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St. johns that day, but miraculously, most survived. >> this is the new tower. this is the original hospital. >> reporter: two days later, for jim risko, its all sinking in. >> my hearts broken because my mom and dad died here. my son was born here. i have so many memories of working with the other doctors and the nurses and this is home. i mean, st. johns is more than a building. its a spirit. we are asking what so many people in the midwest are asking. why? why are there so many powerful and...

I have so many memories of working with the other doctors and the nurses and this is home. i mean, st. johns is more than a building. its a spirit. we are asking what so many people in the midwest are asking. why? why are there so many powerful and deadly tornado this is year and how can you tell the strength of a tornado by looking at the damage? well have the science behind these killer tornadoes next. so this is enzo, the artiste behind my wardrobe. you know, when i got him on e-trade he wa...

>> reporter: battle hardened storm chasers in awe of natures power. >> oh, my gosh. this is awful. dude, the trees are debarked. >> reporter: residents running for every anywhere they could. >> everybody get down, all on the ground. >> reporter: in a crowded convenience store, some 20 people hunkering down in a darkened commercial refrigerator. >> can we go in the cooler? [ screaming ] >> go! >> oh, dear heaven. >> god! >> reporter: at the same time a security camera in a nearby frozen...

>> go! >> oh, dear heaven. >> god! >> reporter: at the same time a security camera in a nearby frozen yogurt shop catches the chaos. workers moving customers to the back and then -- everything goes flying. the massive tornado mowing down everything in its path. peoples lives churned up and spewed out. >> heres the gas station that we were at. >> reporter: this is the convenience store now. >> this would have been where we walked in. >> reporter: all across the city, thousands and thous...

that is a monster tornado. >> reporter: battle hardened storm chasers in awe of natures power. >> oh, my gosh. this is awful. dude, the trees are debarked. >> reporter: residents running for every anywhere they could. >> everybody get down, all on the ground. >> reporter: in a crowded convenience store, some 20 people hunkering down in a darkened commercial refrigerator. >> can we go in the cooler? [ screaming ] >> go! >> oh, dear heaven. >> god! >> reporter: at the same time a securit...

Then to the south in the gulf of mexico, the gulf of mexico is two degrees warmer than normal. so its colder on one side of the jet, warmer on the other. that makes a stronger jet stream. stronger winds in the jet makes more sheer, more sheer will make more wind will make bigger tornadoes. thats where i think the theory comes in. there will be other peaces and parts put in there but thats the basis for what we believe has happened so far this year with more killer tornadoes than ever before. >> ...

>> its hard to put into words the sheer force of the monster tornados that have hammered the midwest this week. look at this amazing twister caught on tape in chick cache, oklahoma. >> its crossing the road white where we were [ bleep ]. >> slow down. get out your window. get out your window. >> i am. that i can that shed. >> watch behind you. youre good. dont push. oh, my god! back up. oh, no. stop. oh, no, what did it destroy? running back. slow down. no, slow down. debris. >> and ne...

Martha: violent storms ransack americas heartland. the latest tornado was in indiana. it left behind these painful pictures we have been seeing way too much of. this images came in from bloomington, indiana. it was a better situation than we have seen compared to the deaths in missouri and oklahoma. and that has been just a horrific scene across that whole part of our country. according to the preliminary estimates there have been 100 tornadoes in the month of may. at least 504 people have lost ...