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States this morning. oklahoma, missouri, arkansas, louisiana, mississippi, and tennessee. not far from st. louis in mount olive, illinois, there was widespread tornado damage. dozens of buildings in the downtown area got hit. the path of destruction is about a mile long. the tornado packed winds topping 125 miles an hour. strong winds brought down power lines in central arkansas. those winds were gusting up to 70 miles an hour. the storm system brought flooding downpours to the region. severe ...

The first warning came out at about 2:40 p.m. the first touchdown, we watched it on tv, about 2:53 to 2:55 p.m. so a few minutes notice for newcastle and it continued to drive itself right into moore. there is the hook echo. we talk about the hook. this is the rotation. this is the semicircle, the hook right there that is the most dangerous part of the storm, and the tornado would be right there, right at that point, right on that -- right there. even something called today a debris ball. we use...

That were just enjoying a normal day. then this utter destruction just comes through. >> let me go to mr. brewer. let me ask you about this. when youre chasing these cells right now, where are they now? what kind of dangers are we facing still in the oklahoma area, somewhere in tornado alley? >> oklahoma is okay, but were on some pretty big storms in northeastern texas. and we just drove through one near mt. pleasant, texas. and it was really blasting some strong wind. saw a lot of tree limbs go...

Facing still in the oklahoma area, somewhere in tornado alley? >> oklahoma is okay, but were on some pretty big storms in northeastern texas. and we just drove through one near mt. pleasant, texas. and it was really blasting some strong wind. saw a lot of tree limbs go down. some some cars having a lot of trouble driving. got some hail. there is a chance you can have tornadoes along the edge of this line. >> are we at the beginning, the middle or the end of the tornado season, historically? simo...

Can see the tornado. what were seeing is a wedge tornado, wide tornado, up to a mile or even wider, and also the radar. now the radar has expanded to the point where we can see the debris the tornado is lifting up, what we call a damage ball or debris ball. very disheartening when you see something lick this, but this tornado is both a wedge tornado and has a lot of debris on radar. >> neil: warren, what generally do you fear after this? are they generally smaller tornadoes? does this thing ream...

St. louis. as a pickup truck slides down a street. just about everyones tired of winter weather. in spring. >> its crazy. im just sick of all the snow. like i was so ready for it back at christmas, but now im over it. >> reporter: plows were tripling up in some parts of missouri as relentless snow blanketed highways. in st. louis, nasty weather forcing cancellations. >> right now it will be a long day sitting around waiting. we had one flight canceled and rerouted. >> reporter: severe weather sw...

Removal. take a listen at one of the snowplow operators when i asked him about how long he thinks hell be out here. >> its been tough because the last couple weather calls havent panned out the way potential they could have. >> how much snow do you think youre plowing already? >> looks like about an inch or so. its pretty slushy. we didnt have the chance to get some salt on it before we hit it. >> suzanne, one other concern is the weight of the snow on the trees possibly bringing snapping to the...

This is a main artery that feeds straight into d.c. commuters come from as far west as west virginia, as far north as pennsylvania. this is basically taking them right into the nations capital. right now, poppy, the traffic is moving along pretty well. 35 minutes from here to d.c. but expect traffic nightmares basically once this thing really picks up. forecasters are warning the slush and snow on the roads, slippery conditions especially on the overpasses and bridges. so commuters be warned and...

Weather forcing cancellations. >> right now it could be a long day sitting around waiting. one flight has been rerouted. >> reporter: the severe weather sweeping in to the south. high winds uprooting trees in central florida. >> cant believe the tree fell on the car. could have got a lot worse than i did. >> reporter: violent thunderstorms temporarily washing out tiger woods shot at a number one ranking after two holes. at the arnold palmer invitational broken tree limbs and flooded fairways pos...

Going to the mid-atlantic because tomorrow were talking about wind as well. i think were going to shannon next. >> a big mess. one its through, the storm is going to move east ward to washington, d.c. as early as tonight. the nations capital and the surrounding areas too could see up to nine inches of snow by some predictions. the d.c. suburb of alexandria, virginia, getting ready for it. they will be deploying 4,000 trucks and snowplows. shannon travis is there with us. thats a lot of trucks an...