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[dramatic music] jeff piotrowski: everything basically was a three foot, four foot pile of debris everywhere as far as the eye could see. just debris everywhere. theres really nothing standing. donna kerry: in her immediate neighborhood, there were 16 people that perished. jim riek: jeff piotrowski sees a lady who is hysterical, has no idea what has happened to her. and thats amber munson. you could hear amber before you saw her, and thats what i remember more than anything is hearing her cries ...

Mother, my house is on top of me. thats when i said, amber, thats not funny, because we would always kid back and forth. and she said, no, mom, my house is on top of me. and then her phone went dead. so theres a lot of myths that have been passed down through the years. reporter: doors and windows on the north and east sides were open. trent okerson: whenever i was growing up, i heard youve got to open up the windows to equalize the air pressure. well, pressure is not what will cause damage to a...

And thats where the max damage occurred. jim riek: that surveillance video from the high school is no more than a hundred yards from amber munsons house. donna kerry: in 2011, amber was 40 years old. amber has always been amber, just always generous and kind and hospitable and just fun to be around. amber was home that afternoon. she wasnt aware that the tornado was coming. she didnt have her tv on and no indicators that it was gonna be that severe. i had spoken to her. she said, oh, its just tu...

Respect for mother nature and tornadoes and what they can do. it can ruin your entire life. it can destroy everything you know. in 2011, after the joplin tornado, amber munson had lost her house, most of her possessions, and all of her treasured photographs. but months later, a miracle. there was a craigslist post from a stranger over 50 miles away who had found a photograph in their yard. it was a picture sucked up by the tornado. a baby photo of amber. the only one to survive. the woman mailed...

It can ruin your entire life. it can destroy everything you know. in 2011, after the joplin tornado, amber munson had lost her house, most of her possessions, and all of her treasured photographs. but months later, a miracle. there was a craigslist post from a stranger over 50 miles away who had found a photograph in their yard. it was a picture sucked up by the tornado. a baby photo of amber. the only one to survive. the woman mailed it back to amber along with $5, all she could afford, but wan...

Tornado entered the center part of the city that they hit the high school thats what a mass damage occurred valence video from my high school is no more than 100 yards from amber monsons house in 2011, amber was 40-years-old ambers always been amber just always generous, kind, and hospitable. just fun to be around member was home that afternoon. she wasnt aware that the tornado was coming she didnt have her tv on and no indicators that if it was gonna be that severe i had spoken to her. she said...

Thats when i said, amber, thats not funny, because we would always kid back and forth. and she said, no, mom, my house is on top of me. and then her phone went dead. so theres a lot of myths that have been passed down through the years. reporter: doors and windows on the north and east sides were open. trent okerson: whenever i was growing up, i heard youve got to open up the windows to equalize the air pressure. well, pressure is not what will cause damage to a home. its wind getting up under t...

[dramatic music] jeff piotrowski: everything basically was a three foot, four foot pile of debris everywhere as far as the eye could see. just debris everywhere. theres really nothing standing. donna kerry: in her immediate neighborhood, there were 16 people that perished. jim riek: jeff piotrowski sees a lady who is hysterical, has no idea what has happened to her. and thats amber munson. you could hear amber before you saw her, and thats what i remember more than anything is hearing her cries ...

Quilt off the top your bed and getting your bathtub. >> i said and then call me back very few houses in joplin particularly in the path of what turned out to be this tornado, had basements. >> so the best place go is either a closet or in your bathtub you want to get as low as you can put as many walls between you and the tornado was possible. oh, gosh, i was concerned when she said the sayyed runs. were going off. i wouldnt even imagine the magnitude of what was going to come amber. munson prob...

It can ruin your entire life. it can destroy everything you know. in 2011, after the joplin tornado, amber munson had lost her house, most of her possessions, and all of her treasured photographs. but months later, a miracle. there was a craigslist post from a stranger over 50 miles away who had found a photograph in their yard. it was a picture sucked up by the tornado. a baby photo of amber. the only one to survive. the woman mailed it back to amber along with $5, all she could afford, but wan...