Fear and faith mixed as 20 people stuck in a dark convenience store cooler rode out a tornado that smashed everything around them.

A video recorded inside the Fast Trip cooler on Sunday evening shows pitch dark surroundings, but clearly records the fear and concern for others of those inside.

Twenty-three-year-old Brennan Stebbins says he thought he might die at the time. But he says those inside the cooler, including several small children, tried to comfort each other.

Stebbins says they all ran into the cooler when the building started to collapse, crouching on the floor, praying and crying as the storm hit in two separate waves.

Eventually they were able to crawl out. No serious injuries were reported.

The video is dark for the most part with the chilling sounds as the twister hits the area.