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>> and her husband's car was with-in the driveway. it's back in the alley. >> reporter: gar land took the brunt of the storms. >> i can see it. >> reporter: lafayette griffin huddles with his family under a mattress and prayed as the tornado hit. >> it was terrifying. terrifying. very terrified. you know, they didn't know if they were going to make it. >> reporter: eight people died when a tornado hit the area around interstate 30. and in some neighborhoods storms ripped facades off houses, leaving gaping holes. and in other cases houses were just gone. >> the grace of god it worked. i'm reall...

The storm ripping up houses and tossing cars around like toys as it cut a path through neighborhoods. cnn's nick valencia is in texas as residents begin to assess the damage. >> wow. oh my gosh. it's big! it's -- oh, it's a big tornado. big, big strong tornado. >> reporter: residents in texas are picking up the pieces today after a terrifying night of deadly storms. >> i actually looked at the twister. i was looking at it. >> describe it for me. >> it was just a dark -- a dark funnel and it was just a big roar. it was really scary. it scared me. i don't scare that easy, but i was scared. >> we...