Tornado Destroys Starbucks in Kokomo Indiana (caught on camera)

A tornado destroys a Starbucks coffee shop at the Markland Mall in Kokomo, Indiana and was caught on camera.

Despite the tornado's damage and destruction, no one was injured. Eyewitness Brandon Mobley said he and others ran to help after recording the close up viral video of the tornado as it demolished the store. Mobley described witnessing the powerful twister smash through the store to reporters at the scene later in the day but said he believed they “would brew coffee again.”

Brandon Mobley via Storyful

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[Dogvinity]

It took me a moment to get my bearings. I was like, "what kind of Starbucks sells beer"?

[AlyMewGaming]

Tornado made it seem like it was cardboard. I hope people in there are ok.

[WonkaVator]

I saw an interview with the guy that shot this vid. Apparently everyone survived. He was able to help people get out.

[Hurricane]

That’s the type of tornado that scares me the most. That tornado was completely rain wrapped. You would have no way of seeing that twister until it was nearly on top of you!

[xXFoxyGrandmaXx]

i guess they made the building the same material as the cups

[huuamai]

What the hell? Was it made out of bread? It looked like one of those flat, generic Hollywood sets.

[jimbo]

How does a building blow over, but the cars don't move an inch? I know they have less surface area, but that just seems like a shoddy building.

[YoshiToshi]

As I recall, the Manager herded the employees into a bathroom. All survived.

[SquareSquidStudios]

Even the wind is pissed off about their outrageous prices~

[LvLove]

Damn, those people in Starbucks would have been better off sitting in their cars 😳.

[tricia]

I remember this day..but it’s funny how this randomly just popped up 3 years later lmao. Luckily the employees at chili’s were able to help

[aceification]

I can almost guarantee customers will still be coming in there trying to order shit.

[ethanthatcher]

I was in my middle schools basement when this happend. Some girl was just like “OMG STARBUCKS IS GONE!” I was like yeah, okay. A few days later, I saw the ruble. Also, there were a total of 7-8 tornados this day. No one in this city really knows how many touched down. Tbh, no one in kokomo really talks about it because of how terrifying this was. Here in kokomo, we NEVER AND I MEAN NEVER have tornados. But this day was the day. 7 tornados! We all thought kokomo would be gone. (At least I did.) But yeah, long story short, everyone was okay and they quickly rebuilt that Starbucks. We haven’t talked about that day since then.

[ericaploof]

I remember this day. I got home from school, and all of a sudden tornados started popping up everywhere. My dad and I saw one forming near our house, but going the opposite way.

We had no shelter in our house because it's old and small, so we stayed in our living room wondering what the hell to do.

Luckily, none hit us.

[lindalou]

I live in Kokomo. This tornado happened in November. Right after Starbucks it crossed a major highway and did great damage to a subdivision. I believe this was the second tornado we had in November. I believe back to back yrs. Took same track. Much damage but thank God no deaths.

[SamSym]

Thank you Brandon Mobley for the incredible video. Happy that you and everyone in Starbucks survived that event. Scary just looking at the video, it was much worse for you.

[Hollowsmith]

Tornado winds are so crazy. Doesn't even lift a car in the parking lot, but decimated an entire building just behind the cars.

[jonathanwurfbain]

I like how the Best Buy sign is still standing. But the whole Starbucks building just fell over

[MrsErvine]

That was scary for me because i was 8, i woke up, came out of my room, and my mom told me we were probably going to have a tornado. i live in Connersville, Indiana. And this video was all over the news, scaring me... I'm 10 now though, and so greatful that I wasnt in a tornado that day.

[vrkolcn]

I remember this! A tornado had started to form above my work before being blown in that direction. I always wondered if it was the same one, glad no one died