WEST TEXAS – A storm chaser not solely captured a large tornado touching down in Hawley, Texas, on Thursday, however ended up rescuing a family of 4 whose home was destroyed by it.
In the harrowing, dwell video from Freddy McKinney, he yells on the family to “Hurry, get inside!” as they run for his or her lives, begging him for assist.
They sped in the direction of the hospital, which was miles away.
Kasey and Wes Lambert, together with their 7-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter, have a range of lacerations, bruises and damaged bones, however are in any other case okay.
“We saw it hit our friend’s house and we went into the closet,” mentioned Kasey Lambert. “Sat down and grabbed hands. What did we do? We prayed, ‘Please keep us safe.’ Bricks are falling on us. I look up. Our house is crashing down.”
She tried to carry onto each of her kids, however the wind was too highly effective.
“Lane was sucked out and thrown 25 feet,” Lambert mentioned. “I remember screaming for him. I thought he was dead. I thought he was gone and I had already begun mourning. And I had the only fear I ever have as a mom is not being able to rescue my child in a dangerous time. And that’s exactly what happened.”
When the tornado had handed over their home, Lambert mentioned they have been capable of rapidly discover Lane and run to McKinney for assist. If he wasn’t there to take them to the hospital, she mentioned she’s undecided her son would have survived as a result of of the bleeding.
The Lamberts mentioned they’re extremely grateful for the outpouring of love and assist from the group as they heal and cleanup what’s left of their home.
Several different properties in Hawley have been broken or destroyed by the tornado. The National Weather Service believes it was doubtless a powerful EF3 or a weak EF4, however the company will want just a few extra days to overview the information earlier than making a last dedication.
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