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People. you were providing some first aid to folks? >> yes. i have an army medic that travels with us. and he had to do cpr on a gentleman, and unfortunately, he didn't make it. that's part of it. that's part of the storm chasing. and part of the reason we're here. we're here to help. we're not just here to see the storms. we were affected personally in alabama. we were devastated. people came in to help us and we want to do the same for them. >> you have a personal connection, obviously. tell us how this one that you just experienced and witnessed compares to the ones that you've seen, compar...

Lives, including two children. the twister unleashed winds between 130 and 150 miles per hour. the national weather service says the tornado was at least a half mile wide. >> the minute it dropped and the array of debris that was in the air and it's wide, you know, i knew it was going to be really bad. >> you could hear people screaming. >> reporter: cotton has chased tornados for more than three years, but what he witnessed and saw last night was too much. >> kids crying, someone getting out of the car saying my kid's hurt. >> reporter: is it the voices you heard that make you not want to do ...

A wife. they mean the world to me. i guess got showed us last night he's got a purpose for us on this earth, and storm chasing's not it, you know? >> reporter: way too close? >> yeah, it hit too close to home. >> reporter: and erin, it was a staggering tornado. the national weather service is saying late this afternoon they believe this tornado was at least an ef-3 rated storm and was on the ground for about a 40-mile stretch along this part of arkansas. erin? >> pretty incredible story. incredible what he said about his purpose in life and you have those moments. thanks very much to ed lavand...

About storm chasing i can't look at the sky the same way anymore. every time i see a cloud in the summer now i'm glued to the radar to try to figure out what's going to happen. i think for most people if they were to have a better appreciation of the sky and weather and what is going on i think that is actually a good thing. i think for people to be aware of the storms that that around them. i think it makes probably makes tornado alley a bit safer. jon: well that storm came just 11 days after the tornado that devastated moore, oklahoma, this spring. it was really a violent spring. grayson sch...

The ohio river valley. even some frost watches into parts of the south, deep south. tonight to take your plants in if you want them to survive. because we'll see end of growing season for some these spots. this is what we look for tonight's lower temperatures. cooler air across interior sections of the northeast. saturday night another batch of cool air moves in toward the northern plains. we'll tart to warm things up, monday, tuesday of next week. we have a good four more days of this. as the cold air moves around the lakes, harris, a little bit lake effect rain and lake-effect snow. some are...