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Looking for the very special type of storm called a supercell. a supercell is a very violent storm that is very capable of large hail and pretty destructive tornadoes. and so, were looking for the formation of these particular thunderstorms. right now, especially in central oklahoma, even along i-40, kind of where were currently targeting. >> tim, im trying to read that map, but i cant fully make it out. are people who suffered from the moore tornadoes, are they expected to get more pain in thei...

Retardant on hot spots, and youre seeing hot spots behind me. anywhere where you see the smoke, thats are areas flaring up. so this is an active fire and keeping an eye on things here. back to you. >> let me ask you, for people evacuating, are you seeing them out on the roads? are people able to get away? is there traffic? whats it like there on the ground? were you able to hear me? >> all right. we do have tim samaras on the line. he is our storm chaser in oklahoma. tim, are you there? >> yes, ...

And we will be tracking this all afternoon. >> all right, dylan, thanks so much for that. we will certainly be back to you as conditions warrant. now, lets go to where the greatest threat is right now, expected this afternoon and evening. storm chaser tim sameris, national geographic explorer, is on the phone for us from alva, oklahoma, on the kansas line. tim, what are you seeing right now? tim? do we have tim there? oh, i think we lost tim. so we will continue with some more information about ...

>> well, at the moment, you know, while -- on average, tornado season is from april through about the end of june. >> okay. >> and right now, we are actually approaching the maximum frequency of tornadoes, right there in the heartland. and so, as june moves on, you will actually see a slow decrease and northward shift up toward the northern plains -- south dakota, minnesota, north dakota, even into canada. >> all right, thanks, tim. stay safe. as if all of this was not enough, a reminder, hurric...

>> well, im going to have to say looking based on some of the models, it could very well last well into the evening. oklahoma, probably through 7:00, 8:00 p.m. and then eastern parts of oklahoma, it could be up through midnight, depending on how strong the system becomes. it could still create tornadoes right up through midnight, and especially for eastern oklahoma, as all of the storms continue to shift east. >> and from your experience, is this pretty typical to see these waves of terrible wea...