Terrifying images have been posted online of a massive tornado touching down in Nebraska on Friday.
The video, filmed from the top floors of a building in the Omaha and Lincoln areas of the state, sees huge storm clouds swirling as a siren blares eerily in the background, warning residents of the impending danger.
The one-minute clip appeared to be shot from the balcony of an apartment building.
The full extent of the tornado can be seen on the horizon, with the giant clouds slowly rotating as the storm rages across the region.
From the point where the video was recorded, the winds appeared to be relatively light, but towards the center of the storm the force would have caused massive destruction to virtually everything in their path.
Terrifying footage has been filmed of a massive tornado that touched down in Nebraska on Friday
Storm chasers also documented a tornado crossing a highway near Omaha, revealing the funnel-shaped storm’s destructive power.
Ally Mercer, Gabe Sedlacek Kaleb Andersen and Austin Young watch a tornado from a seventh-floor parking garage in Lincoln, Nebraska on Friday
The siren sounding in the background only adds to the hair-raising nature of the video and sheer luck that the tornado didn’t move in the direction of the person filming the footage.
At the beginning of the video the sky is dark and gray, but within a minute the danger seems to have passed and the sky is significantly brighter.
In a second video posted online, a storm chaser was able to capture remarkable footage of a tornado crossing the highway near Omaha, Nebraska.
You could see the tornado land on the ground as the storm took its destructive funnel shape.
Fascinating footage shows the storm blowing debris from both the road and adjacent farmland.
The storm could be seen crossing a six-lane highway as the tornado made its path
Those who took photos of the swirling storms were able to get particularly close
A tornado touches down in Lincoln, Nebraska, Friday afternoon
A tornado moves through the suburbs northwest of Omaha on Friday, as seen from Bennington, Nebraska
This massive tornado was seen swirling near Lincoln, Nebraska
Footage has been captured of a tornado in Lancaster, Nebraska. The storm was part of a National Weather Service tornado warning
A tornado rolls through Elkhorn, Nebraska on Friday afternoon
The storm moved north at a speed of 50 miles per hour, causing significant damage to structures and trees along the way
Behind the ferocious storm, blue skies could be seen as it made its way through Nebraksa
The storm also produced golf ball-sized hail as it swept across the countryside
Heavy thunderstorm clouds appear as a tornado moves through the suburbs northwest of Omaha
Severe weather damage to Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska, causing aircraft to overturn
Debris is seen from a destroyed home northwest of Omaha, Nebraska, after a tornado passed through the area
Dozens of homes, crushed and torn to shreds as the tornado blazed its path of destruction
Damage from the tornado at Garner Industries can be seen Friday outside Waverly, Nebraska
The driver encountered an overturned large vehicle that had been flipped by the powerful tornado that could still be seen in the distance.
Beyond the tornado, bright white clouds and blue skies could be seen, giving the video an even stranger quality.
Storm chasers regularly travel through the states where tornadoes are likely to form in hopes of filming compelling footage of these natural weather phenomena.
The storm was part of a tornado warning from the National Weather Service, which indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing hail the size of a tornado and a golf ball.
The storm moved north at 50 miles per hour, causing significant damage to structures and trees in its path.
Footage was also captured of residential areas heavily damaged by the tornado, leaving dozens of homes flattened and torn to shreds as the tornado made its path of destruction.
