Terrifying images of a massive tornado that touched down in Nebraska on Friday have been posted online.
The video, filmed from the upper floors of a building in the Omaha and Lincoln areas of the state, sees huge storm clouds swirling while a siren sounds eerily in the background, warning residents of the impending danger.
The minute-long video appeared to have been taken from the balcony of an apartment block.
On the horizon, the full scale of the tornado can be seen with the giant clouds slowly rotating as the storm moves through the region.
From the point where the video was recorded, the winds appeared to be relatively gentle, but towards the center of the storm they would have been fierce, destroying virtually everything in their path.
Terrifying footage was filmed of a massive tornado touching down in Nebraska on Friday.
Storm chasers also documented a tornado crossing a highway near Omaha, revealing the destructive power of the funnel-shaped storm.
Ally Mercer, Gabe Sedlacek Kaleb Andersen and Austin Young watch a tornado from a seventh-floor parking lot on Friday in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The siren blaring in the background only adds to the chilling nature of the video and pure good luck, the tornado was not moving in the direction of the person filming the footage.
At the beginning of the video the sky is dark and gray, but after a minute the danger seems to have passed and the sky becomes much brighter.
In a second video posted online, a storm chaser was able to capture remarkable footage of a tornado crossing a highway near Omaha, Nebraska.
The tornado could be seen landing on the ground as the storm took on its destructive funnel shape.
In fascinating footage, the storm could be seen stirring up debris from both the road and adjacent farmland.
The storm could be seen crossing a six-lane highway as the tornado made its way.
Those who took photographs of the storms were able to get particularly close
Tornado touches down Friday afternoon in Lincoln, Nebraska
A tornado moves through the northwest suburbs of Omaha on Friday as seen from Bennington, Nebraska.
This huge tornado was seen spinning near Lincoln, Nebraska.
Footage was captured of a tornado in Lancaster, Nebraska. The storm was part of a tornado watch issued by the National Weather Service.
A tornado is seen passing through Elkhorn, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon.
The storm moved north at 50 mph causing significant damage to structures and trees in its path.
Blue skies could be seen behind the fierce storm as it made its way through Nebraksa.
The storm also produced golf ball-sized hail as it passed over the course.
Strong storm clouds appear as tornado moves through northwest Omaha suburbs
Severe weather damage at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, Nebraska, left planes overturned
Debris is seen from a destroyed home northwest of Omaha, Nebraska, after a tornado ripped through the area.
Dozens of houses, crushed and destroyed by the passage of the tornado
Tornado damage at Garner Industries is seen Friday outside Waverly, Nebraska.
The driver came upon an overturned truck that had been overturned by the powerful tornado, which 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 states where tornadoes are likely to form in hopes of filming captivating footage of these natural weather phenomena.
The storm was part of a tornado warning issued by the National Weather Service, which indicated a severe storm capable of producing a tornado and golf ball-sized hail.
The storm moved north at 50 mph, causing significant damage to structures and trees in its path.
Images were also captured of residential neighborhoods severely damaged by the tornado, leaving dozens of homes crushed and shattered as the tornado made its destructive path.
