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>> reporter: this two-headed monster that left two dead and brought heartache to families in this small nebraska town was likely an ef-4. wind speeds up to 200 miles an hour. >> 75% of the town in my opinion is damaged or destroyed beyond repairs. >> reporter: larry nelson, a rye tire retiree, lost everything. >> that was all the house right there. >> reporter: he survived taking cover in a neighbors basement. it was just like that, huh? >> i dont even -- i looked out. the big tornado was over t...

Tornado to move backwards in a storm system thats moving east. so we were in a safe position and, yes, it was very close but, again, weve been trained how to do this so it wasnt that close for us. >> the governor of nebraska has issued a state of emergency for the entire state right now. have you seen the devastation? have you seen up close the destruction? >> were on our way and well be there shortly and assist with any kind of search-and-rescue we can. just assessing the damage and well go fro...

Spin back up into the clouds could come back down at any time. wolf, the storm youre seeing on the screen is now becoming the main tornado. it is still many miles from pender. it is still many miles from thurston. a lot of wide open countryside here. this is the ef-4, possible ef-5 damage. we have debris signatures in the air which means the radar itself is picking up debris in the air. go ahead, ben. >> and left side we have a large tornado, a new tornado that has formed left side of the screen...

Stanton. that went away. these chasers were to the east of that tornado, thinking they were in very good shape. all of a sudden, we saw the new tornado signature on the radar. the storm regenerated a tornado about four miles east of that first one. separated from the first one and moved there. this one youre looking at right now is a very large max i tornado. were looking at ef-3, ef-4 damage that moved through that town. we saw debris in the sky from that town. it is now north of u.s. 275. and ...

But for me to look at that and live on tv, that was live on wolf blitzer show. and it went through pilger, nebraska. at least 175 miles per hour as it went through the town. there are still more watches and warnings tonight. still people watching baseball at the college world series in omaha. and there could be storms even approaching omaha, nebraska. right now, though, the only tornado we know on the ground is heading toward burr well. burrwell nebraska. just north of sergeant, nebraska. in the...

>> its like somebody came by and ripped off the side of the road. >> reporter: as the record-breaking water recedes in pensacola, homeowners begin to clean up. whole backyards swallowed in to the earth. once a tennis court. now a sinkhole. inside muddy ruins. a tenant avoided drowning by climbing on top of the refrigerator with a life vest. >> she was on the refrigerator because the water was rising too high? >> yes. she wasnt certain if she went out the doors what she would run into. >> reporte...

Ten cars it swallowed. >> its like somebody came by and ripped off the side of the road. >> reporter: as the record-breaking water recedes in pensacola, homeowners begin to clean up. whole backyards swallowed into the earth. once a tennis court. now a sinkhole. inside muddy ruins. a tenant avoided drowning by climbing on top of the refrigerator with a life vest. >> she was on the refrigerator because the water was rising too high? >> yes. she wasnt certain if she went out the doors what she woul...

In to the middle of the street and got flooded. >> reporter: a road collapsed in baltimore sending ten cars in to a ravine. all of this rain after a rash of tornados earlier this week. even with so much loss, each day the people back in arkansas find more things to be thankful for, things that were saved from the storm. like a gold band from a husband serving overseas. >> i didnt think we were going to find mine, his, a lot of the stuff that we found, i didnt think we were going to find. >> repo...

The third longest highway in the united states, goes from california to the coast of north carolina, parts of i-40 that went through this region so damaged, so much debris left on the ground that they had to shut down the highway in both directions. the initial reports are -- reports of this tornado will put the damage in line with what would be considered an ef3, winds up to 165 miles per hour, possibly an ef4 in place here as well. and whats incredible about this, natalie, weve gone -- im sorr...

We do know that the worst of this weather may not be over yet. indra petersons tracking that for us this morning. good morning, indra. >> good morning. >> good morning, that is the concern, still dark outside. even now we have a tornado warning in effect heading towards shreveport, so definitely time to take cover. if you know anyone in the region, call them, tell them to take cover right now. were looking at a huge line of storms that made its way across yesterday, 31 reports of damage from tor...