. >> reporter: donna ruth cole getting her son to safety as giant hailstones shatter windows. >> i was a little bit worried, but i didn't have any clue it was going to be to that magnitude. >> so scared. >> it's okay, i'm with you. >> reporter: john cavallo covering his daughter in a towel, getting to an interior room. glass exploding nearby. >> that's the moment when you know, oh, my god, something's really going on here. >> reporter: tonight, that same living room, shredded. damaging winds extending to arkansas. and lightning sparking a fire at a church in eldorado, arkansas. and this is all that's left of the church. burned to the ground. the storms bringing flooding overnight to mississippi. >> that might be a totaled car. >> reporter: but by far, texas was worst hit. sara and her daughter trapped in their car out in the open. >> and then the back window just completely shattered through. it was the scariest thing i've ever been there. >> reporter: daughter addison's car seat covers with hail. thankfully, both are okay. david, here in north texas, they are assessing the mess. two h