Brave Soul Films Wild Video Of Tornado Tearing Roof Off House While Sheltering Inside It

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You don’t need to live in an area known for attracting tornados to know the steps you’re supposed to follow if you find yourself in the path of one of the massive vortexes with the potential to destroy everything in its path.

While plenty of homeowners in locations where tornados have a tendency to touch down have dedicated shelters they can flee to until the storm passes, there’s only so much you can do if you end up somewhere without a suitable spot to hunker down.

Last year, a teenager somehow managed to walk away relatively unscathed after his pickup truck was tossed around by a twister in the middle of a road in Texas a couple of weeks before an equally lucky golfer pulled out his phone to capture the massive amount of debris he was thankfully able to avoid after seeking shelter in the middle of his round.

Now, we have a new batch of similarly insane footage courtesy of an equally lucky soul in North Carolina.

According to CBS17, a rare (at least for the region) EF-3 tornado ripped through Nash County on Wednesday and caused a fair amount of damage over the course of the more than 30 minutes it spent on the ground while reaching wind speeds that capped at upwards of 150 MPH.

Authorities estimate 16 people were injured by the fallout of the storm, and it’s easy to see why that was the case when you take a look at a video of the tornado tearing the roof off of a house that was recorded by the person who was calmly standing inside of it while watching the chaos unfold.

At first glance, it doesn’t appear the home in question had a basement the cameraperson could’ve used for safety, although you do have to wonder if standing right next to the front door to film the tornado was the smartest move.