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Powerful and destructive the tornadoes can be. thoughts and prayers go out to the people of oklahoma city metro area, i live in norman, three miles south of that ef-5 damage path, have friends that were effected by it. this area is getting hit hard this year. >> you have had some couple of weeks, ive got to tell you. i have been amazed by it myself. are you surprised considering the amount of warning how many people are still out on the road? >> yes, actually and we also were storm chasing, trac...

The path, drop hydraulics, put in spikes and take measurements inside the tornado. >> were you always very curious about this sort of thing? it is fascinating stuff. >> it is fascinating. what makes it so fulfilling is when youre storm chasing, providing that and saving lives. people know theres a violent tornado approaching oklahoma city, people are taking precautions. proactivity is key. a lot of people say when you post video of tornadoes doing damage how bad it is. but that could mean the di...

Was pulling at it, pulling at it, the children were very frightened and scared, we huddled together, i put my arms around them, told them everything would be okay, please keep were your head down. some of them were saying their prayers. i was saying my prayers. the roof came off. >> i need to interrupt you a second. i want to continue to hear that story. i want to listen to some of the video just getting in from storm chasers. i need to point out theyre driving backwards, you saw another car dri...

This school is completely gone. >> we are entering the damage path on the northwest side of moore. >> the storm chasers began surveying the damage. >> oh my god. this is the damage, the damage path right now. houses are completely leveled. >> its unrecognizable. >> houses are leveled. >> we looked up the google street view images around that area and the first thing we did was go and look at the daycare. like they were saying, we thought it was a standalone building all by itself but we looked a...

Path on the northwest side of moore. >> the storm chasers began surveying the damage. >> oh my good. this is the damage, the damage path right now. houses are kplaetly leveled. >> its unrecognizable. >> houses are leveled. >> we looked up the google street immans that are around that area. the first thing we did is go and look at the day care. we thought it was a stand alone building all by itself but we looked at the street view and its a three or four business strip mall that was completely ef...

Damaged but whenever i saw the tornado approaching the house, it just didnt seem that big. it obviously exploded right before it got to my house because the damage path was really wide. >> i know it early but do you have a plan? are you going to rebuild? >> thats a good question. thats withone of the first thi that you do when you come out is logistically what do i with no vehicles or no house? we dont know whether to rebuild it there or what else. >> i know if you rebuild, it will have a storm ...

>> going back through the debris field. >> this is the damage path right now. houses are completely levelled. >> it is unrecognizable. >> houses are levelled. >> this doesnt look like it was ever a development. >> it doesnt. >> this -- >>o my god, guys. >> look at those people. we have to help them. >> pull over right here. this is like a daycare or school or something. look at all of the kids. >> it is so hard to believe. there is a strange silence here today. you hear generators and trucks bac...

Of damage. >> his home made it, thats in quotes, because the windows are blown out, glass all over the house, no power, no water? >> correct. >> so dad cant stay? >> correct. >> did you two fight it out who he gets to come with? >> she has space, notme. >> hes going to come with you, hes safe. when you look right next to him, theres no homie mor, what does it remind you of? what kind of situation this is. >> may 3rd. >> of course, what we know, you know, of course he wasnt in the house very long...

This was a really strong building. and it has been twisted up like it was nothing. you see a lot of hard weather and results. kevin, starting wirth you, and pass the mike so everybody can give their perspective, how does this one compare? >> this compares to tornadoes of the like of which would be joplin, missouri, two years ago. of course, the may 3, 99 that struck moore back in may of 99. its absolutely horrendous damage to see. >> on the ground, lauren, take the mike, what are you seeing in t...

About 3:00 p.m., just as schools were getting out. 20 miles long worth of damage. two miles wide in some places, winds sustained over 200 miles an hour. and remember, this wasnt a hurricane. its a tornado issue ne issue n violent, the cutting of the energy takes and makes its way through anything in its path. death toll, injured, numbers are developing. we have a bright spot of information for you with that. well tell you in a second. weve heard that over 100 people have been rescued. search and...