{"id":126768,"date":"2024-11-17T05:02:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T22:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126768"},"modified":"2024-11-17T05:02:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T22:02:49","slug":"oklahoma-family-survives-ef-3-tornado-by-hiding-in-closet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126768","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma family survives EF-3 tornado by hiding in closet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"play-7805fc1c20006d0\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/320\/179\/play-7805fc1c20006d0--35867216995.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/640\/358\/play-7805fc1c20006d0--35867216995.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/768\/432\/play-7805fc1c20006d0--35867216995.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1536\/864\/play-7805fc1c20006d0--35867216995.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-7805fc1c20006d0--35867216995.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1984\/1116\/play-7805fc1c20006d0--35867216995.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-7805fc1c20006d0--35867216995.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Emily Swenson and Rocky Campbell tell FOX Weather their harrowing tale of survival of how they had to ride out an EF-3 tornado in their bedroom closet.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Emily Swenson and Rocky Campbell tell FOX Weather their harrowing tale of survival of how they had to ride out an EF-3 tornado in their bedroom closet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>CHOCTAW, Okla. \u2013<\/strong> Tornadoes outside of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/oklahoma\/oklahoma-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oklahoma City<\/a> in early November caused widespread damage but a last-minute race into a closet by newlyweds in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/oklahoma\/choctaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Choctaw<\/a>, Oklahoma possibly saved their lives.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Rocky Campbell\u00a0and Emily Swenson\u00a0said they were riding out the severe weather on Nov. 3, but the event was something they hadn\u2019t experienced before.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;I was awake, and my daughter had just laid down when I heard the wind,&#8221; said Campbell. &#8220;It sounded different than it ever had before\u2014like it was coming through the house. So, I went to wake my daughter up. As I reached her bedroom door, my ears popped. I thought, \u2018Man, this is different from anything I\u2019ve experienced before.\u2019 Then glass started breaking, and insulation was swirling around the house.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Once the family made it safely to the closet, they heard parts of the home disintegrate in the EF-3 twister.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;It was just chaos,&#8221; Swenson recounted as the family braced for debris.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/watch\/play-77fbf79b90006d0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>OKLAHOMA GRANDMOTHER SURVIVES AFTER EF-3 TORNADO FLIPS OVER HER HOME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/tornadoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tornado<\/a>, with winds estimated between 136 and 165 mph, caused such extensive damage that the home was deemed uninhabitable.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Local emergency management said hundreds of other structures suffered the same fate with nearly 300 that were either damaged or destroyed.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to a survey report from the National Weather Service office in Norman, the tornado was on the ground for nearly 25 miles and was one of more than half a dozen reported throughout the state.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/288\/162\/EF-Scale-Wind.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/576\/324\/EF-Scale-Wind.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/720\/405\/EF-Scale-Wind.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1440\/810\/EF-Scale-Wind.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/668\/376\/EF-Scale-Wind.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/1336\/752\/EF-Scale-Wind.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/668\/376\/EF-Scale-Wind.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Enhanced Fujita Scale tornado ratings\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">A tornado is assigned a rating from 0 to 5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale to estimate its intensity in terms of damage and destruction caused along the twister\u2019s path.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Meteorologists were able to determine the strength of the tornado by examining damage to homes and trees during the aftermath of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/thunderstorms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thunderstorm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Despite the tornadoes occurring during the night when many were sleeping, there were no fatalities from the severe weather.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Local authorities reported at least 11 people were hospitalized, but injuries were considered to be non-life threatening.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Swenson said they stayed with friends until recently, when they found a home to rent in the area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/how-are-tornadoes-rated-the-enhanced-fujita-scale-explained\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HOW ARE TORNADOES RATED? THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE EXPLAINED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">FOX Weather Meteorologist Bob Van Dillen speaks with Ryan Milam after his grandmother&#8217;s Oklahoma home was flipped over by a nocturnal EF-3 tornado on November 2, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Similar to their previous house, which was destroyed by the tornado, their new home does not have a designated shelter, but that won\u2019t stop the family from staying safe during the next storm.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;There\u2019s not a robust storm shelter in the home, but we\u2019ll find our safest space in the home, and we\u2019ll listen when the alarms go off and when there are storms headed our way,&#8221; Swenson stated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/choctaw-oklahoma-november-tornado\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emily Swenson and Rocky Campbell tell FOX Weather their harrowing tale of survival of how they had to ride out an EF-3 tornado in their bedroom closet. 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