Doc Crockett didn't make it after a tornado ripped through the Crockett family home in Cookeville, Tenn. last week
A man whose house was destroyed by a Tennessee tornado is crediting an unlikely source for helping his family of five escape the storm unscathed: his late dog.
Crockett, his wife Jenny and their three daughters had gone to bed, but Doc remained awake, barking again and again into the night.Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Doc didn’t stop barking — but as it turns out, his noises were a lucky break for Crockett, as being awake allowed him to hear a storm alert on his phone and get his family to safety in the nick of time.“I think the lord had other reasons for the dog barking, because I was able to hear our phone buzz when the severe thunderstorm warning came through,” he said. “It is amazing.
Though Crockett thought he had time to spare, he told the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board that he’d only just closed the laundry room door when their house began to crumble.“The house starts shaking, and it was on us, and the next thing you know, it was gone and we are underneath the house,” he said.American Idol’s Taylor Hicks Recalls How He ‘Held on for Dear Life’ During Tennessee Tornado
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