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Driver trapped during tornado as power lines crash around her: ‘I thought I was a goner’

Driver trapped during tornado as power lines crash around her: ‘I thought I was a goner’
The Independent World Thursday 30 July 2026, 16:39 UTC By Holly Bishop 1 min read
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Independent TV Showing now | News 00:46 Driver trapped during tornado as power lines crash around her: ‘I thought I was a goner’ A driver was caught inside a tornado after power lines crashed down around her during a powerful storm in Wisconsin. Dashcam footage shows Autumn Willette driving through Appleton as ferocious winds and ominous clouds surround her on Monday (27 July). The motorist, who was on her lunch break at the time, became trapped when two power lines crashed in front and...

Independent TV Showing now | News 00:46 Driver trapped during tornado as power lines crash around her: ‘I thought I was a goner’ A driver was caught inside a tornado after power lines crashed down around her during a powerful storm in Wisconsin. Dashcam footage shows Autumn Willette driving through Appleton as ferocious winds and ominous clouds surround her on Monday (27 July). The motorist, who was on her lunch break at the time, became trapped when two power lines crashed in front and behind her. “For a while, I thought I was a goner,” she said. “The poles just snapped and came down on both sides of my vehicle.” She waited in her car for 45 minutes as fierce winds battered her car before electrical engineers arrived to safely remove her.
00:46 Driver (PERSON) Wisconsin (LOCATION) Autumn Willette (PERSON) Appleton (LOCATION) poles (ORG)
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