soledad o'brien spoke to tim in 2004. >> how close was too close? >> the tornado was about 100 yards and closing. >> how fast do they close on you? >> this particular tornado is moving about 15 to 20 miles an hour. >> wow. >> yes. >> in fact, we can see telephone poles being ripped out of the ground and absorbed into the tornado as i did the first. >> we're going to die. >> reporter: brandon sullivan and his storm chasing team also had a close call. >> you okay? >> yeah. >> reporter: they survived, not a scratch, but there were some very scary moments. in a massive storm spawning a series of tornadoes, most of the nine people killed died in their cars. >> one of the things we think happened this week with all the congestion on the roads is that people were out trying to find other buildings and places to go to. >> reporter: another hard lesson in this season of storms, unless