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From one extreme to the next is becoming just too much to bear. neighbors now coming together tonight to do what they can to help those who have lost so much in these storms. >> it is just sad to see. it is heard to see these people's livelihoods gone. it is just hard to see, so, it's just unbelievable to me. >> right now severe weather alerts are in effect from the south to the midwest as the threat is not over yet. will carr is live on the ground in rowlett, texas. will, how are residents coping with the destruction? >> reporter: well, they are going to do everything they can tonight. you ca...

It's routine to have basements in the midwest. not necessarily routine where you are. people have storm shelters or they're hiding in an interior closet or bathtub. >> yes, that is correct. they typically go under a closet in the stairs or in a bathtub, small bathroom, inside room. some people lay a mattress on top of them. >> ef-3 or ef-4, it's hard to survive something like that. >> christine, the damage is significant. >> 180-mile-per-hour winds for ef-4. what is your biggest obstacle? what do you need from today moving forward into the new year? what is your message for people? >> i think ...

Survival this morning. what are people telling about how they made it through? an ef-4, those are up to 180-mile-per-hour winds. >> yeah, it's amazing. i'm not a meteorologist, but the fact that the winds are up to 200 miles an hour are just incredible. but of the fact that people survived it, it's amazing. and people in our community are strong. we're going to have those who survived, it's a resilient city and we have plans in place to make the community strong once again, right before this tornado struck. >> okay. we know at least 8 people were killed in garland. do you know, were they insid...

>> unfortunately, we have at least one more severe weather day in the forecast. an absolute mess when you take a look at the national perspective with nearly 1 in 2 people in the country dealing with inclement weather from the snow to the ice and blizzard and freeze threats across arizona. winter storm threat with snow coming in around new england in the next couple days. in alabama and georgia, some isolated tornadoes and damage. we talk about the incredible nature of the storms, we know 67 tornadoes reported in the past receive especialseven days. we had one at ef-4. that is about 1% probabi...

Thousands of texans shattered by tornadoes. hundreds of people huddled in dallas. homes and businesses and churches flattened by 11 tornadoes. one classified as an ef-4. packing winds up to 111 miles an hour. the damage still being calculated. >> by the grace of god. i'm really grateful. you know, my wife works not that far from here. you know, a lot of things. >> i actually was looking at it. >> describe it for me. >> a dark funnel. it was a big roar. it was scary. i don't scare that easy. i was scared. >> scared and shaken up. the number of tornadoes that touched down and death toll could cl...