2 ex-Omahans survived Moore storm: 1 fled minutes before it hit; 1 rode it out in closet

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130522/NEWS/705229847/1707#2-ex-omahans-survived-moore-storm-1-fled-minutes-before-it-hit-1-rode-it-out-in-closet

By Roseann Moring
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

Two Omaha-area transplants in Moore, Okla., spent the minutes before the deadly tornado huddled in their homes with their families.

Laura Carter, her husband, Caleb, and their five children were inside a closet. Then they heard a radio report to evacuate. They got into their car, leaving the house two minutes before the tornado hit.

Jeff Trebbien, his wife and young stepdaughter, along with his grown son and his wife, rode out the tornado inside their home. They also were in a closet, wrapped in a mattress. When they emerged, they found that the home was destroyed.

Family members in Omaha said there's nothing like the pain of waiting to find out whether your relative has survived a natural disaster several states away.

FULL story at link.