Supercell Tornado News Today

Study predicts 6.6 per cent increase in supercell storms and 25.8 per cent increase in area and time they prevail

Knowing the difference between tornado watches and warnings can mean the difference between life and death.

Wide. the weather service issued this dire warning, you could be killed if not underground or in a tornado shelter. torpsd ripped across five states. at least one person killed. hundreds of homes tag4 hoems damaged or destroyed. illinois and iowa are cleaning up today. in all, there were some 50 reports of tornadoes over the weekend. entire neighborhoods gone. many more without power. those bright flashes are electrical transformers popping as they are swallowed by a tornado in wichita. with d...

Good morning. thank you so much for being with me. im carol costello in washington this morning. this morning a tornado touches down in missouri and millions of americans brace for a possible repeat of yesterdays terrifying weather. >> get back here, we got to go soon! if this shifts, were done. >> oh, yeah, this tornado near oklahoma city, a mondstrous hal mile wide. a dire warning, you could be killed if not underground or in a tornado shelter. tornadoes ripped across five states. at least one...

Checked by one big long line. a couple in des moines and wichita and shawnee, the one we focused on and how it developed yesterday, these parent tornadoes were all by themselves. they became the big dog. they were the supercell tornado not being affected by any other storm out there. im sure you or your brothers had a came battling tops. you put a string around this top. if it goes around the bowl, if you spin one, it bounds forever. if you put the two, they bounce off each other, they spin less...

>> we were in the storm shelter and it was like a lot of pressure in our ears and the top came off. theres 13 people living in our house and it ripped off the top of the storm shelter. >> it sound like a train. after all the noise, when we came out, the house and everything, the trees and the electric, we said we were going to be there all night. >> reporter: tornadoes ripped through three other states, illinois, kansas and iowa. in kansas, downed power lines and hail the size of golfballs cover...

Moderate range. so today its going a little farther tilted off to the east. including portions of missouri. but again, it will be a long event well be talking about really the next several days monday, tuesday, even wednesday well continue to be looking at the severe weather threat. i want to toss to saturdays video here, more of the tornado out there. >> were going to run right into the funnel. almost too close. i cant zoom out to get the whole thing in the shot. heading up the funnel almost ri...

Been found. but oklahoma isnt out of the woods yet as more storms are expected throughout the day. carol, a short time ago, i spoke to a resident, kimberly graham who said she had her house completely destroyed, wiped away. she came back this morning only to find a bicycle from a 7 year -- 7-year-old. the governor will be touring in the 11:00 a.m. eastern hour. we will bring you more when we have it. carol. >> all right. nick valencia reporting live from shawnee, oklahoma. before you layout th...

Across five states. in all there are 50 reports this weekend including this half mile wide twister theyre oklahoma city. oklahomas governor has declared a state of emergency for 16 counties. she will tour the area later today. >> were still in the rescue and recovery stage trying to get through the various xlun tcommc. it was difficult to keep up with all that was going on because it was all happening within about an hour to three hour time span. we unfortunately lost one person and certainly ha...

Lands on a fanment we got all the highlights at the billboard music awards, plus a high school dropout 26-years-old could soon be that billionaire. no, he did not win the lottery. he created tumbler. speaking of powerball. not a million, awfully close. who is holding that ticket? we will go live to florida. you are live right now in the cnn newsroom. good morning, thank you so much for being with me. im carol costello. this morning, millions of americans brace for a possible repeat of yesterda...