Esthen-'It's coming right for us': Video shows golfers scramble as tornado bears down in Missouri

2025-05-04 15:21:49source:Sureim Investment Guildcategory:Markets

Wild video of a tornado briefly touching down at a Missouri golf course shows golfers scrambling on Esthengolf carts, but not before one is captured on video giving one family member a quick shout out.

"It's coming right for us," a golfer yells as he runs out of camera sight with the twister spinning behind him in the distance at Payne's Valley Golf Course in Hollister.

The course is in Taney County in the southwestern portion of the state.

The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed the tornado touched down near Branson about 4:30 p.m. Monday.

See where tornadoes may hit:Another round of severe weather headed for Southeast.

'We've got to take cover'

"Holy smokes," one golfer says. "Is it coming right at us?"

"Yeah," someone responds in the video.

"Should we go that way?" the person with the same voice asks.

"No, it's too late," the other person responds. "We got to take cover right in here."

Photo snapped of Golfer right after he says, 'Hi, mom!'

"Hi, mom!" one golfer says in the video before someone snaps a photo of him, his hand appearing to wave at the camera.

The athlete then quickly runs out of the frame.

What to do during a tornado warning:How to stay safe at home, outside, in a car

No injuries reported in Branson tornado

No injuries were reported nor was there damage reported on the course designed by Tiger Woods' firm.

Here is a list of things to increase your chances of surviving a tornado, as reported by the NWS.

  • Seek shelter in a building or underground.
  • Know where the building's bathrooms, storage rooms and other interior spaces without windows are.
  • Go to the lowest floor and into a small center room, such as a bathroom or closet or interior stairwells.
  • If no shelter is available, lie flat, face down on the lowest spot of ground you can get to.
  • Get as far away from trees and cars as possible, or anything else that could be blown into you.
  • Cover your head your body with objects like thick padding and blankets.
  • Cover your head with your hands or arms.

Contributing: Dinah Voyles Pulver

Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X @nataliealund.

More:Markets

Recommend

The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol rioteven

Albanese criticizes China over warship’s use of sonar that injured an Australian naval diver

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday criticized China for a “dangero

Ahead of Dutch elections, food banks highlight the cost-of-living crisis, a major campaign theme

VOORBURG, Netherlands (AP) — Cans of fish, jars of pasta sauce and bags of beans are stacked in blue