which in tuscaloosa is not unusual. what makes it unusual her home was damaged two weeks before. the place where mary works was also heavily destroyed by this storm. then her car was also destroyed. the church she attends was also damaged by this tornado. mary is also a nurse. she joins us right now. mary, i understand the day the tornado struck you happened to be here at this church, you came here for safety and able to help, i guess roughly 100 people? yes, sir. reporter: take me back to the day of the tornado and tell me how you got here? my daughter-in-law s home was damaged wednesday morning of the storm. i have three grandchildren and she wanted a safe place for my grandchildren to be during the storm. so she had asked me if we could dome the church and seek shelter. so that s what we were doing here. reporter: you got here an hour before storm took place.