area that i know so well? yes, exactly. well, i had also covered the practically the same area 14 years earlier with the may 3rd tornado of 99. so i was practically in the same area. but, still, every time you see any kind of tornado damage, it is shocking. and especially to be on it that quickly and when it s in the very height of its emotion, it s very emotional. and, paul, you said that the other one in 99, we ve lost many people in this. but would you say this is a bigger devastation than the one from 1999? i know one of the local papers, it may have been yours that said that, but do you believe that to be the case? it s really difficult to tell. from myself, having seen them both from the air and from the ground, this one is close, but i don t know, myself, if it is as
moms. a very emotional time. yeah, i m noticing you were doing a job and doing it extremely well. but from a human perspective, you must have been thinking what on earth has happened to this area that i know so well? yes, exactly. well, i had also covered the practically the same area 14 years earlier with the may 3rd tornado of 99. so i d seen devastation very similar to that in practically the same area. but, still, every time you see any kind of tornado damage, it is shocking. and especially to be on it that quickly and when it s in the very height of its emotion, it s very emotional. and, paul, you said that the other one in 99, we ve lost many people in this. opinion is varying a bit. but would you say this is a bigger devastation than the one from 1999? i know one of the local papers, it may have been yours that said that, but do you believe that to be the case? it s really difficult to
intercept the damage, cutting through a residential area when i came across the school. the teachers were trying to bring all the kids out of the school, both that could get out, anyway. and there s a lot of crying, a lot of emotion, children crying for their parents, of course, their moms and a very emotional time. i mean, obviously, you were doing a job and doing it extremely well. but, from a human perspective, you must have been thinking what on earth has been happened to this area that i know so well? yes, exactly. well, i had practically covered the same area 14 years earlier with the may 3rd tornado of 99. so i had seen a situation very similar to that at practically the same area. any time you see any kind of tornado damage, it is shocking. and especially to be on it that