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Her child. as morning breaks, we may get a new report of the injuries and damages there. >> now, there is a new problem and that's flooding. the same storms that brought in the tornados also brought 12 inches of rain in places like moore, oklahoma. and residents are being told to stay inside because of the threats. let's go to union city now to continue our coverage. george howell is there this morning. >> george, union city was one of the hardest hit communities in the storm. how much notice did residents there have before they could take cover? >> alison, you talk to people out here and it...

When you get in front of a home like this you get a sense of the power of one of these storms of one of these tornados. thankfully the family here got out of the way. let's take a look at this. we have been taking a look this morning to see what is left over. you see the red top that used to be the tractor there, and the storm took the top of the tractor off. come over here and you can see the side of the home, the winds and the tornadoses so strong that it knocked the bricks off the side of the home, and even ripped a hole in the roof up there. but, you know, the real damage, if you come over...

What's it like? >> reporte >> reporter: alson, i'll step out of the way. chris merit, we've been showing his home all morning. he's been gracious enough to let us be on his property and show our viewers exactly how powerful these storms are. his mother and father lived in this home. they just returned to see what's left over. you know, you can imagine coming back to something like this. it's difficult. so, you know, they wanted a little extra space and time. you understand that. we understand that. out here as they do it. they don't mind us showing it, but this is a difficult time for them. al...