A devastating tornado caught two Missouri men in their car, while powerful storms brought an attack of strong winds, fires and hail to the midwest on Friday evening.
Dramatic video images shows powerful winds that sweep over a quiktrip tank station in Rolla, where the men sought coverage under the overhang of the gas station.
“Oh my God. God **** Tornado hits us. Woah! 'Richard Peters cried because roaring wind can be heard from the parked vehicle.
Intense rain and stunning flashes of lights surrounded the deserted gas station while the men feared their safety.
“Is this coming … Oh it's here!” Tad Peters, who posted the video on Facebook on Friday, can be heard shouting while rubble hit the vehicle.
On the other side of the street, bushes can be seen violently while the wind, reportedly until 157 miles per hour, flew loose debris.
“Look at all that rubble,” said Richard, while the audio of the video was consumed by bright magazine wind.
“Oh my God! We are in a tornado, calls Tad as he rolls through the window to inspect the conditions.
Dramatic video images shows powerful winds that sweep over a quiktrip tank station in Rolla, where the men sought coverage under the overhang of the gas station
A devastating tornado brought an attack of strong winds, burning and hail to the midwest on Friday evening. Depicted: cracked roads and a destroyed store stand in the aftermath of the powerful Friday evening storm
The complicated images shows gas station pomples vibrate, large non-identifiable objects that rise through the air, while extreme wind conditions ruthlessly overwhelm the parked car.
Heavy rain and flying debris continued to crash their car while the camera points to another vehicle that shelter at the gas station.
Despite the close call with the Twister, Peters said that he was not injured, but said that a nearby gas station got a blow, Foxweather reported.
“A Tornado just went over us in Rolla, Missouri during the fast journey on I44 and struck strength and caused damage to love on the road,” he wrote in the post.
Maries County Emergency Management asked residents to 'avoid the area' after the supercell was swept through the region.
'Our thoughts are at the Rolla community tonight, because they have experienced a Tornado -Touchdown. We kindly ask everyone to avoid the area and allow First -Responders to do their essential work, “reads a statement from the Maries County Emergency Management.
The same storm system is reportedly also 'forest fires' in Texas and Oklahoma torn on Friday, while the low pressure system continues to the east and threatens tornadoes in the plains and beyond.
Heavy rain and flying debris continued to crush their car while the camera points to another vehicle that takes shelter at the gas station
“Oh my God! We are in a tornado, Tad calls as he rolls through the window to inspect the conditions
An estimated 138 million people run the risk of serious storms in the belly of the nation during the weekend.
Strong nocturnal tornadoes on EF2 on the Tornado -power scale, defined by winds from 113 to 157, are possible from Southiowa to Jackson, Mississippi.
The worst of the system also threatens harmful wind and hail on Friday to Saturday.
The storm on Friday also plays in Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and beyond, and is expected to produce more powerful wind at least on Saturday morning.
