A storm chaser in Iowa was trying to get epic footage of a tornado when he came across a family in need and ended up helping save an elderly couple from the wreckage of their home. His phenomenal footage of the rescue has since gone viral.
Storm chaser and devout Christian Tanner Charles Schaaf, 29, lives in Roseville in his home state of Minnesota.
On March 31, the highest category severe weather warning was issued in portions of the central United States. Tanner who has been chasing storms for the last 13 years got into his car and headed for a safe vantage point. He didn’t know it at the time, but a tornado that was rated EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale was coming, with wind speeds up to 170 miles per hour (approx. 273 kilometers per hour)….