tornadoes because there's a big flooding problem in this state. a lot of families think it's very unlikely we're going to get hit by a tornado but very likely we will get flooding. we don't want a flooded basement and we don't have a basement. that's the case here. a lot of people don't have basements. they don't have these shelters. that's why there are so many people in danger if a tornado does indeed strike their home. >> all right. gary, appreciate that look. thanks. charles gafford was one of the lucky ones to reach a storm shelter in time. when the twister hit he grabbed his camera and recorded some pretty extraordinary video, giving us a ground level view of the tornado. we saw a bit of it at the top of the program. he captured the scene as the twister threw debris and branches past his shelter door. that's the view from the shelter. charles gafford joins me now live on the phone. first of all, how are you doing, charles? >> i'm doing all right. still a little bit shaken up after everything, of course. but myself, my family and all my friends, they made out all right. >> as we're watching the video now, we're seeing all this