he s regretting that one. well later, some hatch s colleagues weighed in regarding unicorns, rhinoceroses and, rats. and some serious things came up as well. that s next hour. keeping a close eye on historic and already devastating flood from the mississippi river. floodwater is slowly snaking its way into the deep south. take a look at this map along with me. you can almost follow a schedule of when and where the mississippi river will crest. this is the current predicted path. the crest is steadily pushing through arkansas and miss is right now cresting in helena, arkansas today. it will take more than a week before it hits the tip of louisiana near new orleans. but residents in southeast louisiana are already being asked to evacuate the area. the army corp of engineers is expected to open more of a spillway near baton rouge to spare new orleans. flooding has already caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage in the towns in its
called hackleburg, 100 miles north of here, it s confirmed they had an ef-5 tornado. that s the most powerful on the scale. winds more than 200 miles per hour. the storm that came here was at least an ef-3, and the meteorologist are expected to announce today it could go up to an ef-4 or perhaps ef-5 as they continue to analyze the damage across the sections here of tuscaloosa and beyond. this tornado was on the ground for more than an hour and travelled more than 100 miles. alex? yeah, such devastation. thank you. and then potential flooding. the city is threatened by two swelling rivers. the army corp of engineers are trying to find a way to fix the