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Of damage. >> his home made it, thats in quotes, because the windows are blown out, glass all over the house, no power, no water? >> correct. >> so dad cant stay? >> correct. >> did you two fight it out who he gets to come with? >> she has space, notme. >> hes going to come with you, hes safe. when you look right next to him, theres no homie mor, what does it remind you of? what kind of situation this is. >> may 3rd. >> of course, what we know, you know, of course he wasnt in the house very long...

Across moore and the areas that got hit in 99 were also hit in this event. the main thing that made this one so terrible is a lot of the schools, which im near an elementary school on the west side of moore which has had a number of injuries and some fatalities at this location, what im being told by people working the scene, that a lot of schools, shopping centers were full. we have a shopping center on the west side that collapsed. we have malls that collapsed with people trapped. you name it,...

We had about, oh, about a 308, 45 minute before the tornado came. our little girl was at school at the time. so we had to rush and get her out. by the time we got back to our house, the tornado was probably, oh i would say three-quarters mile away from our house by the time we pretty much left, it was down the street. i have some pictures and videos of it pretty much destroying all the neighborhood and everything around there. the hospital, but just the destruction that tornado, the size, you ju...

Jon: we continue to monitor the plaitest developments in oklahoma. people in the area still refer to another massive tornado that hit moore 14 years ago in 1999 simply as may 3rd. 36 people were killed that day. winds reached more than 300 miles an hour, the highest winds ever recorded near the earths surface. that storm track, noted in this map in green. well, yesterdays powerful tornado hit almost exactly the same spot in moore traveling along the same trajectory for a while. yesterdays path n...

As it takes. >> mayor lewis. >> first of all, i would like to say thank you for everyone who is here today. i apologize the air conditioner is not working. we are on generator power. just bear with us. i have a lot of thank yous to say. first and foremost is the president of the united states who sent me a fema director. i couldnt do without him. the governor who has been here on site ever since this happened. and i just appreciate her and her staff. all the city employees. all the other agencie...

Examiners office is now confirming 37 people have been killed in this oklahoma tornado. the state medical examiner now confirms 37 and warns us all that the number is expected to rise. in may, on may 3rd of 1999. 36 people died. in what was the worst tornado experience the heart of tornado alley had ever witnessed. it was a storm and a tornado which all involved said at the time and have said since was the tornado by which we mark all others. the one that came on that fateful day that now is sim...

Nothing like this. >> the closest thing ive seen before would be the may 3rd, 199 storm. as anybody who follows these storms, that storm had the highest recorded wind speeds at the surface of the planet, ever. the destruction is similar, but that storm took a path that went through more lightly populated areas. where this one took a turn through densely populated area. >> at this stage, what do you think people need most? you know, less than 24 hours after the disaster hit. >> i still dont know ...

>> yeah. they realized that they were trapped. >> yeah. >> i imagine, just the water coming in, probably a little bit frightening. >> but we got -- we turned around and we went from house to house and people were going, is anybody there? its like, no, theyre out, were out, you know, we helped them make sure that our neighbors were out. the ones that we knew were home. >> reporter: one of the remarkable things, when you hear people recount what happened on may 20th, they often talk about may 3rd,...

To him about his thoughts when he looks at these pictures. well be right back. >> it has been, just like you side, and the entire time ive been with the patrol in 18 years, including the may 3rd, 1999, tornado, i have never seen anything like this. so heart-breaking where you see just slabs of concrete where once was a home or once was a business, rubble. to fight chronic osteoarthritis pain. to fight chronic low back pain. to take action. to take the next step. today, y will know you did someth...

Unfortunately, we did have one fatality. it was a 65-year-old man. he was actually injured prior to the storm 37. he was running to a storm shelter. he fell, hit his head and later succumbed to the injuries. all the preparations were made in advance. we had the staff ready, the equipment ready. we just -- it was kind of a wait and see scenario. everything just happened very quickly. we received our last patient roughly around 9:00 this evening central time. im told it was a teacher from one of t...