away her 13-year-old sisters. they were hoping that this would be a rescue mission. there were no rescues today. just recovery. looks like a lethal broom swept. more than 160 twisters tore across 6 states leaving houses scattered like match stick cars carried off like kite and so much death. 2 90 people were killed. more than 190 in alabama alone. the worst state of cyclone december snrux nearly 40 years. this felt the worst of it. the sisters of 15-year-old justin thomas were desperate to find him. he has been missing since the storm. i have never seen devastation like this in alabama. reporter: the tornado here came tearing through town at 5:00 p.m. moved northwest. skipped p.+ a major medical center, high school and university of alabama. but it didn t miss rose dale. reports of serious damage and loss of life came from smith field, mississippi where neighborhood were flatten and grocery stores wiped out to rainsville alabama where the winds tossed around a school