Car Goes Flying After Intense Heat Buckles Road, Wild Video Shows
A crazy heatwave over the weekend in Missouri resulted in an even crazier video.
Albert Blackwell captured video on Sunday -- and shared by Storyful and AccuWeather -- showing the moment the road buckles due to intense heat.
You can see a blue Toyota Corolla approaching just as the road bulges. The poor sedan has no time to slow down, much less come to a screeching halt. At full speed and the road bulge coming at the most unfortunate time resulted in the car going airborne.
This all played out in the city of Cape Girardeau, which experienced temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
You can see in the video that the white car managed to drive past the buckled road just in time to avoid going airborne. The Corolla had no chance.
Missouri's NDTV reported that the Cape Girardeau Police Department confirmed that the driver was not injured. The car, however, appears to suffer some front-end damage.
"When I went back to get a front angle of cars going over the smaller buckle, the road exploded and rose over 18 inches, sending a car airborne," Blackwell told the outlet.
The city moved quickly to repair the streets.
Car Goes Flying After Intense Heat Buckles Road, Wild Video Shows first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 24, 2025
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Car Goes Flying After Intense Heat Buckles Road, Wild Video Shows
A crazy heatwave over the weekend in Missouri resulted in an even crazier video. Albert Blackwell captured video on Sunday -- and shared by Storyful and AccuWeather -- showing the moment the road buckles due to intense heat. You can see a blue Toyota Corolla approaching just as the road bulges. The poor sedan has no time to slow down, much less come to a screeching halt. At full speed and the road bulge coming at the most unfortunate time resulted in the car going airborne. This all played out in the city of Cape Girardeau, which experienced temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit. You can see in the video that the white car managed to drive past the buckled road just in time to avoid going airborne. The Corolla had no chance. Missouri's NDTV reported that the Cape Girardeau Police Department confirmed that the driver was not injured. The car, however, appears to suffer some front-end damage. "When I went back to get a front angle of cars going over the smaller buckle, the road exploded and rose over 18 inches, sending a car airborne," Blackwell told the outlet. The city moved quickly to repair the streets. Car Goes Flying After Intense Heat Buckles Road, Wild Video Shows first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 24, 2025
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