in the basement. >> reporter: by how many minutes did you miss the tornado? >> about five minutes. about five minutes i missed this here. >> reporter: you barely got in. >> barely got in, yes. >> reporter: you saw a lot of things that day in your head now. >> i am just going to pray about it. i never lived through this. seen it on tv, never lived through nothing like this here. >> reporter: what tony saw when he emerged convinced him he would be dead if he had stayed home. >> this is just the heart of it, the absolute core of the tornado passed right where we're walking. this looks like "the wizard of oz". just today, tony noticed parts of our neighborhoods deposited in his. there's a vehicle, looks like it