the tornado sat down here near interstate 75 and destroyed half the business district as trent scott rolled his camera. >> god bless ringgold, be with them, oh, god, be with them. >> sheryl brewer weathered the storm in her car, overturned in the thrashing wind with her and her husband sitting inside. >> my husband put his arm through the steering wheel, and i grabbed hold of him and the steering wheel, and it flipped us around a few times and rolled us. we knocked over a light post, and we started out down there about 100 feet down the parking lot, and we ended up right here. it was scary. >> reporter: in the local taco bell, the assistant manager hid deep inside the building. >> when we came out, it looked like a bomb had been dropped on our store. just total devastation. >> reporter: when the storm was approaching, some of the motorists on the interstate pulled off and sought shelter in the roadside motels, right where the tornado would make a direct hit. for ringgold, the loss of four motels, a gas station, restaurants, and many other businesses is devastating. >> with the econom