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Springtime we get all those dynamics set up for severe storms. we have had a tornado drought over the last couple of years. now were starting to ramp up and actually above average in terms of tornado numbers. >> bill: thank you for that. want to get to our viewers live in jefferson city. the mayor is on the phone with us. thank you for your time. how does your town look today? try it one more time. can you hear us? were live on the air. thank you for spending this moment with us. i know you are ...

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Flooding. were going to watch this system. look at it develop over the next couple of days, out of the gulf of mexico, across the southeast. look at how much moisture were talking about. were going to see flash flood watches and warnings posted for several days as this storm moves eastward and northward up towards mid-atlantic and the northeast. we could get upwards of 4 inches of rainfall across this region, an area that really doesnt need the rainfall, so flooding is going to be a concern up t...

For strong tornadoes as well as damaging winds and hail. again, thursday into friday. look at all these big cities affected. if you live in these regions you know were getting into the season. one of the main ingredients, warm, unstable air. weve got it in the south. 90s over southern texas, memphis, cold air behind it will produce snow. the good news its been fairly quiet. the average from january to march, 178 tornadoes. we only had about 57. a tornado drought here but next several days we cou...

Or prevent some people from going out there? >> well, chasing either for recreational purposes or scientific like mine is very difficult, almost impossible in an urban area, because basically, everything breaks down. people are trying to evacuate, police are closing off the roads, trying to keep people from getting in, and it becomes quite chaotic. >> is there anything new to this seasons outbreak that you havent seen before? because there was a tornado drought up until a couple weeks ago, now w...

Or prevent some people from going out there? >> well, chasing either for recreational purposes or scientific like mine is very difficult, almost impossible in an urban area, because basically, everything breaks down. people are trying to evacuate, police are closing off the roads, trying to keep people from getting in, and it becomes quite chaotic. >> is there anything new to this seasons outbreak that you havent seen before? because there was a tornado drought up until a couple weeks ago, now w...

Of. >> you know, when you go through what they went through 11 days ago, and getting the ef-1 in your neighborhood, and the rarity of that storm, only .03 turn out to be an ef-5 in scale. that puts you on edge. up to 6 to 8 inches of faithful, and people trying to pick up their lives. 13,000 lightning strikes, another several inches of rainfall. we have talked about so much rainfall in oklahoma city, it has rained 11 of the last 15 days in oklahoma city. we were in a tornado drought just about a...

Was a tornado drought until a week or two ago. how much longer does this season go on for? >> well, potentially, it could go on well into summer. and a lot of times, we have a fall tornado season, if you will, as well. so were just really getting cranked up here. the reason bhie we did have such a drout is because it was a cool spring. it took a while for us to really heat up. >> i know we were saying why havent we had more tornadoes this year. it doesnt necessarily forecast that were going to h...

Of times we see the video, we see a defined funnel. good bet with the amount of rainfall we saw, very difficult to see any of the tornados that perhaps people may have been very close to. and just have the stats here on how many tornados we see across the country from 1981 until 2010. 80 in march. look what happens in april. you know may being the heaviest of tornado activity across the u.s. in june, certainly, one of the highest, as well. 243. weve been talking about a tornado drought. go back ...