'Gone in the blink of an eye': Alabama family escapes minutes before suspected twister flattens home Marty Roney

Gotta love those twisters. In a matter of seconds they can wipe out an entire home and everything around it. I don't know how the stormchaser's do it. I wouldn't have the balls to be chasing down something that could suck me up & rip me to bits.
 
Years ago, I read a story of a married couple and one child who lived in the country. After hearing about the dangers of tornadoes, the husband decided to dig a deep (covered) cave-like hole in the kitchen floor of their home for his wife and child in case a tornado came their way some day. The very same day he finished, and went off to work, a tornado storm came and hit their home. His wife and child hurriedly climbed into the cave-like hole and were saved from harm.
 

We've lived in, or near the fringes of Tornado Alley, for the better part of 50 years. We had some close calls when we lived in Wichita, KS, years ago. The last time one came near our present location was almost 100 years ago....and I hope it stays that way. We pay Very Close attention to the weather reports, and if there is a Tornado Watch, or Warning, we quickly head for the basement.
 
We lived through the super Tuesday 2008 tornado that tore apart our (and lot's of other) small towns. Stayed on the ground for 122 miles. That tornado was also the longest tracked tornado in Arkansas history. The starting point of the EF-4 tornado was 5.6 miles east-southeast of Centerville in Yell County. It finally dissipated 3.2 miles northeast of Highland in Sharp County, which is roughly 21 miles from the Arkansas-Missouri border.
Passed within 800 yards of the property. Later, we learned the tornado was roughly a 1/2 mile wide. :eek: After, I drove up into the mountain overlook and you could see that it traveled in an absolute straight line and didn't skip like most do. It looked like a new interstate highway was being cleared.
Chevy dealer 36 miles from us, and what's left of a Jeep in our town.:(

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One of the things I hated about Texas. They'd rip right up the state into Oklahoma and parts unknown. Awful things. Bad enough we put up with hurricanes in this part of the country, but not often does a super one do so much damage.
 

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