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We are just paying it forward. >> reporter: two cities, two families tied together by tragedy. erin's mother kathy mason not only lost her home but her sister perished in a tornado that claimed 161 lives. >> with every trial and tribulation we go through, it grows our faith in god. >> reporter: kathy still lives in joplin with you with housing stock low after the storm, erin moved an hour east to springfield. despite the distance, they are closer than ever. >> we are more aware of each other's needs. we're more aware of each other's feelings. >> i feel like when you go through a trial like thi...

It hit friday during the evening rush. governor mary fallin meeting with people who lost their homes, many alive tonight because they rode out the storm in their underground cellars. >> everything falling around, so we just kind of waited 'til it passed. >> lots of warning because we're in oklahoma. >> i think after more of us see the destruction, it made the decision easy. >> harris: that person talking about moore, oklahoma r they saw an ef-5 that caused so much sadness, heartache 12 days ago. you can see major flooding, parts of oklahoma and other states hit during the storm friday, includi...

>> alisyn: we were stunned to hear how many people who don't have storm shelters. obviously they're trying to get the money to build them. mike tobin, thank you. we'll check in with you. >> clayton: rick reichmuth tweeting out information about where to find storm shelters. >> especially after last week's moore tornado. a lot of people trying to get storm shelters. they generally run around 3,000 bucks. people want to get those, but there's a backlog from what i'm hearing for people to get that. a few people have tweeted me information. i've tweeted some of that information about some places w...

Let's talk about it. with the moore, oklahoma, story, and let's not forget shawnee, oklahoma, an ef-2 came in and killed two people, and then the next day an ef-5 came through and just really tkau phademoliss of moore. it developed and dropped tornados right and left. we understand at least five tornadoes on the ground confirmed. it was the sort of storm that parked itself over oklahoma city and just stayed there. you know, as far as our, you know, our ability to get out of the way,e had a plan in place and we got ahead of the traffic, but still we found ourselves being chased by this big blac...

Night. i spoke to the chief medical examiner earlier. he said nine people confirmed dead. they tell us five of those nine remain unidentified at this time. the nine dead include two children and seven adults, so you talk about an area that is just getting over that ef-5 tornado on may 20th, only to have the neighboring county affected. >> maythese tornados over a wid area, much more rural. do authorities feel they have a handle on everything given how widespread the damage is? >> reporter: we went to a press conference a little while ago, and they seemed to say at least or give the impression ...