didn t want to fly away in the tornado. elizabeth raced home when the weather turned bad, worried about her dog ginger. the two rode it out in the bathtub. the twister was right there, i could hear it. i said, you re not going to get me. i can t believe we actually survived this thing. many people like june bentley, survived because they had shelters. with a storm shelter, you feel more secure. best $2,000 i think we have ever spent. while shelters may keep out the raging storm, they can t keep out terror. we locked this door once we saw it coming, and it got louder. the next thing you know, you see the lights coming undone. we couldn t reach for it. and it ripped open the door. we thought we were dead. that was janet shamlian reporting. here on site with me now is steve morris of the salvation army. we have been talking a lot about how people want to be a part of this and get out and help those
0 there s major, tremendous damage, but they have come to go through their to go through the belongings and also to come and try and repair. as chris jansing had on in the last hour, mayor lewis, who was also the mayor in 1999 when a very similar tornado came through this exact area, killing over 40 people, he said many people now are trying to get out and get tarps so they can cover their properties because of the rain. there is this band of storms that continues to come through the area right now. because of that, it really does hamper the efforts for people to come out and have the opportunity to go through and find their belongings. we had some sun earlier today, but that has changed as of right now. but that could change as we move later into the day. savannah guthrie had an opportunity on the today show earlier today to talk to someone from moore. take a look. just eerie. may 3rd, 1999, and it s not just the community of moore. it s almost the exact same path as the 99 torna