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There was a young boy that was lost. those are the ones that i most grieve for, those that lost their lives. some were caught in vehicles that were just there on the freeway or on the turnpike where they intersected when the tornado came through. those that lost their homes and other things, i know they will cope and go on. i mean, this is our history. were extremely resilient. and community and well start to begin the repair almost immediately. >> all right, mayor douglas athas, we really appre...

Its not a unique story. so many passengers dealing with the same issues of this severe weather system. here in garland as were driving through the streets, we see lots of road closures and power facility, power crew staging in the area, also understand that the national weather service had a team here assessing the damage. this was a really significant storm system that swept through here. ef-4 tornado, just one notch higher, ef-5 which we saw in 2013 in moore, oklahoma. the damage we have yet t...

And rowlet. 11 people killed as a result of these storms and 15 people hurt. hundreds of structures damaged and were still getting through the full scale of the damage cause d by the storms. >> we know youre trying to get close and the governor has warned people really to shelter in place to be very vigilant and very careful. were telling you if you didnt hear the governor earlier, avoid rising water because they can come up suddenly be deadly. you heard the mayor earlier talking about how some ...

Background, allowing for people to actually see for a brief moment. natures fury with a tornado in the background. scary stuff. lets zoom into this region to show what happened. we had six reported tornados, several wind damage reports as well and large hail. of course the national weather service still has to assess the complete extent of this damage, determine on the fujita scale, which is the measurement tool they use for how destructive the tornado actually was. theyll determine, was this an...

Making an effort to talk to people and sit with them if theyre not with anybody else and actually actively making friends. >> reporter: what do you say to that person by themselves? >> you dont have to say anything. its the presence. sit with them. how are you today? do you want to eat with me? simple things like that. >> reporter: and so, the group awarded moore high school $10,000 to take it even further. for students here, their incentive has been personal. >> we have faced a lot. we have tak...

Simple things like that. >> reporter: and so hawkleys group awarded moore high school $10,000 to take it even further. for students here, their incentive has been perm. -- personal. >> weve faced a lot. weve taken a lot. >> reporter: just two years ago, the natural instinct in moore of looking out for one another was put to the test. tragedy of a different kind struck. a killer ef-5 tornado. noah ramos remembers. >> minutes after the storm, there were already people out digging through the rubbl...

>> just simple things like smiling in the hallways instead of just going through with a stoney face. making an effort to talk to people and sit with them if theyre not with anybody else and actually, actively making friends. >> what do you say to that person whos by themselves? >> you dont even have to say anything, really. its just the presence. just sit down with them. how are you today? do you want to eat with me? simple things like that. >> so hocklys group awarded moore high school $10,000 ...

Do you want to eat with me? simple things like that. >> reporter: and so hockleys group, award eed moore high schl $10,000 to take it even further. for students here, their incentive has been personal. >> we faced a lot. weve taken a lot. >> reporter: just two years ago, the natural instinct in moore of looking out for one another was put to the test. tragedy of a different kind struck. a killer ef-5 tornado, noah ramos remembers. >> minutes after the storm there were already people out digging ...

These areas will experience, will be the equivalent of a 20-30 foot storm surge with an ef-5 tornado going through at the same time. people cant be in those towns anymore. they need to get out as soon as possible. this is as impressive of satellite images youll ever see. they recorded 200 mile per hour winds. this is the strongest storm weve ever flown, any man, woman, anywhere has ever flown. its the fourth strongest storm on our planet and later tonight this will make land fall if the stronges...

We want to show you some of the incredible sights and sounds they captured. >> oh, its hitting. its hitting something. >> look there goes cars. >> what? >> i saw headlights go flying. >> oh, my god thats violent, you guys. >> thats got to be an ef-5. >> oh, its hitting. its hitting something. >> really frightening, right? ryan young is live in rochelle illinois to tell us more. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning, carol. that really is some amazing video. you can see how scary and terr...