this is deloris' house. the water in her home went above the door. the basement is filled up with water. luckily, we heard about so many deaths that happened during the storm. luckily they were able to get out at midnight. deloris, what is it like to deal with this destruction? >> it is very hard. this is the fourth time it happened here. this is the worst time for us. when it happened, the kids and i had a visitor in my house. they were stuck. they were hearing noise. the foundation came down. a lot of damage to the foundation. and ruined the space. >> reporter: if you stayed, you could have died? >> yes. it was very quick. >> reporter: very emotional. >> emotional. maybe half an hour. nobody thinks this can happen. >> reporter: it happened quickly. >> the neighbors were sleeping. we had to knock on their doors. >> reporter: steph, that is what we heard in my coverage over the last 24 hours. it happened quickly. deloris, thank you. good luck to you and your family. tim, flip this around. you see the smoke stack coming from the homes? the home behind