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Direct hit of tornado in Russia caught on dashcam

M. Drabowski

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Video is so unreal that for a moment I thought it's fake.
Also datestamp in vid is incorrect. Happened on 29/08/2014 in Bashkiria, Russia.
 
Looks like another IDGAF day in Russia. The driver was probably considering turning on the windshield wipers with a similar attitude as the sun visor meteorite driver:

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Russia has to be the most depressing place on the planet. Do I see a few suction vortices in there? Weak, but kind of looks like one spins up and hits his garage about 30 seconds in. And that truck held up surprisingly well. Looked like at least a weak EF-2.
 
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Another video from dashcam, same tornado, same town.
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I don't mean to hijack this thread, but remember a few months ago when everyone was talking about "stay in your car vs get in a ditch"?

I see debris flying around and collapsing structures nearby in a REAL situation involving an unexpected tornado (granted, not a powerful one).

What you do if you were this guy? (besides move to America).

Would you have left the vehicle for a ditch, if one were within reasonable distance? It's unclear what damage the dashcam vehicle sustained, but it looks like he is taking video of his own car toward the end, where there was significant body damage and several lost windows. The person taking video obviously lived through it relatively uninjured, and his vehicle remained upright for the duration.

During the height of the event, it does not seem possible to me a person exiting a vehicle would be able to remain in control of their direction (what I really mean is, you would be flying along with the debris)

My inclination based on what I saw in the video would be to bang a U-turn through my yard and floor it as soon as I recognized the situation, not seek alternative shelter or try to pull back into my garage.
 
Todd, if it were me, I'd throw the bitch into reverse and punch it. So long as there isn't anything to hit behind you, it's the quickest way to change directions short notice. Of course, having the dash cam facing forward makes for some great footage, too!

The driver did think quick to point the car with the wind to the rear. Looks like most of the damage occurred to the rear of the Toyota. And if it's a left hand drive vehicle, it was a good thing he angled it more away from the tornado.
 
This is some of the most breath taking tornado footage I've ever seen! Both videos. Certainly beats out the Hollywood style movies.
From the videos it appears the structures are profoundly weakly constructed; almost like unsupported drywall with wood hammered on top.; or like a barn.
Once large debris started flying, severe damage was inevitable. My heart really goes out to the videographer losing his home like that. I wonder how much damage would have occurred if the homes were made with greater reinforcement or stronger materials?
 
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