here is abc anchor natasha zouves. >> i feel hike i'm little again, waiting for my parents. >> sheeric, sheer panic. >> watching the hurricane move through, knowing her parents were there and now watching it on the screen. for her there's been no sleep. >> horrible, horrible. we were so scared. we thought nothing was going to survive. and then when the mexico government said it was the biggest hurricane they ever saw, that scared us. we've been up all night. >> hurricane patricia had winds up to 200 miles an hour before coming to shore. despite that, there were though -- no reports of deaths or injuries in mexico. at long last the reunion >> and we are happy to see our parents. we got so scared, so scared. >> also coming home, brad powell, who rode out the hurricane, documenting every moment of his vacation gone wrong on twitter. moving out of the hotel and into a shelter. >> it's such a relief, honestly, just to be back and to be home. can't wait to go pick up our dog and just sit in our kitchen and feel safe again. only 24 hours ago andrew looked at me and said are we going to die