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Rain and hailstorm which made everything difficult to hear. the bottom line is we did have that initial warning, but it was really hard to hear with the size, strength and breath of the storm. >> sounds like it hit in one of the worst possible places. >> it absolutely hit in the worst possible place in that town that you could, especially with the hospital being knocked out. it's a town that has two functioning hospitals. when you knock one of them out you have to move the people out there. it's been a long night but first responders stepping up in a strong fashion. >> a long night and certain...

many ran to seek safer ground, but boy, the devastation is coming to light today. >> that's right. 12 hours later life has changed in joplin, missouri. a powerful tornado ripped that city apart. the red cross said 75% of the town is virtually gone with reports of at least 30 people killed and dozens more injured. 50,000 people live in the city. no phone service, power lines are down, cars and trucks smashed and flipped. the governor calling out the national guard and declaring a state of emergency this morning. >> to make matters worse the city's main hospital st. john's medical cent...