Crazy Video Shows Pickup Truck Get Rolled By Tornado Then Drive Off

By Jason Hall

March 22, 2022

The Bear's Cage, Tornado cloud over Texas.
Photo: Getty Images

A now-viral video of a massive tornado in Texas on Monday (March 21) included an unbelievable occurrence.

Footage shot by storm chaser and freelance photojournalist Brian Emfinger showed a 2004 red Chevrolet Silverado 1500 crew cab truck being spun out on its right side and spun 360 degrees before flipping back upright and driving off on Texas 95 in Elgin.

"Omg… just going thru my video. This is a story about a red truck and a tornado…. I CANNOT believe they drove away like that. #txwx #tornado," Emfinger tweeted late Monday night.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports the driver of the Chevy truck was about 16 to 17 years old and only experienced a cut on his arm, according to Marcus Reynolds, another storm chaser who recorded footage of the tornado and said he let the boy use his phone to call his parents.

The tornado in Elgin -- which is located about 25 miles northwest of Austin -- on Monday was classified as an EF-2, which is the fourth-strongest level of tornado, Reynolds told the Star-Telegram.

Tornadoes were also reported to have struck several other parts of Texas on Monday including Round Rock, Jacksboro and Bowie.

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