Terrifying Footage from Inside Home Hit by an EF4 Tornado

[Capt. Obvious]

This woke me up a little more than my coffee

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[CherokeeDem]

1. OMG....

I have been in a F1 tornado... little damage, but frightening. This was terrifying but brings to those of us who didn't go through it, a sense of what it was like for the people who did. We need to remember this when we see the victims of these storms. My heart goes out to this young couple and to their neighbors.

[OnyxCollie]

2. Absolutely terrifying.

[Capt. Obvious]

3. The fear/anguish in their voices is terrifying

And I like the guy trying not to swear. He finally lets out a "shit" near the end.

[OnyxCollie]

4. Yeah, it's hard to not get emotional by listening to their voices.

It upset me.

[PearliePoo2]

5. Awful beyond words...OMG!

I have tears running down my cheeks and I'm gasping for air. Absolutely gut-wrenching.
Those poor people!

[lillypaddle]

6. Jeesus!

terrifying and heartbreaking. OMG.

[Roland99]

7. Horrible destruction but, um, the guy was freaking his daughter out for no reason

Way to scare the crap out of your kid instead of trying to comfort or console them.

[Burma Jones]

10. I thought he was talking to/about his Dog, not his Daughter......

If I had a kid there, there wouldn't have been a video record....frankly, even if it was just the Wife and me there wouldn't have been any filming....

[Roland99]

11. It's his daughter. Mentioned in the comments and you can hear her crying

Here is what my oldest daughter Josie Taylor Wells And I experienced, I am so glad Kerry Gorman Wells and the other girls were out of town when this storm came through. Very thankful we were not injured.

[Burma Jones]

13. Yeah, I didn't open the Gawker link.....thanks

[WilliamPitt]

18. For no reason?

How many tornadoes have hit your house?

[Roland99]

19. None but i've been VERY close before, as a child

and my mom and grandparents didn't run around screaming like idiots in a way to scare the crap out of a child.

[uppityperson]

20. People died in that tornado. Their neighborhood was wiped out. Of course he's going to be

scared out of his wits for a really good reason. Your comment about there being "no reason" tells us a lot about you.

[Roland99]

22. Oh give me a break

just listen to the guy

He was making his daughter more scared with each cussing sentence.

[Burma Jones]

8. I'm so glad they were able to get out and that there relatively few fatalities

And that the Federal Government has been working for decades to reduce the death tolls from these sort of events. I'm a NOAA fan and that's from a near lifetime DC area resident with a long career dealing with Federal Agencies, NOAA is a first class organization.

Now, I did some work with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services....not so good as NOAA........

[alfredo]

9. Whenever there is a tornado watch or warning in the region, I dress up in heavy shoes and

clothing suitable for work. I figure that if there is a tornado, good shoes and long pants and gloves will lower the risk of injury in the aftermath. I will be more able to dig my way out, and to help others.

[Lochloosa]

12. Been there Done that.

I had to crawl out my window because of the 30' long building parked against my front of my door.

[Brickbat]

14. Always grab your shoes on the way to the basement. Always.

[dembotoz]

15. wow

[PearliePoo2]

16. I did a little research on this and...

Apparently, they survived in the concrete "safe room" that Marc Wells had built under the house. (excellent idea!)
The reference to "Autumn" is the family dog that daughter Josie took with them to the safe room.
Read where the buzzing saw sound is all the nails being pulled/ripped apart from the house all at once.
Holy shit..that was bad.
Speaks of this man's character that one of his first concerns is that of his neighbor's well-being and hoping they aren't hurt!.

[grahamhgreen]

17. Yes, I was very impressed with his coolness under pressure and concern for others.

[uppityperson]

21. That noise at about 40 sec was creeeeeeppppppyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Nails and board being ripped out of the house. He sounds like a really caring guy, glad he was prepared and survived. Incredible video