a half to two minutes before then, it was still a good ten feet from the house. there was nothing you could do to stop it. it -- it wouldn't have mattered what we tried. >> darla keeps recording. they're powerless to do anything but watch the icy onslaught. >> i was afraid that if you fell in between it while it was still moving that it could crush you. i mean, it was pretty big. there it goes. hitting that people's house. yeah, it's up against it. >> the ice wall appears to slow down. but in fact, the layers are simply piling higher, pressing into the homes. and then -- >> oh, my god! their door's in! nikki! it just busted through a door over here! all the way through! the door's caving! look at that. it's going right through their