passing us just now with all the windows shattered, all the windows blown out of the car, driving toward a cvs. i can only imagine driving into that parking lot trying to get something for the people that got cut by the glass that got blown out of their car. people are in the way of this tornado. it has turned into a sport that is going to kill people and you need to get off the road as soon as you can, because this is terrible. >> so chad, the weather service has issued a tornado emergency. how does that differ than what we've been watching earlier? >> reporter: yeah. this is very important for the people to know, that a tornado emergency means that a confirmed large tornado is headed to a major metropolitan area. it even can be a town of 5,000 to 10,000 people. but right now, we have a large violent tornado on the ground in southwestern oklahoma city, very close to will rogers airport. it is without a doubt on the ground. i'm looking straight at the radar. i can tell you just because of the way the tornado signature is