Renee Mort was given minutes to evacuate her family home last week
when a raging wildfire swept across California.

Terrifying video filmed in Redding, California on July 27, captures the moment Mort attempted to flee with her daughter and parents from Lake Redding Estates subdivision while attempting to flee the area but got stuck in traffic.

Video shows the fire nearby and the silhouette of burnt trees flapping in strong winds.

Mort can be heard crying and talking about what horrors are unfolding in front of her eyes: “Oh my god, no, please no, oh my god!” she cries while also trying to keep her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter calm by telling her that she is such a brave girl.

Inside the car were also the family's pets - two cats and a parrot.

The family were able to escape and are "all OK," Mort wrote online.

“My parent's home, my childhood home, was a total loss. We had no warning and only minutes to grab what we could and flee. My folks lost everything. My folks lost pretty much everything. They built that house. I grew up there. Over 35 years gone in a flash.

“It was like Armageddon. Those homes that weren't damaged by fire were hit by the tornado. Trees were uprooted, roofs blown off. ... It's like a war zone. Well, that's what we can see from (television). We still aren't allowed into the neighborhood.”

Mom and Dad lost their home.  We're all okay (mom, pop, me, my 2 1/2 year old daughter, 2 cats and a parrot).  Thank God I was there to help them get what we could.  We had only minutes to grab things.  My folks lost pretty much everything.  They built that house.  I grew up there.  Over 35 years gone in a flash

Carr Fire in Redding, CA. July 27, 2018 around 8:25pm
Evacuation from Lake Redding Estates subdivision
Intersection of Bedrock Lane and Harlan Drive

Caught in the Fire Tornado - The start of the tornado. Watch the tree tops. The fire roared to life, cresting the hill and down into the neighborhood in a matter of minutes. 

I apologize for the shaky video. The roar you hear isn't from the fire. It was far too hot to have the windows down. 
The "wind" is from the had the AC blasting into the mic

My family got out unharmed; Mom, Dad, myself, my 2 1/2 year old daughter, 2 cats and an african grey parrot. 

3155 Bedrock Lane - My parent's home, my childhood home, was a total loss. We had no warning and only minutes to grab what we could and flee. My folks lost everything. 

Later that night my own home was also threatened, but thank goodness it was spared. 
Over 1000 homes have been lost thus far. 

IT was like armageddon. Those homes that weren't damaged by fire were hit by the tornado. Trees were uprooted, roofs blown off... it's like a war zone. Well, that's what we can see from news video. We still aren't allowed into the neighborhood.