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>> sergeant robert scott is one of the officers caught in the storm. in this video captured on his dashboard camera sergeant scott is making his way back to the station as the weather gets progressively worse. >> his thought process was to go to the police department here because he felt like he was getting away from the storm. >> turns out when the tornado actually developed and touched down, a bunch of momentum of wind came around the south side of it. >> circulation might be trying to reform ...

Debris, sergeant scott backs up and heads for a different entrance. he finally makes it around to the other side of the building, and is able to reach cover. sergeant scott survives the storm that miraculously kills no one. inside he runs into captain tysher and tells him about his wild ride. >> thats when he told me that he drove through the storm. it was hard for me to believe based upon his reaction. i was very impressed after seeing the video what he had went through that he was still as cal...

The tornado is basically going in a straight line. thats another reason we encourage folks not to be in a straight line. you cant go in a straight line forever in a car. tornadoes certainly can, and they dont stop for anything. >> sergeant scott makes it back to the entrance of the station, but its blocked by debris. >> as he came back to the west again, boom, like a hot knife through butter, that tornado came right across the hood of his car. >> the wind hurls debris at sergeant scotts car at 1...

You got to get in the ditch. >> you think youre safe in your car. its basically sheet, metal and steel. its a frame. but think about it. its also a glass cage. >> the longer sergeant scott drives through the storm, the more danger hes in. >> when the wind speeds begin to approach 90 to 100 miles per hour, the ability for that tornado to roll that car increases dramatically. >> with nowhere else to go, sergeant scott continues driving. the rain pounding on his cruiser. back at the station, condit...

Of the officers caught in the storm. in this video captured on his dashboard camera sergeant scott is making his way back to the station as the weather gets progressively worse. >> his thought process was to go to the police department here because he felt like he was getting away from the storm. >> turns out when the tornado actually developed and touched down, a bunch of momentum of wind came around the south side of it. >> circulation might be trying to form on the northern side of norman. >>...

Encourage folks not to be in a car. you cant go in a straight line forever in a car. tornadoes certainly can, and they dont stop for anything. >> sergeant scott makes it back to the entrance of the station, but its blocked by debris. >> as he came back to the west again, boom, like a hot knife through butter, that tornado came right across the hood of his car. >> the wind hurls debris at sergeant scotts car at 100 miles an hour. broken fences and downed trees become potentially lethal projectile...

Car. its basically sheet metal and steel. its a frame. but think about it. its also a glass cage. >> the longer sergeant scott drives through the storm, the more danger hes in. >> when the wind speeds begin to approach 90 to 100 miles per hour, the ability for that tornado to roll that car increases dramatically. >> with nowhere else to go, sergeant scott continues driving. the rain pounding on his cruiser. back at the station, conditions are not much better. >> lights started flashing. it looke...

Its basically sheet metal and steel. its a frame. but think about it. its also a glass cage. >> the longer sergeant scott drives through the storm, the more danger hes in. >> when the wind speeds begin to approach 90 to 100 miles per hour, the ability for that tornado to roll that car increases dramatically. >> with nowhere else to go, sergeant scott continues driving. the rain pounding on his cruiser. back at the station, conditions are not much better. >> lights started flashing. it looked lik...

Dashboard camera sergeant scott is making his way back to the station as the weather gets progressively worse. >> his thought process was to go to the police department here because he felt like he was getting away from the storm. >> turns out when the tornado actually developed and touched down, a bunch of momentum of wind came around the south side of it. >> circulation might be trying to reform here on the upper side of norman. >> as it did that it pulled the tornado about a mile to this the ...

Car, because you cant go in a straight line forever in a car. tornadoes certainly can, and they dont stop for anything. >> sergeant scott makes it back to the entrance of the station, but its blocked by debris. >> as he came back to the west again, boom, like a hot knife through butter, that tornado came right across the hood of his car. >> the wind hurls debris at sergeant scotts car at 100 miles an hour. broken fences and downed trees become potentially lethal projectiles. from this security c...