scope of the damage caused by that monster twister that hit joplin, missouri. more than 100 people are feared dead this morning. much of that city in ruins. that tornado packed winds as high as 200 miles an hour. the roof of a hospital was completely blown off and hundreds of windows shattered. joplin was not the only town hit. the tornadoes hit seven states in all. the coverage begins with john hendren. reporter: for much of the midwest spared last month, there was no mercy. i have the walls left of my home. my parents have the walls left of their home. my brother doesn t have a home anymore. reporter: a staggering 70 tornadoes raked the landscape. ripping every branch off acres of trees, tilting signs. it s not over. many areas will get hit with severe weather repeatedly for days. reporter: that s after 875 tornados in april. in joplin, a massive twister tore through. one minute, it was barely sprinkling. the next minute, boy, the whole world just upside dow
and good morning, everyone. thanks for being with us. we still don t know just yet the scope of the damage caused by that monster twister that hit joplin, missouri. more than 100 people are feared dead this morning. much of that city in ruins. that tornado packed winds as high as 200 miles an hour. the roof of a hospital was completely blown off and hundreds of windows shattered. joplin was not the only town hit. the tornadoes hit seven states in all. the coverage begins with john hendren. reporter: for much of the midwest spared last month, there was no mercy. i have the walls left of my home. my parents have the walls left of their home. my brother doesn t have a home anymore. reporter: a staggering 70 tornadoes raked the landscape. ripping every branch off acres of trees, tilting signs. it s not over. many areas will get hit with severe weather repeatedly for days. reporter: that s after 875 tornados in april. in joplin, a massive twister tore through. one