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Be out doing storm surveys to determine the exact number of tornados that did touch down. the second part of your question is, you know, is 17 an unusual number? we try not to focus on the number. i think what is unusual is the situation in the central and southern plains has been this way for about ten days, and to have the threat for tornados almost continuously and to have several, you know, violent tornados and tornado episodes in that extended period of time is pretty unusual. >> what has b...

Only 18 tornados touched down the united states and that was the quietest march in 35 years and then fast-forward to the month of april, 82 tornados touched down and the quietest april for 21 years, and last week we were well below average for tornado numbers and in the past five days just looking from the data from the storm prediction center, they have seen 31 tornados in the past five days. the storms have come in on the order of 20 to 25 tornado reports every single day last week. and the in...

Storms now? >> well, the storms have moved a little bit further east, and they are not rotating as strongly as they were earlier in the evening. so the winds detached from where the storms were forming out in northern arkansas and into the mississippi river valley. >> can you give us an idea of how many tornados the national weather service believes that touched down yesterday? and is it atypical to have that number of tornados? >> well, the first part of the question, the preliminary count righ...

You see the bowing effect on the radar. that is an indication that we will see heavy rain and strong winds as the cell moves move eastward. we are not done with it yet, we have a severe threat that stretches from texas to the great lakes. i do not think we will see violent tornados, it will move to the northeast, and would not be surprised to see isolated tornados on sunday in this area. we will stay on it and keep you updated on the heartland. thank you. >> now i want to switch gears to a polit...