but paisley can t stop thinking about her dog. that was probably the most upsetting thing was roxie. reporter: then a phone call almost two miles away, david franco, an oil rig worker, sees a dog walking around his work site. i knew she belonged to somebody. reporter: paisley and her family race to see if it s true, that their dog had somehow managed to escape the tornado s grip. then the moment they had been hoping for. she s coming right now. roxie! reporter: it is roxie. thank you very much. here we go. bless her little heart. reporter: she survived with only a small scratch on her leg. what do you think of finding her dog? awesome. reporter: you didn t think you were going the find roxie again, did you? no. reporter: when you found out she was okay? i was very happy. i started dancing.
find the sky is the ceiling. frank wood hunting for anything that might bring a smile to his daughter s face. this is her teddy bear she got when she had her appendix out about three months ago at children s hospital. but paisley can t stop thinking about her dog. that was probably the most upsetting thing was roxie. reporter: then a phone call one day after the storm, and almost two miles away from the wood s home, david franco, an oil rig worker, sees a dog walking around his work site. as soon as i saw her, i knew she belonged to somebody, maybe their house got destroyed. reporter: paisley and her family race to see if it s true, that their dog had somehow managed to escape the tornado s grip. then the moment they had been hoping for. she s coming right now. roxie! reporter: it is roxie. thank you very much. here we go. bless her little heart.
frank wood hunting for anything that might bring a smile to his daughter s face. this is her teddy bear she got from children s hospital. but paisley can t stop thinking about her dog. that was probably the most upsetting thing was roxie. reporter: then a phone call almost two miles away, david franco, an oil rig worker, sees a dog walking around his work site. i knew she belonged to somebody. reporter: paisley and her family race to see if it s true, that their dog had somehow managed to escape the tornado s grip. then the moment they had been hoping for. she s coming right now. roxie! reporter: it is roxie. thank you very much. here we go. bless her little heart. reporter: she survived with
of 8,000 structures were damaged or destroyed. nearly two dozen people, including three young men, took cover at a convenience store. the video is dark, but the audio, the sounds tell a story. oh, my god! [ screaming ] imagine pushing open the door after that incredible experience. elsewhere in joplin, one couple recorded the scene moments after the tornado struck. destruction all around them, homes on fire. they called out for the young man s sister and fiance. sarah! sarah, mike! of course, there s no end to the heartbreak, but no end to hope either. we met tracy pressler, looking for will, who was driving home with his dad and was sucked out of the sunroof of his suv as the tornado struck. we cry a lot. yeah. we cry. but we have faith, you know, that they re going to find him alive. you have to have hope and you have to pray. and if they don t, we pray they find him. more on will norton s story and also that of lantz hare. until he s find, dead or alive,
local officials believe upwards of 8,000 structures were damaged or destroyed. nearly two dozen people, including three young men, took cover at a convenience store. the video is dark, but the audio, the sounds tell a story. oh, my god! [ screaming ] imagine pushing open the door after that incredible experience. elsewhere in joplin, one couple recorded the scene moments after the tornado struck. destruction all around them, homes on fire. they called out for the young man s sister and fiance. sarah! sarah, mike! of course, there s no end to the heartbreak, but no end to hope either. we met tracy pressler, looking for will, who was driving home with his dad and was sucked out of the sunroof of his suv as the tornado struck. we cry a lot. yeah. we cry. but we have faith, you know, that they re going to find him alive. you have to have hope and you have to pray. and if they don t, we pray they find him. more on will norton s story and also that of lantz hare.