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Went towards -- im trying to think of the name now, sorry. but as it went towards there, you could see it having power flashes throughout the power lines and then after that sequence, you know, i kind of decided, you know, the storms were pushed off, i started my way towards mayfield. when i arrived in mayfield, total devastation. it was flashing lights in every direction. red and blue lights. you could see it 360 degrees. there were lights -- like i said, in every direction. and just as i pulle...

Earlier. listen to what he said. >> when i saw it on radar, it wasnt looking like it was as large as it really was. after it passed my truck, that was something that when i rolled my window down, you could feel the pressure just drop as it was sucking everything it could off the ground. you could feel the -- the intensity, the noise, the power flashes. just thinking what that tornado was actually doing as i could only see it in the dark. it was, you know, a gut-wrenching thing to see it just kee...

Under mandatory evacuation orders. coastal south carolina getting hit hard right now. 125,000 customers already losing power. parts of downtown charleston underwater. meteorologist derek van dam is there for us this morning. derek, good morning to you. what are you seeing? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, dave. i cant believe that we still have power where we are set up at the moment, but people in charleston, south carolina, waking up to a triple threat. we know fresh water flash flooding a pos...

Shelter immediately. this, after a deadly outbreak overnight. more than 50 twisters reported in eight states. the national weather service declaring a tornado emergency in the dayton, ohio, area. >> there you go, power flashes. tornado on the ground. >> the tornado just hit our house. oh, my god. we were just sitting out here. >> reporter: the new life worship center taking a direct hit. its steeple completely ripped off. >> theres about 25 people, adults and children, in the bathroom inside the...

Creeping onto the side of his home and you can see boats in raleigh, north carolina crashing into a nearby bridge as water levels continue to rise at record levels. millions of americans in the crosshairs of life-threatening storm surges and storm chaser stephen jones is a carolina native. he once toured all the chaos when most of us were running away. he joins us in north carolina with fellow storm chaser aaron bigsby, we appreciate it. >> good morning, good morning. >> where are you located ri...

Winds up to 152 miles per hour, shattering entire neighborhoods there. the airport and nearby johnson county, kansas, now a field of debris. after straight line winds up to 85 miles an hour. abcs alex perez on the scene tonight. >> tornado on the ground! >> reporter: dangerous nighttime tornadoes touching down outside kansas city. >> ive got power flashes, big power flashes. >> reporter: those power flashes, a telltale sign a tornado is close by. a powerful ef-3 twister ripping through oak grove...

>> up in his news chopper pilot welsh can see the storm approaching from the west. >> its 2.5 miles from the university of oklahoma. and you know, you see a lot of people out on the streets. so my thought is these guys need to get covered and out of the way. >> captain david tysher is out in the city when the sudden appearance of a tornado takes us by surprise. >> we did have a little bit of a warning, but not a whole lot. >> when the storm first hits officers are told to return to the station. ...

Campus. >> up in his news chopper pilot wells can see the storm approaching from the west. >> its two and a half miles for the university of oklahoma. and you know, you see a lot of people out on the streets. so my thought is these guys need to get covered and out of the way. >> captain david tysher is out in the city when the sudden appearance of a tornado takes us by surprise. >> we did have a little bit of a warning, but not a whole lot. >> when the storm first hits officers are told to retur...

Hit with another huge gust of wind. we had debris coming into the loop here in our hotel. a huge sheet of metal just swoop by us, fortunately, didnt hit anyone. yeah, the wind just keeps getting stronger and stronger and the rain is just going sideways at this point. chris, from what we can tell, the lights are still on at least down the street from us. but we have seen several power flashes and at one point we saw what appeared to be sparks coming off of a light post. so far so good. thats the ...

Keep up with the eye. just parallel with it at the coast. right now im seeing some of the worst conditions so far. just like boris was talking about. winds were really kicking up and getting real strong. just off to my left im getting a lot of power flashes and the traffic signals are swaying really good. its really kicking up good now. >> jason, do me a favor. if you can, use your camera, if you can, and show us what youre seeing. >> so, this is just one of the intersections. so, and from time ...