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And, you know, ready to be getting back to usual, you know. >> and aaron, im told youre getting married in just a couple days, and you managed to actually save the wedding dress. howd you do that? because i know somebody else who the store where the wedding dress was was obliterated and their dress is gone. >> yes, sir. well, a similar story, we were walking down main street, and this was right after wed found out theyre okay, so now were just trying to get ahold of our parents and our relatives...

>> oh, weve got lightning. we need to go back. lets turn around. >> oh, its getting big, big, big. >> thats huge! >> for those who survived, the scars will always be them. nearly two dozen people, including three young men, took cover in a convenience store in a walk-in beer cooler. one turned on his camera as the tornado struck. the video is dark, but the sound tells a story. >> oh! [ wind blowing ] >> oh, my god! >> jesus, jesus! >> imagine pushing open the door after that incredible...

A big part of that was the clerk at the store. i mean, not only did he run up and unlock the door, but he was the last person into the refrigerator. hes a hero. >> so when you leave, its got to be surreal when you walk outside and you see what youve survived. >> we sat there for probably 20 minutes deciding what to do. everything had collapsed on us. so cory went into the back and a wall had fallen down. he climbed out and i went next and we pulled everyone out. when we got out to the side, you ...

>> he is okay. hes a little traumatized. thats why i didnt bring him tonight. yeah, hes happy and, you know, ready to be getting back to usual. >> aaron, im told youre getting married in a couple of days and you managed to actually save the wedding dress. how did you do that? i know somebody es, the store why the wedding dress was, was obliterated and their dress is gone. >> yes, sir. similar story. were walking down main street, and this is right after we found out they were okay. so now were t...

Even years ahead. three quick-thinking young men took cover in a gas station convenience store and crammed into a walk-in beer cooler with about 20 or so other people. one was isaac duncan and recorded the experience on his iphone. youre not going to see much, but whats said as the twister struck tells you the whole story. >> oh, my god! [ screaming ] >> heavenly father. jesus, jesus, jesus! >> i spoke to isaac and his two friends about their incredible experience. you actually shot the video.

>> you go to the back of the store and you know the storm is coming. you guys have pulled over at this store. the front door was locked, right? >> basically we had to pull over to the closest thing that we could find, which was this gas station. so we got out, sprinted up to the door and they had locked it just so the door wouldnt fling open. we pounded on the door and the clerk came up and unlocked it and we hurried back to the back of the store. >> how many people were in there at the time? >>...

Days and you managed to actually save the wedding dress. how did you do that? i know somebody else, the store where the wedding dress was, was obliterated and their dress is gone. >> yes, sir. similar story. were walking down main street, and this is right after we found out they were okay. so now were trying to get ahold of our relatives and our other brother in town and we come across the alteration store. the roof is half own, the glass is blown out. so my fiance crawls in through a broken wi...

If they were huddled near the front, that would have been the most dangerous spot for them. >> unfortunately, yes. >> thats where the walls came down. theyve used heavy equipment to drill through the collapsed walls and neck underneath, then push them out of the way. this is a wall of the home depot? >> sure. >> and it fell? >> what youve got is a piece of concrete. >> this is all insulation? >> absolutely. >> the walls may have collapsed, but oddly the tornado left many of the store shelves sti...

Even years ahead. as i mentioned at the top of the program, three quick-thinking young men took cover in a gas station convenience store and crammed into a walk-in beer cooler with about 20 or so other people. one was isaac duncan and recorded the experience on his iphone. youre not going to see much, but whats said as the twister struck tells you the whole story. >> oh, my god! >> i think were going to do it. [ screaming ] >> heavenly father. jesus, jesus, jesus! >> i spoke to isaac and his two...

All the shelves and items were falling on people. >> everyone was getting cut by class. the only thing remaining from the building is the cooler we had jumped in. a big part of that was the clerk at the store. i mean, not only did he run up and unlock the door, but he was the last person into the refrigerator. hes a hero. >> so when you leave, its got to be surreal when you walk outside and you see what youve survived. >> we sat there for probably 20 minutes deciding what to do. everything had c...