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VIDEO: Stories of survival from Ind. tornado

Posted at 8:38 AM, May 23, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-23 08:38:35-04

CLINTON COUNTY, Ind. -- Despite multiple scars and beat-up hands, Scott Kellet is grateful the EF1 tornado that touched down in Clinton County, Indiana didn't kill him.

"I believe God had a hand in it," he said. 

STORY HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Kellet held on to train tracks to keep himself safe.
  • He heard something "swish" over his head -- his neighbor's garage door.
  • The neighbors ran for the nearby fire department.

Take a look at the damage from the tornado in the video player above.

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