'Is That A Tornado?' 'Yup.'

A tornado in Henry County, Georgia, tore through the Locust Grove area on Thursday, May 29, destroying several homes and seriously injuring the son of actor Tray Chaney - known for his role as Poot on HBO’s The Wire.

18-year-old Malachi Chaney was thrown nearly 300 feet—almost the length of a football field—from their home when the twister struck just after 3:30 p.m. Preliminary damage assessments indicate the tornado was of EF2 strength.

In an emotional video posted to social media, the elder Chaney, visibly shaken with a bruise on his forehead, shared his harrowing experience.

“I just got out the hospital. I’m getting ready to go see my son in ICU,” he said tearfully. “I lost my house. I lost everything in it. Thank God I’m still living. I survived a tornado.”

Chaney recounted that just hours before the tornado, he and Malachi had been enjoying a joyful morning alongside a fellow cast member from The Wire during a guest appearance on a local radio show.

By mid-afternoon, their day took a tragic turn.

“I was unconscious on the ground with my face in the mud, with parts of my house on top of me,” Chaney wrote in a follow-up post. “I woke up in a panic, crawled from under my house screaming my son’s name out.”

Neighbors rushed to help Chaney and ultimately found Malachi in the woods behind their destroyed home, critically injured.

Malachi remains hospitalized in intensive care as his parents remain by his side. Tray said he continues to grapple with the trauma: “I can’t get myself together right now. I wish it was me in ICU rather than him.”

The storm’s dramatic passage was captured in video and photos by drivers on I-75, where the tornado could be seen crossing the highway as the system rapidly intensified.

The American Red Cross is currently assisting displaced families in the area, and the National Weather Service is conducting surveys to determine the tornado’s official strength and path.

“We’ll never be the same,” Chaney said. “Please cherish life. Hug your loved ones now.”

Chaney said he will share updates on Malachi’s condition and ways the public can help their family in the coming days.

Weather.com lead editor Jenn Jordan explores how weather and climate weave through our daily lives, shape our routines and leave lasting impacts on our communities.

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