residents there just try to get their lives and damaged homes, what they can, back together. >> we spent the morning outside here at the church of christ where residents are trying to get permits to reenter into their devastated community. volunteers and charity organizations are working with the survivers and trying to get them back on their feet. we heard a lot of haunting stories of survival. none more haunting than that of 17-year-old dylan whitehead. he was literally picked up 20 feet in the air a by the tornado and thought he was taking his last breath. >> i was, i was in the air and i opened my eyes and i was about 20, 30 feet up in the air. >> the tornado picked you up? >> yes. when i opened my eyes and all the debris flying around me. >> he was outside at the time the tornado hit. he saw the cloud formations and then the twister formed.