carrying debris as far as 60 miles away. the twister was the most destructive of 68 reported across seven midwest states over the weekend. some of the survivors in joplin in southwest missouri took refuge in a convenience store. everybody get down. on the ground. smith: this cell phone video shows almost nothing. but tells us everything about what it s like when terror is on your doorstep. there are 18 or 19 people huddled inside this store, no electricity, no way of knowing just how bad it was about to get. people screamed and prayed. jesus, jesus. smith: and say what they fear could be their last words. i love everyone, i love everyone, man. i love you. smith: then it s finally over. mommy! smith: it was just over a month ago we were in birmingham in alabama talking about the storm damage there. thinking we probably never seen anything quite like it before. here in joplin, it may even be worse. block after block, mile after mile. as much as a quarter of this
good morning, everyone, on this tuesday. i m terrell brown in for betty nguyen. in the words of one joplin resident, there s nothing left. two days after a single powerful tornado reduced much of joplin, missouri to rubble, the death toll is rising and rescue crews are still searching for survivors. more severe weather including tornadoes could be on the way. today the national weather service predicts a high risk of another tornado outbreak in texas, oklahoma, arkansas, and missouri. overnight, a tornado hit big rock, tennessee 70 miles northwest of nashville. it damaged dozens of homes. and injured at least three people. elsewhere, severe weather hit late yesterday. and overnight in the ohio valley including possible tornadoes in kentucky and pennsylvania. probably wasn t even 30 seconds and i could feel the house feel the house moving. i thought it was going to come in on me. scary, but so far this morning, only minor injuries are reported. to the latest now in jop
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