Terrifying dashcam footage shows driver caught up in 150mph tornado
Incredible dash-cam footage has emerged of a man battling through a deadly Tennessee tornado in his car - which was “totally totaled”.
Cameron McNeil, 25, was caught up in the storm when driving through Clarksville on Saturday. Frightening dashcam footage shows the moment he was engulfed among lightning, bending telegraph poles and flying debris before his windscreen cracks.
But Cameron isn't swayed by the dangerous storm, pushing his way through in his vehicle. "In the video you can see transformers blowing up and my windshield getting cracked and things going everywhere,” he said after the terrifying incident.
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Cameron's wind screen was completely smashed as he drove through (Cameron McNeil / SWNS)It comes as the devastation left by the deadly twisters which tore through Tennessee is now becoming apparent, with six people, including two children, having tragically passed away in the storm. Homes across the state have been destroyed and tens of thousands of people left powerless after telegraph poles were snapped.
Baby boy has spent his life in hospital as doctors are 'scared' to discharge him
10-year-old Arlan Burnham was named as one of the three killed when the tornado hit the town of Clarksville. His devastated mother, Katherine, wrote on Facebook : “My beautiful baby boy, Arlan, did not make it out of the house. Ella was taken to the hospital but was released with superficial injuries. Archer was with his mom. Our home is gone.”
Cameron was driving through complete darkness in the apocalyptic scenes (Cameron McNeil / SWNS)Another mother, Floriderma Perez, was found dead while clutching her also deceased two-year-old son, Anthony, after the storm tore through their home in Nashville. Police said Ms Perez, 31, and her son were killed alongside their neighbour Joseph Dalton, 37.
Wanda McClemor, a neighbour of the three victims, told local news outlet Channel 5 that she could “hear them calling for help” but that she was too late to be of any assistance. Ms Perez’s body was eventually found, Ms McClemor said, with her arms wrapped tightly around the body of her son. "They said they couldn't find her because she was holding him, trying to protect the baby," Ms McClemor said.
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A friend of Arlan Burnham’s family has set up a GoFundMe to support the family during this period, which has already raised almost $120,000. The page read: “The road to recovery will be long and arduous, both emotionally and financially. The Burnham family is now faced with the overwhelming task of rebuilding their lives from scratch.
Clarksville residents sifted through the devastation in their hometown (Getty Images)“As they navigate through the grief of losing a cherished family member, they also must contend with the daunting challenge of reconstructing their home and replacing the essentials that were lost in the tornado. This GoFundMe campaign has been established to provide a ray of hope amidst the darkness that surrounds the Burnhams.”
A state of emergency was triggered in Tennessee amid the storm which resulted in 60 people being treated for injuries in medical facilities. Nine were transferred in a critical condition to a Nashville hospital .
Throughout Sunday and Monday, emergency workers and community members have been cleaning up the devastation from the tornado. They were also restoring power lines after almost 18,000 were left without power as of Monday morning.
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