Moment father-daughter storm chasers almost get crushed by Oklahoma tornado ... trends now
A father and daughter duo of storm chasers came within seconds of being crushed in their car by a huge metal tank during a devastating tornado in Oklahoma.
Jesse Rossi, his 12-year-old daughter and her mother got terrifyingly close to the powerful EF3 tornado near Marietta, in southern Oklahoma, on Saturday.
Their car was almost hit by debris during a Facebook Live stream by Jesse as the trio drove on Interstate 35.
Jesse and his wife are heard discussing the cloud formation ahead of them as they see lightening and realize they are directly facing the tornado.
As they decide to pull over. a large piece of metal falls right in front of their car, sparking panic in the storm chasers.
Jesse Rossi and his 12-year-old daughter got terrifyingly close to the powerful EF3 tornado near Marietta, in southern Oklahoma, on Saturday
Jesse and his wife are heard discussing the cloud formation ahead of them as they see lightening and realize they are directly facing the tornado
One of the family members is seen outside the vehicle after reviewing the damage
At least 25 tornadoes killed four people in the state and left thousands without power Sunday, with at least 100 people injured.
Footage of the aftermath in Marietta shows a Dollar Tree distribution center completely destroyed and ripped open by the twister.
More than 20,000 people were still without electricity hours after tornadoes began late Saturday night.
The destruction was extensive in Sulphur, a town of about 5,000 people, where a tornado crumpled many downtown buildings, tossed cars and buses and sheared the roofs off houses across a 15-block radius.
'You just can’t believe the destruction,' Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said during a visit to the hard-hit town.
'It seems like every business downtown has been destroyed.'
Stitt said about 30 people were injured in Sulphur, including some who were in a bar as the tornado struck. Hospitals across the state reported about 100
