From cross-country Cannonball runs to back-country drives, from drive-ins and diners to motels there is nothing quite as American as a road trip. Except maybe apple pie.

An F5 tornado leaves nothing behind but total devastation. Buildings are ripped from their foundations, trees are blown down and stripped of their bark, cars are sucked up and spat out over half a mile away by winds that deliver a 300mph death blow.