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Tornadoes since 1950, one of the lowest in the country and compare what happens in the state of oklahoma, the number is closer to 4,000. only five have been greater than ef-2 scale so little damage typically with california tornadoes but compare it with the near 4,000 coming out of the state of oklahoma counseled of breaks down the fast differences. here is happening across the western united states. massive trough in place and big storm system pumping snow there across portions of the northern ...

>> oh, god, it hit something! >> reporter: nearly a dozen twisters reported in the last 24 hours. the dangerous weather striking south dakotas largest city in the middle of the night. tornado sirens sounding the alarm in sioux falls. there are 77 of them across the city, but officials say not all of them were activated, blaming human error. at least three twisters touching down in the city, all ef-2s. the one striking this hospital campus had winds up to 130 miles an hour. >> our staff was coura...

Note that the nation pauses to remember 9/11. the images and one incredible story all these years later in just a moment. but we do begin tonight with the horror that played out as three ef-2 tornadoes ripped through the center of the country. they were all part of at least 11 reported tornadoes in just the past 24 hours. this massive twister north of ft. laramie, wyoming. sioux falls, south dakota, hit especially hard. those three ef-2s confirmed inside the city. winds of at least 125 miles an ...

You can see there simply peeled off. cnn meteorologist chad myers joins us now. what happened there? >> just getting first light here. we had a line of weather that was moving through sioux falls. some of these storms were rotating. it didnt look like anything more than a wind gust potntsial, but as the storm got close to sioux falls, this is backing you up to 11:00 last night, there were rotating supercells behind the first row. usually when the first row goes by, it cools off and you dont get ...

We had over two dozen tornado warnings and usually theyre ef-1, ef-2. the video shows otherwise. now as we watch the possibility of landfall, this will be near cape lookout. the outer banks, around the entire globe, are some of the most susceptible areas for a storm surge. well see that. broadening out, we may have flight delays up and down the entire eastern corridor. when we look at the spin of this, were not over with this. weve had heavy rain of this well in advance. when we talk about the e...

Charleston and the harbor, trying to push that water back offshore, so thats good news. however, 5 to 8 feet storm surge still very possible and will occur. the eye seems to be collapsing somewhat. its not going to change the category. its still a category 2. but even that doesnt matter much, because the winds continue to broaden out. the hurricane force winds are now outward 60 miles. the tropical storm force winds are out to 195. it can still be broader than that. its going to move up the chai...

But this has been now 16 hours of what could be equal to the wind of an f-2 tornado. stewart, florida by tuesday, we get around 70. melbourne, this is 2:00 p.m. tomorrow. were still not even to the space coast yet. daytona right around 67 and thats on wednesday morning and then it finally turns to the northeast and does affect the carolinas. all you have to do is move this storm ten miles to the left and those numbers go from 70 to 90, 10 miles to the right, those wind speeds go from 70 to 50. s...

Right into pennsylvania. and tonight, weve learned that was an ef-2 tornado in south bend, indiana, winds up to 125 miles per hour. a flash flood emergency in the midwest. homes under water. this is anderson, missouri, youre looking at. we have the track of the storms tonight, and heres abcs steve osunsami now. >> reporter: 42 million americans are in the path of severe storms tonight. >> get in! get in! >> reporter: and this evening, the national weather service says this one in indiana was a t...

Miles per hour, on the ground for more than 30 miles. ripping apart home after home, decimating neighborhoods. ten members of george griebs family emerging from the basement to find their roof completely gone. >> well, i mean, it was just disbelief because, you know, i walked up our basement stairs and i looked up into the sky. >> reporter: at kansas citys airport, people taking cover in parking garage tunnels, debris landing on the airfield. in the northeast, an ef-2 tornado touching down north...

People were killed and a motel destroyed. peyton peyton yeager, reporter for affiliate kfor, joins us live from el reno with a just unbelievable there. just unbelievable there. >> reporter: >> reporter: damage, damage, were just were just arriving on scene right now. daylight hours allowing us to get a clearer picture if we pan over here, this is the hotel right off of i-40. the second floor partially collapsed last night around 10:20 p.m. when that tornado there hit. there is a trailer park on ...