House-To-House Search For Joplin Tornado Survivors

This is so sad. I understand that this is the worst storm in 50 years. I hope their are some miracles in the making for those that have been rescued yet. I am thankful that once again we are showing our support for our fellow man.

Rescue crews were using dogs to search foot-by-foot through the wreckage of Joplin, Mo., hoping to find people who might have survived the deadliest tornado in decades.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon told NPR that the searches were being conducted "house-by-house, car-by-car, block-by-block" after Sunday's twister cut a swath of destruction through the town of 50,000 at the edge of the Ozark Mountains.

"We're still in that early stage where you're just convinced in your gut that there are live people under piles of rubble that you've got to go find," Nixon said. "Instead of counting body bags, if we can get to saving people, that's still our goal."

Crews took advantage of a break in bad weather to conduct more-thorough searches for survivors. Rain, hail and strong winds hampered efforts overnight, and the operation was briefly suspended after two police officers were struck by lightning.

Rescuers found one person alive at a Home Depot on Monday, but discovered seven bodies there. Search-and-rescue team leader Doug Westhoff said much of the store's interior had been gone over.

Fire Chief Mitch Randles said searchers were looking through every damaged structure for possible survivors.

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