O'CLOCK
O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, CORTLAND WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN THAT WITH THAT LINE OF STORMS,
DANGEROUS STORMS THAT MOVED
THROUGH THE AREA 13 IS NOW
IREPORTER VARGAS IS JOINING US
THERE FROM THE SCENE. AND
ANGELA, GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT
YOU'RE SEEING CORTLAND. WE'RE
HEARING AND WE'RE SEEING A LOT
OF BUILDINGS BEING DESTROYED.
RIGHT BEHIND ME IS A PROTEUS
FACTORY. WE'RE HERE AT THE
WAREHOUSE MANAGER RONALD
JOHNSON WHO TELL US A LITTLE
BIT WHAT HE HEARD, WHAT HE SAW
TODAY, WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU
GUYS. ABOUT TO TURN OUT LOOK UP
.I ACTUALLY LIVE ACROSS THE
ROAD ON 58 AND WOKE UP ABOUT 2
THIRDS. YOU COULD ACTUALLY HEAR
IT SOUNDS JUST LIKE A TREE. BUT
ANYWAY, IT JUST CAME DOWN. YOU
KNOW, I JUST DID THAT QUICK AND
JUST CALM THE WIND OR RAIN OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT AND KIND
OF LAID AROUND THE HOUSE AND
JUST LISTENING TO THE SCANNER
MOELLER SOMETHING COOL ABOUT IT
AND HE GOT UP AND KIND OF WENT
OUT. WE HAVE HEARD ON THE
SCANNER THAT RIGHT NOW 58 AT
PALM TREE AND THAT THE MOTEL
WAS MESSED UP. THE NORMAL
GRIGGS LAWNMOWER PLACE WAS
MESSED UP AND WE DECIDED TO GET
DRESSED AND MAKE MY WAY TO WORK
AND AS I CAME ACROSS FIFTY 8
COME BACK HERE TO THE FARMER'S
MARKET I JUST LOOKED ME AS JUST
DEBRIS EVERYWHERE AND PULLED
INTO A PARKING LOT. AND YOU CAN
JUST ACT TO SEE WHERE THE
TORNADO COME THROUGH AND IT
JUST JUST JUST TORE EVERYTHING
IT JUST TORE THE ROOF RIGHT OFF
OF THE BUILDING HERE WHERE WE
ARE WE HOLD PRODUCE WHERE WE
SAW OVERFLOW WAREHOUSE WE HAVE
PRODUCE HERE. MIKE MARKS IS THE
MANAGER HERE AT THIS AT THE
FARMER'S MARKET. HE DOES A LOT
OF WATERMELONS, WATERMELON
SEEDS AND JUST ACTUALLY THIS
TIME OF THE YEAR RIGHT NOW.
THEY WERE PACKING OUT
WATERMELONS LAST NIGHT WHEN I
LEFT. SO. BUT ANYWAY WAY IT'S
JUST THIS TOTAL DESTRUCTION
JUST I DON'T KNOW. IT'S JUST
WHAT KIND OF LOSS IS THIS FOR
YOU AND FOR THE COMMUNITY? WELL
,THE BUILDING IS STILL A LOT
THAT CAN BE REPLACED. FROM WHAT
I UNDERSTAND, I HAVEN'T HEARD
ANY ANY INJURIES MAYBE SOME
MINOR INJURIES BUT OTHER THAT
NOBODY'S LAST ALIVE. THAT'S THE
MAIN THING. NOBODY IS NOBODY SO
LOST THEIR LIFE. BUT I ALL
OF THIS CAN BE REPLACED. I'LL
TAKE SOME TIME. WE HAVE A LOT
OR A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE AROUND
HERE. IT'S CALLED CHIP IN HELP.
WE'LL ON OUR FEET NO TIME.
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, SIR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, SIR.
THANK YOU. YEAH. SO WE'RE
SEEING A LOT OF TANGLED POWER
LINES DOWN MIDDLE OF TREES. WE
APPRECIATE MR. JOHNSON'S TIME
HERE. AND DAN? YEAH, ANGELA, I
WANTED TO ASK YOU. IT LOOKED
LIKE BEHIND YOU AN OVERTURNED
TRACTOR TRAILER CAN. CAN YOU
GIVE US AN IDEA OF WHAT EXACTLY
YOU'RE SEEING THERE? MAYBE WE'D
GET A BETTER LOOK AT THAT. LET
ME SHOW YOU DOWN A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT WHAT WE'RE SEEING. IF YOU
COULD FOLLOW ME HERE. THIS IS A
TRAILER THAT IS TIPPED ON ITS
SIDE. IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO SOME
POWER LINES. TREES ARE
ENTANGLED INSIDE OF IT. BUT IF
YOU WANT TO LOOK FURTHER DOWN
TO THIS FACTORY HERE YOU COME
THIS WAY WE CAN SEE ANOTHER
TRACTOR TRAILER ON ITS SIDE AND
YOU CAN SEE THAT SUSPECT A
TORNADO'S DESTRUCTION THROUGH
THIS PRODUCE FOOD MARKET
FACTORY HERE AS MR. JOHNSON
JUST POINTED OUT AND THERE'S
SEVERAL PARTS OF THE ROOF THAT
ARE UNDERNEATH THAT ARE PARTS
OF TRACTOR TRAILERS AND THIS
WHOLE AREA RIGHT HERE. IF YOU
GO DOWN THIS LEADING TO THIS
AREA, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE TREES
THAT ARE DOWN. YOU CAN SEE THE
PATH OF WHERE THIS STORM WENT
THROUGH IN THIS AREA. AND
EVERYBODY'S HERE IS A WATER
TOWER HERE. SO WE ARE JUST OUT
HERE GETTING THAT FOR YOU. AND
ON THE OTHER SIDE YOU CAN ALSO
SEE ANOTHER BUILDING THAT WAS
IMPACTED BY THIS IN 1 LAST
THING. DAN, YOU WANT TO SEE
THAT THIS ROAD IS BEING BLOCKED
BY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES BUT TAKE
A LOOK OVER HERE. SORRY IF YOU
WERE TO FOLLOW ME HERE A QUICK
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
DESTRUCTION. BRICKS ARE DOWN AT
THIS STORAGE FACILITY. THAT'S
PART OF AN AGRICULTURAL
BUSINESS THERE. WE FOUND OUT
FROM A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY AND
THEY ALSO TOLD US THAT THERE
ARE NO INJURIES AT THIS TIME TO
ANY OF THESE DAMAGES RIGHT NOW
.WE'LL CONTINUE BRINGING YOU
THE VERY LATEST INFORMATION.
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE OUR WAY
TOWARD THAT HOTEL THAT WE'VE
HEARD THAT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED
AND WE KNOW THAT THERE WAS
PEOPLE THAT WERE GOING TO BE
EVACUATED FROM THAT AREA AS
WELL. SO CONTINUE TO BRING THAT
LATEST FOR