Texas grandma shares incredible dashcam footage from inside the eye of a ... trends now
A woman has shared video of how she and her daughter and grandson had to ride out the frightening, destructive tornado that hit Texas Tuesday from inside their car.
Irma Cantu's dashcam caught the twister as it passed through while she and her daughter were on their way home after picking up Cantu's grandson from school.
She could only watch as the wind, rain and visible debris hit her SUV.
'I just looked around there was nowhere that we could go,' Cantu said. 'So I just put the car in park, I put my emergency brake on. I could feel objects hitting my car repeatedly it was terrifying.'
This was the view a Texas woman shared of how she and her daughter and grandson had to ride out the frightening, destructive tornado that hit Texas Tuesday from inside their ca
Luckily, no one in Cantu's car was hurt, but there was extensive damage done to the vehicle.
Videos showed extensive damage with downed power lines and debris fields running miles wide throughout the Texas suburbs Tuesday, along with destroyed buildings, including an animal shelter.
The National Weather Service had issued a tornado emergency for the area, warning that a 'large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly tornado' was on the ground Tuesday afternoon and was headed toward Baytown, about 25 miles east of Houston. The warning expired as the system moved to the east, leaving behind cooler temperatures.
Strong winds damaged commercial buildings, homes and power lines in nearby Pasadena, a city southeast of Houston. Utility poles and power lines were downed, and several vehicles, including a trailer, were damaged or flipped over in a parking lot.
There were no reports of serious injuries.
Irma Cantu's dashcam caught the twister as it passed through while she and her daughter were on their way home after picking up Cantu's grandson from school that day
She could only watch as the wind and rain and as she put it, visible debris were hitting her SUV
Luckily, no one in Cantu's car was hurt, but there was extensive damage done to the SUV
Drone footage shows the extent of the damage of a powerful storm system that took aim at the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, spawning a tornado that caused damage east of Houston with wind of up to 100 miles per hours
A drone camera flying over Pasadena showed roofing and siding completely wrecked, allowing cameras to peak into people's torn up homes. There were also several trees down and some flooding.
Several businesses suffered major damage, including the city's animal shelter. Nearby, fences were laid over and shingles and sections of roofs were torn from homes. The American Red Cross said it was opening a shelter in Pasadena.
Shell Chemicals´ site in nearby Deer Park was flaring, or burning off natural gas, after it lost steam because of severe weather, according to Shell
