linda smith rushed to her nephew's home after the storm. >> i just ran all the way, and along where i'm standing is where i found hunter. >> reporter: this rural community is close knit and hurting. friday night's tornado caused widespread damage here. smith says most everyone here is related. today, dozens of cousins, aunts, and uncles gathered to salvage what they could and mourn for those who died, something they've already done too much of. >> we've lost nine people in our family within four months time. >> in nearby fruitdale high school, teachers and classmates shed tears for sheldon and hunter and comforted one another. >> i've seen them, you know, grow up and it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: while at what's left of her home, 14-year-old halley box-- alive because she was at a friend's house when the tornado hit-- tried to comprehend the loss of her mother and two brothers. her father and little sister are in the hospital. >> i just ask people to pray for her family, that we can help get through all this. >> reporter: linda smith says this family has always relied on each other,