I stopped him and said, "Sir, don't go out in that. Please stay here and get to shelter in the back of the store."
He just kept moving, saying "I have to get out of here. I have to get home."
That was the night that Lambert International Airport got hit and parts of Bridgeton were devastated by a tornado.
As for why I didn't stop him, I can't. We can't stop ppl from leaving if they are adamant, all we can do is try to get them to see reason.
Luckily, we were not in the tornado's path but I still say to myself when I think of this, "What a dumbass. To risk your childs life in that situation."
How heart-breaking it must be...
I hear what you’re saying.
Being in the Walmart did not save everyone, part of the building landed on a family and killed them. Maybe the guy you talk about lived close by and had a better shelter.