the sirens aren t going. frightened customers huddle in terror inside a dark refrigerated storeroom. jesus! [ people screaming ] [ wind blowing ] jesus, jesus, jesus. heavenly father everybody okay?! you guys all okay? yes! we re all right! we re all right! amazingly, everyone inside survives. i ve got debris on the ground, right here! debris on the ground! 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! by monday morning, the devastation was clear. buildings on fire. entire neighborhoods wiped out.
this convenience store no, they haven t yet. the sirens aren t going. customers huddle in terror inside a dark refrigerated storeroom. [ screaming ] jesus, jesus, jesus, heavenly father. thank you, jesus. amazingly, everyone inside survives. we got debris on the ground. the massive tornado, believed to be three quarters of a mile wide, with winds exceeding 190 miles per hour, rips a path of destruction four miles long right through the heart of the city. oh, my god! by monday morning, the devastation was clear. buildings on fire. entire neighborhoods wiped out.
frank wood rushed his mily into the storm shelter as the twister struck. we ve got to go now! it s coming right over us. we re right in its pat one beloved member of the wood family, roxie the dog, didn t make it into the shelter. all these stories and details tonight and witness the courage of people beset by catastrophe and tragedy. but we start at the beginning. it s 5:40 on sunday evening and a monster rakes across joplin, missouri. strong tornado! as the twist errors towards this convenience store no, they haven t yet. the sirens aren t going. customers huddle in terror inside a dark refrigerated storeroom.
the sirens aren t going. reporter: frightened customers huddle in terror inside a dark refrigerated storeroom. dad! dad! heavenly father. jesus, jesus. [ bleep ]. we re okay. it s okay. we re good. we re okay. we re okay. i think we re going to do it. jesus! jesus! oh, man. look.
across joplin, missouri. strong tornado! strong tornado! listen to it! oh, man! [ bleep ] get in the car! get in the [ bleep ] car! get in the car! watch out. i can t film. i can t film. i got it. i got it. i got it. i got it. i got it. stop, stop, stop, stop. move your head. i got it on video. oh, man! stop, stop. stop the car. we want to stay with it. oh, we got lightning. let s go back. come on. let s turn around. oh, it s getting big, big, big. that s huge. i got it all on video. i got it all on video. reporter: as the twister roars toward this convenience store no, they haven t yet. the sirens aren t going. reporter: frightened