This is why trying to get "in" a tornado is risky

[Matthew Crowther]

Watch this video from Russia:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d67_1278785948

The innocent dust-devil looking suction spot appears harmless until- wham! a vehicle is tossed like a toy. A note of caution for those that want to drive right up and "intercept" a tornado-

 

[Jeff Duda]

Impressive video. It also shows how capricious tornadoes can be. I swear I saw that tornado tighten up and weave to the right just as it tossed the car. It might've otherwise missed by mere feet. Then it goes on apparently doing no further damage to other cars in the lot. People investigating such an incident would probably have their thoughts confirmed that tornadoes can destroy one thing and completely ignore what's right next to it. This tornado was certainly small enough to give that impression.