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Creating miles -- the only way to recognize that this was a highway was the trail of cars, buses, and trucks that were stopped. by the way, guys, this is in kentucky. it was interstate 24, and interstate 65 that had the most amount of snow. we're talking about one to two feet, creating parking lots on the roadways. the snow accumulating so quickly the plows couldn't keep up, allowing for the conditions to worsen, and people getting stranded on the roads. you can imagine what that feels like to be stuck in a car for 15 hours, having no food or water, with little gas to help keep you warm. you c...

Their guards let down. but that's not the case roth now. it -- not the case right now. it was three years ago, almost exactly, we had an incredible outbreak, the largest outbreck of tornadoes we have seen. so we're right on target where you would see that. tupelo needs to be taking cover you. said it, where you get into a bathtub or something. all these people you talk to the amount of walls you can put between you ask and the outside wall, that can be the defense between life and death. if you don't have a basement, get to the innermost point of your house and put as many walls between the ou...

>> she's sitting here. reach interstate 24 and eventually the brookport area between 2:15 and 2:20. >> reporter: what does she do? >> she got on twitter. >> reporter: on twitter, facebook and in a chat room, the national weather service sent warnings received by thousands of people. media outlets picked up on those and blasted out warnings to thousands more. he believes they gave local residents several minutes of lead time ahead of the storms these offer clear evidence social media is saving lives during disasters and helping salvage them afterwards. in tornado ravaged illinois, good samarita...

Saying tornado warnings and what area. we few we were in that area. >> reporter: they raced back to their home in brook port, illinois, made sure their daughter and grandchildren who lived next door got into a safe area of their house and then took cover in their own. >> me and my husband ran in here in the bathroom. we got down and stayed like this. >> reporter: everyone in the family survived the tornado. how do you think that warning worked for you? >> yeah, i think it probably saved our lives. >> reporter: the warnings came from apps for two tv stations that were on his phone, but they ori...