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Universeity, what do you think, is this really going to be the new normal? >> great to be with you , pamel, now not under these circumstances. this was one for the ages, one may say jgenerational, historic. words come to mind. as the surveys are done, nearly 250 mile path length, ratings ef-4, ef-5 in damage. i think the president, his remarks yesterday were almost spot-on. >> reporter: yeah, help us understand, because you just laid out just the historic nature of this, potentially one of the l...

Unseasonably mild through parts of the northeast. bill karins, great to see you. hope you have had a great weekend. tell us about the rest of the country. >> tell you first about the tornados and the set up and then the warmth. one of the reasons that we had this incredible tornado outbreak in the middle of december is because its been like october. its been so warm and we havent had the snow and thats one of the reasons why. so, when you see all these pictures out there, you know, the enhanceme...

Kentucky hisz ri. may and march. the last time of an ef-5 in december you have to go back to the 1950s. we had two. the latest was in 1957. this will be incredibly rare this time of year to have a storm like this. with the climate connection, theres research done. we know that because its warmer and humid. we are having october weather in december. shouldnt be a surprise to get severe weather outbreaks this time of year. we havent had that connection. research is not a big enough sample size. do...

Her husband has a broken arm and a shoulder that is displaced. he was getting looked at by a doctor and talking to insurance later today. their house is a total loss. not sure if they will rebuild. in mayfield this is where you see everywhere? >> amazing debris and sfarst like no one has ever seen. the national weather service looking into if it was a rare ef-5. not many of those. thats over 200 miles per hour winds. we still have many people missing. >> sandra: robert, thanks for

Lives were saved by brandon and national weather offices into this storm on the ground for like 200, 250 miles. tornado warned for 6 1/2 hours and seeing the damage that came in now and we are starting to get the storm surveys. the quad state one, the long one, havent got that 0 foirm one and could be an ef-5. the last one we had was moore, oklahoma. back to 2013 since we had an ef-5. but most of those that occur ds are not in december. most are typically in the springtime. death toll is approac...

Country you had to go back to 2013. its been a long time since we had one that strong. its possible this one could get there, but most likely an ef-4. and the last time, by the way, we had an ef-5 tornado it happened in december, but all the way back in 1950. you have to go back to illinois in sunfield, illinois, in december. so, it has happened in december that we had an outbreak like this, but its been over 60 years since weve seen anything like this. the ingredients for the big set up. it was...

During the joplin, missouri tornado. that classified as an ef-5. this is similar but on a larger scale because of the amount of loss of life and on top of that, not just this town hit. many towns across this region in kentucky, southern illinois, arkansas and tennessee. simply tragic on all levels, sandra. all you have to do is take a look here. it may be sunny and pretty out as far as the weather. it is nothing like that here on the ground. once that sun goes down, it guess very, very cold. in ...

Now, its up to other weather service offices to say exactly how long it was. the record is 219 miles. so this is already 124 and is going to go up higher. this easily may be the longest tornado in our countrys history weve observed and yes, in december. ill get more to that in a second. we dont know the intensity. its rare to get ef-4 and ef-5. its at least an ef-3 in mayfield. a couple more, the one that hit the amazon facility in illinois. on the scales, it goes up to five. thats the highest. ...

Kentuckys had at least 64 deaths. this one already is the third deadliest tornado in kentuckys history. look at all the other months, may and march dates are on that list. we dont yet know how strong the one tornado was that went through mayfield. theyve out doing the damage surveys. you can imagine they have to go along the entire 200 mile path and try to see what the peak was because thats what theyll rate it. the one that hit the amazon facility was rated at ef-3, 165 miles per hour winds. th...