Teen Survives Getting Hit by Tornado on His Way Home from Job Interview, Gets Job and a New Truck

When Riley Leon of 🤠Texas set out for a job interview at a local fast food restaurant on March 21, his mother warned him against it.

The weather was ready to turn at any moment, and there were all sorts of dangerous weather warnings, including the chance of thunderstorms, large hail and tornadoes.

Leon, 16, made it to the interview and was headed home when his mother’s warning became reality. He was driving through Elgin when a tornado crossed directly into his path and picked up his red Chevy Silverado before he could pull an about-face.

An oncoming driver who narrowly missed the twister themselves caught the whole thing on video as the truck was spun onto its side for a few seconds before being picked up again and set upright on its wheels.

“On the video, it looks like I drove off, but in reality I didn’t,” he told KXAS-TV. “I landed in the center of the road, and I was just driving to get off the road.”

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The teen carefully eased his way out again and drove the rest of the way home, more than just a little shaken up. He’d only suffered minor scratches from the ordeal and didn’t tell his family what had happened because he didn’t want to worry them.