i couldn t move. it was really rough. what was going through your mind? i swore we were going to die. all i could do was pray. half of the death toll centers in one small town. 9,000 people live in harrisburg, illinois, six people died there. don lemon is there. the national weather service says the tornado was the second most powerful on the rating scale. how widespread is the damage this morning? reporter: ef-4. it s huge. pan around here and look. this is a neighborhood, a fairly new neighborhood. go left here to show. if this had happened in the afternoon when it was full of people, there would have been probably many more injuries, many more deaths here. luckily there were only six and i m saying luckily because every single person we ve spoken to, even the person who lost his mom said he can t believe at that only six people died in all of this. they say they re going to pick up the pieces. the red cross is here. they have lots of help. this he could use more he
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and away from the coast. the outer banks here in wrightsville beach evacuation orders in effect. the bridge between here and wilmington will close tomorrow at 8:00. that s it. no one else is able to get in or get out. we re just off of the ocean here. we want to show you this 26 unit condo under development and there are efforts underway to clear all the debris out of here. as you know if and when all this stuff hits it could go flying. they loaded three flatbeds to get the possible deagree out of the area. p.j. kelly is building these homes and you also live here. you have been here 25 years. are you and your friends and family staying or going? well, we have chosen to stay, rick. on the beach here obviously a mandatory evacuation the low lying areas you need to be careful with flooding. in you are inland a little bit, board up your windows have a generator and you will be in good shape. have you seen the size of the thing and it does look to be coming right this way. it has.