‘I Was Really Praying’: Truck Driver Caught In Auglaize County Tornado

WAPAKONETA, Ohio (WDTN) — People are continuing to pick up the pieces after an EF1 tornado ripped through parts of Auglaize County early Saturday morning.

Mark Hart was sleeping in his truck across from the TA truck stop in Wapakoneta when severe storms rolled through the area.

“I heard the rain and I thought I’d be able to get a good night of sleep. But next thing I know, I heard a loud boom. I didn’t know what it was,” Hart said.

Next thing he knew, his truck was moving.

“I heard a loud crash. It was my windshield. And I saw another truck rolling down the street that was turned over. I looked and I saw another truck that had turned over. And then I felt my truck being picked up and moved over into the next truck,” Hart explained.

Hart was caught in the tornado. He said he was scared for his life.

“At that time, I was really praying, it was very frightening. I just thank God that I’m here,” Hart said.

Hart is doing ok now. He was able to get his windshield fixed before heading back to Indiana. He is one of many people in Auglaize County cleaning up the mess left behind by the storm.