Here's Why Staying In Your Car During A Tornado Is Bad

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Here’s Why Staying In Your Car During A Tornado Is Bad

The tornado that touched down in Leighton, Alabama yesterday over a year ago (Ed: Bad Internet, way to fib to us) was captured on this security footage and shows cars being tossed like toys from a parking lot. This looks to be a relatively small twister and only a glancing blow to the cars, so imagine if it had been a big one and a direct hit, those cars would be gone. Remember kids, if you see an approaching funnel cloud, find a ditch or culvert to hide in (assuming you can't find a building or a shelter), because you might be accompanying your car to another part of the county. [Youtube]

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