>>5948909
She was not in a storm cellar, idiot.
>Direct interview quote: July 31 2018
Schultz remembers his last moments with his wife, Geri, clearly.
βShe called me to the kitchen, let me look out the window. Thereβs a big black tornado coming," Schultz remembered.
They had the local news on in the background, but Schultz thought the tornado looked like it would stay west of his home. Instead of taking shelter, he went upstairs for lanterns in case their home lost power.
"Iβm a shutterbug anyway, so I got out my camera phone and was shooting out the window," Schultz said.
His home was over 100 years old. He knew it must have withheld strong storms before and assumed this would be no different.
Schultz was caught under a crumbling brick fireplace as his home collapsed around him. His wife was still downstairs. Then, he says, everything went quiet. It was the pain that made Schultz realize he had survived.
Homes built in Fairdale from 1870, this was an F4 tornado that hit in this area in 2015.