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Weather service in detroit, pontiac, michigan. then just 17 miles southeast of erie, pennsylvania, a report of damage, possibly two tornadoes as they made their way through watertown with downed power lines and heavy flooding. this is the concern and where they said it could occur. the problem is tomorrow. all the ingredients are in place again. its not just a slight risk, its a moderate risk. its like taking a can of soda. when you see the cumulus clouds build high in the afternoon. when they h...

Inside a tornado in smith county, kansas, on monday. the potential for supercell thunderstorms, damaging winds, and hail threaten a number of states from texas to new england today. in the plains, strong damaging tornadoes are possible. in areas littered with damage, meteorologists warn of high wind gusts kicking up and carrying dangerous debris across the area. on the west coast, dry conditions fueling wildfires in santa barbara, california, scorching over 1,800 acres in los padres national for...

>> late tuesday, a new round of tornadoes ripped through the heartland. this massive twister tearing through kansas, leaving downed trees and power lines in its wake. in the middle of it all storm chaser sean casey reported live on cnn there. >> sean, i understand youre chasing a tornado right now. whats going on? >> see this is my first interview while looking at a tornado. so, we were hoping its going to come up onto our road and we will drive right up to the southern half. >> reporter: just o...

>> monster. >> reporter: late tuesday, a new round of tornadoes ripped through the heartland. this massive twister tore through kansas, leaving downed trees and power lines in its wake. and shawn casey, storm watcher, reported live on cnn there. >> shawn, you are chasing the tornado right now. whats going on? >> this is my first interview while looking at a tornado. so -- we were hoping it will come up on our road and we will drive right up to the center. >> reporter: just one day before, caseys...

That in themselves can cause damage. todays setup will be very dangerous. we have a large area that could be looking at severe weather anywhere from texas up into parts of minnesota and wisconsin. there is a slight chance for severe storm as well in parts of the northeast. in the northeast we are talking mostly damaging winds, large hail threat. across kansas and oklahoma and parts of texas, we are looking at a moderate risk. we could be looking at supercell thunderstorms developing later this a...

Sessions. carol. >> all right. alison kosik reporting live from the new york stock exchange. about to look at a tornado ripping across central kansas lass night. more than half the country facing the threat of severe weather today. tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds and flooding, every state east of the rockies, on alert this morning. a kentucky community begins to say their final good-byes to a fallen police officer. visitation for jason ellis takes place this afternoon, in partstown, kent...

girls back to a hotel in colombia as well where they were doing safety prep for a visit by president barack obama. secret service spokesman said it happened on wednesday. the agents were relieved of their duty and sent packing on thursday before the president arrived on friday. hes in colombia this weekend for the summit of the americas. within the last hour, they have learned that the five military service members who were backing up these agents in colombia are in trouble, too, and t...

worked a day in her life. shes never dealt with the kinds of economic issues that a majority of the women in this country are facing. >> has rosen gone too far? well ask her live. extreme flooding. cars buried by water. texas getting hammered by hail the size of golf balls. were tracking where the storm is heading next. were we taken for a ride? the department of justice throwing the ebook at apple accusing the computer giant of pumping up price these charge us for ebooks. the gove...

Shear about a vertical axis. and then like an ice skater who brings her arms in and spins faster, you have all this moisture and energy being focused around this vertical axis. in a typical thunderstorm it usually snuffs itself out within about 30 to 45 minutes. but in these supercell thunderstorms they tilt over slightly due to wind shear, and that protects the warm updraft. and it sustains the warm updraft. so instead of dying out after 45 minutes it goes on hour after hour. and in the process...

Local newscast and have a plan. everyone told us from the moment they got the warning to the funnel cloud showed up, there wasnt a lot of time. have your plan ready and stay close to something thats going to warn you in the event the funnel cloud is bearing down on you. >> mike, of course we love it hear when you report the words on people who walked away from this but its nothing to take likely. heed the warnings and well keep everybody posted on the storms. thanks, mike. for more on the path...