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From one extreme to the next is becoming just too much to bear. neighbors now coming together tonight to do what they can to help those who have lost so much in these storms. >> it is just sad to see. it is heard to see these peoples livelihoods gone. it is just hard to see, so, its just unbelievable to me. >> right now severe weather alerts are in effect from the south to the midwest as the threat is not over yet. will carr is live on the ground in rowlett, texas. will, how are residents coping...

Its routine to have basements in the midwest. not necessarily routine where you are. people have storm shelters or theyre hiding in an interior closet or bathtub. >> yes, that is correct. they typically go under a closet in the stairs or in a bathtub, small bathroom, inside room. some people lay a mattress on top of them. >> ef-3 or ef-4, its hard to survive something like that. >> christine, the damage is significant. >> 180-mile-per-hour winds for ef-4. what is your biggest obstacle? what do y...

Survival this morning. what are people telling about how they made it through? an ef-4, those are up to 180-mile-per-hour winds. >> yeah, its amazing. im not a meteorologist, but the fact that the winds are up to 200 miles an hour are just incredible. but of the fact that people survived it, its amazing. and people in our community are strong. were going to have those who survived, its a resilient city and we have plans in place to make the community strong once again, right before this tornado ...

>> unfortunately, we have at least one more severe weather day in the forecast. an absolute mess when you take a look at the national perspective with nearly 1 in 2 people in the country dealing with inclement weather from the snow to the ice and blizzard and freeze threats across arizona. winter storm threat with snow coming in around new england in the next couple days. in alabama and georgia, some isolated tornadoes and damage. we talk about the incredible nature of the storms, we know 67 tor...

Thousands of texans shattered by tornadoes. hundreds of people huddled in dallas. homes and businesses and churches flattened by 11 tornadoes. one classified as an ef-4. packing winds up to 111 miles an hour. the damage still being calculated. >> by the grace of god. im really grateful. you know, my wife works not that far from here. you know, a lot of things. >> i actually was looking at it. >> describe it for me. >> a dark funnel. it was a big roar. it was scary. i dont scare that easy. i was ...

An ongoing effort, over 600 structures in garland alone. the other damage was to homes, apartment complexes and a lot of people are still being looked after, treated, a huge number of people injured. its a good effort. >> i want to give you statistics because its crazy how fast this storm moved. going through garland it killed eight people, an ef-4, category 4 hurricane, winds up to 200 miles per hour and then it hit some 15 minutes later in rollette. are you hearing stories from some of your co...

Everyone. we have more from nick valencia in garland, texas. >> reporter: miguel and christine. this area has been extraordinary. this is the closest we have been alollowed to get to the damage. debris hitting the areas make it difficult to get to the area like the ef-4 tornado that hit saturday night. it was so strong, it behind off the roofs of homes and storage facility with cars flipped over. more than 600 structures have been effected. when you consider the force of that ef-4 tornado, up to...

Flipped over. more than 600 structures effected as a result of the storms. when you consider the force of the ef-4 tornado, up to 200 miles an hour coming through here. it is amazing there were not more lives lost. at least 11 people killed as a result of the storm system that swept through here. texas governor greg abbott declaring a state of emergency in four counties. authorities are going door-to-door to make sure everyone affected by the storms is accounted for. miguel, christine. >> nick, ...

Who is at highest risk? >> we have a very vigorous weather system that is quite unusual and im sure it will be studied over and over again. we have this trending of moisture all across the same area in eastern texas. and now there is a tornado watch. it goes until 4:00 p.m. local time. it is just shifted a little bit to the east of where we saw that severe weather yesterday, and all the devastation in some of those eastern suburbs of dallas. now, we dont have the exact track. we dont know how lo...

Classifying the tornado strength as an ef-4. rough weather continues today with rain and high winds in the region making it tougher for crews on the ground right now. well cannot with more on msnbc. now back to "caught on camera." somebody is trying to run me off the road. hes doing it right now. yes, please, quickly. theyre chasing me all over. >> a shocking episode of road rage. >> i cant do anything. hes trying to run me off the road. >> he was continually colliding with me. trying to push ...