it wasn t me by shaggy you re never responsible for unauthorized purchases on your discover card. 40 past the hour. i m in mayfield, kentucky, an area devastated by this weekend s tornadoes. another hard-hit community is edwardsville, illinois, where that amazon warehouse was crumbled to pieces when it was slammed by a tornado. at least six workers were killed, an unknown number are missing. joining me now is nbc s morgan chesky, live in edwardsville. morgan, what s the latest on the ground there this morning? reporter: hi, jose, good morning. i just had a chance to speak with an amazon spokesperson, who
tells me that they now know that at the time this tornado struck, there were 46 workers inside this massive warehouse, about the size of a football field. as you mentioned, that death toll now sitting at six people. and they say that everyone else at this point in time is believed to have been accounted for. they do not anticipate the death toll rising here in edwardsville, but we are learning more about the moments prior to this tornado striking that s now been categorized as an ef-3. an incredibly powerful storm striking under the cover of nightfall. the tornado sirens here in edwardsville went off at about 8:00 p.m. on friday. it was at that point that amazon tells us that the employees inside that building eventually split up into about two groups, going to various areas that they believed were sheltered, secured, reinforced spots within this building that they could be safe. and when that tornado struck, as you ve seen, in these images and videos of this warehouse, it
debris here. there s no definitive timetable on when this area will be deemed clear. however, amazon has donated $1 million to a local charity here in edwardsville to help anyone impacted by this incredibly tragic storm. jose? morgan chesky, thank you so much. just a little while ago, i spoke with luis tekum whose best friend and business partner opened a bodega just five months. this weekend, his friend rode out the tornado with his wife, two children, and brother. they all survived. luis says, thanks to the grace of god. this is where he rode out the storm? [ speaking spanish ] this is the entrance of the store.