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A look ahead: Do you know where your 'safe place' is?

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(WMC-TV) - When tornados are headed for the Mid-South, you will often hear the Action News 5 storm tracking team tell you to find your safe place. But do you really know where that is?

Meteorologist Ron Childers dropped in on Mid-South homeowners to show them the best place to hide out in their homes during a storm.

One family chose the bathroom as their safe place.

"What made you choose the bathroom?" asked Ron Childers.

"Well, I kinda grew up with my mother telling us that. We always did the hall bathroom in my home growing up," answered Jill Hatcher.

Does that sound familiar?

We are putting our Facebook friends to the test right now

Do you think you can identify the safest place in a home?  Take a look at the floor plan below and make a guess as to where you think the safest place in this home would be.  We will reveal the correct answer on Action News 5 at 10 p.m.

Tune into Action News 5 at 10 p.m. TONIGHT to learn how to identify the safest place in your home to retreat to during a bad storm.

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