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Red Bank Woman Caught In Oklahoma Tornadoes

242 views · Published 23 May 2013 · 2:32 · Indexed 14 November 2026

Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2013 · News & Politics

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by Mikaya Thurmond  A local woman has a story of survival to tell. Stacie Hand moved from Red Bank to Moore, Oklahoma just this week in preparation for her husband's return from the Middle East. When I heard that the storms were coming, I was just very scared. I had no idea that it would hit just where I was, says Hand.With no television and no phone installed, Hand's mother jumped into action from her Red Bank home. We're talking to each other back and forth and I said where is Moore Oklahoma in relation to where you are and she says mother I live in Moore, Oklahoma. I had a map of Oklahoma city in front of me and I was tracking it with the helicopter, live. It was going straight towards her, says Linda Sparks.Meanwhile, Hand's husband was supposed to land in Oklahoma, but was rerouted to Atlanta. Delaying their reunion after seven tough months. Because of the weather in Oklahoma, he had made it 55 hours on a plane to Baltimore then to Atlanta. Then got stuck in Atlanta for two and a half days, adds Sparks.Hundreds of miles away in Moore, the storm destroyed cell phone towers- disconnecting Hand and her mother. Hand knew it was time to take cover. I just kept thinking that I want to see my husband and this is not the last time I want to talk to my mom. This is not how I want things to go.Hand survived the storm huddled in her bathroom covered with cushions. Her husband finally made it to Oklahoma safely around midnight, last night. A dramatic reunion months in the making. It was the scariest day of my life, but with the sweetest ending, says Hand.

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