LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — A tornado that took its time roaring across a sparsely populated area of Wyoming caused quite a few “oohs” and “ahhs” as well as some damage.
Aaron Voos saw the twister touch down north of the city of Laramie while driving home with his 6-year-old son Wednesday. He called his wife who was at home with their 11-year-old son and told them to drive away.
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Voos admits the usual advice is to go to the basement. But he says the tornado was moving so slowly, they had plenty of time to meet him roadside a few miles away.
The family and several neighbors watched the tornado churn across a rolling prairie and into the mountains, missing their house by under a mile.
Sheriff’s officials say a couple of homes were damaged, but no injuries were reported.
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