back, screaming, the emotions, we heard as much crashing and metal behind us, and look up and seeing the metal rolling up from the building as we were going to the back. it was a combination of emotions and senses at that time. alisyn: that was a particularly indeldelible image. hundreds of tornadoes, reported across the south and a state of emergency in effect for some areas. >> jonathan serrie is live in north care, maria molina is with us in the fox weather center. we go to jonathan first, what a scene you have there, in the eastern heart of the -- eastern half of the state, right jonathan? >> reporter: we're in askewville, north carolina, this home belonged to ray kale, it suffered heavy damage and ray joins us now. glad that you're okay. it was really just luck that you had to bring your wife to the emergency, that you weren't home at the time that the tornado hit.