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>> that's who he was >> it just is who he was. >> cope, one of six workers killed, ranging from 26 to 62 the ef-3 tornado nearly cut the football field sized warehouse in half. 40 foot concrete walls collapsed, causing the roof to cave in. amazon sayin all 46 workers were instructed to move to a protected sheltered areas when sirens went off. not everyone made it there. >> our leaders on site began to shelter people i place, getting people to move into sheltered areas. >> reporter: amazon welcomes a newly announced investigation from osha that investigates all workplace deaths the agency has h...

Hunter davis is live in truman, arkansas. good afternoon to you, hunter. >> we are here at a volunteer staging area. i want to give you a perspective for what kind of damage this area saw. we have footage that we saw yesterday while we were touring the city. looking at everything that they want through. the ef-3 tornado is the preliminary report. it's just remarkable when you see that kind of damage. then you see the aftermath. people coming together, neighbor helping neighbor. we want to show you what is happening here at this staging area. people have been coming and going all day, whether i...

Chesky is in edwardsville with more on the osha investigation. >> reporter: for the cope family, the pain, too much to bear. father lynn, unable to put his son clay's loss into words. the 29-year-old inside the amazon warehouse friday when the storm moved in. over the phone, the navy vet told his mom he was helping coworkers to shelter. just minutes before the twister struck. >> knowing that clay told others to get to safety. >> it doesn't surprise me. not at all. >> reporter: that's who he was? >> it just was who he was. >> reporter: copy one of six workers killed ranging in age from 26 to 62...

Unseasonably mild through parts of the northeast. bill karins, great to see you. hope you have had a great weekend. tell us about the rest of the country. >> tell you first about the tornados and the set up and then the warmth. one of the reasons that we had this incredible tornado outbreak in the middle of december is because it's been like october. it's been so warm and we haven't had the snow and that's one of the reasons why. so, when you see all these pictures out there, you know, the enhancement of the scale is how we rate tornadoes. we can tell by estimate by how much the trees are dama...

Per hour. or 266 kilometers an hour. ef 3 also touched down in bowling green, kentucky. leaving behind widespread destruction. and you can see entire homes reduced to piles of debris. the death toll from the storm rose to 13 on sunday in dawesen springs. the town mayor estimates 75% of the town was destroyed. calling the situation just devastating. joining me now. meteorologist and it is the deadliest december tornado out break in the u.s. history. with more than 30 tornados across eight u.s. states. what is driving this? >> remarkable pattern. when you think about what's played out here in th...