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System continued to make its way across the country. heavy reports, especially near the south near arkansas. we had one report of a long-track tornado, easy to see as it made its way across even vilonia. could this be an ef-4 or ef-5 tornado? well have to see when the national weather service surveys the damage to see whether or not that is the case this morning. were still watching the tornado watch boxes out towards shreveport, little rock, even memphis, so still a lot of concern for severe we...

Tell people to send that way, other than prayers which im sure you want for everybody. stay in touch with us, let us know what you need. and what you discover. >> okay. thank you. >> you see that video right there, what the storm looked like as it was coming through. as the mayor said, its a good thing it was on the weekend. the threat of weather is not over yet. several states still facing thunderstorms potentially dangerous weather in coming days. lets go to meteorologist indra petersons. wh...

Comparison to an f-4 or f-5 we talked about in moore, oklahoma or anything thats out really to the midwest. these have been small threats, small tornadoes. but if it hits your house, its a big threat, i guess. all the way from new york state all the way down into florida is where the cold front is. and along that line, along that cold front, thats where the risk of the severe weather is today. so were seeing it move through baltimore toward dover and into the del mara, near salisbury off the eas...

More than two dozen injured after dozens of torns suddenly touched down in five states. the storms left a path of destruction from missouri to wisconsin, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people soldier field even had to be evacuated until the storms passed. take a look at the size of the tornado shot by a cnn eyewitness reporter. you hear him praying. thats incredible, this picture. washington, illinois suffered the most severe damage, the f-4 tornado, which is the second most powe...

Oral contraceptives for three years or more are twice as likely to suffer from glaucoma. however, the overall risk of glaucoma is fairly low for most women. still, if there is a history of glaucoma in your family, the recommendation is that you check with your doctor. emergency officials in the midwest say early warning storm sirens and the fact that many people were in church saved a lot of lives during sundays storms. despite the widespread destruction in illinois, the mayor says not one chu...

In new minden, il noirks a smaller town not far away, one of the strongest tornadoes, ef-4, leveled joseph hoyes farmhouse and killed hoye and his sister. his friend of 35 years came by to rescue a swan, goose and other exotic animals hoye collected. i asked him about the loss of his friend. >> dont like it one bit but its part of life. at least hes not laying around hurting somewhere. >> reporter: some are determined to rebuild in place but others -- do you want to come back here and live, chas...

>> sometimes we call november the second season for tornadoes. its the counterpart to the spring. when conditions come together, it doesnt happen every day but you get upper air disturbances, combined with warm, moist air, you can get tornadoes. this unusual, worst november day on record for the state of illinois. strongest on record in illinois in november. then a tornado farther north in michigan than weve seen one. here is what happened in the morning. the most unusual part is it happened ear...

Homes. in new minden, illinois, one of the strongest tornadoes, as ef-4 leveled joseph hoys farmhouse and killed hoy and his sister. greg woody, came by to rescue a swan, a goose and other exotic animals hoy collected. i asked him about the lost of his friend. >> you dont like it one bit, but its part of life. at least hes not laying around suffering anywhere. >> reporter: scenes like this all over the region. >> reporter: do you want to come back here and live? >> no. >> reporter: why not? >> i...

Paduca and into kokomo. as a result, already five fatalities reported with that. this is interstate 64, where we had a report in washington county, several fatalities, widespread damage. then we move up a little further towards the north, and this is the severe storm that spawned the tornado that moved from pekin to washington. widespread damage reported there. when they look at the damage, they will give it an ef number. the higher the number, the worse the damage. ef-5 would mean total destruc...

Just hit them scare-head-on and it was complete devastation. were headed to another place in illinois where two deaths were confirmed. the death toll where we are is pretty heavy as we move from one devastated area to another. christine? >> wow. ef-4 tornado p. up to 200 mile-per-hour winds. the safest place to be, interior bathroom. basement safest place. even in an interior bathroom, it can be difficult to survive something like that. >> reporter: absolutely. the rest of his home was completel...