kathryn lynch and family members are on what many people would consider a nightmarish journey. but she says she feels blessed. her family recently moved in to help curb with a medical problem. their home -- to help her with a medical problem. their home is still standing but there is no electricity. >> i thought somebody was shooting firecrackers off by the window. the next thing i heard was something like a train. then i heard a big boom. >> they live where locals call the little dutch village which was swept by what many believe was a tornado. >> somebody said the roof was going to cave in. half of the window was caving in. >> the rest of her family joined her at a red cross shelter set up. tell me what it was like all day at the ice rink. >> sometimes it was cold when people open the door. dtv kept on coming on and off so you could not see -- the tv kept cutting on and off. they gave us little kid things, so i colored. >> the red cross urged everyone to board a bus to the french academy shelter for the night. -- to the french academy -- friendship academy. >> there are cots