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The i havenevents were isolated. we see showers and thunderstorms push to the south. green bay out of the woods. chicago, northern cook county, milwaukee, wet weather possibly heading up through the morning. some of the stronger storms in a line here now heading off toward the east. as you get into south central lower michigan, too. closer here, north of chicago, jansville, coming out of madison, well watch showers and thunderstorms produce maybe wind, possibly some hail and a lot of lightning. ...

How strong was that tornado in yazoo city? >> we havent had the official -- the national weather service has trained experts and they will actually go and sit there and take a look at the damage. usually the scale goes ef-5, the strongest. that means the earth is ripped -- theres thog left. weve had a couple of those. one back in iowa two years ago where literally the town doesnt exist anymore, the houses are off their foundation. then you go down the scale where ef-0 is the weakest. this is on ...

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By far, the worst thing ive ever witnessed. >> and so, reynold, these are super tornadoes, make the distinction for us. what separates a super from a regular tornado? >> reporter: what separates a super tornado from your average tornado is a super tornado is what they refer to on the fujita scale, an ef-4 or 5 and theyre so incredibly rare. most are on the ef-0 to ef-3. many dont last very long, they form very quickly and dissipate within seconds, most of them. this one was truly one of the exce...

Meteorologist for nearly two decades. ive never seen anything quite like this. by far, the worst thing ive ever witnessed. >> and so, reynold, these are super tornadoes, make the distinction for us. what separates a super from a regular tornado? >> reporter: what separates a super tornado from your average tornado is a super tornado is what they refer to on the fujita scale, an ef-4 or 5 and theyre so incredibly rare. most are on the ef-0 to ef-3. many dont last very long, they form very quickly...

Homes is incredible. the scale goes from ef-0 to ef-5 the 5 being the most destructive where you dont see homes. an ef-2 or 3 takes the top floor off the houses. it looks like a lot of bottom floors survived but the top floors and roofs were sheared off. i heard stories at the airport where these large jumbo jets were parked at the gates and moved 15 feet. imagine the weight behind that and the strength that took. of course, weve seen storms that have also picked up train cars. you get an idea h...