A man gives an account of a tornado destroying his house.

A split-second decision may have saved a father and his young son’s lives as a tornado destroyed their house in Arabi, La. Tuesday night.

Jason Dickerson said he was in the den when he first heard the tornado.

“The wind and rain was blowing on the side of the house and it quit…I opened the side door and it quit and just went quiet," he said. "I knew that wasn’t a good sign.”