Recent tornadoes underscore risks of taking shelter in cars

Trapped in his car on the way to a friend’s wedding, Rick Rountree and his family never stood a chance once a tornado packing winds of 170 mph hit southwest Missouri. "It’s like taking a handful of Matchbox cars and rolling them across the kitchen floor,’’ said Sgt. Dan Bracker of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, surveying the damage in Newton County near the Oklahoma border, the hardest hit area. "This is devastating.’’