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The Picture That Proves Why You Always Shelter During a Tornado

A twister ripped apart every piece of this house, except the tiny room this kid was standing in.
Todd Lindley/NWS Norman

In the unfortunate event your neighborhood is ever under a National Weather Service tornado warning, here’s why you should always, always seek a safe space: A twister can shred your home into a flying splinter storm, but if you’ve sheltered wisely, you just might make it out alive.

That’s what happened to this lucky dude during a tornado Monday in Oklahoma. The weather service’s office in Norman writes: