

Ripped the streetlights clean off! I think I seen them laying in a field in Ohio!

[@mlbrooks4066]

My roommate had family who ran a used car lot in OK where a tornado hit. They got shelter in the cinderblock office on the lot and were all right, but when it was over, a lot of the cars were gone, deposited elsewhere.

[@micron3268]

@@mlbrooks4066 Yeah that's crazy! I can't get over the amount of power in some of these. It's just incredible!

[@hebneh]

Traffic lights, not streetlights.

[@hebneh]

Do people not pay ANY attention to weather forecasts or warnings? You can track weather radar online to see where the worst parts of storms are, and thereby take shelter or avoid danger. Yet here are people just driving along heedlessly. In tornado-prone areas, I just cannot understand such behavior.

[@NineballChris]

I always look on my radar app when i see dark clouds nearby. It takes a few seconds to see where the worse of the weather is. People need to know what is going on around them.

[@kirara2516]

You're lucky they ran out of Darwin awards to give that day.

[@RobertSpinetti]

Maybe back up to get off the bridge instead of going forward into the tornado? Seems pretty obvious to me.

[@vanmacvideos3774]

Smart move turning into the wind. Nice birds eye view of Mother Nature.

[@2024.choice]

I guess they just didn't know that driving into a tornado can turn your life upside down in an instant

[@j.t.cooper2963]

Only a fool would drive headlong into a tornado like that.

[@HomingPigeon]

This must be video from local law enforcement. That would explain the behavior and explain where it parked while stopping to render aid.

[@NeffyCat]

It's nice to meet you, friend. I am so glad you are okay!!!! That was a super close call!! What a scary tornado! Thank you so much for sharing the footage with us. I wish you continued success on your channel!

[@niklazz7037]

"whhyyyy is everyone stopped with emergency lights on... how dumb are they. I'll just pass them in this ferocious storm... what could happen?"

[@SoCal780]

Stopping under violently blowing traffic lights is never a good idea.

[@vidform]

I wonder who suffers the most during a tornado: the locals or people who are new to the area? When we watch footage of someone drive into a tornado, maybe it's someone who's new to the area and doesn't quite know where they are going, and never experienced a tornado. Also, if the driver can't see the actual funnel, they might think it's a "regular" storm until they sees an overturned car. Plus, the average driver may not know what to do in that situation. They don't know if they should drive forward, left, right, back, faster, slower, pullover, or get out of the car and lie flat on the road or get under a bridge (worst option). Maybe the information on how to survive a tornado should be more widespread like "stop, drop and roll" in a fire, so people will know what to do.

[@vidpie]

Even in tornadic areas people are more likely to know what to do at home than on the road. The advice is: "Cars, buses, and trucks are easily tossed by tornado winds. If you're unable to make it to a safe shelter, either GET DOWN in your vehicle and COVER YOUR HEAD AND NECK or leave your vehicle and seek shelter in a LOW-LYING AREA such as a ditch or ravine."

[@kfw9257]

LeRoy Jenkins!

[@camhendry]

00:48. Is that a large spider that hits the windshield?

[@Matt-yw2oi]

Some of you attacking this driver need to understand 2 things. They’re in a truck, a high profile vehicle that can be easily flipped by the winds. Also, all of those cars stopped directly on top of an overpass over a highway, realizing they’re getting hit by a tornado the driver made a likely life saving decision to move their vehicle off of the bridge. I’m in disbelief at the amount of you not realizing this.

[@SueCherryBlosom]

True that

[@MrEricmopar]

That makes zero sense. If they were worried about winds, why road rage down the should straight into the worst of it???

[@N7.Tenebris]

@@MrEricmopar It does. In a high profile vehicle aiming towards the wind prevents being flipped over. Hard to do on a bridge.

[@kasmanien]

@@N7.Tenebris Just curious as to how you aim straight toward wind that is rotating?

[@maybenot6075]

​@@MrEricmoparman I'm a brit & know exactly what he means, physics wasn't your strong point in school was it 🤦‍♂️ there was no road rage, probably had a vehicle behind him on a bridge in a tornado so the only option was to go forward and get the truck facing the wind as quick as possible! I suggest you look at vehicle aero dynamics and drag coefficients, might help 1 day if you ever find yourself in a similar situation.

[@xDread]

So crazy to choose to drive across that bridge during a tornado. Why are you out driving? Why choose a route with a bridge? When the wind picks up like that, why gun it and try to make it across the bridge? Turn around and go back to where you know it is safer. WTF? Such a crazy series of decisions. Glad the driver didn't get flung off the bridge or crushed by debris - very lucky!

[@nancyharman4795]

That overturned car at the end really got me!

[@Top5naturaldisaster]

"Dashcam footage reveals a man's heart-pounding encounter with a tornado on I-265 in Southern Indiana-what twists of fate did he face in that unforgettable moment?"

[@Jason-c1b3r]

This might be the dumbest tornado video ever. Bro, you're lucky. Not everyone drives into a tornado for a reason

[@jaywinters2483]

Nice not to have a screaming storm chaser in your ear

[@officialWWM]

Why are people even driving around in that weather?

[@trashcompactorYT]

He seemed to be in a hurry to get to the very center of the thing....... no wonder people die in tornadoes...

[@frankstein5967]

"How did you wind up upside down?" "Everybody else stopped, but I kept going."

[@stephenrivera4382]

… which begs the question, “Why the hell is anyone driving anywhere NEAR a tornado?! Yes, the car might make it through because it’s aerodynamically designed (which is why the car was fine once the wind turned it) but other cars weren’t quite so lucky - not to mention the chance of getting hit by flying debris!

[@mer2705]

Oh look, there’s a tornado. Let me drive into it. Darwin nominee.

[@Dagger-Moose]

There is nothing ignorant about it. Can happen to anyone. I am sure none of you in the comments would panic or anything. I was impressed he had the courage to stop and help after that.

[@cmerton]

These videos always bring out the mincing, hand-wringing wussies , all dying to deliver safety lectures from Captain Obvious...

[@mlbrooks4066]

Last summer near Baltimore there was a nasty storm - not even a tornado - that people drove into. Utility poles down all over the place and lots of people trapped in their cars for more than an hour with fallen electric lines all around them so they couldn't even get out of the cars. And yet people still keep driving into storms to get a video. I suppose I should thank them for showing me why I shouldn't do it.

[@PatIsaac-h5s]

That was reckless to hit the gas yards from a dangerous tornado. You could have cut you off another driver or god forbid, someone could have been ejected or sucked from their car and you could have hit them. Let's not forget down powerlines.

[@beijingbrandon6220]

Where is the witch?

[@duncil85]

Under his truck

[@vinny4411]

Sitting next to him, wearing an expensive ring , bitching at him all day , all while continuously spending his hard earned 70 hours a week paycheck on stupid shit..😂

[@beijingbrandon6220]

@@vinny4411 LOL

[@redbull5181]

Wich witch? That Nancy Pelosi bitch, she's in California.🎶

[@JoshuaPlays99]

When in doubt, go south! Although pretty hard to tell where it was at this point since it was fully rain wrapped.

[@CountryBoy1069]

How damn dumb do you have to be?? What did he think he was going to do. Bulldoze his way through a EF-2 tornado??

[@deepcoolclear]

Bruh was trying to beat the red lights and rush into it tf…

[@overyonderjustapiece]

Get next to the concrete barrier if this happens. It will act as a windbreak and debris break to reduce the damage and help protect part of the vehicle.

[@woodrowboudreaux9951]

Later, he went to Wal-Mart for new underwear and wiper blades

[@R2D2C_3po]

That's a rain-wrapped tornado, which is about as dangerous as severe weather gets! Most of the time you can't see a rain-wrapped tornado until it's nearly on top of you. To everyone here criticizing this driver for driving into the tornado, it's actually really easy to mistake a rain-wrapped tornado for a curtain of heavy rain falling out of a storm. Sometimes rain-wrapped tornadoes are very difficult to distinguish in appearance from curtains of heavy rain or hail.

[@painkiller8159]

Wait, I missed it….let me drive back through the absolute center of the tornado again. 🤪

[@SherryRector]

Let’s not condemn him now (although they should have known better) pray they are safe.

[@natashanyxx9486]

The very definition of “Dumb Luck”. Emphasis on the “Dumb” aspect.

[@Mac_Omegaly]

On one hand I'm glad they learned their lesson without coming to the end of their road early. It's also possible they thought they could outrun the threat? Oh well.

[@RandyBenton-x3g]

Obviously this driver thinks he’s a storm chaser . He’s lucky a small tree didn’t hit him at 150 mph freak accident . Let’s drive into the tornado and video it . Whatev .

[@7urbine]

Why on earth would you drive towards the "suck zone"

[@D3m3nz4]

🤦‍♀️I don't think anyone should be driving if they are this oblivious to their surroundings.

[@Mike-e1h1z]

Driver was obviously super lucky. Rain-wrapped tornadoes are the worst. I was too close to one several years ago while driving and felt very fortunate to get out unscathed. A lot of people see videos like this and say "Oh what an idiot - they drove right into it", but such is rarely the voice of experience. Often you just can't tell what the hell is going on with these situations until the tornado is right on you. Try it sometime - you'll see what I mean.

[@StormChaserMommaG]

the driver did the right thing by getting off the bridge. they also pointed the car towards the wind bc the windshield is the strongest window. the side and rear blow easily, not to mention facing the wind keeps you from being rolled over sideways.

[@Cmajor1988]

People are so stupid these days.🤦🏾‍♂️

[@sharknadofartquake2449]

I believe I can FLY! I believe I can touch the SKY! I think about it every night and DAY! I spread my wings and fly AWAY!

[@phanoonki]

To those that are critical of this persons actions, they could assist the overturned car faster than anyone else. That’s positive in itself!

[@dextersmom5694]

Did you see his west coordinates that he was pointed towards?

[@stevenrussell5340]

I was chased by an EF3 coming down I-75 north of Grayling, Michigan some time back. I was coming home from Traverse City, Michigan, decided to head home, and lo and behold, I saw a tornado in my rear-view mirror. It was about a half mile, estimated behind me, and I hit the pedal to the metal. It chased me about 6 miles before I got to the Grayling exit. Just as I turned off, I saw the tornado in my rear-view mirror, going right to left in the mirror. As Maxwell Smart, agent 86 would say, "Missed me by THAT much". Also been in and around 3 more over the years while living in lower Michigan. So, bring it on, Mother Nature. Bwahahaha!!!!!

[@joro8604]

Seem like a good strategy if that is what he did- turn truck into the wind to mimimize windage, maximize resistance to overturning. Quick thinking.

[@remolaughlin443]

You can see the outflow. Do you think your car is tornado proof?

[@SWkansasEAS]

Wow strong tornado

[@tc1uscg65]

Just like a ship at sea, come about and put the nose into the wind. More aerodynamic and a better chance of not going airborne. Even getting a few feet off from a guardrail will help break up the strait line winds. Every little bit helps. Good move.

[@kimm6589]

The wind did that, genius. A truck has a massive turning radius.

[@tc1uscg65]

@@kimm6589 you might want to schedule an eye exam. 🤔

[@RubberTrampsReviews]

I love with nature shows humans who the real boss is.

[@hamstergodfufurufufu8842]

Some people are so impatient that put their lives in danger.

[@27Zangle]

I've never been that close but one can see it approach before he pulls forward. I was thinking, "Its time to turn around" before he even continued right into it.

[@LucasGevedon]

As a Kentuckian at that time me and my grandparents were going to the doctor then we found at there was a tornado where we was going we went home and we live next to a field and a tornado just went through the field and we was just watching it I was so scared. And I was like can we get out of here and they was like no and I’ve seen a bunch of tornados like weak small ones this one was the biggest one I’ve ever seen.

[@traviswyatt1113]

At that point there’s no way you can outrun it and it was a good idea to get your vehicle parallel to the wind to avoid flipping but you probably should’ve faced away from it rather than facing into it.

[@ayokay123]

I'm thinking this would make an excellent windshield wiper commercial.

[@indygal6552]

I think I'll stop right under these big heavy metal thingies!

[@bryangibson1497]

Imagine how loud that is?

[@lagodifuoco313]

Stupidity knows no bounds.

[@Shaw7373]

"Why did he drive into it?" Likley because it was rain wrapped. Meaning he couldn't see it till it was already too late.

[@michaelwesterland1853]

Before he went out for a drive this guy was just sitting on a bridge playing his banjo, remembering the days when those city folks put him in that movie.

[@VictheChick]

This guy! Not the brightest color in the rainbow...

[@robertsermon7576]

Never drive into the “Bear Cage”.

[@bell4289]

…playing dodge ball with a tornado! Sounds fun!

[@karenkemmerling7088]

Every time I watch the tornado chasers I am astonished at the cars that just keep cruising down the freeway when a tornado is approaching. Just the debris alone can kill you. What are they thinking?

[@Nefville]

Why is it always this intersection in southern IN? Come on man!

[@thewatchmen4920]

Holy Mackerels. Mercies sakes alive. Oh my god. Jesu Chris.The camera person never dies

[@Canadasorryeh]

There are enough tornadoes or videos here to educate you on what to do. How do you manage to still drive through this oh my OMG.

[@f1nch1312]

"Hey! You can't park there!"

[@06fz1000]

By this point your phone would have been blasting warnings for the past 10 minutes, sirens would be sounding out loud in the city and every tv and radio station would be yelling about it and these people just driving around like let's go to the mall durrr. Then the first responders get to go try to save the idiots

[@jennypstryker401]

I'm still wondering how/why his windshield wipers kept working, & why some of those flying objects didn't crack his windshield...

[@Ryearthvl7983]

People with common sense see a tornado and look for shelter or get away from it, but these people are like: look a tornado, let me just get as close to it as possible

[@jakeg3733]

That's what it's like. The storm chaser videos where you can actually see what's about to hit you are from rare situations and filmed by professionals who know how to position themselves. I was once perhaps 100m from the outer edge of an EF3, at night in blinding rain. It sucked

[@eligebrown8998]

You can't fix stupid. Why he drove into it is beyond me

[@FoolishPrankster]

Remember Tim Samaras (period)

[@Razor__1972]

Turn into it. Cars are built for high wind going forward.

[@U2R4Me07]

The car the that went by the other cars was a police officer, there was another police car blocking cars in the other direction. (Look again you can see the lights) Police put their lives on the line every day for others, the officer tried to get in position to stop cars, and was almost successful. Turned into the gust just as a boat heads straight into a wave, you go horizontal you flip.