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Of the local models were not forecasting for the area. it was a big sign that something huge was about to happen in the oklahoma city area. and also, all the people that were able to get underground and be protected underground. im hoping that more and more people will be able to get storm shelters to get underground for situations just like this. >> we appreciate the work you guys do to bring us these images. they are amazing. chris mcbee, simon brewer, thank you so much. simon will have a show...

That were just enjoying a normal day. then this utter destruction just comes through. >> let me go to mr. brewer. let me ask you about this. when youre chasing these cells right now, where are they now? what kind of dangers are we facing still in the oklahoma area, somewhere in tornado alley? >> oklahoma is okay, but were on some pretty big storms in northeastern texas. and we just drove through one near mt. pleasant, texas. and it was really blasting some strong wind. saw a lot of tree limbs go...

Facing still in the oklahoma area, somewhere in tornado alley? >> oklahoma is okay, but were on some pretty big storms in northeastern texas. and we just drove through one near mt. pleasant, texas. and it was really blasting some strong wind. saw a lot of tree limbs go down. some some cars having a lot of trouble driving. got some hail. there is a chance you can have tornadoes along the edge of this line. >> are we at the beginning, the middle or the end of the tornado season, historically? simo...

Chris mcbee from central oklahoma storm chasers. simon brewer is on the television. as i said, hes the weather series storm riders. you were able to document and capture some incredible footage we have been able to utilize and show everybody the power of the storm. at what point did you realize this is something you have never seen before in all the time you have been doing this? >> when we were watching it when it was a couple miles west of moore, the amount of debris in the air, the structural...

>> you were tracking this storm and this front for a good 48 hours before it hit. what made this different? what about it made you know this was going to be a big problem? >> reporter: you know whats interesting, the tornado parameters werent as high as they were yesterday -- or, as they were two days ago. so that kind of surprised me a little bit. but it looked like just from watching the radar and the satellite, that something came into the backside of this. and the tornado, you have air motio...

Which everything else is pointless. >> i got out here after it passed, and i just fell to my knees. thats all -- all i could do. me and my fiancee, everything we own was in the trailer. and this is all we got left. >> welcome back to "hardball." when a tornado hits, of course, you think people would run away from the danger. these guys, they run towards it. were talking about storm chasers. they document, analyze, help forecast superstorms up close and personal. some play hosts to tornado touris...

About the experience and what you saw yesterday? >> we were north of the tornado, it was very large. it was a wedge-shaped tornado when we were there, and the tornado had so much debris it was hard to see the tornado, just the literal dust cloud of debris around it where the debris was no longer anything recognizable. it was just atomized debris. >> you know, simon, as i understand it, you have been chasing storms since 1999. we have been talking about 1999 specifically for moore, oklahoma, beca...

When you see this? i know this is part of your business to document this because we want to learn about the storms but this is heart breaking. >> absolutely. its gundput wrenching to see t, it gives you a sick feeling. it really is reminiscent of may 3rd, 1999. >> simon, what do you think we can learn from this storm? the work you are doing documenting this storm, what can we learn from it? >> we can learn quite a bit from this storm. theres several factors that came into play to create this eve...

Some of the view of the tornado, that let us know how violent it was, baa the stuff it was destroying and wrapping around the intense tornado. >> simon, how long were you guys following this storm? like, when were you able to catch it and how long were you able to track it as it made its way across? >> we began just north of the storm. several minutes before the tornado developed. and we became stuck in traffic, in central oklahoma city, and had to take several different maneuvers in oklahoma ci...

Me and my fiancee, everything we own was in the trailer. and this is saall we got left. >> welcome back to "hardball." when a tornado hit, of course, you think people would run away from the danger. these guys run toward it. storm chasers. analyze, document and help forecast superstorms up close and personal. some play hosts to tornado tourists, might sound crazy, but people pay to ride along with the guys and get up close to nature. chris mcbee with rapid rotation storm tours. he joins us from ...