Chetek,WI : Oklahoman says he was lucky when tornado struck on may, Wednesday 17th 2017

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One western Oklahoma resident says he was lucky when a tornado struck his subdivision near a golf course.

Matt Bynum said Wednesday that most of the roof of his home is intact and his loss is mainly windows while some of his neighbors’ homes are almost entirely caved in. One person was killed the twister near Elk City.

The neighborhood buzzed with chain saws and generators plus a visit from Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin.

Bynum says he was watching the wind pick up in his yard Tuesday night when he saw a funnel form. He ran inside, and three minutes later the neighborhood was wrecked.

The 48-year-old Bynum says he and others in the subdivision will rebuild and repair and he knows for sure his redone home will have one new feature: a storm shelter.


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Oklahoman says he was lucky when tornado struck