'Terrifying up-close footage of a colossal tornado has surfaced from Canterbury, New Zealand.

This breathtaking video features the filmer, Josh Hilbers expressing his awe over the said force of nature.

"This was filmed at Skydiving Kiwis, 30 mins after we wrapped up our last skydive (yes, I am a skydiving instructor)," Josh wrote. "I didn’t see it forming but I sprinted outside the hangar once I got to know about it.

"I filmed as long as I could, it was hailing and the hailstones were the size of grapes. I stopped and ran back to the shelter before the hail got bigger and harder!"

The filmer further added that this rare yet noteworthy event lasted only about 2-4 minutes and within 20 minutes, the skies were blue again.


Name: Josh Hilbers
Location: Canterbury, New Zealand














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