Semi Over News Today

Tornado. >> reporter: families bracing for potentially violent and deadly long-tractor nay dopes as nighttime approaching. >> dangerous situation. we have debris flying. we can barely see down the road. >> reporter: tonights outbreak is the culmination of a long weekend of powerful tornadoes and severe weather. >> 300 yards -- getting closer. >> reporter: storm chasers out in force. >> oh, its on the road! it knocked a semi over on the road in front of us! >> reporter: tractor trailers flipping ...

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Texas to minnesota are in a severe weather zone right now, with storms packing tornadoes and golf-ball sized hail rolling across the countrys midsection. watch this from kansas late last night. >> in front of us. semi over in the road. good night! look at that! it just now knocked a semi over. >> a tornado did that. tornado chasers were able to get the driver out. this is one of 30 tornado reports over the last 24 hours. danville, illinois, got the hail of the storm. toyota dealership there says...

Look at this. >> oh, semi over the road. oh, my, look at that. its just now knocked a semi over. were going to check on this driver. >> okay, so this -- yeah, this semi just ran smack into that trngsd. theres a lot of people trying to help him out right now. you folks in mineola, this thing is headed right in your direction. >> all right. that is incredible. and we have more of that video to show you a little later in the show. certainly hoping that man is okay. kudos to all of those people who ...

Weather. menacing the countrys midsection. watch this. >> the road in front of us. semi over the road. good night. look at that. it just now knocked a semi over. i got to check on this driver. >> storm chasers did manage to free that driver. this tornado was 1 of 34 since yesterday morning. another tornado destroyed homes near geronimo, oklahoma yesterday morning. this damage was done by an ef-2 tornado, and look at this destruction. its amazing that emergency responders tell us no one was serio...

Border. moments after that tractor trailer slammed into it, knocked the semi over. the driver was trapped. fortunately those storm trackers and bystanders were able to free that man. we hope hes okay. its amazing for me to think, theyre standing there, trying to help him and theyre watching that thing because it looks so close. >> yeah, it is really close. and let me take you to northwest oklahoma, in all, nearly 40 tornados were reported across. this thing is crazy. >> central part of that stat...

Oklahoma/kansas border. take a look at this. these are the moments after a tractor trailer slammed into a tornado, knocking a semi over, and trapping the driver. well tell you what happened live in the cnn newsroom. its either the assurance of a 165-point certification proces. or it isnt. its either testing an array of advanced safety systems. or it isnt. its either the peace of mind of a standard 5-year unlimited mileage warranty. or it isnt. for those who never settle, its either mercedes-benz...

From the central plains down to texas, louisiana and mississippi. heavy rain near odessa, missouri brought visibility down near zero, making driving virtually impossible. strong winds along i-70, knocked a semi over on ids side and damaged several homes. golf ball-sized hail pummeled arkansas and parts of oklahoma. cleanup was just getting started in north carolina in the wake of an ef-3 tornado this weekend. an 11-month-old baby was killed, more than 200 homes destroyed. >> it broke my heart be...