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There was a young boy that was lost. those are the ones that i most grieve for, those that lost their lives. some were caught in vehicles that were just there on the freeway or on the turnpike where they intersected when the tornado came through. those that lost their homes and other things, i know they will cope and go on. i mean, this is our history. we're extremely resilient. and community and we'll start to begin the repair almost immediately. >> all right, mayor douglas athas, we really appreciate your type. we'll let you get back to the work that has to be done and our sincere wishes for...

It's not a unique story. so many passengers dealing with the same issues of this severe weather system. here in garland as we're driving through the streets, we see lots of road closures and power facility, power crew staging in the area, also understand that the national weather service had a team here assessing the damage. this was a really significant storm system that swept through here. ef-4 tornado, just one notch higher, ef-5 which we saw in 2013 in moore, oklahoma. the damage we have yet to get close enough because of the road closures. you just heard the mayor talk about the authoriti...

And rowlet. 11 people killed as a result of these storms and 15 people hurt. hundreds of structures damaged and we're still getting through the full scale of the damage cause d by the storms. >> we know you're trying to get close and the governor has warned people really to shelter in place to be very vigilant and very careful. we're telling you if you didn't hear the governor earlier, avoid rising water because they can come up suddenly be deadly. you heard the mayor earlier talking about how some of the pictur victims were in cars when the tornado touched down. we'll let you get to your next...

Background, allowing for people to actually see for a brief moment. nature's fury with a tornado in the background. scary stuff. let's zoom into this region to show what happened. we had six reported tornados, several wind damage reports as well and large hail. of course the national weather service still has to assess the complete extent of this damage, determine on the fujita scale, which is the measurement tool they use for how destructive the tornado actually was. they'll determine, was this an ef 3, an ef 4, or a higher echelon tornado, an ef 5 that moved through the suburbs of dallas-ft....

Making an effort to talk to people and sit with them if they're not with anybody else and actually actively making friends. >> reporter: what do you say to that person by themselves? >> you don't have to say anything. it's the presence. sit with them. how are you today? do you want to eat with me? simple things like that. >> reporter: and so, the group awarded moore high school $10,000 to take it even further. for students here, their incentive has been personal. >> we have faced a lot. we have taken a lot. >> reporter: just two years ago, the natural instinct in moore of looking out for one a...