magnitude. what happened is it was so powerful that it actually shook the ground and produced some waves that were felt in the city where it was recorded in amarillo in texas. that's more than 400 miles away from the city of west. these waves traveled a far distance to be recorded in the city of amarillo, which is actually in the panhandle of texas. incredible stuff. people in the city of waco were reported to have felt shaking of the ground. they felt some of the shaking in dallas. incredible stuff. those are reports from people in those areas, just -- i can believe that, an explosion shook the ground and produced these waves that were felt in amarillo. that's incredible. >> steve: it just goes to show you how big a boom it was. all right. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> gretchen: we know at least three firefighters are missing at this time. they were volunteers. as we wait to hear about the full extent of the devastation in texas, the mayor of the town of west is asking for your prayers this morning. take a listen to the desperate