>> reporter: tornadoes earlier in the day. then -- when this one was coming through, were you -- afraid -- what was your first thought when you heard there were more storms coming? >> i'm a weather geek. i keep up with this stuff. and -- there were storms early 25k that morning. but you know, that's why i wanted to call the employees. there are so many tornadoes and so many tornado sirens that went off a lot of people don't take it seriously anymore. but this one was serious. they will take it serious from now. >> reporter: from what you see across this storm is all this a -- is it a total loss? >> total loss. scrape and rebuild, buy all new equipment. there's nothing, you know, we can reuse in here. >> you have been in tuscaloosa, your whole life. been here over three decades. how does this -- affect you seeing this happen to your community? >> it is tough. you know, we are fortunate, we have great insurance and we have corporate reaching out to us. we see these people, that lost