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COUPLE WAS IN WHEN THE TORDONA HIT. AND IT’S PRETTY REMARKABLE THEY WERE NOT HT. JACOB SCOTT AND HIS FIANCEE, JENNIFER MARSH, PULLED TO THE SHOULDER NEAR HIGHWAYS 5 AND 65. THEY HAD NO TIME TO GET TO SHELTER AS THE TORNADO CHARGED RIGHT AT TM.HE >> ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE TREES, IT GETS TO THE TREES AND I’M LIKE, OH NO WE’RE IN TROUBLE. SO, WE’RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT ATWH TO DO, AND BY THE TIME WE HAD IT FIGURED OUT, IT WASO T US. REPORTER: SCOTT RECREATES WHAT THE MOMENT WAS LIKE WHEN THEY DIDN’T KNOW IF THEY’D MAKE IT. >> AT THAT POINT, I’M SETTING MY PHONE DOWN, GRABBING HER TO PUT HER INTO MY CHEST, AND TRYING TO COVER MY FACE INTO HER SHOULDERS. SOME WAY, SOME HOW, JUST SO WE COULD BE SOMEWHAT PROTECD. REPORT:ER IOWA STATE PATROL SGT. ALEX DINKLA SA TYSHE IDEAL SITUATION IS TO FIND A SHELTER. BUT THIS COUPLE DID WHAT DRIVERS SHOU WLDITH NO OTHER OPTIO.NS >> IF YOU ARE CAUGHT UP INT, I MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR SEAT BELT ON. JUST LIKE A BAD TRAFFIC CRASH, BUCKLE THAT SEAT BELT, BE SECURE IN YOUR VEHICLE, AND IF YOU HAVE A BLANKET OR SOME OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR VEHICLE,OVER CP. U COVER YOUR HEAD, AND GET AS LOW IN THAT VEHICLE, GET AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS THAT MIGHT SHATTER IN A TORNA.DO REPORTER: ALMOST ALL THE WINDOWS ON THE MITSUBISHI SHATTERED, BUT THE COUPLE WAS NOT HURT. >> SOMETHING WENT THROUGH THIS WINDOW. WE D’ONT KNOW WHAT. A LOG OR SOMETHING WENT THROUGH BOTH OF THESE BACK DOO. AND WHATEVER HIT HER FENDEUPR HERE ON HER SIDE SHATTERED HER WINDOW. REPORTER: THE TWO MADE IT BACK TO THEIR HOME IN NEW MARKET AND HAVE ALREADY BOUGHT A NEWAR. C BUT THE MEMORIES FROM THE TERROR IN THEIR LAST ONE WILL STAY WITH THEM. >> IT’S NOT SOMETHING I WANT TO GO THROUGH AGAIN. I CAN TELL YOU THA ANDREW: THE COUPLE HAD BEEN IN CENTRAL IOWA TO PICKP UITEMS FOR THEIR WEDDING LATER IN THE

‘Not something I want to go through again’: Couple survived tornado sheltering in vehicle

The two pulled to the shoulder of Highway 5 as the tornado approached. The tornado blew out almost all the windows.

A couple in Central Iowa that went to pick up items for their wedding ended up in the path of a tornado Saturday, and they were forced to ride out the storm in their vehicle. A video recording shows the storm approaching as the couple pulled over along Highway 5. “The worst possible things ran through my head,” said Jacob Scott. “And I’m like, ‘Oh no. We’re in trouble.’ So, we’re trying to figure out what to do, and by the time we had it figured out, it was to us.”The tornado blew out almost all the vehicle’s windows, but the couple was not hurt. “If you are caught up in it, make sure that you have your seat belt on,” said Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Alex Dinkla. “Buckle that seat belt, be secure in your vehicle, and if you have a blanket or some other object in your vehicle, cover up,” he said. “Cover your head, and get away from the windows that might shatter in a tornado.”The couple returned the same night to their home in New Market, and they already have a new vehicle. “It’s not something I want to go through again,” Scott said. “I can tell you that.”

NEW MARKET, Iowa —

A couple in Central Iowa that went to pick up items for their wedding ended up in the path of a tornado Saturday, and they were forced to ride out the storm in their vehicle.

A video recording shows the storm approaching as the couple pulled over along Highway 5.

“The worst possible things ran through my head,” said Jacob Scott. “And I’m like, ‘Oh no. We’re in trouble.’ So, we’re trying to figure out what to do, and by the time we had it figured out, it was to us.”

The tornado blew out almost all the vehicle’s windows, but the couple was not hurt.

“If you are caught up in it, make sure that you have your seat belt on,” said Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Alex Dinkla.

“Buckle that seat belt, be secure in your vehicle, and if you have a blanket or some other object in your vehicle, cover up,” he said. “Cover your head, and get away from the windows that might shatter in a tornado.”

The couple returned the same night to their home in New Market, and they already have a new vehicle.

“It’s not something I want to go through again,” Scott said. “I can tell you that.”