Experts often suggest those in a tornado’s path to seek shelter in a bathtub, and it turns out that is good advice. Just ask Charlesetta Williams, a 75-year old woman from Texas, who, along with her tub, was taken up by the storm.
Experts often suggest those in a tornado’s path to seek shelter in a bathtub, and it turns out that is a wise move.
Just ask Charlesetta Williams, a 75-year old woman from Texas, who, along with her tub, was taken up by the storm, reports KSLA.
Soon after, both she and the not-so-permanent bathroom fixture landed safely in the woods.
Jason Hansford, a meteorologist who spoke with Williams, told the Washington Post, “She heard the tornado warning come out and she took cover in the tub in her bathroom. The only thing she remembers is that the tornado came in from the southwest across her home. At that point the whole backside of her house was sheared off. Her bath tub was ripped out of her bathroom and she ended up still in her tub in some woods near her home.”
He also noted that physically she only suffered minor bruising and cuts, but emotionally she was rather shaken.
The incident occurred on Saturday as a tornado with 130-mile-per-hour winds ripped through an area near the Texas-Louisiana border.
