nearly a mile wide and stayed on the ground for more than an hour. leaving nothing but destruction in its wake. bill: it touched down near rolling fork, mississippi. a town of 2,000 people. that community is wiped off the map. sandra: houses reduced to rubble. some ripped off their foundations. the storm had winds reaching 170 miles-per-hour. that s strong enough to send cars and power lines flying through the air. bill: satellite images. on the left a picture of rolling before the storm hit. on the right is what happened after ward. an elementary school, trees, homes, cars, all of them are now gone. sandra: leveled. a church left unrecognizable with the steeple blown off. the scope of destruction is hard to fathom even for those who lived through it. it was dark. call for help. it was quiet. to hear those little kids hollering help. it s devastating. i look around town and i m saying i know we can rebuild, but what do you do with the devastation? what do you do w
ton top of them. it was so dark and loud i was scared. i was scared for my life. fortunately there are no deaths reported here in amory, which is miraculous when you see the extent of the damage. they aren t out of the woods just yet. the city of amory says that there is a boil water advisory in place because the city s water department took a direct hit from that tornado. the police department in town has set up a command center where they are taking donations. we ve seen tons of folks drop off water and food and just really try to do whatever they can to help their fellow man. such a tough time. you see a lot of folks in this community coming together trying to help one another. bill: charles, thank you. we ll be with you throughout the morning and into the afternoon and days to come, charles, thanks for that. so many times when you see