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Thats a stat to remember, one inch of rain is about ten inches of snow. >> so we need ten inches of snow to make a difference. >> for that to be like an inch of rain. ginger can explain it better than i can. i just know the numbers. that same storm system may have sent a killer tornado through texas. >> one woman was killed in hemphill where powerful winds blew a true on her mobile home. we get the latest from meteorologist jim dickey at accuweather. >> good morning. our snowstorm winding down...

killing families in afghanistan is refusing to talk. voting also under way in the deep south as mitt romney hopes to seal the deal. its time to play reporter roulette. more fallout from the massacre in afghanistan. chris? >> reporter: this was no mere apology. this was the strongest words yet weve heard from an american president in describing what happened during that shooting in afghanistan. >> the united states takes this as seriously as if it was our own citizens and our own chil...

tick to ck. three days to super tuesday. who stays, who goes? tonight, its all about the washington caucuses. tsunami on tape. incredible new images out of japan like youve never seen before. why there could be thousands more like these to come. that and more right here, right now on cnn. good evening, im don lemon. tonight, youre going to meet some of the people mind images of destruction that you wont soon shake. youll hear stories of survival from americans who through quick thi...

super tuesday. >> dont look at me. look in the mirror. >> tonight its all about the washington caucuses. tsunami on tape. incredible new images out of japan like youve never before. why there could be thousands more like these to come. that and more right here right now on cnn. good evening, everyone. im don lemon. tonight hell meet some of the people behind images of destruction that you wont soon shake. youll hear amazing stories of survival from americans who through quick thinkin...

tsunami on tape. incredible new images out of japan like youve never seen before. why there could be thousands more like these to come. that and more right here, right now on cnn. good evening, im don lemon. tonight, youre going to meet some of the people mind images of destruction that you wont soon shake. youll hear stories of survival from americans who through quick thinking, luck or divine intervention will live to see another day. we begin in henryville, inn inl. if youre ever ...

Its a killer tornado. goodness gracious. wow! >> reporter: oklahoma governor mary fallin declared a state of emergency, statewide. >> its devastating. weve lost everything. >> reporter: meanwhile, in arkansas, at least four people were killed by the storms and another two in kansas. in these stays as well, overturned trucks, destroyed homes are scattered on the ground for miles. more than 500 people have been killed this tornado season. a season that still has months to go. >> i want to give you...

Been on guard, and since joplin was struck, there have been dozens of other tornadoes across the midwest, causing death, injury, and instruction. take a look. >> oh, my god. back up. oh, no. stop. oh, no. >> reporter: in this part of the country, where things were bad, they have quickly gotten worse. >> extremely large and dangerous tornado here. very large tornado. >> reporter: at least 16 people were killed in storms that struck parts of oklahoma, kansas, and arkansas. ten of those 16 dead are...

>> oh, weve got lightning. we need to go back. lets turn around. >> oh, its getting big, big, big. >> thats huge! >> for those who survived, the scars will always be them. nearly two dozen people, including three young men, took cover in a convenience store in a walk-in beer cooler. one turned on his camera as the tornado struck. the video is dark, but the sound tells a story. >> oh! [ wind blowing ] >> oh, my god! >> jesus, jesus! >> imagine pushing open the door after that incredible...

But in five miles it became 200 miles per hour and more. just five miles. had the storm, had this spot right here, been maybe 15 miles farther to the west and so the spotters were out on it, saying, look out, this is a huge killer tornado, get out of the way, get out of the way, get out of the way, maybe the immediacy would have been a little more. people would have been out of their cars, out of buildings. a lot of people died in cars. you saw what happened to those cars. cars were destroyed. i...

And moisture. >> the storm developed in the five miles from just west of joplin, right over here, the storm was just on the ground as an f-0, small little tornado. but in five miles it became 200 miles per hour and more. just five miles. had the storm, had this spot right here, been maybe 15 miles farther to the west and so the spotters were out on it, saying, look out, this is a huge killer tornado, get out of the way, get out of the way, get out of the way, maybe the immediacy would have been ...