we had to bail out because it was coming right at us. >> that debris, it's 500 or 600 feet up in the air and it's going. looks like it's roping out a little bit. over 149th street and maybe the east side of air depot road. there it is. it's going. i don't know how to explain it, how to describe it. this is -- this is terrible. this is war zone terrible. >> that was the news as it unfolded yesterday. and today we're learning just how powerful the monster tornado was. the national weather service says it reached the ef-5 level. the highest category for tornadoes. it was on the ground for about 17 miles. with a path up to 1.3 miles wide. winds were around 200 miles per hour. 24 people have been killed. but moore, oklahoma, has faced