pretty sure i went out the passenger side window and landed on the ground. reporter: but the tornado somehow skipped past the cab where he was sitting and went straight for the trailer. if i hadn t had my seatbelt on, it would have jerked me over there, but when the truck stood back up, it would have slammed my head into the window. just the only place it would have gone. reporter: it was a deadly 24 hours. this huge twister tore through the town of chickasha, oklahoma, and killed at least one person. oh, no. what it destroyed reporter: watch as it lifted the trailer and tossed it in the air like a twig. on the ground where that massive tornado hit, we saw houses flattened, but we also heard stories of survival. what were the kids thinking? were they screaming? they were screaming. they were screaming. reporter: cheryl mayo survived along with 15 others in this 6-person shelter built by homeowner kelly johnson. you found this ring? i didn t find it. a lady who i don t
us have been together for 25 years. we have hooted and hollered together, had our aha moments, we ugly-cried together. [laughter] oprah: and we did our gratitude journals. so i thank you all for your support and your trust in me. i thank you for sharing this yellow brick road of blessings. i thank you for tuning in every day along with your mothers and your sisters and your daughters; your partners, gay and otherwise; your friends; and all the husbands who got coaxed into watching oprah. [laughter] oprah: and i thank you for being as much of a sweet inspiration for me as i tried to be for you. i won t say good-bye. i ll just say until we meet again. to god be the glory. [applause] you are walking down a crowded street through various shades of people in the summer s harshest heat a story in your eye well, speak until your mind s at ease 25 years have come and gone and that story s still unfolding suitcase packed, you re moving on with the memories you re holding will