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Martha: we're getting word that we'll get a news conference from joplin, missouri on the tornado that struck there on sunday, 1500 people, still looking to account for there. we may get an update on that as well, we'll take you there as soon as that gets underway and as away wait for that, there's a new round of killer tornadoes, that sliced through the nation's heartland overnight. look at this. martha: that is one of the several deadly tornadoes that ripped through the midwest and the south and we're beginning to learn the scope of the destruction and devastation left behind by that, this is...

The tornado hit and were in there for about ten minute bus it saved their lives. you can see what's left. this is about the only home that looks like a home, as of this morning here in piedmont. it has been, as you know, a very deadly season and if you count the fatalities in kansas, here in oklahoma and that killer tornado in arkansas, alex, we have now had 53 fatal twisters so far this year. an average year the entire year, 24. we have more than doubled our average of killer tornadoes. and more today. already this morning, we have had reported tornadoes causing damage in part s of illinois. ...

It got noisy while we were in the shelter for 20 minutes. we came out and looked outside and trees were almost sideways so we went back in. and like i said now we just came out. i could see the moving looks to be northeast. two guys saw them go by south. >> shepard: you were in college is my understanding huge twister in 1999. >> yes, sir. >> tell me about that. >> fortunately i was at my school, which is about 20 miles north of where it hit. but my family were not so fortunate. and they actually were in one of the neighborhoods that was hit. weathered it in a storm cellar. >> shepard: we have...

>> shepard: jeff, describe what you are seeing. what kind of vehicle are you in? what are you seeing around you? >>ening at this time i-35 in moore on highway 37. the main east-west road on the southwest side of moore. to give you better south of the 40 interchange and 4 miles north of the city of norman, at this time no tornadoes near that location right now. this particular tornado has weakened and has became rain wrapped as we say. weakened at this time, but like i said the tornado has weakened in the city of moore as it tracks across i-35 going through del city, air force base on the south...

Off, take the shingles and the barn. it will damage the car with some hail. everybody will walk out of the house, and the windows will be broken, and you're fine. that's a typical, garden variety tornado. we are not seeing these. we are seeing large violent storms with large tornadoes over 150 miles per hour, one after the other, like a big rake just raking across the country. we raked across alabama. there had been 49. and today i know we're going to add to that number because there are fatalities already. there were 49 as of yesterday killer tornadoes so far this year. an average year, wolf,...