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Kansas.com. shes on the phone. roll the video and then well talk to her. >> kind of scared. >> jaime green, its dark. you see the skies lighting up. was this before or after? did it become -- was it dark when it happened and then it got lighter, or did you take this after the initial pictures? >> i took this way before i shot any of the devastation. this was i believe when the tornado was about to happen. and then my friend was like behind me in another car, and shes from kansas and she says tha...

>> jaime green, its dark. you see the skies lighting up. was this before or after? did it become -- was it dark when it happened and then it got lighter, or did you take this after the initial pictures? >> i took this way before i shot any of the devastation. this was i believe when the tornado was about to happen. and then my friend was like behind me in another car, and shes from kansas and she says that you should never stay in a car during a tornado. so we didnt really have many options. so ...

All right. joplin, missouri will never be the same again. it is different. the map will change there because of this tornado that whipped through earlier this evening and caught a lot of people off guard. one person caught up in the middle of it was jaime green. she shot some photos with us. shes with the "wichita eagle." but also her video is on kansas.com. shes on the phone. roll the video and then well talk to her. >> kind of scared.

its from chasertv.com. rob, roll it. >> oh, my. >> and then just a short time ago, storm chaser, his name is steve polly got out in the middle of this driving on the interstate, and he said he didnt think he was going to make it touch and go for a while. these videos he took at a gas station. listen. >> come on. >> yes, it is. >> all right. our jacqui jeras, our meteorologist joins us now. some officials in missouri reporting that there are at least as many as 24 fatalities from this t...

so an incredible situation unfolding in joplin, missouri. unfortunately, its very reminiscent of what happened a few weeks ago in northern alabama. absolutely. to our viewers, here is the reality of it. 24 fatalities reported so far. widespread damage across the country from a tornado touching down. they dont know how many fatalities, how many injuries in all of this. people there being called the walking wounded. as jackie said, evacuating a hospital. they set up mobile facility. mi...

>> and then just a short time ago, a storm chaser, his name is steve polly, caught out in the middle of this driving on the interstate. he said he didnt think he was going to make it. he said it was touch and go for a while. these videos he took at a gas station. listen. >> yes, it is. north kansas. thats where we want to get. >> all right. our jacqui jeras, our meteorologist, joins us now. jacqui, some officials in missouri reporting that there are at least as many as 24 fatalities fr...

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