overnight, widspread destruction in the town of four forks. first responders searching under trees and in windows with flashlights, or rescuing residents through windows. and a hundred miles east in farmerville i heard a rush of wind like a train. reporter: patsy andrews rode out the tornado in her home with her four children. we got in the tub and we just got in the tub, and we just hugged each other, and we just started praying. reporter: in keithville, first responders finding the bodies of yoshiko smith and her 8-year-old son nicholas. his father was at work when the storm hit and led rescuers to the scene. the system stretching some 1,500 miles north, churning out blinding blizzard conditions. our trevor ault in duluth, minnesota. we could get as much as two feet of snow here, and the winds are just biting. weilg lake superior here. it s not frozen yet obviously, and all that water is fuel for more precipitation. reporter: the system now threatening to bring that h