Terrified students fled as furious winds shattered windows in a classroom at a university in southern China.

The dramatic video was filmed at Jiangxi University of Science and Technology in Nanchang City in Jiangxi Province on April 2.

A classroom was left in shambles as fierce winds broke windows along with their frames, letting rain flood in and toss books from desks. A teacher and several students were forced to take refuge in a corner of the room to escape the havoc.

In the aftermath, a faculty member revealed that the university immediately activated its emergency response system. Following the emergency plan, everyone was moved to safe locations away from windows and other hazardous areas.

Thanks to the effective management, all students were safely escorted back to their dormitories, with no one trapped or injured.

Nanchang issued multiple weather warnings due to extreme conditions, including back-to-back red alerts for strong winds and hail by 5:25 p.m., a first since 2011, following a level four emergency for heavy rain earlier.

On March 31 the city was already battling severe weather conditions with strong winds, thunderstorms, and heavy rainfall. At 4:00 a.m., a record wind speed of 78.96mph was documented, the second highest ever recorded in the city.

By April 3rd, the Jiangxi Provincial Emergency and Flood Control Headquarters reported that the disastrous weather starting March 31 affected over 93,000 people across nine districts and 54 counties in Jiujiang City and other areas.

The calamity resulted in seven deaths, with 552 people urgently evacuated for safety and 263 others relocated.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

4月2日17时许，南昌遭遇强对流天气，江西科技职业学院内，有教室的窗户连同窗框被大风吹坏，风雨破窗而入灌入教室，卷起桌上的书本，在场的一名老师和多名学生赶忙跑到教室角落躲避。
对此，该学校一名老师回应称，事后学校启动了应急体制，按照应急预案撤往安全场所，远离了窗户等危险地带，经妥善处理，将每个学生安全送回了宿舍，没有人员被困和受伤。
据了解，因极端强对流天气，南昌当日发布多道预警。在继上午启动重大气象灾害（暴雨）四级应急响应之后，4月2日17时25分，南昌市气象台变更发布大风红色预警，16时35分变更冰雹红色预警——这是2011年以来，首次出现同一天且不到一小时发布两条红色预警。
就在两天前，3月31日凌晨，江西省南昌市曾出现大风雷电和强降雨天气。3月31日凌晨4时，塘南红星站记录到最大风速达35.3米/秒。这是南昌市有气象记录以来出现的第二大风速。
4月3日，江西省应急防汛指挥部介绍，3月31日开始的风雹灾害造成南昌、九江等9个设区市、54个县9.3万人受灾，因灾死亡7人，紧急避险转移552人，紧急转移安置263人。