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Second tornado sweeping into joplin and other areas of the south including dallas and kansas. tomorrow is now feared to be a distinct possibility. ill be joined by t.j. holmes from cnn. you used to work for an nbc affiliate in joplin. youre now back there tonight. have you in your darkest nightmares you could never have imagined this kind of scene, could you? >> reporter: no. im coming in parts of a town that i know so well are unrecognizable right now. you have a tough time. i have a tough time...

Theres lightning dancing in every direction across the sky. the kind of rain tonight that you get in a hurricane. you are getting in this town. the kind of rain that they just dont need after what appears to have been an ef-4 tornado. one rare, 1% of tornadoes ever recorded. that kind of strength pops into this town about three-quarter of a mile wide and runs for three miles and some are estimated six on the ground. this doesnt skirt the edge of town. it runs through the middle of town wiping ou...

All the more difficult. they are still out there for many hours searching for people. the last i heard they had found seven people alive. at this point we still dont have a count for how many people may still be missing. we have not been able to get a count like that. im not sure if youve heard anything thats newer information than i have, piers. on the ground here we havent heard anything. >> im seeing the images and it seems impossible to me the death toll will stay at 116. you see vast sways ...

Wanting to hear from the superintendent who oversees all of the schools in joplin, missouri, where we have seen this twister take the lives of 116 people. the fears tonight are of a second tornado sweeping into joplin and other areas of the south including dallas and kansas. tomorrow is now feared to be a distinct possibility. ill be joined by t.j. holmes from cnn. you used to work for an nbc affiliate in joplin. youre now back there tonight. have you in your darkest nightmares you could never h...

Distinct possibility. ill be joined by t.j. holmes from cnn. you used to work for an nbc affiliate in joplin. youre now back there tonight. have you in your darkest nightmares you could never have imagined this kind of scene, could you? >> reporter: no. im coming in parts of a town that i know so well are unrecognizable right now. you have a tough time. i have a tough time getting my bearings in certain places even though i should know exactly where i am. i am from the south, from arkansas, work...

Such a scene of chaos here i would like for them to still have hope they may see that loved one alive. when we tour the damage and just on that side down the hill, there is nothing there. we are told that when you look there you can see the horizon for miles. were told that they were giant homes and big apartment complexes and big shopping centers. that number at 116 about doesnt surprise me and do i believe it might be higher? personally, piers, i think it really might be. >> sam, we can see th...

Have been an ef-4 tornado. one rare, 1% of tornadoes ever recorded. that kind of strength pops into this town about three-quarter of a mile wide and runs for three miles and some are estimated six on the ground. this doesnt skirt the edge of town. it runs through the middle of town wiping out the southern section of the town turning it into bare trees and a bunch of shattered timber and cars that are balled up. not cars that are blown across a parking lot but turned into balls of steel. its just...

Have a count for how many people may still be missing. we have not been able to get a count like that. im not sure if youve heard anything thats newer information than i have, piers. on the ground here we havent heard anything. >> im seeing the images and it seems impossible to me the death toll will stay at 116. you see vast sways of the region just decimated. its like a scene sort of armageddon scene. really appalling pictures. >> reporter: its very strange. you walk through some of these area...

Is obviously good for anybody thats trapped but with the severe weather, the cold, its really difficult and for rescuers it makes their job just all the more difficult. they are still out there for many hours searching for people. the last i heard they had found seven people alive. at this point we still dont have a count for how many people may still be missing. we have not been able to get a count like that. im not sure if youve heard anything thats newer information than i have, piers. on the...