officials say the twister crossed an interstate, struck a motel and then ripped through a mobile home park flipping and leveling homes there. oklahoma is among the states that have seen a massive outbreak of more than 230 tornadoes in just the last ten days. i want to bring in cnn s ivanka brer ivan cabrera in the cnn weather center. there is not. and we are now on day 11. we ve been keeping track of that number. we just had to update it because we had tornadoes on the ground. i ll go through this context. 241 tornadoes in the last 11 days. there s been a tornado on the ground in the last 11 days across somewhere in the u.s. from about new mexico all the way to pennsylvania. this was, of course, the el reno, oklahoma tornado. national weather service crews have been out there. because of the damage they saw they ve. able to tell us the kinds of winds that did that damage that you re seeing there, 140 to 145.
heather: look at our headlines. the russia probe review gives the green light, donald trump ordering the intelligence community to cooperate with william barr s investigation into surveillance during the 2016 campaign. the white house says it will, quote, help ensure that all americans learn the truth. democrat congressman adam schiff slamming the move as an attempt to, quote, weapon eyes law enforcement and classified information. in jefferson city, missouri, rubble and debris all over the area after a violent tornado touched down. cleanup starting across the state after twisters tore through several cities. one of them lasted 22 minutes ripping off roofs and leveling homes. expect some traffic this memorial day weekend, 43 million
up to ohio. a family speeding away with the tornado in the back window of their car in texas. homes blowing away in mississippi. also in this state one was killed in this home in monroe county. marcus moore is in alto, tk, where two kornds touched down. reporter: tonight on the move leaving a trail of destruction across the south. killing at least eight and injuring dozens. we are still getting reports of tornados on the ground. reporter: in texas a powerful ef tornado with 140 winds in franklin chblt leveling homes, others scattered everywhere. violent winds toppling trees and leaving thousands without lift 6789 reporter: and this is the spot where about 100 people gathered for an annual event at that building thereof in the distance. the storm coming through, tossing around these cars. tan that building took a direct hit. sadly, one person passed away. in cherokee county, people
fighters captured or surrendered. military experts say it will still remain a serious threat. tomozambique where the official death toll is 200 after the after math. crews are racing to rescue thousands of survivors stranded on roof tops. the storm slammed into the southern african nation earlier this week. winds up to 109 miles per hour leveling homes and buildings. 90% of the city has been destroyed with homes and businesses completely flattened. we wish the best to all the rescue crews there. thank you so much for being with me today. i ll see you back here tomorrow morning. at this hour starts now. hello.
these broken trees behind me, the yellow in them, insulation from the walls that once made up the homes in this neighborhood. if you can hear the beeping behind me, smoke detectors no longer inside homes that were standing just yesterday. a series of deadly tornadoes ripping through alabama and georgia. leveling homes and causing catastrophic damage across both states. houses completely destroyed. homes just basically slabs left where once stood a home. the tornadoes are the deadliest in years with authorities telling reporters they expect the death toll to rise. the path of destruction tearing through lee county, alabama. officials say one tornado appears to have traveled for several miles on the ground in one community. destroying nearly everything in a half mile wide path and sending dozens of people to the hospital with very serious injuries. i wouldn t wish this on anybody. this just came on so quick and