i'm lauren lyster in for anne-marie green. this morning a slow moving storm system threatens the midwest with another round of severe weather. today's threat follows a weekend of damaging tornados and heavy snow. winter storm warnings are in effect in colorado and wyoming. in the midwest and plains, folks are cleaning up after dozens of damaging storms. several twisters touched down in south central nebraska causing heavy damage. there were preliminary reports of 34 tornadoes yesterday in nebraska, iowa, kansas, and indiana. late sunday several tornados caused heavy damage in southern nebraska. at least one person was injured. homes were torn apart, trees snapped in half, and power lines blown over. late saturday a tornado took dead aim at the missouri town of orrick just east of kansas city. the twister had winds of up to 135 miles per hour, damaging up to 300 homes. >> i pulled up, got the kids out, down in the basement, and then literally like two minutes after that, we were all down in the basement and everything started happening. >> it's been tough. we've all been kind of in shock. i mean, you know, when it happens, you don't expect it to happen to you. >> there were also storms in kansas and alabama, but no reports of serious injuries. out west a springtime snowstorm is causing all kinds of issues. it started snowing in denver yesterday morning, and it isn't expected to stop until later today. the snow created hazardous driving conditions in utah. there have been numerous accidents and several injuries. meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz says this weather system is headed east and won't be through until later today. >> well, after a mother's day that certainly brought a wild bout of weather between the severe and the snow, we're still dealing with both as we kick off a new week. now, around the denver area, the snow still coming down this morning. there will still be storms in progress as well off to the east. the warmer air tracking toward the great lakes before they start to run out of steam. by late today, we get toward 5:00, most of the snow is starting to wind down. that part of the story ending. but still a line of storms firing up anew here by 5:00, 6:00 time frame and that line is to be moving off to the east. with that line of thunderstorms, we're not talking as high of a tornado threat as what we saw yesterday. there could be a couple of isolated tornadoes, certainly large hail and wind gusts and it's probably the wind gusts we're most concerned about. those wind gusts up to 70 miles an hour or higher. clusters of storms will be moving across the great lakes over toward detroit and building down through missouri as we head through the afternoon and evening, so another day to be very alert when it comes to the weather. in terms of high weather, big contrast with the storm system. you can easily see where the front is, right over the front of topeka, kansas. to the east, temperatures in the 70s and 80s will feel a but as we look across the mountains, 30s and 40s, well below average temperatures and a lot of snow to shovel. i'm eric fisher for the cbs news. >> two ukrainian provinces cast ballots. pro-russian separatists claimed a resounding victory in donetsk and luhansk. it was called a criminal farce organized by russia with no legal consequence. clarissa ward reports from eastern ukraine. >> reporter: at some polling stations there were lines as long as five city blocks as thousands of ukrainians defied the will of the international community and even a request from russian president putin. some of these people have been waiting more than an hour and a half to cast their ballot, and one woman told me that she has lived here for 23 years and that she's never seen so many people come out to vote. certainly the referendum did not meet international standards. many polling stations had no booths, leaving voters to cast their ballots at an open desk. we saw one older woman vote twice. the ballot had just one question. do you support the independence of the donetsk people of the republican. with one exception every ballot we saw had one tick for ukraine. we love ukraine, one voter told us but they took power and are destroyed our country. the crowd echoed their approval. there were pockets of violence. ukrainian forces shut down a polling station in a nearby town. later surrounded by an angry crowd, they began firing their weapons. at least one man was killed. it was the latest in a string of clashes with the military that for many here have only strengthened the desire for independence. >> clarissa ward joins us on the phone from donetsk. clarissa, is there a sense that the result of this vote could cause more violence? >> well, certainly i think that's the fear. the people who voted yes in this referendum see independence from the government in kiev as the only way to avoid war, but the people who boycotted the referendum -- and there were many of them -- see this vote as illegitimate and potentially de-stabilizing, and i think a lot of people are going to be watching very closely today to see what russian and what president putin, how they respond to the situation. >> and, of course, we saw those crowds of voters in your report, but what else can you tell us about the voter turnout yesterday? >> well, we visited quite a few polling stations during the course of the day, some of them with very long lines, particularly in the city of mariupol. the referendum organizers are claiming more than 2 million people voted, but given the lack standards of this election, we saw people voting twice, there was no apparent electoral register, i would say those numbers are very hard to certify, but certainly there's a large chunk of the population here who support this movement. >> clarissa ward in donetsk, ukraine, thank you so much. there's still no sign of the nigerian school girls kidnapped by the islamic militant group four weeks ago. there was a demonstration called for their release yesterday in the nigerian capital. police tried to breakthrough up, but protesters refused to leave. experts from the u.s. and other countries are helping with the rescue effort. the ntsb is investigating the fiery crash of a hot air balloon. three people were killed friday and as mark albert tells us, two of them were members of the university of richmond athletics department. >> i want to begin this invocation with a moment of silence. >> reporter: it was supposed to be day of celebration at the university of rich maryland but it became a day of morning for natalie lewis and ginny doyle, two members of the athletic staff. lewis who was engaged was a championship swimmer whose mascot was the spiders. flowers sit outside the office. the notice sign, spider nation. doyle was a basketball star before becoming a head coach. they went up in a balloon friday. the balloon piloted by dan kirk of delaware, a licensed balloonist for at least 13 years clipped a power line, caught fire, and crashed. on sunday the university's baseball team paid tribute to their fill lowe athletes. it canceled the remaining games the seniors would play. head coach tracy woodson. >> it hits you, and, you no, you never know if it could be you or your family. i hate it. i feel for them. i don't like situations like this, but, you know, i had to make sure our guys understood. >> reporter: hot air balloon crashes in the u.s. are extremely rare. according to the national transportation safety board there have been 67 where someone died. in the past 50 years. mark albert, cbs news, richmond, virginia. coming up on the "morning news," open for business. the washington monument welcomes visitors today for the first time in more than three years. this is the "cbs morning news." ng "cbs morning news" botox® is an fda-approved treatment that significantly reduces headache days for adults with chronic migraine, 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting 4 hours or more. it's proven to actually prevent headache days. and it's injected by a doctor once every 3 months. the effects of botox® (onabotulinumtoxina) may spread hours to weeks after injection causing serious symptoms. alert your doctor right away, as difficulty swallowing, speaking, breathing, eye problems, or muscle weakness can be a sign of a life-threatening condition. side effects may include allergic reactions, neck and injection site pain, fatigue, and headache. don't take botox® if you have a skin infection. tell your doctor about your medical history, muscle or nerve conditions, and medications, including botulinum toxins, as these may increase the risk of serious side effects. the dose of botox® is not the same as other botulinum toxins. put the odds on your side. visit botoxchronicmigraine.com and talk to a headache specialist. the bhershey's s'mores, together is hothe unmistakable taste that reminds us that life is delicious. 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