It was a real-life “Twister” moment.
Mark Kobylinski inadvertently created a chilling home-movie version of the 1996 cult film when an EF-3 tornado ripped through Mullica Hill, NJ, last week, making good on Hurricane Ida’s promise to wreak havoc on the northeast US.
The resulting now-viral video, originally posted in its full 3-minute form on Facebook, has racked up 1.2 million views and more than 10,000 likes as of Wednesday.
“Long video but shows the Mullica Hill tornado [making a] direct hit on our home,” Kobylinski, 51, captioned the clip of an ominous cloud approaching — and then thrashing — his home. “Incredible damage. Our neighborhood has been devastated but everyone is safe!”
Pitman, NJ, resident Kobylinski sought refuge with the family dog in the basement when the winds reached “sounds like a freight train” levels.
“Holy s–t, s–t, f–k,” he can be heard saying in pitch blackness, his voice rising several octaves in fear as he tries to wrangle his unruly pup to safety. Gasping for air, Kobylinski utters one last, “Holy s–t,” before he comes out of the basement to survey the damage.
Check out the full video embedded below:
The harrowing footage then features him expressing disbelief upon seeing his home windowless as siding, roofing and other debris float — deceptively light-looking — through the air.
“Oh. My. God,” are the only words Kobylinski can muster as the winds whip around him. A neighbor’s home, seen in the distance, appears stripped of its outside layer.