One Year Ago - Deadly tornado struck near el Reno

A RECORD SETTING TWO AND A HALF MILE WIDE TORNADO TAKING LIVES AND HOMES. NOW, NEARLY ONE YEAR LATER EL RENO IS STILL - ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY. GOOD EVENING. I'M MORGAN CHESKY. ERIELLE HAS THE NIGHT OFF. TOMORROW MARKS ONE YEAR SINCE THAT MONSTER TWISTER - WITH 300 MILE PER HOUR WINDS TOUCHED DOWN. IT STARTED IN A RURAL AREA BUT EVENTUALLY TRACKED OVER THE INTERSTATE LEAVING A 16-MILE TRAIL OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION. KOCO'S KIM PASSOTH IS IN EL RENO TONIGHT. KIM - IT'S BEEN A LONG YEAR - WHERE DO THINGS STAND? MOST OF THE HOMES AND BUSINESSES THAT WERE DESTROYED HAVE BEEN REBUILT BUT THERE ARE STILL HOMES LIKE THIS ONE OFF ROUTE 66 THAT SIT VACANT THIS WAS PART OF SOMEONE'S GARAGE DOOR RIPPED OFF BY THE TORANDO AND WRAPPED AROUND THIS FENCE AND IT SITS HERE AS IF THE TORNADO WAS YESTERDAY. 11:56:59 we had a lot of loss in el reno 11:57:01 THE MAYOR OF EL RENO SAYS THE LOSS OF LIVES FOREVER CHANGED THIS SMALL COMMUNITY. FOUR STORMS CHASERS AND FOUR OTHERS DIED WHEN THE TORNADO TOSSED THEIR CARS. 11:55:43 it's just truly unbelievable 11:55:44 SAYS MANY MORE LIVES COULD HAVE BEEN LOST WERE IT NOT FOR THE EARLY WARNINGS AND AN UNUSUAL STORM TRACK 11:57:48 if it was one mile over it would have took the whole community of el reno out 11:57:53 HOMES THE STOCKYARDS THE CANADIAN VALLEY TECHNOLOGY CENTER.. ALL TOOK A DIRECT HIT. 13:58:18 the roof was gone - there was heavy water damage 13:58:19 DAMAGE AT THE INDIAN HEALTH CENTER FORCED IT TO SHUT. 13:57:20 today is a day of anticipation a day of joy and excitement 13:57:22 ONE YEAR LATER - - THE HEALTH CENTER IS CELEBRATING REOPENING. 11:58:39 most of these people have all stayed they are building back they want to be here 11:58:44 12:03:59 you can see all of the new construction - all of the new roofs 12:04:01 12:08:46 there was a least 30 houses that were effected 12:08:50 12:08:55 but no one in our neighborhood thank god was hurt 12:08:58 LIKE MANY OF HIS NEIGHBORS, FRED HORN IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF REBUILDING. HE'S LIVED HERE FOR 35 YEARS. 12:02:50 we got a long ways to go but we are doing really good 12:02:53 FRED RODE OUT THAT RECORD TORNADO WHILE HIS HOME WAS WIPED AWAY. COMING UP AT SIX HIS INCREDIBLE STORY OF SURVIVAL AND RECOVERY. THE STORM ALSO PRODUCED SEVERAL SMALLER