water was as high as the rooftop, one story? i was not there at that point. i can t confirm. it looked like it got a few feet up. you can see some water marks halfway up. one interesting thing is it was tough to get there. there s three ways to get from the town into waverly, and all the routes had a bridge or road washed out. i came across one. there s an ambulance that kind of drove right into a washed out bridge. i came across that spot as the crew was out there returning it. i was able to finally get through and get into waverly. but the longest time, as far as media, i think i was it for just a bit. it was tough. there s no cell service. when i was there, we were unable to get the information out until i left late last night. look at that house. it was smushed. nearly collapsed. yeah. gosh, steve, i ve covered a lot of floods. flash floods as well. i haven t seen the remnants of damage to this extent before.
tv in nashville filed this report yesterday on the ongoing rescue efforts. the sound of helicopters and sirens surrounding homes in waiverly while first responders worked to get people out of their homes to safety. humphreys county sheriff says he woke up this morning to a thunderstorm and that s when things took a turn. it hit hard and fast. notorious for waverly, this area, not just waverly, but the county has been impacted. rushing water. cars and trees and homes destroyed. it s just a sliver of the day people in waverly had. for chris rawlings, today started when he heard people screaming outside. i stepped on the last step. i stepped into maybe two feet of water. i didn t know i was like somehow knew god would get us through this. reporter: he has seen firsthand what it s like for his neighbors to lose everything in a day. there were people here, they wouldn t sit in the lower level no more and helicopters were lifting them out.