state of emergency. v saw some incredible flooding. we will get to that in a moment. first here is fox s rick mikuse with a closer look at the aftermath. reporter: violent storms ripping through the heart of north carolina. 60 tornadoes were reported in this state alone yesterday. everything is destroyed. everything is gone, everything. took the house, tower everything down. unbelievable, really. you didn t know what was going on outside. you could hear it in the house and everything. then when you get out and see that it destroyed everything that you worked for. reporter: in sanford, a lowe s home improvement store was hit. 100 customers and workers were moved to the rear of the building. i ran to the front door and looked over the horizon, the shopping center, there was a humongous tornado. we started making pages over the intercom get to the back. the screaming and emotions at that time, we heard as much crashing and metal behind us. as we ran to the back seein