st. john s medical center with 183 patients took a direct hit. it was unclear if any of the patients were injured during the storm, but the twister hurled x-rays as far as 70 miles, heaved gurneys for blocks, and smashed the building s glass facade. the windows are blown out. there s debris hanging outside of the windows. part of the roof, the whole top is missing. i mean, i m standing behind the hospital, and cinder blocks, walls, brick walls are just crumbled. the tornado also struck joplin high school, just as seniors were finishing graduation ceremonies nearby. parents and students escaped, but the school was demolished. i walked around as much as i could to see it, and it just looks like it s just been bombed from the outside in. i mean, it s just it s terrible. the storm left cars and trucks on top of each other. this walmart, now flattened, this home depot crushed. we don t know how many shoppers were inside the stores when the twister hit. thankfully, residents did ha
oh, we ve got lightning. we need to go back. let s turn around. oh, it s getting big, big, big. that s huge! for those who survived, the scars will always be them. nearly two dozen people, including three young men, took cover in a convenience store in a walk-in beer cooler. one turned on his camera as the tornado struck. the video is dark, but the sound tells a story. oh! [ wind blowing ] oh, my god! jesus, jesus! imagine pushing open the door after that incredible experience. elsewhere in joplin, one couple recorded the scene in their neighborhood moments after the tornado struck. destruction all around them, homes on fire. they called out for the young man s sister and her fiance. sarah! sarah! mike! of course, there s no end to the heartbreak, but no end to hope either. we met tracy pressler and her niece, sarah norton. they were looking for sarah s brother, will, who was driving home from his graduation with his dad and was sucked out of the sunroof w
entire neighborhoods wiped out. st. john s medical center, with 183 patients, took a direct hit. it was unclear if any of the patients were injured during the storm, but the twister hurled x rails as far as 70 miles, heaved gurneys for blocks and smashed windows. the windows were blown out. there s debris hanging outside the windows. part of the roof is missing. i m now standing behind the hospital and blocks, brick walls are just crumbled. the tornado also struck joplin high school, just as seniors were finishing graduation ceremonies nearby. parents and students escaped, but the stool was demolished. i walked around as much as i could to see it. it looks like it s been bombed from the outside in. it s terrible. the storm left cars and trucks on top of each other. this walmart, now flattened. this home depot crushed.
it s getting big, big, big. at least 126 people dead, dozens still missing, the actual number not known. local officials believe upwards of 8,000 structures were damaged or destroyed. for those who survive, the scars will always be with them. nearly two dozen people, including three young men, took cover at a convenience store. inside a walk-in beer cooler. one turned on his iphone as the twister struck. the video is dark, but the audio, the sounds tell a story. oh, my god! [ screaming ] imagine pushing open the door after that incredible experience. elsewhere in joplin, one couple recorded the snooen their neighborhood moments after the tornado struck. destruction all around them, homes on fire. they called out for the young man s sister and fiance. sarah! sarah, mike! of course, there s no end to the heartbreak, but no end to hope either. we met tracy press her and her niece, looking for will, who was driving home with his dad and was sucked out of the sunroof of
father. we re okay. thank you, jesus. we re okay. come on, guys. we re all right! we re all right! reporter: amazingly, everyone inside survives. i got debris on the ground right here. debris on the ground. reporter: the massive tornado believed to be three-quarters of a mile wide with winds exceeding 190 miles an hour rips a path of destruction four miles long right through the heart of the city. oh, my god. reporter: by monday morning the devastation was clear. buildings on fire. entire neighborhoods wiped out. st. john s medical center with 183 patients took a direct hit. it was unclear if any of the patients were injured during the storm, but the twister hurled x-rays as far as 70 miles, heaved gurneys for blocks and smashed the building s facade. windows are blown out. debris hanging outside of the windows.