several critically. hundreds of homes damaged and destroyed. some houses were turned into rubble in a matter of seconds. that piece after iron had to come from a building. it was, you know, it was no straight wind. it was a regular twister. the windows was blasting out and out and out. we went into the bathroom, like they always say, and while we got here, the roof went here. the good lord was with us. he sure was. it s about more than you can bear. well, four states were hit. oklahoma, iowa, nebraska, and kansas. but all of the fatalities were in one particular community, woodward, oklahoma. cnn meteorologist rob marciano is in woodward and joins us now live. rob, first of all, i m thankful you re safe. you ll know why in a second when you show some of these amazing pictures, but describe the devastation you see there. reporter: well, it s a pretty narrow swath, but it s right through the heart of town, gary. and that s all it takes in these populated areas. we had s