Family, Community Come to the Aid of Bismarck Storm Victims
By: Dustin Barnes, KARK 4 News
Updated: February 19, 2013
As the sun shines down on the Thornton family house in disarray, friends and complete strangers show up for duty. Whipping winds crushed and leveled the home Monday afternoon, and boy did it flaunt its strength! It chunked clothes, boards, and momentos.
"It happened so quickly before we could even get scared honestly," said Michelle Thornton.
Thornton describes the tense moments while home with two of her children and son-in-law.
"We were standing at the back door watching. All of a sudden we were standing outside," Thornton said.
Perhaps the greatest story of survival here surrounds this Luke Morrison. He was taking a shower when the storm barrelled through.
It tossed him out, and he landed among the debris alive!
"It was just like a ten second thing. I heard what I thought was the loudest thunder I've heard in my life, and the next thing I'm laying in the front yard."
He has cuts and crutches, but he's glad to be among the living.
"I literally thought I was going to die," Thornton said.
