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St. john's medical center with 183 patients took a direct hit. it was unclear if any of the patients were injured during the storm, but the twister hurled x-rays as far as 70 miles, heaved gurneys for blocks, and smashed the building's glass facade. >> the windows are blown out. there's debris hanging outside of the windows. part of the roof, the whole top is missing. i mean, i'm standing behind the hospital, and cinder blocks, walls, brick walls are just crumbled. >> the tornado also struck joplin high school, just as seniors were finishing graduation ceremonies nearby. parents and students e...

>> oh, we've got lightning. we need to go back. let's turn around. >> oh, it's getting big, big, big. >> that's huge! >> for those who survived, the scars will always be them. nearly two dozen people, including three young men, took cover in a convenience store in a walk-in beer cooler. one turned on his camera as the tornado struck. the video is dark, but the sound tells a story. >> oh! [ wind blowing ] >> oh, my god! >> jesus, jesus! >> imagine pushing open the door after that incredible experience. elsewhere in joplin, one couple recorded the scene in their neighborhood moments af...

It looks like a lot of damage on top. i mean, are there rooms exposed? i've heard of chunks of the building which have been removed from the tornado. what is the building like? is it still stable? >> i would say it is not stable. it is hard to see to the lower floors. the floors that are higher are absolutely devastated. the windows have been blown out. there's debris hanging outside of the windows. part of the roof or the whole top is missing. i mean, i was standing behind the hospital, and cinder blocks, walls, brick walls are just crumbled. >> describe what your drive was like. you're ten m...

>> and then just a short time ago, a storm chaser, his name is steve polly, caught out in the middle of this driving on the interstate. he said he didn't think he was going to make it. he said it was touch and go for a while. these videos he took at a gas station. listen. >> yes, it is. north kansas. that's where we want to get. >> all right. our jacqui jeras, our meteorologist, joins us now. jacqui, some officials in missouri reporting that there are at least as many as 24 fatalities from this tornado that touched down, and they are saying there's widespread damage across the city's...

Cajun country facing an agonizing wait as flood waters from the mighty mississippi river inch closer to homes, disrupting countless lives and counting untold heartache. elizabeth prann in louisiana with the very latest. hi, elizabeth. >> hi. we know residents southwest of where we are here are really bracing for the worst. we know the mandatory evacuations have temporarily been lifted, but people are waiting for the water levels to rise more. in saint francisville, this is living proof of after these water levels reach their highest point, you can see the water levels stay in these homes. that...