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>> i hate this! >> i know, its okay, honey. >> you hear the teacher trying to keep them calm. thats what it sounds like. a 200 mile per hour tornado. this is what teachers and students experienced just seconds after the funnel cloud passed. >> calm down. listen! listen! >> shh! [ whistle ] listen. okay. >> shh. >> wow. oh, my god. oh, my god. oh, my god, my house. oh, my god. oh, my god.

Right away to recover and pledged to do all he can to make that happen. and even as the search and recovery goes on, we keep getting new and incredible pictures of the brutal storm, including home video taken from a storm cellar as the funnel cloud goes directly overhead, about ten seconds in youll see a car tire go by. watch.

Meet with state and local officials to ensure that first responders are receiving the help they need as well as community. >> national weather service confirming the 1.3 mile wide tornado that really blew through her monday afternoon, it was an ef-5 tornado. doesnt get higher than that. damaged 2,400 homes. 10,000 people directly impacted by the storm. we expect insurance claims to top $1 billion. >> take a look at this video. a funnel cloud forming just seven minute after a tornado warning issu...

200-mile-an-hour winds brought them to their knees. this is one of the most powerful in this countrys record. as the search and rescue transitions into recovery operation. >> national weather service confirms the tornado that blew threw they are monday afternoon killing 24 people, they have confirmed it was an ef-5 tornado. the scale does not go higher than five. 2400 homes damaged. 10,000 people affected. damage is expected to top $1 billion. show you video of the storm. you can see the funnel ...

Get everything he can right away to recover what needs to be done. we keep getting new pictures of the storm, including some home video taken of the storm cellar as the funnel cloud goes directly overhead. watch. imagine being in that storm cellar? the photographer lived to post that story. so did others who had shelters to hunker down in. later tonight, well ask why in the middle of this tornado alley why others werent more widespread. what do we know whats going on?

Math teacher rhonda crossway was helping sixth graders with an end of school game when the principal came over the loudspeaker, told them to go to the hallway. damien klein is a fourth grader. >> she told us all to get a math book or your bag. i already had my bag. then we went in the hall. >> why did she tell you to get a math book or bag. >> we could put it over our head. >> reporter: a fifth grade teacher saw the funnel cloud approaching, yelled for everyone to leave and get into bathrooms or...

Times. math teacher rhonda crosswhite was helping her students with an end of school game when the principal came over the speaker and told them to go to the hallway. damien klein is a fourth grader. >> she told us to get a math book or bag. i already had my bag and then we went in the hall. >> why did she tell you to get a math book or bag? >> we could put it over our head. >> a teacher saw the funnel cloud approaching and ordered them to get into the hallway or closets. >> youve got to get the...

This is it behind me, as i step out of the way, let joe zoom in. this is the front of plaza towers elementary school. this school is basically gone. >> reporter: in the hours after the tornado, dramatic images, young children were rescued, and with darkness, the search for survivors continued. some children had escaped harm, their parents picked them up before the school went on lockdown monday. the majority stayed inside as they practiced in drills many times. math teacher rhonda crossway was h...

No. it could have gotten blown away if the wind was stronger. >> you were just hoping that the storm wouldnt hit. >> hoping and praying. there was a second funnel cloud sort of toward me. clouds were coalescing into this mass and they got sucked into the larger tornado which is what scared me, which i was hoping would just go the other way. you know, just hoping -- >> it went behind the walmart. >> it did. i got incredibly lucky. it did go behind the walmart. >> the amazing thing, though, is all...

A helicopter and they will fly like the oklahoma station. well see it live on tv if we get one during the daylight hours. >> i want to bring that kfc video again. melissa brought up a good point, most people wont get a chance to observe. do we have it, guys? just the video from the kfc? youll see at the bottom of the tornado, itll be red. and according to melissa, the topsoil is really just so much clay and thats why they cant have a lot of basements or they dont have a lot of those sort of safe...