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but those voices leave no doubt. 20 terrified strangers huddled inside a store's industrial-sized refrigerator. outside a tornado is ripping apart joplin, missouri. and take a listen again -- >> we're good. we're good. we're good. [ screams ] [ wind sounds ] >> jesus. je jesus, jesus. >> i love everyone. i love everyone, man. i love you. >> jesus, jesus, jesus. heavenly father. >> this is joplin this morning. after daylight revealed the devastation, the tornado cut through the center of town killing at least 89 people, taking out homes, businesses, a hospital, a high school. jaime gr...

Mile after mile of water. it stretches all the way to the horizon here. as you point out the impact on the farming community here has been significant, not just on this farmer's heefield, but a million acres under water. this is an industry that's about $16 billion in the state annually, so that's a large chunk of money and they aren't going to know the final tally for another month and a half because it will take that long to drape and then they have to figure out what crop to plant mid season. two farmers own this land and the water threatened their home. so they were quick to act and they p...

Appear we're on the banks of a river. we're not. we're on the banks of a farmer's field. instead of seeing acre after acre of farmland, you look at mile after mile of water. there should be no water within sight of this place. it stretches all the way to the horizon here. as you point out the impact on the farming community here has been significant, not just on this farmer's field, but a million acres under water. $500 million in damage. that's just a best guesstimate on the part of the state agriculture industry. this is an industry that's about $16 billion in the state annually, so that's a...

Two farmers own this land and the water threatened their home. so they were quick to act and they put this dike up. it was built in a day and a half using a backhoe. it surrounds their entire house. if that dike wasn't there, their house would be gone. their neighbor's houses are already gone. they've been able to save their property by that earthen dam. the only problem is the water continues to rise. they're not certain it will hold back the level, depending how high it rises. how fast and how long it stays up. >> where are the flood waters expected to move next? >> reporter: that's a good q...

Farming community has been significant. it's not just on this farmer's field, but a million acres under water, $500 million. that's just a best guesstimate on the part of the state agricultural industry. this is an industry about $16 billion in the state, so it's a large chunk of money and they really aren't going to know the final tally for another month and a half because it will take that long for these fields to drain and they have to figure out what crop to plant mid season. let me show you something else. two farmers lone this land and the water threatened their home. so they were quick ...